Re: UMass blows it against SIU
Some SIU player fell on Bonner's left knee. They were letting a lot of contact go because SIU plays an extremely physical style. Bonner was last seen on crutches.
Way, way too early to get down on Kellogg. This was among the hardest circumstances to step into: a rookie coach installing a completely new system with the least amount of practice possible (only teams participating in this tournament were allowed to start the season so early), on the road in a pain in the ass place to get to where the home team almost never loses and playing 2 games in 24 hours. And with all that, and with the starting 7 foot center going down, and with the senior point guard team leader having the worst game of his career, they still had the home team down by 15 before they ran out of gas and fresh bodies. Gaffney had to play the entire second half and 37 out of 40 minutes overall without anybody to spell him.
Disappointing way to lose, but if that's the worst Kellogg could do, we would be in for an amazing season. Unfortunately, I think we may have lost Bonner, which is going to have us playing freshmen in the frontcourt for the rest of the year. This season is going to be a learning experience regardless.
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