Aaron Gray didn’t practice yesterday. But then there was no practice yesterday.
Some of the players spent the normal practice time yesterday at Petersen Events Center anyway, holding personal shoot-arounds or lifting weights.
Coach Jamie Dixon is at least publicly indicating Gray is at best 50-50 for Saturday (Insider subs.).
“The swelling didn’t go down that much,” Dixon said Tuesday. “They were still telling me Sunday he would play Monday but I wasn’t so sure. I am worried about Saturday.”
If Gray can’t go then the Hoyas will have a clear advantage in the post, especially with the way center Roy Hibbert has turned-up his game on of late, save the win at Villanova last Saturday. In the three previous games — all wins — Hibbert had 20 points and 11 boards at Louisville, 23 points and 11 rebounds over Marquette and 20 and six boards in a win over West Virginia. Hibbert scored 11 points and had two boards in the five-point loss at Pitt while Gray scored 11 points and had four rebounds, essentially negating each other.
There is no doubt Pitt needs Gray to have a good chance against Georgetown. To be honest, though, the guy who most worries me for this game is Jeff Green.
Arguably a chronic masturbator ….
Thanks for the re-introduction, Chas. And the reminder of classy tradition there at Appellation State U
does anybody have advice for pitt alumni that want to buy tix for the big east tourney?
No gray this weekend bumps the chances of a 3 seed from an almost certainty to an absolute certainty.
Still…, poopy… 🙁
Stuart