Dexter Status

[The Sultan]

We knew wojo would tighten the rotation to 7-8 players once the BE started.

Looks like it will be 8 once Symir comes back as DJ will need a couple of breaks per game. I expect to see him get 6-8 minutes as the 8th guy.

Right.  Not to be mean but, what has anyone seen out of Dexter to say "I would like to see more of him on the floor?"  I know he was hyped up due to what was said about him over the summer, but that seems to happen every summer.  He's the ninth guy on a 11 person team.

[Nukem2]

Right.  Not to be mean but, what has anyone seen out of Dexter to say "I would like to see more of him on the floor?"  I know he was hyped up due to what was said about him over the summer, but that seems to happen every summer.  He's the ninth guy on a 11 person team.

In the few  minutes they've played, I would say Oso has shown more.  Just my take.

[MU82]

He just needs to keep practicing hard, and he needs to stay ready. When Oso's number was called against UCLA due to foul trouble, he gave us several very solid minutes. We no doubt will need that again from him, and we certainly could need that kind of thing from Dex, too.

If he's good enough, his time will come.

[Jockey]

Right.  Not to be mean but, what has anyone seen out of Dexter to say "I would like to see more of him on the floor?"  I know he was hyped up due to what was said about him over the summer, but that seems to happen every summer.  He's the ninth guy on a 11 person team.

Exactly. But make no mistake. Dexter will get chances this year either because of injury/Covid or during a clunker by MU where a change of pace is needed.

But generally, he will only play when MU is up big.

[brewcity77]

Maybe Wojo did not want to risk Dexter turning the ball over against Creighton, but I also wondered if the Florida player collasping had Wojo worried about playing a player that had Covid.

If that's the case, when, if ever, does he play? Sounds like Johnson had it months ago. Maybe it's a case of needing more thorough testing, but I'm not sure the best way to handle these cases going forward.

[avid1010]

If that's the case, when, if ever, does he play? Sounds like Johnson had it months ago. Maybe it's a case of needing more thorough testing, but I'm not sure the best way to handle these cases going forward.

How man players across all leagues are playing after having COVID?  I know the local D2 team in my area has had nearly all of its players test positive at some point in time. 

From a $$$ standpoint...an NBA team is waltzing out it's star player after having COVID if there are concerns, and I have not heard of any special tests being done on NBA players to certify them for action?

[brewcity77]

How man players across all leagues are playing after having COVID?  I know the local D2 team in my area has had nearly all of its players test positive at some point in time. 

From a $$$ standpoint...an NBA team is waltzing out it's star player after having COVID if there are concerns, and I have not heard of any special tests being done on NBA players to certify them for action?

I would imagine additional testing would be cardiac enzymes or something similar. I don't believe it shows up on a typical ECG, but there are likely tests that can show if what's happening to guys like Johnson & Ojo is congenital or COVID related.

This feels like one of those things where it's too early to know much definitively, and the unfortunate consequence will likely be more similar incidents because while it's tragic, it's also rare enough that it probably won't shut down the sport.

[The Sultan]

Not to sound cold here, but...

1. Hundreds, if not thousands, of high-level athletes around the word have had Covid, and have returned to action.  How many have had similar issues?
2. College athletes who have suddenly collapsed from heart issues unfortunately isn't new.  But sports have continued regardless
3. Even if Johnson did indeed have Covid, and even if he had heart issues that lead to his collapse, that doesn't mean that the former caused the latter.  Proving that will never be likely.

If Marquette's trainers held Dexter out of the game out of an abundance of caution, that would have been fine.  But I really doubt that was the reason.

[nycwarrior]

I hate how often I find myself yelling "come to him!" at the TV.

I find the standing around waiting for a pass extremely frustrating too but it was MUCH improved last night vs Creighton. Once we got a little mojo the guys were posting much harder and coming to the ball with intent.

[bilsu]

One of the reasons I worried about Dexter and Covid is that it seemed lie  MU held him out of practice longer than was required. To me that indicates he had a more difficult case of it. Some people get really sick and some get barely sick.