The basketball is replaced by a weighted medicine ball designed to build hand strength.<\/p>\n
There will be plenty of footwork drills, focusing on pivots, as fundamentals take precedence over scouting reports. Stationary work will also be necessary since running isn\u2019t a significant part of the plan right now.<\/p>\n
There are limited shooting drills with a regular basketball, but it\u2019s regulated around the rim. Executing concepts and schemes from Purdue\u2019s playbook can wait.<\/p>\n
Welcome to part of Daniel Jacobsen<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s workout routine.<\/p>\n Veteran assistant coach Brandon Brantley supervises the freshman\u2019s post-surgery sessions and prepares the 7-foot-4 native from Chicago for next season. His offseason is well underway.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s kind of like basketball and weight training in one session,\u201d Brantley said.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the focus for Jacobsen, who needs to bulk up to handle the challenges of playing at a high level against the program\u2019s non-conference schedule and the Big Ten.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a lot of time to focus on getting stronger, getting bigger,\u201d said Jacobsen, who has increased his bench press by about 20 pounds. \u201cI\u2019ve gained a bunch of weight. I\u2019m getting stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n In his second game, Jacobsen suffered a fractured tibia one minute into the Nov. 8 matchup against Northern Kentucky at Mackey Arena. During his debut against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Jacobsen totaled 13 points, seven rebounds, and three blocked shots. He even drew seven fouls in the season opener.<\/p>\n Another young big man in coach Matt Painter\u2019s program posting solid numbers but his first season ended abruptly 26 minutes into his college career nearly three months ago.<\/p>\n \u201cI could feel that something was wrong,\u201d Jacobsen said. \u201cI heard a little pop, but then once that X-ray came the next day \u2026 I was really disappointed. It was the beginning of the season. I worked so hard just to get to that point and was ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacobsen underwent a two-hour surgery about a week after suffering the injury and was back on campus the next day. Doctors inserted a rod in his shin along with a couple of screws to help stabilize his leg.<\/p>\n He had to use crutches and wear a protective boot for about a month.<\/p>\n \u201cI was ready to discard (the crutches) as soon as possible,\u201d Jacobsen said. \u201cI hated them.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacobsen eased his way into his rehabilitation. Light lifting to begin the process of strengthening his leg along with plenty of stretching and mobility exercises.<\/p>\n \u201cI picked up where I left off in terms of my skill level, but I was limited in terms of mobility,\u201d he said. \u201c I had to do simpler stuff, and I\u2019m slowly working it out until I reach full speed.\u201d<\/p>\n The season-ending injury allows Jacobsen to focus solely on improving his strength in the weight room and adding pounds through nutrition. If healthy, Jacobsen would do the same thing, but probably not at his current level.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll apply for a medical redshirt after his senior season. <\/p>\n \u201cThe injury allows him to do more,\u201d Brantley said. \u201cI think it\u2019s hard when you\u2019re playing. One thing I found out about myself was after practice, I didn\u2019t have an appetite because I was so spent.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s not practicing, and he can sit down and eat. He can put on real weight. It\u2019s hard to do it in the middle of a season. He was up to about 233, 235 (pounds) when the season started. He lost some weight and muscle because of the surgery, but now he has a full semester in the weight room. There\u2019s a little bit of a silver lining to this.\u201d<\/p>\n There was a reason Jacobsen was in the starting lineup for the season opener. He\u2019s a post player but not anchored inside. He\u2019s agile, can block shots, run the floor, and shoot effectively from the perimeter.<\/p>\n His points, rebounds, shooting percentage, blocked shots, and defensive numbers will have to wait until the 2025-26 season. He watches the scoreboard sitting on the bench during games, but he keep score in the weight room.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s other ways I can compete with myself, like in the weight room,\u201d he said. \u201cI can have a goal of gaining weight and kind of compete and track that progress.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacobsen is eager to join his teammates in practice before the end of the season, but Brantley isn\u2019t optimistic. It\u2019s unlikely the coaching staff will put Jacobsen in contact drills until other steps are taken in his rehabilitation process.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019ll practice this season,\u201d Brantley said. \u201cWe\u2019ll just keep him on task and maybe he\u2019ll get to the point where, if he is able to do some running and some stuff, it\u2019ll be an individual workout type of thing. We won\u2019t throw him into contact or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n The post The \u201csilver lining\u201d to Purdue freshman Daniel Jacobsen\u2019s season-ending injury<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The basketball is replaced by a weighted medicine ball designed to build hand strength. 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IMPROVING STRENGTH, ADDING WEIGHT<\/h2>\n