When has Lance McAlister ever showed professionalism?
Tweet from Lance McAlister: I'm trying to recall one thing that Jermaine Lawrence did on the court this past season that left an impression. #Bearcats
This just seems very unprofessional to me. We are talking about a young man who gave a commitment and moved away from home to pursue his dream here. It isn't like he's a pro athlete getting paid millions as a free agent signing. Sometimes it doesn't work out. I'm sure this wasn't an easy decision for Jermaine and his family and no one is more upset about this year than him. If he wants to move closer to home to get a fresh start, I wish him luck. And based on everything I've read and heard Mick say, he's a great kid. So I think that in itself leaves an impression.
This program is turning into a joke! Kick a kid off then bring him back the next year(next time I hear someone say Mick backed off someone because of off court issues I'm going to lose it!) Lose our highest rated recruit in years after one year...and some think it's no big deal because Ellis is coming back. The only way this makes UC better is if they get in another night club brawl. Can't score 60 points a game with an All-American and two seniors. Getting beat out time and time again on recruits, and the one he does land wants to leave after a year. Two straight one and done trips to the dance, with one loss to basketball powerhouse Harvard.
What a mess!
I agree about the off court/character issues stuff. We had such a great season and this whole spring has really been a confusing mess. I'm willing to stick it out to see how we round this class out. But I'm more concerned about next year now than I was 2 months ago.
This program is turning into a joke! Kick a kid off then bring him back the next year(next time I hear someone say Mick backed off someone because of off court issues I'm going to lose it!) Lose our highest rated recruit in years after one year...and some think it's no big deal because Ellis is coming back. The only way this makes UC better is if they get in another night club brawl. Can't score 60 points a game with an All-American and two seniors. Getting beat out time and time again on recruits, and the one he does land wants to leave after a year. Two straight one and done trips to the dance, with one loss to basketball powerhouse Harvard.
What a mess!
If forward Jermaine Lawrence is serious about transferring away from Cincinnati, he might want to consider letting the Bearcats know.
Scout.com analyst Evan Daniels reported Friday that Lawrence had requested a release from Cincinnati, but a source close to the Bearcats told Sporting News that such a request had yet to reach the basketball office.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...talked-to-bearcats-ncaa-basketball-tournament
I wouldn't worry about it too much, it is hard to tell which recruits will pan out and which won't. Think about how Louisville landed 5 star recruit Wayne Blackshear and 5 star recruit Chane Behanan but the 3 of the best players on last years team were Russ Smith (2 star only offer was Manhattan), Montrezl Harrell (3/4 star committed to Vtech) and Luke Hancock (2 star transfer from GMU).
Let's wait until the season gets into full swing before we declare a class a bust. I am actually quite happy Ellis is back, many thought he was really good in practice during his redshirt year. I think he can be a legit high major starter.
Seems like it is quite likely he'll leave, guess it isn't just official yet. Who knows, maybe he is able to salvage the situation after talking with the staff...
Yes seems like he will leave. The timing is interesting especially if the staff didn't know he was leaving and still took Ellis.
On another board someone brought up that someone in JL's inner circle doesn't agree with the way Cronin motivates/coaches. Apparently there was a tweet from his account during the UConn game in Memphis criticizing Cronin that was later deleted.
This program is turning into a joke! Kick a kid off then bring him back the next year(next time I hear someone say Mick backed off someone because of off court issues I'm going to lose it!) Lose our highest rated recruit in years after one year...and some think it's no big deal because Ellis is coming back. The only way this makes UC better is if they get in another night club brawl. Can't score 60 points a game with an All-American and two seniors. Getting beat out time and time again on recruits, and the one he does land wants to leave after a year. Two straight one and done trips to the dance, with one loss to basketball powerhouse Harvard.
What a mess!
That makes sense. Remember when Adam Zagoria was ripping his handlers when he committed to Cincinnati? A lot of UC fans tried to play it off as him being mad that Lawrence didn't stay in the NYC/NJ region.
Seems like there may have been truth to what he said...