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My own personal experience with a high ankle sprain gives me hope that this is not what iMac has. But the boot gives me pause. And the recovery time for a high ankle sprain can vary widely from a couple of weeks to 8 or 10 weeks depending on the severity.
When I sprained mine, I could barely put weight on it on the flat and could not climb or descend stairs at all. It wasnât all that painful, I just had no strength in the ankle. But mine was severe enough to require surgery.
For less severe cases, the treatment isâa boot. Hopefully, iMac being young and strong, his can recover a lot more quickly than a broken-down old man like meâwhether itâs a high-ankle or lateral sprain.
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I endorse everything the Captain said. Iâve had high ankle sprains and low ankle sprains. I was on crutches with the high ankle sprain. I couldnât walk, and the doctors didnât want to even let me try. Took me about a month to get back close to normal â and ânormalâ for me was not particularly athletic.
I didnât have a boot with the low ankle sprains, but Iâm also not a basketball player trying to play again quickly. The boot is precautionary â basically a more extreme form of wrapping the ankle. You just want to immobilize it to let it heal. It doesnât necessarily tell you how severe the injury is, or how long the recovery will be.
I would be surprised if iMac is out for an extended period. But Iâd also be surprised if he plays this week. Maybe he would at a different point in the season, when the stakes are higher. I think Virginia is going to look at the big picture and play it conservatively.
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I wouldnât put too much stock in the boot. We put a boot on everything.
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This reminds me of the Nate Bargatze bit about his church basketball league, played on carpet
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I played in a league once that used a carpeted gym. I guess it was the basketball version of AstroTurf. Dribbling was weird, and I was covered in rug burns.
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My elementary school in the 80s had a carpeted gym.
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My kidsâ elementary school gym was carpeted. Never quite figured that one out.
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Probably right, and fingers crossed 
Mine too⌠wait⌠it was the same elementary schoolâŚ
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I played on the road in a small town gym that had straight up tile floors. Truly hard as concrete and slippery. i got a naggng hip pointer because of it.
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Apparently Laphonso Ellis was let go by espn and hired by Fox. Heâs on color tomorrow night
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Hoos open -2.5
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Was with him Friday night at the ND game. What a great dude. Also he said Bryant is his best NBA friend. Pretty cool albeit not surprising
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Translation: iMac not playing.
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I doubt Vegas knows that
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Whatâs the Kenpom projected score?
Weâre doomed
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Why would he not be? Was hurt?
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