Wangmene?

[utmck]

Where was Wang last night?

 

[Utkclack15]

Injured, ankle.

 

[SyracuseHorn]

an injured wang is a scary thang.

 

[jimmyjazz]

Especially when that Wang actually has an ankle.

Serious question: did AW really have to go home for ANOTHER family funeral, or was that a case of bad reporting?

 

[TheBestPoster]

If I voluntarily click on this thread, do I need to call "No homo"?????

 

[SL Xpress]

From what I understand, it's not his ankle. It's his knee. I think it's going to be a while before we see him play again.

 

[Utkclack15]

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[Texas Taps]

Wangmene to have knee surgery

Link

 

[Chest Rockwell]

That sucks. While I love the depth this team has, I was really looking for big things out of him.

 

[SL Xpress]

One thing I'd add to Rosner's blog entry, is that the medical redshirt process in this case is cut and dried. The school actually applies to the conference. The rule is very strict. Either a player made his last appearance prior to 30% of the schedule being completed, or he made an appearance after that. The conference rules on it, then submits the paperwork to the NCAA. I've never heard of an instance where the NCAA overturns it.

Oh, and technically the NCAA likes to refer to this as a medical waiver, and not a medical redshirt.

BTW, for anyone interested, this rule applies across all sports. The "30%" figure is computed by rounding up all fractions, and it's determined by the total number of games played. Therefore, success --- or a lack thereof --- in the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments can affect the final 30% figure by a game one way or the other.

So, for example, if the football team plays 12 games, 30% of that would be 3.6, which means a player could not appear in a game after the 4th game, and still be eligible for a medical waiver. If the football team plays in 14 games, 30% would be 4.2, which is rounded up to 5. That's true for basketball, volleyball (matches), softball, what have you.

After not appearing after the 5th game, if Wangmene doesn't play the rest of the season, it's a certainty he'll be granted a medical waiver, which frankly, I think would be better for his career anyway, since there's going to be loads of playing time available for him as a fifth year senior, and a huge amount of competition any time prior to that.

I wish him great success on his recovery, but I truly feel this could be a blessing in disguise for the kid.

 

[4realhorn]

I agree, although I felt Alexis was surprisingly effective on the offensive side of the ball this season and his defense against Blake Griffin will be sorely missed.

 

[Branyon]

Tough break for him, again. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. This is a loss for the team. He had shown signs of becoming a real contributor.