Shaka's Response

[Scoop Snoop]

Still, the body of work has to mean something, no? If so, how much time does he get to prove what he's doing will work? If not, what? Fire him now? That seems drastic (and I'm not suggesting you're saying that).

Oh, not even close to suggesting the bolded. I am interested in the "coach the team you have" vs. "coach the team you want" discussions. I think it is a blend of the two, but not necessarily 50/50.

[Stretchdeltsig]

I trust Shaka. He's a great recruiter and excellent coach. He'll fine tune this team to play his winning style. He knows how to win.

[Jay Bee]

I hope Shaka doesn't get coaching advice like this.

He plays Hamilton and Gold nothing like Oso and nothing like one another.

Hawk has some 'indicaters' of being a lil bit crazay.

[Scoop Snoop]

I trust Shaka. He's a great recruiter and excellent coach. He'll fine tune this team to play his winning style. He knows how to win.

Thanks! This is what I was hoping for. Another scooper might say he needs to partially deal with the players' limitations.

[drbob]

I think Shaka is a fine coach but honestly the one facet of his tenure that has been disappointing is his recruiting.  I expected much better results on the national level.

[Newsdreams]

I think Shaka is a fine coach but honestly the one facet of his tenure that has been disappointing is his recruiting.  I expected much better results on the national level.

He is no Wojo

[MUDPT]

Rule 1,2 and 3 of medicine - never stop learning.

I'll repeat since you didn't answer my question and it will help clarify your initial query "He re- tore it playing 2k and had another surgery?" - what is your typical 0-2 week protocol for a BTB ACL reconstruction on a high level athlete? does it include jumping?

To answer the question you presented from my question - some surgeons, not me, are more comfortable harvesting the gracilis and offers less post op anterior knee pain. Some consider the graft to be stiffer as well which in a vacuum I agree with however modern fixation methods allow the same or even greater stiffness with bone plugs and the patellar tendon. Different ways to skin a cat.

Obviously, no jumping for the first two weeks. What are your criteria for progression to plyometrics? Wouldn't you agree that if he injured it in an excited 2k moment, it likely would have also happened walking to class, getting out of the shower, showing EGBs on the bench?