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Post by Tipp City Raider on Feb 6, 2009 23:12:47 GMT -5
I just can't see JDG playing tommorrow and being effective. I hope I'm wrong because we need his leadership.
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Post by fizztharaider on Feb 7, 2009 5:02:25 GMT -5
I just can't see JDG playing tommorrow and being effective. I hope I'm wrong because we need his leadership. yeah i don't think he will be able to go very long based on what we've seen. i don't want to call this one for butler, so i will say we will need a perfect game from our guys to win this one.
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Post by fizztharaider on Feb 10, 2009 11:15:00 GMT -5
Just daydreaming here...but wouldn't it be great if we could rest up JDG for the Northeastern game? I would love to see him get to play in that one. If JDG could possibly stay healthy for the wisconsin games too we could be on a roll by the time the HL tourney comes around. I think we could pull off some upsets in the tournament with JDG, not without him though.
I love how every team in the Horizon League still has a chance to participate in march madness. The chance for redemption makes even the down seasons more interesting; there's nothing like seeing a team go on a roll. I just hope someone beats butler and advances, anybody really. But i would also love to see butler make it back to the sweet 16 or further.
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Post by OG Raiderfan on Mar 3, 2009 21:50:53 GMT -5
They just mentioned in the post game show that JD is scheduled for surgery on his hip and won't be back this year.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 4, 2009 19:44:35 GMT -5
Gardner surgery scheduled ThursdayBy Marc Katz Wednesday, March 4, 2009 FAIRBORN — Junior Wright State guard John David Gardner spent Wednesday visiting with professors to tell them he will miss some classes during the next week as he undergoes surgery to ease a “hip impingement” on his right side. Gardner, who was going to wait until after the season to have the surgery, was told today Dr. Thomas Ellis at the Ohio State Hospital had an opening and could do the surgery Thursday. “We kind of knew he had to have the surgery,” said WSU athletics trainer Jason Franklin, “but we were also hoping we could get him ready to play some games. He had to be pain free, and we just couldn’t get it there.” Thursday is also the day the Raiders leave for Indianapolis to get ready for round two of the Horizon League tournament, which will be played Friday at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse. Wright State faces Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 6 p.m. As for Gardner, he played in 21 games, starting 19. He averaged 8.7 points, but mostly was a double-figure scorer until his hip began bothering him and he played only 27 minutes against Loyola on Jan. 22, and seven minutes against Illinois-Chicago on Jan. 24. Gardner sat out the next two games and tried to play against Valparaiso on Feb. 5, but lasted just four minutes. He has not played since. Rehab is expected to take six months, which would allow Gardner to play next season. “We’re confident this will solve a majority of his problems,” Franklin said. www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/
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Post by Glory Days on Mar 5, 2009 19:36:40 GMT -5
Gardner’s surgery delayedBy Marc Katz | Thursday, March 5, 2009 FAIRBORN — Wright State’s John David Gardner was informed this morning his hip surgery scheduled for today at Ohio State Hospital would be delayed. Gardner was told other surgeries had backed up and his would have to wait. The junior guard was going to wait until after the Horizon League tournament to have the surgery, but when an opening came up for today, he was offered the spot and took it. No new date has been set for the surgery, which was to relieve a hip impingement. The Raiders left today for Indianapolis, where they will play Wisconsin-Milwaukee in game two of the tournament Friday at 6 p.m. www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/entries/2009/03/05/gardners_surgery_delayed.html
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Post by Glory Days on Apr 7, 2009 21:33:22 GMT -5
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Post by Glory Days on Apr 14, 2009 21:51:09 GMT -5
Road to recovery: Duggins begins practicingBy Marc Katz Tuesday, April 14, 2009 FAIRBORN — It was his first hard practice since late last November when Vaughn Duggins broke a finger in his right hand and eventually decided to sit out the rest of the season. A couple months later, as long as he was already out, the Wright State junior had some calcium cleaned out of his ankle as well. Now, he’s ready to go again, and that’s great for the Raiders, don’t you think? Now, the really good news. Duggins thinks he and the team didn’t do well at the start of last season because, coming off two 20-win seasons, it thought things were going to be easy. “I think we were thinking it was just going to come to us,” Duggins said. “I got a little over weight. I didn’t make good decisions (on the court). Maybe this injury was a blessing in disguise.” That’s the attitude. It’s always best when your top player thinks everything could be a little better. Let’s face it. Duggins was right. Even though the team recovered to go 20-13 — a third straight 20-win season (quite an accomplishment no matter what some other bloggers might think) — it wasn’t like the Raiders lost Magic Johnson or Larry Bird when he was out of the lineup. Duggins hurt his finger after the third game, and played in the fourth, thinking it was only a sprain, not a break. He averaged 11.8 points in those four games, all of which the Raiders lost on the way to an 0-6 record to begin the season. Still, hardly anyone could argue this was (and is) WSU’s best player. He led the team in scoring as a sophomore and was leading as a junior. He was the best defensive player on the floor. Can he carry this team alone? Probably not, but he’s a key element. “What we need to do is concentrate on what we need to get done (to win),” Duggins said. “We got waxed in that last game (I played) at Sam Houston State. I didn’t practice after that, but I was there to help. It hurt watching.” Duggins wants to make it better, and he was at the Setzer Pavilion today to lift weights. He’ll be practicing again Wednesday afternoon. “I was pretty amped my first 10 minutes (Monday),” Duggins said. “Then the coaches reminded me of how bad of shape I was in. I spent more time bending over than standing up.” The more he stands up, the better the Raiders will be. It sure is good to see him practicing again. www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/entries/2009/04/14/road_to_recovery_duggins_begin.html
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Post by OG Raiderfan on Apr 23, 2009 6:07:57 GMT -5
Gardner looking for 30-game finishBy Marc Katz Wednesday, April 22, 2009 FAIRBORN — John David Gardner was in basketball shorts and t-shirt Wednesday morning, limping around the Setzer Pavilion with the help of a crutch. He had a smile on his face as he glanced toward the Mills-Morgan Center court, where Wright State coach Brad Brownell ran some drills with Vaughn Duggins, N’Gai Evans and Will Graham (who has used up his eligibility but was helping out). “I don’t want to sound like a doctor,” Gardner said, “but the labrum (in his right hip) is what the bone moves around in. They took my labrum off and shaved it and they shaved out some cartilage and shaved down some femoral head. Then they sewed the labrum back on. it took about four hours. My hip feels better. I mean, it hurts, but it feels better.” As you may recall, Gardner has had foot and hip problems for more than a year. The foot injuries actually started well before that, and possibly could have led to the hip injury. While compensating for the foot, you know… Anyway, Gardner was playing some all-league guard last season when a labrum tear was finally detected and when other treatmetns failed, it was determined surgery was the only way to correct the problem. Gardner missed the final third of the season, and on April 2 had surgery. He has been otherwise busy as well. He became engaged to Mallory Wyrick of the women’s basketball team, and will graduate at the end of this quarter before entering grad school. In the meantime, he will undergo daily rehab and within five months expects to be cleared for full basketball duty. That should be as good for WSU as it is for Gardner. “All I want to be able to do is play 30 games, a full season,” Gardner said. “That’s my goal.” www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/entries/2009/04/22/gardner_looking_for_30game_fin.html
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Post by Raider Alumni on Apr 24, 2009 19:05:46 GMT -5
Great news about Gardner. I really think a healthy Gardner is the difference between us being a championship team or not next year.
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Post by Raider4Life on Jun 13, 2009 11:37:50 GMT -5
I saw Gardner last week on campus walking without the use of crutches without a limp. I took that as a sign his rehab was progressing well.
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Post by Jazzfan on Jun 16, 2009 8:45:11 GMT -5
I saw Gardner last week on campus walking without the use of crutches without a limp. I took that as a sign his rehab was progressing well. Good news. Thanks for the update.
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Post by Raider Fanatic on Jun 22, 2009 19:40:17 GMT -5
Raiders look a lot healthierBy Marc Katz Monday, June 22, 2009 FAIRBORN — While senior guard Todd Brown was hoisting up underhanded half-court shots — and making more and more of them to the squealing delight of youngsters at coach Brad Brownell’s summer camp today — a bunch of his teammates were wandering around the McLin Gym at the Nutter Center virtually limp free. That was certainly a good sign. Center Ronnie Thomas, of course, is well-removed from knee surgery prior to last season, and guard Vaughn Duggins has recovered well from hand and foot surgery during the season. Junior guard Scott Grote also looked healthy following knee and elbow surgery (both on the right side) to remove some nagging problems that he considered minor. The best part of the day was seeing John David Gardner, who said it was going to take a little longer for him to recover from hip surgery — it will be three months this Thursday — but that his life (not only his basketball) is much better for it. “Just getting in and out of my truck is better,” Gardner said. “I was told it would take 4-6 months to fully heal, and I was hoping it would be just four months, but it will probably be a little longer. “I’ve started working out. I ran a mile a few times. And I’ve started shooting from a stationary position. Before the surgery, everything I did was pretty uncomfortable.” Also helping at the camp was Scottie Wilson, who graduated in 2008 and played briefly in the Ukraine after that. Wilson attended a pre-NBA Development League summer camp over the weekend in Los Angeles. “We had two games on Saturday and two on Sunday,” said Wilson, who said he played well. “When I was in the Ukraine, I played well, but the president of the club said he had too many players who were just like me. I averaged more than eight points and 9.5 rebounds in only 12 minutes. “I’m going to some other camps, but if I make a D-League team, that would be best. I want to go to a D-League team and get some stats. In Europe, they think highly of D-League players. They see it as one level below the NBA.” The Raiders missed Wilson last season, but the 6-foot-9 Thomas appears to be in great shape at this time, and 6-7 Paul Darkwa is scheduled to arrive later this summer from the Navy. The Raiders are building an inside game, and if everybody stays healthy, this should be a good season. www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/entries/2009/06/22/raiders_look_a_lot_healthier.html
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Post by Willie on Jun 22, 2009 20:04:10 GMT -5
Great news about JD.
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Post by Raider Grad on Aug 25, 2009 18:17:44 GMT -5
Gardner almost ready to goBy Marc Katz Tuesday, August 25, 2009 FAIRBORN — He just finished another stretching exercise in the training room, and senior Wright State guard John David Gardner was smiling. “I’m really, really, really close,” said Gardner, who had hip surgery after last season. “I’m doing everything but 5-on-5, and by September first, I should be doing that.” Gardner has had what would be considered an injury-prone career. Before he even played at game at North Carolina-Wilmington, his left foot began to pain from plantar fasciitis and he hasn’t had a full season since. His closest was last season, when he appeared in 21 games for the Raiders, 19 as a starter. He had long since transferred to WSU from UNC-Wilmington, where he had to undergo one foot operation, then another when he arrived here. He has suffered through a concussion, more leg and foot woes, and finally the hip. He said the hip always bothered him, but it didn’t show as much during the sweet part of Gardner’s season, when he averaged 12 points in nine games from Dec. 6-30. Gardner had two big games after that, but played his last game on Feb. 5, missing the final 10 games of the season. That was then. This is now. “It feels good,” Gardner said of his hip. “It feels better than when I was playing. The doctor fixed a tear and reshaped a bone. I do a lot of stretching exercises, but this shouldn’t bother me again. “If I’m healthy, I’ll be able to play good basketball.” Already a graduate, Gardner is taking courses toward an MBA. He also wants to play basketball after the season is over. If that hip holds up, and he doesn’t have any more physical problems, he should be able to do that. www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/entries/2009/08/25/gardner_almost_ready_to_go.html
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