Harrison
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No. He is a hot head and is more interested in getting his stats. And he is getting frustrated because teams are hip to his telegraphed moves. He has had his shots blocked more in the last 2-3 games than ever before.
And when he didnt get a call he trotted back down court while Fordham was pushing the ball.
He better wake up. He is not above the team
STJ11Redmen
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I saw the whole thing happen. He was playing defense and got cleared out by the Fordham player and fell down, should have been a foul but whatever. Then he was on the wing yelling at the ref while the play was going on and he was about to get T'd up but then he got the ball and got stripped or something and he thought that was a foul too. He then went to the huddle yelling at the refs or the Fordham player, not sure, but Lavin started yelling at him. D'Angelo yelled right back and started pointing at him and stuff and that went on for maybe 30 seconds of them going back and forth screaming and pointing at each other. It was not good to see at all.
I do think you guys are reading too much into it. It's a bunch of men in a testosterone-filled fiercely competitive game. Tensions will run high. Just part of growing pains...you go through the highs and lows together. People seem to only notice when he does negative things in terms of his emotions. What about when he makes a big and-1, and the place goes nuts with him pumping his fist letting out a huge battle cry? I love that. This is a 20 pt scorer guys...you have to give a little leeway. What is he the #2 scorer in the Big East? Certain players can get away with more as long as they put the numbers up. Why else would people take chances on NFL players like TO, Moss, Vick, Pacman Jones, etc.? The real problem will be when D'Lo is going insane and we are losing games with visible negative impact on teammates. I think this demonizing is premature. His pros clearly outweigh his cons, and passion isn't only in negativity it's positive also don't forget.
I'll never forget at the Cuse game last year at the Garden as we were getting blown out, 1 player on our team was still going hard...his name was Harrison. My friend who is a Cuse fan turned to me and said "Damn...who is that guy? He is making tons of 3's and layups?"...be careful what you wish for guys these kinds of players don't grow on trees.
I'll never forget at the Cuse game last year at the Garden as we were getting blown out, 1 player on our team was still going hard...his name was Harrison. My friend who is a Cuse fan turned to me and said "Damn...who is that guy? He is making tons of 3's and layups?"...be careful what you wish for guys these kinds of players don't grow on trees.
I have been watching college basketball for more than 50 years. I have seen fights, I have seen almost everything. However, this is the first time that I have ever seen a player put his hand in his coach's face. This kind of self destructive behavior is unacceptable. I don't care how many points D'Angelo is scoring.
Are you telling me you never got in heated moments with your parents when you were 18-20 ish? What about with friends? D'Lo is a human he isn't a robot. Everyone ignores the times I notice him smiling and patting teammates on the back, putting his arm around them, giving the team pep talks in huddles, and pounding his chest after and-1's. Didn't someone mention the other day how D'Lo stopped to take a picture with his son and was very friendly? This isn't a monster this is one of our kids and we should be supporting him not rooting against him. All that I ask is that we take a wholesome look at him, not just focus on the negatives. At CA a few times this year I was in the front row and he was smiling the entire game.
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Thank you This can be an interesting place ! This the first game this year I was unable to get on TV wasn't available on the west coast I was afraid Harrison attempted to mug Lavin base on comments. So again thank you[/quote]
What does this look like to you? This went on for at least 15-20 seconds.
Thank you This can be an interesting place ! This the first game this year I was unable to get on TV wasn't available on the west coast I was afraid Harrison attempted to mug Lavin base on comments. So again thank you[/quote]
What does this look like to you? This went on for at least 15-20 seconds.
What does this look like to you? This went on for at least 15-20 seconds.
First, that is more at his chest than his face and secondly, that went on for about a couple of seconds, not 15-20 seconds...How could you have seen 15-20 seconds of that when it was when the game went to commercial? He was clearly upset with the officials and Lavin even smiles at first when D'Angelo was yelling...D'Angelo shouldn't have done it but I didn't think it was any worse than anything else that he does this year...The kid clearly needs to adjust his attitude
They are actually replaying the game on MSG + right now (635 on Directv)...Record it or watch the ending again to see the exchange with 3:25 left...After rewinding it, I really didn't think it was as bad as it first looked but everyone can check it out again to see the whole thing for themselves...MSG + is also replaying the game again on Monday at 10 am
JackofVirginia
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I'm beginning to wonder if Harrison will be around next year, not because he's going pro but because he doesn't appear to have changed his aggressive attitude. His frustration is going to get worse, especially since all the teams will overplay him.
Nobody is wishing anything except that Harrison get with the program. Kid has talent. One talented kid doesn't dictate the direction a program is going in. Love the kid's killer instinct and skills. He can't show up the coach though. He's part of a team. Plenty of talented kids over the past 10+ decades have understood that. How many big talents do you see challenging Calipari? D'Lo seems to be turning into a very difficult player to coach which is never good for the player, team nor coach.
Thanks for the heads up on the replay. I'm watching now and will definitely look close at 3:25 maybe I'll even try to record it. I still think this is really being taken as some major thing when it isn't. As others have mentioned, he laughs with Lavin a lot. How do you know he was calling out coach? He could have been like "This is the 5th damn time these refs missed a foul on me" or something. I know he was pointing at coach, but it could have also been something like "You told me to take that shot!". I know some of you have said he is a ball hog, but so far every time he waved for the ball he was wide open. I'm watching the replay concentrating on him and he was also pissed on the 3 vs. 1 fast break when Jones got the ball instead of him. When I watched the game live I was also yelling "give it to Harrison!" and there goes Jones missing the dunk. Say what you will but D'Lo is right most of the time when he calls for the ball and when he gets mad at refs they usually are pretty bad calls or no calls.
Ok guys, just saw it...not half as bad as some made it seem. By no means was Harrison out of control or aggressive...Lavin was even smirking a bit as he was talking to him. It was much more calm than it was made out to be. I'm relieved I saw it for myself so I know I don't have to worry. He would have had 20 pts tonight if his teammates gave him a few fast break opportunities and a wide open look at 3 when Sampson was in a sea of Fordham players.
Then that's on the refs not D'Lo. He probably got knocked down 5x in the past 3 games and it might have been called once. Mind you, he isn't a flopper. When he falls it's usually a real foul. I have seen games where the ref is RIGHT in front of him and refuses to give him calls.