sometimes I wonder just how much of a toll this profession takes, and how much of it is just random.

A lot of stress involved, and I have always heard that stress is one of the leading contributors to major medical problems.

as it leaves the vertebra. Vertebrae have little passages through which the spinal nerve roots pass. Osteoarthritis can narrow these passages, compressing sensory and motor nerves that innervate the legs. It can be most painful and disabling. Sounds like Coach will need surgery (carpentry) to create more space in these openings and maybe to fuse 2 or 3 levels for stability. Back surgeries have a poor track record of success. I feel for the guy.

My first thought was that Calhoun was pulling a Coach K and bailing on his team before all the losses start piling up. I know this is a serious situation but I couldn’t help it. It just popped out.

I do hope he finds some relief, either through surgery or time off his feet.

i hope it’s a protracted recovery that forces retirement. college basketball will be better for it. i don’t wish him any pain or harm, just wish him away from college ball. like Knight I think he is a cancer to men’s b-ball.