re: Would Maason Smith had gotten injured on grass?

His looked to be more of a freak injury since it wasn't stopping or cutting.

Don't they put pellets down to make close calls more visible with the pellets moving. I always wonder if sometimes they put too many pellets down. In the SEC championship game against UGA they had a number of injuries on that field. In that game and the one against FSU you could occasionally see players having unexpected slips.

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I saw OBJ making the argument of the danger of turf fields

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Players suffer ACL injuries on grass also (see list below).
The injury is often the result of planting the foot and/or placing weight on the knee joint which the ligament can't support.
Freak injuries happen regardless of field composition.
- Jimmy G @ KC 2021 (pic below where he blew out his knee)
- Jamaal Charles KC RB in 2011 and 2015
- David Bakhtiari GB OL during practice in 2021
- Chris Godwin TB WR vs. NO in 2021

With the way it happened, it was more like a ticking time bomb. I don't think the surface mattered

Yes

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Nobody knows man. People tear their ACL's on grass all the time as well.

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We've had turf long enough to be able to do a definitive analysis.

Obviously, you can blow your ACL on both. It would be interesting to see if there is any significant difference between the two though.

ETA after quick google:

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The rate of ACL injury on artificial surfaces is 1.39 times higher than the injury rate on grass surfaces. Non-contact injuries occurred more frequently on artificial turf surfaces (44.29%) than on natural grass (36.12%).

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Put Marruci on it. He could probably figure it out in no time.

I have no idea. But i cant stop think about how much better this defense would be with him. It really bothers me way more than it should

If so that's the first I've heard of it. I thought that the pellets were there for a real grass (plush) effect.

Edit: Well here you go. Nothing that I've seen suggest they are put down to allow for close calls to be better seen:

The function of all Infills is three fold. They help stand the fibers upright so that they don't get mashed down. It also acts as a ballast as artificial turf is only secured at the perimeters. Lastly, it protects the backing from UV rays as only the fibers are protected from solar degradation.

In order for the artificial turf to look and feel great, it needs the addition of an infill that will hold the grass blades in an upright position and in provide a feel underfoot that is similar to that of grass.

The rubber pellets allow the structure of the artificial turf remains intact by forcing the synthetic fiber blades to revert to an upright position when pressed down. This means the visual aesthetic remains intact, allowing the turf to look good all the time.

Rubber pellets are spongy and have no sharp edges. They provide a firm, but slightly springy surface, that is particularly suitable for sports. Artificial turf that is infilled with rubber pellets provides an even surface that is consistent across the whole field, which often means better playing conditions than even natural grass can offer.

Advances in artificial technology and progress in the development of rubber pellets, which help the surface behave more like natural grass, have made synthetic grass an increasingly attractive option for sports. The rubber pellet and artificial turf combinations’ ability to cushion falls make it great for public spaces too.

So with the pellets being there I would think there would be some give too albeit not as much as real grass with dirt beneath.

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No idea, but if I were an ortho I’d be trying to come up with some kind of minimally-invasive prophylactic procedure where the ligament can be strengthened so it doesn’t tear at all.

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I was thinking about this too. Develop some laparoscopic procedure where they replace your acl with a new acl made from a medical grade rubber.

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You all should stop thinking. Any surgery that attempts to remove or alter the native ligament is going to cause some degree of damage to the supporting structures, whether it's when you go to drill anchoring holes in the bone or punching through the joint capsule.

And what happens when the ACL hypothetically can't tear? The knee just won't bounce back like a rubber band. Some other supporting structure will have to give way (MCL, PCL, musculotendinous structures) or the graft fails or pulls out the anchoring structures and/or sutures

This is science fiction. The most stable, healthy joint is the one that is uncut upon