Watching Longhorn Weekly, apparently Roach has been ailing and playing through discomfort in his hand for over a month...since Michigan. That’s 7 games playing with a hand fracture that got progressively worse. Thats insane to me.
His first two years here he was a major liability on the ball - this year he’s dropped his TO avg by 1 and actually has the best 2pt% on the team. He’s been a great defender (at times) and has developed a keen sense of timing in getting set and drawing charge calls, but then he only makes 60% of his free throws. Roach is an asset but the silver lining is in his absence, guys like Davis, Young and Febres wil start and rotate in much needed PT which will enable those guys to build up game confidence and momentum leading into tournament time. Shaka said Roach should be back in a couple of weeks. We need him, but we need him healthy.
Last edited: Jan 12, 2018