Much love to Nika

[Argonaut]

Get well Nika. You are a terrific player. All the sportscasters pronounce Nika's last name, Muhl, as "Mule." Am I wrong in thinking the correct pronunciation is "Mool?"

Mule.

It’s really Mühl, which accounts for the long U, but no one seems to respect the umlaut.

 

[Cornell Lt]

Is that official or a guess?

It's an educated guess from someone who has had several ankle sprains over my lifetime. You don't turn over an ankle at 45 degrees and come back quickly.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Mule.

It’s really Mühl, which accounts for the long U, but no one seems to respect the umlaut.

How do you make a u with two dots over it like that? SNY does it too.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Nika is an ever-present Badass who has learned how not to foul and refined her 3-point shot. She and Aaliyah bring the attitude we have lacked since Gabby and Kia.

Best wishes to Nika! The Boneyard loves you!!

 

[psconn]

I actually hope she stays out a game at least and lets that heal. We don't need a chronic injury that keeps her from playing full out.

 

[JellyBean]

She was the star of this game before the injury. Disruptive on D and effectively running the offense at the other end. I admit there was a time this season I was concerned she might not have a legit future on this team, especially next year. I'm totally on the Muhl Train now! GET WELL SOON NIKA!!

Well said!! Nika brought the intensity today. Also agree on the concern level at the start of the season. I am over those concerns after watching Nika play. She is a huge game changer. She sets the tone on both ends of the floor. Her defense leads to offense for her and the rest of the players. Get well, Nika!!

 

[oldude]

Having been through it a few times myself, when you sprain an ankle as badly as Nika did, it hurts like hell and your first reaction is fear, thinking you’ve broken it. Once you get the swelling down, it can start to feel better pretty quickly.

I don’t know that we’ll see her tomorrow or the next day, but it would not surprise me if she’s back in a few days.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I rewatched the replay. Possible good news: I think Nika fell as soon as she stepped on the SJU player's foot. Thus, she may not have put any weight on it after the impact. That could be a good thing.

 

[Sanka541]

I really wouldn't expect them to risk her for these next two games. Then she can have atleast a couple of weeks to get it right

 

[Huskee11]

She was playing like a real veteran out there today. Great point earlier about learning to play tough defense without fouling. Her growth over two months has been astronomical. What a player.

 

[Bills Fan]

I just re-watched the game and although I have not been a UCONN fan as long as some of you (about 25 years for me) I have to say that I have never, ever seen one player as intense and relentless as Nika was in her time on time court today. What a performance by a young woman thousands of miles (kilometers) away from home. If I was Geno and was trying to make a point during future practices about how to play UCONN basketball, I would just pop a tape of this into the old replay machine. She was unbelievable !

 

[fomalhaut]

How do you make a u with two dots over it like that? SNY does it too.

I'm still wondering if her family is of German descent, since umlaut-u doesn't exist in Croatian.

 

[eebmg]

I just re-watched the game and although I have not been a UCONN fan as long as some of you (about 25 years for me) I have to say that I have never, ever seen one player as intense and relentless as Nika was in her time on time court today. What a performance by a young woman thousands of miles (kilometers) away from home. If I was Geno and was trying to make a point during future practices about how to play UCONN basketball, I would just pop a tape of this into the old replay machine. She was unbelievable !

Nice compliment but you should pop in a few Moriah Jefferson tapes.

 

[Argonaut]

How do you make a u with two dots over it like that? SNY does it too.

On my iPhone, I just hold down the u and different accents come up.

On my computer, I’d just Google umlauts and copy and paste. 😂

 

[bluedevil]

umlauts get no respect..lol..good one...

 

[bluedevil]

BTW, Nika has a black eye in her left eye prior to the game start, any idea how that occurred-I am assuming in practice...leads to the credence of her efforts. Best of wishes to her for a speedy recovery.

Rebounding a bowling ball is the latest theory..

 

[j66kicker]

On my iPhone, I just hold down the u and different accents come up.

On my computer, I’d just Google umlauts and copy and paste. 😂

On your computer keyboard try holding the key down for similar menu as phone (that’s how my MacBook Air works, anyway)

 

[MD#12Fan]

How do you make a u with two dots over it like that? SNY does it too.

Google how to do it for your device. Common in German.

 

[#12in21]

On your computer keyboard try holding the key down for similar menu as phone (that’s how my MacBook Air works, anyway)

just tried that and it works, never knew that, ü second option of u's on a MacBook pro. Learn something everyday - at this point forget most of them by the next though.

 

[MD#12Fan]

Having been through it a few times myself, when you sprain an ankle as badly as Nika did, it hurts like hell and your first reaction is fear, thinking you’ve broken it. Once you get the swelling down, it can start to feel better pretty quickly.

I don’t know that we’ll see her tomorrow or the next day, but it would not surprise me if she’s back in a few days.

I’ve sprained my ankles at least 10 times. In college I learned to get treatment on them as quickly as you can. Makes all the difference. Wonder if the arena there has a training room. An ice whirlpool is the key. Do training rooms still have ice pools? Ice in a bag strapped to the ankle isn’t the same thing.
ICE= Ice, compression, elevation
We need Nika for the NC push. She is playing so well!

 

[UcMiami]

I just re-watched the game and although I have not been a UCONN fan as long as some of you (about 25 years for me) I have to say that I have never, ever seen one player as intense and relentless as Nika was in her time on time court today. What a performance by a young woman thousands of miles (kilometers) away from home. If I was Geno and was trying to make a point during future practices about how to play UCONN basketball, I would just pop a tape of this into the old replay machine. She was unbelievable !

You probably have forgotten MoJeff guarding the ND player (McBride?) so intensely the ref had to come over and let MoJeff know that the player was just trying to get to the baseline so she trigger an in-bounds play.

 

[Childhood]

We need Nika for the NC. To me, she is the Defensive Player of the Year. It's better to sit her for the next two games.

 

[Longtime fan]

Hopefully 14 days off will be all she needs...

It depends. If it is a " high ankle " sprain, she is out 4-6 weeks.

And she will be greatly missed. She was looking more and more comfortable each game. A defensive terror.

Injuries can end any great team's season fast. In UCONN's case, we have tremendous depth to help us along. Anna getting her feet back would be a big help, and Geno is starting to like what he is seeing from Mir in practice.

But we can hope. I did see Nika smile and she had a brief exchange with Paige which I imagine was something like this; " You gonna be okay?" Positive nod, in response, from Nika. We'll know more tomorrow.

 

[Zinethar]

In windows 10 hold down the alt key and type 129 on the keypad let up on alt and ü appears.

 

[CL82]

Get well Nika. You are a terrific player. All the sportscasters pronounce Nika's last name, Muhl, as "Mule." Am I wrong in thinking the correct pronunciation is "Mool?"

Yes you are.