RIP Jalen Wilson
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BeddieKU23 said:
Mitch should play 9 is not enough to go the grind. We see it every season when injuries hit
We need another guard/wing type more than we do Mitch at this point. We have enough for a Bill Self rotation but barely.
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Clip of when he broke it
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One of those freak accidents, wasn’t doing anything but cutting. I would imagine he will get a redshirt, no sense in only playing the last month of the season when he won’t be able to do much. I Really was looking forward to seeing both him and Enrauna develop and play at the 4. Gotta be tough for the young fella.
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@DanR thx!
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JAYHAWKFAN214 said:
jayballer73 said:
BShark said:
Broken ankle
ya Coach said surgery probably - - redshirt
Yes likely to redshirt
Coach Self said final decision hadn’t been made - -BUT bad enough for surgery - means pretty serious break - I’m sure redshirt
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kjayhawks said:
One of those freak accidents, wasn’t doing anything but cutting. I would imagine he will get a redshirt, no sense in only playing the last month of the season when he won’t be able to do much. I Really was looking forward to seeing both him and Enrauna develop and play at the 4. Gotta be tough for the young fella.
ya that’s one thing that just blew my mind. - -I was wondering - -well Wilson must really be deep in a hole cause I didn’t even see him touch the floor. - -Then to hear he had broke his foot , I thought what the hell. - -The announcers must not of seen it either they said nothing about anyone getting hurt - He was only on the floor for 27 seconds. - -Just couldn’t figure HOW the hell he break it
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DanR said:
https://twitter.com/jessenewell/status/1193022807879356416?s=21
WOW - - -crazy – simple cut
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Take a look, you can see his his left foot roll over his toes at an angle out. That mechanism would seem to indicate more of a foot type injury vs. the ankle. Surgery likely means a small bone or bones. But they are clearly saying the ankle which is really weird looking at it. Crazy freak injury.
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BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
Mitch should play 9 is not enough to go the grind. We see it every season when injuries hit
We need another guard/wing type more than we do Mitch at this point. We have enough for a Bill Self rotation but barely.
Horrible situation to be in already. Self will have to play Braun and let him work through some things. Enaruna was already getting a big role and I think that continues. Feel for Jalen, hope for a speedy recovery
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What happened to end that play? I can’t believe the announcers didn’t say a word! I saw him at the scorers table, getting ready to check in, but that’s it. Did he have to limp like that all the way to the bench?
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I’m pretty sure he’ll go for the medical RS. Hard to see a plus in this except that he’ll age a year in our system. He should keep all 4 years intact. He should heal up well from this. Tough break. Wish the best for him…
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Crimsonorblue22 said:
What happened to end that play? I can’t believe the announcers didn’t say a word! I saw him at the scorers table, getting ready to check in, but that’s it. Did he have to limp like that all the way to the bench?
that’s what I was saying too - I don’t think the announcers even caught it till afterwards a little later when they seen him in the boot.
ya if you see as soon as he broke back out to the side line he limped and instantly raised his hand and hobbled off
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Wilson wasn’t ready, this may be a blessing in disguise, if he sticks around all 5 years. I sure wish Mitch would’ve redshirted earlier (or not at all).
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Jalen had surgery today. His Mom tweeted out that everything went well.
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Bill said today that Jalen and his family agreed to redshirt this season. Smart decision based on the recovery and time lost.
Hopeful he makes a full recovery and comes back next season ready to help the team!
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Nice. Glad he got to do that.
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approxinfinity said:
Nice. Glad he got to do that.
If Jalen was still at KU or in school by the end of this 4th year I’m sure he would be granted the medical redshirt if needed. I wonder if they have to apply early or its just a “redshirt” needed if the time comes to extend his eligibility.
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I hate the RIP
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Rapid Improvement Program
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@BeddieKU23 Best part about this is it signifies that he is pretty locked in to KU.
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Good point I hope he sticks. I still think he’s going to be a good one.
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@BeddieKU23 yeah, I don’t think he was ready this year anyway.
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Crimsonorblue22 said:
@BeddieKU23 yeah, I don’t think he was ready this year anyway.
Looked that way to start the year. I think he would have been a guy that would have come on in Jan/February when things slowed down. Sucks he loses the year but he may have sat and been discouraged as well so it could be a blessing
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https://twitter.com/mctait/status/1212853607978151941
#KUbball freshman Jalen Wilson is on the court but going at what KU coach Bill Self described as “a snail’s pace” Still a couple of weeks away from being cleared fully. Self said no decision has been made about red-shirting him. All depends on health & how he fits in when back…
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BShark said:
https://twitter.com/mctait/status/1212853607978151941
#KUbball freshman Jalen Wilson is on the court but going at what KU coach Bill Self described as “a snail’s pace” Still a couple of weeks away from being cleared fully. Self said no decision has been made about red-shirting him. All depends on health & how he fits in when back…
hmmm well that’s interesting. - -Hell I thought that had already made that decision about him red-shirting.
So the question becomes - -do we want him to come back for the remainder of this season? - - OR just redshirt him and know for sure 100 % healed - might help us yet this year - - BUT I just dunno. - -What we think ? ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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I think we need shooting badly and he might actually fit at the 4. I felt like Wilson possibly returning was less important when it looked like Enaruna might develop into a nice piece this year. However Braun is coming along rather nicely. I trust Bill to make a good decision on it either way.
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Self said he would be able to go full in two weeks, and then lets say 2 weeks of practice after that he could be ready to go Feb 1. Will be very interesting to see what he does. Obviously a lot will depend on what Braun and Tristan do the next 3-4 weeks.
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@jayballer73 My opinion is that he should redshirt…unless someone someone gets injured…then we might need him if available.
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Woodrow said:
Self said he would be able to go full in two weeks, and then lets say 2 weeks of practice after that he could be ready to go Feb 1. Will be very interesting to see what he does. Obviously a lot will depend on what Braun and Tristan do the next 3-4 weeks.
Braun has been what I would call solid for the last three games. Though honestly UMKC hardly counts.
WVU is always a toughness test.
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Hawk8086 said:
@jayballer73 My opinion is that he should redshirt…unless someone someone gets injured…then we might need him if available.
just don’t know. - -I mean I agree with you , think by the time he is fully recovered someone mentioned by Feb 1 - - -makes it pretty late by the time you work him back in get some PT - just not sure how much he could fully help us at the point in the year.
Like you say seems almost like a wasted year for him - - unless Tristian or Braun one or the other get hurt - I truly just don’t know
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In a perfect world he redshirts and plays 4 full years for Kansas. I just hope he does whatever gives him/the team the best outcome. (i.e. if he’s leaving early he just as well play)
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Unless he just comes back naturally ready to contribute why waste the yr?
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He’s so far behind, can’t imagine him contributing, especially on D
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We’ll see how he and the team are playing a month from now, but I don’t see the fit. I think Enaruna and Braun would be ahead of him, so that makes him the 10th man. Get him healthy and ready to compete next year. Going to need him.
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I can see the fit if he’s knocking down 3’s.
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@FarmerJayhawk bet
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@BShark Seriously. Who can’t see a spot for a guy who can play a stretch 4 and shoot 3’s on this team? That’s some lack of vision.
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
@BShark Seriously. Who can’t see a spot for a guy who can play a stretch 4 and shoot 3’s on this team? That’s some lack of vision.
Yep I’m sure a guy who’s played 2 minutes all season and hasn’t practiced in months will come in, play 15-20 minutes per night and shoot a better % from 3 than he’s ever shot in his entire life. But seriously, who’s he passing to get into the rotation when he wasn’t in the rotation to start the year?
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@FarmerJayhawk Braun. Enaruna. Moss. Any KU guard who is struggling. People are high on Braun right now and low on Enaruna. A while ago people were high on Enaruna and low on Braun. A guy like Jalen Wilson who can play at the 4 and knock down 3’s is going to find minutes on a team where freshman struggle or heaven forbid players get injured. I never said it would be 15-20 minutes per game.
What are you going to say when it happens?
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
@FarmerJayhawk Braun. Enaruna. Moss. Any KU guard who is struggling. People are high on Braun right now and low on Enaruna. A while ago people were high on Enaruna and low on Braun. A guy like Jalen Wilson who can play at the 4 and knock down 3’s is going to find minutes on a team where freshman struggle or heaven forbid players get injured. I never said it would be 15-20 minutes per game.
What are you going to say when it happens?
If it happens, Bill Self will once again prove he’s better at coaching basketball than me. If someone gets hurt that’s an entirely different question.
And to reiterate my point. Not saying Wilson can’t play or be a contributor. I’m just skeptical of him coming in after a pretty nasty injury and being a significant piece of the puzzle and if it were me I’d redshirt him.
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@FarmerJayhawk And by the way I said people who can’t see Jalen fitting with this team lack vision. Somehow that became Jalen would play 15-20 minutes per game and shoot a better % from 3 than he ever has.
And he doesn’t need to pass anyone in the rotation to get minutes. Braun and Enaruna are behind Dotson, Garrett, Ochai, and probably Moss in the rotation and they still get minutes.
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
@FarmerJayhawk And by the way I said people who can’t see Jalen fitting with this team lack vision. Somehow that became Jalen would play 15-20 minutes per game and shoot a better % from 3 than he ever has.
And he doesn’t need to pass anyone in the rotation to get minutes. Braun and Enaruna are behind Dotson, Garrett, Ochai, and probably Moss in the rotation and they still get minutes.
I can read. You said if he’s knocking down 3’s. Well here’s the deal: he’s not a great 3 point shooter, low-mid 30’s at best behind the college line and is coming off a severe leg injury. Not ideal for shooting.
By definition for Wilson to get minutes he has to take them from someone. How many minutes has Self played the 10th man historically? Like 3?
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@FarmerJayhawk Even small puzzle pieces can fit with the team. I think there’s a role for Jalen to play on this year’s KU team and I think we have a good shot at making a deep run in the tournament. If there’s one game in March where Jalen’s shooting is the difference between winning and losing then I want him to play this season.
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@FarmerJayhawk You aren’t the coach. You don’t decide whether or not Jalen is the 10th man. You don’t decide how many minutes he does play if he is the 10th man.
Dotson, Marcus, Ochai, Doke are getting minutes. After that? If anyone else isn’t having a great game I could easily see Jalen taking that player’s minutes for that particular game.
We’ll see. I don’t think Self has a definite rotation beyond maybe 4 or 5 players at this point.
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There’s more than shooting w/coach. I saw a lil of jalen and he didn’t look good at all on D. Lost his man, came right out. I think we’d all be fine if he’s the player u think!
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@Crimsonorblue22 Did he? We should probably never play him then. Freshman rarely improve.
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@KirkIsMyHinrich oh smart guy.
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@KirkIsMyHinrich not like he has time to really work on improving, I did just say I hope he works out like u want. Jeez
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I think there’s a role for him on this year’s team if he plays. That’s it.
