Heron Out for Season

[quote="matt105" post=376701]I saw the game in the Pan American games that Heron hurt his ankle . i think his troubles can be traced back to this event .[/quote]

Not arguing that his ankle wasn’t a contributing factor, but he wasn’t playing particularly (at least against decent competition) prior to the ankle injury he sustained in the Albany game. And I would argue he was not as good as advertised last year either. Perhaps that was bc of the tendonitis but at some point it’s the player.
 
[quote="Boo Harvey" post=376713]

Not arguing that his ankle wasn’t a contributing factor, but he wasn’t playing particularly (at least against decent competition) prior to the ankle injury he sustained in the Albany game. And I would argue he was not as good as advertised last year either. Perhaps that was bc of the tendonitis but at some point it’s the player.[/quote]
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Geez ...... I can’t understand why when a college player sustains a season ending injury during his senior year posters feel the need to hurl negative comments rather than just wish the kid good luck in future endeavors.
 
I was watching on TV last night and it was nice to see Mustapha and Figgy high fiving and celebrating together towards the end. Clearly a lot of friendship and mutual respect there. Pretty obvious at this point that the ankle seriously limited Mustapha's ability to cut and effectively defend in MA's style of pressing defense. Unfortunate but silver lining for team is it will give Greg lots of minutes and a chance to finish season strong in prep for next season. Mustapha can rest up and take some of the self-imposed pressure to be a senior leader off his back.
 
I hope Mustapha does well after college. I've enjoyed watching him play. He's been an important leader on the team and off the court too.
 
Heron injury is quite real and painful from what I sense. Time to put “grassy knoll” theories to rest I suspect.
 
[quote="otis" post=376950][quote="Boo Harvey" post=376713]

Not arguing that his ankle wasn’t a contributing factor, but he wasn’t playing particularly (at least against decent competition) prior to the ankle injury he sustained in the Albany game. And I would argue he was not as good as advertised last year either. Perhaps that was bc of the tendonitis but at some point it’s the player.[/quote]
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Geez ...... I can’t understand why when a college player sustains a season ending injury during his senior year posters feel the need to hurl negative comments rather than just wish the kid good luck in future endeavors.[/quote]

Not looking to hurl negative comments. I wish Heron well as he was by all accounts an excellent representative of the school.

That said, there were some posts that intimated Heron was significantly slowed down by the injury. Perhaps, but I’m not sure that’s the case since he wasn’t playing much better prior to the injury. It may very well be that be simply reinjured the ankle during a recent practice. I never heard or saw any suggestion that he was playing in pain, but who knows. I don’t agree with deifying someone just bc they’re injured.

I certainly wish him well. These injuries can linger. I remember Mason Jr. was out the better part of two seasons with ankle issues.
 
[quote="Paultzman" post=376959]Heron injury is quite real and painful from what I sense. Time to put “grassy knoll” theories to rest I suspect.[/quote]

Not sure who is espousing “grassy knoll” theories as I didn’t see any posts suggesting that Herron was not really injured.
 
[quote="Boo Harvey" post=377356][quote="Paultzman" post=376959]Heron injury is quite real and painful from what I sense. Time to put “grassy knoll” theories to rest I suspect.[/quote]

Not sure who is espousing “grassy knoll” theories as I didn’t see any posts suggesting that Herron was not really injured.[/quote]
See your post above. Haven't seen anyone "deifying" Heron.
 
Weirdest part about the injury when I saw it, it didn't seem that bad of an ankle turn. Hope he fully heals and has a successful career.
 
The way it looked when he hurt himself plus the amount of pain he was in, I thought he was done for the year. it was a nasty injury.

Probably not the smartest thing to try and come back as quick as he did. But maybe he wanted to play that bad.

Anyways, good luck to him in his future endevors. Seems like a good kid.
 
Classy SJU player. Wish him the best in whatever endeavor he undertakes.
Thanks for your efforts.
 
[quote="SJU14" post=378802]Mustapha had his surgery today.[/quote]

I know some people were saying this was LoVett 2.0, but Heron really went above and beyond to keep up the ruse over his fake injury prompted by losing too much, huh?
 
[quote="Paultzman" post=387050]https://stormthepaint.com/2020/05/11/st-johns-basketball-mustapha-heron-signs-bda-sports-management/[/quote]

A great kid who left a top notch program, Auburn, to come home to be near his I’ll mother to a struggling program. He never caused a moment of trouble, went to class, was a leader both on and off the court, stayed when the entire coaching staff he knew was let go, worked his but off, played through injuries until he could take it no more.
This is a young man that I wish everything good life has to offer. I pray he sticks in the league and have no doubt he will succeed both on and off the court in the future.
I look forward to following him post St. John’s.
 
By all accounts a really high character kid. Maybe he gets lucky and lands in the right spot. But if not, hope he stays healthy and sees the world for the next 15 years.
 
[quote="redmannorth" post=387060][quote="Paultzman" post=387050]https://stormthepaint.com/2020/05/11/st-johns-basketball-mustapha-heron-signs-bda-sports-management/[/quote]

A great kid who left a top notch program, Auburn, to come home to be near his I’ll mother to a struggling program. He never caused a moment of trouble, went to class, was a leader both on and off the court, stayed when the entire coaching staff he knew was let go, worked his but off, played through injuries until he could take it no more.
This is a young man that I wish everything good life has to offer. I pray he sticks in the league and have no doubt he will succeed both on and off the court in the future.
I look forward to following him post St. John’s.[/quote]

What you wrote is really kind of self evident. He wanted to play better here. We wanted him to play better here. It didn't work out well, but his effort, desire, and attitude were never in question. Here is a kid who publicly via his Twitter feed was advocating for himself to get one more year of eligibility here, so he obviously wanted to come back, play and prove himself.

Wish him well.
 
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