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Paige Update

I know we’re talking Paige here, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they keep Caroline and liv on the bench for a few more games in order to be sure they’re ready for the BE Tournament
 
she is definitely done for the regular season, prob the big east tournament and that's fine, yesterday's game prove there is no need to rush someone.
 
GoUconn7961 said:
I know we’re talking Paige here, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they keep Caroline and liv on the bench for a few more games in order to be sure they’re ready for the BE Tournament
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Not too sure about keeping Caroline on the bench. With her issue being recurring headaches, I would hope that once she goes a couple of days without another one, then she will rejoin the team practices and be available to play in the next game. I assume that she won't be available for tomorrow's game, but hopefully next Friday at Xavier. (Fingers crossed.)
As for Liv, groin injuries are treated by lots of rest, so they will probably keep her on the bench until the BE tournament, except for a brief Senior Game appearance, only if she has recovered tho.
 
LarryLegend said:
its gone from 8 weeks to “I think she will play this season “. IMO she won’t be back this season and its for the best. Obviously hope I am wrong.
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Just a "point of order"... the 8 weeks was recovery from the surgery...NOT to being on the court. We are in the next phase of her recovery...getting her to work the leg, get back to playing shape and gain confidence that it is healed and won't let her down.
 
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PAHuskeyFan said:
Just a "point of order"... the 8 weeks was recovery from the surgery...NOT to being on the court. We are in the next phase of her recovery...getting her to work the leg, get back to playing shape and gain confidence that it is healed and won't let her down.
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Go slow make sure physical does not get mental, Paige needs to feel comfortable before game pressure affects her confidence. Hope she starts slow and finishes strong.
 
All everyone talks about is when Paige comes back..is she coming back this year? She still isn't able to do any cutting..then how long before she's in basketball shape..will she subconsciously be tentative..she wasn't shooting the 3 ball well even before she got hurt..the one good thing about Paige is she doesn't have to score to make this team better.
I'd sure like to see her back but that being said if Uconn plays the suffocating defense they played against DePaul they can beat anyone outside of SC and Stanford without Paige and they still would have a shot beating those two..I've watched Louisville a few times ..the number 3 ranked team in the country and they don't have the talent Uconn has but they play great defense
So hopefully Paige will be back but I would think it has to be soon for her to at least to start practicing otherwise keep her out for next season and be 110% healthy and roll with this team they have
 
Jmsdawg said:
Go slow make sure physical does not get mental, Paige needs to feel comfortable before game pressure affects her confidence. Hope she starts slow and finishes strong.
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I thought I said that... "paige gains confidence... ":confused:
 
HuskyNan said:
Geno said that about Aubrey
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Agree @HuskyNan , Geno has been very careful in what he has said regarding Paige. Stuff like recovery from surgery is 8 weeks... and we will see where it goes after that.

I am confident all involved will be cautious about pushing the situation.
 
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eebmg said:
Lots of optimism from Geno


www.theuconnblog.com

Injury Update: Geno expects Paige Bueckers to return this season

Geno Auriemma provided updates on UConn’s injured players including Bueckers, Caroline Ducharme, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
www.theuconnblog.com www.theuconnblog.com
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The last couple of days have given us a greater window into what "on schedule" means for Paige. Listening to Geno makes it plain that the last one to give Paige clearance is Paige. That is what she is telling him. This I like very much.
 
browns said:
All everyone talks about is when Paige comes back..is she coming back this year? She still isn't able to do any cutting..then how long before she's in basketball shape..will she subconsciously be tentative..she wasn't shooting the 3 ball well even before she got hurt..the one good thing about Paige is she doesn't have to score to make this team better.
I'd sure like to see her back but that being said if Uconn plays the suffocating defense they played against DePaul they can beat anyone outside of SC and Stanford without Paige and they still would have a shot beating those two..I've watched Louisville a few times ..the number 3 ranked team in the country and they don't have the talent Uconn has but they play great defense
So hopefully Paige will be back but I would think it has to be soon for her to at least to start practicing otherwise keep her out for next season and be 110% healthy and roll with this team they have
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an example I want to use is Kevin Durant, they rushed him back game 5 of finals when most ppl knew he was not ready. What happened? He got hurt and this was way worse than previous injury, missed the following season.
 
Centerstream said:
Not too sure about keeping Caroline on the bench. With her issue being recurring headaches, I would hope that once she goes a couple of days without another one, then she will rejoin the team practices and be available to play in the next game. I assume that she won't be available for tomorrow's game, but hopefully next Friday at Xavier. (Fingers crossed.)
As for Liv, groin injuries are treated by lots of rest, so they will probably keep her on the bench until the BE tournament, except for a brief Senior Game appearance, only if she has recovered tho.
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So it's OK for her groin to participate in 3 hr practices but games are too risky?

You generally don't play unless you can practice. If you want her to rest the injury then she has to stop practicing and just sit until March?
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
The last couple of days have given us a greater window into what "on schedule" means for Paige. Listening to Geno makes it plain that the last one to give Paige clearance is Paige. That is what she is telling him. This I like very much.
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According to GENO, Paige and only Paige will say when she is ready to play. She won't let a doctor release her if she doesn't feel ready. So ask Paige!
Me too, I want Paige or her parents give their blessing before she plays. It is her future, her life to fix or ruin (obviously with medical input).
 
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browns said:
All everyone talks about is when Paige comes back..is she coming back this year? She still isn't able to do any cutting..then how long before she's in basketball shape..will she subconsciously be tentative..she wasn't shooting the 3 ball well even before she got hurt..the one good thing about Paige is she doesn't have to score to make this team better.
I'd sure like to see her back but that being said if Uconn plays the suffocating defense they played against DePaul they can beat anyone outside of SC and Stanford without Paige and they still would have a shot beating those two..I've watched Louisville a few times ..the number 3 ranked team in the country and they don't have the talent Uconn has but they play great defense
So hopefully Paige will be back but I would think it has to be soon for her to at least to start practicing otherwise keep her out for next season and be 110% healthy and roll with this team they have
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A 110 percent ready Paige NEXT YEAR, in the long term is better than an 85 percent Paige NOW. I can handle the wait? In life, expectations often are better than the fact.
 
Goodgood said:
They will do what they need to do. They certainly did not rush Nika, nor did they rush Azzi. And they will deal the same way with Caroline, Liv and Paige. Relax, sit back and enjoy.
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no they didn't rush them back but they sure are playing a whole lot of minutes right now out of necessity.......not really ideal, especially in Azzi's case since a stress reaction is an overuse injury.........
 
Ball n said:
A 110 percent ready Paige NEXT YEAR, in the long term is better than an 85 percent Paige NOW. I can handle the wait? In life, expectations often are better than the fact.
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When did you get your medical training? What is 110% of herself? How did you arrive at 85%? So she has to be beyond 100% to play?????

IMO the media has allowed this near-paranoia over Bueckers' injury to flourish by sensationalizing the extent of the injury with images of metal plates and screws holding a complete fracture together.
 
Ball n said:
According to GENO, Paige and only Paige will say when she is ready to play. She won't let a doctor release her if she doesn't feel ready. So ask Paige!
Me too, I want Paige or her parents give their blessing before she plays. It is her future, her life to fix or ruin (obviously with medical input).
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Exactly.
 
Alydar said:
So it's OK for her groin to participate in 3 hr practices but games are too risky?

You generally don't play unless you can practice. If you want her to rest the injury then she has to stop practicing and just sit until March?
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Where exactly in my post did I state that she will be practicing but not playing in games. My premise was that she had recovered and I stated that in my post. And if you want to get the context of my post, please read the post that I was replying to.
 
Poster after Poster acts like coming back from injury is some sort of strategic move by the coaching staff. IMO these are young athletes ready to get back into action as soon as they are cleared to return. This "wait til next year" stuff is nonsense. Feels like Roy Hobbs with the bullet fragment lodged in his abdomen, risking permanent damage if he played in the pennant deciding game. You guys with kids, how did you treat your own kids when they got their cast removed? Did you hold them inside until their limb fully healed or did you watch your child run off to the playground? These are young, world class athletes, waiting to do what they love to do most, play basketball.
BTW couldn't avoid saying it- too many injuries this year! What's going on? Stretching? Training? Recovery?
Traumatic injuries, like Junior Griffey running into a fence are unavoidable. Aaron Judge pulling a muscle swinging a bat, need to look into that one.
 
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Alydar said:
So it's OK for her groin to participate in 3 hr practices but games are too risky?

You generally don't play unless you can practice. If you want her to rest the injury then she has to stop practicing and just sit until March?
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In the press conference following the DePaul game Geno said that because of a series of injuries Dorka generally does not participate in practice. Even so, she certainly seems to be playing in games, and was not too shabby against DePaul.

Also, fwiw, practices this late in the season are not 3 hours long.
 
Crossover said:
In the press conference following the DePaul game Geno said that because of a series of injuries Dorka generally does not participate in practice. Even so, she certainly seems to be playing in games, and was not too shabby against DePaul.

Also, fwiw, practices this late in the season are not 3 hours long.
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Agree, practices this time of year are less intense. There's scouting and specific emphasis on upcoming opponent, some drill work to stay sharp, some clock situations, and maybe one or two areas of focus for the day.
Sorry guys, I'm saying it and you're thinking it, why so many dang injuries?
 
Centerstream said:
Where exactly in my post did I state that she will be practicing but not playing in games. My premise was that she had recovered and I stated that in my post. And if you want to get the context of my post, please read the post that I was replying to.
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The point is that you have to practice well before you play. I want Bueckers back when she is 100% and both she and her doctors agree she is 100%. No sooner and no later. The best and consistent medical advise (other than yours) is that the injury should have healed 100% in 6-8 weeks and last Sunday's evaluation (again, by actual medical people with licenses) concluded that she is healing as expected and she is now incorporating some practice activity. So she is practicing, much like Mühl and Fudd did, in increments. This means she is doing basketball stuff and this will continue to become more intensive as long as there is no setback.

Practice is much more physically stressing than games so maybe you want all this practice stuff to end right now because she first has to be 110% and that won't be until the autumn, right?

And maybe we need to show Bueckers some respect for how she conducts herself. She may be an emotional warrior on the court but she leads a very disciplined life off it. Basketball is her life and from everything she has said I think she sees the big picture and will take care of herself.
 
MD#12Fan said:
Poster after Poster acts like coming back from injury is some sort of strategic move by the coaching staff. IMO these are young athletes ready to get back into action as soon as they are cleared to return. This "wait til next year" stuff is nonsense. Feels like Roy Hobbs with the bullet fragment lodged in his abdomen, risking permanent damage if he played in the pennant deciding game. You guys with kids, how did you treat your own kids when they got their cast removed? Did you hold them inside until their limb fully healed or did you watch your child run off to the playground? These are young, world class athletes, waiting to do what they love to do most, play basketball.
BTW couldn't avoid saying it- too many injuries this year! What's going on? Stretching? Training? Recovery?
Traumatic injuries, like Junior Griffey running into a fence are unavoidable. Aaron Judge pulling a muscle swinging a bat, need to look into that one.
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I once played the day after I got my braces. Still not happy I didn't get much credit for playing through the pain.
 
Paige should be gradually integrated into the team practices timed for her to go full speed in the first practice after the final game of the Big East tourney either 8 or 9 March. This gives her 9-10 days of team practice before UCONN's first NCAA tourney game. UCONN's first two games of the NCAA tourney will give her all the game experience she will need. If the team can't win the Big East championship and tourney without her then they don't deserve to partake of the NCAA tourney.
 
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