Will Bouknight be ready to go on Tuesday night?

[KingAG]

I’m sick of watching games where I’m holding my breath every minute hoping we get thru it without any injuries. Bouk needs to get more solid physically. Especially in the NBA where he will be playing against the strongest most skilled players in the world three times per week. I have said it before, the talent is there 100% but his body is not there yet. He needs one more year of college to mature physically.

Bouk would be an idiot to return to UConn next season. He’d be risking literal millions of dollars

 

[uconngb]

Bouk would be an idiot to return to UConn next season. He’d be risking literal millions of dollars

There is no chance he's coming back. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

Nor should he.

 

[tzznandrew]

Bouk would be an idiot to return to UConn next season. He’d be risking literal millions of dollars

The best place to mature is in gyms with actual pros while collecting millions of dollars.

Everyone here would do the same.

 

[Kathy]

The best place to mature is in gyms with actual pros while collecting millions of dollars.

Everyone here would do the same.

Or tell our child to.

 

[HeGotGame]

No one's response matters other than @Abe1

 

[MuchoDogYears]

I’m sick of watching games where I’m holding my breath every minute hoping we get thru it without any injuries. Bouk needs to get more solid physically. Especially in the NBA where he will be playing against the strongest most skilled players in the world three times per week. I have said it before, the talent is there 100% but his body is not there yet. He needs one more year of college to mature physically.

Before this years injury Bouk was bulked up and physically stronger than last year. Also never looked gassed in the first 6 games. Legs were strong right up to the ending horn.

After the elbow injury, it definitely looks like he lost a lot of muscle, including his legs. He absolutely lost his cardio.

Not sure what physical program the S&C had him on during the 7 weeks he’s been out. I can understand losing upper body muscle because of the elbow limiting certain workouts. But losing lower body strength and cardio shouldn’t have happened. Mystery there as to what went on.

 

[Improviser]

While we agree that his body is not there yet, it probably won't be there yet after another year. Most likely it will take at least several years of strength training and to fill out. So that's probably not a reason for him to return. Also, Ray and Rip were not exactly physically there either when they left for the NBA .....

From a physical standpoint, look at Lebron and even Gordon Hayward. They were skinny when they started in the pros. Now, Lebron's body speaks for itself after a few years in the NBA.

Not the same, but Hayward looks a lot more filled out than when he started in the NBA.

Same concept for most of the talented NBA players.

 

[Improviser]

For those older ones of us, age enhance the photo and make him 70 or 75 years old, and hope that is not how we would react right after a cataract operation or actually 4 weeks later , which would really be traumatic.

 

[HooperScooper]

Let the discourse continue to move on to bigger and better things and to even more clever GIFs. I wish I knew how to create one. Good laughs and smiles evoked.

If I can teach Son of Robert how to post an article I can teach you how to create a GIF. Couldn't be any easier with the GIF creator on this board.

There are 3 icons of 3 vertical dots at the top of each post when you open up to post. See all the icons up there? Click on the one about the middle of the page. You'll see a smiley face (those are the emojis you can use in posts) and then you'll see "GIF". Click on it. A box that says "search" will pop up with some GIFS. Write what you want to do with your GIF. For example, "how to teach someone". Click on the one you like and it will appear in your post. Got it? Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[gtcam]

Will Bouk be ready on Tuesday?
That's the topic - To me the question will be "Will Bouk be there at the end of the game?" Will he get hurt again or will Dan Hurley burn him out?

I'm still trying to figure out what literal million dollars are and trying to find a gym with pros so my grandkids can hang out and become mature

 

[Improviser]

If I can teach Son of Robert how to post an article I can teach you how to create a GIF. Couldn't be any easier with the GIF creator on this board.

There are 3 icons of 3 vertical dots at the top of each post when you open up to post. See all the icons up there? Click on the one about the middle of the page. You'll see a smiley face (those are the emojis you can use in posts) and then you'll see "GIF". Click on it. A box that says "search" will pop up with some GIFS. Write what you want to do with your GIF. For example, "how to teach someone". Click on the one you like and it will appear in your post. Got it? Let me know if you have any questions.

If I can teach Son of Robert how to post an article I can teach you how to create a GIF. Couldn't be any easier with the GIF creator on this board.

There are 3 icons of 3 vertical dots at the top of each post when you open up to post. See all the icons up there? Click on the one about the middle of the page. You'll see a smiley face (those are the emojis you can use in posts) and then you'll see "GIF". Click on it. A box that says "search" will pop up with some GIFS. Write what you want to do with your GIF. For example, "how to teach someone". Click on the one you like and it will appear in your post. Got it? Let me know if you have any questions.

If I can teach Son of Robert how to post an article I can teach you how to create a GIF. Couldn't be any easier with the GIF creator on this board.

There are 3 icons of 3 vertical dots at the top of each post when you open up to post. See all the icons up there? Click on the one about the middle of the page. You'll see a smiley face (those are the emojis you can use in posts) and then you'll see "GIF". Click on it. A box that says "search" will pop up with some GIFS. Write what you want to do with your GIF. For example, "how to teach someone". Click on the one you like and it will appear in your post. Got it? Let me know if you have any questions.

This one didn't have text so when I try to add some, it kept the excited guy , but did not add the text I entered into the box unless it will show up after I click, Post Reply.

 

[HooperScooper]

This one didn't have text so when I try to add some, it kept the excited guy , but did not add the text I entered into the box unless it will show up after I click, Post Reply.

I'm not sure exactly what you are saying but once the GIF is here in your post then yes, click on "Post reply".

 

[Improviser]

 

[HooperScooper]

 

[Improviser]

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Is there a way to put the words into the picture?

 

[HooperScooper]

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Is there a way to put the words into the picture?

No, they come with the GIF unless you want to create your own GIFs. But that's getting way over my head.

 

[HooperScooper]

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Is there a way to put the words into the picture?

For example, "Great job!" was in this GIF. You can't change the words. Unless you can create your own GIFs, which as I said is way over my head.

 

[Dove]

This one didn't have text so when I try to add some, it kept the excited guy , but did not add the text I entered into the box unless it will show up after I click, Post Reply.

 

[Improviser]

Thanks. I somehow thought the words inside the gif could be altered.

I will go with what is there, which is very good.

 

[Improviser]

Reminds me of a scene in one of Charlton Heston's movies where a guy in the crowd was taunting Heston. It did not work out well for the guy. Cannot remember the name of the movie, though.

 

[Dove]

Reminds me of a scene in one of Charlton Heston's movies where a guy in the crowd was taunting Heston. It did not work out well for the guy. Cannot remember the name of the movie, though.

 

[Get a Job]

Thanks. I somehow thought the words inside the gif could be altered.

I will go with what is there, which is very good.

It takes some savvy, but it's doable. Giphy, for example, offers a platform for creating gifs. How To Make A GIF

 

[UconnU]

He’s not injured or even hurt he’s just completely out of game shape. He’s looked totally gassed the last 2 games. Which is inexcusable, he had an elbow injury. Poor job by the S&C team tbh.

 

[Improviser]

It takes some savvy, but it's doable. Giphy, for example, offers a platform for creating gifs. How To Make A GIF

Thank you. I will check it out.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

If I can teach Son of Robert how to post an article I can teach you how to create a GIF. Couldn't be any easier with the GIF creator on this board.

Almost nobody responded to the thread title, and I wondered why I was reading this.
Then you posted this super easy, super helpful tutorial, and turned this into a wonderful thread.
One post after yours, somebody actually answered on topic, and mused on "literal millions." Great thread.

Will Bouk be ready?
Really got no i-dee-ya
"Game time decision"?

 

[jdb50]

We like game time decisions here!

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

Before this years injury Bouk was bulked up and physically stronger than last year. Also never looked gassed in the first 6 games. Legs were strong right up to the ending horn.

After the elbow injury, it definitely looks like he lost a lot of muscle, including his legs. He absolutely lost his cardio.

Not sure what physical program the S&C had him on during the 7 weeks he’s been out. I can understand losing upper body muscle because of the elbow limiting certain workouts. But losing lower body strength and cardio shouldn’t have happened. Mystery there as to what went on.

Could be diet? Is the team on a special food regimen provided by the university or are these kids eating whatever they want whenever they want?

 

[polycom]

I’m sick of watching games where I’m holding my breath every minute hoping we get thru it without any injuries. Bouk needs to get more solid physically. Especially in the NBA where he will be playing against the strongest most skilled players in the world three times per week. I have said it before, the talent is there 100% but his body is not there yet. He needs one more year of college to mature physically.

@uconngb So we should just accept this type of basketball discussion?

 

[UconnU]

Could be diet? Is the team on a special food regimen provided by the university or are these kids eating whatever they want whenever they want?

From what I understand most eat both the team dietician’s meals and whatever they want on the side. I just saw an IG of Martin at the barber shop eating what looked to be fried chicken, but I know they have prepared meals as well. No way diet alone would leave him this out of shape. He was like bent over hands on knees unable to gather enough energy to move 5 feet to help on D by the end of last game. I jokingly said he should switch to edibles in a previous thread on this subject. But in all honest he must not have been doing hard cardio while he was out. He was in incredible shape at the start of the season that’s what’s strange.

 

[Hurleyman216]

Bouk is good to go.