I agree we try to make him a better person on and off the court HOWEVER these kind of things have to stop. At some point it's going to cost us in a big game and can't have that. I will say in his defense Hammons was getting away with an awful lot of chippy plays down low.
Agree - Ellis has problems. Frankly he is a punk. That was a punk play and he does it over and over. Every single one of you would be calling him a punk if his uniform said anything other than Cincinnati.
The only reason I'd let him play is that his teammates need him and it wouldn't be fair to the players he has already let down (on multiple occasions). Deberry should 100% get the start though. He's earned it.
I'm well aware of his background, but when does it stop being an excuse? He's gotten kicked off the team once for multiple incidents and has now gotten kicked out of 3 games in one season. He doesn't deserve any more leash. One more incident and he should be gone. Problem is that will definitely happen next season which will leave his teammates hanging once again.
I agree LongH. He's had some very tough events in his life, but you can't always use that as an excuse for everything or you will never get better. I hope he gets help and I agree he should not start this next game.
Agree - Ellis has problems. Frankly he is a punk. That was a punk play and he does it over and over. Every single one of you would be calling him a punk if his uniform said anything other than Cincinnati.
The only reason I'd let him play is that his teammates need him and it wouldn't be fair to the players he has already let down (on multiple occasions). Deberry should 100% get the start though. He's earned it.
I'm well aware of his background, but when does it stop being an excuse? He's gotten kicked off the team once for multiple incidents and has now gotten kicked out of 3 games in one season. He doesn't deserve any more leash. One more incident and he should be gone. Problem is that will definitely happen next season which will leave his teammates hanging once again.
It was a forearm not a punch, but was intentional. He does need to be on a short leash regardless. It was good to see DeBerry bring him into the after game celebration.
What if punch really connected?
Ellis was going for knockout just so happen He remembered where he was right before he connectedIf it's a punch like Yancy put on Frease that's totally different... But when you lose your cool like he did, you should lose your starting position at least 1 game. It was intentional, a flagrant 2 and right in front of the ref. I've seen flagrant 2s that have been questionable calls, but last night that was worthy of being kicked out. I'm willing to bet Ellis walked over and apologized to that player after the game
After watching it a bunch, it seemed as if Hammons was expecting it. It seemed like he welcomed it and walked right to it.
Man it was scripted. Hammons started smiling asap
It was definitely a bait, I doubt Ellis apologized for this one. It wasn't right but Hammonds doesn't deserve an apology
His apology should sound like this, "Sorry Hammons for my teammates ending your season...you should have chose UC a few years ago."
I agree that DeBerry starts vs Kentucky.
It was definitely a bait, I doubt Ellis apologized for this one. It wasn't right but Hammonds doesn't deserve an apology
