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Bradley basketball nursing injuries...2 out of 3 ain't bad
- Thread starter Big Mike
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Anyone else starting to worry about Sammy's ankle yet?
Good lord, let's not start with the injury bug again! I'm beginning to worry about Sammy's ankle a bit, but I am at least conforted by the fact that he does have some good days. So hopefully he will at least be near full strength for most, if not all of the season.
The problem is with any type of foot injuries playing on a hard court makes it even worse, I think Sam is going to experience pain the rest of his basketball life and sometimes he will be able to play thru it while other times it will be too sore for him and he will need time off, at least we have capable replacements when he needs to sit out.
As I said before SM will play limited minutes this year and probably play a bit more of off guard. He shoots a ton better anyway when he can set his shot. I prefer a rested SM for March anyway, when it counts. We have the players in the back court so SM does not have to play hurt. I'm not worried, he'll be there when we need him. The kid is as tough as they come.
jasonpeoria911
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Sam will be fine, some games he may not play as much but with the emergence of DSE and Dodie being back, the PG position should be just fine. Hopefully some of the bigs can play up to their potential and Lemon can provide a DSE like spark.
Jason
Jason
Maybe SM should redshirt? JK!!! Don't shoot the messenger! :twisted:
Anyone else starting to worry about Sammy's ankle yet?
It cetainly does not sound good. If you have to go out and get help from other doctors and trainers that is not a good sign.
Although, guard depth is not a problem for BU. I honestly think BU should be able to go w/o Sammy and win games.
Bradley can win some games without SM, but there is no way they can be as good without their best player, best clutch player, 1st team All-MVC point guard. If Sam is less than 100% it will be huge blow to Bradley.
No, they could not be as good, but they can still be good enough. Next man has to step up.
That's like asking the 86-87ish team to win games without JL. I'm nto saying SM is as good, but the supporting cast isn't nearly as good either. You can take out your undoubted leader, senior captain, and best clutch player, not to mention point guard, and expect to be as good. If DSE starts for SM you have pretty much no depth at guard. I like JE, but let's see what he does, then you have a freshman, and walk-ons... not a great situation. It would probably lead to more 3 'big' lineups, but without SM that's not nearly as good, he'd by far our best ball distributor.
Without SM, I think this team would be extremely lucky to get 4th.
I've been worrying about this a lot. Sam brings a ton to the table and will be one of our stars if he's playing. I'm a big DSE fan, but those would be enormous shoes to have to fill. Sam is tough so I'm sure he'll be doing his best to put it all out there on the court every night. However, I keep thinking back to the beginning of last season when he was struggling because his ankle(s?) just wasn't there for him. I'll be pulling for him all season to be able to have a big senior year so he can conclude an excellent Bradley career.
Buesch N Chips
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Does it make us worse if he is limited? Yes. But I have confidence in the supporting cast (no pun intended).
I don't necessarily tone down my expectations of being in the running for the conference title. People need to step up. It's hard to say right now because we don't even know how good we are. All talk at this point, except for those who saw us against Iowa State.
I suspect that the more quality minutes we can get out of the other guards, the better Sammy will be when he is in there, if that makes any sense.
I don't necessarily tone down my expectations of being in the running for the conference title. People need to step up. It's hard to say right now because we don't even know how good we are. All talk at this point, except for those who saw us against Iowa State.
I suspect that the more quality minutes we can get out of the other guards, the better Sammy will be when he is in there, if that makes any sense.
houstontxbrave
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Injuries happen, eventually someone on this squad will have to fill SM's shoes next year, so if he is not able to perform, that person steps up and has to perform this season. I doubt DSE is not confident he can do the job, I am equally confident he can do the job.
Losing SM will not be great, but if he is having issues with mobility well his lateral defense is already an issue, someone will need to step up and run the team and play solid on the ball defense. I think DSE will be more the capable of filling any minutes that SM misses.
tornado
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has the sky fallen yet?? Sammy played through ankle problems last year and unless he flat out unable to walk, I think he's gonna give it a try this year, too..
houstontxbrave
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No the sky has not fallen.
How did you get the sky is falling from?:
"Injuries happen, eventually someone on this squad will have to fill SM's shoes next year, so if he is not able to perform, that person steps up and has to perform this season."
Exactly what part of that sentence indicates the sky has fallen?