Eatmon Injury Casts Pall Over Sharp Workout
Probably it was the day of rest they enjoyed after their scrimmage over the weekend that helped, but the Utes looked as sharp in practice today as I've seen them.
Especially Luke Nevill.
The 7-foot-1 center was aggressive, energetic and dominant -- and fired up enough to loudly challenge the coaching staff about its criticism of his technique, at one point. Everybody else seemed to have good energy, too, and even coach Jim Boylen was more complimentary than critical, with just three days before the exhibition opener against Montana Tech.
"We're getting a little excited," Boylen said. "We've had some good team meetings, we've had some good interaction with our team. I think we're starting to care about each other, care about winning more than ourselves, and those are good things. But it does take time."
The only downside was that backup guard Curtis Eatmon is going to be out awhile with his lingering groin injury. Boylen said the sophomore could be out another 7 to 10 days "at least" -- that puts him in jeopardy of missing the regular-season opener against South Carolina Upstate at the Huntsman Center on Nov. 9 -- though he didn't want to talk much about it, past that.
"I'm worried about it," Boylen said. "We need Curtis' athleticism and he's a terrific kid. So I'm bummed out about it."
Eatmon, for his part, has been attending practice and receiving medical treatment, but walking very gingerly. He saw another doctor about his injury, and said he expects to have an MRI exam performed on it soon.
On the other hand, Nevill said his injured knee is getting better. In fact, it's not really even the knee that's bothering him, but rather the tendon that attaches his hamstring into the back of his knee. He sat out small portions of practice riding a stationary bicycle to stay warm, but otherwise was clearly full speed.
Especially Luke Nevill.
The 7-foot-1 center was aggressive, energetic and dominant -- and fired up enough to loudly challenge the coaching staff about its criticism of his technique, at one point. Everybody else seemed to have good energy, too, and even coach Jim Boylen was more complimentary than critical, with just three days before the exhibition opener against Montana Tech.
"We're getting a little excited," Boylen said. "We've had some good team meetings, we've had some good interaction with our team. I think we're starting to care about each other, care about winning more than ourselves, and those are good things. But it does take time."
The only downside was that backup guard Curtis Eatmon is going to be out awhile with his lingering groin injury. Boylen said the sophomore could be out another 7 to 10 days "at least" -- that puts him in jeopardy of missing the regular-season opener against South Carolina Upstate at the Huntsman Center on Nov. 9 -- though he didn't want to talk much about it, past that.
"I'm worried about it," Boylen said. "We need Curtis' athleticism and he's a terrific kid. So I'm bummed out about it."
Eatmon, for his part, has been attending practice and receiving medical treatment, but walking very gingerly. He saw another doctor about his injury, and said he expects to have an MRI exam performed on it soon.
On the other hand, Nevill said his injured knee is getting better. In fact, it's not really even the knee that's bothering him, but rather the tendon that attaches his hamstring into the back of his knee. He sat out small portions of practice riding a stationary bicycle to stay warm, but otherwise was clearly full speed.
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