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Andre Jackson Out with Broken Wrist

CTBasketball said:
He was here for 2 more years anyways.
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Maybe. Given the way he started, his ceiling for this year was way down anyway. But there's always a chance a guy like that blows up in year 2 and leaves.

That's pretty much off the table at this point.
 
BigFanCT said:
Why does it seem like injuries are biting us badly over the last.....6+ years. Is this just what we are going to have to get used to? It’s never been this bad before.
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I think we are paying for Kevin Ollie’s deal with the devil in 2014. That’s who I’m blaming anyway. Or Johnny Selvie...
 
Doctor Hoop said:
Not if it's the navicular bone ...
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Easy to do if you put your hands back taking a charge.
 
NYtoCT said:
This is such a lazy take. We should want all of our players to be healthy. How else do you develop other than staying healthy and grinding (shout out Chief) in practice/games day-in and day-out? AJax is an exciting prospect for us who has played 4 games without any semblance of consistent development (preseason injury, two covid shutdowns). His potential to improve during the season should be something we are all looking forward to.
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He’s the 11th best player on this year’s team. He was not going to play much. Of course I want him to develop. I think he will be a good player, eventually.
 
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Dabutlerdidit said:
eh, maybe.. but probably not. kinda too early to tell, right ?
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So far I’ve only seen him jack up 3’s and lay bricks. He’ll be good eventually because he has great athleticism but he doesn’t know how to use it yet.
 
NYtoCT said:
This is such a lazy take. We should want all of our players to be healthy. How else do you develop other than staying healthy and grinding (shout out Chief) in practice/games day-in and day-out? AJax is an exciting prospect for us who has played 4 games without any semblance of consistent development (preseason injury, two covid shutdowns). His potential to improve during the season should be something we are all looking forward to.
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@NYtoCT thanks for recognizing the importance of The Grind. It does get frustrating when well
meaning Casual Fans discount the importance of The Grind. For a guy who needs shooting practice, a broken wrist is not a good start, regardless of what hand it is. Thus far, it’s been a tough summer and Freshman year for Andre. Sometimes you just need to fight through all the adversity and come out the other end. However, by any definition it’s been an unbelievable crazy year.
 
Horrible news. Makes it even worse that Hurley has played him so sparingly. When he comes back we can't afford to not give him minutes! I hope it's an easy recovery for him.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Maybe. Given the way he started, his ceiling for this year was way down anyway. But there's always a chance a guy like that blows up in year 2 and leaves.

That's pretty much off the table at this point.
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I expected him to blow up this season, by late January. It’s a big loss. We desperately need a playmaker like him
 
UconnFanNVa said:
Horrible news. Makes it even worse that Hurley has played him so sparingly. When he comes back we can't afford to not give him minutes! I hope it's an easy recovery for him.
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He wasn’t good enough to stay on the court...
 
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We’ve played a weird schedule with only 4 games so far. Jackson was going to play and contribute much more this year. Hurley really hasn’t even had the chance to figure out a rotation yet. There is some sentiment here that jackson has been a disappointment. That’s just not true.
 
Kenny11 said:
We’ve played a weird schedule with only 4 games so far. Jackson was going to play and contribute much more this year. Hurley really hasn’t even had the chance to figure out a rotation yet. There is some sentiment here that jackson has been a disappointment. That’s just not true.
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He hasn’t he is a freshman, he wasn’t a one and done so his development will be a lot more slow. But he couldn’t stay on the court this year so far, and with Martin playing so well he wasn’t going to magically increase his playing time because he kept making the same mistakes.

He’ll be a great player no doubt in his time here, but not this year. He needs work but I’m confident Hurley and the assistants will get him there in due time.
 
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raf46 said:
Red shirt him now. This is already a lost season.
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If Ajax needs 5 years in college and actually does that no way all 5 are at UConn. See Wilson, Sidney.

Mods - please don’t take this one down, not meant to be speculation or putting down the player.
 
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