Rawle Alkins

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed May 10, 2017 2:31 pm

ChooChooCat wrote:
Spaceman Spiff wrote:
azcat49 wrote:Then it makes no sense not to return. Ayton and Zo have big personalities and will no doubt get theirs but Alkins seems like the perfect fit
I think he can do fine in improving stock even if Zo and Ayton take a lot of shots. Rawle's role in the NBA is as a 2 guard who has 3 and D capability. He can flash that next year.

Miller would love to have him as a primary wing who can lock people down in the role of Rondae, Kadeem, etc. The shots will be there, he just has to hit them from distance. His glass work and ability to get to the rim strong are not where the questions are.
Improve ballhandling, improve shooting, continue improvement of defense = Recipes to boost draft stock significantly, which are not impacted by the amount of shots Zo/Ayton get.

Yes. If he shows the NBA he has legit 2 guard skills and can be a plus defender and shooter, that's all he needs, and none of it requires him to take from Trier or Ayton.

Frankly, showing he can take passes from creators and knock down J's is pretty much what NBA scouts want to see. He should get that chance, and if he can convert those opportunities at a good rate, he really helps himself.

Bangkok Wildcat · Post by **Bangkok Wildcat** » Wed May 24, 2017 6:45 pm

So glad Rawle is back. Sophomore Rawle >>>>>>>>> Brian Bowen. I believe Bowen would have committed to us (but with this Dude, who the heck knows).

However, it now looks to me that we may have dodged a bullet as Bowen's super late decision reeks of "must have certain amount of guaranteed playing time" and / or "must be 'The Man'"....which no TEAM wants any part of.

If Bowen is as good as he is rated, why does he appear to be so scared to fight for playing time? Obviously I'm making assumptions here but I think they are fair assumptions at this point.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Mon Jun 12, 2017 2:14 pm

For Rawle fans: If you have Netflix, enjoy season 1, episode 2 of Black Mirror.

IndianaZonaFan · Post by **IndianaZonaFan** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:31 am

Longhorned wrote:For Rawle fans: If you have Netflix, enjoy season 1, episode 2 of Black Mirror.

Yeah I noticed this when I first watched it as well. Same actor playing lead role in "Get Out."

Gato Salvaje · Post by **Gato Salvaje** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:11 am

Longhorned wrote:For Rawle fans: If you have Netflix, enjoy season 1, episode 2 of Black Mirror.

I love black mirror. That was a particularly good episode too.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:32 pm

I still call him Eastwick. Old school reference.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:46 pm

I wonder if he and Rusty played together?

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 4:48 pm

Kooooontz

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:13 pm

Gotta stop looking down at his dribble.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:51 pm

Keep at it Rawle!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:46 pm

Rumor on twitter that he's got a broken foot.

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:06 pm

Kinda numb to this stuff at this point

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:06 pm

More likely a stress fracture.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:13 pm

Wondering between ineligible players and now injuries how many players we'll even have left this season now.

Olsondogg · Post by **Olsondogg** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:39 pm

Welp. We know what bad news we will wake up to tomorrow.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:53 am

Chicat wrote:Rumor on twitter that he's got a broken foot.

F...ck!

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:39 am

haha ok

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:41 am

any truth to this?

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:58 am

It's true

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:59 am

NYCat wrote:It's true

So isn't it legitimately weird that it isn't being reported?

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:08 am

Team is on communications lockdown - nothing is being reported.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:27 am

NYCat wrote:It's true

Break or fracture is my biggest concern.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:24 am

How long was Ashley out for? I know he missed the rest of that season but wasn't it only 6 weeks for a stress fracture?

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:32 am

Longhorned wrote:
NYCat wrote:It's true
So isn't it legitimately weird that it isn't being reported?

Little birdie told me he accidentally took a banned substance and nailed a player's sister right before he broke it. You won't hear anything.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:42 am

In most cases, it takes from 6 to 8 weeks for a stress fracture to heal. More serious stress fractures can take longer. Although it can be hard to be sidelined with an injury, returning to activity too soon can put you at risk for larger, harder-to-heal stress fractures and an even longer down time. Reinjury could lead to chronic problems and the stress fracture might never heal properly.

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00379" target="_blank

Olsondogg · Post by **Olsondogg** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:02 pm

I know for a fact you won’t hear shit until the UA confirms...

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:07 pm

Jefe wrote:How long was Ashley out for? I know he missed the rest of that season but wasn't it only 6 weeks for a stress fracture?

Very much depends on the location and severity. An inch up or down a metatarsal can make the difference between weeks and months.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 3:08 pm

Very unofficial confirmation of course.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:25 pm

Some old guy named Dick Fitzgerald on facebook said out 8 weeks, confirmed by Doctor

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:41 pm

Jefe wrote:Some old guy named Dick Fitzgerald on facebook said out 8 weeks, confirmed by Doctor

Good enough for me.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:04 pm

Back just in time to be declared ineligible?

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:53 pm

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:55 pm

Ready for the PAC 12

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:58 pm

AZCatGirl wrote:

That's a decent prognosis, but foot injuries are dicey. Right now, though, everything seems like if's on hold because of the elephant in the room.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:03 pm

AZCatGirl wrote:

Surgery? Argghh

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:14 pm

He should sue shoe company.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:15 pm

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:25 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:
That's a decent prognosis, but foot injuries are dicey. Right now, though, everything seems like if's on hold because of the elephant in the room.

What.... We have to deal with elephants too?!!

We are truly cursed

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:48 pm

HiCat wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:

Surgery? Argghh

Typical for an athlete. If I had to guess (and I am guessing) it's a Jones break.

Olsondogg · Post by **Olsondogg** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:14 am

Any other season this thread would be blowing up with discussion. Rawle one of my fav all time. Hope he recovers quickly. Looking forward to seeing him light it up this year.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:39 am

Olsondogg wrote:Any other season this thread would be blowing up with discussion. Rawle one of my fav all time. Hope he recovers quickly. Looking forward to seeing him light it up this year.

It's also partly that we're so used to being snake bit by now that losing a favorite player for just two months feels like a button fell of your shirt.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:53 am

YoDeFoe wrote:
HiCat wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:

Surgery? Argghh
Typical for an athlete. If I had to guess (and I am guessing) it's a Jones break.

Was just going to say the same thing. Those typically are the foot fractures that require immediate surgery due to a high risk of non union from non operative treatment. Classical known as dancers fracture due to the sudden abnormal rotation of the proximal head of the 5th metatarsal.

Sean Olson · Post by **Sean Olson** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:08 am

CalStateTempe wrote:
YoDeFoe wrote:
HiCat wrote:
AZCatGirl wrote:

Surgery? Argghh
Typical for an athlete. If I had to guess (and I am guessing) it's a Jones break.
Was just going to say the same thing. Those typically are the foot fractures that require immediate surgery due to a high risk of non union from non operative treatment. Classical known as dancers fracture due to the sudden abnormal rotation of the proximal head of the 5th metatarsal.

Quite possibly my least favorite metatarsal

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:13 am

My wife suffered this in June but didn't meet criteria for surgery in the non-athlete.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:15 am

In rawles case, 2-3 months recovery from surgical fixation is appropriate. He'll be non weight bearing for about a month and then can start rehabbing.

YoDeFoe · Post by **YoDeFoe** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 10:39 am

CalStateTempe wrote:In rawles case, 2-3 months recovery from surgical fixation is appropriate. He'll be non weight bearing for about a month and then can start rehabbing.

Good info CST.

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:10 pm

https://zonazealots.com/2017/10/02/ariz ... t-surgery/" target="_blank

Statfreak77 · Post by **Statfreak77** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:29 am

CalStateTempe wrote:In rawles case, 2-3 months recovery from surgical fixation is appropriate. He'll be non weight bearing for about a month and then can start rehabbing.

He is currently in a walking boot, for what it is worth.

It is a good thing, as of right now, that Arizona has depth on the wing. However, with every day that passes, that could obviously change.

HiCat · Post by **HiCat** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:40 am

Brandon Randolph, Emmanuel Akot to fill in for the injured Rawle Alkins

Back in August, I compared Brandon Randolph’s all-around game to that of Rawle Alkins.

Now, the 6-foot-5 freshman will be one of two Arizona Wildcats Sean Miller will be asking to replace Alkins, while the latter is sidelined eight to 12 weeks with a broken foot.

In two games during Arizona’s exhibition tour in Spain, Randolph averaged 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists per game, while shooting 12-25 from the field and 5-11 from 3.

The former four-star recruit showed the ability to shoot, rebound, defend, and distribute along with dazzling athleticism (he almost killed a guy on a dunk attempt).

The other main candidate to replace Alkins, Miller said, is another freshman — Emmanuel Akot.

The former five-star recruit’s performance in Spain was a little shakier than Randolph’s, but that’s based on an extremely small sample size because he got injured in Arizona’s second, and final, exhibition.

The 6-foot-7 forward had six points, three rebounds, and three assists on 3-4 shooting in the first game. He then played a handful of minutes in the second game, shooting 0-2 from the field with two assists before being held out.

Akot was originally a 2018 recruit, but he reclassifed to 2017 in late May. Miller mentioned him as an option at point guard back in August.

“He’s as versatile of a player as we’ve had,” the UA head coach said. “He can play any number of positions, is an incredible passer, plays extremely hard. I think he has a chance to be a defensive player along the lines of Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.

“I’ll never forget the Gonzaga game here in McKale. He guarded (Kevin) Pangos and (Kyle) Wiltjer — the four-man or center and the point guard all within a five-minute period of time. Emmanuel Akot has the makings of being a defensive player like that.”

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Dosia · Post by **Dosia** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:20 am

Hopefully they dont rush him back, and he just rehabs until conf play. I'd be super conservative for a foot injury to avoid setbacks and reinjury.

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