Harper Kamp likely to redshirt, Theo out for New Mexico

This is potentially devastating news for the Bears and especially for Kamp, who has never recovered fully from knee surgery. It almost certainly means a heavier workload for the starters, especially Boykin, and more minutes for Max and Amoke.

MSF, Jorge and Omondi all have been suffering from the flu, but are expected to play Wednesday.

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Very unfortunate news. At least the basketball non-conference schedule is less important than football

by First and Ten on Dec 1, 2009 5:58 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

It annoyed me during the games at MSG to hear the play by play guy (Dan Shulman?) keep calling us “the favorite to win the Pac-10” without qualification. This is SO not the team that was picked as the Pac-10 favorite. Without Theo and Kamp, we can still be good, but certainly not to the level we could be with those guys.

Losing Kamp for the season will be a big loss. But if we can really get Theo back before Pac-10 play begins, and get everybody healthy again otherwise, we can still have a really good team.

Praise be to Tedford!

by Ohio Bear on Dec 1, 2009 6:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Kamp being out for a time was going to let Max and MSF get valuable minutes and experience… I don’t know how much they are gonna be able to develop in order to carry the load for the rest of this year though if Kamp redshirts.

by atomsareenough on Dec 1, 2009 9:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If we get Theo back for Iowa State, that’s a win. Randle and PChris will just have to carry us in the scoring department in New Mexico.

Physical.

by Thoroughbred on Dec 1, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I have to say I kind of saw Kamp’s redshirt coming. He was at the game Sunday, but he seemed very disengaged. When the team would huddle up, he stayed much further back than he would usually. And his body language told the same story. I thought it was because of the holiday…but it looks like he already knew he wouldn’t be playing on this team.

by paleodan on Dec 1, 2009 5:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

That must be so demoralizing – thinking all offseason that you’re going to be a key rotation member of a potentially special team and just never being able to get healthy. I feel for the guy.

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Dec 1, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My reaction to the news that Harper Kamp is redshirting

This is terrible news guys.

All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!

by rollonubears on Dec 1, 2009 8:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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by norcalnick on Dec 1, 2009 8:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think this lowers our ceiling a good deal nationally.

All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!

by rollonubears on Dec 1, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

All about the Pac-10 baby. At least, that’ll be my focus. Anything in March is a glorious bonus.

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by norcalnick on Dec 1, 2009 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Drew Gordon left UCLA? That helps. Was it a bad fit or was it character issues?

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by rollonubears on Dec 1, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Probably a combo. I don’t get the sense that Gordon’s some sort of serious cancer. Probably just too strong willed to play with a coach who seems like a bit of a control-freak-my-way-or-the-highway type (and I mean that in the best possible way cause Howland clearly knows what he’s doing).

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by norcalnick on Dec 1, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Saw it coming

Kamp could barely jump last year— that he was able to play basketball at all, much less on a high level, is a testament to his court IQ. As soon as I heard he was out to start the year, I lost much hope of him contributing this season.

Not sure there’s much hope for winning tomorrow, either. New Mexico is almost unbeatable at home at the best of times— that’s why big conference teams normally (not sure what Monty was thinking scheduling this one) don’t go there… with Robertson I’d say it was 50-50, without him the odds are far worse.

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Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving

by PaulThomas on Dec 1, 2009 8:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs