Author Topic: Tough break for Creighton (Read 8084 times)

Saw it happen. It looked like he banged knees with someone from SHU and no worse...but then he went straight to the locker room, unaccompanied, presumably because of that unmistakable, gut wrenching pop. Sucks.

TSmith34, Inc. · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:12:30 PM »

Quote from: Oldgym on January 18, 2018, 02:10:38 PM

Saw it happen. It looked like he banged knees with someone from SHU and no worse...but then he went straight to the locker room, unaccompanied, presumably because of that unmistakable, gut wrenching pop. Sucks.

Speaking from experience, it is more of a horrifying burning sensation. The pop is usually when you've torn cartilage, which I've also done.

Oldgym · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:16:41 PM »

I've blown both ACLs. No burn...but I knew. Whatever it was with Krampelj, I'd say he knew right away.

avid1010 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:22:59 PM »

Quote from: muguru on January 18, 2018, 02:03:52 PM

Exactly this..sucks for the kid but if it helps MU..

yeah...no

tower912 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:25:12 PM »

I never cheer for opponent's injuries. Plus, now when Marquette beats them, dimfair will say Creighton sucks and we didn't beat them at full strength.

Herman Cain · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:29:51 PM »

Hopefully he can recover in time for next season. Hate to see any player go down.

GoldenDieners32 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:30:46 PM »

Whats the timetable for his injury?

Lighthouse 84 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:36:51 PM »

Quote from: tower912 on January 18, 2018, 02:25:12 PM

I never cheer for opponent's injuries. Plus, now when Marquette beats them, dimfair will say Creighton sucks and we didn't beat them at full strength.

Maybe so, but it's still two Ws.

brewcity77 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:38:49 PM »

Looked to me like one of those "untouched" kind of injuries. Just came down and was immediately limping a bit. Never seems to be a good sign.

JamilJaeJamailJrJuan · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:52:57 PM »

Quote from: GoldenEagles32 on January 18, 2018, 02:30:46 PM

Whats the timetable for his injury?

He tore his ACL. He's done for the season.

jsglow · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2018, 02:55:05 PM »

That sucks. Let's hope for a full recovery. Kid is a damn good player.

Spotcheck Billy · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2018, 03:08:58 PM »

He landed on some one else's foot which is usually just rolling your ankle but when he went to the locker room immediately I knew it wasn't a turned ankle. Tough luck for him hope he recovers for next year.

MarquetteBallin · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2018, 03:14:00 PM »

Two years in a row Creighton has lost its most irreplaceable player.

Other guys might score at a higher clip than Krampelj, but he makes their offense lethal with his versatility and what he opens up.

Damn shame -- CU would've been dangerous in the NCAA tournament.

TAMU, Knower of Ball · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2018, 03:15:47 PM »

Feel for the kid. He was having an All-Conference type season for Creighton and came out of nowhere. Averaged 5.9 minutes a game last season. Hope he recovers quickly.

This leaves Creighton with a big size problem. They now only have one forward and one center on the active roster. Toby Hegner is tall but is not a post presence. He's a stretch four that has only grabbed 2.7 rebounds a game to date. Manny Suarez is a little bigger but a year ago was playing Division 2 ball. He's been the very last guy in their rotation and hasn't gotten into every game. Since conference play began, he's had three DNPs and four games with 5 minutes or less. All four games were blowouts and he only got garbage minutes at the end.

Gotta think they will end up going small in their starting 5 with 6"7 200 lb Ronnie Harrell lining up at the four and Hegner at the five. Give Suarez a few minutes or go ultra small with a four guard lineup when Harrell or Hegner need a breather. Their next biggest player after Harrell is 6"5 205 lb freshman Mitch Ballock. They do have Jacob Epperson on redshirt at the moment. I don't think they burn his redshirt at this point but maybe they will be desperate enough.

Never cheer for an opponent's injury, but this does turn the home game against Creighton from a toss up to one where we are favored. It also makes the away contest winnable.

TAMU, Knower of Ball · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2018, 03:22:36 PM »

Epperson apparently injured his knee in practice recently so pulling his redshirt is not an option.

Also didn't realize that this was Krampelj's second ACL tear. He tore the other one his freshman season.

rocket surgeon · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2018, 03:31:30 PM »

Quote from: Herman Cain on January 18, 2018, 02:29:51 PM

Hopefully he can recover in time for next season. Hate to see any player go down.

as long as maurice watson ain't in charge of his rehab, eyn'a?

dude deserves a speedy and successful recovery!

nyg · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2018, 03:32:31 PM »

Quote from: TAMU Eagle on January 18, 2018, 03:15:47 PM

Feel for the kid. He was having an All-Conference type season for Creighton and came out of nowhere. Averaged 5.9 minutes a game last season. Hope he recovers quickly.

This leaves Creighton with a big size problem. They now only have one forward and one center on the active roster. Toby Hegner is tall but is not a post presence. He's a stretch four that has only grabbed 2.7 rebounds a game to date. Manny Suarez is a little bigger but a year ago was playing Division 2 ball. He's been the very last guy in their rotation and hasn't gotten into every game. Since conference play began, he's had three DNPs and four games with 5 minutes or less. All four games were blowouts and he only got garbage minutes at the end.

Gotta think they will end up going small in their starting 5 with 6"7 200 lb Ronnie Harrell lining up at the four and Hegner at the five. Give Suarez a few minutes or go ultra small with a four guard lineup when Harrell or Hegner need a breather. Their next biggest player after Harrell is 6"5 205 lb freshman Mitch Ballock. They do have Jacob Epperson on redshirt at the moment. I don't think they burn his redshirt at this point but maybe they will be desperate enough.

Never cheer for an opponent's injury, but this does turn the home game against Creighton from a toss up to one where we are favored. It also makes the away contest winnable.

I believed that Creighton was MU's worst matchup, with Howard and Rowsey going against 6ft3's Thomas and Foster. UGH..

But Creighton will have to re-group bit, with Thomas, Foster, Harrell, Ballock and Hegner. Mintz is in mix, but if any of them get in foul trouble, their bench is very short now. Krampelj was averaging 12/8 and will be surely missed.

Babybluejeans · « **Reply #23 on:** January 18, 2018, 05:47:39 PM »

That's really too bad. Dominic James' injury in 2008 still haunts me as a fan (oh, what could have been!). Hate to see it happen to other teams. Except the Philadelphia Eagles. Screw those guys.

TSmith34, Inc. · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2018, 07:17:36 PM »

Quote from: Lighthouse 84 on January 18, 2018, 02:36:51 PM

Maybe so, but it's still two Ws.

Their guards are still damn good. I wouldn't chalk up the W's, especially the one at Creighton, just yet.

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