Lowe is out today
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Seems reasonable for this level game.
I get you can do this against bellarmine, but like bro, our A1 team is going go have no reps tg
I get what you're saying, but since Lowe is so valuable to this team, I think this is the smart call
so we are holding him out so he doesnt get injured? he is likely to get injured in ANY game, so in my opinion sitting him out is redundant
I better see Aberdeen today to be a willing passer if he's going to play the 1. If he is not and dribbles too much, Pope better bench his azz fast. I don't care if its Bellermine. He needs to install discipline. He needs to start removing those bad habbits.
Well, I don't think we should act like his shoulders 100% . I think a chance to give it more rest and time to strengthen them before the Alabama game is a good idea.. I had a lingering shoulder problem many years ago and know how quirky they can be.
i guess, i just think if its really a coin flip for them to get reinjured why not just play every game and hope for the best, if hes that fragile where you can only play a select amount of games he should hit the road
Mixed feelings. Obviously won’t need him today, but, on the other hand, the more he plays, the better he should be.
we are not good enough to be able to just flip a switch against better teams. our best five need all the reps they can get together
I just have zero confidence Lowe can make it through the season. We're pretty good with him and JQ. We're never going to be good enough if he's out.
I heard Lowe and Pope talking about him not practicing the rest of the season as well, just getting work on the side and cardio and playing in games. That would be smart IMO
Let's be honest for a second if Pope played him in a game that we can probably win easily without him and he was to get entered. Can you imagine the outrage.
We really need a backup PG so bad. I'm afraid Aberdeen and JJ just can't do it.
I totally understand both sides of the discussion and they're both valid but I'm with you I think the greater good would be to let him sit.
I want to believe JJ is the guy here and Aberdeen can be the secondary pg on the floor at the same time. But when he drives I feel like he doesn't have the handles or vision.
JQ goes everywhere with a ball in his hands, I say pope invokes the same with Denzel and JJ.
Think this was on the movie the program, learn to love it.
JQ goes everywhere with a ball in his hands, I say pope invokes the same with Denzel and JJ.
Think this was on the movie the program, learn to love it.
This is going to be all season with Lowe. After our PG shoulder injury last year, you think Pope would have gotten a backup pg this season. Sometimes smart people like Pope have little common sense. Why he ruled out unequivocally trying to get a mid season transfer is beyond me. But here we are. Bellermine shouldn't be an issue, but this issue is going to bite us in the azz this season.
You are a broken record
Obviously not ideal, but it’s the hand we’ve been dealt at this point. I’m definitely not confident he’ll make it through the SEC schedule without re-injuring the shoulder either way, but we need him for as many of those games as possible. Sending him out there against a team currently ranked 262nd on Kenpom doesn’t make a lot of sense from a risk/reward perspective.
Not playing him today is the smart move. He won’t be needed. It would be stupid to risk an injury in today’s game. Besides it gives another chance to practice the offense without him since the likelihood of him being out for a significant time is quite probable.
I get it. It seems wise, of course, but we need the full group to play together as much as possible for everyone to gel and understand how they fit together to form our the best version of THEMselves. Hopefully Lowe will get enough rest to allow him to be ready and 100% for the rest of the year.
GO CATS !!
Smart move and one I expected. There's 10 days until the next game so there's no reason to play him in this game when we don't need him.
Sunshine Pumper is starting his two pump chump
I mean he could be resting but Buzz asked hope specifically about minute restrictions and whatnot with him and Pope didn't say anything about he's sitting today
then don't watch.... problem solved
Lets say this is true (tho I suppose an argument can be made that resting just might make injury LESS likely in the future), if that's the case then it's just one less game on the schedule he can injury himself in and that in and of itself.........is good lol.
It's frustrating I get it. This is going to afffect him all season long...........we'll just have to manage tho.
I criticize Pope for his rotations but this is 100% the right call and it’s not even close. Pope would get crushed if Lowe got hurt today.
Probably not
We are projected to win by 25 points. Without Lowe we prob still win this by 15-20 lol.
Smart move. The chances of him making it through the season are below 50%, IMO. If you lost Lowe during the Bellarmine game? Tell me the Pope bashers would take that well. LOL
I was thinking along the same lines earlier .... and did a little reading. That's not really the case. The damage was already done at the initial dislocation and just rest on its own historically does not reduce the likelihood of reinjuring it. Really needs surgery for that. The tissues in the shoulder have already been torn out of place and simple rest won't put them back into place to make the shoulder more secure and stable.