What a stupid comment.Everyone heals differently and he hasn't even got approval from doctors yet.
Cal with a Poythress update
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Approval from Dr? Ive got an approval for him right here.
Is Alex showing Banner Behavior?
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Normal recovery is 6-8 months, so a December return would indicate a poor/slow recovery. From what poy is saying, and he's the best source of how he's progressing and feeling obviously, it seems entirely reasonable to assume he's 100% in October. And that's 10 months after the injury so would be in line with the normal recovery period for a torn acl.
It's going to be hard for him not to play three guards with a roster full of them and a thin frontline.
And if Poythress is not ready to start the season, he definitely has to go with three guards, at least until we get Poythress back.
He might start Poythress, Lee, and Labissiere, but when the game is on the line and we need shooting (3-point and/or FT), ball handling, and good decision making, he'll play three guards.
Part of it is probably motivation for Lee. Lee wants to start and is working hard to be on the floor all the time. Cal is sending the message that Lee won't get pushed to the end of the rotation this year. That keeps Lee working hard this summer.
In the end, our top six will all get their minutes regardless of which five start. The top three guards will get 30-35mpg and the top three bigs will get 25-30mpg (would be more, but I factor in foul trouble).
WTF is Poythress doing playing football for heaven's sakes? Isn't that just asking for trouble? Basketball is hard enough on the knees, but for a basketball player to attempt to play SEC football for the first time ever -- and do it AFTER major reconstructive knee surgery -- is questionable at best.
I'm really surprised Cal is letting him do this. Maybe Stoops has some dirt on Cal?
It's not stupid at all. Derrin Anderson recovered in far, far less time that Poythress but Pitino wouldn't use him.
Derrin was my top 5 favorite player. Poythress doesnt need to be playing football. On a side note, did you know that WCS played football?
Theres no doubt Lee will play a lot this coming season. He's the only backup for the bigs.
The hell you say. Next thing you'll try to tell me he played wide receiver. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
So you're cool with Alex trying out for the football team? Geesh.
Poythress' dad and Jae Crowder's dad played college football together so there definitely may be something to this. Possibly.
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4 guards! No!
Willis can, should, and would play before we went with 4 guards vs most opponents.
Not totally true. According to Dr. James Andrews, the average recovery time for a Level 1 person (competitive athlete) is 9-11 months.
Why so much fear of playing four guards?
It's been done successfully for years.
Nova and Mighigan have made it their primary lineup, yet we cringe when someone mentions playing a 4-5 minute stretch in a game with four guards when we have foul trouble.
Most teams have 6'6-6'7 players at the 4 anyway, so it's not like they would be overwhelmed by size.
Duke proved you can win a title with essentially four guards.
It's not likely to be our primary lineup, but it's an option when we have foul trouble.
And when you "like" your own posts every time you post, you can get into the 1,000's rather quickly. Just sayin'.
LOL!
Poythress has been saying that he expects to be playing well before the season starts. Outside of Duke UK has a manageable November schedule so if he can't go until December when the schedule becomes much more difficult then that's fine, but we definitely need him for December.
It actually was Jae Crowder's dad who played basketball for Ky. Wesleyan (Corey; quite good, too) and Alex' mom and dad were there too at same time; not sure what they played. Think his mom played football, and dad played volleyball maybe? I dunno. At KWC it's basketball and then whateva.
Poythress playing football this season actually makes sense. He needs to test that knee to make sure it will hold up for the entire basketball season. He doesn't need to play the entire football season...just a few games to get him primed for hoops.
Sorry my bad, but I never really want to pay attention to your posts really. I just hate when they are wrong.
Add to that 1952, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, and we have ourselves a complete list.
I talked to him at the father-son camps few weeks ago and asked him about it - he made it sound like he is 100% back already, and doesn't expect any setbacks at all. Might just be youthful optimism of course but he sounded absolutely positive that he'll be fine.
Gotta agree with JasonSpear on this one. Mav, you are right about Poythress being a good fit at free-safety. But playing TE gives him the best chance to get drafted early in the NFL Draft. And we all know Cal runs a player-first program. So it shall be TE.
I hope so.
Should be a good game.
Great matchups:
Starters
G Ulis vs. Thornton
G Briscoe vs. Allen
G Murray vs. Jones
F Poythress vs. Ingram
F Labissiere vs. Jefferson
Bench
Lee/Matthews/Mulder vs. Kennard/Plumlee/Jeter
Can't wait to see that game. I hope Poythress is ready to go. Without Poy, its a little more of a challenge.
The key is the PG spot. I think Ulis wears Thornton out that early in the season. Good test for the youngster.
UK wins due to that. It will be close and even closer if Poy doesn't play, but I think UK wins.
It seems Duke gets us when we have an off year in regards to our roster. I.E., 1999 & 2013. I believe we get them this time around. Poythress should be good to go.
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