if vando is healthy you gotta ask the question how does cal find pt for Knox, Vando, Washington and Gabriel. Before we got Knox and before Vando got hurt I was predicting Vando would lead us in scoring. Now with his injury and Knox on board AND if we get Johnson you gotta ask what happens to Vando? Personally as I have said in other posts I think his injury is serious and Cal sits him until 2018-19 season. I say that because a broken bone is 7 monhs to heal but he still has to condition and catch up to rest of guys who have been playing thru summer and early season. That puts Vando available in Jan. I dont think cal plays him in Jan especially since we have knox washington gabriel and maybe johnson. I thrink partnof the reason knox came here is cal knows vando is out. But if vando does play that will be the most talent at one position (combo fwd) ever and you have to wonder where cal will find the mins for all plus maybe johnson. A good problem to have!
The Vando Mystery
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Why are people acting like Vanderbilt needs 15 knee and ankle replacement surgeries? Unless I have been living under a rock, didn't he just tweak his ankle?
Vando? And Hami. Two of the worst nicknames ever!
He couldnt put weight on it afterwards and the only statement from family has been "things happen for a reason" or something. philosophical like that. That doesnt sound like a tweak to me.
Please. Do we have to be like people from louisville? Use the players real names, not silly sounding nicknames.
Speculating that "Vando" is going to be out for 10 months because he appeared to twist his ankle at the end of an all star game makes about as much sense as speculating that Cal might get abducted by aliens so Kentucky should be planning for a new coach.
Well since I can't find a Vando on the roster I think he will have a difficult time finding the floor...
I don't have any convictions as to whether Vanderbilt seriously injured himself, but I do have concerns. Given that the last time anyone saw him in public was while he was being helped off the court after apparently suffering some sort of lower leg/foot injury, I do think it's significant that he hasn't bothered to clarify that the injury wasn't serious. Him saying that it's all good doesn't quite cover it, at least not to me.
That said, the guy's a beast and one of the best young players I've ever seen. He can't suit up in blue fast enough for me.
That said, the guy's a beast and one of the best young players I've ever seen. He can't suit up in blue fast enough for me.
Agree. Who starts this babified crap anyway? Gracious.
That's a bit different since Bam's mom gave him that nickname as a little kid whereas the ones above are silly made up names by RR posters. No comparison.
I'm not panicked yet, but I agree that something more definitive would be nice if it really is nothing serious. Does make one wonder.
Umm Vando is not a nickname i made up....its his twitter handle and much faster to type on an iphone that vanderbilt. Nuff said.
Yeah this "update" says nothing. Its a statement from a teen saying he's all good. Again if it wasnt serious we wouldnhave heard from family by now.
That can be interpreted as he handles difficult situations well, versus him being physically fine.
It's pretty clear that there is something to more with Vandetbilt than what we have heard. It's obvious.
Hami is because I'm to lazy to type Hamidou Diallo and am not sure that's how it's spelled anyway.
Well, if it is something serious, Cal for sure knows about it and will proceed accordingly. Might play in Johnson's decision. Don't understand why it would be hush hush as it will come out eventually.
Would really suck though, as Vanderbilt is my favorite recruit.
Would really suck though, as Vanderbilt is my favorite recruit.
Gee I wish I was so close to the players that I could call them Vando, Knoxie, Wynnie, Bradmeister, The Green Man, and Alexandrominski... Just awesome to be that close to those guys. I am sooooooooooo jealous....
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.If it was some horrible injury I find it hard to believe that not one person would leak it.
Vando sounds gay as f--k! Is it Van-doe or Van-doo? Both suck nasty coroded ball sacks! I will refuse to call him that or respond to a poster that calls him that starting now!
What we do know is that Don't-call-him-Vando is not in a cast. He's posted a picture of himself chasing after Cal in a parking lot, and just this week, he seems to be on vacation in Miami with his family. I can't picture him scampering around a beach on crutches.
My guess is a small stress facture. i think that just requires rest, no jumping around playing basketball for a few weeks, but no cast. Basically a tick worse than an ankle sprain. Family probably doesn't want to talk about it because I'm sure they're worried about NBA guys getting the perception he's injury prone.
My guess is a small stress facture. i think that just requires rest, no jumping around playing basketball for a few weeks, but no cast. Basically a tick worse than an ankle sprain. Family probably doesn't want to talk about it because I'm sure they're worried about NBA guys getting the perception he's injury prone.
One thing for sure in these days and times if there is any bad news to report somehow word would get out there about Vanderbilt's injury. There was another update that just said that the X-Rays came back fine and that he needed plenty of rest. Also, if you remember Coach Cal went and visited with Vanderbilt while he was in Texas. The photo taken looked like both were walking into the restaurant they were going to eat. I believe if it was so bad there would have been someone to find out about it and would had this huge article written about it. I believe it was a bad sprain and just needed to stay off the ankle and to get plenty of rest. We all know in just a couple of weeks we will have our completed list of 2017 Recruits for next year. We also know once Coach Cal gets his completed list of recruits for the next year he will have a Press Conference and go over each player that is coming to Kentucky next year. Coach Cal just said about a week ago we wasn't quite done for 2017 recruiting. We all know that Mo Bamba will probably be next and then we are waiting on the Diallo decision to see where Cameron Johnson w will be transferring to next year. Once these decisions are completed we will then have a press conference with Coach Cal. That is when I am sure there will be many questions on Jarred Vanderbilt's Injury and his status and recovery time. Just give it a couple of weeks and I am sure we will here all about it from Coach Calipari in Press Conference discussing the 2017 Basketball Recruits.
OP some people are too young and get caught up on stupid things...we were all in college at one time and that is how 18-22 year olds do. I remember my fraternity meetings where there would be stupid comments and discussions like the nicknames above. Who cares?! He did post here asking what you thought about these nicknames like some of you do every year.
"Do you think Vanderbilt will sit this upcoming year due to his injury that we know nothing about besides what he said on social media, and Knox knows the information from Vanderbilt and Calipari (no nicknames)? So Knox will get this playing time in essence and Vanderbilt will play the following year."--here OP maybe that is how you should have worded it lol.
"Do you think Vanderbilt will sit this upcoming year due to his injury that we know nothing about besides what he said on social media, and Knox knows the information from Vanderbilt and Calipari (no nicknames)? So Knox will get this playing time in essence and Vanderbilt will play the following year."--here OP maybe that is how you should have worded it lol.
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