Comments for UConn women's basketball

Comment on And Then There Was One … by Bruiser

Bruiser — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:43:19 +0000

If UConn isn’t the overall No. 1 seed, there should be an investigation.

Comment on Doty Starts, Plays 16 Minutes by Sean

Sean — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:36:29 +0000

But she wasn’t OK, and Geno took her out of the game last night, because he and his assistant realized that she wasn’t “all there”. Something was definitely wrong. And even though she could move her arms and legs, that only means that she wasn’t paralyzed, not that she didn’t suffer a concussion. And one doesn’t need to lose consciousness to suffer a concussion.

Far too many athletes on every level are put back into games, or have their brain injuries downplayed. Indeed, one out of every five scholastic football players suffers at least one concussion. And just look how the New York Mets badly botched the treatment of one of their players, Ryan Church, who suffered two concussions and had to sit out weeks of the season.

Doty should have been taken to the hospital and examined. And our press corps should press UConn on their procedures for dealing with players who’ve suffered head trauma and tell us if they are up to state of the art standards.

Comment on Doty Starts, Plays 16 Minutes by Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:26:28 +0000

Sean-
Caroline wasn’t motionless because she couldn’t move. The trainers told her to not move just in case there was an injury, because that would just aggravate it. Your comment makes it sound as though she was unconscious, when she clearly was not, and even when lying on the court, her arms and legs were moving. The medical staff is qualified to look for these kinds of injuries, and I wouldn’t believe Geno would sacrifice Caroline’s health for this game if you paid me. If she wasn’t okay to play, she wouldn’t have been cleared to play.

Comment on Doty Questionable For Tuesday, Hayes Says No Concussion by Sean

Sean — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:15:29 +0000

Just look at Elliott’s follow-up article today. Doty “was not right”, and Coach Auriemma took her out in the second half. She was still suffering after-effects of that concussion. I don’t expect Geno to be an expert on brain injuries. But I do expect UConn to follow the most modern procedures and precautions in dealing with concussions, especially since we’re beginning to know so much more about how dangerous they are and how widespread. As anyone who’s read the NYT knows, a “dinger” is a concussion, and even if a player just seems woozy, they’ve still sustained brain damage.

I think a good investigative article about this will reveal that the medical staff blew it, Doty should have been taken to the hospital on Monday for observation, and she never should have been sent out onto the court on Tuesday.

Comment on Doty Starts, Plays 16 Minutes by Sean

Sean — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:11:22 +0000

You really need to write a follow-up article about how Doty was treated medically. Of course she “wasn’t right”, she’d sustained a concussion.

I do hope you go back and examine why she wasn’t taken to the hospital, how she could possibly be diagnosed as not having suffered a concussion after lying prone on the court for several minutes, and whether the medical staff overruled experts on brain injuries to get her back out on the court for the championship game.

Something’s wrong here.

Comment on Griner Gets Two-Game Suspension by Dan in CT

Dan in CT — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:57:44 +0000

What you may not know is that Ms. Griner has taken responsiblity for her actions. If you email Coach Mulkey as I did you would find that Brittney Griner is dealing with a lot. Not that her actions are justified but the actions on the part of the other player was also a foul.

The point being Griner is a good kid that got caught up in the heat of the moment. Let’s give her a chance to prove her maturity. Honestly, haven’t we all done something we wished we hadn’t done.

Comment on Griner Gets Two-Game Suspension by Kevin in PA

Kevin in PA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:59:16 +0000

I think the officials were at fault. Look at the play leading up to the punch. Several players were literally throwing each other and yanking at each other – right in front of one of the officials. They let it get out of hand. Sure Griner was wrong but tempers were building. If Griner gave the official time to give her opponent a “T”, that would have ended everything.

I am not sure if the other girl got a foul or even a “T” but if she didnt, something is really, really, wrong.

Comment on Doty Questionable For Tuesday, Hayes Says No Concussion by Kevin in PA

Kevin in PA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:52:06 +0000

Geno is a great coach because he cares about his players first and then the game outcome second. I am sure even if the Doctor(s) clear Doty to play and he feels otherwise, he will not put her in.

I do not know which procedure might give Geno and the doctors more insight to her health but maybe a cat scan or x-rays might clarify if a concussion actually happened. Better to be safe than sorry.

Reflect on the skiing accident of Natasha Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson, who was injured on a ski slope. She had no apparent signs of serious injury but hours later ran into complications. I know these two accidents are not identical but no one wants to see her collapse on the floor in tonight’s game.

Comment on Doty Cleared To Play by gaye

gaye — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:42:00 +0000

Yeah Good luck. A transplanted fan from CT to NC.

Comment on Doty Questionable For Tuesday, Hayes Says No Concussion by BAMBAM

BAMBAM — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:19:45 +0000

Sean,
“UConn should have been more on the ball than that”. What are you talking about! The UCONN team doctor was at Caroline’s side within 30 seconds of Caroline getting hit. He tested her and made the decision not not to send her to a hospital. The same team doctor announced she did not have a concussion.

What more could UCONN have done to be “more on the ball”?