St John's Injury Updates
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Didn't Hurley just say something along the lines of you're going to see a healthy UConn team on Friday?
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How the heck would they play without Diarra, Mahaney and Nowell?
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What a dumb question. Double bigs of course. Or the vaunted Triple Bigs!
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Your title suggested the Johnnies injury woes not ours!!
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That's a good question, I would say Ross if it comes to that. He's been playing better, at least defensively. It will be trial by fire for him. Not a great scenario playing St John's.
If McNeeley is healthy, I'd let him run point, as I think he's our best ball handler outside of those three. Since he's on a restriction... probably mostly a combination of Ball and Karaban? Maybe some Stewart? It would get ugly quickly though in the face of any ball pressure.
Hopefully we have at least two of Diarra/Mahaney/Nowell available to play though, or we might eclipse our TOs in the Marquette game.
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Absolutely agree, but if it is not a bit of gamesmanship get the Toradol ready. In the words of Herb Brooks by the way of Kurt Russell, "A bruise to the leg is a hell of a long way from the heart."
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Yeah, I was like "Oh, they have a Nowell too? Wait what..."
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I assumed he meant who was going to handle the ball. I don't think Ross would get that nod.
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It stated Mahaney and Diarra are game time decision, so I'm hopeful both will be available.
I do wonder if Nowell wasn't out so long and getting PT, Hurley would either sit Diarra for a game or two, or at least limit his PT. Huge props to Hass for gutting it out against MU where he was clearing compromised. Hopefully, he'll feel a little better and play tomorrow.
Could we see Ball and/or Ross initating the half court offense and Hurley giving Hass a little more rest. We did see both of those two help bring the ball across half court last game, though I don't recall them initiating the offense. Maybe Ball did it once or so. Expect the Johnies pressuring full court and trapping our handlers throughout the night.
I hope you are correct and this is gamesmanship on Hurley's part. Look at fatroony's post # 9 in this thread. I am concerned we don't see Diarra at full health for the rest of the season. And that is too bad, because he has been better than expected by grabbing the starting PG position by the throat and playing well.