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Message: [QUOTE="Gurleyman, post: 5225171, member: 175"] The Creighton game was fools gold. I was shocked to see him play/shoot that well with that injury and that much time off, but he’s playing more like I expected since. The high ankle to a basketball player is like a shoulder to a pitcher or an abdominal strain to a hitter. It takes time to get the “feel” back with your mechanics. This is what usually happens. A typical rolled ankle is different where the side of the foot swells and you tape it up. You push off your toes when you jump and you need those high ankle ligaments at the top of your foot in order to get your lift. When you don’t, you start over compensating and shooting with your arms more, and it quickly goes south. Getting your mechanics back is difficult - and then there’s the mental grind of slumping from the muscle memory not being there and missing shots that you think are going in. His ankle could be close to 100 percent healthy but there’s still just getting the feel and confidence back, which is probably where he’s at now. We can hope the light flickers back on with a couple makes in the NCAAs, but obviously we’re running out of time to see it in a UConn uniform. [/QUOTE]