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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: brewcity77 on March 15, 2015, 02:03:15 PM

Title: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: brewcity77 on March 15, 2015, 02:03:15 PM
Steve Lavin just announced Chris Obekpa is suspended for two weeks, pretty much ensuring he won't play in the NCAA Tournament. Interesting timing to say the least.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: Nukem2 on March 15, 2015, 02:09:21 PM
Guess he won't be back for his senior season.......?
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: brewcity77 on March 15, 2015, 02:12:20 PM
If Obekpa is gone, man, that's Harrison, Pointer, Branch, Greene, and Obekpa all leaving. St John's will be awful next year.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: T-Bone on March 15, 2015, 02:36:39 PM
Was it for wearing short shorts?
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: warriorchick on March 15, 2015, 02:42:16 PM
Quote from: T-Bone on March 15, 2015, 02:36:39 PM
Was it for wearing short shorts?

I hope not.   ;D
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: AirPunches on March 15, 2015, 03:17:07 PM
Y'all think St Johns is still in ? Any chance the selection committee pulls them from the tournament upon hearing this news?
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: Slim on March 15, 2015, 03:20:22 PM
I think they are still in and early out.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: CreightonWarrior on March 15, 2015, 03:21:14 PM
The timing of this is just dumb
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: Windyplayer on March 15, 2015, 03:25:06 PM
Perhaps some internal strife with how Lavin is handling his players and their transgressions, and this is a bid (mind the pun) to save his job.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: Loose Cannon on March 15, 2015, 03:27:27 PM
Quote from: AirPunches on March 15, 2015, 03:17:07 PM
Y'all think St Johns is still in ? Any chance the selection committee pulls them from the tournament upon hearing this news?


I think to late to make seeding changes.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: brewcity77 on March 15, 2015, 03:27:30 PM
Quote from: AirPunches on March 15, 2015, 03:17:07 PM
Y'all think St Johns is still in ? Any chance the selection committee pulls them from the tournament upon hearing this news?

Unlikely. Maybe drop their seeding, but doing that this late would be a ton of work. I think it will stay the same, with the committee spokesman trying to BS everyone into believing "oh, we definitely took that information into account."
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: warriorchick on March 15, 2015, 03:58:01 PM
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 15, 2015, 03:27:30 PM
Unlikely. Maybe drop their seeding, but doing that this late would be a ton of work. I think it will stay the same, with the committee spokesman trying to BS everyone into believing "oh, we definitely took that information into account."

Would the PTB have a reason to announce the suspension before the brackets are announced? Otherwise, they must not think that would affect them.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: Johnny B on March 15, 2015, 04:48:44 PM
Lavin now is not the time for this garbage, you gotta make fun cuz ur gonna suck next year.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: willie warrior on March 15, 2015, 05:34:37 PM
Quote from: Johnny B on March 15, 2015, 04:48:44 PM
Lavin now is not the time for this garbage, you gotta make fun cuz ur gonna suck next year.
I hope this means we will finish higher than SJ next year.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: WarriorFan on March 16, 2015, 02:22:42 AM
Quote from: willie warrior on March 15, 2015, 05:34:37 PM
I hope this means we will finish higher than SJ next year.

... And DePaul... 8th place is worst case scenario
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 16, 2015, 07:09:18 AM
They said on WFAN this morning he tested positive for marijuana and that was the cause of the suspension.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: Golden Avalanche on March 16, 2015, 08:39:33 AM
Quote from: Windyplayer on March 15, 2015, 03:25:06 PM
Perhaps some internal strife with how Lavin is handling his players and their transgressions, and this is a bid (mind the pun) to save his job.

This is written with the presupposition that Lavin does anything close to "handling" his players. Jamaica is an asylum and Lav certainly ain't Nurse Ratched.
Title: Re: Obekpa Suspended
Post by: brewcity77 on March 16, 2015, 08:40:11 AM
Quote from: WarriorFan on March 16, 2015, 02:22:42 AM
... And DePaul... 8th place is worst case scenario

Moving on up! Oh yeah!

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