March 10, 200818 yr The X SR was a little upset the Muskies didn't land anyone on the A 10 coaches 1st team, and it sounds like he was a little upset... "I've never been so upset. You'd think after getting the awards I got, I'd be happy right now. I'm really upset about how things turned out. I called this after the Dayton game, and no disrespect to Brian Roberts, but I said things like this are going to happen; we're going to be left out. I've got champions in that locker room. B.J., C.J., Derrick. Those guys shouldn't have been left out like that. No way. Those guys are champs. Where would we be without them. I'm so upset." "It's ridiculous. This league is pathetic. We went 14-2, top 10 in the nation. Forget first team, Josh is probably the player of the year. You've got the best team and nobody on the first-team all-conference team? It's ridiculous. You talk about not having motivation? We got plenty now. I'm really looking forward to Atlantic City now." "I should be happy right now. I got a good award and that's great. But my teammates got left out. No way. I'm the leader of this team, and I'm not going to sit here and say it's OK. I know how I'd feel if I got left out like that if I gave for the good of the team; if I sacrificed and was all about doing what's best for the team. I'm so upset, so upset." "You see the teams and you're like, put B.J. in place of a Darnell Harris or somebody who went .500 or below. Put Derrick in place of a Bryant Dunston. You don't leave C.J. out. You don't leave guys out who just won a championship. Those guys could easily go to other teams and easily be getting 14, 15, 16 points a game. They decided to be here and play team ball. And they get left out for that? For being unselfish? It's not right, man. I don't care what I got. That Defensive Player of the Year? That's my team's award." http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/ncaa/2008/03/burrell-goes-off.asp#links
March 10, 200818 yr I like a Sr guard doing this cause he wasn't going off for himself but for his teammates.
March 10, 200818 yr Author I like a Sr point guard doing this cause he wasn't going off for himself but for his teammates. Expect he's not a PG...
March 10, 200818 yr Author I have edited. It's not a good idea to call out guys that made the list by name headed in to the A 10 tournament. No need for a bigger bullseye on your back...
March 10, 200818 yr No reason to go running your flap to the press. Just let your play do the talking.
March 10, 200818 yr Although he probably went a bit to far in naming players from other schools I admire the fact that he stood up and spoke out on behalf of his teammates that he feels were slighted.
March 10, 200818 yr It's not a good idea to call out guys that made the list by name headed in to the A 10 tournament. No need for a bigger bullseye on your back... I agree. Its fine to back your boys but you don't call out other players.
March 11, 200818 yr Kind of silly but I do respect him for taking up for his team like that and being a leader.
March 11, 200818 yr Embarrassing.. I wouldn't go that far. Not a good idea to call out other players and I'm guessing he didn't mean any disrespect to them. He lost his head and said things. I still like the fact that he spoke up for his teammates.
March 11, 200818 yr If I'm Sean Miller, I probably pull him aside and "counsel" him and he then says something like "the others are great players in their own right but...."
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