Rick Barnes: Estrella seems fine, but we’ll see

[PEPPERJAX]

No, but I play one on TV.

Hello Dr. Fumbles.

 

[CamVol8]

Wish we would hear something on JP today

 

[VolsNetClippers2025]

Ideally it's something minor and we get JP back at latest for SEC play. In the meantime, if Carey and Brown get more time and can continue to improve + we still win/are competitive even against Houston/Louisville/Illinois, that would be the best case.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Any speculation on when he will be available is nonsense until the nature of his injury is known. If it's just a contusion, could be almost immediate, strain -- maybe a week or two, ligament (e.g. ACL) -- he's done for the year.

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

Wish we would hear something on JP today

Feeling like really no news is good news in this situation….

 

[Volprofch05]

No, but I play one on TV.

May I ask which one so that I’ll know when I see you?

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Just saw him while I was on a walk. He is on crutches now, and his leg seems to be wrapped up pretty much the entire length of his leg. It did not look like he had a brace on, just a wrap to reduce swelling if i had to guess. I would highly doubt he's going to be available this weekend.

That doesn't sound very encouraging (crutches and full length wrap).

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

That doesn't sound very encouraging (crutches and full length wrap).

Probably not a ligament tear if there isn't a brace

 

[NighthawkVol]

No, but I play one on TV.

 

[UTodd01]

Any speculation on when he will be available is nonsense until the nature of his injury is known. If it's just a contusion, could be almost immediate, strain -- maybe a week or two, ligament (e.g. ACL) -- he's done for the year.

If it were a ligament he would not have been back out on the bench with ice in the second half.

Pretty sure we can rule that out.

 

[OrangeInKy]

If it were a ligament he would not have been back out on the bench with ice in the second half.

Pretty sure we can rule that out.

We need to wait for Boo’s Mom to release the MRI results from the women’s health center.

 

[iVolSoHard]

Hey, if Knecht can play in the very next game after suffering a severely twisted ankle against UNC then Estrella should be back in time for the Vegas tourney.

 

[Ratvol]

Apparently Dane’s never watched the video of LT snapping Joe Theisman’s lower leg in two.

 

[TJVol95]

Any good news?

 

[therickbol]

Any good news?

Yep I saved 15% with Geico

 

[InVOLuntary]

Any speculation on when he will be available is nonsense until the nature of his injury is known. If it's just a contusion, could be almost immediate, strain -- maybe a week or two, ligament (e.g. ACL) -- he's done for the year.

When you say a strain, I assume that it would be a strained ligament? When you say a ligament you mean a tear?

 

[StarRaider]

VN is blessed to have the medical industrial complex all right here

 

[VolsWinRLose]

Apparently Dane’s never watched the video of LT snapping Joe Theisman’s lower leg in two.

Or Tim Krumrie.

 

[kiddiedoc]

When you say a strain, I assume that it would be a strained ligament? When you say a ligament you mean a tear?

Strained/hyperextended ligament or muscle yes. Ligament tear would be a worst case scenario.

Like all of us, I'm hopeful and praying that's it's more of the minor variety.

 

[Freak]

I don't like the fact that we haven't heard anything.

 

[All Vol!]

I don't like the fact that we haven't heard anything.

Well it obviously isn’t official, but Barnes did say he “seems fine.” That’s not nothing, he must have been basing it on something that was conveyed to him.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Barnes meets with the media today ahead of tomorrows game, would assume we’ll hear something.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Barnes meets with the media today ahead of tomorrows game, would assume we’ll hear something.

What time?

 

[sami]

The good thing is that this year the team is built to withstand an injury to a big. Last year it was the death knell all season, but now it just means guys like Carey and Brown will be getting more minutes, which only makes us deeper when JP returns, and means he won't have to be pushed to return too soon.

Just hope he can return at full strength, mostly for the kid himself, but also because he is right now the best offensive big on the roster.

 

[walkenvol]

JMO, but to me JP is one of the 3 irreplaceable players on the team along with Ament and JG. None of the other bigs are proficient at creating and making their own post shot.