Who starts for RHJ?
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Probably Hyatt, but listening to a twitter spaces last night, Nick Brooks said he talked to Ron and RHJ said he was fine, so maybe he won't miss purdue
Mag. If it were anyone but Purdue I might say try Reiber at the 4, but we need his backup minutes at the 5.
Although Mag has started before and did great as a starter against Purdue the first time , I really think Hyatt will be more confident and focused as a starter as he has struggled in this bench role. He was more energetic and alert yesterday , especially on defense , and if he starts for 5 minutes both halves he might give us 8-10 points
Lots of adrenaline and emotion going after a win.
With a finger or hand like this, you won’t know a thing until this morning.
It’s not a wrist, so praying for the best
Mag, based on the entire season, but what if the Real Andre just stood up v. Illinois? That was a definitive, game changing performance by Hyatt.
His rebound against three Illini at 7:36 of the first half was a work of will.
His rebound against three Illini at 7:36 of the first half was a work of will.
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FYI
His release, finger roll hand is fine.
It’s his left.
His release, finger roll hand is fine.
It’s his left.
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Zappaa,
It was nice finally meeting you last night at the Rutgers Club. Always knew you thought highly of Cranford baseball. This ride of RU hoops is real fun..........
Best of Luck,
Mark (Groz)
Zap, you said last night Novocain and dirt was what RHJ needed.
I think only death, and maybe not even that, will keep Ron away from the game Sunday night.
All I need to know was if he was blinking afterwards.
My thinking was it’s “probably” an injury that can’t get worse,
In our day, broken digits were easy to numb and not worry about long term effects of playing with it.
A broken hand would be a different story.
It would obviously be up to the team Doctor to determine if playing with it couldn’t make it worse
Mag has so much more upside. I'd like to see him get some minutes out of it.
Zap just said something about how they numbed themselves to injury back in the 80s but I am NOT going to take the bait. Because I have learned restraint in my old age. 
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Tore tendons in two fingers in college football game against Cornell in 1960. Nobody numbed ****. Afterward got metal splints put on. Good to go.
I just moved to Cranford, love it so far. Definitely love the town's support of HS sports too
I have a handle, please use itDale Berra just said something about how they numbed themselves to injury back in the 80s but I am NOT going to take the bait. Because I have learned restraint in my old age.
I said nothing about injuries in general, I specifically said broken digits.Dale Berra just said something about how they numbed themselves to injury back in the 80s but I am NOT going to take the bait. Because I have learned restraint in my old age.
How do you think Brady played?
I appreciate the restraint.
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I'm a huge Mag fan but I could definitely get behind this. Hyatt seems like he could be on the verge. His energy and effort on D has been better and he crashed the boards hard. He still has those mental lapses but a start could be a giant boost to his confidence. It could just take one breakout performace to get him going. Hyatt can be a streaky scorer too
Ron plays a lot of minutes so if he misses they all likely benefit
wow....no one mentioned.........a certain player. Not talking about Rocket Williams or Hayden Rettig.
Hyatt made 3 hustle plays on the offensive end that were huge. However he could have been called for 3 fouls attempting the 3 point shooter and got whistled for one. He scares the heck out of me in a half court offense. Also think, but don't know, he made a few bonehead switches on D.
Bottom line is he will be playing; you wouldn't list him as day to day on Thursday if he wasn't
He fouled a 3 point shooter and dropped a pass in his hands. There is always the good with the bad with Hyatt... it's why I was also surprised Hyatt was taking Mag's minutes but Hyatt is the biggest strongest wing and I think it was all about rebounding for Pike last game. He could have a similar thought against Purdue who also has beasts at the 5
I'd think with 40 minutes of Williams-Edey we can't play both Cliff and Dean at the same time. That would be playing with fire. In limited minutes, but enough to have value, Hyatt is a capable defensive rebounder and DREBs at a higher clip than Dean.
Caleb DREBs like a power forward.
Maybe Mag or Hyatt at 5 offensively , switch offensively and defensively. Reiber outside can open things up.
Later in game we will have a sense of fouls...
I cracked the pinkie on my throwing hand in a pickup basketball game while in college. I was usually the QB of my intramural flag football team, but had to switch to line (screen blocking only) for a game because I couldn't throw or reliably catch with a splint and buddy-taping on that hand.
(Cool story, bro...)
(Cool story, bro...)
Fingers and hands can be tricky because there are so many moving parts in there. I've busted up a finger pretty good, dislocated two joints and open fracture all at once, and it was the dislocations that caused the most trouble.
With that being said, thankfully it's his non-shooting hand, so if he can deal with the discomfort, maybe it's just taping it to a buddy finger and gutting it out. Would not want to be on the receiving end of a defender swiping the ball out of my hand if I were him, though.
The other part of the equation is balancing rest and not getting rusty, or if he inadvertently changes his mechanics to favor the injury.
As much as we'd like to sweep Purdue, losing to them at their place isn't going to hurt RU's resume too badly. I'd rather he sit against Purdue and have a healthy, happy Ron against Michigan, Indiana, Wisc, and PSU (a loss to them would be painful).
With that being said, thankfully it's his non-shooting hand, so if he can deal with the discomfort, maybe it's just taping it to a buddy finger and gutting it out. Would not want to be on the receiving end of a defender swiping the ball out of my hand if I were him, though.
The other part of the equation is balancing rest and not getting rusty, or if he inadvertently changes his mechanics to favor the injury.
As much as we'd like to sweep Purdue, losing to them at their place isn't going to hurt RU's resume too badly. I'd rather he sit against Purdue and have a healthy, happy Ron against Michigan, Indiana, Wisc, and PSU (a loss to them would be painful).
Don't see Reiber playing anything other than Cliff's back up. Edey draws a ton of fouls. May need Dean out there more than normal. I don't know that Pike would want to use up any of those minutes elsewhere.
Mag or Hyatt at the 5 against Purdue sounds like a disaster
As the greatest Rutgers flag football player of all time, I'll allow it
If Ron cant go, it has to be Hyatt or next man up, but you will see more of Jalen and Mag, maybe Palm. Maybe, Pikiell will unleash a new Jaden Jones for Purdue like Mathis putting up 25 against Purdue last year when Ron missed that game. Pikiell will always pull rabbits out of hats and cards up his sleeves when he needs them.
Harper will play. His class predominates. He tried once last year to do a snarl for TV after a dunk and it didn't work. So cool to see RU have that smiling efficiency. He will play.