Primo Question
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Wouldn't it stand to reason that would be the only way for him to get an MRI regardless of severity??
Not really. He could have gone to the locker room and realized it was just a bad twist up or something. Tons of times player go to the locker room and end up coming back out fine.
There's tons of players that get hurt and go to the hospital only to find out its not severe. Its called being cautious!
I’m gunna go out on a limb as say he’s done for the year. Ellis and JQ will step up. Primo hasn’t been a huge factor down the stretch so I feel we shouldn’t miss a beat.
Well, when they went to the tv locker room scene, he appeared to be laughing and smiling. Hopefully, that is a good sign.
You don't need an MRI to know if he has a ligament tear. Hopefully MRI is precautionary and all is good.
I agree with Fraser With the game under control, precaution dictated the situation. MRI was determined.
Here is what Oats said about in the post game
Q. Your rotation going forward, if Primo is not able to return, Darius Miles and his performance today, could he enter the rotation? Also, talk about John Petty's career, 301 made threes now for him, and what he's meant to this program.
NATE OATS: So the rotation-wise, we don't know on Primo yet. Hopefully he can play tomorrow. Hopefully it's not much. We'll wait on that MRI and see.
If for whatever reason he can't go, obviously you got Quinerly playing great, Keon Ellis playing great, Darius Miles could be in the rotation. I love Darius Miles' game. I think he's going to be really good for us coming up. You can see how talented and skilled he is. Put him out there at 6'7", he's basically playing the point when he's out there a lot. He could help us for sure if we need to add some depth.
If we're fortunate enough to win tomorrow, we got to play a third day in a row. It was nice we were able to keep the minutes down. We only had one guy go over 20 minutes tonight, that was Quinerly. You look at the starters, Primo played the most at 19. Nobody else had more than 19 minutes. Hopefully those guys are all fresh for tomorrow.
As far as the question with Petty, 301 made threes, he came right out of the gate, hit those three in the first half. He's a great shooter. He's turned himself into an unbelievable overall, all-around player defensively, offensively. I mean, you look at plus-minus, he led the team today in plus 32. In the 18 1/2 minutes he was in the game, we were plus 32. That speaks to how good he's become at everything other than shooting. And I think he's one of the best shooters in the country.
He's a senior. Wants to win. Is getting guys locked in. I can't say enough about what he's meant to this program, what he's meant to us in the two years since I got here. Him and Herb, I thought they kind of paired up great.
Look at Herb's numbers today too. I know you asked about Petty, and Petty was great. Shoot, if I'd have played Herb 5 more minutes, probably end up with a triple-double. He played less than 17 minutes, he's eight points, seven rebounds, seven assists to go with zero turnovers. You can't get more much efficient than that in 16 1/2 minutes of play. Really happy with his play as well.
Q. Your rotation going forward, if Primo is not able to return, Darius Miles and his performance today, could he enter the rotation? Also, talk about John Petty's career, 301 made threes now for him, and what he's meant to this program.
NATE OATS: So the rotation-wise, we don't know on Primo yet. Hopefully he can play tomorrow. Hopefully it's not much. We'll wait on that MRI and see.
If for whatever reason he can't go, obviously you got Quinerly playing great, Keon Ellis playing great, Darius Miles could be in the rotation. I love Darius Miles' game. I think he's going to be really good for us coming up. You can see how talented and skilled he is. Put him out there at 6'7", he's basically playing the point when he's out there a lot. He could help us for sure if we need to add some depth.
If we're fortunate enough to win tomorrow, we got to play a third day in a row. It was nice we were able to keep the minutes down. We only had one guy go over 20 minutes tonight, that was Quinerly. You look at the starters, Primo played the most at 19. Nobody else had more than 19 minutes. Hopefully those guys are all fresh for tomorrow.
As far as the question with Petty, 301 made threes, he came right out of the gate, hit those three in the first half. He's a great shooter. He's turned himself into an unbelievable overall, all-around player defensively, offensively. I mean, you look at plus-minus, he led the team today in plus 32. In the 18 1/2 minutes he was in the game, we were plus 32. That speaks to how good he's become at everything other than shooting. And I think he's one of the best shooters in the country.
He's a senior. Wants to win. Is getting guys locked in. I can't say enough about what he's meant to this program, what he's meant to us in the two years since I got here. Him and Herb, I thought they kind of paired up great.
Look at Herb's numbers today too. I know you asked about Petty, and Petty was great. Shoot, if I'd have played Herb 5 more minutes, probably end up with a triple-double. He played less than 17 minutes, he's eight points, seven rebounds, seven assists to go with zero turnovers. You can't get more much efficient than that in 16 1/2 minutes of play. Really happy with his play as well.
I was told it is not as bad as originally thought. Availability this weekend is still up in the air but could be available.
Just so nothing is torn I hope. Late in season to rehab anything major and miss out on summer work and fall practice.
You can tell Oats cares about his players and is willing to play hardball in a way that will teach them lessons that ultimately benefit them in the long run. His quote about the improvement of Petty is spot on and imo wouldn’t have happened if Coach didn’t sit him some games the past two seasons. Obviously more going on behind the scenes, but he seems to know how to get through to all of his players and that’s rare. JP is the perfect example of what Oats brings to this program. RTR
