Too many minutes played. We have guys guys playing 37 plus minutes a game. When they play that many minutes they get fatigued and that is when most injuries happen. Cal is notorious for playing guys very high minutes and IMO that is why UK seems to have more injuries than other teams. Now to play big minutes now and again is fine but every single night out wears the body down.
Vaught says Mitchell is hurt
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Thiero got fouled early in a game and crashed to the ground and hurt his back.
DJ got fouled early in Miami game and hurt his ankle and was out the rest of that game and the next.
Edwards has been dealing with a left hip issue even before the season started.
Two years ago TyTy had a Florida player chop block his leg one game and also severely sprained his ankle in first 6 minutes of Auburn game and pretty much ruined his year.
Playing time has absolutely nothing to do with those injuries.
Is the whole team injured at this point
"Played"
Strong disagree. He jogged around and put up one of the worst performances in recent memory from a scholarship player.
Our best hope is that cow gets forced into some stuff that works, like earlier in the year, pretty sad.
I don’t doubt it. It’s a logical explanation for his recent play. But if this is the case then he needs to sit until it heals.
Excuses are an important part of Cal's game plan. My goodness ... this is just getting so freakin' OLD.
Exactly what I was thinking. Nothing Cal says or does can be believed. Nothing.
He too was "ill" but had the time to workout and sign autographs pregame. Maybe he had carpal tunnel from the Autographs? Jordan "I need to play Jordan more" Burks can't get run? "Boot" Bradshaw couldn't play more minutes? The trainer who apparently destroyed Ugo can't get a uniform? Spazz Theiro should've got more run too.
Good for Tre trying to help the team and set an example but Cal playing a guy who is banged up is laughable and disrespectful to Tre.
Dagone sure can't hurt! Let Edwards/Wagner run around half the season contributing nothing, BUT BUT their lottery potential can't be sacraficed.
You are stupid if you say Wagner contributes nothing!
Yes, sit him. He's been horrible the past 2 games and hurting us immensely. Play Adou at the four as many minutes as he can handle.
If I was to h beyond my dreams , and drunk it up as a coach, then yes I'd walk away. I've got integrity and a conscious.
He sure don’t look 100%. But how is it that every single person on our team is hurt?
Exactly, he so injured he goes out and doesn’t defend, and scores no points but Z can’t play?
He needs 20 to 25 minutes a game, not 38. Legs get tired.
Utilize your bench Cal. Free Z. Z is a four.
Utilize your bench Cal. Free Z. Z is a four.
All that guff from cal about Z and getting cleared only to bury him on bench. Who cares if he makes a defensive mistake. If that’s the criteria to not playing we’d not field a team.
I was at the game last night and Mitchell was wearing the back brace looking thing every time he’d come out of the game. I guess a back injury would explain Tre’s reluctance to get on the ground for loose balls.
Guess watching a 100 get hung on you isn’t bad enough.
Gave us nothing and hurt us. Why was he out there? Big Z would have given us more than Mitchell did. We have seven footers to protect the rim that allows everybody else to extend out on three point shots. But because of not having the ability to adjust to your players we just do the same thing every game and take a beating on the defensive end. Our end bounds defense a laughing stock and they get two open dunks on it. It's like Cal could care less fixing the end bound defense under the basket.
Agree. 0 and 3 at Rupp when he doesn't play. Back-of-the-enveolpe math says it couldn't have been worse with him.
Odd how certain players sit out with what seem like minor injuries/illnesses.
But some players play through whatever they’ve got going on.
But some players play through whatever they’ve got going on.
Totally clueless if you say Wagner has contributed nothing. He’s won SEC freshman of the week FOUR times. We have lost 3 home games without him. There have been a lot of ignorant posts on this board in the last 24 hours but SLUGGERCATFAN wins Rivals most stupid post of the year.
When it happens every year, not just one guy getting hurt, but multiple guys, it makes you wonder.
At some point you wonder just what is going on?
Other programs have injuries, but not every single year to multiple players.
This is way beyond the norm. For several years.
At some point you wonder just what is going on?
Other programs have injuries, but not every single year to multiple players.
This is way beyond the norm. For several years.
True, but this didn’t happen in 2012 or earlier in Cal’s tenure. He’s always had a short rotation except for 2015.
Don’t think anyone suggested throwing burks in for shits and giggles but to play for someone who is injured and not able to perform to the best of their ability. It’s why you have a bench and why you develop a bench. This wasn’t a lose and you go home game. Wagner is sitting/Theiro has sat/Edwards has sat/ etc. If mitchell is not 100% and can’t really effectively help the team then why not let him sit a game/or two if needed and let the bench play in his place. Z specifically could use the extra time on the court unless cal has just decided that he’s not going to use him anymore period.
Because Cal allowed him to sit. His handlers suggested it and Cap made the call to allow it. Cal as the coach should control his team not the damn handlers of the players. Total lack-of-control on Cal’s part
