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If he had his way, Dallas Walton obviously would much rather be on the court, swatting shots at one end of the floor and providing the Colorado Buffaloes with the occasional emphatic finish at the other end.
But that wasn't in the cards this basketball season for Walton, the 7-foot forward from Arvada West who was lost to a preseason torn ACL in his right knee. While the Buffaloes certainly still have time to turn around what so far has been a disappointing 2018-19 season heading into Thursday night's late date at Cal, Walton's injury arguably could be regarded as the tipping point for those frustrations.