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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4492478, member: 11664"] As a fan, our knowledge about injuries is only what we see during games or are told by UConn. And in the Xavier game we saw a lot of UConn players hitting the floor hard. But then we also need to read between the lines about what's going on. The full extent of players injuries don't always manifest right away. Yet coaches need to make quick decisions about whether they can suit up for the next game 3 days away. IMO, the reality is that the availability of some players is questionable which doesn't necessarily mean that there was severe enough injury to not suit up for the next game. But only that quite possibly they could be ruled out at this early stage as being questionable to suit up due to a health concern. And because there's more than one player that's questionable, it has made UConn not able to guarantee that they would have the minimum players needed to suit up. Even Lou with her observable head cold symptoms, could get worse and not better before the next game. Yet the coach needs to predict whether she's going to be okay enough to play. She may be okay to play but not for 40 minutes if there's a roster crunch. Aubrey also face planted very hard onto the floor during the Xavier game. And there could also be concern about her bruises and whether she should play 40 minutes. Because fans saw Ayanna finish the Xavier game on the court, maybe they didn't realize that she hit her face or head and the extent of it. That doesn't mean that she has a serious head injury because of it, only that they're not sure yet what her level of injury is. She also previously had jammed fingers. But whatever the reason, at the early date of the DePaul postponement, her status is questionable. It's just like with Carol, her status is being evaluated day to day. Yet UConn probably needs to decide by Monday whether to proceed with Wednesday's game. Even if a player could possibly play. UConn will play it safe due to the number of players who have questionable status, especially if the UConn roster is only at the league minimum. I guess my point is that having questionable status doesn't mean that a player can't play as much it means that they shouldn't play due to the staff looking out for the players exposure to risk. Since playing with minor injuries can lead to greater injuries, they're being ruled out with questionable status. By protecting the players now, they're protecting the program for later in the season, especially for the big upcoming OCC games that will be on national TV. [/QUOTE]

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