Deonte Burton Explains Why He Transferred

[Tugg Speedman]

Let me carefully say something potentially indelicate.  

Is this how Burton feels or is this what he needs to say to get a NCAA waiver?

Again, just asking

Burton Prepares For Lull in Competition
Jan 09, 2015 | 11:46 am

http://iowastate.scout.com/story/1500535-burton-prepares-for-lull-in-competition

Deonte Burton is in Ames, but is now preparing for a year away from competitive basketball

For the first time in a long time, Deonte Burton will take in basketball from afar.

More specifically, Burton will watch from the baseline at Hilton Coliseum for the good part of the next year after he transferred from Marquette this semester.

“I’m trying to prepare for it,” Burton said. “[The hardest part is] just being able to watch. I have to be the best cheerleader there is, I would say.”

Burton, a 6-foot-4 guard/forward, chose Marquette over Iowa State out of high school, and played in the first eight games this season (after averaging 6.9 points per game over the course of last season), averaging 6.4 points per game before choosing to transfer. Burton’s decision was made largely to get farther away from home after the passing of his mother this fall.

“It’s a perfect fit,” Burton said. “Iowa State, it’s a lot of transition, and it feels like a new family. I wanted to get further away from home.”

“It wasn’t too far away from home, but it was far enough away from home where I could leave the troubles of home. At home, my mother just died, so I didn’t want to be around the whole atmosphere of that.”

At Iowa State, Burton, who is a left-handed shooter with a wingspan of nearly seven feet, will sit out this season and the first semester of next season before becoming eligible at the Big Four Classic in December. Burton will have 1 1/2 seasons of eligibility unless the NCAA grants a waiver.

Burton is an athletic player with an ability to make plays above the rim, but his key area of focus remains consistency with his jumpshot. Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg has had the conversation, and Burton is keen on improving.

“He’s really athletic and he can play different spots on the court,” said Jameel McKay, who also transferred from Marquette and is friends with Deonte. “With this year sitting out, I feel like he can develop his jumpshot to keep improving. Once he develops that — he’s already tough to guard — I think he’ll be impossible to guard once his jump shot is falling consistently.”

As for sitting out, Burton plans to rely on teammates for help during the process. McKay thinks it could ultimately help Burton improve.

“You get to see the game from a different view and you just get to get better,” McKay said. “Sometimes he’ll forget that he’s not playing because it’s such a family environment. He’ll be treated the same regardless if he’s playing or not.”

[Jay Bee]

Amazing a scout.com writer doesn't how to appropriately explain eligibility matters.

I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. I'd guess the waiver has some more specifics -- I'd leave it alone and simply wish him the best. He's a great player and from what I've seen (limited, but...) a great kid. Will miss him, but hope for all good things for Deonte.

(Obviously he has 2 years of eligibility remaining after this season. If there's no waiver, he may choose to play beginning in December 2015 -- or to wait until 2016-17 and play two full years after then.)

[TedBaxter]

The hard reality is that Deonte isn't a great player.  He's a great vertical athlete who hasn't developed all of his skills.  Still doesn't use his right hand, doesn't use his body enough to post up on offense, stays too high on defense, doesn't always attack the boards.....

I feel for the situation he's in and I hope he finds his game under the tutelage of Hoiberg in Ames and am in no way bitter he transferred.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

The hard reality is that Deonte isn't a great player.  He's a great vertical athlete who hasn't developed all of his skills.  Still doesn't use his left hand, doesn't use his body enough to post up on offense, stays too high on defense, doesn't always attack the boards.....

I feel for the situation he's in and I hope he finds his game under the tutelage of Hoiberg in Ames.

Deonte is left handed. I'm guessing you meant he hasn't developed his right hand.  I agree with you though.  Burton is more athlete than basketball player.  A streak scorer, a gambling defender and a shockingly poor rebounder for someone with his strength and athleticism.

[Groin_pull]

With all due respect, I don't care why he wanted to leave. I don't really care if he's happy in Ames. He has moved on...and so have I.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Only wish the best for his future. Marquette will always be part of his history.

[79Warrior]

The hard reality is that Deonte isn't a great player.  He's a great vertical athlete who hasn't developed all of his skills.  Still doesn't use his right hand, doesn't use his body enough to post up on offense, stays too high on defense, doesn't always attack the boards.....

I feel for the situation he's in and I hope he finds his game under the tutelage of Hoiberg in Ames and am in no way bitter he transferred.

Please.... don't say that. according to ners, Deonte is a huge loss.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Hope he finds what he is looking for in Ames. Can certainly understand his desire to get away from Milwaukee.

[Texas Western]

Deonte will do very well for Iowa State. I think he made a mistake by leaving mid year. Should have stuck it out and got a year of Big East experience under his belt. Still could have transferred after that if he wanted.

[77ncaachamps]

I understand and empathize with his decision to physically move away from Milwaukee.

It's good to know he knows a local boy in Jameel in Ames though.

Wish him the best (Deonte, NOT Jameel).

[Dawson Rental]

With all due respect, I don't care why he wanted to leave. I don't really care if he's happy in Ames. He has moved on...and so have I.

And yet here you are participating in a tread on just those topics.

[Pakuni]

It's awfully nice of Deonte to keep quiet about Derrick being the real reason for his transfer.

[Texas Western]

Speaking of Iowa State watching them play at West Virginia, it is too bad McKay left we really could have used him last year and this year. A very active big man.

[keefe]

participating in a tread

[Groin_pull]

And yet here you are participating in a tread on just those topics.

I' m not opposed to this thread. Simply saying that when a kid leaves MU, I'm not going to fall all over myself wishing him the best. I certainly don't wish that he blows out a knee...just saying I'm don't care if he does well or not. He's now just another player on another team.

[JakeBarnes]

Let me carefully say something potentially indelicate.  

Is this how Burton feels or is this what he needs to say to get a NCAA waiver?

Again, just asking

Burton Prepares For Lull in Competition
Jan 09, 2015 | 11:46 am

http://iowastate.scout.com/story/1500535-burton-prepares-for-lull-in-competition

Deonte Burton is in Ames, but is now preparing for a year away from competitive basketball

For the first time in a long time, Deonte Burton will take in basketball from afar.

More specifically, Burton will watch from the baseline at Hilton Coliseum for the good part of the next year after he transferred from Marquette this semester.

“I’m trying to prepare for it,” Burton said. “[The hardest part is] just being able to watch. I have to be the best cheerleader there is, I would say.”

Burton, a 6-foot-4 guard/forward, chose Marquette over Iowa State out of high school, and played in the first eight games this season (after averaging 6.9 points per game over the course of last season), averaging 6.4 points per game before choosing to transfer. Burton’s decision was made largely to get farther away from home after the passing of his mother this fall.

“It’s a perfect fit,” Burton said. “Iowa State, it’s a lot of transition, and it feels like a new family. I wanted to get further away from home.”

“It wasn’t too far away from home, but it was far enough away from home where I could leave the troubles of home. At home, my mother just died, so I didn’t want to be around the whole atmosphere of that.”

At Iowa State, Burton, who is a left-handed shooter with a wingspan of nearly seven feet, will sit out this season and the first semester of next season before becoming eligible at the Big Four Classic in December. Burton will have 1 1/2 seasons of eligibility unless the NCAA grants a waiver.

Burton is an athletic player with an ability to make plays above the rim, but his key area of focus remains consistency with his jumpshot. Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg has had the conversation, and Burton is keen on improving.

“He’s really athletic and he can play different spots on the court,” said Jameel McKay, who also transferred from Marquette and is friends with Deonte. “With this year sitting out, I feel like he can develop his jumpshot to keep improving. Once he develops that — he’s already tough to guard — I think he’ll be impossible to guard once his jump shot is falling consistently.”

As for sitting out, Burton plans to rely on teammates for help during the process. McKay thinks it could ultimately help Burton improve.

“You get to see the game from a different view and you just get to get better,” McKay said. “Sometimes he’ll forget that he’s not playing because it’s such a family environment. He’ll be treated the same regardless if he’s playing or not.”

As someone who also has a mother fighting cancer I can understand his desire to be away. It's draining. It's unnatural carnal knowledgeing hard. I can't guarantee I won't leave the area if something happens in my case. So many connections I wouldn't want to associate with. I wish him nothing but the best and I hope his wounds heal and he feels better. Sending him my best.

[keefe]

[TSmith34, Inc.]

It's awfully nice of Deonte to keep quiet about Derrick being the real reason for his transfer.

You mean Carlino.  You need to keep up with the latest baseless speculation.

[NickelDimer]

As someone who also has a mother fighting cancer I can understand his desire to be away. It's draining. It's unnatural carnal knowledgeing hard. I can't guarantee I won't leave the area if something happens in my case. So many connections I wouldn't want to associate with. I wish him nothing but the best and I hope his wounds heal and he feels better. Sending him my best.

Sorry to hear that man. I'll pray for you all

[MU1980]

I don't usually put people on ignore, but when Texas Western started a thread saying how disappointed he was in Wojo for Burton and Dawson transferring and then explaining in detail about how it was Carlino's fault and Wojo handled the whole situation poorly, I promptly put him on ignore.  

I am all for someone having an opinion, but to be trashing our coach about something none of us would have any idea about is not something I want to read.  Now hearing Burton talk about why he decided to transfer makes me feel even more strongly that not only was Wojo not an awful or inexperienced coach for letting this happen, but my guess is that he was very supportive of Deonte and what he was going through with his mother dying.  Of course I can't know that for sure either and that is why it doesn't make sense to criticize our new coach for something like this, or continually commenting on how Carlino is so bad for team chemistry and a big reason why two people decided to transfer.  In the long run it will probably be better for Marquette, Deonte and John that the two of them transferred and how it all went down will most likely not be known by any of us.  

[MU82]

Please.... don't say that. according to ners, Deonte is a huge loss.

I don't know about "huge" loss, but I wish he hadn't left. I think he had a lot of potential and would have been a good player for us. And I am not one of the many on here who had him as an all-conference shoo-in or the next Barkley. I just thought he could be a nice college player, and he seems like a good kid. We need lots of those.

But now he is gone and if this thread hadn't been created, I wouldn't have even thought about him again. I root for the players who choose to be Warriors.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

As someone who also has a mother fighting cancer I can understand his desire to be away. It's draining. It's unnatural carnal knowledgeing hard. I can't guarantee I won't leave the area if something happens in my case. So many connections I wouldn't want to associate with. I wish him nothing but the best and I hope his wounds heal and he feels better. Sending him my best.

Here's to a quick recovery!

[MUHoopsFan2]

I don't know about "huge" loss, but I wish he hadn't left. I think he had a lot of potential and would have been a good player for us. And I am not one of the many on here who had him as an all-conference shoo-in or the next Barkley. I just thought he could be a nice college player, and he seems like a good kid. We need lots of those.

But now he is gone and if this thread hadn't been created, I wouldn't have even thought about him again. I root for the players who choose to be Warriors.

He did choose to be a Warrior....he just left! And for a good reason man.

Wake up.

[MU82]

He did choose to be a Warrior....he just left! And for a good reason man.

Wake up.

I'm wide awake. I just don't obsess on the comings and goings of 18-21 year olds.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

I' m not opposed to this thread. Simply saying that when a kid leaves MU, I'm not going to fall all over myself wishing him the best. I certainly don't wish that he blows out a knee...just saying I'm don't care if he does well or not. He's now just another player on another team.

I had a friend transfer from MU.

When he left, I cut all ties with him.

If you don't want MU, then I don't need you in my life, and you're dead to me.

MU is perfect for everybody!

[keefe]

I had a friend transfer from MU.

When he left, I cut all ties with him.

If you don't want MU, then I don't need you in my life, and you're dead to me.

MU is perfect for everybody!

[Tugg Speedman]

A friend of mine met his future wife while they were both at MU.  She eventually transferred to Madison.  They continued and married a few years after graduation.

They now have three kids and run a business together.

Should they divorce and liquidate the business?

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

A friend of mine met his future wife while they were both at MU.  She eventually transferred to Madison.  They continued and married a few years after graduation.

They now have three kids and run a business together.

Should they divorce and liquidate the business?

He should have not cared about her after she left MU.

That's what rational people do.

[Tugg Speedman]

He should have not cared about her after she left MU.

That's what rational people do.

I was in the room when she told him she was transferring.  Had scoop been around in the early 1980s, I would have known to say to him:

* she's dead to you now
* If you stay with her, it will Hiroshima for your life
* not that I mean any of this in a negative way.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

I was in the room when she told him she was transferring.  Had scoop been around in the early 1980s, I would have known to say to him:

* she's dead to you now
* If you stay with her, it will Hiroshima for your life
* not that I mean any of this in a negative way.

Bingo, now you're getting it.

MU is the perfect school, and if you transfer, there is something wrong with you, and I won't wish you well. I will immediately forget about it and not care, and to prove that I don't care, I will post "I don't care" on an internet message board.

Nothing says "indifferent" better than posting about somebody on an internet forum.

[Tugg Speedman]

Bingo, now you're getting it.

MU is the perfect school, and if you transfer, there is something wrong with you, and I won't wish you well. I will immediately forget about it and not care, and to prove that I don't care, I will post "I don't care" on an internet message board.

Nothing says "indifferent" better than posting about somebody on an internet forum.

What about if you transfer within colleges at MU?  If a BusAd student moves to Liberal Arts, is that student dead to their former BusAd friends?

[MerrittsMustache]

A friend of mine met his future wife while they were both at MU.  She eventually transferred to Madison.  They continued and married a few years after graduation.

They now have three kids and run a business together.

Should they divorce and liquidate the business?

So many things wrong with this while scenario...having a significant other while in college, having a long-distance significant other while in college, marrying your "college sweetheart." Sigh...your buddy was doomed from the beginning.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

What about if you transfer within colleges at MU?  If a BusAd student moves to Liberal Arts, is that student dead to their former BusAd friends?

Hmm... never actually thought about that.

I transferred from BusAd to Comm., and this girl I was into suddenly stopped talking to me.

When she realized I was in Comm., and I didn't have a 30"+ vertical, I was doomed.

I'll check the old Mike Juno forum and see if she posted about being indifferent towards me after I changed/transferred.

[MU B2002]

Hmm... never actually thought about that.

I transferred from BusAd to Comm., and this girl I was into suddenly stopped talking to me.

When she realized I was in Comm., and I didn't have a 30"+ vertical, I was doomed.

I'll check the old Mike Juno forum and see if she posted about being indifferent towards me after I changed/transferred.

You could always reach out to her via ICQ.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

You could always reach out to her via ICQ.

Now that you mention it, I remember her AIM away message was:

"If you leave, I won't wish you well. I'm indifferent."

[Pakuni]

Now that you mention it, I remember her AIM away message was:

"If you leave, I won't wish you well. I'm indifferent."

I had a friend who visited me at Marquette for a weekend.
Then he went back home.
Should we still be friends?

[keefe]

a nagging question
if a friend falls in the woods
did he transfer out

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

I had a friend who visited me at Marquette for a weekend.
Then he went back home.
Should we still be friends?

Do you see him when you go back to your hometown?

If you do, then you can be "friends" with him when you are home, but you can't wish him well or hope for him to be successful, that would be caring.

You CAN however tell us all about how you don't care, that is allowed.

[Slim]

a nagging question
if a friend falls in the woods
did he transfer out

I once had a friend
Gone from MU, Dead to me
Not in a bad way

[Tugg Speedman]

I once had a friend
Gone from MU, Dead to me
Not in a bad way

Once keefe sees this this post, this thread is doomed!

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

I once had a friend
Gone from MU, Dead to me
Not in a bad way

If I cared, I'd say: Well Done.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

2015 Meme Tournament Watch:
Indifferent

[Tugg Speedman]

I heard that MU students are very friendly to drivers on Wisconsin Ave.  However, once they are east of 10th street or west of 18th, they suddenly become indifferent to them.

[GOO]

I really don't care for this thread, and wish it was deleted.  I guess you could say that I could not care less about it.  Is that the same as being indifferent?  I don't know, but I don't even care about that and could not care less if it is the same or not.

[mu03eng]

2015 Meme Tournament Watch:
Indifferent

Noted, but indifferent to your watch

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

2015 Meme Tournament Watch:
Indifferent

I think your meme watch is fine. I don't hope it fails, but I'm not hoping it succeeds either.

I'm indifferent, and I'm going to take the time to make sure everybody knows it.

[rocky_warrior]

2015 Meme Tournament Watch:
Indifferent

As soon as this scrolled off the screen it was dead to me.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I don't mean this the wrong way, but I'm indifferent.

[mu03eng]

2015 Meme Tournament Watch:
Indifferent

I'd be more interested in this if the Indifferent scroll didn't leave the watch scroll behind.....apparently the watch is dead to Indifferent

[keefe]

love hath no fury
as the jilted lover scorned
haunting indifference

[Newsdreams]

I really don't care for this thread, and wish it was deleted.  I guess you could say that I could not care less about it.  Is that the same as being indifferent?  I don't know, but I don't even care about that and could not care less if it is the same or not.

Hope you didn't mean this in a bad way, hey?

[brandx]

Could one of you "carers" let me know what Jamal Ferguson did last week. Or are you all too indifferent?

However, any thread that awakens the Haiku muse within Keefe is worth it's weight in gold.

[Texas Western]

Could one of you "carers" let me know what Jamal Ferguson did last week. Or are you all too indifferent?

However, any thread that awakens the Haiku muse within Keefe is worth it's weight in gold.

He played 5 minutes against South Carolina State  was 0-2 from the field , no points ,and had one assist and one turnover.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

He played 5 minutes against South Carolina State  was 0-2 from the field , no points ,and had one assist and one turnover.

1 assist and 1 turnover? Sounds indifferent to me, and I don't mean that in a bad way.

[slack00]

2015 Meme Tournament Watch:
Indifferent

Got transferred for work
Luggage did not fit 'til I
put it indifferent

[dinger]

I clicked on this thread
Expecting dumpster fires
But found joy instead