Daily News | Meet Big Al, the masseuse who helped save Villanova’s run to the Final Four | Mike Jensen
Between quarterfinal Big East sessions, the seating area at Madison Square Garden was closed off for a little cleanup.He stood at a little table eating, his phone in his back pocket, so he didn’t hear it ringing. When Big Al grabbed the phone after the hot dog, he saw a slew of messages. Get-down-here-ASAP-type stuff.“We can’t let you down there.”
At one point, Big Al remembers, Flannery popped in, asked Samuels if he’d be good to go. It was time for an official starting lineup. Samuels said no, put Caleb Daniels in. Samuels explained to Big Al that earlier that day at the hotel, he was in the cold tub.“He must have been sitting in an awkward position,” Big Al said. “When he went to go up, he felt spasms. Going to warmups, he felt spasms, had issues walking. I palpated the spots he was showing. I think his left side was in total spasms.
By the second half, Samuels was a big part of things. He played 26 minutes, had seven points and eight rebounds. Chiropractor Jonathan Kropf earned his Jay Wright shout-out by getting to Manhattan to work more on Samuels, who had 21 points and 12 rebounds in taking over the“It’s unbelievable,” Wright said right after the UConn game. “These guys will tell you, he couldn’t go through walk-through, couldn’t stand long enough to go through walk-through. I’m amazed at [Samuels].
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