Ozi, if the team is going to survive these next 6 weeks until Dorka and Azzi return, the bench will have to grow up and figure out what it can do collectively and individually to help the team win.
Maybe you should become a fan of one of those teams, it will make you feel better
Actually the player has to approve the release of any medical information, maybe the family and Azzi don't want it released.
You can bet that all these teams are smelling blood right now as they see UCONN as very beatable.
I'm numb. I am emotionally tied to this program. SMH. What else is going to befall this program?
That means the EARLIEST she could return is AFTER the Christmas break. The latest is Somewhere in the vicinity of Jan 15. Games in the vicinity of that date..............St. Johns in Queens on Jan 11, or Georgetown in Hartford Jan 15.
She'll miss games with : Princeton, @ Maryland, Florida State (Uncasville), Seton Hall (Dec 28).
If she's out 6 weeks, she'll also miss games with @ Creighton, Marquette, @ Butler, DePaul, @ St. Johns and possibly Georgetown.
That's their business so it's cool.
I wrote about this over a year ago. Two-fold, multiple sports participation increases the build up of various muscle mass in areas that one sport alone may not. There is also increased coordination from playing more than one sport. What may be the most harmful to a player in only one sport is the continued beating an athlete takes from the repetitive stress on various joints and muscle groups. My background: over 40 years coaching and studying sports medicine.
Found it. You may have posted it a while back -
I ran into a barbed wire fence while hunting the Sunday before last. I thought I heard something pop in back on my left leg. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to walk back to the car. I limped back OK. I tried to jog out of the way of a car in a parking lot last Friday and almost collapsed. My leg gave way. It feels better today and I hope to be OK soon.
That’s a big assumption based on how she looked last game. It’s obvious she hasn’t played or practiced as much as the others. She’s not sure where she fits in, and is hesitant as a result. Hope she comes around soon as she’s needed again.
That is true of the ACL itself. But the resultant instability of the joint is what causes the cartilage and bone damage like what Bueckers suffered last year. That's why, after MRI confirmation of an ACL tear, you don't see players continuing to play on it like they did 15-20 years ago. Once there is significant cartilage damage, restoration surgery is usually required to avoid long term pain and arthritis problems with the joint.
All four injuries were ACL tears, but the first - Bri Turner -- happened the previous season. The other three, as you recall, happened relatively close together in late 2017. The last, to Lili Thompson took place, eerily enough, in a UConn-ND game.
Good points. And, in Jess Moore's case, her joint/muscle structure may have provided more stability than in others. When I did both of my ---s, my ortho said I didn't have much of a choice to repair, as my hip to knee q-angle would give me issues and I really didn't have a stable point in my knee. Surgery also prevented any further damage for me, as I was "lucky" to have only torn the youknowwhat, but no surgery possibly would make me a prime total knee candidate by the time I was 50.
Damn..... what were you hunting or was someone hunting you? I'm picturing every scene in the Hunger Games and the The Purge.
Good point! If you counted Caroline based on earlier this season, you'd have a center, a power forward, a tall wing, a shooting guard, and a point guard.
If Caroline looks as bad as she did against ND maybe Yanna starts?
Thanks Cam
That’s right Striper!! If you’re a conference opponent, there is blood in the water and NOW is the time to strike. You may not get another chance like this for years. UConn usually draws a large crowd when they go on the road anyway, but not like will will the next 6 weeks when there's a possibility that the home team can actually win. What other team could lose its two best scorers and its post player and still be viable?
Remember, Caroline is not all the way back yet.
Yeah, at least 50 points. Before Azzi went down, Geno said (in a pregame presser) that he had 40 points (Paige, Dorka and Ice) sitting on his bench. Well now add another 20 to it.
Those points must be made up from someone. Who? 