I do think that Nate is a rare breed. I think he’s been asked to play a part…glue guy. He was on his way to being a 20pt guy at UNI before getting hurt.
He has imho turned off some of his game because that wasn’t his role here.
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He has imho turned off some of his game because that wasn’t his role here.
Although not common, Xray can miss small fractures. Probably not the case in this instance though. They waited a few days for swelling and inflammation to subside a bit for better imaging with the MR.
Trying to confirm what they already know through the objective findings and to rule out any possibility of missed fracture or soft tissue damage with MRI.
As long as there is no structural damage, the decision will be based on strength and mobility. Which would be at that point “Medically Cleared to play” as risk for further damage is minimal.
Then the decision comes directly from the athlete and the Staff will evaluate with drills and performance as to what he can and can’t do. Determine the benefit he will bring if he plays.
No one outside of the building knows the answer. And they probably won’t know themselves until Friday.
He’s a Dawg but also a great teammate.
Trust JJ and TJ.
Trying to confirm what they already know through the objective findings and to rule out any possibility of missed fracture or soft tissue damage with MRI.
As long as there is no structural damage, the decision will be based on strength and mobility. Which would be at that point “Medically Cleared to play” as risk for further damage is minimal.
Then the decision comes directly from the athlete and the Staff will evaluate with drills and performance as to what he can and can’t do. Determine the benefit he will bring if he plays.
No one outside of the building knows the answer. And they probably won’t know themselves until Friday.
He’s a Dawg but also a great teammate.
Trust JJ and TJ.
This is what a logical, non-"hot take", well thought out, coherent take on our basketball team both with & without JJ sounds like.
Please see yourself out of CF, because we don't do that here.
This times a million.
This team is built for the tournament.
The elevated play was going to happen with or without Joshua.
It’s now amplified because of his absence.
I feel like I need to preface this with I think Iowa State is much better with a locked in JJeff. He is an all American for a reason.
I will say, as far as the turnovers go, it hasn’t been that he turns it over, it’s how he turns it over. Having some awareness of the double on the backdown and he probably cuts his turnovers in half, or more. All turnovers are not created equal, like it or not. Getting the ball stolen off the dribble and creating a live ball turnover, is viewed as worse than throwing a pass away.
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If I had never seen him play and just read this post, I'd look at the roster and wonder why Mulder doesn't replace Jefferson in the starting lineup!
Look, I've yelled my TV when he's turned the ball over. There have been frustrating moments, even a couple of frustrating games. But if you were to track ever time he's touched the ball over the season and sorted by positive, neutral, and negative outcomes, I believe the positive dwarf the negative. He touches the ball A LOT! Which means more opportunities for a bad outcome. Compare that to Heise, for example. The vast majority of Nate's touches result in a neutral outcome. He catches a pass, then passes it off. Joshua is depended on for making plays and he's done so all year.
All this and the schedule so far has been a cakewalk, haven’t had to turn it up all the way yet and still won’t have to until Sunday
I have used it all year, because writing it all out is too much, and JJ is too short. The man has 6 syllables for gods sake.
"Cuz sayin all those nouns over and over again, really wears you down."
I think those type of turnovers were more of an early to mid conference schedule event.
He has been more aware of late.
I would agree with that, and he was great in the big 12 tournament. Best he probably has ever played. I hope he is able to come back this weekend and be productive.
To me, JJ was most outstanding is 3 areas: drawing FT, assists, DRB.
These 3 categories need to increase in the tournament by others (and they have).
Regarding Milan + Blake + Dom1 + Dom2: each of these 4 players have increases in all 3 areas.
Blake has 10 assists in 2 games. Milan and Nelson each have 7 FTA. Blake and Milan
each have 8 DRB. These role expansions need to continue. I would like to see JJ-style drives to the basket by Blake and Pleta (if this is in their skillset). Milan needs to crash the boards. Nelson needs to drive the lane in transition. Toure needs to be more aggressive on pullups, blowbys, and 3 pointers. It seems like Jefferson's domination made the rest of team hesitant and complacent.
These 3 categories need to increase in the tournament by others (and they have).
Regarding Milan + Blake + Dom1 + Dom2: each of these 4 players have increases in all 3 areas.
Blake has 10 assists in 2 games. Milan and Nelson each have 7 FTA. Blake and Milan
each have 8 DRB. These role expansions need to continue. I would like to see JJ-style drives to the basket by Blake and Pleta (if this is in their skillset). Milan needs to crash the boards. Nelson needs to drive the lane in transition. Toure needs to be more aggressive on pullups, blowbys, and 3 pointers. It seems like Jefferson's domination made the rest of team hesitant and complacent.
Yep, if you watch these offensive sets of late, the staff certainly gets overlooked as they have coached these guys up very well.
It is truly remarkable that there can even be a debate about whether or not the team’s prospects improve with Jefferson out.
Is this explained by what we’re seeing on the court legitimately suggesting this team performs as unit that is greater than the sum of its parts when you remove its versatile All-American?
Or is it potentially explained by the same underlying factors that explain essentially everything else going on in this country today?
My hunch is where one falls on this correlates highly with one’s ability to explain the difference between marginal and effective tax rates.
I think it's just cope from the fans who want it to be true.
I bet the insider board knows something, maybe they could give us a riddle that if solved gives a hint?
Assuming best case scenario, what level of performance can we expect? 80%? Will he be able to be an effective defender and rebounder?
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First round certainly was, not sure Kentucky would have been a cakewalk for other teams, we were just strong where they were weak, but if you don't have the ability to turn them over and make every possession a scramble, they could have been dangerous for someone.
