Geno %$#@!&%

[RockyMTblue2]

I couldn't catch the middle of the game and just saw the end of the third quarter and I saw (maybe wrong?) something at the end of the 3rd quarter that had me swearing at the TV. Gabby was hurting, limping, couldn't or would not elevate; it happened quickly. She was looking at the bench but getting nothing over there. If Gabby gives you the I need out I see no reason to leave her in 'cuz there is only around 2 minutes left in the quarter.

 

[Mdoggie]

I believe she went out on the next dead ball.

 

[Jaybird65]

I was at the game. He sent Lexi Gordon to the scorer's table pretty quickly after that happened, however there wasn't a stoppage of play & it was fast break after fast break. Guess he coulda called a TO.

 

[Mdoggie]

Forum is full of suggestions on what Geno should do.

 

[HuskyNan]

I was at the game. He sent Lexi Gordon to the scorer's table pretty quickly after that happened, however there wasn't a stoppage of play & it was fast break after fast break. Guess he coulda called a TO.

Yep, you could hear him call Lexi’s name after the shot of Gabby looking at the bench.

 

[VaConnFan11]

He could have called a timeout. I don't think he used one the entire game.

Gabby could have also called a timeout to get herself out.

 

[Mdoggie]

He could have called a timeout. I don't think he used one the entire game.

Gabby could have also called a timeout to get herself out.

He could have not played her at all. He could have retired. He could have taken a WNBA job etc etc etc.....

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I'm not one to second guess Geno, but yeah I'd have called a TO, because God forbid Gabby tore something in that hip in that 2 minutes.

 

[pvdoggy]

I'm not one to second guess Geno, but yeah I'd have called a TO, because God forbid Gabby tore something in that hip in that 2 minutes.

I don't even understand why he doesn't sit her for a few games to rest for the most important part of the season.

 

[Centerstream]

I don't even understand why he doesn't sit her for a few games to rest for the most important part of the season.

I believe that Geno has said multiple times this year that their offense just doesn't operate correctly if Gabby is on the bench. So, if he can't help it, he wants her on the court to start the games. But I agree, he probably should rest her when possible.

 

[Jaybird65]

Team doctors & training staff have input into playing when injury/illness is involved. We got a bunch of 'em nicked up & I'm sure that we would love to rest 'me all. I trust that he knows more than me.

 

[Topdawg]

I would trust the coaches and trainers to make the call. Their knowledge of the situation is better than ours!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I believe that Geno has said multiple times this year that their offense just doesn't operate correctly if Gabby is on the bench. So, if he can't help it, he wants her on the court to start the games. But I agree, he probably should rest her when possible.

I think your attributing comments he made about Lou to Gabby, though it is clear Gabby is also a key gear in the Husky machine.

 

[GoUconn7961]

...sigh...

 

[Geew1992]

I think your attributing comments he made about Lou to Gabby, though it is clear Gabby is also a key gear in the Husky machine.

The announcers talked about that during the SC game. They were talking about gabby.

 

[Charliebball]

I would trust the coaches and trainers to make the call. Their knowledge of the situation is better than ours!

I don't know any trainers or doctors who are in favor of their patients playing while injured unless it's a hugely important game if ever.......................for the life of me I will never understand why coaches insist on their players playing through pain in unimportant games..................I see it at the high school level all the time.....................the coach's response is always we're managing it as best we can...................I'd say the odds of Gabby, Crystal or KLS missing at least one crucial NCAA tournament game are pretty good if this habit continues.......

 

[Centerstream]

I think your attributing comments he made about Lou to Gabby, though it is clear Gabby is also a key gear in the Husky machine.

Actually the comments that I saw by Geno were him discussing both Lou's and Gabby's effect on the offense. I only referenced Gabby in my post because she was who was being discussed.

 

[vtcwbuff]

I think that he should sit Williams, Samuelson and Dangerfield for the rest of the regular season. It might be a good idea to sit Collier and Nurse too - just in case.

 

[Bama fan]

I think that he should sit Williams, Samuelson and Dangerfield for the rest of the regular season. It might be a good idea to sit Collier and Nurse too - just in case.

Perfect solution to all the questions from our esteemed group of orthopedists and national championship coaches. How did you get that tongue so firmly in your cheek?

 

[donalddoowop]

I believe that Geno has said multiple times this year that their offense just doesn't operate correctly if Gabby is on the bench. So, if he can't help it, he wants her on the court to start the games. But I agree, he probably should rest her when possible.

How well will the team operate if Gabby is out for the season? They came back against ND without Gabby or KLS in the fourth quarter.

 

[Big Mick]

He could have not played her at all. He could have retired. He could have taken a WNBA job etc etc etc.....

+1

 

[VillageHusky]

Perfect solution to all the questions from our esteemed group of orthopedists and national championship coaches. How did you get that tongue so firmly in your cheek?

Geno could sit Gabby Williams for the rest of the regular season and the AAC Tournament along with Crystal Dangerfield and yet both could get hurt during the first round of the NCAA tournament. At that point, many on this board would criticize him because he did not hold both back until the Final Four. I understand that the purpose of this board is to speculate and second guess to some extent but, at a certain point, it gets absurd not just because of the 11 NCAA championships and the 173 wins over the team's last 175 games but because I've yet to hear from one of his current and former players that he overplayed her, caused her to be injured by being played, or sought victory at the cost of her health.

 

[Centerstream]

How well will the team operate if Gabby is out for the season? They came back against ND without Gabby or KLS in the fourth quarter.

I was only posting what Geno has said, not what may or may not have happened.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Well we save our love for our team don't we. There are days we are pretty snarky with each other. God forbid if we weren't 21-0 or is it 22-0...I lose track.

 

[VillageHusky]

Well we save our love for our team don't we. There are days we are pretty snarky with each other. God forbid if we weren't 21-0 or is it 22-0...I lose track.

I certainly did not mean to be snarky in my response. I watched the game and, like you, reacted to the sight of Gabby Williams' discomfort by wishing Geno would call a timeout and pull her from the game. That was only my first reaction, however, because I concluded that no one with the exception of Gabby Williams is more interested and invested in Gabby Williams' continued health this season than Geno Auriemma. I also believe that Geno, his excellent coaching staff and the UConn trainers and medical staff are all well aware of Gabby's injury, its scope and limitations. That is why I did not find myself like you shouting "Geno %$#@!&%" at my television screen. My view is that he has earned the benefit of the doubt in this regard.