Providence Injury

[dajudge]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/25509594/aj-reeves-providence-friars-four-six-weeks-foot-injury

[jsglow]

It's always unfortunate to see a kid get hurt.  Hoping for a full and speedy recovery.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

As mentioned in the Big East thread,  6 weeks is January 22nd. MU plays Providence on January 20th. Could have a huge impact on the game.

[MU82]

As mentioned in the Big East thread,  6 weeks is January 22nd. MU plays Providence on January 20th. Could have a huge impact on the game.

I'll be at that game, along with a dozen family and friends, and we'll beat em with or without this guy.

[tower912]

While I never ever wish ill on a student athlete, as I find that classless, there is not a lot of sympathy out there for MU having to play without GE or Ike.   

[esotericmindguy]

While I never ever wish ill on a student athlete, as I find that classless, there is not a lot of sympathy out there for MU having to play without GE or Ike.

Really? Ike wouldn’t even be playing and GE is not an impact player. Elliot fell under the “limited role” for kenpom last year. Of course this board thinks he’s the second coming of Jerel McNeal. Reeves is the second most used player on Providence and is shooting 45% from 3. Good grief.

[tower912]

Really? Ike wouldn’t even be playing and GE is not an impact player. Elliot fell under the “limited role” for kenpom last year. Of course this board thinks he’s the second coming of Jerel McNeal. Reeves is the second most used player on Providence and is shooting 45% from 3. Good grief.

I feel bad for the kid.   I don't feel bad for the team.   

[MuMark]

Really? Ike wouldn’t even be playing and GE is not an impact player. Elliot fell under the “limited role” for kenpom last year. Of course this board thinks he’s the second coming of Jerel McNeal. Reeves is the second most used player on Providence and is shooting 45% from 3. Good grief.

Greg would have had a bigger role this season with Rowsey being gone.

Nobody thinks he is Jerel but nice straw man.

Greg had a 116 ortg last year as a role player......he also lead the team in steal percentage and was 3rd  in block percentage.......not bad for a 6'3 guard. Made 58% of his 2 pointers, 37% of his 3s and close to 80 percent of his free throws after a slow start.

In conference games his numbers were even better.

[BM1090]

Yeah. Greg isn't a savior by any means but I think it's a safe bet that he'd be our 4th/5th leading scorer and is an excellent defender.

[Jay Bee]

I'll be at that game, along with a dozen family and friends, and we'll beat em with or without this guy.

Chill, we know...

I have about a dozen going to the Providence game - 8 family members plus a few friends from my MU days. I went to the site this morning and was surprised at how few tickets were left anywhere in the arena. So I snapped up the 8 and told the others they should hustle and buy theirs. I gave them our section, row and seat numbers and hopefully they'll get some either in our row or behind us.

Very much looking forward to going to the Jan. 20 Providence game with a total of 13 family and friends from NC, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee.

[bilsu]

Really? Ike wouldn’t even be playing and GE is not an impact player. Elliot fell under the “limited role” for kenpom last year. Of course this board thinks he’s the second coming of Jerel McNeal. Reeves is the second most used player on Providence and is shooting 45% from 3. Good grief.

We do not know how good GE would of been this year. I think John has taken a step up from last year and surely GE also could have. So far this year we have not been hurt by GE's absence, since our three guards have not gotten into foul trouble or gotten hurt. Playing with only three guards is only asking for trouble. We do have some forwards that can step in in an emergency, but I would not want to have to depend on that for a significant amount of game time.