Another Player Departure

[jt92]

It's probably Otule who looked totally lost when playing garbage minutes.  I don't have a problem with him leaving...if a guy can't cut it's not fair to him or the program to keep him around. 

[Skatastrophy]

It's probably Otule who looked totally lost when playing garbage minutes.  I don't have a problem with him leaving...if a guy can't cut it's not fair to him or the program to keep him around. 

So... you think that we're going to get rid of the only guy that has a chance of filling the 5 spot at the beginning of next year?

I don't agree at all that he looked (overly) lost last year (he was hurt and didn't get much PT, what did you expect?), but that's besides the point.  Even if I did agree that Otule wasn't very good there's no way you can count on Mbao to come in and contribute.  Big guys take a notoriously long time to develop. 

Plus from all accounts Buzz and Otule are really close, so I don't see Otule leaving nor Buzz kicking him off the team.

[ErickJD08]

My bet is on Cubes.  The guy is buried in the lineup and will not see much more than 7 minutes on any given night.  

[ecompt]

With all due respect to David, his departure would be the one we could handle best. I fear it's someone else, though.

[GOMU1104]

It's probably Otule who looked totally lost when playing garbage minutes.  I don't have a problem with him leaving...if a guy can't cut it's not fair to him or the program to keep him around. 

Do people not get it?!?!?!


Chris Otule's freshman year cannot be evaluated...if it were a report card, it would be an "Incomplete."

1. Lets be honest, he was an unranked freshman big man. Even if healthy...how many of them contribute their freshman  year?  (Regardless of what Buzz says...I am not expecting anything out of Mbao next year...)
2. Otule broke his foot, which is one of the worst types of injuries for a man his size.
3. Because of the break, he missed the most imporatnt part of the season for an incoming freshman...he was farther behind than your average freshman.


Now, I dont know if Otule will transfer...frankly, I question the validity of the inital report.  

To write him off the way people are is just plain ignorant...

[ErickJD08]

I don't really get the point of delaying this announcement.  Could Buzz have another player on the hook?  Is he waiting to have a kid sign and only then will this "unknown" player leave?

[ErickJD08]

Do people not get it?!?!?!


Chris Otule's freshman year cannot be evaluated...if it were a report card, it would be an "Incomplete."

1. Lets be honest, he was an unranked freshman big man. Even if healthy...how many of them contribute their freshman  year?  (Regardless of what Buzz says...I am not expecting anything out of Mbao next year...)
2. Otule broke his foot, which is one of the worst types of injuries for a man his size.
3. Because of the break, he missed the most imporatnt part of the season for an incoming freshman...he was farther behind than your average freshman.


Now, I dont know if Otule will transfer...frankly, I question the validity of the inital report.  

To write him off the way people are is just plain ignorant...

I completely agree.  My expectations were pretty low for him and I thought he was fine last season.  My expectations for him this season is to just be good enough to be part of the rotation.  I don't think he will make much of an impact in most games.  Its ok though.  That's why he was and still is a project.

[Skatastrophy]

I completely agree.  My expectations were pretty low for him and I thought he was fine last season.  My expectations for him this season is to just be good enough to be part of the rotation.  I don't think he will make much of an impact in most games.  Its ok though.  That's why he was and still is a project.

My expectations for Otule this season are for him to be better than Burke was last season.  I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation for this young man.

[GGGG]

It's probably Otule who looked totally lost when playing garbage minutes.  I don't have a problem with him leaving...if a guy can't cut it's not fair to him or the program to keep him around. 

Otule will be playing regularly next season.  We'll see flashes and we'll have disappointments but he will be nothing like he was last year.

[Mike Deane]

I completely agree.   My expectations were pretty low for him and I thought he was fine last season.  My expectations for him this season is to just be good enough to be part of the rotation.  I don't think he will make much of an impact in most games.  Its ok though.  That's why he was and still is a project.

+1.  I hope this is not a "revenge" posting by a rodent fan feeling Blue.

[mviale]

smells like a troll post

[HoopsMalone]

I guess it's not worth thinking about.  Hopefully no one leaves.

[GGGG]

smells like a troll post

I doubt it.  If you go back to look at the original poster's messages, he has been out front of a couple of issues including Buzz's hiring last year.

[buckchuckler]

I doubt it.  If you go back to look at the original poster's messages, he has been out front of a couple of issues including Buzz's hiring last year.

But he doesn't post every day so he's not a good MU fan and couldn't possible know anything about whats going on, or even basketball for that matter, because if he was a better or knowledgeable fan, he would post every day

[Skatastrophy]

But he doesn't post every day so he's not a good MU fan and couldn't possible know anything about whats going on, or even basketball for that matter, because if he was a better or knowledgeable fan, he would post every day

You don't have to use teal.  We all know that post count doesn't equate to basketball knowledge.  It's common knowledge that an individual's post count correlates directly to their penis size.

[jmayer1]

It's common knowledge that an individual's post count correlates directly to their penis size.

Isn't it an indirect correlation?   

[AZWarrior]

Isn't it an indirect correlation?   

Actually, its a direct, inverse correlation.   

[MR.HAYWARD]

My bet is on Cubes.  The guy is buried in the lineup and will not see much more than 7 minutes on any given night.  

mysentiments exactly i would personally love to see him stay.  No way we can get anyone right now that would be better this upcoming year than cuby would be.  however, he will be buried and i could understand if he wanted to leave.  We would miss his leadership though and Cubes was always the first one off the bench cheering his teamates on and always seemed to work extremely hard with a tremendous attitude.  we would miss him

[MR.HAYWARD]

My expectations for Otule this season are for him to be better than Burke was last season.  I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation for this young man.

dont count on it...Otule has a long way to go and Burke last season was the product of 4 years of practice and weight training to expect Otule to be better than burke after 1 year is a significant stretch...maybe by his Junior year if we are lucky.  Burke was a pretty good athlete. 

[ErickJD08]

mysentiments exactly i would personally love to see him stay.  No way we can get anyone right now that would be better this upcoming year than cuby would be.  however, he will be buried and i could understand if he wanted to leave.  We would miss his leadership though and Cubes was always the first one off the bench cheering his teamates on and always seemed to work extremely hard with a tremendous attitude.  we would miss him

Ditto... Everyone was talking about Junior's conditioning and I never thought it would be an issue with Cubes sticking him in practice.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Actually, its a direct, inverse correlation.   

I thought it size was an inverse correlation to the number of times the poster is on ignore.

[ATWizJr]

I thought it size was an inverse correlation to the number of times the poster is on ignore.

If I'm reading you correctly, are you  saying that the poster's penis size is smaller the more times he is on ignore? 

[MU02]

Actually, its a direct, inverse correlation.   

+1

[NCMUFan]

News must be slow.

[bilsu]

News must be slow.

This board was speculating over a month that McMorrow was done before it was annouced.