Gabby (Migraine)

[hoophuskee]

Check out Geno's post game presser where when asked if he knew Gabby had a migraine and was playing well would he have taken her out of the game. Geno's response was no, he would not have taken her out of the game because her good play would have been an indicator to him that she was handling the migraine and could stay in the game. Sooooooo, I repeat; what did Geno see other than 5 rebounds and 5 assists and a terrible attempted pass to Danger that caused him to take Gabby out of game and bench her for the balance of the game? You have an answer?

I don't know but here are a few I'll throw out.

1-- She didn't shoot well.
2-- UCONN got wiped out on the glass 1st half. Maybe it was some of her play despite the fact she had 5 rebounds? For example ND had almost as many Offensive rebounds that UCONN had total rebounds.
3-- I can't recall but when ND got easy baskets, was Gabby getting beat - such as backdoors?
4-- A Gabby trademark is steals. She had none.

Ofc Gneo goes by body language too. And when he asked her how she was feeling she said as Geno quoted in some manner "she'd try to give it a go." It might not be total body language. But it gives us a view possibly of what Geno was thinking and add the above 4?

 

[Rocket009]

I don't know but here are a few I'll throw out.

1-- She didn't shoot well.
2-- UCONN got wiped out on the glass 1st half. Maybe it was some of her play despite the fact she had 5 rebounds? For example ND had almost as many Offensive rebounds that UCONN had total rebounds.
3-- I can't recall but when ND got easy baskets, was Gabby getting beat - such as backdoors?
4-- A Gabby trademark is steals. She had none.

Ofc Gneo goes by body language too. And when he asked her how she was feeling she said as Geno quoted in some manner "she'd try to give it a go." It might not be total body language. But it gives us a view possibly of what Geno was thinking and add the above 4?

She also threw some lazy passes and she had no spark. She played hard, but didn't have nearly the level of energy that she usually brings to the game.

Really a gutsy effort for her to try to play, but obviously the pain of the migraine impacted her.

 

[OneTrickPony]

Head-case? She gets migraines and she has admitted to issues with confidence. Is this being a head case? I heard several Hall of Fame pros say they had times of doubt and lost confidence. World class athletes have had issues with confidence and dealt with it. I don't see this as a head-case issue. Diva NBA players and WR in the NFL are more likely to be head-case by my definition.

Did you suppose I was arguing that Gabby is a head-case? Rest easy, I was poking fun at those that might...

 

[HopJim]

Actually, you know, I should talk with her or her nutritionist.

I was a vegetarian for 16 years while working out alot (or vegan without dairy). It wasn't until I found a young nutritionist who added the one aspect I was missing and most vegetarians miss.

My friend is a surgeon at CHOMP (Monterey, CA hospital) - and also an athelete. He said immediately with the first cut through muscle tissue, he could tell if his patient was a vegetarian. Vegetarian tissue broke apart rather than gave a clean incision.

Creatine is what you get from red meat, and you need 5 gm a day to build muscle (I still take 5 gm twice a day after both long workouts). Creatine needs alpha-lipoic acid to move it into your system (Alpha-lipoic acid is what they refer to when we say, "An apple a day keeps the doc away.").

Taking both those in tandem with whey protein is a must for vegans, and yes, an unbalanced diet can cause mineral imbalance, easily.

I still do not eat red meat, but do chicken and fish no issue.

Yes, somewhat an art to diagnosing what causes migraines in each individual. For me, it was dark chocolate, red wine, and the aroma of certain flowers. Sometimes the lack of sleep is a trigger. Today, I rarely get migraines and have pills that eliminate the symptoms within minutes. Took awhile to figure things out but a good doctor can usually diagnose.

 

[Striper69]

I thought Gabby had a distressed look on her face during one of the timeouts when the starters sat on the bench.

Hope the headaches clear up.

Get well, Gabby!

 

[Bigpetunia]

My wife has exhibited some highly aberrant behavior lately. Just this morning, I put my arm around her, in response to which she snapped back at me, "Watch it, Harvey!" Now, tell me if I'm wrong, but I was pretty exercised that after nearly 55 years of marriage she didn't seem to recall that my name isn't Harvey, or anything close to it. The whole episode gave me a migraine. I decided to put a nice, thick n juicy ribeye on the grill, which I ate (medium-rare) for lunch, downing it with a robust Malbec. Presto...migraine gone! Just sayin'...

 

[Monte]

Let's note that in her limited minutes Gabby had more assists (5) than any teammate...and 5 rebounds.

....and no hustle on Defense

 

[vtcwbuff]

". . . . downing it with a robust Malbec."

Oxymoron?

Though I'll admit that I have a limited experience with Malbec. The few that I have tried seem to be just a fruity version of Merlot.

 

[Monte]

Check out the title of the thread!

She missed a shot from the lane, got the rebound, shot a layup and missed. Then, while ND went on a fast break, she trotted up the floor, while ND scored a layup with a 5-4 man advantage,,,,,If I saw it, Geno certainly saw it. There is no excuse for not hustling.....you can be off in your shooting, but the BIG mistake is not hustling back on defense. Granted, this is unusual for Gabby, but I will wager it will not happen again with her.

 

[Bigpetunia]

". . . . downing it with a robust Malbec."

Oxymoron?

Though I'll admit that I have a limited experience with Malbec. The few that I have tried seem to be just a fruity version of Merlot.

Oh my, apologies from the Boneyard to you, Ricardo Santos....so much to teach these folks...so little time!

 

[HoopsFan21]

Gabby was effectively injured yesterday and tried to play through it unsuccessfully. Apparently many on this board, and other popular WCBB boards, feel it's because Gabby was being sent a message or is in the dog house. One other site had a poster say "I know for a fact she wasn't taken out because of migraines." This whole thing has taken on a life of its own. Why can't it be that her head hurt so badly that it impacted her play, Geno saw that and decided it was best for her and the team to sit out like Lou had to in the 4th quarter? Was Geno sending Lou a message too by benching her at the game's most critical juncture? Not everything needs to be a conspiracy.