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Basketball Eugene Omoruyi Transferring per Instagram
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Yes some people did. I was in the camp that we probably would of had more wins with Sanders but his absence was better for the long term development and growth of the team.
Regardless, that has nothing to do with you saying it was the wrong move to go after Yeboah, which is absurd.
I can’t do this anymore.
At least there’s one thing everyone in this thread can agree on. The basketball board is alive and well. We have a 13 page thread in May. Thanks Eugene.
1. Eugene has left the program
2. It is possible getting Yeboah had a role in him leaving
3. A healthy Eugene is our best player
4. Yeboah is not a proven B1G player
Absurd?
Disagree and I will respect, but absurd.
2. It is possible getting Yeboah had a role in him leaving
3. A healthy Eugene is our best player
4. Yeboah is not a proven B1G player
Absurd?
Disagree and I will respect, but absurd.
I agree with all of those points.
I don’t agree with what you said earlier in this thread - that it may have been a mistake to go after and land Yeboah.
BIG Diffference.
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Saying its a mistake to go after yeboah is laughable. Laugh out loud able. Doesnt shock me coming from @Greene Rice FIG tho
A healthy Eugene was our best player LAST year. Why would Yeboah cause Eugene to leave if he is indeed our best player?
Who on this board is 100% certain / confident Eugene’s knee is 100% healthy and he won’t have a 3rd dislocation in 3 years?
No way anyone can say that.
From what people have said, only way to really fix it permanently is surgery.
That being the case, only a moron for a coach would refuse to bring in another player this season who can play the same position as Eugene.
No way anyone can say that.
From what people have said, only way to really fix it permanently is surgery.
That being the case, only a moron for a coach would refuse to bring in another player this season who can play the same position as Eugene.
The only thing that would make me take EO's side is if he wants to redshirt and get surgery, and the coaches are forcing him to play.
Other than that, EO is a bad teammate and he is dead to me.
Other than that, EO is a bad teammate and he is dead to me.
Let him stay in Canada. The program does not need someone who is not fully committed.
Bac--again you misrepresent and you do it constantly to defend your self absorption--I NEVER said his knee wasn't going to be healthy I said "bac how do you even know his knee is well enough to get those rebounds"--- try not being such an obvious liar
Because he may be a baby and too sensitive and felt enitiled and didn’t want to play center.
All of his injuries (3, really - 2 dislocations and 1 hyperextension) were freak things - none were just the knee going out on him. One was knee-on-knee contact, one was getting bent back in the air to land with the leg bent under him, and one was his shoe losing grip on a wet spot on the floor. So, at least none of the injuries were due to the knee just giving out or the patella slipping during normal activity.
Still, each injury makes another more likely. Dislocations create microtears in ligaments and tendons, which then have microscarring... which just leads to a looser joint over time. Will it go out again next year? No guarantee it would, or that it wouldn't. It's more likely to be injured than another player without prior knee injuries, though, to be sure.
You are posting so many hypotheticals trying to prove a hypothetical point.
You have zero understanding as to what type of character Yeboah has. To even insinuate such is irresponsible.
Fact- Yeboah came here knowing Omi was on the roster, ready to compete.
Fact- Omi transferred after Yeboah arrived.
You can argue who is more likely the baby in that situation.
Imagine being a Rutgers fan and bashing Seton Hall making 4 straight NCAA tourneys. Another awful take but not surprising from you.
So good. He can score in so many ways and his stroke from 3 looks nice too. I expect him to shoot over 35% from 3
Of course I do. It’s about the team winning, not what is going to showcase Eugene Omoruyi. Quite simply, he ain’t that good to warrant such consideration.
Of course, that’s further speculation on your part anyway. You have no idea of that was said.
I know I’m excited to someone in that position like Yeboah who can stretch the D. If Eugene is too soft to handle competition, he’ll never make it as pro.
Very borderline guys like that need to be the most competitive. It’s how they make rosters in any league. What’s his answer to that question that will invariably be asked- so why’d you transfer? Ummm, we recruited a good player at my position and they asked me to play some minutes at the 5.
Thanks for your time son. Next.
Wrong. I did. And so did others that saw the increased level of talent that Pike was bringing in.
You are having an especially bad day of posting. Maybe you should take a few laps.
I would assume he Redshirts next year----rehabs and comes back the following year wherever that might be.
I'm not clear why that wouldn't be a bad thing to be done here.
I think this is the key issue to understand this decision by EO. Were he and Pike aligned on whether he was going to play this year or take a redshirt and get his knee fixed? Prior to yesterday, I did not see a lot of concern being expressed about EO's knee holding up. Not saying that it was not a real issue but it only seems to have become prominent during this discussion of the magnitude of his loss. Thus I did not think a redshirt year was even on the table. The fact that Pike flew up there yesterday suggests that he was not aware of any significant discontent on EO's part. The only way I can rationalize EO's decision to leave is if he wanted to RS and Rutgers said no. Otherwise I think he just acting on some questionable advice.
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Gotta love the young guys attitudes. Seems like was completely unexpected within all levels of the org. Hopefully it makes them stronger.
If you told me I could only have Ye or Eugene a month ago i probably would have said Eugene if I knew for sure he would stay healthy but it would have been close. The fact that I thought there was less than a 50% chance he would make it through the season means I would have picked Ye. Last I don’t think we can make the tournament with Eugene as our four. I think he gives us a high floor but a lower ceiling. We need someone who can knock down threes and that could be Ye. He also might not workout so there is more risk but I think his ceiling is higher than Eugene’s.
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The plan when we went small was for yeboah to play center and gene to stay at the 4. Yeboah can bang, gene cant. Gene consistently got embarrass on the block last year. To say otherwise is to not be watching
As people have said, there is more to this story...probably a lot more.
Our coach always talks about embracing challenges... well, now after getting blindsided, he has his biggest challenge. I'm sure he is determined to keep this team on the path to the big dance. Step one is to get his players to accept this challenge and it's appears this team may be on a mission. Pikes forte is defense and rebounding... he will need to rebound from this loss and continue building this program. We are lucky to have Pike and confident he can shake this off and overcome another major obstacle.
You're the only one calling people a holes in this thread..you realize it's a thread on Eugene the traitor and not me, right?
Spot on comments.To this day a segment of the fan base ignores the importance of winning and how it impacts recruiting and perception.Eugene leaving is a shocker because its happening at the end of May with no prior indications of any problem other than rehab of injured leg.The fact he was the leading scorer and rebounder should not be forgotten.In fact Eugene was the closest Rutgers had to a consistent go to scorer even with his limitations health wise and 3 point shooting.
Going forward nobody knows how the returning players and new players will blend into a cohesive unit.My primary goal is a winning season and there should be no acceptable excuse for failure.
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Theres not. Its a straight up matter of eugene not wanting to compete for minutes
Eugene leaving won't hurt from a chemistry standpoint. Might hurt from a leading by example standpoint. I doubt there was any love lost by the announcement.
