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Excalibur said:
I guess you could take it to mean that Reed isn't doing what he needs to get himself healthy, which is different from "he could play but isn't willing".
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What is Reed not doing to get himself healthy?
 
Look, we all saw Reed last time out. He was not himself. He had a very tough time. He didn't move like he is capable.

Hurley's comments are hard to understand without really knowing what is going on with Reed. It might be something about how the kid is rehabbing. We don't know why he said what he said.

Patience. More will come out in the next pre-game chat.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
When did it become ankle and knee?
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I was confused by that also. Borges said knee but earlier in the article he wrote this:

Reed was sidelined for the third time in the Huskies' last four games by an ankle issue.

So is it both or was Borges just confused and misspoke in what he wrote in my other post about the knee?
 
Deepster said:
What is Reed not doing to get himself healthy?
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We don't know, but it's the only somewhat logical implication of Hurley's statement. The whole "soft" thing continues to be a stretch.
 
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Excalibur said:
We don't know, but it's the only somewhat logical implication of Hurley's statement. The whole "soft" thing continues to be a stretch.
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In fairness though Hurley doesn’t tell us anything about injured players until the guys are ready. So while you and others could be right in your assumptions, Deep could as well based on how you take Danny speaking up “needing him to get on the court” and being frustrated he’s not.

We wil hear something eventually but either way, we need him in the lineup battling. I am dying to see him and Reibe on the court together in certain matchups.
 
mauconnfan said:
In fairness though Hurley doesn’t tell us anything about injured players until the guys are ready. So while you and others could be right in your assumptions, Deep could as well based on how you take Danny speaking up “needing him to get on the court” and being frustrated he’s not.

We wil hear something eventually but either way, we need him in the lineup battling. I am dying to see him and Reibe on the court together in certain matchups.
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I'm dying to see a opposing centers, breathing a sigh of relief as Reed goes to the bench only to look up and see Eric coming in.
 
HooperScooper said:
I was confused by that also. Borges said knee but earlier in the article he wrote this:

Reed was sidelined for the third time in the Huskies' last four games by an ankle issue.

So is it both or was Borges just confused and misspoke in what he wrote in my other post about the knee?
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I remember watching one of the post games and Hurley said hurt ankle and knee. But I’m old and have drunken too many beers in my life to be certain of anything.
 
TroyHall98 said:
Is Tarris officially a no-go for tonight’s game vs ETAM?
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is it Game Time, yet?
I think we will know more in 20 minutes.
Also, most likely not. They will rest him and he will probably be good to go for match up with Florida.
 
The staff has done an excellent job of navigating through our schedule with an emerging Reibe and some creative rotations while trying to get Mullins and Reed back on the court. Mullins is back and Reed is trending towards no minutes restriction. Danny may appear frustrated with Reed's situation but he has to be giddy about Reibe's development and progress. 7-1 record . He's just being safe with Reed's health and playing the long game with him. Hope he can give us some meaningful minutes next Tuesday/Friday. Primetime games.
 
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UConn men’s basketball starting center Tarris Reed, Jr. will sit out Friday’s game against East Texas A&M University with an ankle injury.


The news was confirmed by UConn Director of Men’s Basketball Communications Bobby Mullen, who said his status remains game-to-game.
 
If he wasn’t ready to play in last night’s tune up, I have a hard time believing he will be ready for tougher competition next week. This situation smells like he will be out until the new year and when he comes back he won’t be 100%.
 
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TroyHall98 said:
If he wasn’t ready to play in last night’s tune up, I have a hard time believing he will be ready for tougher competition next week. This situation smells like he will be out until the new year and when he comes back he won’t be 100%.
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What? Maybe he plays against Florida and maybe not, but if he’s not 100%, why would you play him against a cupcake? Get Reibe the reps and get Reed the rest. It would make zero sense to bring him back for East Texas A&M.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
What? Maybe he plays against Florida and maybe not, but if he’s not 100%, why would you play him against a cupcake? Get Reibe the reps and get Reed the rest. It would make zero sense to bring him back for East Texas A&M.
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Exactly my point. It does not appear he is game ready let alone 100%. If he were, ETAM would be the perfect game to allow him to ease into game flow.
 
TroyHall98 said:
Exactly my point. It does not appear he is game ready let alone 100%. If he were, ETAM would be the perfect game to allow him to ease into game flow.
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Literally the exact opposite of your point. He doesn’t need to ease into game flow. Even if he could play, there would be no point in bringing him back for ETAM if he would be better served by rest.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
Literally the exact opposite of your point. He doesn’t need to ease into game flow. Even if he could play, there would be no point in bringing him back for ETAM if he would be better served by rest.
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Ok..badly worded sarcasm on my part I guess.

Disagree on the ETAM point. If he was able to give it a go, it’s the perfect game to test the ankle.

My larger point is this: he is not ready and given how he looked against Illinois it may be awhile before he is. Ankle injuries are pesky..probably more so for a player his size. I view the game to game designation as gamesmanship. I hope I am wrong.
 
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UConn Director of Men’s Basketball Communications Bobby Mullen.... said his status remains game-to-game.

Unless the meaning of game-to-game has changed radically, my read is that Tarris will be back soon. If he said week-to-week, that would sound like January. There are five games left in December. Hate to have him miss them all. At any rate, the question should come up in the presser before Florida.
 
It’s been said, but I’d rather err on the side of resting him than see him come back at the equivalent of where he was vs. Illinois (not that I know he’d be only at that level). No question he helped us win that game with his presence on the floor, but his mobility was noticeably hindered and that made me just worry about him getting hurt worse the whole time he was in.

Edit: hit —> him*
 
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thekollieman said:
It’s been said, but I’d rather err on the side of resting him than see him come back at the equivalent of where he was vs. Illinois (not that I know he’d be only at that level). No question he helped us win that game with his presence on the floor, but his mobility was noticeably hindered and that made me just worry about him getting hurt worse the whole time he was in.

Edit: hit —> him*
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Need him for florida given their front court. Give 10 minutes and rest during lowly big east schedule. Seed will be determined now
 
TroyHall98 said:
Ok..badly worded sarcasm on my part I guess.

Disagree on the ETAM point. If he was able to give it a go, it’s the perfect game to test the ankle.

My larger point is this: he is not ready and given how he looked against Illinois it may be awhile before he is. Ankle injuries are pesky..probably more so for a player his size. I view the game to game designation as gamesmanship. I hope I am wrong.
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Why would be EASE his ankle against a cupcake. There is nothing to test. Even if he felt 100% there is zero reason to play him that game. It’s an ankle, he can move effectively or he can’t. Not using it and getting treatments are the smartest thing he can do

Athletes heal differently than avg folks. Getting a week off can be a big help.
 
For what it is worth, he did appear to have a bit of a limp in one of the views headed to a timeout against E Tx AM
 
Deepster said:
I’m starting to wonder if he’s soft.

I know what the responses will be. I want him healthy. He’s the Kodiak bear. He must be really hurt. They’re playing it safe. Yeah yeah.

We are going to now play Kansas and Arizona with significant minutes from Koroma. Get on the court, Reed.
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Do you really think Tarris is making all the decisions ? I I’ll bet he will not play until after Christmas, maybe New Year as someone else suggested. It doesn’t matter how tough you are, if you’re not 99%+, it’s not worth going at this stage of the season. When you start questioning an athletes physical toughness after successive injuries, you are asking for trouble. He may not be the toughest person ever, who knows? Until he feels confident in his body, you aren’t going to get Jackshiite from him. We are still a long way from the moment when Hurley has to say it’s now or never Tarris.
 
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