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Demary and Stewart will be questionable for the UCLA game according to Hurley

RuffRuff said:
If we lose with Demary on the bench, it's just going to be chalked up to "one of those years". Will have been a very weird ride, given the early OOC success and endorphins of the team being given the BE season to get healthy and season up Mullins & Demary. I recall at that point, it felt like a great situation. Since then, it's gone in a very unusual direction. I'm already hedging so that I'm surprised if they come out and win a couple of these games. Easier to absorb. Then, I'll really be gearing up for Hurley's activity in the portal because I am really hoping he makes some wholesale adjustments with his roster building.
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Getting a lot of 2000 vibes.

  • High preseason ranking based on holdovers from a championship team and high-profile additions
  • Great OOC that buoyed our record into January.
  • Mediocre performance in conference and the team arguably got worse throughout the year (with a better conference, that translated to more losses and a worse ranking).
  • Bad losses to St. John's on the road and in the BET final.
  • Injured PG going into the Tournament

All of that translated to a forgettable Tournament and season overall, which this would register as with a loss tonight.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Getting a lot of 2000 vibes.

  • High preseason ranking based on holdovers from a championship team and high-profile additions
  • Great OOC that buoyed our record into January.
  • Mediocre performance in conference and the team arguably got worse throughout the year (with a better conference, that translated to more losses and a worse ranking).
  • Bad losses to St. John's on the road and in the BET final.
  • Injured PG going into the Tournament

All of that translated to a forgettable Tournament and season overall, which this would register as with a loss tonight.
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I guess you’re preparing yourself for the loss…they still have to play the damn game. They still have a great team without Demary. We need to keep turnovers down, rebound the ball and hit 35% of our threes.
 
UCFan1513 said:
By a 250 pound person falling on his ankle? If you’re implying he’s still injured because he went back into that game, that’s total guesswork and also hinges on the trainers making a completely incorrect assessment of his health at the time of the injury
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I believe going back in that game is not the cause of a worse injury just highlighted what he already had, he tried it out, wanted to come back in, thought he could do it. The trainers being in game time and on the spot don’t have all the imaging to know for sure what he had. The foul which wasn’t called originally is inconsequential but added insult to injury.
Will he be quick enough to stay in front on defense? Silas can distribute even if hobbled. Maybe if he can play 15 minutes
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Getting a lot of 2000 vibes.

  • High preseason ranking based on holdovers from a championship team and high-profile additions
  • Great OOC that buoyed our record into January.
  • Mediocre performance in conference and the team arguably got worse throughout the year (with a better conference, that translated to more losses and a worse ranking).
  • Bad losses to St. John's on the road and in the BET final.
  • Injured PG going into the Tournament

All of that translated to a forgettable Tournament and season overall, which this would register as with a loss tonight.
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Thank you for that pumping up post. We all know the history and the team’s inconsistencies and pitfalls. I was trying to forget them for a couple of hours.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Getting a lot of 2000 vibes.

  • High preseason ranking based on holdovers from a championship team and high-profile additions
  • Great OOC that buoyed our record into January.
  • Mediocre performance in conference and the team arguably got worse throughout the year (with a better conference, that translated to more losses and a worse ranking).
  • Bad losses to St. John's on the road and in the BET final.
  • Injured PG going into the Tournament

All of that translated to a forgettable Tournament and season overall, which this would register as with a loss tonight.
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Tennessee.....

Yeah, seasons are really a journey that can go in many directions. Who knows, maybe they find a spark and catalyst to take off from here.
 
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Husky Alien said:
I think it mostly comes down to how Reed’s rolling and foul trouble. If Reed’s on and staying clean, minutes get tight. If not, Reibe’s role gets bigger.
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True. I meant to say I dont know what he contributes.
 
If Silas can't play, then Jayden becomes our best defender. If either Solo or Braylon isn't scoring enough (and I sincerely hope that's not the case), then Jayden needs to take their minutes.
 
Had a big lead vs Illinois and won rather comfortably with Silas limited by foul trouble, beat KU on the road with Silas not playing that well, beat UF with Silas limited by foul trouble. A win can still be had with Malachi running the show, this is on Tarris/AK/Solo/Braylon, especially the latter two. Time to step up and look like competent D1 basketball players.
 
aceboon said:
Had a big lead vs Illinois and won rather comfortably with Silas limited by foul trouble, beat KU on the road with Silas not playing that well, beat UF with Silas limited by foul trouble. A win can still be had with Malachi running the show, this is on Tarris/AK/Solo/Braylon, especially the latter two. Time to step up and look like competent D1 basketball players.
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Agree. Especially when you see what Iowa St just did to a 7 seed without Jefferson
 
aceboon said:
Had a big lead vs Illinois and won rather comfortably with Silas limited by foul trouble, beat KU on the road with Silas not playing that well, beat UF with Silas limited by foul trouble. A win can still be had with Malachi running the show, this is on Tarris/AK/Solo/Braylon, especially the latter two. Time to step up and look like competent D1 basketball players.
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Need to hit open 3’s and dial it up a notch defensively.
 
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Not sure if anyone posted it yet, but Silas’ injury is officially classified as a high ankle sprain. Which is not good for the hopes of him playing tonight. High ankle sprains are usually a minimum of 2 weeks
 
aceboon said:
Had a big lead vs Illinois and won rather comfortably with Silas limited by foul trouble, beat KU on the road with Silas not playing that well, beat UF with Silas limited by foul trouble. A win can still be had with Malachi running the show, this is on Tarris/AK/Solo/Braylon, especially the latter two. Time to step up and look like competent D1 basketball players.
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After seeing what High Point and Vanderbilt did shooting the ball, yeah I was envious. Hopefully their hot shooting spirit gets into UConn, especially Ball and Mullins-it's not optional, it will be needed tonight for the win.
KingAG said:
Agree. Especially when you see what Iowa St just did to a 7 seed without Jefferson
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Would I love it if Demary was close to 100%? Yes, of course. Same goes for Jaylen Stewart. UConn has won a few games without Demary being effective. They can do this. No one from this fan base should throw in the towel. Forget winning a title. Forget getting to the Final Four or the Elite 8 or possibly playing St. John's or Duke. Just defeat UCLA, that's it.
 
aburks41 said:
Not sure if anyone posted it yet, but Silas’ injury is officially classified as a high ankle sprain. Which is not good for the hopes of him playing tonight. High ankle sprains are usually a minimum of 2 weeks
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On the flip side that means it’s a pain tolerance issue right?
 
aburks41 said:
Not sure if anyone posted it yet, but Silas’ injury is officially classified as a high ankle sprain. Which is not good for the hopes of him playing tonight. High ankle sprains are usually a minimum of 2 weeks
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Where did you see this?
 
gsmooth said:
After seeing what High Point and Vanderbilt did shooting the ball, yeah I was envious. Hopefully their hot shooting spirit gets into UConn, especially Ball and Mullins-it's not optional, it will be needed tonight for the win.

Would I love it if Demary was close to 100%? Yes, of course. Same goes for Jaylen Stewart. UConn has won a few games without Demary being effective. They can do this. No one from this fan base should throw in the towel. Forget winning a title. Forget getting to the Final Four or the Elite 8 or possibly playing St. John's or Duke. Just defeat UCLA, that's it.
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Vandy had guys who looked like they joined the basketball team after football season was over splashing 3s, no excuses for Braylon shooting wide open 3s off the glass to the point Steve Lappas was speechless. Time to step up
 
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aburks41 said:
Not sure if anyone posted it yet, but Silas’ injury is officially classified as a high ankle sprain. Which is not good for the hopes of him playing tonight. High ankle sprains are usually a minimum of 2 weeks
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Where was that announcement/classification?
 
jibsey said:
Thank you for that pumping up post. We all know the history and the team’s inconsistencies and pitfalls. I was trying to forget them for a couple of hours.
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We have inconsistencies and pitfalls in our past because any team does over 35 years. We also have six championships. This is someone choosing to be miserable
 
aceboon said:
Vandy had guys who looked like they joined the basketball team after football season was over splashing 3s, no excuses for Braylon shooting wide open 3s off the glass to the point Steve Lappas was speechless. Time to step up
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They have a guy named Okereke. Same last name as the NY Giants linebacker. I wonder if related? Bobby Okereke is 29, so maybe older brother?
 
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aburks41 said:
Not sure if anyone posted it yet, but Silas’ injury is officially classified as a high ankle sprain. Which is not good for the hopes of him playing tonight. High ankle sprains are usually a minimum of 2 weeks
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Not good for the tournament up to 6 weeks high ankle sprains. Granted has million dollar care but the body needs time.
 
KingAG said:
Should be getting a verdict soon
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aceboon said:
Had a big lead vs Illinois and won rather comfortably with Silas limited by foul trouble, beat KU on the road with Silas not playing that well, beat UF with Silas limited by foul trouble. A win can still be had with Malachi running the show, this is on Tarris/AK/Solo/Braylon, especially the latter two. Time to step up and look like competent D1 basketball players.
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We need the Malachi that played against Illinois and Florida. (And better fans)
 
aburks41 said:
Not sure if anyone posted it yet, but Silas’ injury is officially classified as a high ankle sprain. Which is not good for the hopes of him playing tonight. High ankle sprains are usually a minimum of 2 weeks
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The only place I've seen Demary's injury deemed a high ankle sprain is from Joe Arruda of the Hartford Courant. Does he know something nobody else does? Would be strange though since we've never seen Demary in a boot, which I assume is standard procedure for a high ankle sprain.

UConn could be without starting point guard Silas Demary Jr. for the second game in a row (high ankle sprain) and forward Jaylin Stewart, who’s been out since Feb. 21 with knee inflammation.


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