he seem to have lost all the pace and dynamism, which he was relying on before injury which was our biggest concern, but besides that there is one more problem imo. On the mental side this injury and current situation totally got into his head, this is not the same Chiesa we all loved - he is blaming anyone but him and i cant see that grinta anymore in him. I really dont like his current attitude.
Unless you've torn your ACL, you dont understand the mind fuck it has on you. I tore mine at age 18 in my freshman year of college baseball and didnt feel normal again until my junior season. And that's playing baseball, not playing a sport where stopping/starting/change of direction is an important part of your game.
I had a lot of inflammation and pain that I had to play through that affected me mentally, despite being told my knee was 100% fine structurally when I'd get examined & imaging done. I just kept thinking it didnt feel right, something wasnt right, and it was going to give out again.
That's all I can say. It's really really tough mentally. And when I see someone go down with a knee injury, I cringe and can still mentally feel that pain I did when it happened to me.
if you've experienced it, you get what Chiesa has gone through this season. And it's also why I'm 100% confident he'll be significantly more confident/comfortable next season.