Luke M out indefinitely with a hand injury

[J-Rod]

A broken finger isn't the worst injury in the world, especially if there is no structural damage. I would guess he misses 2-4 weeks at the most, if the report is correct. But as Shyatt said, he's a tough kid and he may only miss a couple of games. With it being his shooting hand it could pose some problems though.
On the bright side of it if the Pokes can weather this storm it would mean fresh legs for Martinez down the stretch in conference play and also giving the younger guys a little bit of experience in his absense. Hopefully Grabeau is fully healthy. I do like that Shyatt has confidence in his team and trusts them.

I played my entire Senior year of high school basketball with a broken finger......totally was not the same. You feel it..... catching the ball, shooting....wrap it up and the pain recedes, but its very hard to shoot.There will no doubt be an effect on Luke.

 

[BeaverPoke]

I think Luke will probably only be out for a couple of games with a broken hand or finger since it doesn't require surgery and sounds minor and no more than 4 at the most. So it isn't as bad as I first thought.

I can't imagine that this will leave his shooting touch unaffected, even if he is tough.

On a different note, I am really hoping that this is not the the result of someone off campus making ethnicity an issue, not that ice-covered sidewalks would help market Laramie and the program any better.

WTF?
Why would it be ethnicity? Maybe Luke was being a doucher at the bar? Maybe he tried to break up a fight? Maybe he slipped and fell outside?
The ethnicity thing is totally out of no where.

 

[gbpoke]

A broken finger isn't the worst injury in the world, especially if there is no structural damage. I would guess he misses 2-4 weeks at the most, if the report is correct. But as Shyatt said, he's a tough kid and he may only miss a couple of games. With it being his shooting hand it could pose some problems though.
On the bright side of it if the Pokes can weather this storm it would mean fresh legs for Martinez down the stretch in conference play and also giving the younger guys a little bit of experience in his absense. Hopefully Grabeau is fully healthy. I do like that Shyatt has confidence in his team and trusts them.

I played my entire Senior year of high school basketball with a broken finger......totally was not the same. You feel it..... catching the ball, shooting....wrap it up and the pain recedes, but its very hard to shoot.There will no doubt be an effect on Luke.

Couldn't agree more. I also played a portion of my Junior season with a broken finger, but it was only my pinky on my left hand--I'm right handed. Didn't affect my shot too much but it did hurt like hell to catch the ball. However, it shouldn't take too long for the injury to heal. I broke mine the first week of practice which would've been about the middle of November, I was close to 100% before Christmas break, so about 5 weeks or so.

 

[WestWYOPoke]

Guys, after reading the posts on the board I had assumed that Martinez had a broken finger. However, after reading the CST article on this, I see that he suffered a "boxer's fracture". This means that he didn't break a finger, he broke his hand. To be more precise he broke the fourth metacarpal. This is why he has been casted (you normally wouldn't cast a broken finger). The fact that it is a boxer's fracture could mean a longer time off the court. Since he isn't having surgery it means that he didn't shatter the bone. If it's cracked but not displaced, he could be back in as few as 10-14 days. However, if the bone was originally displaced and had to reset before casting, he may be out an additional 1-2 weeks. This is unfortunate because a broken finger would in all likelihood be only 1-2 weeks out. So while it's possible to see Luke back in 10 days, I would bet it will be closer to 3 weeks before he's back.

 

[NowherePoke]

I think Luke will probably only be out for a couple of games with a broken hand or finger since it doesn't require surgery and sounds minor and no more than 4 at the most. So it isn't as bad as I first thought.

I can't imagine that this will leave his shooting touch unaffected, even if he is tough.

On a different note, I am really hoping that this is not the the result of someone off campus making ethnicity an issue, not that ice-covered sidewalks would help market Laramie and the program any better.

Can't believe the competition for worst post of 2013 is over before it even got started. Congrats to WyoExpat though. It's quite an accomplishment.

 

[kansasCowboy]

A broken finger isn't the worst injury in the world, especially if there is no structural damage. I would guess he misses 2-4 weeks at the most, if the report is correct. But as Shyatt said, he's a tough kid and he may only miss a couple of games. With it being his shooting hand it could pose some problems though.
On the bright side of it if the Pokes can weather this storm it would mean fresh legs for Martinez down the stretch in conference play and also giving the younger guys a little bit of experience in his absense. Hopefully Grabeau is fully healthy. I do like that Shyatt has confidence in his team and trusts them.

I played my entire Senior year of high school basketball with a broken finger......totally was not the same. You feel it..... catching the ball, shooting....wrap it up and the pain recedes, but its very hard to shoot.There will no doubt be an effect on Luke.

Couldn't agree more. I also played a portion of my Junior season with a broken finger, but it was only my pinky on my left hand--I'm right handed. Didn't affect my shot too much but it did hurt like hell to catch the ball. However, it shouldn't take too long for the injury to heal. I broke mine the first week of practice which would've been about the middle of November, I was close to 100% before Christmas break, so about 5 weeks or so.

Me too, I played with a broken thumb and pinky at the same time my soph year. That was rough enough. Those fingers don't affect your shot as much as your index or middle and ring finger do though.His finger isn't going to bend or feel right which might affect his shot even after he comes back. His finger will also swell up even after it is healed, which can cause his shot to be off. Hopeful, but I've seen and experienced that where my shot never fully recovered until I was fully healed.

 

[BeaverPoke]

A broken finger isn't the worst injury in the world, especially if there is no structural damage. I would guess he misses 2-4 weeks at the most, if the report is correct. But as Shyatt said, he's a tough kid and he may only miss a couple of games. With it being his shooting hand it could pose some problems though.
On the bright side of it if the Pokes can weather this storm it would mean fresh legs for Martinez down the stretch in conference play and also giving the younger guys a little bit of experience in his absense. Hopefully Grabeau is fully healthy. I do like that Shyatt has confidence in his team and trusts them.

I played my entire Senior year of high school basketball with a broken finger......totally was not the same. You feel it..... catching the ball, shooting....wrap it up and the pain recedes, but its very hard to shoot.There will no doubt be an effect on Luke.

Couldn't agree more. I also played a portion of my Junior season with a broken finger, but it was only my pinky on my left hand--I'm right handed. Didn't affect my shot too much but it did hurt like hell to catch the ball. However, it shouldn't take too long for the injury to heal. I broke mine the first week of practice which would've been about the middle of November, I was close to 100% before Christmas break, so about 5 weeks or so.

Me too, I played with a broken thumb and pinky at the same time my soph year. That was rough enough. Those fingers don't affect your shot as much as your index or middle and ring finger do though.His finger isn't going to bend or feel right which might affect his shot even after he comes back. His finger will also swell up even after it is healed, which can cause his shot to be off. Hopeful, but I've seen and experienced that where my shot never fully recovered until I was fully healed.

Isn't it a broken hand not finger?

 

[fromolwyoming]

Finger.

 

[Wyo2dal]

This is a 4th metacarpal fracture.

since no surgery is required it's a clean break most likely I wish a speedy recovery for him!

 

[WestWYOPoke]

A broken finger isn't the worst injury in the world, especially if there is no structural damage. I would guess he misses 2-4 weeks at the most, if the report is correct. But as Shyatt said, he's a tough kid and he may only miss a couple of games. With it being his shooting hand it could pose some problems though.
On the bright side of it if the Pokes can weather this storm it would mean fresh legs for Martinez down the stretch in conference play and also giving the younger guys a little bit of experience in his absense. Hopefully Grabeau is fully healthy. I do like that Shyatt has confidence in his team and trusts them.

I played my entire Senior year of high school basketball with a broken finger......totally was not the same. You feel it..... catching the ball, shooting....wrap it up and the pain recedes, but its very hard to shoot.There will no doubt be an effect on Luke.

Couldn't agree more. I also played a portion of my Junior season with a broken finger, but it was only my pinky on my left hand--I'm right handed. Didn't affect my shot too much but it did hurt like hell to catch the ball. However, it shouldn't take too long for the injury to heal. I broke mine the first week of practice which would've been about the middle of November, I was close to 100% before Christmas break, so about 5 weeks or so.

Me too, I played with a broken thumb and pinky at the same time my soph year. That was rough enough. Those fingers don't affect your shot as much as your index or middle and ring finger do though.His finger isn't going to bend or feel right which might affect his shot even after he comes back. His finger will also swell up even after it is healed, which can cause his shot to be off. Hopeful, but I've seen and experienced that where my shot never fully recovered until I was fully healed.

Isn't it a broken hand not finger?

Hand, a Boxer's fracture is a broken metacarpal which is a hand bone NOT a finger. So if he truly has a boxer's fracture he broke his hand not a finger.

 

[BackHarlowRoad]

Obviously, a Boxer's fracture is called that for a reason. It rarely happens doing anything other than punching something. More often than not, it's not from punching a human being, it's from punching something like a wall or a tree.

Perhaps someone pissed him off and he punched a wall and *crack*

 

[Wyo2dal]

I'm not sure why anyone that needs those appendages for their career would use them to beat up a wall.

 

[BackHarlowRoad]

I'm not sure why anyone that needs those appendages for their career would use them to beat up a wall.

Me neither. I'm also not sure why anyone attached to a collegiate basketball program would use an appendage for their career to beat up another person and potentially damage their reputation. Either way, something dumb happened.

 

[laxwyo]

I'm guessing Kayla didn't give it up that night and he took it out on the wall.

 

[whyoh]

lol....stay classy, lax

 

[phxpoke]

It's as if he acts like...a college kid. We were all there once, and did some pretty dumb things. Am I upset? Sure, but let's hope he learned something from all of this. Go Pokes!

 

[sandiegopoke]

I had one of those playing volleyball of all sports!

This is a 4th metacarpal fracture.

since no surgery is required it's a clean break most likely I wish a speedy recovery for him!

 

[stymeman]

when i got this tweet ice fishing i was like ugggggggghhhhh...lol

 

[fromolwyoming]

It's as if he acts like...a college kid. We were all there once, and did some pretty dumb things. Am I upset? Sure, but let's hope he learned something from all of this. Go Pokes!

Can't really say anything myself, being a college kid.

 

[laxwyo]

lol....stay classy, lax

Women have been the cause of many a punched wall. My old mans house still has many holes from my idiot brothers. Not too many times do guys fight each other either without a woman being involved.