JRob and Butler return to practice
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So many people commenting.....hold them out til the SEC tournament, or even til the NCAA tournament. Don't take a chance on reinjuring.....why play them in some of these last few games when we're already in the tournament, let them heal as long as possible......yadda yadda ya. Look, if they're healthy enough to go and are making progress, you have to throw them in the game. You can't sit our 2 best players for weeks and then expect them to just show up in the tournament and be what they were pre injuries. To coin a Cal phrase....they're not robots. Remember how many games it took Carr to get his timing, rhythm, and stride back? Yeah, each player bounces back differently, and has their own time table to get fully back. What about the rythym and pacing of the team when all our guys are back out there. It will take a bit for the team as a whole to get their flow back. You always have to be concerned when chemistry is interrupted for any amount of time. Long post to simply say, there's more to it than just holding them out til the tournament. If you're healthy enough, get them some run!
Why not have them before the tournaments to work out their kinks and get back used to playing in games. I hope they man up and finish the season without going back on the injured list. My Dad said that kids aren’t as tough as they used to be back in the 50’s thru 2000.
Because if Butler falls on that shoulder again, like he did vs Tennessee. He's done for the year. I didn't think I would have to explain that.
We are going nowhere from a 6 seed and pope knows it. The season is right now not in 4 games
I want to take that risk in the SEC/NCAA tourney. Not regular season.
What if he falls on his shoulder in practice, or in the first round of the SECT, or against butthole state in the firat round of the NCAAT?
What good does it do to sit him if he's cleared and surgery is the only way to get him to 100%?
Pretty simple, and I don't understand how this has to be explained. That risk is worth it for SECT/NCAAT but there isn't much upside before that.
Rather play them before the end of the year. Even if on a minutes restriction to shake of rust. Don't want them cold and knocked out of the first game of the SECT and potentially face the same for the NCAAT.
Coach Patino shouldn’t have sat Derek Anderson in the championship game. The doctors gave him a full go and he was ready to go. We would have won that game if DA was in the game.
Playing them
Now is to make sure they are in shape and j Rob can shoot the ball
With confidence
I can't say just play them. I nor anyone else but the medical staff and coaches know their exact medical condition. Bringing them back to early doesn't help them or the team. I'll trust the coach on this one. This guy is not his predecessor.
Absolutely agree- go for the long game. Of what advantage is it to UK to play 5 grueling games in the SEC tournament? We need key players to recuperate in order to make a deep March run- and our record against top teams suggests that we are capable of doing just that when healthy. Pull a Popovich and make an early exit from the little tourney.
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