Cal's big 3 down to 2 -- that's an issue
Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:08 PM
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It’s panic time at Cal. One of the big three could be out a while.
Last year, the Bears relied on Jerome Randle, Patrick Christopher and Theo Robertson for 60 percent of their scoring. After two games this season, they’ve accounted for 62 percent. They’re always the floor (all three played at least 82 percent of Cal’s minutes last season) and are their three best shooters.
Suffice to say, Cal needs all three to play, and play well to have a chance at winning the Pac-10 or making a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
Robertson missed Thursday’s loss to Syracuse with an undisclosed injury stress reaction to his right foot. And that’s an injury that could linger throughout the season.
Robertson will reportedly play through the injury on a “tolerance basis,”which means when it gets worse, he’s coming out. Stress reactions aren’t season ending – Tyler Hansbrough’s was a pain last season, but he did play through it – but it can turn into a stress fracture or even a broken bone.
If that happens, Cal’s a two-man show. And that’s one show that won’t have a very long run in March.
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