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The NCAA is so lame. If he allowed to keep his scholarship that means he should be allowed to at the very least practice and be a part of the team. That logic makes no sense.
 
WAITE HOYT 2 said:
jj not a subscriber so can't read it. You want to give me some details from article?
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He started off at McClymonds High School and transferred to MetWest High his Junior year because he thought they were a better academic school. They had a problem with accreditation and the NCAA rejected 8 of his courses from MetWest. He missed his whole Junior year due to a torn ACL and he only played 6 games his senior year after complications from his surgery. He went to prep school, where he averaged 21 ppg, 8 reb, 3 blocked shots per game. After several appeals to the NCAA and 2,000 pages of documentation, he was denied each time. UC initially thought, worst case scenario, he gets a scholly and gets to practice for half the year, even if he can't play. Turns out, he isn't allowed to be around the team at all while the coaches are coaching, he can't stay in the same hotels, etc. he watches every game from Section 114, row 6, seat 1. The whole process has sort of thrown both him and the team (as coach Cronin says, they really miss him for rebounding and depth) for a loop.
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
The NCAA is so lame. If he allowed to keep his scholarship that means he should be allowed to at the very least practice and be a part of the team. That logic makes no sense.
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The NCAA never makes any sense. Mekale McKay can play right away because he needs to be closer to "grandma" in Louisville, but a kid who got good grades and did nothing wrong besides pick a school that lost accreditation gets punished. I know they are different sports, but you have to wonder, what is their logic (or in this case, why don't they use logic and reasoning).
 
JumpinJack5 said:
He started off at McClymonds High School and transferred to MetWest High his Junior year because he thought they were a better academic school. They had a problem with accreditation and the NCAA rejected 8 of his courses from MetWest. He missed his whole Junior year due to a torn ACL and he only played 6 games his senior year after complications from his surgery. He went to prep school, where he averaged 21 ppg, 8 reb, 3 blocked shots per game. After several appeals to the NCAA and 2,000 pages of documentation, he was denied each time. UC initially thought, worst case scenario, he gets a scholly and gets to practice for half the year, even if he can't play. Turns out, he isn't allowed to be around the team at all while the coaches are coaching, he can't stay in the same hotels, etc. he watches every game from Section 114, row 6, seat 1. The whole process has sort of thrown both him and the team (as coach Cronin says, they really miss him for rebounding and depth) for a loop.
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What he should be doing now is taking lots of classes to get them out of the way, working out in the gym with a trainer (not scholarship affiliated), running lots of suicides on his own, and shooting FT's until he's an 80%er. Then he'll be somewhat ready for next year. The kid got a raw deal, but like buying a stock, due diligence is required before you enroll in a school -just like you should do before accepting a scholarship from a university. His parents should have done that for him. I'm sure he had no clue.
 
We might miss him a little this year, especially with Lawrence hurt right now. But honestly I thought he was a good redshirt candidate before the season began. He has missed a ton of time over the last 3 years because of injury.

What really hurts is that he can't practice with the team this year. Glad to hear he has turned to corner with his mental mindset though. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to be away from team almost all the time.
 
CaptDale said:
What he should be doing now is taking lots of classes to get them out of the way, working out in the gym with a trainer (not scholarship affiliated), running lots of suicides on his own, and shooting FT's until he's an 80%er. Then he'll be somewhat ready for next year. The kid got a raw deal, but like buying a stock, due diligence is required before you enroll in a school -just like you should do before accepting a scholarship from a university. His parents should have done that for him. I'm sure he had no clue.
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Strickland said in the article after every practice, since he cant practice with the team, he takes a team manager and shoots until he cant shoot anymore. If he does that and get in the weight room to add some muscle he could be a real force in the paint with that soft touch
 
coachpipe said:
Strickland said in the article after every practice, since he cant practice with the team, he takes a team manager and shoots until he cant shoot anymore. If he does that and get in the weight room to add some muscle he could be a real force in the paint with that soft touch
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Incoming freshmen are always iffy, no matter how highly they are rated. This guy has such little playing time over the last 3 years and can't even practice this year, that I view him as nothing more than a big body and a project. Chances are that he will provide virtually nothing to our team next year and maybe even the following year.
 
L-T said:
Incoming freshmen are always iffy, no matter how highly they are rated. This guy has such little playing time over the last 3 years and can't even practice this year, that I view him as nothing more than a big body and a project. Chances are that he will provide virtually nothing to our team next year and maybe even the following year.
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I think I would still rather have him out there than DN. Not to take anything away from DN as a person, but hes just not a basketball player. If strickland is more coordinated than DN and can run up and down the floor well, I see him giving more valuable minutes.
 
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coachpipe said:
I think I would still rather have him out there than DN. Not to take anything away from DN as a person, but hes just not a basketball player. If strickland is more coordinated than DN and can run up and down the floor well, I see him giving more valuable minutes.
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Anyone know how mobile he is? 6'11" 270 is pretty massive.
 
I've said since his signing he was is a sleeper for this team and I think he would have been a big benefit if eligible.
 
bearcat jeff said:
I've said since his signing he was is a sleeper for this team and I think he would have been a big benefit if eligible.
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I agree, I never heard the word "project" used on him like it's been used on some of our other bigs we've signed/recruited. Obviously you never know until you get him on the court. Hopefully he's lifting weights and working on his fundamentals. A freshman big that is three years out of high school should have a better body than a typical freshman and just because he can't practice doesn't mean he can't mix it up in some form or another.
 

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