Rysheed Jordan
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The same reason there is rubber necking on the highway. These two are train wrecks and because we got to see their poor decision-making up close and personal, it is interesting to see what becomes of them. It's just human nature.
Agree with North, just skip the thread.
Class of 72
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I'm pretty sure that no one here really cares about Rysheed Jordan on a personal level but he was once one of our players and all of our former players deserve bandwidth here. That said, dollars to donuts his story will soon be plucked from the headlines by some television producer. He will be a former basketball player from Hudson University and somehow sex will enter the script. Probably will air the week of Midnight Madness.
Is it just me or does class of 72 seem like an entirely new person since he's returned? You were quite the ball buster back in the day but that side of you seems to be gone. I miss those days. Glad to have you back though it's been a while.
Add Rysheed Jordan's name to a long- long list of talented basketball players who seemingly had great college and or pro careers ahead of them but squandered that opportunity because of bad or undisciplined habits.
That list of "coulda beens" include:
Earl "The Goat" Manigualt
Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond
Lewis "Black Magic" Lloyd
James "Fly" Williams
Herman "Helicopter" Knowings
"Pee Wee" Kirkland
Lloyd "Sweet Pea" Daniels
And to lesser stardom St.John's own Omar Cook, and others.
That list of "coulda beens" include:
Earl "The Goat" Manigualt
Joe "The Destroyer" Hammond
Lewis "Black Magic" Lloyd
James "Fly" Williams
Herman "Helicopter" Knowings
"Pee Wee" Kirkland
Lloyd "Sweet Pea" Daniels
And to lesser stardom St.John's own Omar Cook, and others.
Knockout-Ned
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Last time I checked Lloyd Daniels played five years in the NBA. And don't give me that "he coulda shoulda." Problem with drugs yes. Turned himself around to make it yes.
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Hey Ned........
The below linked article entitled "The Greatesr NBA Player Who Never Was" will refresh your understanding regarding how Mr.Daniels' seemingly failed to reach his potential,
http://sports.cbslocal.com/2015/11/18/lloyd-daniels-legend-of-swee-pea-carmelo-anthony-bernstein/
Class of 72
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You are showing your age Otis.
Unfortunately Sheed was not close to any of those in natural talent. He needed to work on his skills and perhaps after 4 years of college basketball could have been a 2nd round NBA Draft. Class of 72
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Is it just me or does class of 72 seem like an entirely new person since he's returned? You were quite the ball buster back in the day but that side of you seems to be gone. I miss those days. Glad to have you back though it's been a while.
Becoming Medicare eligible has mellowed me.
However, if we go anywhere near the bottom of the Big East again like last year I will be breaking a lot of balls, starting with Mully and working my way down to the team managers. B)
beast of the east
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I understand addiction a bit, and have been around a lot of recovering alcoholics in my life. A lot of really good people have succumbed to substances.
I can understand depression, and an array of mental health issues. Millions are afflicted.
I can't be as forgiving as a kid who arms himself, arranges a drug deal with a couple of buddies with the intent to rob the other guys, and then when they run away as Sheed flashes a gun he fires at them. All allegedly of course, Guys with clinical backgrounds can do all the forensics into the etiology of that behavior, but then again, we'd be sympathizing with a lot of violent criminals.
Beast, one of my mentors became a friend and died way too young, 40 years ago. He was teaching Emotional Disturbance in Children which I took as an elective as part of my Master's program. We are walking out of class together late in the semester, having spent the class doing case studies, and he turns to me and says "Just remember, there is evil in the world." Having worked closely with the Chief of Forensic Psychiatry at both the Harvard School of Public Health and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the coexistence of clinical stuff and personal accountability for your actions is a constant issue, and yes, part of the job is doing what's right despite seeing perpetrators as also being victims.
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Thanks for your comments. I have a lot of respect for them, for your intellect, and experience. One of the big challenges in reducing recidivism is figuring out how to provide the proper therapy and infrastructure in a correctional facility to rehabilitate those who want to lead productive lives. It looks like Rysheed is going to do some time, and its up to him to decide what type of life he wants to lead.