That might be the most incorrect statement I have read in a long, long time.
I am assuming you have played sports at some point in your life, if you actually believe this, that tells me you have only ever played rec league type sports.
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I am assuming you have played sports at some point in your life, if you actually believe this, that tells me you have only ever played rec league type sports.
That’s sad. Today we are a 3 with KU the 6 seed. Lol. I’m impatient when it comes to tourney success. Waited long enough.
I get it, cal ruined everything for all of us. This year we gotta be patient with pope, they can make a run but it’s also very thin margins for error
IMO They need 3-4 games to knock off rust and for the team rotation to get set.
If they’re good to go, play them now. Need to work on that seeding for the tourney.
The rotation will be cut when the tournaments roll around. Don’t have your hopes up of seeing much of Perry or Noah/Almonor once Robinson and Butler are available.
Players get into foul trouble every game. As well they need a short breather sometimes. Great to have some experienced players for back up.
How long has Robinson been gone? It would seem to me that an injury to the shooting wrist might
require easing back into playing, which would involve some playing before getting back to some
where near normal. I'm sure he has been receiving therapy on a daily basis. If he has returned to
practice working out soreness and stiffness would seem to be the next logical step. Playing is
about the only way to do that. It might take 3 or 4 games for him to be somewhere near his normal self
Disagree. Pope has already talked about widening the rotation rather than shrinking it. I think he sees an opportunity to develop his entire roster and beat teams in stamina. I do expect bench minutes to slightly decrease but I expect most everyone to play based on his own words
Butler-Robinson
Robinson-Brea
Oweh-Brea
Carr-either Noah/Almonor
Williams-Garrison
I believe that will be the rotation with maybe Chandler getting a few defensive minutes.
Because the 2s and 3s are way more beatable that the ones
Records for every seed in March Madness from 1985 to 2024
These are the all-time, round-by-round records for every seed in the March Madness men's tournament from 1985 (when the field expanded) to 2024.
www.ncaa.com
Not to let facts get in the way, but since 1985:
4 seeds have 243 wins
5 seeds have 180 wins
6 seeds have 163 wins
I’ll take the 4 seed.
yeah because I rather face Duke, Auburn, bama or Florida, instead of the 2 or 3 seeds. But hey you take those facts and go whatever way you want.Records for every seed in March Madness from 1985 to 2024
These are the all-time, round-by-round records for every seed in the March Madness men's tournament from 1985 (when the field expanded) to 2024.
Not to let facts get in the way, but since 1985:
4 seeds have 243 wins
5 seeds have 180 wins
6 seeds have 163 wins
I’ll take the 4 seed.
Historically,
4 seeds have 49% more wins than 6 seeds;
4 seeds have 35% more wins than 5 seeds
But your logic is way better.
I think Pope will push them to get out there, but Cow sure as hell wouldn't.
not at this point, especially when we are trying to avoid playing on wednesday in the SEC tournament and trying to stay on the 3 line for the NCAA.
Wouldn't play a 1 seed until the elite 8 at the earliest instead of the sweet 16.
This assumes a 4 seed is seeded properly and is actually a better team than the 5 and 6 seeds. That is why they win more. UK will not be a better team as a 4 seed than they are a 5 or 6 seed. That being said, if you avoid playing a 1 earlier, I can understand the point @Dontworryboutit23 is making.
My logic is i don’t want to play Duke or Auburn until I absolutely have to
Tobias was an analyst/therapist. His card said “Tobias Fünke Analrapist”
They need to get back in to game shape. That can’t happen in march.
Glad they’re playing. No reason to sit them out till tourney. All they do is hurt their seeding and they’d be rusty in the tourney games.
Plus if they are rusty those guys can come in a give a spark.
God help us if one of these two gets injured tonight, or against LSU, there will be several "I told you so" threads, even if they injure a different area of their body.
Without really knowing the extent of the injuries, every minute they play is another chance of re-injury. We've seen this happen to both of them several times this year. The main goal for me is to make a sweet16 and maybe beyond. That likely can't happen without them. So while I'd love for them to play every game, they are clearly banged up, playing through an injury that needs to be addressed in the off season.
Playing them against Auburn and having them tweak something again, is kind of like winning the battle only to lose the war.
It does seem both of them will be good to go by the SECT (Butler sooner) but I'd much prefer them to be on a minutes restriction and possibly be given more time.. because even if more time doesn't make the injury heal, It DOES remove the chance of injury in a very aggressive SEC.
You play them while you can. Butler can reinjure his shoulder while toasting a bagel in the lodge tomorrow morning.
Robinson could reinjure his wrist opening a door, so it is what it is, you play them while you can as long as they have been cleared to go.
Saving them for the tournament is cool and all, but what if they get hurt in the first 5 minutes of our first round game? That means we sat them and lost to Oklahoma, Auburn, Mizzou and the first game of the SECT for nothing.
Robinson could reinjure his wrist opening a door, so it is what it is, you play them while you can as long as they have been cleared to go.
Saving them for the tournament is cool and all, but what if they get hurt in the first 5 minutes of our first round game? That means we sat them and lost to Oklahoma, Auburn, Mizzou and the first game of the SECT for nothing.
Otega Oweh, the Cats’ leading scorer, met with reporters Tuesday and struck an optimistic tone on Butler and Robinson. “They looked good,” Oweh said of their participation in Monday’s practice. “I know they’re trying their hardest to get back out there. I mean, they look good. They’re working really hard, doing a lot of rehab, stuff like that. So I feel like it’s only a matter of time to get back out there.”
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It's a gamble either way. So I understand that we could rest them for nothing just to see them fall on ice outside the arena. Still, it's clear these are nagging injuries where even a slight tweak to it *may* mean they are out another 3 weeks.
It does seem both are trending very well now. Based on both being probable tonight (maybe Pope is just extra cautious with his wording on injuries).. so I'm more open to them playing a bigger part of these remaining games. But I'd still like to maybe see a minutes restriction and possibly given a night off if we win some of these next few games. Their injuries both occurred because SEC teams were allowed to assault them, and that worries me.
It does seem both are trending very well now. Based on both being probable tonight (maybe Pope is just extra cautious with his wording on injuries).. so I'm more open to them playing a bigger part of these remaining games. But I'd still like to maybe see a minutes restriction and possibly given a night off if we win some of these next few games. Their injuries both occurred because SEC teams were allowed to assault them, and that worries me.
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