Greene suffers concussion against Washburn
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@brooksmd He got clobbered. So did Devonte.
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Not to worry - Washburn should be the most physical team we face all year…
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@nuleafjhawk Right … they were a bad-ass group.
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As a precaution, Greene should probably not practice until at least Saturday, just to make sure there aren’t any recurring issues. Concussions are serious stuff and, quite possibly, the most dangerous injury to rush back from.
Here’s hoping he takes the time he needs to get his head right.
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@justanotherfan and just for team support, Cliff needs to take him to lunch!
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@nuleafjhawk Are you being sarcastic?
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Howling!
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As someone that has had a concussion, it is the single best advice I can give. Take your time, whether that’s a week, or a month. There is nothing that can replace a sound mind in this lifetime.
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Greene’s bell ringer reminds that transfer decisions always have blow back for both sides.
If Greene were out for the season with this concussion, which he probably should be, but probably won’t be, Self could really use Conner about right now. Yes, Self can fast track Svi, or increase the minutes guys are already getting, but Conner gives him experience and a legendary gun.
And Conner’s decision to go be a bigger part of a smaller program by giving up a big hunk of his playing days at KU really looks dumb.
Given how “tough” Self wants this team to try to play, and how small this team actually is, it is a good bet that there are going to be a lot of injuries this season and Conner, who Self said would be in the rotation regardless, would have gotten a lot more PT than he expected.
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As someone who had two in one month, and 3 over six years of kiddie league and high school football, I concrue, er, comply, er, what’s that word, uh, uhm, concur.
And the real neg is that even if you come out with a sound mind in a few weeks time, when you hit your 50s and later the old short term concussion can come back to bite you with strokes and accelerated memory loss.
If I were counseling Brannen Greene, I would tell him to hang up the shoes right now and go become a male model, and take up dance. There is always huge demand in the arts for a tall, handsome guy that can move like he can. And he could kiss future concussions good bye.
But I am speaking as an old man and it is a language young men do not speak.
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@jaybate-1.0 sooooooo that’s what happened to you! As far as good looks go, Greene should stick w/basketball, think that’s why he’s considered good-looking. Now oubre…
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Devonte seemed to take a shot in the eye, but held the back of his head. What actually happened? Could you tell?
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Concussions suck, and usually you don’t even know you have one, maybe you just got your bell wrung a little, well that’s a concussion.
The American Heart Association got away with the term “mild hearts Attack” saying if it happens to your heart it’s not minor.
The same should be said about concussions, If it happens to your brain, the one thing that runs everything else in your body, it is not Minor.
They can affect your balance, your speech, your vision, memory, writing and so many other motor functions and cognitive thinking its crazy.
Sit till you are ready young man, you have your whole life in front of you.
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@JRyman you are an expert! Hope your good days are outnumbering the bad!
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@Crimsonorblue22 There are ups and downs, some days are great then wham bam sumbitchman I’m down and out. Other days start at 3am and by 6pm I’m ready to do things.
No rhyme or reason, no signs or set off points, they just happen.
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@Crimsonorblue22 And thank you for looking out for me.
Appreciated.
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@JRyman always!
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@jaybate-1.0 The Washburn player was trying to slap at the ball, and got Devonte’s face instead. Not sure why he was grabbing the back of his head- maybe he got hit there as well. Those are some bad ass Ichabods.
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Acute, chronic pain is a huge problem with a huge membership.
I hope you are reaching out to those with it and helping with it.
Don’t go it alone.
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Chipman played for Hartman, who was no sissy.
And Chip is in the elite 700 club.
And I wouldn’t be surprised if Self asked for him to have his guys give KU a little business just to get KU ready for UCSB and UK.
Professional curtesy between Okie Ballers.
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@brooksmd Think I heard Gurley say there was sort of a payback pick or something in 2nd half. Anyone else know what I don’t? SZ has my dish dark first 5 outta 6 games. Real turd in the punch owl IMO.
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@globaljaybird big terd!!! I get the games, but I know family and friends don’t! They can get ksu, mizzou, and ISU games, but not KU. Along w/his charlie hire, this was a bad choice!! Maybe the tv deal is paying our fired fb coaches!
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I, along with thousands of KU fans in the Metro are blacked out from football and basketball games, but how important are we really? As long as the moms and dads of the girls in the women’s rowing, tennis, swimming and golf teams, all 100 of them, can watch their girls do their thing who cares about basketball and football, it’s not like these sports pay the bills is it? Women’s rowing, tennis swimming and golf sure bring the big bucks to the athletic program…at least this seems to be Zenger’s philosophy.
I don’t have anything against the girl’s teams, none whatsoever, and I have watched many volleyball, basketball and soccer games in person, but you just don’t casually dismiss and antagonize fans of your big cash cows, that is plain stupidity bordering on lunacy.
I think we need to start a campaign on Facebook where we all post letters to Zenger; maybe if enough people complain things might change…i say this trying to keep a straight face…
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@JayHawkFanToo my family in south central ks, called and emailed their displeasure last year.
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I just go to BWW and enjoy. Otherwise, my head will implode. But I will never subscribe to TWC. In fact, I sold their stock because of it. As @JayHawkFanToo said, it “is plain stupidity bordering on lunacy.”
I would much rather have PPV.
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@HighEliteMajor bww?
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Mari and Kelly both got slugged last night. Brandon walked to the other end of the court with his hands on his face then collapsed in front of Self while the trainer?doctor? ran out to him. Self went out to him and told the ? to take him to the locker room. With real scary concussions going on at the Phogg, Here is what Marcus Smart was doing last night.
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@jaybate-1.0 I have a a strange sense of humor, Steve Martin, mixed with Steven wright and Eddie Murphy (raw) add a little Andrew Dice clay and a splash of Larry the cable guy and I laugh at the world.
Once I lose my sense of humor or the ability to be a smart ass then it’s time to sound the sirens and alarms (just not near me what so ever) and begin to worry.
But I do appreciate the understanding and advice. Thank you
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@wrwlumpy hate seeing this! Cliff needs to call this out!
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Funny…now he has a fine coming, you can’t flop in the League.
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@Crimsonorblue22 Buffalo Wild Wings.
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The blind pick is a dangerous (but legal) play.
Dangerous because the unaware player being picked has no chance to brace or protect himself on the contact.
Legal because as long as the screener sets himself before the contact, he is not doing anything that is illegal or even dirty. I don’t see anything wrong with the screen that was set on Brannen. The player was set, he didn’t lean into the pick, and he didn’t have loose knees or elbows. He was solid and nobody warned Brannen.
The responsibility for this play is squarely on KU’s bigs. I can’t tell what the confusion was here, but either way, someone should have called that screen out. Even if it’s not your guy, someone should be absolutely screaming at Brannen so he knows that is coming.
If I’m a guard for KU and we are planning on picking up full court this year, I am absolutely tearing my big guys a new one if they aren’t calling out every pick in practice or games from now on. Even at half speed, that needs to be called out just to get in the habit. In high school we used to have to call screens in walk throughs just to make it automatic that every screen got called. HCBS may need to institute something similar if he is going to crank up the pressure.
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@wrwlumpy I loved it that the refs ignored Smart’s dumb move. He’s one guy I just kind of hope ends up at the end of the bench and is finally resigned to playing for Western Tibet in the Kyrgyzstan pro league.
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@wissoxfan83 I actually feel sorry for him. Let me have it!
If he went to KU and had coach Self, these things would have never happened. It’s that Travis ford dude!
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@wissoxfan83
Smart is a immensely talented player with a bad attitude and some baaaaad habits. The League will provide the medication for the flopping via fines.
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@KUSTEVE said:
@jaybate-1.0 The Washburn player was trying to slap at the ball, and got Devonte’s face instead. Not sure why he was grabbing the back of his head- maybe he got hit there as well. Those are some bad ass Ichabods.
Maybe he watched the World Cup this summer???
@Crimsonorblue22 said:
@HighEliteMajor bww?
Buffalo Wild Wings
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@wrwlumpy : I put the video up for you because I loved it! Thank you for that link!!! Smart, being Smart. Looks as though he hasn’t changed a thing. Glad to see the refs didn’t fall for it either. Here’s hoping he gets fined!
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“Here is what Marcus Smart was doing last night.”
The NBA needs to extend their anti-flopping fine into regular season games.
