Article on Durley: "Unleash the beast"

[nathanziarek]

Police is both singular and plural.  Just like deer.  Nice try, though.

So...this has me curious. In what case is "police" singular? I'm not coming up with anything and my Googling is saying it's a collective noun (and thus plural).

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I'm excited to see this kid play. Will he be able to play at the ProAm?

[GGGG]

Assuming he gets through the clearinghouse and enrolls he should be at the pro-am...presuming there is one.

[Les Nessman]

I just checked it out and Durley is currently close to Shaq's size the year he left LSU to go pro. Obviously, it is a 50 pound difference so that is quite a bit to add. However, his mother said that he is still growing. He could conceivably add a little more height and will definitely add muscle (is 20 pounds fair?) when he begins working with Todd in the weight room. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying he is going to be the next Shaq but this fella is going to be an absolute monster.

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=174841

[bilsu]

I would think about red shirting him his second year. Assuming Otule gets a 6th year, we will have enough at center. Red shirt him his second year, if he shows he is a hard worker. No need to red shirt a player, who is not going to work hard.

[Dawson Rental]

If Durley were on the roster now, he'd be playing tomorrow.  Hell, he'd probably be playing 8-10 minutes a game since the Otule injury.  Ya never know...

"He knows if he really puts himself into it and goes full force, he would hurt somebody," Courtney said.

After Gardner went down it would have been nice to be able to put in someone who could maybe "hurt" the other guys.....

[cj111]

So...this has me curious. In what case is "police" singular? I'm not coming up with anything and my Googling is saying it's a collective noun (and thus plural).

It's singular, for the most part, only in colloquial speech.  Example: In The Wire, Jimmy McNulty calls Lester "a natural police."

[MU82]

LOVED The Wire, and highly recommend it for anybody who hasn't seen it. However ...

Using what the characters would say as a guide to grammar is not quite as recommended.

Especially Snoop!!!

[Aughnanure]

I would think about red shirting him his second year. Assuming Otule gets a 6th year, we will have enough at center. Red shirt him his second year, if he shows he is a hard worker. No need to red shirt a player, who is not going to work hard.

What? Why? We complain constantly about a lack of big men depth, and then we would get some depth only to redshirt it? Especially considering the injury potential for bigger players. If he can play a solid 4-8 minutes he should be used regardless

[reinko]

LOVED The Wire, and highly recommend it for anybody who hasn't seen it. However ...

Using what the characters would say as a guide to grammar is not quite as recommended.

Especially Snoop!!!

[ringout]

If memory serves, Roy Hibbert and Aaron Gray were 5-8 minute a game guys as underclassmen, and were pretty good as upperclassmen.  Hoping for that type of progression from Durley,

[rocky_warrior]

What? Why? We complain constantly about a lack of big men depth, and then we would get some depth only to redshirt it? Especially considering the injury potential for bigger players. If he can play a solid 4-8 minutes he should be used regardless

I believe a redshirt year can be lifted/nullified at any point.  I.E. - if someone were to get hurt, the player can start playing immediately (since they can practice and travel with the team) - and just ends up using that year of eligibility.

[Silkk the Shaka]

I believe a redshirt year can be lifted/nullified at any point.  I.E. - if someone were to get hurt, the player can start playing immediately (since they can practice and travel with the team) - and just ends up using that year of eligibility.

That works out well in theory, but you'd want a raw freshman to have played some minutes against the easy part of the schedule if you're going to have to rely on him due to a major injury (which obviously losing Otule or Gardner qualifies).