Nick's availability for Baylor

[BiscuitEater]

Any update on Nick and his ability to play Sunday in Waco?

MSU (23-11) will face Baylor (19-14) at 11 a.m. Sunday on ESPN in the second round of the tournament.

Thanks!

 

[pmack65]

Per Howland "doubtful". He's been doing a little running and is walking normal but not expected to play.

 

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

The announcers claimed they were told he might be ready to come back in 7-10 days

 

[coach66]

He's tough so it wouldn't surprise me to see him play.

nm

 

[MSUDC11]

I don’t think the NIT is important enough to warrant rushing him back. Maybe he’ll be ready if we make it to New York, but I wouldn’t expect to see him before then.

 

[thf24]

The announcers claimed they were told he might be ready to come back in 7-10 days

That's the absolute minimum recovery time for a bone bruise like his. I believe the norm is closer to 4-6 for full recovery. If the staff is being cautious, he probably won't be on the court again this season no matter how far we go.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

Might be up to our coaching staff to keep him on the bench.

Don't want him out there until he's fully healthy. Hell, Howland's post-game comments mentioned he was impressed that Nick was even up walking around at this point.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

I don’t think the NIT is important enough to warrant rushing him back. Maybe he’ll be ready if we make it to New York, but I wouldn’t expect to see him before then.

Agreed. It's nice to play in the postseason, but next year is what they need to plan for. All the NIT wins we get from here on out are gravy.

 

[maroonmania]

It depends. If he can make the injury worse by playing then he shouldn't play. However, if the team doctors say its just a matter of playing through pain and he wants to do it with no added risk to making it worse it should be up to Nick. There is no tomorrow at this point and when the season is done he will have months to heal up.