[Rosiak's Blog] Singleton no longer at MU

[ToddRosiakSays]

Singleton no longer at MU
               




               

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/124084679.html
               

[brewcity77]

WTF? Didn't see this coming, why would he leave?

[nyg]

Redshirt, sit a whole year, now do it again?  Maybe he will go to a DIV III school or something. And some thought he may actually get PT this year.  Strange. 

[rocky_warrior]

Just a WAG, but perhaps he was expecting to earn a scholarship this year, and just found out that wouldn't be happening.

No info, just one theory.

[avid1010]

Coaches decided Vander needed to begin making the transition to the PG position?

[Ari Gold]

Withdrawn

[nyg]

"He underwent shoulder surgery following the season, and might well have redshirted at MU this season had he returned."

Maybe he didnt want to wait

Wasn't that Williams?

[esotericmindguy]

WTF? Didn't see this coming, why would he leave?

Let's see, he comes to MU in hopes of earning a scholarship, practices hard for a year, sees the team has two open spots and obviously wasn't considered for either. Question is, why wouldn't he leave....don't care if his family has money,

[HouWarrior]

Are we at/above/below the transfer/departure rate of top 35 BB programs?...I hope to learn if our multiple off season transfers in/out is just typical, or worthy of extraordinary note/concern.

[Skatastrophy]

I wish Dave the best of luck.  That should be the last spot turned over this off-season, finally

[mr.MUskie]

Wasn't that Williams?

I think he was referring to Williams.

Williams, coincidentally, has landed at Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Tex. A native of Houston, Williams averaged 2.2 and 1.6 rebounds in 24 games for MU last season.

He underwent shoulder surgery following the season, and might well have redshirted at MU this season had he returned.

[Boone]

No disrespect meant to him, but Singleton was just a walk-on. I don't look at his departure and fret about the implications of having another player transfer out. And I don't think he actually even counts as a transfer.

[mu27]

I would bet anything this has something to do with those horrific sexual assault cases...

[mosarsour]

I would bet anything this has something to do with those horrific sexual assault cases...

Thanks for your contribution. And I'll take that bet.

[DomJamesToTheBasket]

I was actually expecting this.  It just seemed so strange that a guy who transferred because he wanted to be a starter,  would walk-on and get zero minutes at MU.  I think what happened is that he wasn't getting offers that he liked,  so he came to Lundy for help.  I think they agreed upon him walking on for a year and helping the team in practice.  Singleton would have a year to improve against very good players (with great instruction) and then the MU staff would help him out getting offers this year.  

[Skatastrophy]

I would bet anything this has something to do with those horrific sexual assault cases...

I chuckled at "horrific."  Nothing good comes from the first posts of trolls.

[bamamarquettefan]

Just a WAG, but perhaps he was expecting to earn a scholarship this year, and just found out that wouldn't be happening.

No info, just one theory.

Sounds like the most logical theory.  It was a big jump, and the question was if he could put enough defensive pressure to get some minutes on defense.  Perhaps if the new class was a couple of bigs he saw potential minutes, but with our freshmen coming in he probably just thought the opportunity closed.

[Mr. Nielsen]

I would bet anything this has something to do with those horrific sexual assault cases...

Bingo.

[brewcity77]

I think he was referring to Williams.

Williams, coincidentally, has landed at Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Tex. A native of Houston, Williams averaged 2.2 and 1.6 rebounds in 24 games for MU last season.

He underwent shoulder surgery following the season, and might well have redshirted at MU this season had he returned.

I think you're right...but I don't think there's anything coincidental about Williams going to Sam Houston State. After reading that sentence, my only thought was that Rosiak should re-read his article prior to that and take a closer look at the definition of a coincidence. It's like Alanis Morrisette saying something is ironic.

[BCHoopster]

I would bet anything this has something to do with those horrific sexual assault cases...

I heard that a while ago that he was not coming back, this just confirms that he was
part of the situation.

[mu_hilltopper]

Bingo.

Double bingo, and I think you sank my battleship.

Read between the lines, folks.  Rosiak would have explained the reason, had it been a good one.   Instead, it's the "He is no longer part of the team" schlock .. there was no Singleton, jedi mind trick.

[mu27]

I chuckled at "horrific."  Nothing good comes from the first posts of trolls.

i was simply stating a possibility which had yet to be said. my opinion is that Singleton knew he could not play his first year at MU because he transferred from a D1 school. Why would he waste a year at MU knowing he couldn't play, only to leave at the end of the year.

[Skatastrophy]

i was simply stating a possibility which had yet to be said. my opinion is that Singleton knew he could not play his first year at MU because he transferred from a D1 school. Why would he waste a year at MU knowing he couldn't play, only to leave at the end of the year.

He probably came to MU to do something horrific.

[GGGG]

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[MUMac]

This is not much of a surprise.  I thought it would have occurred sooner.