Smith Injury
- Thread starter Moose
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Bad look all around. Shades of the Mets with this type of mismanagement of an injury!
I watched Deivon before the Georgetown game shooting left handed under the hoop. That was it. He didn’t move his right arm at all and it looked ominous then (probably by doctor’s orders). How the hell was he fit to play 4 just days later? That’s a rhetorical question btw!
I watched Deivon before the Georgetown game shooting left handed under the hoop. That was it. He didn’t move his right arm at all and it looked ominous then (probably by doctor’s orders). How the hell was he fit to play 4 just days later? That’s a rhetorical question btw!
Criminal that they played him 17 minutes a few days after initial injury in a game not needed just to get him "some burn".
Didn't need any medical training to see that was bad move by staff to even have had him in warmups.
Didn't need any medical training to see that was bad move by staff to even have had him in warmups.
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Imo, far better to have him back w a game under his belt before Marquette game, but of course medical staff should determine where he is w his rehab first.
I mean, who could possibly have seen this coming? Totally predictable result of the (poor) decisions that were made.
Silly Donovan
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Infuriating as a healthy Smith will be needed to win tough road games and certainly UConn and Marquette. What a dumb move to play him against the Hall when we were comfortably ahead. I was feeling good about the Georgetown game with Smith, now not so much.
Sometimes the onus is on the player to voice when he is not just hurt, but is injured. The staff has to walk a line in identifying this difference. I hope Smith sits the next game, heal up, then go full tilt the rest of the season.
Silly Donovan
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However, it would seem that a competent physician should know the difference and not leave it up to a player to decide if he’s able to play, especially with Smith’s competitive nature in wanting to be on the court.
This wasn't a physician issue. Pitino admitted the trainer said not to play him. This was 100% on Pitino for letting a 20 something year old kid substitute his judgment for the medical staff and the adults in the room. Stop me if I said this before, but disgraceful leadership IMHO.
I thought this is what the medical staff is for.
I know what Pitino said about him and the trainer not wanting him to play so this is where things get murky. Even if it wasn’t true what Rick said and it was just him saying stuff then it just opens this all up to second guessing for sure.
I would never have thought they would play him if he wasn’t cleared fully and I certainly would question their thought process on this one if he wasn’t cleared to play by the medical staff.
Now if he was cleared and he reinjured or whatever during the game then it is what it is.
I would never have thought they would play him if he wasn’t cleared fully and I certainly would question their thought process on this one if he wasn’t cleared to play by the medical staff.
Now if he was cleared and he reinjured or whatever during the game then it is what it is.
Playing him in that game was ridiculous!!! We need him to get a game in before Marquette. This is getting serious now not having him available.
We haven’t lost without him - yet. Let’s just see what happens.
There is no clear evidence that Smith playing worsened the injury. Optics aren't good, though. Just heard he can't raise arm above injured shoulder right now.
This may have a silver lining, allowing Richmond to contribute more scoring in the halfcourt, and hasten the development of plsyers otherwise getting less minutes.
This may have a silver lining, allowing Richmond to contribute more scoring in the halfcourt, and hasten the development of plsyers otherwise getting less minutes.
Not splitting hairs, but sitting him for SH game quite possibly could have increased chances of a sooner, even if not a full recovery. That risk is for med staff to gauge, not staff nor the player.
Of course you never know, but the choice not to err on side of caution is fair game as you implied.
Moving forward, here’s hoping our key guard, tempo setter and defender is not on the shelf a lot during February gauntlet. No way Glover or Lefty can adequately compensate for that imo.
If that’s the case Beast, then we’re not getting him back any time soon. He might be out for the rest of the season if it’s been almost two weeks and he still can’t raise his arm past his shoulder. That seems to me that it’s not getting any better. I remember him shooting in warm ups before the Seton Hall game. So, if he can’t raise it now then he definitely made it worse playing against Seton Hall. Complete mismanagement of the situation. Better get Lefty some reps because we’re going to need another guard off the bench at some point.
Happy you are not my doctor sharing medical test results w me.
