Bouknight has hyperextended elbow

[brasssbonanzaa]

That's my concern. With sprained ankles, lots of times players can come back in the game where it gets injured, but once the blood stops pumping it swells up and they have to miss time. I'm hoping this injury isn't similar in that regard.

True, but if the biggest issue is swelling and there's no structural damage, then we very likely dodged a bullet. Swelling is manageable and treatable in the short term with pretty simple therapies. Also the fact that it's his non-dominant shooting elbow increases his ability to play through it.

I'm not an expert, but I suspect the biggest determination is risk of more serious injury if he plays.

 

[Waquoit]

Bouknight still drew so much attention even though he wasnt scoring last night.

The star seemed to revel in his role as decoy. That goes to team chemistry so much I can barely stand it. He's becoming an all-timer for me.

 

[Rico444]

You can safely tuck away that Cowboys sign for the next 9 months. General rule of thumb is Cowboys signs get put away after last regular season game.

Nah, we've gotten to the playoffs a few times over the last decade, and even won some playoff games. The divisional round is where we usually tap out.

 

[krinklecut]

The star seemed to revel in his role as decoy. That goes to team chemistry so much I can barely stand it. He's becoming an all-timer for me.

bouknight coming in and playing through pain to act as a decoy and allow his teammates to shine absolutely cements him as an all timer.

 

[CL82]

Wrap it in prosciutto.

Nah this prosciutto is too good for that. It should only be used for concussions.

 

[CL82]

I have a UConn plastic street sign and one for the Cowboys that hang above my tv. I had switched the Cowboys one to the front on Sunday, but forgot to switch it back to Huskies before the game. I noticed when we were down 18 (right around that point, at the TV timeout) and switched it back. We immediately went on the run to take the lead then.

I switched sweatshirts at the half. Apparently it took a bit of time for the mojo that generated to make it to Wisconsin.

 

[cohenzone]

Yea google says days to weeks but Bouknight is not the average man ?

If he were a Major League Baseball player with a multimillion dollar contract, he’d be shut down for two months.

 

[87Xfer]

I switched sweatshirts at the half. Apparently it took a bit of time for the mojo that generated to make it to Wisconsin.

Funny. I convinced my daughter to put one of these on when the pats were down in both the Falcons and Seahawks superbowls. We were watching the former with good friends from Atlanta, and the latter at the home of a couple of Seattle natives. We've got a bunch of friends that will burn this hat given the chance.

 

[NJHusky]

Funny. I convinced my daughter to put one of these on when the pats were down in both the Falcons and Seahawks superbowls. We were watching the former with good friends from Atlanta, and the latter at the home of a couple of Seattle natives. We've got a bunch of friends that will burn this hat given the chance.

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Don't think that hat will be needed in the short term

 

[Vuce]

Glad that Bouk's elbow didn't get annihilated - hope he's good to go soon

 

[Chin Diesel]

If he were a Major League Baseball player with a multimillion dollar contract, he’d be shut down for two months.

Nice non sequitur.

And if he was a multimillionaire NFL linemen, LB, or RB he wouldn't miss a snap.

Is your point that different sports and different positions in sports use muscle groups diffently? Hot take.

 

[cohenzone]

Nice non sequitur.

And if he was a multimillionaire NFL linemen, LB, or RB he wouldn't miss a snap.

Is your point that different sports and different positions in sports use muscle groups diffently? Hot take.

You’re lost pal of mine. I was making fun of MLB and the way they overprotect their investments. Mickey Mantle would’ve played 2 games a year in today’s game.

 

[Waquoit]

I dunno, I think if the Mick played today he would have been good to go once he got scoped. And I hate the Yanks.

 

[Incursio007]

Early in the game I was relatively frustrated with Bouk due to his "pointing for credit" whenever he tipped in a shot. His body language wasn't the best early on either & he seemed somewhat flustered at the start. Post injury however, a flip switched --- he became entirely focused on supporting his teammates & basking in their success. His being on the floor caused Marquette to continue accounting for him & it allowed multiple open looks for others. More importantly, he also showed that he can BALL --- even when he doesn't score.

Essentially one handed, he played tenacious defense, soared for rebounds & set great screens to free up others. He even had a few good takes to the hoop while injured & he got hammered, but just wasn't getting any calls. Being a decoy isn't the ideal scenario for him [or the team], but he embraced whatever was necessary to get the win. Everyone has bad games & if I'm a scout, this game showed me a lot about his character & what he's all about as a leader.

Praying that it's a minor strain & he'll be back to normal in a few days!

 

[Get a Job]

Early in the game I was relatively frustrated with Bouk due to his "pointing for credit" whenever he tipped in a shot. His body language wasn't the best early on either & he seemed somewhat flustered at the start. Post injury however, a flip switched --- he became entirely focused on supporting his teammates & basking in their success. His being on the floor caused Marquette to continue accounting for him & it allowed multiple open looks for others. More importantly, he also showed that he can BALL --- even when he doesn't score.

Essentially one handed, he played tenacious defense, soared for rebounds & set great screens to free up others. He even had a few good takes to the hoop while injured & he got hammered, but just wasn't getting any calls. Being a decoy isn't the ideal scenario for him [or the team], but he embraced whatever was necessary to get the win. Everyone has bad games & if I'm a scout, this game showed me a lot about his character & what he's all about as a leader.

Praying that it's a minor strain & he'll be back to normal in a few days!

Do we know he was pointing for credit? To my eye, that's what it looked like, but I can't believe that's what it actually was. I thought maybe he was calling for a foul. If he truly was saying, "Look at me, I made the shot!", that's really lame.

 

[Mooch82]

Do we know he was pointing for credit? To my eye, that's what it looked like, but I can't believe that's what it actually was. I thought maybe he was calling for a foul. If he truly was saying, "Look at me, I made the shot!", that's really lame.

He did it twice, and pretty sure both times it was to take credit. Love Bouk, but didn't love that.

 

[BoukofJames]

He did it twice, and pretty sure both times it was to take credit. Love Bouk, but didn't love that.

I didn’t love it either, but he may have just been trying to build his confidence back. He obviously had a rough shooting night, in fact I think 2/3 of his FGs were offensive rebound tip ins.

 

[UCDaveD]

I'm all for Prosciutto becoming a scared, if I get a vote.

Maybe add some capicol too

 

[Dove]

Nah this prosciutto is too good for that. It should only be used for concussions.

It's James Bouknight godammit!!!!

 

[Dove]

Maybe add some capicol too

The hot stuff!!!

 

[Kenny11]

He did it twice, and pretty sure both times it was to take credit. Love Bouk, but didn't love that.

It’s not much different than holding up arm extended after hitting a 3 or flexing biceps after an And1.

 

[RayRay]

He did it twice, and pretty sure both times it was to take credit. Love Bouk, but didn't love that.

Glad I'm not the only one that noticed this. At first I thought maybe he was holding up his arm because they were both tap in's in traffic, so he's making it easier for the official boxscore keeper to know who to give the 2 points for. Hopefully it's as simple as that.

 

[mauconnfan]

Early in the game I was relatively frustrated with Bouk due to his "pointing for credit" whenever he tipped in a shot. His body language wasn't the best early on either & he seemed somewhat flustered at the start. Post injury however, a flip switched --- he became entirely focused on supporting his teammates & basking in their success. His being on the floor caused Marquette to continue accounting for him & it allowed multiple open looks for others. More importantly, he also showed that he can BALL --- even when he doesn't score.

Essentially one handed, he played tenacious defense, soared for rebounds & set great screens to free up others. He even had a few good takes to the hoop while injured & he got hammered, but just wasn't getting any calls. Being a decoy isn't the ideal scenario for him [or the team], but he embraced whatever was necessary to get the win. Everyone has bad games & if I'm a scout, this game showed me a lot about his character & what he's all about as a leader.

Praying that it's a minor strain & he'll be back to normal in a few days!

Felt the same mentioned to my brother the same thing on the phone early on. But was so impressed with his reactions on the sideline during the run as well as his sense of knowing he was an impact as a decoy and a defender. He played his heart out with the bad elbow and regained any little I had lost by his early game body language. Your assessment is spot on.

 

[jayteeman]

I appreciate hustle and diving for loose balls, but that play should have been a foul. His arms was extended and the player jumped on top of it. I've seen guys jumping on players legs and even the occasional head.

It's different when players are airborne and someone reaches, but sooner or later somebody is going to get hurt bad. The NCAA shouldn't wait, and then overreact which they do. They'll start throwing kicking guys out of games. Just get ahead of it before someone breaks a leg or dislocates a shoulder.

There is a clear intention of going for a loose ball and a clear intention of stopping a player from getting a loose ball with a reckless motive. Elliott chose the later. And for that I will not forgive the player or any referee for allowing that to happen and go unnoticed.
Bouk is a very lucky man.

 

[UconnU]

Even before he got injured he didn’t look himself, He looked winded, had a deer I headlights look, wasn’t making easy reads, even the commentators mentioned that he didn’t look right.