January 17, 20179 yr UofL's point guard Quentin Snider will be sidelined 2-3 weeks while he recovers from a strained hip flexor that he suffered during U of L's win over Duke on Saturday. Nooooooooo :arghh:
January 17, 20179 yr The one guy we couldn't afford to lose. I suppose Mitchell and Levitch will be sharing PG duties now?
January 17, 20179 yr Author The one guy we couldn't afford to lose. I suppose Mitchell and Levitch will be sharing PG duties now? I know…..Q is one of those guys you notice when he’s out of the game.
January 17, 20179 yr This is a huge loss for the Cards. They have 4 games in that stretch that could be losses.
January 17, 20179 yr Worst case scenario they go 2-2 or 3-2 without him. Probably only lose at Florida State, but that was likely even with Snider.
January 17, 20179 yr I'm a "glass half full" kinda guy. Let's hope this gives Levitch, Hicks and McMahon some minutes they otherwise would not have had and see if any of them emerge. Hicks has experience (albeit at a much different level) and maturity, but little range. McMahon has shooting range but lacks size and struggles on the defensive end. Levitch is a mashup of some of all those things. Additionally, maybe they try to see if Adel can play some 2 with King on the floor as the 3 (since they currently are rarely on the floor together playing the same position). Would put pressure on Mitchell at the 1, but an opportunity for him to grow as well. Another option would be to move Adel to the 2 and just go huge with Mahmoud, Mathiang, Spalding & Johnson splitting the minutes at the 3-5 spots. Maybe Stockman gets a few minutes as well if he's healthy. None of them have the shooting ability to play the 3 like Rick normally wants, but they could really crash the boards and the defense would be LOOOOONG and tough to deal with. Clemson (#27 in KenPom rankings) will be a challenge, but at least the game is at home. @fsu is a mountain to climb regardless. @PITt, v NCSt. & @BC is about as good as you can hope for in an ACC schedule where there are no "nights off."
January 17, 20179 yr If Snider misses the next three weeks, he will miss the following games: 1/19 vs. Clemson 1/21 at Florida State 1/24 at Pittsburgh 1/29 vs. NC State 2/4 at Boston College 2/6 at Virginia 2/11 vs. Miami (FL) There are 5 tough games there. Hopefully he will be back in 2 weeks though.
January 17, 20179 yr If Snider misses the next three weeks, he will miss the following games: 1/19 vs. Clemson 1/21 at Florida State 1/24 at Pittsburgh 1/29 vs. NC State 2/4 at Boston College 2/6 at Virginia 2/11 vs. Miami (FL) There are 5 tough games there. Hopefully he will be back in 2 weeks though. The injury occurred Saturday. The BC game would be 3 weeks...
January 17, 20179 yr The injury occurred Saturday. The BC game would be 3 weeks... If he returns for that game on 2/4, there are still 2 very tough games with him out.
January 17, 20179 yr Louisville may drop some games while he's out but they will still be fine. If I were Pitino I would petition the committee to make an exception when seeding for any losses suffered while Snyder is out. After all, they are doing that for Duke, so it's really not too much to ask.
January 18, 20179 yr Louisville may drop some games while he's out but they will still be fine. If I were Pitino I would petition the committee to make an exception when seeding for any losses suffered while Snyder is out. After all, they are doing that for Duke, so it's really not too much to ask. I'm good with that!
January 18, 20179 yr Author Ryan McMahon, a redshirt Freshmen, is the projected point guard starter for Thursday’s game vs. Clemson. Of course that could change in the next 24 hours, but...... Go Ryan!!!
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