October 17, 201312 yr Sorry, but I just have to do this (:lol2:): Matt Jones @KySportsRadio Behanan and Ware were both suspended this summer, regardless of what is now said. Kevin followed rules since, Chane didnt. End of story. Likely the case. Just speculation here, but the reality for Chane is that the rise of Harrell made him expendable. If Pitino was previously willing to look the other way or make exceptions, maybe he isn't anymore.
October 17, 201312 yr Author No idea. But I'd be willing to be that there are certain rules in the code of student conduct that simply aren't covered by Pitino's team rules. Seems like there would be. UKMustangFan has some of them covered. Don't know if those are covered by the basketball rules or not, but you can bet they're in the student code of conduct. Seems an awfully stiff punishment if it's something academic as UKMF suggested. But I guess if Chane had some trouble this summer, maybe this was the last straw?
October 17, 201312 yr Author Pitino says Wayne Blackshear will fill in at the four for the time being... Is he not the 3?
October 17, 201312 yr What kinda depth does UofL have at the 4? I expect Harrell will be primarily the 5, right?
October 17, 201312 yr Seems an awfully stiff punishment if it's something academic as UKMF suggested. But I guess if Chane had some trouble this summer, maybe this was the last straw? Most universities have a zero tolerance policy for cheating or plagiarism, so I don't think it's stiff at all.
October 17, 201312 yr "Indefinite suspension" language now re-entering the press conference. Pitino says Chane could find his way back to the team in December...
October 17, 201312 yr Is he not the 3? Last year he was but split time with Hancock. I'd imagine Luke will now start at the 3. Blackshear may find himself splitting time at the 3 and 4 like Kyle Kuric used to on occasion.
October 17, 201312 yr Seems an awfully stiff punishment if it's something academic as UKMF suggested. But I guess if Chane had some trouble this summer, maybe this was the last straw? Said it was multiple instances that compounded but wouldn't go into specifics.
October 17, 201312 yr Author Most universities have a zero tolerance policy for cheating or plagiarism, so I don't think it's stiff at all. I didn't realize that. I had a fairly decent side job in college writing papers for people.
October 17, 201312 yr What kinda depth does UofL have at the 4? I expect Harrell will be primarily the 5, right? Pitino had said after the first scrimmage that Stephan Van Treese would be the starting five with Mangok Mathiang and Akoy Agau getting time.
October 17, 201312 yr Author Last year he was but split time with Hancock. I'd imagine Luke will now start at the 3. Blackshear may find himself splitting time at the 3 and 4 like Kyle Kuric used to on occasion. On the outside looking in, it has seemed to me like size might be an issue for UL. This would seem to compound that problem, making a small team smaller.
October 17, 201312 yr Likely the case. Just speculation here, but the reality for Chane is that the rise of Harrell made him expendable. If Pitino was previously willing to look the other way or make exceptions, maybe he isn't anymore. If Harrell were still at the 4 I'd agree, but this is a huge hit to UL at the 4 and leaves the front court really thin. I've known Chane a long time as most on here know, and hopefully this forces him to finally do some growing up. Hate to see it happen like this, but not at all surprised...
October 17, 201312 yr "@EvanDanielsFOX: I'd be willing to bet Louisville has Chane Behanan back prior to their game against North Carolina." I'd say most would agree with that.
October 17, 201312 yr If you believe Pitino's talk that Harrell was always only going to play the four and not the five -- and taking into account today's events -- then the depth chart looks something like this right now: PG: Chris Jones, Terry Rozier SG: Russ Smith, Anton Gill SF: Luke Hancock, Tim Henderson PF: Montrezl Harrell, Wayne Blackshear C: Stephan Van Treese, Mangok Mathiang, Akoy Agau *Not sure when Kevin Ware is supposed to be back. This stings... no doubt about it.
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