Caesar Guerrero
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Thanks for the update.....
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Do you think he will redshirt now? It seems like it might be a really good idea because he probably should take it really slow. Missing a few weeks of practice would really be a set back for a freshman. Regardless, I hope he makes a full recovery and gets to enjoy his dream of playing college basketball.
I know some fans take joy in things not working out for kids (like Gilbert at Texas as an example) but I actually feel bad for those kids. To get a scholarship at any Big XII school takes a lot work. I honestly want to see the kids have success; provided, they don't beat OU.
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Ford said he expects him to be able to practice in 10 or so days, as all of his tests came back negative. So, I wouldn't expect a redshirt.
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Travis Ford on the injury: “Yeah, we had something that's never happened to me in all of my years of coaching. Cezar Guerrero, a freshman, who was playing really, really well, picks up things as quick as any freshman I've ever had and somebody we count on playing some minutes hopefully, was trying to -- was coming off the baseline up through the lane guarding his man and got a screen set on him, and first thing to hit was kind of his neck, his shoulder area. And we watched it on film yesterday, and he just literally collapsed. And we've had that happen before. And I think he was knocked out for maybe five or ten seconds. And then he was screaming and yelling "my neck, my neck," different things like that, and was just flat on his back.
Our trainer, first and foremost, Jason Miller, did an unbelievable job of handling the situation. I mean, I can't say enough of what Jason did, how he handled him. He immediately came out there, immobilized his neck immediately and started asking him questions, doing different things.
We immediately called the local paramedics in Stillwater. They got there very quickly. They did a round of tests and immediately called for a helicopter. And we knew the seriousness of it at that time. And there was concern of paralysis from the tests that they were doing. So obviously everyone was shaken up at that time. Players were really tore up like nothing I've ever seen. It just goes back to the chemistry of this team, the closeness. They were tore up. To the point we had to take them off the court and console them. And we didn't even know what was happening at that point in time.
Helicopter came, took him to Oklahoma City. They wouldn't let me go with him. Nobody could go with him so me and one of my assistants drove immediately to Oklahoma City to the hospital. They did a great job there, immediately doing tests.
Throughout the night — we didn't even know yet — he was starting to feel better in the hospital, a little bit better, was still very groggy and very, very sore, started to get movement in his legs. We started feeling good — this is not as serious as we thought it was.
Still didn't have the answers to the MRIs or the CAT scans, until the following morning, and I was there. We spent the night with him. And the next morning the doctors came in at 7:00 a.m. and told him everything looked absolutely positively normal, perfect. Nothing wrong.
A stinger is what he called it. So he is back going to class. He has a neck brace on. He sees the doctor again on Monday. We are hoping — the doctor even said hopefully at that point in time he may be able to resume playing.
But scary moment, but I think he's going to be okay. We're more probably concerned about him mentally at this point than anything because it was a great scare for him.
But it was great to have him at practice. We had an open practice yesterday and it was packed. We didn't know exactly how many would show up. And it was surprising, a great, great crowd and they gave -- a lot of people -- almost a standing ovation. So it was great to see that.
And even the players were cheering for C.J. We call him C.J. And so hopefully he'll rejoin our team very, very quickly. So thanks for asking. Appreciate it.”
Read more: http://newsok.com/osu-coach-travis-...uerreros-injury/article/3615211#ixzz1bLEK6CDH
Our trainer, first and foremost, Jason Miller, did an unbelievable job of handling the situation. I mean, I can't say enough of what Jason did, how he handled him. He immediately came out there, immobilized his neck immediately and started asking him questions, doing different things.
We immediately called the local paramedics in Stillwater. They got there very quickly. They did a round of tests and immediately called for a helicopter. And we knew the seriousness of it at that time. And there was concern of paralysis from the tests that they were doing. So obviously everyone was shaken up at that time. Players were really tore up like nothing I've ever seen. It just goes back to the chemistry of this team, the closeness. They were tore up. To the point we had to take them off the court and console them. And we didn't even know what was happening at that point in time.
Helicopter came, took him to Oklahoma City. They wouldn't let me go with him. Nobody could go with him so me and one of my assistants drove immediately to Oklahoma City to the hospital. They did a great job there, immediately doing tests.
Throughout the night — we didn't even know yet — he was starting to feel better in the hospital, a little bit better, was still very groggy and very, very sore, started to get movement in his legs. We started feeling good — this is not as serious as we thought it was.
Still didn't have the answers to the MRIs or the CAT scans, until the following morning, and I was there. We spent the night with him. And the next morning the doctors came in at 7:00 a.m. and told him everything looked absolutely positively normal, perfect. Nothing wrong.
A stinger is what he called it. So he is back going to class. He has a neck brace on. He sees the doctor again on Monday. We are hoping — the doctor even said hopefully at that point in time he may be able to resume playing.
But scary moment, but I think he's going to be okay. We're more probably concerned about him mentally at this point than anything because it was a great scare for him.
But it was great to have him at practice. We had an open practice yesterday and it was packed. We didn't know exactly how many would show up. And it was surprising, a great, great crowd and they gave -- a lot of people -- almost a standing ovation. So it was great to see that.
And even the players were cheering for C.J. We call him C.J. And so hopefully he'll rejoin our team very, very quickly. So thanks for asking. Appreciate it.”
Read more: http://newsok.com/osu-coach-travis-...uerreros-injury/article/3615211#ixzz1bLEK6CDH
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Ford said he has picked up things quicker than any freshman he has ever had....but didn't reports come out that he wasn't picking up things quickly?
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If hearsay from a guy who allegedly knows some OSU players = reports, well then I guess so.
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Packed = roughly 400 people.
That is a lot for a practice.
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“Yeah, we had something that's never happened to me in all of my years of coaching."....."And we've had that happen before."?????
