SJU Graduation

[Jack Williams]

Congrats to guys like Marco and Orlando for graduating St John's Univeristy!

Thank you for all the hard work you put into our team the short time you were here!

Also, there is a poster on redmen named "SJU14" and that means he must be graduating today as well, congrats to you!

 

[gman]

Hooper as well.

 

[austour]

Did Gift graduate last year?

 

[SJU14]

Congrats to guys like Marco and Orlando for graduating St John's Univeristy!

Thank you for all the hard work you put into our team the short time you were here!

Also, there is a poster on redmen named "SJU14" and that means he must be graduating today as well, congrats to you!

Thanks, I appreciate it! And congrats to Marco and Orlando who also graduated.

 

[beast of the east]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

 

[redfazed]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

 

[tom in salem]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

 

[redfazed]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

 

[bamafan]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

Give the kid a break. I didn't attend my graduation either. One long colossal bore!

 

[redfazed]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

Give the kid a break. I didn't attend my graduation either. One long colossal bore!

Did the university pay for 100% of your education, including room and board? Did it give you a chance to play high-major basketball and to prove yourself on a major stage at MSG--even though no other team in the nation was offering you the same opportunity?

To me, it speaks to his character. I'm glad he's gone. If that sounds harsh, sorry--but if Marco Borgault and Orlando Sanchez can show up for the long colossal bore, so can Hooper.

 

[bamafan]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

Give the kid a break. I didn't attend my graduation either. One long colossal bore!

Did the university pay for 100% of your education, including room and board? Did it give you a chance to play high-major basketball and to prove yourself on a major stage at MSG--even though no other team in the nation was offering you the same opportunity?

To me, it speaks to his character. I'm glad he's gone. If that sounds harsh, sorry--but if Marco Borgault and Orlando Sanchez can show up for the long colossal bore, so can Hooper.

The kid is the one who lost out on the experience and memory if you think attending is a good thing. What did the school lose out on ? I don't think anyone cared. It's not like he is Michael Jordan or Johnny Manziel that maybe the U could get some positive pub on.

 

[L J S A]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

Give the kid a break. I didn't attend my graduation either. One long colossal bore!

Did the university pay for 100% of your education, including room and board? Did it give you a chance to play high-major basketball and to prove yourself on a major stage at MSG--even though no other team in the nation was offering you the same opportunity?

To me, it speaks to his character. I'm glad he's gone. If that sounds harsh, sorry--but if Marco Borgault and Orlando Sanchez can show up for the long colossal bore, so can Hooper.

Well, his basketball career didn't go as well as he probably planned, and he endured a bunch of anonymous jerks saying nasty stuff about him on fan forums, and he still has more school to go, so maybe he doesn't give nearly as much of a crap about St. John's as you do.

Plenty of people skip graduation. I wouldn't, but I'm certainly not going to waste energy getting mad at students who choose otherwise.

 

[gman]

Instead of bickering about hooper not attending graduation why don't you guys think for a second about the amazing accomplishment of Orlando getting his degree. He pretty much sums up the mission of SJU.

 

[paultzman]

Instead of bickering about hooper not attending graduation why don't you guys think for a second about the amazing accomplishment of Orlando getting his degree. He pretty much sums up the mission of SJU.

Great point gman! Worry about what really counts.

 

[redfazed]

Instead of bickering about hooper not attending graduation why don't you guys think for a second about the amazing accomplishment of Orlando getting his degree. He pretty much sums up the mission of SJU.

Of course I am thrilled for Sanchez and agree with you wholeheartedly about that!

 

[MainMan]

Instead of bickering about hooper not attending graduation why don't you guys think for a second about the amazing accomplishment of Orlando getting his degree. He pretty much sums up the mission of SJU.

gman comes in and saves what was going to be the worst (and by default, the most mocked) thread in redmen.com history. dammit.

 

[redken]

Instead of bickering about hooper not attending graduation why don't you guys think for a second about the amazing accomplishment of Orlando getting his degree. He pretty much sums up the mission of SJU.

gman comes in and saves what was going to be the worst (and by default, the most mocked) thread in redmen.com history. dammit.

Max "Slats" Zaslofsky agrees with you 100%.

 

[beast of the east]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

One of my most endearing visual memories of the great Reggie Carter was seeing Reggie at commencement (he was in the same class as my wife) in a cap and gown, looking as dorky as most of us, the cap not fitting quite right and tilting to the side, but as proud as he ever was on the court. While I can't torch a guy for not attending commencement, it is one day in the life of a student, where being a great athlete takes a big back seat to receiving your diploma. Gone too young, like Malik Sealy, but like Malik, one of the all-time Redmen when it came to being a good man.

 

[jumbo_peanuts]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

Give the kid a break. I didn't attend my graduation either. One long colossal bore!

Did the university pay for 100% of your education, including room and board? Did it give you a chance to play high-major basketball and to prove yourself on a major stage at MSG--even though no other team in the nation was offering you the same opportunity?

To me, it speaks to his character. I'm glad he's gone. If that sounds harsh, sorry--but if Marco Borgault and Orlando Sanchez can show up for the long colossal bore, so can Hooper.

He doesn't owe the University anything. I received an academic scholarship from my university....should I have been obligated to attend my graduation? I didn't attend either my undergraduate or graduate school ceremonies, so does that mean I am lacking character?

And you make it sound like we were offering him so much more as a basketball program than Harvard was. We gave him a chance to play 'high-major basketball and prove himself on a major stage at MSG, even though no other team in the nation was offering him the same opportunity." For starters, he voluntarily left Harvard. You make it sound like we took a chance on a kid that no one else wanted. That is not the case at all. Second, I'm pretty sure that Harvard offered him a bigger stage than we ever could have. They made the tourny last year....we did not. There is no bigger stage out there than the NCAA tournament.

Finally, this is nothing more than a business deal. He plays basketball for the school, and in return he get free tuition and room and board. He owes the University nothing more than his basketball obligations.

 

[beast of the east]

Hooper as well.

As you know Hooper may be the only guy in the history of our to have a higher GPA while at Harvard than he had at SJU, proving unequivocally that SJU is the better school/

Did Hooper even attend the graduation? There appear to be no photos of him.

He was in the gym shooting another YouTube video.

Well, it appears he couldn't be bothered going. And I have to say, that really bothers me. SJU gave him a scholarship, and it's like he's saying "up yours."

Give the kid a break. I didn't attend my graduation either. One long colossal bore!

Did the university pay for 100% of your education, including room and board? Did it give you a chance to play high-major basketball and to prove yourself on a major stage at MSG--even though no other team in the nation was offering you the same opportunity?

To me, it speaks to his character. I'm glad he's gone. If that sounds harsh, sorry--but if Marco Borgault and Orlando Sanchez can show up for the long colossal bore, so can Hooper.

He doesn't owe the University anything. I received an academic scholarship from my university....should I have been obligated to attend my graduation? I didn't attend either my undergraduate or graduate school ceremonies, so does that mean I am lacking character?

And you make it sound like we were offering him so much more as a basketball program than Harvard was. We gave him a chance to play 'high-major basketball and prove himself on a major stage at MSG, even though no other team in the nation was offering him the same opportunity." For starters, he voluntarily left Harvard. You make it sound like we took a chance on a kid that no one else wanted. That is not the case at all. Second, I'm pretty sure that Harvard offered him a bigger stage than we ever could have. They made the tourny last year....we did not. There is no bigger stage out there than the NCAA tournament.

Finally, this is nothing more than a business deal. He plays basketball for the school, and in return he get free tuition and room and board. He owes the University nothing more than his basketball obligations.

To your point, although an NCAA tourney berth is great and the goal of any program, St. John's averaged 7300 per game in 2013. Harvard averaged 1700. I was in Spokane when Harvard played in the regionals this year and they didn't have a ton of fans who made the trip. While 7300 is not a staggering number, most of our games are televised in the NYC metro area at least, so the exposure is much greater. So even playing for Harvard, a tourney program recently, the exposure is minimal.