Crabtree

[kneepadmckinney]

Unless I've missed something in the short videos and still shots the team has been posting, I still haven't seen Crabtree in live action. Because of that, I'm not really expecting him to be a major contributor this year--he just seems like he is still recovering, and therefore behind the 8 ball.

If this is not accurate, that would be delightful.

 

[spider23]

I did not see him either Kneepad. He was cleared for "basketball activities" (whatever that means) in July, and there is a video of him working out from July 19. He looked to be moving pretty well in that one. Wondering if maybe just on a contact limit, or not scrimmaging until a certain date? Hopefully not a setback or something else.

 

[spider3309]

Unless I've missed something in the short videos and still shots the team has been posting, I still haven't seen Crabtree in live action. Because of that, I'm not really expecting him to be a major contributor this year--he just seems like he is still recovering, and therefore behind the 8 ball.

If this is not accurate, that would be delightful.

Groin pull.

 

[kneepadmckinney]

Groin pull.

Don't we all... er, I mean...

 

[spider23]

Well, that dispels my rumour I just started about Connor to the G League. Hopefully can recover soon, good laugh on kneepad. Hope you can recover too, give it a break.

 

[spiderman]

thanks for the info 3309. I'd "like" your post ... but I don't want to like the groin pull.

 

[SFspidur]

Crabtree has been cleared for practice. Now we just need the rest of the team to be cleared.

UR COVID pause offers Tulane transfer Connor Crabtree additional recovery time

Connor Crabtree has spent a lot of time at the University of Richmond’s Queally Athletics Center since it opened in October, but he wasn’t involved in practices. The $15 million

richmond.com

 

[spider23]

Good news, I think he will make some positive contributions. Mooney sounds like he is ready to put him in, will be interesting to see if he does and can make an impact - especially knocking down some 3's.

 

[spider fan]

Not only want to see him hit some threes but will enjoy seeing him on the court. Not easy to sit out a year and then being unable to physically be able to play at the start of the next year. Glad he has received the go ahead.

 

[SFspidur]

 

[VT4700]

Great news! We will need 3s from him.

 

[spider23]

Agree, with all the uncertainty this year we can use the extra depth, and definitely can use some made 3's.

 

[SFspidur]

 

[gcarter52]

Connor Crabtree to Make Spider Debut Sunday

@noahgoldberg10 – noahgoldberg10@gmail.com Connor Crabtree was expected to be ready in time for opening day this season as he returned from hip surgery, but lingering pain caused the Tulane t…

espnrichmond.com

 

[PASpider]

Guess Goldberg was wrong.

 

[ur2K]

Spoke too soon. He’s alive.

 

[Spider2020]

Short bench from Mooney today. But have to think that Crabtree can’t have been any worse than Francis today. At least he would’ve provided some size if nothing else

 

[PASpider]

Guess Goldberg was wrong.

Spoke too soon

 

[Spider2020]

Comes in, gets fouled because he had good position on a rebound, and makes 2 free throws. Wow, wouldn’t that have been nice to have before the game was over

 

[Spider2020]

And a made three! I get we probably didn’t want to rush him back, but why was he glued to the bench when Francis was having a horrendous day

 

[Not-A-Homer]

I'm a fan of Crabtree, been talking him up all along. However, you could tell from watching today that he isn't ready for significant minutes yet. He may well be very effective in time, but not yet.

 

[fan2011]

I assume Crabtree hasn't been practicing much due to his injury. He will likely get more time as he gets up to speed now that he is recovered. We need 3pt shooting.

 

[PalmTreeSpidUR]

I was pleasantly surprised that he made an impact in his limited time. Didn't seem all that rusty.

 

[PASpider]

I'm a fan of Crabtree, been talking him up all along. However, you could tell from watching today that he isn't ready for significant minutes yet. He may well be very effective in time, but not yet.

From the two minutes we saw him play, I don’t know how you can assert that you could tell he wasn’t ready for significant minutes. Not saying he was, but I don’t think anyone could make that claim from how little he played and given how productive he was in that time.

 

[Eight Legger]

He seemed very calm and composed to me.

 

[spider23]

I have said this on a bunch of threads, we need his shooting. More apparent after the start of the year. We have very good players, but struggle to be consistent From 3. Need that against the likes of Wva.

 

[Gallipoli]

Crabtree looked really good today. He is a great addition to the team.

 

[Eight Legger]

He looks like he's a 25-year-old man out there. Very calm and steady. Going to be interesting to see him progress as he gets more time. He's very smooth as a shooter. Forced a couple passes that were off today and resulted in turnovers, but he'll be a very solid addition for us.

 

[Spider B]

He is a guy who can score off of the bench. That's a big positive for us.

 

[AnnapSpider]

He is a guy who can score off of the bench. That's a big positive for us.

Who’s minutes is he getting? Not complaining, just curious.

 

[VT4700]

He doesn't really have to take anyone's minutes. He played 11 today. Just giving each of the starters one less minute puts him at 16. Some games he will have closer to 10 and others maybe closer to 20. All without taking too many minutes from anyone.

 

[UR80sfan]

Crabtree currently is tied for 3 NCAA single season shooting records. Highest shooting percentage, highest 3 point percentage and highest FT percentage. If he can keep this up for 3 years and an additional redshirt year it should help our scoring. All joking aside, it is impressive that he has made his 1st 7 shots after coming off the DL

 

[Eight Legger]

He did play a season at Tulane, remember, soo sadly, he holds none of these records...

 

[ur2K]

in listening to a few interviews with Connor today, never really thought about it this way, but he’s never even practiced as a UR player until the last week or so.

Like how comfortable he looks in just a few minutes after being out for so long, I think he’s going to be a good player for us.

 

[Gallipoli]

It is a testament to this program that UR can have quality players like Crabtree want to to play for the Spiders.

 

[PhillySpider]

Tougher night tonight for him. His defense looks like it going to be a problem for awhile. Not a lot of lateral quickness and not a lot of sense what we are trying to do collectively out there. Need to keep finding him minutes given how little time he has had to even practice, but he's going to be getting the Mooney quick hook a lot. He's gonna drive CM nuts with mistakes. I think the idea with him is going to need to be that our goal is to have him ready to contribute by late in the season. Need to play him til then, but learn to live with mistakes. Its an investment at this point! But in our biggest games, I think he's going to be scarce!

 

[Marley13]

The dude had two hip surgeries. Don’t think he’s going to be quick any time soon.

 

[PhillySpider]

The dude had two hip surgeries. Don’t think he’s going to be quick any time soon.

Agreed. Not a knock on him. Just facts. Don't think he can play real meaningful minutes with his current condition. Hopefully as with many injuries, he'll be better over the long haul. But right now, he's going to be liability on defense most nights.

 

[spiderman]

yeah, he can help this year but we may not see his best until next season.

 

[spider fan]

Admire his perseverance.............