They would both start and play big minutes. It would limit Roberts and Chaneyâs min and Powell would wait another season.
Fyi⊠I didnât include JDâs Chron write up bc most on here donât take the Chron for 1 reason or another. So I try to just send his info from Twitter for those interested.
I donât think thereâs much doubt heâll be back. Question is, will it be this year or next. Iâm happy to wait for next year just to be cautious. But, what the doctors say and the coach decides.
He is already running, jumping and playing basketball. The caution has been taken. If he continues to pass the hurdles he will be practicing full scale with the team in 3 weeks.
Heâs just the piece for the deep run.
At worst, he gives you 5 fouls on the inside. At best, he is a double double kind of guy. Hope he gets to come back and help make a big run.
The challenge for FW is finding his shooting touch. It may take time in game situations.
I play golf and practice performance is much different than playing performance.
If he regains his shooting touch in time for the conference and national tournament, itâll be like having a top transfer joining the team with immediate playing time.
We hope for the best.
No worries man, just posting a link.
Good goshâŠKris Gardner and Jon Rothstein have all the tricks to get the all-access passes to the program! Great job Kris (as usual)!!!
I bet heâs chomping at the bit to partake of the fun the team is having.
Couple of excerpts from JD story for those who are blocked from reading it:
- Interviewed FW n Fabian basically says itâs going to come down to his conditioning on whether he comes back. Says knee feels great and prob stronger than other one now. Credits Trainer Alan Bishop for being ahead of schd.
- JD tells story of earlier this week when Gorham tweaked his ankle, CKS yelled at FW to get in there(he was standing on the side) and replace Gorham. Poor Fabian runs on to the court only to be told by Samp âget out of here, I was only kiddingâ " âyou thk youâre ready for anything nowâ .
. Good stuff!
#GoCoogs
. Good stuff!He hasnât been cleared for full practice yet, so caution is still being taken. Coach thinks maybe Feb 14 he might be ready to start full practice but he said he just doesnât know. Remember how long after his foot injury it took him to get into game shape? At least a month. Sure he can still maybe do some good for 10 minutes a game, but do you want a guy learning how to mesh with the team during tournament season?
The honest answer is I donât know. Is that a maybe? I donât know if itâs a maybe or not. Iâm not trying to be vague. But Iâm not saying no.
Way to not be vague coach 
lol
We could go deep in the tourney with Fabian on the bench.
something no one has mentioned, that will probably play bigger factor than many here thinkâŠsampson is insanely superstitious âŠ
he wore a blue shirt for 30 years becuase he won a game once with it⊠he never changes the starting lineup when we are winning, even if he wants to change the lineup
if we are still completely dominating teams when fabian is back and cleared, i think he would play him but do so without changing the core very much, likely robert like minutes
Who cares on the lineupâŠjust have Mrs. Sampson keep making those cookies! Thatâs the key!
Of course he would like take Roberts/Chaneyâs minutes. Maybe even some from Gresham, just depends on who is a playing well at that particular time.
If he plays well I am sure his minutes will be increased.
Pretty sure superstitions will not come into play., but who is playing well, He would likely have a limit on minutes while he regains his conditioning and how well he looks in practice.