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I had a pinched nerve in my neck area once which lasted a month. It was painful to turn my head at all.
 
Bone Dog said:
I imagine there are some HIPAA rules governing how much Geno can say about health issues. And just common sense privacy issues.
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But we learned a lot about Paige's injury and Ice's injury despite HIPAA. Why can't they release more info about what makes this neck stiffness so difficult to treat?
 
Conndog said:
But we learned a lot about Paige's injury and Ice's injury despite HIPAA. Why can't they release more info about what makes this neck stiffness so difficult to treat?
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They may have given permission.
 
It's not a good idea to tip off the opposition about the severity of an injury.
The less that they know about the injury the better.
They might try to use it against an injured player during a game. by exploiting the situation.
Loose lips sink ships.
 
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Bills Fan said:
It would be nice if the Coach would actually level with the media (and fans). This has to be more than a stiff neck. A 19 year old kid should be able to play through a "stiff neck." Is she able to practice? I'm starting to get concerned about how injury-prone she seems to be. She is a fan favorite and a key contributor when she is on the floor at 100%, but the problem is her health. It seems like the training staff should be able to work out the kinks from a "stiff neck", with therapy and/or medication so what is really happening?
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What’s going on with josh Allen???
 
Big Fan said:
Only 9 players available now. Does UConn look to the transfer portal for mid season help?
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If it gets down to 8, I would think so. I think Geno can live and function with 9 HEALTHY players.
 
The deacon said:
Well said, Bills Fan. I understand about privacy and HIPAA, and actually don't expect full reports. Still, regardless of what we do or don't know, the reality is that Caroline's got a physical problem that is keeping her off the court. In combination with the head injury that kept Caroline out for quite a stretch last season and definitely hampered her performance, this is very worrisome.

Like I'm sure many of you, I've had a bad back for most of my life and often have neck issues that take lots of attention to work out. Still, it's been manageable. With all the attention and care Caroline has at her disposal, this stiff neck is seemingly more than just a routine stiff neck. Geno's now said three or four times that's getting better each day, but...
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Speak for yourself. JK I've never had a bad back(especially at at that age) but I don't think older men face the same physical challenges of young women who can't even get order a PBR. I think along with professional sports everyone overestimates how much "resources" are at an athletes disposal. Athletes are not fed with a silver spoon.
 
Blacketh’D said:
Speak for yourself. JK I've never had a bad back(especially at at that age) but I don't think older men face the same physical challenges of young women who can't even get order a PBR. I think along with professional sports everyone overestimates how much "resources" are at an athletes disposal. Athletes are not fed with a silver spoon.
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My 26 year old son has back issues and has had them for 10 years. Everyone is different
 
I'm a huge Caroline fan and of Paige as well but the reality is and this is going to get me a lot of thumbs down but we have to face a player"s best ability is their availability and so far Paige and especially CD have been unavailable I know injuries are a part of the game and so are players who are injury prone and so we're left at looking at potential and not results. So far all the comments I've read are about potential. Uconn has never won a chip on potential only on performance and we are not seeing that as of right now so I'm rooting and putting my faith in the players who are available.. Just MHO
 
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Did I hear Geno say, in the Kutztown post-game presser, that CD's neck problems could plague her for the year?
 
OldSchooler said:
Did I hear Geno say, in the Kutztown post-game presser, that CD's neck problems could plague her for the year?
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I believe his exact quote was that “it’s something she may have to deal with all season.” That’s not exactly “plaguing” Caroline, but it’s certainly not a good thing.
 
Blacketh’D said:
Speak for yourself. JK I've never had a bad back(especially at at that age) but I don't think older men face the same physical challenges of young women who can't even get order a PBR. I think along with professional sports everyone overestimates how much "resources" are at an athletes disposal. Athletes are not fed with a silver spoon.
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I’m pretty sure at a school like UConn, athletes get top of the line medical care from doctors we would not even have access to! I don’t begrudge them, mind you but I would guess, if anything, people underestimate the resources at an athletes disposal.
 
Galaxyshooter said:
I'm a huge Caroline fan and of Paige as well but the reality is and this is going to get me a lot of thumbs down but we have to face a player"s best ability is their availability and so far Paige and especially CD have been unavailable I know injuries are a part of the game and so are players who are injury prone and so we're left at looking at potential and not results. So far all the comments I've read are about potential. Uconn has never won a chip on potential only on performance and we are not seeing that as of right now so I'm rooting and putting my faith in the players who are available.. Just MHO
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This is just in another long line of bad luck for this team since 15-16. There is no positive spin for this. She's needed. And she has to learn to play with the team and she needs to play. Too much was made of her leading the team in scoring for a stretch. You have to learn to play and at a high level with a new team dynamic.
 
hoophuskee said:
This is just in another long line of bad luck for this team since 15-16. There is no positive spin for this. She's needed. And she has to learn to play with the team and she needs to play. Too much was made of her leading the team in scoring for a stretch. You have to learn to play and at a high level with a new team dynamic.
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Has Caroline shown you something, hoophuskee, that would indicate her inability to play well with this group of players?
 
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The deacon said:
Has Caroline shown you something, hoophuskee, that would indicate her inability to play well with this group of players?
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No. But "play well" isn't sometimes "good enough" vs other top teams.

And imo very good teams usually play better with more time together. There is a transition time teams learn - players learn from one another. That's why we'd remark for other teams that they've played together for a several years as a positive. Looking back at some of our gretaest teams it's that they played a lot together. Azzi and Caroline played "some" togther but not a lot. And Caroline wasn't the same after a short period of time once Azzi came back. Then add in Lou. . .

IMO it's a different dynamic. These aren't pros.
 
Perhaps some of us listened to Bob Joyce do the radio
play calling for last night's game. Early in the broadcast he mentioned Caroline's ailment, He said, and I paraphrase, that Geno had said it was a consequence of her getting hit in the head a couple of times last season.

So that should put an end to the absurd “injury prone” accusations. When she returned after those injuries, her game was visibly different. I am sorry that she is still suffering lingering effects.

She has been practicing with her teammates. At this time we have no factual reason to think she needs to get used to playing with them. Of course we can speculate in a positive or negative direction, but supporting evidence is invisible.
 
Sifaka said:
She has been practicing with her teammates. At this time we have no factual reason to think she needs to get used to playing with them.
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Imo that's a big reason why she practices with her teammates; It's to get used to one another. And teams that practice more and play more, it's logical to assume they will generally play better with more practice and with more playing time. It's why we hear sometimes that All-Star teams don’t work as well. It doesn't mean the All-Star team stinks. Just that it';s not as good as it can be.

Last year Baylor got beat by South Dakota in the NCAA's and the Baylor coach rightfully remarked about all the experience South Dakota had vs her team.

Also, practices are not near the same as game time. And many teams will have many more practices working with one another along with game time. Sure it can be overcome - absolutely. But it should not be discarded. The greatest UCONN teams that UCONN has had over the years - the super great ones, most of them had a senior that was an All-American, didn’t they? Very few exceptions 99-00 and 02-03 and 12-13 (though Faris was a USBWA A/A). The other 8 had senior A/A's. that were with the team for smore than a year. Historically we are trying to overcome all that. OFC we can do it.
 
Geno also said that when Caroline and Lou are both on the floor ( then he said an expression like "whew". The impression I got is that Caroline and Lou could put up points. The data indicates that Caroline is injury prone. She's had a ton of injuries. Absolutely love her as a player though and looking forward to her return. Hopefully they are just playing it safe with her. They knew they didn't need her yet.
 
TeamFirst! said:
Geno also said that when Caroline and Lou are both on the floor ( then he said an expression like "whew". The impression I got is that Caroline and Lou could put up points. The data indicates that Caroline is injury prone. She's had a ton of injuries. Absolutely love her as a player though and looking forward to her return. Hopefully they are just playing it safe with her. They knew they didn't need her yet.
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A ton? She had a pre-existing hip injury from high school and she got whacked in the head by a kid in last year’s Xavier game. That’s two injuries and one is years old.
 
Injuries are what they are, a very real part of sports. The only thing I am pretty sure of is that the one suffering the most over sitting is Ducharme. The heck with basketball and NCs and upset fans over lack of information or when she will be able to play again.
Me, I just hope she will be fine in the long run, she has an awful lot of life left to live. Getting whacked in the head and having tangible lingering affects months later is no joke and nothing to be taken lightly. Obviously Uconn is not, thank God they have concerned, caring adults running the program because many schools do not.
 
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Bills Fan said:
It would be nice if the Coach would actually level with the media (and fans). This has to be more than a stiff neck. A 19 year old kid should be able to play through a "stiff neck." Is she able to practice? I'm starting to get concerned about how injury-prone she seems to be. She is a fan favorite and a key contributor when she is on the floor at 100%, but the problem is her health. It seems like the training staff should be able to work out the kinks from a "stiff neck", with therapy and/or medication so what is really happening?
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WOW JUST.....WOW!!
 
hoophuskee said:
This is just in another long line of bad luck for this team since 15-16. There is no positive spin for this. She's needed. And she has to learn to play with the team and she needs to play. Too much was made of her leading the team in scoring for a stretch. You have to learn to play and at a high level with a new team dynamic.
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Do you mean play through an injury?
 
hoophuskee said:
This is just in another long line of bad luck for this team since 15-16. There is no positive spin for this. She's needed. And she has to learn to play with the team and she needs to play. Too much was made of her leading the team in scoring for a stretch. You have to learn to play and at a high level with a new team dynamic.
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Caroline has played with this team in game situations, last season. If she is on the floor with Azzi, Nika, Aaliyah and Dorka then she is very familiar with everyone. Could also include Amari in the list. And from what we have seen of the newbies, Caroline shouldn't have any problems blending in or vice versa.
 
AmeriConn said:
Do you mean play through an injury?
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Good question....or maybe playing with a neck brace huh? After all, it's for the sake of the team, and some people on the BY tht probably don't have daughters playing sports, cmon Caroline step up it's only a stiff neck........GEEZZZZ how abt a little dose of compassion.
 
Centerstream said:
Caroline has played with this team in game situations, last season. If she is on the floor with Azzi, Nika, Aaliyah and Dorka then she is very familiar with everyone. Could also include Amari in the list. And from what we have seen of the newbies, Caroline shouldn't have any problems blending in or vice versa.
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So when it's ever mentioned that teams that have played several years together that that's a strength (such as what the Baylor coach said last year South Dakota vs Baylor in NCAA’s), but now it doesn't matter at all that our team's probable top 3 perimeter players (Azzi, Caroline, Lou) haven't even played a full season together ? CD averaged just 18 minutes (650 minutes 36 games.).

So teams that have had much more experience doesn’t matter? I believe that senior laden teams tend to do well overall is that they’ve practiced and played years together. CD and Azzi didn’t even play a full season.

So the strength of past UCONN great teams that have multiple years playing together didn’t mean much?

Again I didn’t say we stink. Just it’s not optimum – and elite teams with more experience that's played more togther that’s an advantage for them. But ofc anything can be overcome with talent and it doesn't mean UCONN can't play well.
 
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