Contact CU Independent Sports Writer Alissa Noe at alissa.noe@colorado.edu.
When the University of Colorado men’s basketball senior forward Josh Scott went down with an ankle injury at Oregon State a couple weeks back, head coach Tad Boyle and his coaching staff had to rely on the skills of a team without their best player, again.
Yes, this has become familiar territory for the Buffaloes over the past few years, starting with Spencer Dinwiddie two seasons ago, to Scott himself last season. This year, however, they handled the adversity much better than history would have suggested.