Liam recovering on fast track?

[uconngb]

Bro you are the kind of dude I could guarantee takes life too seriously and is a heavy lamo to deal with.

Here is how it works maestro - I scroll twitter quick on phone during a break from work, gym or whatever. It’s a 2 minute exercise. My feed algorithm happens to attract UConn content. I think I’m being kind to what is clearly a partially senior crowd that is engaged and perhaps not high tech. I quickly share wherever it seems most appropriate. I sometimes don’t audit the full thread before I post, guess that’s on me. Then I have goofballs like you thinking I’m intentionally branding?

Yes I’m trying to create a brand on the boneyard as that is clearly a massively effective strategy, and one worth spending time doing when there are perhaps 7 zillion better ways to “brand”. I am Mark Zanetto under alias. You got me Pink Panther, man you are good. Hans PI cracks the case. Get this mofo a medal of BY honor.

I blocked him months ago…..you should try it, it’s bliss

 

[CL82]

Eh, I'll take the other side. I've seen bad high ankle sprains where the patient can't even put weight on the leg for 10-12 days. So this is actually promising - though that doesn't necessarily mean quick. It still may be a month, but it's not one that looks like 2 months. IMO.

 

[JesusAllen11]

Were not seeing him till valentine’s day. High ankle is 6 weeks. Nobody is rushing million dollar ankles back when its prob best for the teams growth and his health he take his time. These growing pains will pay dividends this year and next.

 

[gsmooth]

Were not seeing him till valentine’s day. High ankle is 6 weeks. Nobody is rushing million dollar ankles back when its prob best for the teams growth and his health he take his time. These growing pains will pay dividends this year and next.

Sadly I think you are correct about his return being on Valentine's Day or later.

 

[superjohn]

Were not seeing him till valentine’s day. High ankle is 6 weeks. Nobody is rushing million dollar ankles back when its prob best for the teams growth and his health he take his time. These growing pains will pay dividends this year and next.

This idea that we're better off that Liam got injured is totally nuts.

 

[AllHusky]

This idea that we're better off that Liam got injured is totally nuts.

I’d love to hear what these dividends are. Somehow I would have invested in Healthy Liam Mc Neeley stock dividends!

 

[JesusAllen11]

This idea that we're better off that Liam got injured is totally nuts.

Guys getting more minutes that woulda been pine time , is better for their individual development and confidence. The team takes a hit right now and gets the benefits later. Just how its playing out , take the positives where u can get them.

The team is better overall not rushing a hobbled Liam out. Which is negative on court and other-lottery/5 stars might look Danny different if wasn’t patient and delicate with Liams injury.

 

[gsmooth]

Guys getting more minutes that woulda been pine time , is better for their individual development and confidence. The team takes a hit right now and gets the benefits later. Just how its playing out , take the positives where u can get them.

The team is better overall not rushing a hobbled Liam out. Which is negative on court and other-lottery/5 stars might look Danny different if wasn’t patient and delicate with Liams injury.

Taking the hit now and getting the benefit later is making the most of bad situation, sure, but in the macro view of this season Liam getting injured and missing this many games really hurts the team.

It's not at all far fetched, hell it's very plausible in fact, to say that UConn up to this point would be undefeated in the Big East if Liam stayed healthy.

 

[dennismenace]

I’d love to hear what these dividends are. Somehow I would have invested in Healthy Liam Mc Neeley stock dividends!

Well, could be the injury may necessitate that Liam is not a one and done now as he could possibly have been before the injury. That would certainly be a dividend from Uconn perspective. We will never know what could have been without the injury.
The bright side possibly even for Liam is that he will have another year to mature
and work through hardship of suffering an injury. It might be interesting to know what Clingan's take is on staying an extra year of college vs one and done. Liam's still quite young and has a lot of character. He's going to be fine. Life's full of ups and downs. Adversity brings strength to those who handle it properly. He seems like a very tough kid and competitor.

 

[Hunt for 7]

As soon as it happened I looked at my son and said high ankle sprain at best he plays again sometime in February. You could tell by the look on his face that he thought he broke his ankle.

I am not well versed enough to understand how some football players come back quicker. I do know coming back to quick can lead to re injury and at times lead to chronic ankle issues. This is an injury that can linger for a season if a player returns to fast.

So no doubt they are going to be safe with it. We were all hoping that the team would rally around the situation but missing him is clearly something we won’t be able to overcome. Just don’t have the players that can bring what he can.

Will not make us better this year but Danny is learning more about what he has and what he needs. It’s not wait till next year time but we will be a better team next year. That much I am sure of.

 

[djct1999]

worst thing to do is rush back from a high ankle sprain. even if he does come back, it will be weeks before we get the Liam of old.

 

[jibsey]

This idea that we're better off that Liam got injured is totally nuts.

The team is likely to go through through this challenging stretch and……lose a bunch of games, based on what we have lately seen. The player development is great but we end up with 9-10 losses and just make the tournament with a high seed is also a possibility.
The team and training staff is very close lipped about his progress which is the way it works.
It is easier to find out about the Pope’s medical condition than an injured UConn player on the mend.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Well, could be the injury may necessitate that Liam is not a one and done now as he could possibly have been before the injury. That would certainly be a dividend from Uconn perspective. We will never know what could have been without the injury.
The bright side possibly even for Liam is that he will have another year to mature
and work through hardship of suffering an injury. It might be interesting to know what Clingan's take is on staying an extra year of college vs one and done. Liam's still quite young and has a lot of character. He's going to be fine. Life's full of ups and downs. Adversity brings strength to those who handle it properly. He seems like a very tough kid and competitor.

Just don’t think this impacts whether he stays or not, unless for some unfortunate reason he is out through February.

But even then he is too high on the mocks that he slips to a point that coming back is even in a remote possibility.

I hope it does not because if he stays the only reason I can think of is because there are health concerns. Don’t see that happening because of a high ankle sprain.

But look at Ball simple meniscus repair and it sidelines him for what almost three years.

I just hope Liam heals fully we get to see him play another 10 or so games this year and he helps us get a higher seed. That is best case scenario for him and the team. It is sad because he was just emerging as the auto pick for BE FOY and the star of what was looking more and more like a for sure second weekend team maybe better.

He was the one player we could not lose, but we will not be as one player dependent ever again. Hurley will learn from this and I see at least one more chip in the next two or three years especially with the class we have coming in and what I expect he will do in the portal.

 

[RuffRuff]

The team is likely to go through through this challenging stretch and……lose a bunch of games, based on what we have lately seen. The player development is great but we end up with 9-10 losses and just make the tournament with a high seed is also a possibility.
The team and training staff is very close lipped about his progress which is the way it works.
It is easier to find out about the Pope’s medical condition than an injured UConn player on the mend.

Little good has come out of this injury. Stew has had some moments but no one on this bench has stepped up and it’s only exposed weaknesses further, along with the losing. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t, this team has a poor bench which handicaps our starters. To think depth was what everyone was leaning on back in August.

 

[Deepster]

This idea that we're better off that Liam got injured is totally nuts.

We’re what, almost a month in without him? Who has elevated their game in that time with the extra minutes available?

Mahaney?
Ross?
Maybe Stewart?
Nowell?

I’m not seeing any one of them making marked progress.

 

[uconngb]

We’re what, almost a month in without him? Who has elevated their game in that time with the extra minutes available?

Mahaney?
Ross?
Maybe Stewart?
Nowell?

I’m not seeing any one of them making marked progress.

The correct answer is none of the above

 

[mauconnfan]

We’re what, almost a month in without him? Who has elevated their game in that time with the extra minutes available?

Mahaney?
Ross?
Maybe Stewart?
Nowell?

I’m not seeing any one of them making marked progress.

Yeah you and @RuffRuff are spot on. Stewie has shown more than anyone but again in an inconsistent manner. There’s not a lot of good in this injury instead you now don’t know what to expect from your bench when he’s back. And it’s scary where our record could be if it’s much longer quite honestly.

 

[dennismenace]

Just don’t think this impacts whether he stays or not, unless for some unfortunate reason he is out through February.

But even then he is too high on the mocks that he slips to a point that coming back is even in a remote possibility.

I hope it does not because if he stays the only reason I can think of is because there are health concerns. Don’t see that happening because of a high ankle sprain.

But look at Ball simple meniscus repair and it sidelines him for what almost three years.

I just hope Liam heals fully we get to see him play another 10 or so games this year and he helps us get a higher seed. That is best case scenario for him and the team. It is sad because he was just emerging as the auto pick for BE FOY and the star of what was looking more and more like a for sure second weekend team maybe better.

He was the one player we could not lose, but we will not be as one player dependent ever again. Hurley will learn from this and I see at least one more chip in the next two or three years especially with the class we have coming in and what I expect he will do in the portal.

I was thinking of him as a potential lottery pick before the injury. I was also thinking of the time even when he comes back to having to get back in game shape. Your points are well taken as well.

We can best just hope for the best for him because he has given his all and deserves the best.

The rest of the team is going to really have to dig down inside and give their all with him sidelined potentially into the upcoming meat of the schedule.

 

[Palatine]

We’re what, almost a month in without him? Who has elevated their game in that time with the extra minutes available?

Not only has no one "elevated" their game. No one has even "gone off" in a game. An unexpected 15 or 20 point game would be nice.

 

[AllHusky]

Little good has come out of this injury. Stew has had some moments but no one on this bench has stepped up and it’s only exposed weaknesses further, along with the losing. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t, this team has a poor bench which handicaps our starters. To think depth was what everyone was leaning on back in August.

Yes, unfortunately it has shown what we don't have with very little of what we need coming to the fore. Early on in the season, everyone had their pet playing time peeve, especially for these 4:
Mahaney?
Ross?
Maybe Stewart?
Nowell?
What we have found out about those 4 is there were reasons the coaching staff wasn't giving them the playing time some thought they deserved. Those dogs all had fleas and the fleas haven't gone away. Great kids with talent, just not able to break through at this point. Do they break through this year, or ever? No one knows for sure. Yes it isn't even February yet, but the sample size is decent for the whole team, not just those 4. Praying that this team isn't an eternally "potential" team or a coulda shoulda woulda group. At some point you have to realize the bus isn't coming and start walking. I'm willing to wait for the bus a while longer before I accept it isn't coming.

Big game tonite, Go Huskies!!

 

[Dutch Boyd]

Came here for an injury update and all I find is people trying to be the smartest guy in the room. No surprise

 

[ctchamps]

This idea that we're better off that Liam got injured is totally nuts.

He never said we’re better off without Liam. His premise was they can’t afford to rush Liam back because his future depends on it.

He then proceeded to provide a potential positive outcome from this negative. I didn’t read anything that stated we are better off from Liam’s injury in his post. You overreacted.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

He never said we’re better off without Liam. His premise was they can’t afford to rush Liam back because his future depends on it.

He then proceeded to provide a potential positive outcome from this negative. I didn’t read anything that stated we are better off from Liam’s injury in his post. You overreacted.

Pretty sure his point is in regards to any “potential dividends” from Liam’s injury (there basically are none)

 

[ctchamps]

Pretty sure his point is in regards to any “potential dividends” from Liam’s injury (there basically are none)

If that was his point he could have expressed it.

As to "potential dividends" several posts have expressed that little ( by Stewart) or nothing has has been demonstrated up to this point. Which is not quite true. I've seen development from players getting minutes that otherwise would not have happened if Liam hadn't got injured. Is it enough to give me confidence that their play is the deciding factor for a win in tonights game or games in the upcoming schedule. No. But I have hope.

If there is an issue with @JesusAllen11 post it should have been over the declarative "it will pay dividends instead of it may pay dividends. That's as egregious as the out right dismissing of future potential.