Actually the last 5 1/2 games, 3 1/2 with him on the floor.
JJeff Injury Updates
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I really think the conference season turns into a slog/rut in addition to a freshman having to adjust to that and what other teams do to counter their strengths, and then that little 'reset' to something different like the conference tourney can invoke some change in confidence to assert themselves.
You really can't roll the dice and if you will need him for Michigan, because what happens if he can play, just not at 100% but you hold him out and get beat by Tennessee? With a sprain like this, it's not going to heal for a month, and staying off the ankle as much as possible. The team does not have a month to wait, nor can they assume they can beat Tennessee without him on the floor. There is no guarantee we are going to keep playing like we have the first two games, which has been great. What no one wants is to to lose this game and think, Jefferson could have gone for a few minutes but we were saving him for the next game to get him healthier.
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I'm not sure I get your point (unless you are being sarcastic)
Yeah the ball movement with JJ sure looked fine in KC.
Guys have stepped up for sure but that's just being ignored.
Also ignored is the lack of scoring to start the last game like people weren't losing their minds about how 'pathetic' the team was.
One thing that has helped us (even at KC with JJ in) is that teams have focused so hard on Milan not getting open shots that when we run screens for him, both defenders will go with Milan initially and that leaves a big driving lane open or an uncontested shot.
The fear of Milan has opened some things up for other players.
The fear of Milan has opened some things up for other players.
Facts. Kentucky was one of the worst defensive P5 teams we faced all year.
And Tennessee may be one of the worst offensive P5 team we will face all year.
Strongly disagree with the bolded. ANY chance? C'mon.
You can read between the lines, he is coming back but I wonder if they hold him Friday and hope we can win, then play him hard on Sunday.
Die4Cy said:
Facts. Kentucky was one of the worst defensive P5 teams we faced all year.
Both of these are objectively false. You can look at Kenpom (or any other analytical site you want), but Kentucky is the 28th best defense in the country and Tennessee is the 31st best offense on Kenpom. We have faced a number of P5 teams that are worse on either side this year. Also, if you look at the entire game Kentucky didn't play much worse than their average on the season on defense. I think we all just remember the second half more when Kentucky had effectively quit due to our defensive pressure.
They’re staying together for the family.
Are people just not sad enough for you or something? You and the other posters carrying the torch for the doomsday club seem to be really annoyed by optimism.
Everyone knows that losing Jefferson was a big deal. Some of us just refuse to play sad Charlie Brown music round the clock like y'all seem to want us to.
Tennessee averages 0.95 points per possession, which is the same as Arizona State. For comparison, Iowa State averages 1.03 points per possession. That's a pretty large difference
I had a grade 2 ankle sprain in September and had PT. my PT said the Rest part was outdated for sprains and I should move it as much as I could tolerate, with just simple foot circles and going to calf raises as soon as I could bear weight/pain. still had to ice quite a bit and rest between the exercises/sessions, but staying off of it for days/weeks was going to prolong the recovery or something like that.
ASU is 77th in kpom ORtg; Tennessee is 31st.
From an analytics perspective, they are most like St Johns from the teams we played this year. SJU is slightly worse offensively and slightly better defensively. Although they definitely go about it different ways.
I’ve argued that we should have sat him a couple times this year if we’re being honest.
TJ is tough, but also a players coach somehow.
There were several things JJ was doing that was hurting ISU and his draft status.
He’s a great passer…in the post.
He’s a capable closer…when focused.
He’s a poor ball handler outside of open court.
Dribbling in/ backing down allows D’s to collapse and it’s where 90% of his team leading 5 to’s a game happen.
When he gets low that way and the d collapses he turns it over or throws up highly contested hand grenades.
It stagnates the O and clogs up the lane. Without Toure, TL, or an unaggressive Hy-Zeee shooting the 3 well, teams collapse on JJ, cover MM, and sag off the rest knowing Buchanan isn’t a threat outside of 5 ft.
Hy-Zeeee takes bigger guys out to the 3 line, makes them respect his shot and then blows by them or leaves room for a cutter.
Hy-Zee also moves the ball faster up top with his dribble / weave. Where speeding JJ up just adds to’s.
I think maybe TJ was hoping to showcase JJ ability to handle the ball…but imho it backfired.
I’ll assume that part of it is draft results do matter in showing kids development for recruiting knowing we can’t overpay them like other programs might. So making JJ a mid 1st rounder matters…you can’t sit him if that’s your goal.
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