Good news, Chad practiced today and may play at Uconn.

Handle with care.

(02-14-2017 07:10 PM)TubbyTime Wrote:  Good news, Chad practiced today and may play at Uconn.

Great news, thanks for sharing. He is needed, but mainly I am happy for him. He has endured great pain and disappointment to realize his dream of playing college basketball.

(02-14-2017 07:30 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(02-14-2017 07:10 PM)TubbyTime Wrote:  Good news, Chad practiced today and may play at Uconn.

Great news, thanks for sharing. He is needed, but mainly I am happy for him. He has endured great pain and disappointment to realize his dream of playing college basketball.

Very well stated. It would be a wonderful story if he came back and played some really good ball, I'm pulling for him.

(02-14-2017 07:42 PM)TubbyTime Wrote:  

(02-14-2017 07:30 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(02-14-2017 07:10 PM)TubbyTime Wrote:  Good news, Chad practiced today and may play at Uconn.

Great news, thanks for sharing. He is needed, but mainly I am happy for him. He has endured great pain and disappointment to realize his dream of playing college basketball.

Very well stated. It would be a wonderful story if he came back and played some really good ball, I'm pulling for him.

It would be the Cinderella story of the year

I'm pulling for the young man, and I hope he comes back and tears it up, but watching him play is going to be like watching one of my kids trying to juggle raw eggs in the family room.

(02-14-2017 08:25 PM)MTigerBlue Wrote:  I'm pulling for the young man, and I hope he comes back and tears it up, but watching him play is going to be like watching one of my kids trying to juggle raw eggs in the family room.

He wasn't very good pre injury. Out of shape after being out for his long? Don't put too many expectations on the kid. He is not going to help a lot the rest of the way.

^

Tubby said on the coaches show, he may start practice this week. He said if he's cleared to play, he will play. Also said that he's going to have to work into game shape.

(02-14-2017 08:55 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  He wasn't very good pre injury. Out of shape after being out for his long? Don't put too many expectations on the kid. He is not going to help a lot the rest of the way.

(02-14-2017 08:57 PM)TubbyTime Wrote:   ^

That's definitely NOT a fair statement!!!! Chad was doing some very nice things for this team in the paint and growing with confidence more and more each game....This team needs him in the worst way

Hopefully he just gets healthy.

Hits the weights in the summer and can be an effective role player on the bench next year.

(02-15-2017 09:54 AM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Hopefully he just gets healthy.

Hits the weights in the summer and can be an effective role player on the bench next year.

^^^^THIS

(02-14-2017 08:55 PM)Penny Lane Wrote:  He wasn't very good pre injury. Out of shape after being out for his long? Don't put too many expectations on the kid. He is not going to help a lot the rest of the way.

Always the optimist.

(02-14-2017 07:21 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Handle with care.

He and Dedric were starting to develop a high low game before he went out. At the very least he's good for 5 fouls and to give Dedric and Rivers a few minutes rest.

(02-15-2017 10:21 AM)gotigers1 Wrote:  

(02-14-2017 07:21 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Handle with care.

So we've got an Italian player coming in? Awesome!

(02-15-2017 11:15 AM)holyterror Wrote:  

(02-15-2017 10:21 AM)gotigers1 Wrote:  

(02-14-2017 07:21 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Handle with care.

So we've got an Italian player coming in? Awesome!

There was a 6-10 dude from Senegal dominating the paint for New Mexico last night.

Gonzaga makes a living off of foreign bigs.

Maybe Azab can be the beginning of something similar.

(02-15-2017 09:54 AM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Hopefully he just gets healthy.

Hits the weights in the summer and can be an effective role player on the bench next year.

He does need to get stronger...Not sure if he should put on any weight though...His frame is struggling to carry what he already has.

The kid should get the Tiger Courage Award, if there is such a thing. With his injury history, Chad had every reason to pack it in and walk away, but he didn't. He may not be a great player, not even an above average one, but he should be able to give the Tiger bigs a breather from time to time during the course of the game. To me, that sounds very good.