They Are Who We Thought They Were... Are We Who We Thought We Were?
by SoldierofZagistan on Nov 17, 2010 11:36 AM PST
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They are who we thought they were: Aztecs.
They ritually sacrificed us on the boards with Bulldogs everywhere simply standing in line to see who was next at the alter. It was like the Zags were hypnotized under the spell of Huitzilopochtli just watching as the Aztecs slaughtered their way to a +10 offensive rebounding advantage. Our guys just acted like little puppies waiting for their turn with the ball, when it turned out to be the ax.
We need to fix this quick! Or we need to do some ritual sacrifice of our own to Huitzilopochtli so we can harness some of that Aztec rebounding power. A bulldog perhaps? Maybe a virgin? You would think that with our size, we could demonstrate a little more terrier spirit. Last night, there was no black and white about it; it was all Gray. He was the only one who seemed to show any animal instinct on the court.
The rest of the big men need to man up before K-State, or we won't have any blood left to spill for them. My recommendation is call up Coach Izzo. He seems to have know how to harness the warrior rebounding spirit. The Spartans kill on the boards. I hear he trains them to rebound by bringing in football pads for his players; but that's not the whole story: the pads are there to make sure nobody gets killed because he allows them to bring nunchucks and knives to their drills. We need some of that warrior spirit, because the bulldog has yet to manifest.
We thought we were fierce fighting dogs. We thought this was the year we would see that killer bulldog instinct. Go for the jugular until we choke on their blood. We thought once we had our opponents down, we wouldn't ever take our teeth off their throat. Could the Zags still be that team? Is the terrier spirit still alive? Is this the first learning blow the Zags must learn from before they start suffocating the competition? Or, are we not who we thought we were?
Maybe they need to become Ninjas!
If anyone knows of a rebounding ninja sensei, please let Mark Few and his staff know!!!!!
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after sifting through all of the pretense I agree we were soft and didn’t rebound well last night.
After reading only the pretense
I think that Huitzilopochtli and the Rebounding Ninjas would be a great name for a band.
by Nadingo on Nov 17, 2010 11:52 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
R U a musician, Nadingo?
Have been working hard on m’bass, and think I could be the masculine version of Kim Deal…We need some college basketball oriented Punk/folk type bands. GLARING need.
Might have thought this post amusing, but right now?...not funny
As a matter of fact its irritating !!!~
get well Elias!!~
Its gonna be gLoRiOUS!!~
Too soon?
Just trying to lighten the load. I feel the pain too.
by SoldierofZagistan on Nov 18, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Let your heart be troubled not, young jedi warrior. Well, all is. Pain, no more.
My avator on here used to be lil YODA swinging a sword. After it was kindly pointed out to me that I was talking like him I put Yoda to bed.
But i still miss him tho. ;-(
GOOOOOOOOO ZAAAAAAGS!!~
Its gonna be gLoRiOUS!!~
The Biggest Issue
If opponents continue to beast us on their offensive glass, this is going to be a long and painful season. I know KO is skinny, but he and the other bigs need to box the f out.
Also, I though the baseline d was atrocious. How many times did they score off of an unchecked baseline cutter? The guards need to stop penetration and the bigs need to put a forearm into anybody coming near the paint.
Oh, and the bigs need to stop making stupid passes.
There is not way we should have lost that game with Gray’s performance. I hope Elias gets well quickly, he seemed to be playing at less than 100% even before the injury.
Who would have guessed that Elias' achilles heel would be his achilles heel.
Get it??? :( I hope it isn’t too bad. It does seem like the tendon is still attached because his calf didn’t visibly ball up.
Don't be mad 1AndneverDone
I don’t point out your marginalizing and exagerated comments because I don’t like you. And if horrible puns are wrong, I don’t want to be right.
he'll be better...IN TIME FOR KANSAS STATE
Achilles injuries are usually not that bad. I’ll vouch for this personally—I twisted my ankle recently and after a bit of rehab I was back on my feet.
I predict the MRI shows no serious damage, Harris tapes that thing up and plays vs. KState.
Go G-Zags!!!
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CaptZagNazty!!!!!1Heyohhh
aw yeah
heyyyy-ohhhhhh!!!!!!
GO ZAGS
don't cha know it??
by CaptZagNazty!!!!!1Heyohhh on Nov 17, 2010 5:30 PM PST reply actions
Don't know your
perspective, back on your feet quickly as a layperson, blue or white collar, is different than back on your feet as a world class athlete. Milliseconds and fractions do matter in my profession, but if my ankle is gimpy, I can work around it. Not the case for EH. He isn’t helping anyone hurrying back JMO.
by mattzag72 on Nov 17, 2010 10:03 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I predict that he will play against KState
Call it woman’s intuition.
Agreed!
He better not!
We play K-state with or without him…and either way there are players who need to grow up and toughen up a bit ( that means you Olynk and Sacre) K-state is the perfect team to, in the words of the Black keys, “Tighten up”
We win, we lose either way we learn and that is what matters come March.
If you don't like my fire then don't come around...
Typical achilles injuries don't just happen overnight...
…but over a period of time as in Achilles Tendonopathy. He will have to be very careful not to re-injure it…and thus have it become a nagging injury. Not rupturing or tearing the tendon is the good news. The Zags need him at 100%.
PS. I’m no doctor…but I used to play one on TV.
Well then, TV Doc
Given that we know it is not ruptured. What do you think would be the best diagnosis he could have in this situation? I am presuming of course, that there is such a thing. I will not concur w/ amputation.
Do you know whether or not this “tendonopathy” can be healed. If so, how, and how long does it usually take to get to say, 100%. And keep it there? Suggs?
Its gonna be gLoRiOUS!!~
What I know about tendons...
Some experts now use the term tendinopathy to include both inflammation and microtears, although many doctors may still use the term tendinitis to describe a tendon injury. E is most likely receiving treatments to help reduce inflammation which is the first step and then will probably do some phys therapy and stretching. If the pain isn’t too bad, he should be able to get back on it…but not sure about 100%. That’s my best “diagnosis”, but each person is different. Not having any “visible” tears in the tendon is key – let’s hope in a week or so he’ll feel good enough to play in a game. Hope that helps answer some questions.
ZagDat is 100% correct
well said.
I predict that with all the time off Harris’ shoulder will recover as well, and when he comes back he will DOMINATE opponents the same way I dominate my pet.
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CaptZagNazty!!!!!1Heyohhh
aw yeah
heyyyy-ohhhhhh!!!!!!
GO ZAGS
don't cha know it??
by CaptZagNazty!!!!!1Heyohhh on Nov 19, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
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