Comments on: Mason Plumlee Fractures Wrist, Out Indefinitely http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/12/mason-plumlee-fractures-wrist-out-indefinitely/ the ubiquitous college basketblog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jstevrtc http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/12/mason-plumlee-fractures-wrist-out-indefinitely/comment-page-1/#comment-21009 jstevrtc Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:38:33 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=12643#comment-21009 Garik16: Quite true. You know, as a righty myself (though on the court I can go left with excellent results), I just assumed that his right was his shooting hand and readers would assume right along with me that his left (the side of the wrist injury) was his off-hand. In this case I was correct, but I now see how closed my mind was and how I was insulting the southpaw contingent of our readership in immediately assuming MP's right-handedness. My apologies to you all. Jokes aside, though...you're right. MP could conceivably play at less than full strength if he's needed and if he's a tough kid (which by all reports, he is) but I doubt Coach K would do that to him unless the need was even more glaring than anticipated. And maybe not even then. I agree with you that it may be affected by how the Blue Devils get through this early part of their schedule. No doubt, Plumlee will be chomping at the bit to get out on the court but even moreso if Duke has a comparatively rough start. Note...I didn't see any news on the location or type of fracture (hairline? comminuted? into the joint?) so my mention of 6-8 weeks was maybe even on the conservative side. Depending on those other factors, some of these things can even take up to 10-12 weeks to heal. We definitely hope that is NOT the case for MP, and that his recovery is fast and uneventful. John Stevens RTC Garik16:

Quite true. You know, as a righty myself (though on the court I can go left with excellent results), I just assumed that his right was his shooting hand and readers would assume right along with me that his left (the side of the wrist injury) was his off-hand. In this case I was correct, but I now see how closed my mind was and how I was insulting the southpaw contingent of our readership in immediately assuming MP’s right-handedness. My apologies to you all.

Jokes aside, though…you’re right. MP could conceivably play at less than full strength if he’s needed and if he’s a tough kid (which by all reports, he is) but I doubt Coach K would do that to him unless the need was even more glaring than anticipated. And maybe not even then. I agree with you that it may be affected by how the Blue Devils get through this early part of their schedule. No doubt, Plumlee will be chomping at the bit to get out on the court but even moreso if Duke has a comparatively rough start. Note…I didn’t see any news on the location or type of fracture (hairline? comminuted? into the joint?) so my mention of 6-8 weeks was maybe even on the conservative side. Depending on those other factors, some of these things can even take up to 10-12 weeks to heal. We definitely hope that is NOT the case for MP, and that his recovery is fast and uneventful.

John Stevens
RTC

]]> By: garik16 http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/12/mason-plumlee-fractures-wrist-out-indefinitely/comment-page-1/#comment-20997 garik16 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:17:47 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=12643#comment-20997 Well....yeah. Sigh. The other good news you didn't mention is that it's on his non-shooting hand...so he could theoretically go at less than 100%. But it'll depend on how well Duke is playing. If Duke beats UConn and gets past the Gonzaga game with say 2 losses, then they'll wait it out. If they have 4+ losses, uhhhh yeah. Well….yeah. Sigh. The other good news you didn’t mention is that it’s on his non-shooting hand…so he could theoretically go at less than 100%. But it’ll depend on how well Duke is playing. If Duke beats UConn and gets past the Gonzaga game with say 2 losses, then they’ll wait it out. If they have 4+ losses, uhhhh yeah.

]]> By: Links! « Beadlemaniacs http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/12/mason-plumlee-fractures-wrist-out-indefinitely/comment-page-1/#comment-20986 Links! « Beadlemaniacs Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:36:32 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=12643#comment-20986 [...] Duke Frosh Mason Plumlee is out for awhile with a broken wrist (Rush The Court) [...] [...] Duke Frosh Mason Plumlee is out for awhile with a broken wrist (Rush The Court) [...]

]]> By: jtruman37 http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/12/mason-plumlee-fractures-wrist-out-indefinitely/comment-page-1/#comment-20931 jtruman37 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:11:50 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=12643#comment-20931 ...so I'll root against them any way I can. I root against the Devils harder than I root against the Red Sox. …so I’ll root against them any way I can. I root against the Devils harder than I root against the Red Sox.

]]> By: jtruman37 http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/12/mason-plumlee-fractures-wrist-out-indefinitely/comment-page-1/#comment-20930 jtruman37 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:09:57 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=12643#comment-20930 Bummer for the kid, bc I'm sure he's worked hard. But I had been disheartened that the potential Duke/UConn Preseason NIT title game would find the Huskies w/out Ater Majok, the talented freshman frontcourt player. While it's tough to root for an injury, I am glad the playing field has been leveled to some extent, w/ Duke losing a player from its frontcourt. . Besides, it's Duke, & the bad blood, here in Husky Nation, runs surprisingly deep. Bummer for the kid, bc I’m sure he’s worked hard. But I had been disheartened that the potential Duke/UConn Preseason NIT title game would find the Huskies w/out Ater Majok, the talented freshman frontcourt player. While it’s tough to root for an injury, I am glad the playing field has been leveled to some extent, w/ Duke losing a player from its frontcourt. . Besides, it’s Duke, & the bad blood, here in Husky Nation, runs surprisingly deep.

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