Injury Bug Bites Again. This time Hansbrough!
Yikes!
First it was Ginyard, and
now Hansbrough is out "indefinitely" with a "stress reaction" in his right shin which could turn into a stress fracture. I don't think we are talking about the whole season at this point, but it could easily be December and maybe even January before he plays. It all depends on whether it turns into a fracture.
I found this description of a tibia stress fracture:
Tibial stress fractures are definitely not fun. They can stop training in its tracks, they are painful, and, while it is often said that they require two to three months to heal, the reality is that up to six months may be needed to restore the bone to normalcy and remove most traces of pain, and some athletes may require a year or more for full recovery. Thus, prevention of tibial stress fractures is key, and the best prevention includes the consumption of a nutritionally adequate diet, avoidance of too-rapid increases in the volume and intensity of training, and the utilisation of special exercises which promote the fatigue resistance of shin muscles (remember that your shin muscles are less able to protect your tibias when they are tired).
And here is a description of how to treat it:
The best treatment for a stress fracture is rest. Taking a break from from the routine and doing some low impact exercise for a few weeks (six to eight) can help the bone heal. If rest isn't taken, chronic problems such as larger, and more persistent stress fractures can develop. Re-injury may result in a chronic problems, broken bones and fractures and the stress fracture might never heal properly.
Late Night with Roy Tonight
Yes, that yearly event for fans to help kick off the new season is upon us! Unfortunately I won't be able to attend this year.
The event is free to the public and doors open at 4pm. The basketball festivities will begin directly after the 5pm volleyball match. Many big time recruits will be in attendance. Despite all the troubles with the world economy, knowing that UNC's first game is
less than a month away brings a smile to my face.
BTW, the
UNC Roster is up on StatSheet now.
And
scACChoops has a preview of UNC.
Get your Stat Fix!
Are you a stats fanatic like me? Or perhaps you have a general interest in UNC basketball stats? Either way you'll be interested in the latest website I've developed. It is called
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Here is the page for Carolina. There is also a RSS feed in case you want to subscribe to the stat feed.
Brandan Wright is on the second team
Brandan Wright is not progressing as fast as some of his peers, but this isn't a surprise to me. Brandan has a very long and lanky body. It is a young body. He's a young guy. He left UNC at least 1 season too soon. He needs to develop more and unfortunately he has to do that on the bench in the NBA instead of on a #1 UNC team.
Thanks for the link Susan.
Ginyard out 8 weeks!
Ginyard out 8 weeks with foot injuryGinyard got the injury that has plagued several Tar Heels in the past: foot stress fracture. That's a bummer, but for a team so stacked with talent, hopefully Ginyard's absence won't be too missed for 8 weeks at the beginning of the season. He is a starter and the team's defensive (and perhaps most vocal) leader. Get well soon!!
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