Two Mississippi players injured

[Bryan85]

Forward Aaron Jones and guard Nick Williams, the Rebels’ top two reserves, had both been hurt in the game - Jones suffering a knee injury and Williams further injuring his foot. A day later, the worst came.

An MRI revealed Jones has a torn ACL, a season-ending injury. Williams, who started 12 of 20 games, is out indefinitely. The senior guard was seeing the fourth-most minutes on the team, and scoring 9.4 points per game. His 34 percent clip from 3 was third on the team, having made 22 of his 64 attempts.

“Nick’s been suffering from plantar fasciitis, which is a connective tissue issue in the bottom of his foot,” Kennedy said after the game. “We think it snapped. We think the ligament in the bottom of his foot snapped. Actually, we’re pretty sure it did.

“Now, that’s not as dire as it sounds. Sometimes that can alleviate some of the symptoms if indeed it’s the one initially injured. He could be back. We don’t know how quickly.”

While Kennedy was optimistic on Williams’ return following the game, an 87-74 loss to move the Rebels to 17-3 overall and 6-1 in the SEC, Kennedy said the initial prognosis for Jones wasn’t good.

[austingtr]

I had plantar fasciitis and playing tennis I popped a hole in it, at the calcaneal insertion. Hurts a lot, but in a couple of weeks I was back playing. They have to rehab and stretch like crazy. He will also probably have to sleep with a boot to keep the foot flexed (stretched). Anti inflammatory, US, cold therapy so that the fascia repairs quickly, stretching, so that it doesn't keep having the same issue.
Usually happens to people who sleep with their feet pointed, and don't stretch them enough.

[gatorcal]

Hate that for the team and players. The SEC can't afford to have any more teams go downhill.

[gatorman_07732]

We also need to be playing teams at full strength

[themistocles]

Injuries are bound to happen. The question is how well the team responds to them. Season ending injuries are, of course, tough to deal with, but look at how well the Gators did after Yeguete was out last year. After Prather had a couple of games of regular play under his belt, the lost by 3 points to eventual NCAA Champion Kentucky (after having lost by many, many points in their prior two games) and they went on to the Elite 8.

The key is not how many times you get knocked down (as a team), it's how many times you pick yourself back up.

[tupacbiff]

Plantar can be quite painful. It effected my squash game for a couple of months. However back to domination now.

[grant1]

I had plantar fasciitis and playing tennis I popped a hole in it, at the calcaneal insertion. Hurts a lot, but in a couple of weeks I was back playing. They have to rehab and stretch like crazy. He will also probably have to sleep with a boot to keep the foot flexed (stretched). Anti inflammatory, US, cold therapy so that the fascia repairs quickly, stretching, so that it doesn't keep having the same issue.
Usually happens to people who sleep with their feet pointed, and don't stretch them enough.

Good to hear. I don't sleep with pointed feet, but I'll start stretching more often. I was never diagnosed, but I believe I get that once a year or so.

[ETGator1]

When the Rebs go to their bench, they'll be going to freshmen. In Arizona, it was their freshmen that beat us. It would be a mistake to take the game for granted because of the loss of two players. UF got better playing one down with Prather out.

[swampgas44]

Plantar can be quite painful. It effected my squash game for a couple of months. However back to domination now.

Fried okra is great with squash. :chefsp:

[gatormoe1]

I think something is wrong with mine right now actually. Hurts a lot to walk right around the bottom of my foot, about at the arch closer to my toes. Been hurting for a couple months now actually.

[patsyruth2008]

I had plantar fasciitis and playing tennis I popped a hole in it, at the calcaneal insertion. Hurts a lot, but in a couple of weeks I was back playing. They have to rehab and stretch like crazy. He will also probably have to sleep with a boot to keep the foot flexed (stretched). Anti inflammatory, US, cold therapy so that the fascia repairs quickly, stretching, so that it doesn't keep having the same issue.
Usually happens to people who sleep with their feet pointed, and don't stretch them enough.

I also had this and it was extremely painful. After playing basketball one evening I could not put any weight on the foot the next day, and limped badly on the foot the following day. By day #3 it was fine. I actually had a plastic insert made to keep the foot flexed when I played and never had much of a problem after that.

I am 54 years old and that happened in my late 20's and I still where the inserts when I run on the weekends.

On a side note this is the same injury Matt Bonner had his senior year and (even though I did not see the game) I think it had alot to do with us getting destroyed by Michigan State in Tampa in the second round of the tournament. He had a great game against Sam Houston State (I think), but could not put any weight on it two days later. Other factors contributed but Matt was playing "lights out" late that season.

[austingtr]

I think something is wrong with mine right now actually. Hurts a lot to walk right around the bottom of my foot, about at the arch closer to my toes. Been hurting for a couple months now actually.

Plantar fasciitis typically hurts more in the morning when you have not warmed up/ stretched the foot, specially if you sleep with the toes pointed. Or after you are at rest and start walking again. Ice after activity, lots is trenching, and sleeping with the foot flexed will get you healed, but it takes some time.

If your pain is worse after activity, amke sure it isn't a stress fracture, which is very common around the distal 2nd metatarsal. (before your second toe)