BRIGGS wrote:Reading in f farther seems like wcs red flagged the medical

uh oh. i take everything i said back about warming up to him as the pick!

BRIGGS wrote:Reading in f farther seems like wcs red flagged the medical

Well if it has anything to do with his knees then that changes my mind some or at least makes me think twice about him for the Knicks.

crzymdups wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Reading in f farther seems like wcs red flagged the medical

By "reading in farther" you of course mean that you are completely speculating.

No draftexpress said this am they received feedback that his medical issues have been red flagged

Sickle cell trait, a blood disorder which can affect endurance, was a factor in playing 25 minutes in Kentucky's victory over Boise State.

When asked about how he might have posted a triple-double if he played more minutes, Cauley-Stein said, "I was having a sickle cell problem. My chest starts to hurt."

Apparently, it's a recurring issue.

"Some days, just randomly, I've had real bad chest pain," he said. "I can't, like, breathe and my heart rate won't come down. I have to stop and wait for it to come down."

Cauley-Stein said he does not take medication to treat the sickle cell trait.

According to the American Society of Hematology website, sickle cell trait is an inherited blood disorder that affects about 8 percent of blacks. Unlike sickle cell disease, a serious illness in which patients have two genes that cause the production of abnormal hemoglobin, individuals with sickle cell trait carry only one defective gene and typically live normal lives.

Most people with sickle cell trait have no symptoms and will not have any health complications, the website said. They can participate in athletics. Maintaining good hydration is important.

Coaches should consider someone with sickle cell trait like any athlete at risk for heat exhaustion, the website said.

Mike Grove, who coached Cauley-Stein at Northwest High School in Olathe, Kan., said he was unaware of the 7-footer having sickle cell trait.

Meanwhile, the new hair style showed that blonds can have a lot of fun. Cauley-Stein equalled a career high of nine blocks. He also scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds.

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/12/11/2983379_kentuckys-cauley-stein-adding.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

nixluva wrote:This is the only medical issue that I could find regarding WCS. It was his having Sickle Cell Trait. It's been known for years now.

Sickle cell trait, a blood disorder which can affect endurance, was a factor in playing 25 minutes in Kentucky's victory over Boise State.

When asked about how he might have posted a triple-double if he played more minutes, Cauley-Stein said, "I was having a sickle cell problem. My chest starts to hurt."

Apparently, it's a recurring issue.

"Some days, just randomly, I've had real bad chest pain," he said. "I can't, like, breathe and my heart rate won't come down. I have to stop and wait for it to come down."

Cauley-Stein said he does not take medication to treat the sickle cell trait.

According to the American Society of Hematology website, sickle cell trait is an inherited blood disorder that affects about 8 percent of blacks. Unlike sickle cell disease, a serious illness in which patients have two genes that cause the production of abnormal hemoglobin, individuals with sickle cell trait carry only one defective gene and typically live normal lives.

Most people with sickle cell trait have no symptoms and will not have any health complications, the website said. They can participate in athletics. Maintaining good hydration is important.

Coaches should consider someone with sickle cell trait like any athlete at risk for heat exhaustion, the website said.

Mike Grove, who coached Cauley-Stein at Northwest High School in Olathe, Kan., said he was unaware of the 7-footer having sickle cell trait.

Meanwhile, the new hair style showed that blonds can have a lot of fun. Cauley-Stein equalled a career high of nine blocks. He also scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds.

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/12/11/2983379_kentuckys-cauley-stein-adding.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

Well SCT isn't nearly as bad as SCD and usually just means that depending on if they have children with someone else with SCT their kids could have SCD. But then you look up athletes on the who have SCT on the CDC website and it says

SCT and Athletes

Some people with SCT have been shown to be more likely than those without SCT to experience heat stroke and muscle breakdown when doing intense exercise, such as competitive sports or military training under unfavorable temperatures( very high or low) or conditions.

Studies have shown that the chance of this problem can be reduced by avoiding dehydration and getting too hot during training.

People with SCT who participate in competitive or team sports (i.e. student athletes) should be careful when doing training or conditioning activities. To prevent illness it is important to:

Set your own pace and build your intensity slowly.
Rest often in between repetitive sets and drills.
Drink plenty of water before, during and after training and conditioning activities.
Keep the body temperature cool when exercising in hot and humid temperatures by misting the body with water or going to an air conditioned area during breaks or rest periods.
Immediately seek medical care when feeling ill.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/traits.html

Obviously WCS has dealt with this so far in his life and has excelled at sports, but It does make you wonder about drafting him at #4.

BRIGGS wrote:

nixluva wrote:This is the only medical issue that I could find regarding WCS. It was his having Sickle Cell Trait. It's been known for years now.

Sickle cell trait, a blood disorder which can affect endurance, was a factor in playing 25 minutes in Kentucky's victory over Boise State.

When asked about how he might have posted a triple-double if he played more minutes, Cauley-Stein said, "I was having a sickle cell problem. My chest starts to hurt."

Apparently, it's a recurring issue.

"Some days, just randomly, I've had real bad chest pain," he said. "I can't, like, breathe and my heart rate won't come down. I have to stop and wait for it to come down."

Cauley-Stein said he does not take medication to treat the sickle cell trait.

According to the American Society of Hematology website, sickle cell trait is an inherited blood disorder that affects about 8 percent of blacks. Unlike sickle cell disease, a serious illness in which patients have two genes that cause the production of abnormal hemoglobin, individuals with sickle cell trait carry only one defective gene and typically live normal lives.

Most people with sickle cell trait have no symptoms and will not have any health complications, the website said. They can participate in athletics. Maintaining good hydration is important.

Coaches should consider someone with sickle cell trait like any athlete at risk for heat exhaustion, the website said.

Mike Grove, who coached Cauley-Stein at Northwest High School in Olathe, Kan., said he was unaware of the 7-footer having sickle cell trait.

Meanwhile, the new hair style showed that blonds can have a lot of fun. Cauley-Stein equalled a career high of nine blocks. He also scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds.

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/12/11/2983379_kentuckys-cauley-stein-adding.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

I have to assume that something else just showed up. He was listed at 5 all year and now dumped last minute? I'm sure teams knew about this why would his stock tank if everything was OK?

He's been working out and sweating hard and even pushed in his workout in Denver where it's punishing for every athlete that goes there for the 1st time. He did an interview right after that Denver workout and talked about it being tough as expected but getting his 2nd wind.

Speaking on the radio show he shares with former Louisville coach Denny Crum on AM-790 in Louisville, Hall said he’d recently asked Cauley-Stein at a UK practice about the extent of his injury. The junior big man told Hall he’d had a metal plate and three screws inserted to stabilize his ankle.

A UK spokesman could not confirm Hall’s account of Cauley-Stein’s procedure or elaborate in any way.

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/29/willie-cauley-stein-sheds-light-on-injury-he-suffered-in-ncaa-tournament/

It could just be the plate and screws in his ankle and the athletic way he plays....

Moonangie wrote:Yikes. Can't wait to get to Thursday. Some of you are making alarming statements, like "let's pick WCS at #4". Talk about a waste of a lost season. Jeepers.

It really depends on what you value most. If you really value great Team Defense, then you might consider WCS at #4 even if others may differ on that opinion. We may not end up keeping the #4 pick so it could come to be that we take WCS with a later pick. Who knows if they even end up taking him at all. This is all just speculation anyway. So many different things can happen including players dropping that we didn't expect.