Jamal Branch

Any reason why he waited until semester break to have the LASIK surgery. Could've had it prior to the season when he wasn't eligible to play yet.
 
Any reason why he waited until semester break to have the LASIK surgery. Could've had it prior to the season when he wasn't eligible to play yet.
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Any reason why he waited until semester break to have the LASIK surgery. Could've had it prior to the season when he wasn't eligible to play yet.
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Didn't want to miss any classes. ;)
 
Any reason why he waited until semester break to have the LASIK surgery. Could've had it prior to the season when he wasn't eligible to play yet.
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Didn't want to miss any classes. ;)
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We can joke. But I'm sure you discuss having eye surgery with your coaches.

LASIK surgery isn't emergency surgery. He wasn't suited up for a year and he decides the best time is a two week break between semesters after his first 2 games to have eye surgery?

Imagine a pitcher in baseball having telling his manager that he wants to have eye surgery during the All-Star break. Just doesn't make much sense.
 
Any reason why he waited until semester break to have the LASIK surgery. Could've had it prior to the season when he wasn't eligible to play yet.
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Didn't want to miss any classes. ;)
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We can joke. But I'm sure you discuss having eye surgery with your coaches.

LASIK surgery isn't emergency surgery. He wasn't suited up for a year and he decides the best time is a two week break between semesters after his first 2 games to have eye surgery?

Imagine a pitcher in baseball having telling his manager that he wants to have eye surgery during the All-Star break. Just doesn't make much sense.
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But keep in mind they say he got poked in the eye in practice on Friday; and that's what kept him out of the Cincinnati game.

I don't know if the two are related or not.

But I agree it's strange he didn't have the lasik in the offseason. Who knows..
 
Any reason why he waited until semester break to have the LASIK surgery. Could've had it prior to the season when he wasn't eligible to play yet.
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Didn't want to miss any classes. ;)
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We can joke. But I'm sure you discuss having eye surgery with your coaches.

LASIK surgery isn't emergency surgery. He wasn't suited up for a year and he decides the best time is a two week break between semesters after his first 2 games to have eye surgery?

Imagine a pitcher in baseball having telling his manager that he wants to have eye surgery during the All-Star break. Just doesn't make much sense.
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But keep in mind they say he got poked in the eye in practice on Friday; and that's what kept him out of the Cincinnati game.

I don't know if the two are related or not.

But I agree it's strange he didn't have the lasik in the offseason. Who knows..
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I understand that and getting poked in the eye happens.

Just a few weeks after having eye surgery magnifies it and maybe causes more time to heal since his eye was already healing from the surgery. Kinda rare to have guys sit out and miss games because they got poked in the eye. I'm sure he's being held out for precautions but it is because the timing of his surgery.
 
Any reason why he waited until semester break to have the LASIK surgery. Could've had it prior to the season when he wasn't eligible to play yet.
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Didn't want to miss any classes. ;)
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We can joke. But I'm sure you discuss having eye surgery with your coaches.

LASIK surgery isn't emergency surgery. He wasn't suited up for a year and he decides the best time is a two week break between semesters after his first 2 games to have eye surgery?

Imagine a pitcher in baseball having telling his manager that he wants to have eye surgery during the All-Star break. Just doesn't make much sense.
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But keep in mind they say he got poked in the eye in practice on Friday; and that's what kept him out of the Cincinnati game.

I don't know if the two are related or not.

But I agree it's strange he didn't have the lasik in the offseason. Who knows..
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That's really the point isn't it. He had already played post surgery so it's safe to assume that they thought he wouldn't miss any time from the surgery. Then the poke heard round Taffner (or wherever they were practicing in Cincy).

I think what really happened was the athletic department realized they hadn't fully utilized their vision plan coverage and the year was running down so in desperation they sent everyone in to Lens Crafters. DLo got his contacts, JBra got his Lasik. Probably a bunch of others they didn't even tell us about, those bastards. I bet the next time we see Coach in specs he'll be sporting fancy new frames, Armani or Tumi or something (yes Tumi has a line of glasses). It's another conspiracy I tell you.
 
I hope Lavin doesn't channel Shanahan tonight lol...would like to see Branch play out the season and not risk further injury. Believe the kids got game.
 
That's really the point isn't it. He had already played post surgery so it's safe to assume that they thought he wouldn't miss any time from the surgery. Then the poke heard round Taffner (or wherever they were practicing in Cincy).

I think what really happened was the athletic department realized they hadn't fully utilized their vision plan coverage and the year was running down so in desperation they sent everyone in to Lens Crafters. DLo got his contacts, JBra got his Lasik. Probably a bunch of others they didn't even tell us about, those bastards. I bet the next time we see Coach in specs he'll be sporting fancy new frames, Armani or Tumi or something (yes Tumi has a line of glasses). It's another conspiracy I tell you.[/quote]

cute!

but ours is not to reason why - it happened and now hopefully he'll get back in the rotation health permitting.

all the best
 
Agree, Personally I don't GAF why. Just hope he gets back on the court tonight or very soon.
 
With branch on the floor we are 0-3. Sweet turnover on the spin move bro. Phil Greene is pathetically worse somehow
 
With branch on the floor we are 0-3. Sweet turnover on the spin move bro. Phil Greene is pathetically worse somehow
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Yeah his 8 minutes tonight really disrupted the team and lost us the game
 
I have not posted in YEARS, but felt the need to respond to your bashing of Jamal Branch. St. John's is a MUCH better team with him running the point. I don't have the official stats, but the turnover you are referring to was probably the only turnover he had all game with 3 assists in 8 minutes! I'll take a 3-1 Assist to turnover ratio any day. Actually, I feel the reason that St. John's has been so bad is the lack of a true pt. guard. Erick Barkley was THE last true pt. guard at St. John's. If JB can turn out to be a true pt. guard, this team has a chance. This team has no chance with PG running the point.
 
I have not posted in YEARS, but felt the need to respond to your bashing of Jamal Branch. St. John's is a MUCH better team with him running the point. I don't have the official stats, but the turnover you are referring to was probably the only turnover he had all game with 3 assists in 8 minutes! I'll take a 3-1 Assist to turnover ratio any day. Actually, I feel the reason that St. John's has been so bad is the lack of a true pt. guard. Erick Barkley was THE last true pt. guard at St. John's. If JB can turn out to be a true pt. guard, this team has a chance. This team has no chance with PG running the point.
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Branch actually ignited our run in the first half.
 
I really hope the reason Branch got 8 mins was because his eye wasn't 100%. Otherwise, there's no excuse why he wasn't out there more.

Yes, he commits a few dumb turnovers every game... but I can live with that because he knows how to penetrate and find people. Plus he's a decent scoring option himself.
 
With branch on the floor we are 0-3. Sweet turnover on the spin move bro. Phil Greene is pathetically worse somehow
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You throw in that stat like its somehow meaningful.

Game 1: He barely played
Game 3: He played well and didn't cost us the game
 
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