Landry Shamet Injured

[Stickboy46]

Let the man RS. If he comes back, a) his stamina probably won't be up to snuff, b) there's probably some loss of strength and flexibility in his legs and ankles due to inactivity and he'll only be effective as a perimeter player, c) how's his confidence? d) watching his teammates practice is different than developing real chemistry on the court in real games, e) is it really worth it? This is not a FF caliber team.

With shots falling .. the absolutely is a FF team. #1 ranked defense in the nation. With shots falling the offense was Top 25.

[ShockerPhi]

Let the man RS. If he comes back, a) his stamina probably won't be up to snuff, b) there's probably some loss of strength and flexibility in his legs and ankles due to inactivity and he'll only be effective as a perimeter player, c) how's his confidence? d) watching his teammates practice is different than developing real chemistry on the court in real games, e) is it really worth it? This is not a FF caliber team.

a) Stamina shouldn't be an issue since he'll probably be getting no more than 15 mpg if he comes back
b) That's the biggest if. If he rehabbed well and can get that strength back quickly, then yay
c) His confidence was there before he got injured. Hopefully still there
d) True. He might be a bit behind with on court chemistry
e) I can't give up that FF dream. Lol

[AndShock]

With shots falling .. the absolutely is a FF team. #1 ranked defense in the nation. With shots falling the offense was Top 25.

To add to this, this is currently Gregg's worst offensive team since 2010. This is Gregg's best defensive team, by quite a bit as it stands now. This team is about even with last year's as far as overall KenPom rating. Would Landry help fix our major deficiency? I say yes.

[Dave Stalwart]

I'm sure stamina will be "affected" but I don't really think we would suit him up until he has the ability play and contribute. We will obviously redshirt him if he literally can't hold his own. The hope is that he can play when we put him back out there and I'm sure he has been working toward that end...to be able to play the moment he gets cleared. In other words, if there is any belief that he could come back, he's probably been riding a bike and doing whatever forms of exercise he can do for months. We aren't going to roll out some hobbled dude and burn his shirt if he isn't a guaranteed impact player. Just like Ron.

[IdahoShocker]

Will Kunkel is reporting "He's heard Landry isn't progressing as well as he would like..."

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1699774530281836

[Shocker1976]

Will Kunkel is reporting "He's heard Landry isn't progressing as well as he would like..."

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...99774530281836

Did Kunkel hear this in Lawrence?

[AndShock]

To whoever in the athletic department keeps giving Kunkel inside info: stop.

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Im sure someone else heard it and tweeted it and he just piggy backed.

[proshox]

Paul S. never gets bashed on here for providing updates. Kunkel has been correct on prior scoops so I don't understand the reaction he gets.

I hope he continues to provide this type of information.

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Paul S. never gets bashed on here for providing updates. Kunkel has been correct on prior scoops so I don't understand the reaction he gets.

I hope he continues to provide this type of information.

ROFL

[OregonShocker]

So??? I'm sure Shamet wanted to progress to the point he was playing LAST MONTH! I wouldn't take away too much from this kinda info...

[pinstripers]

Bruce basically said the same thing on the radio yesterday.

[Stickboy46]

It kinda makes sense too since he isn't practicing yet.

[mattdalt]

I believe another requirement for a "medical" redshirt, is that the injury must be "incapacitating," or in other words, "season ending." Meaning you cannot come back, have meaningful practices, and then decided the injury was season ending.

If Wil is correct, I think this means it has been determined that he can't comeback, or that there is no reason for him to come back.

As someone else mentioned, much different than Ron. Ron took significant minutes, and in which Ron was a significant upgrade. Landry will not see significant minutes, nor be a significant upgrade.

[WSUwatcher]

It kinda makes sense too since he isn't practicing yet.

Makes sense in the sense that he'd like to be practicing, probably. We've seen his comments about how much happier he was to get out of the boot and be able to do even some of what he loves to do most. So as long as he isn't ready to go to the scorer's table and check in, he's probably going to want to be doing better.

The most significant thing is not so much the extent of his progress, but that the decision is still TBD, which means that coming back is still a live possibility. As for Will Kunkel, he's a clown, but the problem with his report isn't what he reported -- which really wasn't beyond what anyone else has said or especially controversial -- but rather what people here are trying to read into it. Kunkel doesn't drink tea, so quit trying to read his tea leaves and just be patient. We'll find out about Landry whenever the time comes. Meanwhile, thanks for getting this back higher on page 1.