White Pelican Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I read that they lost another player to injury during that Senior Night home game which left them with 6 able to dress again. They don't want to play with only 6. I dunno, maybe they should upgrade their medical staff and/or physical therapists. Some of you guys are sure butt hurt about this. HoosierPal and willie like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I have no problem with them cancelling/forfeiting over such a rash of injuries. Davidson needs to take a good hard look at their strength and conditioning and basketball coaching staff's practice habits. Lord Elrond likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 SLU was able to remove all reference to Davidson on tonight’s program, but didn’t add the Knox College roster and statistics, instead just putting in a bracket for the Women’s A10 tournament ( not filled in) in its place. That’s quick work on someone’s part, I wonder how long ago Davidson let SLU know they weren’t coming. Doesn’t matter at this point, I guess. Knox has only 9 players total warming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I also have no problem with their cancellation but I don’t think it’s fair to question their strength and conditioning coach. Do we criticize JB for our problems. What do broken feet have to do with anything besides bad luck Injuries happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, billikenfan05 said: I have no problem with them cancelling/forfeiting over such a rash of injuries. Davidson needs to take a good hard look at their strength and conditioning and basketball coaching staff's practice habits. True. Bad luck happens sometimes, but this much in one season? Take time to do a serous review of what you are doing and ask if there is something you can to to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 minute ago, willie said: I also have no problem with their cancellation but I don’t think it’s fair to question their strength and conditioning coach. Do we criticize JB for our problems. What do broken feet have to do with anything besides bad luck Injuries happen If we had enough injuries to cancel games and the season, we darn well should be questioning these things. There really isn’t any harm in reviewing what you are doing and asking questions, and potentially a lot of benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 3 minutes ago, willie said: I also have no problem with their cancellation but I don’t think it’s fair to question their strength and conditioning coach. Do we criticize JB for our problems. What do broken feet have to do with anything besides bad luck Injuries happen Not JB. I would question Travis and the Strength & Conditioning coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 minute ago, billikenfan05 said: Not JB. I would question Travis and the Strength & Conditioning coach. Again. What does any of that have to do with broken bones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 10 minutes ago, willie said: Again. What does any of that have to do with broken bones? I'm not saying there's blame to be placed, I'm saying that strength and conditioning training methods, intensity and volume should be analyzed when you have multiple injuries pertaining to a single body part, especially legs and feet. Go back and look at the stress fracture epidemic in the women's program as noted over in the wbb thread. That was a shoe issue, the team shoes caused the stress fractures. Nothing should be exempt from review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 8 minutes ago, willie said: Again. What does any of that have to do with broken bones? Is there some technique or exercise you can do to lessen or reduce the chances of getting injured? I don’t know, but I really don’t see the harm in looking and asking questions. Worse case, you figure out there’s nothing to be done, best case you may prevent future injuries. And it shouldn’t cost you much to ask questions, so why not take a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 4 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said: Is there some technique or exercise you can do to lessen or reduce the chances of getting injured? I don’t know, but I really don’t see the harm in looking and asking questions. Worse case, you figure out there’s nothing to be done, best case you may prevent future injuries. And it shouldn’t cost you much to ask questions, so why not take a look? Do you think they or other schools haven’t done this? Injuries are injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Just now, willie said: Do you think they or other schools haven’t done this? Injuries are injuries. When you get enough injuries to x cancel a season, you should ask the questions. The answer may very well be that there is nothing to be done, but if you figure out there is something you can do, then you need to know that. What exactly is the case against taking a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 28-17,Billkens after the 1st. Billikens have a big height advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Billikens brought the hammer down in the 2nd qtr, 60-27 Billiken lead. I think all Billiken players have gotten into the game at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Billikens have taken 46 FG attempts to only 25 for Knox, so that’s the story on how the rebounding and TO battle is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Billikens went with an all senior lineup in the 4th, it’s now 96-34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Triple double for Julia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 119-42 Billiken win. Thanks for coming Knox. The Billikens did give each of the Knox seniors a bouquet of flowers before the game. JettFlight5, TRN, BrettJollyComedyHour and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 3 hours ago, Lord Elrond said: When you get enough injuries to x cancel a season, you should ask the questions. The answer may very well be that there is nothing to be done, but if you figure out there is something you can do, then you need to know that. What exactly is the case against taking a look? I have no problem with your point but at the same time it’s just wasted effort. People get injured. Especially women. I don’t believe there is some magic approach or training to change this. Why do professional athletes get hurt? They just do. Good years/Bad years. They just happen. HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Did the 119 points we scored last night break our record from earlier this season? I know both games were against non-D1 teams, but points are points. Edit: Yep, by 10 points. Edited March 3 by BrettJollyComedyHour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Billikens are #7 seed, they take on #10 GW at 4pm CST on Thursday. Winner advances to take on #2 VCU Friday in ten Quarterfinals of the A10 tournament. All games at the Henrico Sports and Events Center in Henrico, VA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 56 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said: Billikens are #7 seed, they take on #10 GW at 4pm CST on Thursday. Winner advances to take on #2 VCU Friday in ten Quarterfinals of the A10 tournament. All games at the Henrico Sports and Events Center in Henrico, VA. I have a good feeling about taking 2 games in this tournament, but sadly, I think they get bounced in the semi-finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Julia Martinez is A10 Women’s player of the week on the strength of 2 triple doubles in 2 games. Peaking at the right time. https://atlantic10.com/news/2024/3/4/martinez-named-a-10-womens-basketball-player-of-the-week-melious-earns-rookie-nod.aspx billikenbill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Back in 91/92, Grawer's last season, our men's team was depleted by injuries and guys quitting the team. Rather than risk having to forfeit games, Grawer had tryouts for walk-ons. I think he added three guys who all got playing time in games. One of my friends was recruited by Highmark who remembered playing him in high school games. That's how you do it. If you're running short, add on to make sure you can finish the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 14 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: Back in 91/92, Grawer's last season, our men's team was depleted by injuries and guys quitting the team. Rather than risk having to forfeit games, Grawer had tryouts for walk-ons. I think he added three guys who all got playing time in games. One of my friends was recruited by Highmark who remembered playing him in high school games. That's how you do it. If you're running short, add on to make sure you can finish the season. Davidson's a small school, the pool of women's players is smaller than men's. Just based on assumptions I'm making based on those two facts, I would bet you're not going to find anyone that fits the bill in the general student population. That leaves you with current student athletes. Volleyball, soccer and softball players are your likely options. Softball is in season and women's soccer is kicking off spring season. That leaves volleyball. Now you have to find a player who is good enough and willing within that group of 15 women and hopefully their coach is cool with it. Oh and right now they only have 5 healthy players, so you're looking for at least 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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