Villanova on Pause, Cancels Next 3 Games (Not UConn)

[navery12]

 

[UconnU]

Great so they have 2 weeks to prepare for us...

 

[Chin Diesel]

Great so they have 2 weeks to prepare for us...

The amount of culture Jay Wright can instill in a team in two weeks is a scary thought.

 

[Son of Robert]

They might be a little rusty you never know. When we played Creighton with a 17 day break, and not really even in the groove yet, we were rusty for sure. I'm sure Jay isn't looking forward to having to play us first game back.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Storrs South]

So if there were two positives today, based on what happened in December with DePaul, CT DPH is not going to let UConn play Villanova on January 15 since it doesn't clear the 14 day window.

 

[ucawn]

I hope CT DPH grew a pair over New Years

 

[Vuce]

So if there were two positives today, based on what happened in December with DePaul, CT DPH is not going to let UConn play Villanova on January 15 since it doesn't clear the 14 day window.

Agree. The UConn/Nova game will not happen since it sounds like new positive tests. Earliest they will let us play this game is January 17th or 18th. Sigh.

 

[Jluc]

Not a chance we play them as scheduled.

 

[Chin Diesel]

So if there were two positives today, based on what happened in December with DePaul, CT DPH is not going to let UConn play Villanova on January 15 since it doesn't clear the 14 day window.

I hope CT DPH grew a pair over New Years

Agree. The UConn/Nova game will not happen since it sounds like new positive tests. Earliest they will let us play this game is January 17th or 18th. Sigh.

Not a chance we play them as scheduled.

So much for following the science. Making policies based on guidelines when data was all over the place and hanging on to those policies as more data comes in and guidelines have been revised is the most "Land of Steady Habits" attribute you can have.

 

[navery12]

The CDC recommends the 10 day quarantine if no symptoms are shown, both Villanova players have shown symptoms already. So that's already not relevant for 2 of the players, and from Jay Wright's comments he expects more positives tomorrow

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Two symptomatic positives on the same day after players isolated in hotel rooms for six straight days (assuming they actually did isolate from one another) is not the same concern as one or more sporadic asymptomatic positives.

 

[Hi-Low]

As harsh as it sounds letting team go home for Christmas was a bad idea.

Those 2 positive players practiced with the team yesterday so safe to assume more will probably test positive in the next week or so.

 

[auror]

Did they test and practice the same day after isolating? Why not test, and let the people who tested negative practice?

 

[BParkDog]

If they don't change the protocol, then the odds of a full-blown tourni happening are diminishingly small.

Our best hope at seeing our boys in late March is going to be a combination of:

1. Changing quarantining protocol prior to tourni.
2. Steady decline between now and then of cases and hospitalizations.
3. As widespread use of the vaccines as possible.

This is just our recreation, and that can't come before reasonable safety measures, and so forgive the inappropriate analogy, but, there are no atheists in foxholes in wars or among us fans when the tourni is on the line. I'll say a quick prayer.

 

[superjohn]

For the millionth time there will be a tournament.

 

[cohenzone]

The amount of culture Jay Wright can instill in a team in two weeks is a scary thought.

They’ll be rusty. We will be sharp as a tack. They might as well take another week off and just forfeit to us.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Oof. Highly likely that there could be many more than just 2 positives going forward if they were asymptomatic/minimally symptomatic at a full practice a day before getting positive tests.

Edit: If they were going full-contact, with no or sporadic masking, the whole damn team could end up positive for COVID, and it will happen (new positive tests) likely over a window of 1/5 - 1/10...potentially extending out further than that

 

[freescooter]

Hell of a job by the best commissioner in basketball. Did she plan this so they’d be rested for a late season run?

 

[freescooter]

For the millionth time there will be a tournament.

I agree. It may only have 6 teams and they might have to pause it 9 times with the final in October, but play they will

 

[UCSouth]

Hell of a job by the best commissioner in basketball. Did she plan this so they’d be rested for a late season run?

Why would you bring a conversation from another thread into this one?

 

[TerryBoyz]

Will be interesting to see how it impacts their rankings. Can’t punish them for being idle but not playing can’t help them either.

 

[Stinger92860]

For the millionth time there will be a tournament.

bubble baby