Paige is practicing

[meyers7]

You're actually going to claim that there haven't been almost-as-inane but serious posts on this board about how player X was going to do something miraculous?

Sure, but I mean come on, people should be able to get that one. It was funny as hell. I even gave it a laughing emoji.

 

[AmeriConn]

Before anyone asks: no being in her 1st practice does not mean she’ll be ready to play on Friday.

Sunday?

 

[Jackalope]

Alexa's Courant Article

UConn women’s basketball’s Paige Bueckers returns to team practice Wednesday​

Non-paywall article from MSN:

MSN

 

[Stymie]

I have heard that Paige has incentives in her NIL deals that pay massive bonuses for her being named Player of the Year again. She will not risk winning that award by not playing Friday night. I personally believe that she will want to make a statement and will try to put up Caitlin Clark like numbers. I won't be one bit surprised if she gets 40 shots up against Xavier and goes for 50 points.

And I heard that the Moon is made of cheese.

 

[JordyG]

I have heard that Paige has incentives in her NIL deals that pay massive bonuses for her being named Player of the Year again. She will not risk winning that award by not playing Friday night. I personally believe that she will want to make a statement and will try to put up Caitlin Clark like numbers. I won't be one bit surprised if she gets 40 shots up against Xavier and goes for 50 points.

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[cferraro04]

I have heard that Paige has incentives in her NIL deals that pay massive bonuses for her being named Player of the Year again. She will not risk winning that award by not playing Friday night. I personally believe that she will want to make a statement and will try to put up Caitlin Clark like numbers. I won't be one bit surprised if she gets 40 shots up against Xavier and goes for 50 points.

Obviously, a sarcastic post...just trying to figure out who you are poking...the posters calling for her return, the posters who say she won't be ready or the NIL system for college athletes?

 

[JordyG]

I have heard that Paige has incentives in her NIL deals that pay massive bonuses for her being named Player of the Year again. She will not risk winning that award by not playing Friday night. I personally believe that she will want to make a statement and will try to put up Caitlin Clark like numbers. I won't be one bit surprised if she gets 40 shots up against Xavier and goes for 50 points.

 

[Barkin Out]

And I heard that the Moon is made of cheese.

Huh…I always wondered how the cow jumped over the moon. But perhaps it just stepped over the cheese.

Time to close this thread?

 

[visitingcock]

it's early, but . . .

Post of the Year Nomination!

 

[Bills Fan]

One non-PB item seen in a couple of the videos in this thread. It looks to me like Liv is also on the court and moving around w/o any noticable appearance of discomfort-she isn't running, just walking through the plays as we watch PB move. That is an encouraging sign to me as I was concerned about the sevedrity of her groin injury.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

I will never understand the timing of a transfer like this, of course unless there are extreme mitigating circumstances.

Is she a RS Sophomore or a grad?

 

[LwrcasefaN]

There are actually fans who subscribe to INSIDER sites for similar information in this post. Here, it's free! I don't need to know anything that bad about wcbb for $29.99 a month. I do see a side hustle in the future.

 

[Bama fan]

Obviously, a sarcastic post...just trying to figure out who you are poking...the posters calling for her return, the posters who say she won't be ready or the NIL system for college athletes?

Yes!

 

[sun]

A very short video that shows Paige at team practice.
Geno and Nika say a few words too.

 

[Centerstream]

Maybe someone should start a new "at Xavier" thread with a poll about how Paige will be dressed at the game. Like
In warm ups wearing a brace (her attire as of late)
In warm ups no brace
In uniform wearing a brace
In uniform no brace

 

[Vowelguy]

I will never understand the timing of a transfer like this, of course unless there are extreme mitigating circumstances.

If you have big time BB aspirations then this makes less sense. But how many players fit that description? (Very few)

If this is just a transaction to get a free education, then there is a limit — eg like when you get fed up with a job.

 

[HuskyNan]

Geezy @#$% people. I'm sorry @AgStatesman , you know some people can't look up to see anything.

You gotta admit, there have been plenty of perfectly serious posts that have been this far out there.

 

[stamfordhusky]

One of the dumbest posts I've ever seen on the boneyard.

True, but I’m sure he was joking. No one would take this seriously

 

[Beemer]

Man that is some brace!

 

[ClifSpliffy]

check out paige's gait on that slo-mo side to side curl. she's up on her toes with that left leg. wholeism is returning to that body part. u don't get out in front iffn there is concern in ur mind that jiggly pieces may break loose.
as far as the 'up on toes' thing, i've seen very few that naturally do it like russ westbrook, especially earlier in his career. that guy leaves only toenail prints in the sand. amazing. paige is mostly an up on toes type, and her injury came when she mis-short-stepped and landed awkwardly on the back part of her foot, sending a force vector up her leg.
as long as an injury doesn't result in a tangled bird's nest of mangled rubber bands, injury diagnosis and therapies can be straightforward. im sure the bone parts of the puzzle should heal just fine. she ain't got osteoporosis.
nika sez in that video 'as azzi sez, we're gonna be a nasty team when she comes back.' youse listening?

 

[Skeets]

a former Yankees player had the same issues after running into the outfield fence in spring training. Never was the same.

Huh? That's equivalent to Paige? You saw both sets of xrays/MRIs? Perhaps you saw these while you were staying at a Holiday Inn Express? What does your post have to do with anything?

 

[CTBballfan243]

Geno is going to have to ease Paige back into the lineup. Maybe only play her 16 minutes a 1/2 to start out.

 

[GoUconn7961]

One of the dumbest posts I've ever seen on the boneyard.

I believe the post was sarcasm.

 

[GoUconn7961]

I'm not sure what we posters would do if we weren't allowed to speculate, pretend we're doctors (apologies to those that are), pretend we're coaches (see Dr. apology), and pretend we're players.

All those jobs are tiring!

 

[Papa33]

I don’t believe for a minute that the tomahawks won’t come out at tourney time ala face block to Caroline or trip screens and very hard fouls underneath with “extreme prejudice” -above and beyond normal aggressive play.
That’s why 100% is REQUIRED.

How-- or better yet-- why do you assume that opponents will basically play "dirty" ball. Ten bodies in a high intensity contest in a relatively small space will bang and collide somewhat, but you really shouldn't toss out accusations of deliberate mayhem beforehand.