Marcus Lee?

[Hangar1]

Any news on his head injury?

 

[Icecoldbrewdoggy]

Picture of him on the plane coming home saying he's just fine. KSR

 

[fatguy87]

The injury was so bad, that he required a head transplant. It'll take awhile getting used to John Travolta's head on Lee's body.

 

[Icecoldbrewdoggy]

The injury was so bad, that he required a head transplant. It'll take awhile getting used to John Travolta's head on Lee's body.

My oldest brother's attempts at humor are painful as well. ..

 

[Kycatspaws]

Perhaps sensing the anxiety in the BBN over Marcus Lee’s head injury, the Kentucky Basketball Twitter account just sent out this picture of a smiling Lee on the plane ride home with the caption, “Rest assured, #BBN, @JustMarcusLee is A-OK. Headed back to Lexington.”

 

[jwheat]

That injury really messed up his face

 

[wldctky_rivals70430]

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[BigBlueFan1963]

Glad that melon is okay.

I think we are going to see him improve vastly this season. To me he is probably the biggest key to this team being successful.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Kentucky probably wins if he doesn't get knocked out of the game. There were lots of times when the momentum could have swung with a couple defensive stops and a lob to Lee. Take him out, add Skal disappearing and Poythress just having a terrible game, and those moments slipped away.

Yep

 

[Aike]

Kentucky probably wins if he doesn't get knocked out of the game. There were lots of times when the momentum could have swung with a couple defensive stops and a lob to Lee. Take him out, add Skal disappearing and Poythress just having a terrible game, and those moments slipped away.

Not to mention a handful of terrible offensive rebounds that we let them grab and convert, at absolutely the worst moments.

I'm talking 50/50 balls (if not 60/40 in our favor) that Lee very likely grabs if he's in there.

I imagine film review of this one wasn't pretty.

 

[Bkocats]

Kentucky probably wins if he doesn't get knocked out of the game. There were lots of times when the momentum could have swung with a couple defensive stops and a lob to Lee. Take him out, add Skal disappearing and Poythress just having a terrible game, and those moments slipped away.

One of the things that people are missing with Lee's injury is the psychological aspect. If this team is a band of brothers - then they were worried about their brother, and it probably affected their game. Think about it - Lee has a nosebleed and a severe headache for some unknown (at the time) reason. They didn't know what was going on. Then, too - just like when Ulis was out against ISU - it threw them off to not have Lee in the rotation. We do have a large number of freshmen, and this is something they have to learn to adjust to.

I will say we should have won that game against UCLA. It's understandable why we did not - but as I said in other thread, Cal himself admitted he got out-coached that one game and that the most of the rest of the team didn't play with effort and energy. That doesn't mean I'm bashing Cal or the team - this is something that will be fixed. If they learn from this game, then it ends up being all to the good

 

[kyrx]

Would we have won with Lee? Maybe.
Would we have won with Lee and a healthy Ulis? Absolutely.

But woulda, coulda, shoulda. Learn (Skal--act like Cousins; Poy--how could you let a 6-10 white boy block all your shots; Willis--go straight to the basket; Ulis--keep yelling at your teammates, etc) and move on.

 

[IYAOYAS1]

I went back and watched the game and couldn't tell where he was hit. Maybe I missed it ...

 

[Chuckinden]

I went back and watched the game and couldn't tell where he was hit. Maybe I missed it ...

Me too. I've played many times with a bloody nose and a headache, but that was back in the day where you were considered a wimp if you didn't get back out there unless your head was detached from your body and rolling at your feet.

 

[Fancatstik]

This could be a great thing for Lee's draft stock. We lose when he was out and if when he returns and we go back to our winning ways, he'll get a good amount of the credit as long as he performs well.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Kentucky probably wins if he doesn't get knocked out of the game. There were lots of times when the momentum could have swung with a couple defensive stops and a lob to Lee. Take him out, add Skal disappearing and Poythress just having a terrible game, and those moments slipped away.

Exactly.

Cal, I am sure, is building a fire under Skal and Poythress' butts. There is not sense in Alex playing like he did in the first half of the UCLA game.

 

[yoshukai]

Exactly.

Cal, I am sure, is building a fire under Skal and Poythress' butts. There is not sense in Alex playing like he did in the first half of the UCLA game.

He'll need some gasoline for Poythress . He's been trying to get that fire going for three years .

 

[TnKat]

He'll need some gasoline for Poythress . He's been trying to get that fire going for three years .

He is still waiting for "the game to come to him".