UCLA is Hurting Already

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UCLA is Hurting Already

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Shareef O’Neal, Alex Olesinski, and now Tyger Campbell....OUT
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At least one website still has an optimistic view.

Briefly on each injury and what it means....

Alex Olesinski was not expecting to play much this year. Alex has greatly improved, but is still athletically limited.

Shareef O’Neal, despite the hype, was raw and unlikely to start. Sure, he would have played but how much a role for him as a relatively weak rebounding four in the rough Pac-12 was hard to see.

Tyger Campbell was often described as an insurance policy. He was there if Jaylen Hands was not ready and/or if Hands got hurt. Personally, I thought he had a decent chance to start, but, let’s be clear, there were legitimate questions if he was tough enough to handle the Pac-12. Keep in mind also that Hands is a legitimate pro prospect and off the charts as an athlete.

So, yes, we lost three guys but not the three that have a shot at being drafted in the first round. In other words, the injuries hurt depth on a deep team. This should still be a very good team.


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They were supposed to be the Pac-12 favorite too. They should still be good, but Pac-12 is pretty open to win this year.

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That is optimistic, but not without some merit. It does look like the three guys were rotation players, so depth is hit, but none of the 3 were going to have a major impact singularly.
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