Basketball Eugene Omoruyi Transferring per Instagram
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I give up. I need to stop caring about college athletics
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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This makes absolutely ZERO sense. ZERO. He didnt graduate, did he? If so how many schools take a sit one year, play one year transfer. Im gonna hit one of my guys up and find out whats up
A few things of note...
A) Eugene's played hard and gave his all, in the best way he could but has dislocated his knee 2 consecutive years.
Everyone who has had this type of injury, should in theory, have surgery to truly correct it....with that comes a 6 to 9 month process and rehab.
B) With the increase of talent and skill levels of the entire roster, minutes were going to be an issue. And Eugene is truly a player that has transformed his entire offensive game. But at heart, he is primarily a low post, up and under, wily veteran type of player.
And without a true comfort level to be a transition 3 point shooter, he's at his best in the low post, not at the 3 point line.
Having Myles Johnson, Shaq Carter, Shaq Doorson CJ Gettys and Doucoure, all of these players were or are primarily low post, back to the basket as their only option of scoring. Having two players with their primary way of scoring as post up players, isn't ideal, if neither can be a threat from the perimeter.
C) Maybe he reconsiders, but if you combine the knee and no guarantees he would last this season ( highly unlikely IMO), perhaps risking his last season of eligibility and not being 100%, was a factor, along with better players and improving players arriving.
If he transfers, he will be in demand, but can sit out this season, perhaps have the surgery to truly correct the knee, go through the rehab and play his last season in 2020-21, knowing he's a lot closer or truly 100%. There's no way he would have ever been 100% at RU this coming season without the procedure.
If he playes this last year here this season, he definitely would've been working harder for minutes, has no assurance his knee would last and would burn his last season and opportunity as a college player, at 50 to 75%.
Eugene is a warrior for giving his all, but the reality is, the youth and Yeboah arriving makes RU a more perimeter oriented team and RU should see better ball movement. From strictly a basketball sense, the ball "stopped", wayyyy more than it needed to when Eugene got it and I'm sure those things could've improved some more. But it's not a guarantee it would've happened.
But Yeboah, Harper can play the 4 and we should see the ball move much more and be a much more fluid 3 point shooting team and drive and kick roster. Myles and Shaq Carter can be the primary low post offensive players.
Tough decision for Eugene, but these are items to consider when all players have Pro Basketball aspirations and goals. If he does transfer, he can get the knee truly corrected and come back in a year somewhere else. Maybe RU suggested he have the knee corrected here and he would have missed this upcoming season.
In any case, RU had no way of knowing how available Eugene would have been this coming season. The fact that he came back twice from it (something not many people would even attempt), doesn't give me confidence he wasn't looking at another one. Definitely not a clear picture but RU has the players in place, whether Eugene transfers now or Eugene stayed and potentially reinjured the knee a 3rd time during the season.
A) Eugene's played hard and gave his all, in the best way he could but has dislocated his knee 2 consecutive years.
Everyone who has had this type of injury, should in theory, have surgery to truly correct it....with that comes a 6 to 9 month process and rehab.
B) With the increase of talent and skill levels of the entire roster, minutes were going to be an issue. And Eugene is truly a player that has transformed his entire offensive game. But at heart, he is primarily a low post, up and under, wily veteran type of player.
And without a true comfort level to be a transition 3 point shooter, he's at his best in the low post, not at the 3 point line.
Having Myles Johnson, Shaq Carter, Shaq Doorson CJ Gettys and Doucoure, all of these players were or are primarily low post, back to the basket as their only option of scoring. Having two players with their primary way of scoring as post up players, isn't ideal, if neither can be a threat from the perimeter.
C) Maybe he reconsiders, but if you combine the knee and no guarantees he would last this season ( highly unlikely IMO), perhaps risking his last season of eligibility and not being 100%, was a factor, along with better players and improving players arriving.
If he transfers, he will be in demand, but can sit out this season, perhaps have the surgery to truly correct the knee, go through the rehab and play his last season in 2020-21, knowing he's a lot closer or truly 100%. There's no way he would have ever been 100% at RU this coming season without the procedure.
If he playes this last year here this season, he definitely would've been working harder for minutes, has no assurance his knee would last and would burn his last season and opportunity as a college player, at 50 to 75%.
Eugene is a warrior for giving his all, but the reality is, the youth and Yeboah arriving makes RU a more perimeter oriented team and RU should see better ball movement. From strictly a basketball sense, the ball "stopped", wayyyy more than it needed to when Eugene got it and I'm sure those things could've improved some more. But it's not a guarantee it would've happened.
But Yeboah, Harper can play the 4 and we should see the ball move much more and be a much more fluid 3 point shooting team and drive and kick roster. Myles and Shaq Carter can be the primary low post offensive players.
Tough decision for Eugene, but these are items to consider when all players have Pro Basketball aspirations and goals. If he does transfer, he can get the knee truly corrected and come back in a year somewhere else. Maybe RU suggested he have the knee corrected here and he would have missed this upcoming season.
In any case, RU had no way of knowing how available Eugene would have been this coming season. The fact that he came back twice from it (something not many people would even attempt), doesn't give me confidence he wasn't looking at another one. Definitely not a clear picture but RU has the players in place, whether Eugene transfers now or Eugene stayed and potentially reinjured the knee a 3rd time during the season.
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The explanation that hawk gave above was my first reaction as well as to the only “okay basketball reason “ for this to happen
Guess need to let it shake out to see what went down
Guess need to let it shake out to see what went down
Why not take the year off at RU, get knee fixed, and finish career here in 20/21?
And this is why we can't have nice things.
As NewJerseyHawk suggested, is it possible Pikiell wanted him to have surgery on that balky knee and redshirt this year? But Eugene decided he wants to play this year instead? But he'll have to sit out next year anyway if he transfers. So that seems unlikely to be the reason.
I'm thinking Eugene is annoyed by the addition of Yeboah to the team and the thinking it would take playing minutes away from him.
Bottom line, as others have said, this is the most nonsensical transfer in the history of transfers.
As NewJerseyHawk suggested, is it possible Pikiell wanted him to have surgery on that balky knee and redshirt this year? But Eugene decided he wants to play this year instead? But he'll have to sit out next year anyway if he transfers. So that seems unlikely to be the reason.
I'm thinking Eugene is annoyed by the addition of Yeboah to the team and the thinking it would take playing minutes away from him.
Bottom line, as others have said, this is the most nonsensical transfer in the history of transfers.
Seriously? Can we once have a full squad to be excited about?
Is a blue blood program going to put him on scholarship for two years for one year of eligibility? If he want to get his knee fixed that adds more risk to the equation. Whether or not he gets the knee fixed or not he will need to sit out unless he can make the hardship case. This is not a grad transfer situation right?
While I certainly would rather have him than not, there are aspects of Hawks post about his game that I am in agreement with regarding his limitations. I don't see how his game translates to the current NBA. I hope he is getting good advice on this decision because I don't understand why he would not take a medical redshirt year here if fixing the knee is the priority.
While I certainly would rather have him than not, there are aspects of Hawks post about his game that I am in agreement with regarding his limitations. I don't see how his game translates to the current NBA. I hope he is getting good advice on this decision because I don't understand why he would not take a medical redshirt year here if fixing the knee is the priority.
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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Lol at the suggestions a blue blood would put a guy with a limited skill set and an injury history on scholly for 2 years to play 1
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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This is a dumb post, a very dumb one. Not a shocker considering youre a SHU troll/fan
it's not a troll post.
Team leader quits on the team out of nowhere.
How is it trolling?
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You weren’t gonna buy anyway. Fake fan.
Cancel the scheduled game in Canada.
How is it not true?
He just quit on his team during the wee hours of the night.
Pathetic
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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you're clueless on the state of the program, that is all i will say
He quit Jimmy,
You're hurt, I get it.
You're usually one of the few with common sense around here amongst the morons.
I've had you're back when you've been ripped countless times.
I'm disappointed by this news.
Next season was so promising.
Care to explain your comments with facts?
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Does he really not know how to spell his coach’s last name?
Right now we have a single source that spelled the coach's name wrong, and no secondary verification. That's why there's a glimmer of hope that it's not true.
If that’s the case..and he had the gall to do this at 1 in the morning..good riddance.
Yes..he was a big piece of the puzzle this year. But was not “the piece”. We can win without him. Our best win last year came without him.
We will still have our most talented team in s decade. NIT is still the ultimate likely goal
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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If it’s not true there would have been a statement. From Pike, From Euegene. From someone.
Sure it hurts but I said a month ago that the chances of him staying healthy all year were slim to none. So while this is disappointing I would stop fat short of calling it devastating. We have a lot of depth and Yeboah is a very good replacement. I will say this is the most bizarre transfer I have seen but as far as on the court performance goes this hurts a little but again far from devastating.
I would hope this news is just a bad dream.
It's out of character for a team captain and leader to quit on the middle of the night and spell his coaches name wrong.
Gene has been a loyal player with heart all along.
It's not even 8 am yet, and the first stories about this broke less than 6 hours ago The longer it goes on without some sort of statement, the less hope there is - but there still isn't a secondary source, just an instagram account that has a grand total of 14 posts.
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