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[QUOTE="Buzzyboy, post: 2684258, member: 1364"]
I think nagging injuries could sometimes be worse than ACL injuries because in the case of an ACL injury, you know that you've lost that player for the season but nagging injuries can affect the effectiveness of a player and diminish their game whereas when you lose a player, another player (healthy) comes in and hopefully is capable of contributing at a high level. I think Notre Dame had a better DEEP roster than most teams and especially UConn and the fact that those ACL injuries happened either prior to the season or early in the season, allowed their replacements to get the minutes to show their abilities and grow. In actuality, it's possible that the replacement players actually eventually played at a higher level than the player they were replacing and it might have improved their chemistry. That supposition can never be proven but it surely isn't impossible that it may not be accurate. Remember Lou Gehrig got in the lineup because another player (was it Wally Pip) got hurt and he didn't do too bad until he developed ALS. One of the top 20 players in the history of baseball, easily!
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