Thank god we made up that gap...the way we are playing I'll take being tied at half anyday. With that being said, I don't get it...I really don't so can someone clear this up for me? WHY are our opponents rebounding juggernauts? Or to put it another way, why are we so terrible? Athleticism is our thing, not FGCU's thing. We should be feasting on boards. If Harrison doesn't get going in the 2nd half and we don't start getting stops on D, this game is the one I pick that we drop in the cupcake OOC matchups. Hope to god I'm wrong but we have never even led.
Because Rebounding is about technique and desire. Athleticism plays little if any part of it.
The Gift experiment is old. He tore up OOC play last year. He doesn't deserve this kind of treatment.
He is getting a masters degree for free so I don't think he minds too much. Let him get his education because he probably will not be a pro anywhere.
You have no idea if he minds or not. If the NCAA drags this out and declares Sanchez ineligible in January, what's the point of suiting Gift up with half a season left? I'm sure it's eating him up to have to sit there and not be able to compete and not even being injured. Most athletes would, master's degree or not.
He is all about the team. And he was told the team needs him more next season.
His family was coerced into this.
I give it to him to sit by and not cause drama. But the notions being suggested that he is somewhat happy with this treatment is bogus.
The team needs him more next season? What happens if/when Sanchez is declared ineligible this season? What happens if one of our bigs get inured for an extended period of time this season?
Let's not act as if the staff had some crystal ball and could look into the future. Gift is being strung along by none of his own doing but because the fate of another player. I'm sure if any of you all had a promotion lined up at your job but was told to wait a year because another employee was not available yet to get into your department, you'd feel shafted in some sort of way.
Are you serious? Let's put you in Nigeria for most of your life then bring you to America and see if your priority in life is finding minutes in a basketball game. Before basketball comes livelihood, and quality of life at the most basic level. Gift's life is not basketball or die and it's not like he's going to be pro. He didn't come from England...he came from NIGERIA! That's a place where finding a source of clean water is like striking gold. Stop trying to make him into a D'Lo personality...he's not. Also, you need to learn the difference between being "happy" and "understanding his role on the team". You don't have to be happy, but you can still respect your coach's decision. Google Nigeria because you seem to think his homeland is just peachy with a good standard of living. Most Nigerians would give their left nut just to live in the projects in America and this kid's getting a free BA and a free MA from SJ. He values education just as much if not more than basketball. If you want someone to be mad at, go bark up the NCAA's tree because it's their fault and no one else's.
No need for me to Google Nigeria. And please stop with the stereotypes of the life he lived there because you simply do not know.
And not for one second did I proclaim that his education was unimportant.
The insinuation is that he is content riding the pine and is better suited for next year. I guess because the staff served it up that way, you're eating it up. Gift was highly recruited. Ohio State, NC State, Cincinnati, etc. He contributed last year. Not the best season but he was a contributor who was playing out of position. He also was one of the bigger reasons why Obekpa committed here. Look it up.
If "understanding your role on a team" means the coaching staff is looking to cut a deal with me based on some other player's investigation, I'm definitely going to feel some type of way about it as would most people. You'd be lying if you say you wouldn't.
one heaping portion for me please.
