Non-Lady Vol Basketball News 2024-25

[Volfan2012]

See now it isn’t so hard TN give us Rae injury and timetable like UConn just did

We got nothing.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

See now it isn’t so hard TN give us Rae injury and timetable like UConn just did

It isn't up to Tennessee, it's up to the PLAYER.

 

[VolBall09]

Wow - Geno issues a statement like he lives in the White House or something. Sounds like he's trying to convince people of something he's unconvinced of. It's more of a political statement. It doesn't read as genuine or sincere - just what he thinks people want to hear him say.

Yep and trying to walk back what he said in the presser about her being annoying on the bench. Sticking his foot in his mouth as usual.

 

[Volfan2012]

She will be out with the injury four weeks tomorrow. The fifth of January will be 8 weeks that would JMO be the longest she would be out if the injury is as suspected.

 

[VolBall09]

It isn't up to Tennessee, it's up to the PLAYER.

Yep, and idk why everyone is up in arms about it. This seems to be the new normal in WBB. Most schools no longer release injury information unless the player does. Stanford started that a couple seasons ago and has continued. Other programs have followed suit. Not sure what the reasoning is, but it’s a “thing” and not just a Tennessee thing.

I have a hard time convincing myself that it matters if we know or not. She’ll play when she plays, everyone knowing when that might be won’t change that. If her diagnosis and timeline are fluid it may be best for fans to be in the dark anyway. Focus on the team and players who are WINNING and Rae will join later and we will dominate even more.

 

[Volfaninfl2]

Here is the complete announcement. I hate this for her get well soon.

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Wouldn’t be surprised if Geno has Paige on the floor for our February 6 game.

 

[LadyVols_WBK]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Geno has Paige on the floor for our February 6 game.

If we beat UConn without her they’d have excuses so I hope she is ready and healthy for our game

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Yep, and idk why everyone is up in arms about it. This seems to be the new normal in WBB. Most schools no longer release injury information unless the player does. Stanford started that a couple seasons ago and has continued. Other programs have followed suit. Not sure what the reasoning is, but it’s a “thing” and not just a Tennessee thing.

I have a hard time convincing myself that it matters if we know or not. She’ll play when she plays, everyone knowing when that might be won’t change that. If her diagnosis and timeline are fluid it may be best for fans to be in the dark anyway. Focus on the team and players who are WINNING and Rae will join later and we will dominate even more.

I'm guessing it has a lot to do with legal liability. They are dealing with personal medical information. But even if that wasn't the case, the fans are not on a need-to-know basis. It doesn't hurt my fan passion at all not to know what Rae's injury is or what the treatment is or how long she'll be out. Since I'm not putting bets down on UT games, I have no need of the information at all.

 

[Volfan2012]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Geno has Paige on the floor for our February 6 game.

She should be back by then if everything goes well that is exactly two months.

 

[LadyVols_WBK]

 

[Volfaninfl2]

If we beat UConn without her they’d have excuses so I hope she is ready and healthy for our game

I see your point, but I don’t care if they have excuses for losing, just like if we don’t have Rae back, they won’t care if we have excuses.

 

[lvocd]

Here is the complete announcement. I hate this for her get well soon.

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I’d hoped initially that it might just be a sprain and she’d be out only a couple of weeks. But really, this is the second-best outcome for Bueckers, and I’m sure she’ll be counting her blessings soon as it truly sinks in just how much worse it could have been.

The only worry now is whether she’ll be completely honest about how she’s feeling. Only SHE will know the truth, and sometimes young people will become so anxious to get back out on the court or field play that they’ll tell trainers they’re pain free once they reach a point they feel they can tolerate. I know this is true because I was one of those types of young athletes back in the day. A great athlete I was, but not often the brightest bulb in the chandelier. (I was a late bloomer lol)

 

[Rickster]

How long does it take to recover from a tibial plateau fracture?

Depending on health and injury pattern this bone can take 3-4 months to heal without surgery. Physical therapy for knee range of motion is started around 6 weeks once bone has healed enough to prevent displacement with motion.

 

[lvocd]

How long does it take to recover from a tibial plateau fracture?

Depending on health and injury pattern this bone can take 3-4 months to heal without surgery. Physical therapy for knee range of motion is started around 6 weeks once bone has healed enough to prevent displacement with motion.

Ohhhh. When I posted above I didn’t realize this. I was going by the “6 to 8 weeks” prediction in the statement and hadn’t yet researched tibial plateau fractures. I do believe some are less severe than others.

 

[creekdipper]

Yep and trying to walk back what he said in the presser about her being annoying on the bench. Sticking his foot in his mouth as usual.

And his head elsewhere.

 

[Rickster]

Ohhhh. When I posted above I didn’t realize this. I was going by the “6 to 8 weeks” prediction in the statement and hadn’t yet researched tibial plateau fractures. I do believe some are less severe than others.

Could be a minor injury I guess. There is a good possibility the time frame in the tweet is a minimum time to heal enough to play. If a cast is involved, it will take some time to get the muscles and timing right before playing. That could take a day or a week and possibly longer. People heal differently. I'm glad it is not a tear and hope that she heals quickly and can get back on the court soon.

 

[stlvolsfan]

She will be out with the injury four weeks tomorrow. The fifth of January will be 8 weeks that would JMO be the longest she would be out if the injury is as suspected.

She will be back for our game! I can’t wait. I pray her healing process goes smoothly. Hate to see any kid getting hurt.

 

[lvocd]

The more I think about this fracture injury, the more obvious it is to me that that bone didn’t break when she simply started dribbling the ball up. The fracturing must have been because of some earlier trauma or action, and then maybe continuing to play on it just sped it up??? I can’t see how in the world someone could break a bone in the knee doing what I saw in the video. Bizarre!

Hope she recovers quickly!!!!

 

[SGMVols]

We play UConn on 2/6. That would be a few days more than 8 weeks out. So she might be back by then. But if not, and we have Rae back, honestly we should expect to win if we are really a top 10 team. They aren’t anything special without Paige.

 

[sisaq]

Wow - Geno issues a statement like he lives in the White House or something. Sounds like he's trying to convince people of something he's unconvinced of. It's more of a political statement. It doesn't read as genuine or sincere - just what he thinks people want to hear him say.

U rite..Geno want to use this statement to cover up why he left her in the game, since ESPN put out that ppl are bashing Geno for that

 

[Rooster1]

We play UConn on 2/6. That would be a few days more than 8 weeks out. So she might be back by then. But if not, and we have Rae back, honestly we should expect to win if we are really a top 10 team. They aren’t anything special without Paige.

Likely starting lineup and key reserves w/o P. Bueckers:

C: O. Nelson-Ododa 6'5" 5 star, number 5 in class
F: A. Edwards 6'3" 5 star, top 20 in class
SG: C. Williams 5'11" 5 star, number 1 in class
PG: E. Westbrook 6'0", 5 star number 2 in class
Wing: C. Docharme 6'2", 5 star number 5 in class

Reserves: 6'5" Juhasz, former B1G 1st team All Conference
5'10" Fudd, 5 star number 1 in class (out at least 7 more days)
5'10" Muhl, International player

With PB down for awhile, the numbers for likely all of these players will spike upwards. This is still a formidable group and the absence of Bueckers for awhile will kick start the others to increase their production. Just like the absence of RB has done for many of the UT players.

 

[glv98]

The more I think about this fracture injury, the more obvious it is to me that that bone didn’t break when she simply started dribbling the ball up. The fracturing must have been because of some earlier trauma or action, and then maybe continuing to play on it just sped it up??? I can’t see how in the world someone could break a bone in the knee doing what I saw in the video. Bizarre!

Hope she recovers quickly!!!!

Hate this so much for all, I thought Geno's statement was very nice. Some of ya'll have Geno Derangement Syndrome. It was a super bizarre injury. Feel bad for her.

Maybe UConn players will respond as nicely as ours have. This kind of injury either makes you or breaks you. What does this mean for the Fudd situation, if there is a situation there?

 

[gule]

jmho, but I think gee no will get off his arse and restart his engine now that the greatest player in the universe (heh) isn't there to bail him out. Look for the old UConn attack to come back. Westbrook will shine, I doubt they lose a game till Dawn's marauders tear into town.

 

[glv98]

I'm guessing it has a lot to do with legal liability. They are dealing with personal medical information. But even if that wasn't the case, the fans are not on a need-to-know basis. It doesn't hurt my fan passion at all not to know what Rae's injury is or what the treatment is or how long she'll be out. Since I'm not putting bets down on UT games, I have no need of the information at all.

Deep breath. Its been stipulated lo these many times on this very thread that details of Rae's injury are private, for her to release if and when she chooses, and none of our damn business. And congratulations on being above the fray on this.

I, however, am not. I want to know for the obvious reason that I want to get an idea of when my team's best player might be back. And I don't gamble on games lol, I'd have been long dead over the last few years if money was involved. My fan curiosity just wants to get an idea of what's ahead for my team as it heads for the real deal schedule the first of the year.

I will say my desire for info on Rae's return is not as rabid as it was at first, due to recent miraculous events oncourt. Want her to get nice and well.

In my defense for being a nosy fan, I have been conditioned over many years to expect the basic injury info, not nuclear secret type security. What UConn just did = Usual. What UT just did = Unusual. I've never seen it before.

 

[Volfaninfl2]

We play UConn on 2/6. That would be a few days more than 8 weeks out. So she might be back by then. But if not, and we have Rae back, honestly we should expect to win if we are really a top 10 team. They aren’t anything special without Paige.

Sort of agree and disagree at the same time. Whether PB is back or not, they’re still a team of some of the highest rated players in the country, Fudd will be back and wanting to show what she can do especially while PB is out, they have that Coach, and they will have plenty of time to work on their game without PB. When she comes back, their team will probably be better, just like our team got better to compensate for Rae being out.

On the other hand, our team can outwork them, our Defense is stout, Tamari blocks a lot of shots, our Offense is getting better, and our players are strong minded. We’ll also have a determined Coach. We can beat them.

GO LADY VOLS!!!