Alex Abrami announced on Twitter (it will always be twitter) that Nick Fiorillo suffered a lower body injury and is out indefinitely. Just devastating news for Fiorillo who had worked himself back from last season's injury. I have always loved Fiorillo's presence on the court and it is tough to lose his veteran presence. I really hope that he will be able to once again heal up and get himself back on the court before the end of the season. This thrusts Ileri Ayo-Faleye into a even larger role and opens the door for the freshman bigs, particularly Seth Joba to have an opportunity to carve out a role. Ayo-Faleye has been building hype and momentum with his offseason performances and is now locked into big minutes. Matt Veretto was already going to have a large role but his production and growth will be even more important now. Joba is supremely talented at the offensive end and could provide some scoring punch but will have to improve on the defensive end to carve out minutes. Last season was a reminder of how hard it can be for young players to pick up the defensive rotations. Jackson Skipper and Sam Alamutu could also see a few minutes in some small ball lineups. Hopefully this injury is will not keep Fiorillo out too long and I wish him a speedy recovery.
Any idea how serious his injury is or how long he will be out. It was going to be a luxury to have so many bigs for a change.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what the time table looks like. It was going to be nice not to be thin in the frontcourt.
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