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Hurley: Gilbert in our plans

Burnsbros23 said:
Gilbert healthy is our second best player. Let’s hope he stays healthy.
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Has he really shown anything that show us that? Not trying to be a jerk, but so far, I don't remember it.

Counterpoint to that is, of course, that he hasn't been healthy yet which is a fair point that doesn't prove much one way or the other. My big fear is whether he will be mentally ready for contact. That takes time. Dislocations or sub-luxing are extraordinarily painful and people tend to shy away from things that give them the memory of pain. Not a dis of AG at all. I just think it is going to take time for him to be the best version of his 2018 self.
 
YoungFree said:
I heard things about shoulder questions before we signed him....but then again I can be misremembering....I'll blame the seizure I had last year on that...
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No you are right he was injured prior to his McDonald's game injury. He had one I believe in his sophomore year of high school. So there was definitely a risk factor of taking him when he committed to us. I don't think anything thought he would have 3 more injuries to the shoulder in successive years. I definitely wouldn't be counting on him to produce effectively. I think anything we can get is gravy so to speak. That is why we have 5 guards and probably six on the team going into next year for depth as long as they are quality.
 
August_West said:
Its easy to forget just how talented Alterique is considering we lost him so early two years in a row. But this kid is a player.

He is a McD AA who was a hair from a 5 star ranking.

Hes going to have some game rust. But there is inherent talent there that cant be taught, and the kid has a great motor and leadership abilities.
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I think if he can ever stay healthy hes going to be a great, not good but great player. You see some kids and you just dont have to see much of them to know theyre special. This kid health allowing is going to be one of those Uconn players that gets remembered long after hes done playing here.
 
TRest said:
Anyone know what the third surgery was? Reconstruction? Arthroscopic cleanup? I'm a little concerned about how slow the rehab seems to be going if they just tweaked it.
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It's called a Latarjet procedure and it's a corrective, but not minor, surgery.

@Doctor Hoop opined on it previously here:

Alterique Gilbert Update

Rehab takes 6-9 months or something? I can't remember exactly.

The benefit of the surgery is that it makes the shoulder far less susceptible to reinjury.
 
Of course Hurley is going to say he's part of the plan...what's he supposed to say?
"Eh, looks dicey....we'll see if he can get through the injury issues and then we'll see what happens"?
Which is what he'll do, but not what he's ever going to say...
 
All I know is my 9 year old daughter completey dislocated her elbow and chipped off a large chunk of her elbow in the process and the doc said it could take up to 6 months before she has all her fine motor skills back in her hand with physical therapy. It's been a little over a month and she can't full pull her arm back up to her chest.

I can't imagine what it's like with a shoulder.
 
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YoungFree said:
All I know is my 9 year old daughter completey dislocated her elbow and chipped off a large chunk of her elbow in the process and the doc said it could take up to 6 months before she has all her fine motor skills back in her hand with physical therapy. It's been a little over a month and she can't full pull her arm back up to her chest.

I can't imagine what it's like with a shoulder.
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I can imagine it's not similar to your daughter's circumstances.
 
CL82 said:
Has he really shown anything that show us that? Not trying to be a jerk, but so far, I don't remember it.

Counterpoint to that is, of course, that he hasn't been healthy yet which is a fair point that doesn't prove much one way or the other. My big fear is whether he will be mentally ready for contact. That takes time. Dislocations or sub-luxing are extraordinarily painful and people tend to shy away from things that give them the memory of pain. Not a dis of AG at all. I just think it is going to take time for him to be the best version of his 2018 self.
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He shown me enough from seeing him play in high school and the little he’s shown here. We don’t have much here and I’m not a vital fan.
 
Gilbert is going to play the role Fatts Russel played for URI last year for us this year(but on steroids). A spark coming off the bench, getting 20 minutes a game.
 
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imno1 said:
I’m pretty confident that AG will have a good career at UConn. And not forcing him out is the right thing to do. I can’t wait for him to prove the doubters wrong.
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I don't think anyone is doubting him, they're just still concerned about him being able to shake off the rust and stay healthy.
 
August_West said:
Nah.

Right now he is guard 1b to Adams 1a.

Until he is injured again, hes not injured. Of course it warrants being cautious after all that has happened to him, but expectations for Alterique are and should be high.
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Pre-season American ROY for the 3rd year in a row high?
 
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YoungFree said:
All I know is my 9 year old daughter completey dislocated her elbow and chipped off a large chunk of her elbow in the process and the doc said it could take up to 6 months before she has all her fine motor skills back in her hand with physical therapy. It's been a little over a month and she can't full pull her arm back up to her chest.

I can't imagine what it's like with a shoulder.
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If that's "all [you] know..." and you "can't imagine what it's like with a shoulder," and you excuse yourself for misremembering the particulars about Gilbert's recruitment because of a "seizure" at the time, you might consider tempering your 88-posts-in-your-first-5 days exuberance and let the Boneyard come to you.
 
Yes #YoungFree. We recruited Gilbert on a charitable notion to help out an injured player. He then had the audacity to keep getting injured. He owes us big time for sucking up his scholarship.
 
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Alterique is a key to us jumping a couple levels. There's no doubt those concerned have a point with how little game action he's had over the last 2 years. But when he gets settled and he becomes the weapon we recruited a couple years back things will be easier for those around him. I don't blame anyone for doubting whether he's going to ever stay healthy but if those who say his chances for injuring the shoulder are slim, then we will have another answer in the backcourt on both ends of the court.

I really hope for the kids sake as well as the team he gets a couple full years in for the Huskies so we can see who he is and I expect that to be pretty special.
 
JimOllie said:
I've seen the kid play numerous times throughout high school and during pickup this past summer in the Werth Center. When he is 100% healthy, he is a much better player than Adams. Not quite as good a pure scorer but better ball handler, better passer, better 3 point shooter, better defender, and has a much better alpha dog attitude.
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Agreed and I thought after watching him this past summer he was in for a huge year
Adams and AG are 2 completely different players. JA is a scorer first and a creator for himself (not selfish but is that type of player - like Ben G). AG is a creator for others first (like TBrown or MarcusW)
I really hope that he comes back because I truly think that if he had been healthy and played at his normal level, UConn would have fared better the past two seasons - a player like AG makes everyone on the floor that much better and offers better opportunities
 
Palatine said:
Our season changed completely after Gilbert left the line up last year.
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I sense sarcasm but simple to say a healthy Gilbert playing 25-30 minutes rather than Anderson would make you a better team don't ya think? Not sure by how much but it makes sense, at least to most.
 
UcannUconn said:
Gilbert is going to play the role Fatts Russel played for URI last year for us this year(but on steroids). A spark coming off the bench, getting 20 minutes a game.
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Not sure I agree. If he's healthy, Gilbert is starting. I would LOVE Vital in a 6th man role.
 
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