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What is with the injjury to AE?

Morrow almost beat us last year, and if Aaliyah can't go, we may have a huge problem if our guards don't make shots. If she is not ready to play this game, she is not ready. We will win the BE even if we blow this game, but her health is more important for the long run.
DePaul was a much better team last season. So far this season, even with Morrow in the lineup, DePaul has lost to the likes of Northern IL, Cleveland St and Towson with an overall record of 10-6.
 
Either way it will be a good experience for the post players to content with Morrow. Not sure who i think would have the better success after Aaliyah - Dorka (size) or Aubrey (speed/athleticism)...
And Aubrey wasn't available last season. At least this is an option this time.
 
Hopefully, it is nothing. But she got up grimacing a bit, from her Derek Jeter-like swan dive into the seats. I believe she continued playing until the half, but I would need to review the tape to be sure. In any case, after the half, CD sat her down and they iced the injured area. I saw her smiling with Azzi and Paige on the bench, so she must not be badly damaged. Certainly, they didn't need her against Butler. If there is any hint of lingering discomfort, I would sit her against DePaul as well. Seriously, who cares if we win or lose? I doubt that Caroline will be out of the concussion protocol by Sunday, so it shortens the bench a lot. unit would be fun to see what the team can do with Aubrey, Nika, Dorka, Lou and some combination of Patterson, Bettencourt and DeBerry.
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There was a perfectly good tray of nachos on one of the chairs that didn’t survive Aaliyah crashing into them….:(
I hate to even think it but this may all be Geno's fault. He's been known to challenge players to guard chairs. Chair possessing nachos isn't all that different from player possessing ball. Aaliyah reads and reacts, closes on the target, and next thing you know, the trainer's giving Aaliyah a foot rub...and possibly a mani/pedi.
 
It looked in the game like a bruise on the top of her foot but CD called it an ankle injury which she supposedly iced I believe at halftime. She didn't seem to be in any pain during the second half on the bench. Hopefully just a precaution. But then Azzzi came back and played after her "minor" knee injury so who really knows.
yes it looked more to me that her foot banged into the chair...........I'm hopeful that it was more of a bruise to the top of her foot than an ankle sprain..........hope to see her playing against Depaul.....
 
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There was a perfectly good tray of nachos on one of the chairs that didn’t survive Aaliyah crashing into them….:(
I don`t think there has ever been a perfectly good tray of nachos in Cincinnati. Aaliyah should be commended for preventing their further consumption.

Anyhow, if you have courtside seats, maybe you should be going to the restroom at halftime? Just a thought. :rolleyes:
 
Morrow almost beat us last year, and if Aaliyah can't go, we may have a huge problem if our guards don't make shots. If she is not ready to play this game, she is not ready. We will win the BE even if we blow this game, but her health is more important for the long run.
This year DePaul lost two of their best players from last year...Lexi Held (graduated) and Sonya Morris (transferred to Texas). The current players have a tendancy to stand around and watch Morrow shoot.

They defer to her. Here's the box score of their last game vs Marquette. Notice how many shots Morrow took versus everyone else. She took 27 shots and missed 17 of them (37% fgp). [Box score] Here's the box score of their recent game against Creighton on Dec 31. Note that DePaul lost BOTH games.
 
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when you play so many extra minutes, your body is less able to withstand the extra strains, so general fatigue shows up in unnecessary injuries. i may not be a doctor, but i stayed in a holiday inn express last night. :)
 
Nika Muhl leads the team at just under 35 minutes a game, and is 73rd in the country. No one else on the team is even close to that. 32 minutes a game isn't even close to an unusual amount.
Wow, I thought she was playing more than 35. Or is that number skewed by the Princeton game when she got injured and left the game early?
 
I don't see anything posted. What was the injury, how bad was it, will she be available agianst DePaul?
How long has Azzi been out, 7 weeks? It seems like an eternity.
 
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If you watch when AE goes into the chairs that the court also is raised about 6 inches from the floor besides the court, this could have also helped in causing the injury. I severely sprained my ankle on one of those type of courts in high school, my left ankle has never been the same since and it ended my basketball playing.
 
If you watch when AE goes into the chairs that the court also is raised about 6 inches from the floor besides the court, this could have also helped in causing the injury. I severely sprained my ankle on one of those type of courts in high school, my left ankle has never been the same since and it ended my basketball playing.
So you're saying the chairs were at a lower elevation than the court? Ugh I wish we could just get a standard set of rules for all courts and make it so it's safe for the players. The worst are those raised courts where a player could go out of bounds and fall 5 feet.
 
If you watch when AE goes into the chairs that the court also is raised about 6 inches from the floor besides the court, this could have also helped in causing the injury. I severely sprained my ankle on one of those type of courts in high school, my left ankle has never been the same since and it ended my basketball playing.
The NBA's loss was the US Army's gain. :);)
 
So you're saying the chairs were at a lower elevation than the court? Ugh I wish we could just get a standard set of rules for all courts and make it so it's safe for the players. The worst are those raised courts where a player could go out of bounds and fall 5 feet.
What school has the moat around the court? Is that Vanderbilt? Seriously, the NCAA needs to set some standards on what is allowed around the courts. $$$$ doesn't come into play. I pretty sure the NCAA doesn't get any of the courtside seat revenue.
 
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For the $$$$$ money. Seats on the floor are the most expensive except for luxury suites.
I understand the $$ principle. But it seems to me that if the seats are unsold and are therefore empty, it would be prudent to remove them and create more of a buffer. (But I’m also thinking - where did those nachos come from?)
 
What school has the moat around the court? Is that Vanderbilt? Seriously, the NCAA needs to set some standards on what is allowed around the courts. $$$$ doesn't come into play. I pretty sure the NCAA doesn't get any of the courtside seat revenue.
Vanderbilt’s court had a moat around it but I believe it is now gone.
 
If nothing else Geno can never say AE couldn’t guard a chair. She just has to learn how do it without fouling. Nachos? Be thankful that CD’s soft drink cup wasn’t under those chairs. They would still be pumping the arena down.
 
What school has the moat around the court? Is that Vanderbilt? Seriously, the NCAA needs to set some standards on what is allowed around the courts. $$$$ doesn't come into play. I pretty sure the NCAA doesn't get any of the courtside seat revenue.
I think you're referring to Minnesota's arena, nicknamed the Barn (i think). It's the only one where the benches are lower than the court that I've seen.
 
I think you're referring to Minnesota's arena, nicknamed the Barn (i think). It's the only one where the benches are lower than the court that I've seen.
Yeah, I was going to say something but I do not want to jinx anything. All I have to say is, being from Minnesota an attending many games at the Barn over many years, I am just thankful.
 
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I hate to even think it but this may all be Geno's fault. He's been known to challenge players to guard chairs. Chair possessing nachos isn't all that different from player possessing ball. Aaliyah reads and reacts, closes on the target, and next thing you know, the trainer's giving Aaliyah a foot rub...and possibly a mani/pedi.
I hate to even think it but this may all be Geno's fault. He's been known to challenge players to guard chairs. Chair possessing nachos isn't all that different from player possessing ball. Aaliyah reads and reacts, closes on the target, and next thing you know, the trainer's giving Aaliyah a foot rub...and possibly a mani/pedi.
A tip of the hat and my apologies to Registered UConn. I missed your post my first time thru the thread and apparently we thought of the same thing.
 
Hinkle Arena at Butler has a raised court. I hate those. I’m surprised there aren’t a lot of injuries there

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Vanderbilt’s court had a moat around it but I believe it is now gone.
The floor in Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium was built higher than the seats along the side lines. There is a discussion in Wikipedia on the design and construction of the arena if anyone is interested.
 
when you play so many extra minutes, your body is less able to withstand the extra strains, so general fatigue shows up in unnecessary injuries. i may not be a doctor, but i stayed in a holiday inn express last night. :)
I'd suggest a Marriott next time
 
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