Gardner out with knee sprain

[Big Daddy 84]

The source is not important, what is important is whether the info is correct or not, if it is is accurate then you should be glad I shared it, but if I am wrong you can bash me (and deservedly so).  I will stand by what I wrote.

[chapman]

If it's MCL sprain = I'm thinking he plays Saturday

[Golden Avalanche]

Depends on the reason for the slip up.    A quick whistle on Jae or JWilson and this thing could turn ugly and stay ugly.    If JJones and Juan are unable to contribute 15 decent minutes, see above.    Buzz managed to cover the loss of Otule.   Can he cover the loss of his second big in only 48 hours?   If he can't, he won't be the first.    If he can, it may be time to accept that the little OCD spud can coach. 

We can parse it with "what ifs" but I just happen to think that a team challenging for the title shouldn't lose this game unless they shoot under 30%.

[tower912]

A team with no one over 6'6 should be a lock.  Wow. 

[Golden Avalanche]

A team with no one over 6'6 should be a lock.  Wow. 

Why do you hate Marquette?

Man, with fans who don't think they're challenging for a title it's no wonder they start games so unenthused.

[MUFC9295]

This shouldn't be much of a contest.

You've got an average team playing very badly going on the road to an above average team that is playing well enough to win six in a row. I'd put money on MU eight days a week in this situation.

A slip-up here would be revealing, regardless of who is in uniform.

Slipping... Thankfully SH is playing to expectations.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Why do you hate Marquette?

Man, with fans who don't think they're challenging for a title it's no wonder they start games so unenthused.

Are you asking yourself that question?  your continued negative commentary makes one wonder.

[nyg]

Speaking of injuries, Draymond Green from Michigan State went down tonight and it did not look good.  He is potential Big Ten POY. 

[chapman]

Buzz on post game: sprained knee, day-to-day, swelling has gone down a lot, had an MRI and there is not a tear, his timeframe is as soon as it feels good enough to support 290 lbs.

[Jacks DC]

If he is not 100% ready to go against Notre Dame, he should sit.  Possibly even for DePaul to get the extra rest for Cincy.  Have to think big picture.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Watching how he sat tonight i thought the swelling has gone down about 50%

[DCWarriors04]

Buzz on post game: sprained knee, day-to-day, swelling has gone down a lot, had an MRI and there is not a tear, his timeframe is as soon as it feels good enough to support 290 lbs.

Glad to hear that...not great news, but better than what it could have been.

[Oldgym]

Great to hear what Buzz said postgame.  I was about 30 feet from DG at the game tonight and based on what I saw, I didn't see him ready to go soon, certainly not Saturday.  He's moving slowly, didn't join the team in the on-court huddle much, and didn't flex the leg at all.  Been through two knee reconstructs, and it was a familiar look.  Helps to hear what Buzz said.

[Jacks DC]

What did Buzz say about Gronkowski?

[Oldgym]

He recited Gronkowski's stats and injury history while at Arizona.  Unprompted.

[MU82]

You know what really frosts my flakes? The refs didn't call a foul on the play Gardner got hurt ... and it wasn't a borderline situation. Gardner got hammered from behind.

[strotty]

"Well it's a sprained knee. He got an MRI and he didn't tear any ligaments, so that's good. The swelling has gone down since Sunday morning. I think it's just hard to guess, when you weight 290 pounds, how long does it take to get all the swelling out. So we're not trying to hide anything. He didn't tear anything. He will be back. When will he be back? I don't know."

--Buzz, on the severity of Davante's injury

[Spencer Pratt]

He recited Gronkowski's stats and injury history while at Arizona.  Unprompted.

Hahaha.  I didn't hear the postgame but reading this made me laugh out loud.  What a weird guy.  Nobody really like him in the game.  Would love to have heard that.

[Tugg Speedman]

Just got back from the game and someone close to the program, in the position to know, said he'll be out 3 to 4 weeks.  You know his name and he perfers I not use it.

[Tugg Speedman]

A team with no one over 6'6 should be a lock.  Wow.  

I agree and since Wilson is 6' 8" and Anderson is 6"7" we should be good.

[Oldgym]

Hahaha.  I didn't hear the postgame but reading this made me laugh out loud.  What a weird guy.  Nobody really like him in the game.  Would love to have heard that.

Well, I sorta made that up.  But if he HAD done so, I wouldn't have been the least bit surprised.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Just got back from the game and someone close to the program, in the position to know, said he'll be out 3 to 4 weeks.  You know his name and he perfers I not use it.

Awful.  Go ahead and write the Cincy, UConn, and WVU games down as losses.  @ND will be a minor miracle without him as well.  I was hoping we could get to 13-5 or 14-4, but now the only two "gimme" games left on the schedule are Rutgers and @DePaul.  Road games against Cooley, Drummond/Oriakhi, and Kilicli/Jones will NOT be pretty.  Home against Gates won't exactly be a walk in the park either. 

We finally get two legit big men, when we have been STARVING just one since RJax left, and they both go down as we were poised to have our best season since '03.  The Georgetown home game could be a must-win to get to 11-7.  Just hope we avoid a monumental collapse in his absence and get him back in the swing of things come tournament time!

[tower912]

I agree and since Wilson is 6' 8" and Anderson is 6"7" we should be good.

We are good.  But how high is our ceiling with DG and CO on the sidelines?     With a total of 29 minutes and 2 pts off of the bench?    I anticipate 4-4 down the stretch, but unlike some others here, I won't be looking for a ledge to jump off.   This is a tough-as-nails, junkyard dog team.   That has only played a solid 40 minutes twice all year.  But never believes they are going to lose.    I am thoroughly enjoying them.   

[dwaderoy2004]

If gardner misses three weeks, he'll be back for either the uconn or rutgers game. If he misses four he'll be back for either the wvu or cincy game.  Not the end of the world... Just so long as he actually comes back.

[MUMac]

Great to hear what Buzz said postgame.  I was about 30 feet from DG at the game tonight and based on what I saw, I didn't see him ready to go soon, certainly not Saturday.  He's moving slowly, didn't join the team in the on-court huddle much, and didn't flex the leg at all.  Been through two knee reconstructs, and it was a familiar look.  Helps to hear what Buzz said.

He had a brace on the knee tonight.  That is why he could not flex it.  Sitting on the court, that is the best way to protect him.