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I mean, hard to prove a letter between the Hauser family and Wojo Exists. But, VAScoopers are willing to recognize that Bennet would have handled the situation similarly:https://247sports.com/college/virginia/Board/16/Contents/Hauser-Intel-on-why-they-are-transferring-131786918/
Joey was gaslit his entire life to believe he was something he was not. He was naturally better than anyone he played ball against until he got to college. Where we all know he has been challenged. Admitting the reality to himself was not something his 18 year old mind was ready to deal with. Hopefully he has grown a bit since sitting out a year at MSU and having a similar year stat wise to his freshman year. One and done, indeed, Joey.Either way, I am enjoying the schadenfreude from my home.
So another couple of pages of speculation and name calling with no evidence - par for the course.IMO everyone truly involved in the story - Wojo, Sam, Joey, Markus, the parents, Izzo and Bennett - have comported themselves with class and dignity.Scoop? (And I include myself) - not so much.
Do you expect somebody on Scoop to produce a photo copy of the letter (if there is one)? What exactly are you complaining about?
That idiots like you make up sh@tand pass it off as fact. Clear?
Ok, let's take the facts that we know. Two brothers really wanted to play together in college. They both decide to transfer, have the opportunity to play together for a top 25 program, but then end up at 2 separate schools. So maybe they didn't love playing together that much. And maybe a short guard that could score in bunches was not the problem. Yes I know, neither of those two statements are facts, so people shouldn't spew them either.
Rocky,Expressing an opinion (and saying as much) based on facts we know is fine - it’s what Scoop is all about. The facts we know are that Sam and Joey left. It’s also a given that they were unhappy - happy players don’t transfer. I might not share your opinion but it’s certainly plausible. Weaving a narrative logical IMO or not) based on facts is totally fair.IOW, if one wants to say “Sam and Joey left (fact) and anyone who leaves MU is a “traitor”, that’s fine. I’d disagree, but it’s fine. What’s not fine? Saying Sam, Joey and their parents are (fill in the blank with whatever insult you choose) - and as proof I’ll cite the timing and the contents of a letter they wrote to Wojo - without even being able to offer proof that such a letter was written.I should never use a word like “idiot”. I have had nothing but unpleasant back and forths with ATL but that’s no excuse. For that I apologize.
Lenny, make up a different narrative that fits your observations and the demonstrable facts and pass it off as fact.The Hausers left. After Markus announced he was staying. Everyone else stayed. There was an instagram post showing a happy looking team finishing their workout and storming Wojo's office to mob him a couple of days later.There was a lot of internet speculation. This included a number of stories about a letter. You choose to not believe the letter narrative.Now, the Sparty message board version was that the rift started because Joey didn't appreciate Markus' piety in his team leadership. I was asked about this a few times by Spartan friends.So what do you choose to believe? And why? I know that my opinion has been formed by the convergence of narratives. What is the basis for your dismissal of the letter?
This was never a Hausers v. Howard thing to me. It's not Markus' fault. It's how he was coached. Markus' usage was so high that there was no counter move when he didn't have it. We've seen how detrimental that was to the other guys development this year. We've also seen how many flaws in the offense his flamethrower nights covered up.You can blame Joey, blame the parents, all you want. But it came down, yet again, to the head coach not having a plan B.
Roommate.
Virginia has pulled out of the ACC tournament due to Covid.Status for the Big Dance is uncertain.
This would have been a very good season to skip conference tournaments.
TowerJoey didn’t like Markus’s “piety”, Joey is a whiny baby, Sam and Joey left hunting more shots, Sam and Joey preferred a team concept to a one man show, their parents made them do it - all speculation, pick the one that makes you feel best and seems most logical. Fair.Not fair? Using a “fact” to bolster you argument/narrative that isn’t a fact at all. You know when the letter was written, you know the letter’s contents and you know the authors - but you don’t even know if such a letter ever existed.
There is someone who regularly posts here, who posted in another forum details about who wrote the letter, who signed the letter and when it was delivered to Wojo. I will not rehash it because it was posted in a private forum. If that poster wishes to share what he knows, that is up to him.But the short of it is that there was indeed a letter written by the Brothers Hauser.I don't know what you want for evidence, but many people have been told what happened. Chose to believe it or not.