March 21, 200719 yr Author How do you think Pitino would have handled a "Don't call me, I'll call you" mentality? It sounds a LOT like the Telfair recruitment and he was in it to win it there...
March 21, 200719 yr It sounds a LOT like the Telfair recruitment and he was in it to win it there... I will respect your inside knowledge of the situation that I don't have.:thumb: At the same time, we saw how that came back to bite Saint Rick in the hindquarters.
March 21, 200719 yr Do you think those two refused, twice, to give Pitino a contact number? Do you think either of those two indicated to Pitino that they would do their job for him on the recruiting trail? How do you think Pitino would have handled a "Don't call me, I'll call you" mentality? Do you think they had the same amount of people trying to contact them on a daily basis for years and years? Did either of them have the power to do so? Telfair.
March 21, 200719 yr Do you think they had the same amount of people trying to contact them on a daily basis for years and years? Did either of them have the power to do so? Telfair. Who are them in your posts? I am not following your questions.:confused:
March 21, 200719 yr Who are them in your posts? I am not following your questions.:confused: Garcia and Dean.
March 21, 200719 yr What would you have preferred he did to let Floyd know USC was his choice? They weren't recruiting him because they didn't feel they had a shot and if he wants to commit without any recruitment what do you suggest he do? I'm sure you can nit pick and say he wanted to let Floyd call him, but I wonder how many times he's had to change the digits because coaches wouldn't leave him alone over the years. I guess for me it goes directly to never having to walk a mile in those shoes and what it would be like to be "the next big thing" since 7th grade... I think you just missed my point. I simply stated that it is difficult to like an athlete with his attitude. My comment was to the reply that there are a lot of OJ haters. I dislike athletes with his poor attitude. Always have, always will. BTW, do you condone his poor attitude and his arogance due to the fact that he found fame at a young age?
March 21, 200719 yr Author I think you just missed my point. I simply stated that it is difficult to like an athlete with his attitude. My comment was to the reply that there are a lot of OJ haters. I dislike athletes with his poor attitude. Always have, always will. Fair enough. I think the media cyclone around him has made it seem and then become worse than it should be but in the times I've been around and had the brief chance to talk to OJ he was very respectful and polite...
March 21, 200719 yr Do you think they had the same amount of people trying to contact them on a daily basis for years and years? Did either of them have the power to do so? Telfair. Key thing is that OJ CONTACTED FLOYD. This is NOT Floyd contacting and bugging OJ. This is OJ CONTACTING Floyd.
March 21, 200719 yr Key thing is that OJ CONTACTED FLOYD. This is NOT Floyd contacting and bugging OJ. This is OJ CONTACTING Floyd. Which brings us back to the point that GT made about Garcia and Dean.
March 21, 200719 yr Author Key thing is that OJ CONTACTED FLOYD. This is NOT Floyd contacting and bugging OJ. This is OJ CONTACTING Floyd. If Floyd knew he had an even remote chance he would have been blowing him up just like the rest of the schools looking at landing him. Like I said before it's very easy to pick sides when you get an article with about 1/1000th of the real story...
March 21, 200719 yr Floyd better be very aware of OJ and his off the court actions. With his attitude, OJ will not take structure very well and if he can find trouble in Huntington I don't think it is a stretch to say that he will have less problem finding trouble in California.
March 21, 200719 yr Floyd better be very aware of OJ and his off the court actions. With his attitude, OJ will not take structure very well and if he can find trouble in Huntington I don't think it is a stretch to say that he will have less problem finding trouble in California. You can't find trouble in LA...
March 21, 200719 yr You can't find trouble in LA... Hopefully, if he finds trouble in LA, he will be arrested and convicted just like any other citizen, however doubtful. Yet another posterchild for following poor role models in the sportsworld. Hopefully, the young man will grow up, complete his job in a positive manner, and have a wonderful career.
March 21, 200719 yr This is a really odd story. Maybe stuff like this happens all the time and we just dont hear about it. I'm a fan of OJ. I didnt go to Rose Hill, but I cant lie, I couldnt help but be amazed at the things he was able to do on the court at such a young age even when playing my team (Boyd County). I do agree with many of you on statements made about the trouble he has been in. He is an adult , he's no longer a 7th grade wonder boy. He's 19 years old and he needs to take responsibility for his actions. On the other hand, I'm 22 years old and I still make mistakes everyday. Its tough to be in the spotlight. I'm sure there are plenty of other 19 year olds that have been in a fight or two and had a couple run ins with the law, I know I have. You live and you learn. I sure hope the kid is learning though. The weirdest thing about the article is OJ refusing to give out his cell number to the coach. I understand about getting hundreds of calls a day, but this is the man who is going to be OJ's coach next year. I dont see USC's coach giving OJ's personal cell out to anyone had OJ asked him not to. I guess its hard to trust anyone when the people you should be able to depend on the most are constantly decieving you. OJ would be best served get away from 90 percent of the people he knows and start over with a few new close friends that care.
March 21, 200719 yr Hopefully, if he finds trouble in LA, he will be arrested and convicted just like any other citizen, however doubtful. Yet another posterchild for following poor role models in the sportsworld. Hopefully, the young man will grow up, complete his job in a positive manner, and have a wonderful career. That would be nice if he could somehow get his head on straight and improve his attitude. Instead of talking about his suspensions, technicals and hanging out with drug users and/or dealers we could talk instead about his impact on the court and in the community in a positive sense. And as I said, this is a young man, 19 years old and 20 in November, who by now knows between right and wrong, who is playing him and who is not. The potential for a lot of great things is there, no doubt about it, but it is completely up to him if he goes the path of a Dwayne Wade or if he turns out to be an Adam "Pac Man" Jones. The choice is OJ's alone, he is a man, not a kid.
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