NBA draft is June 23, which is 10 days AFTER the deadline for withdrawing his name.
Sanders Entering Draft
- Thread starter RUfan620
- Start date
Unless you are either incapable of college academics, or desperate for ANY kind of paycheck, it is foolish IMO to come out early with the expectation of playing in the D league. He's likely to be making $13K his first year.
The vast majority of the fan base wanted EJ gone and 9 wins, 13 wins, does it really matter? The PROGRAM is about more than 1 kid for crying out loud. Plus, let's be honest, he very well could have tweeted the same thing today if EJ were still here.
I think Ash's motto applies...fight or flight. If players leave, it opens more spots for Pikiell to fill with his guys. Hopefully he has what it takes but maybe this way we find out sooner.
These comments about Sanders being about himself because of this move are ridiculous. With the new rules, it's a no-brainer for Sanders to do this and he is doing it properly by not hiring an agent. This board just amazes me.
His plan was for 2 yrs. I don't think he will return to Rutgers. He has more 100 bills in his hand in his videos and tweets that I will ever see. Good luck to him. Let's move on and use a scholly. He could tie up RU's hand by waiting and then deciding not to come back to RU.
One and done RU style.....got the Minnesota win and he is gone.
Of course Sanders is enrolled, he played during the spring semester. The question is whether he made it back to campus after spring break. I have heard no mention of him making it back to campus. Have you heard otherwise?
I'd take a tree stump over Jordan and I'm willing to take my chances. If it's another 9 win season without suspensions, with accountability, with improved fundamentals, and with a real recruiting class, I'll take it. As long as it's not moving backwards like it has been, I'll have to be ok with it in the short term.
He did make it back to campus after spring break. He tweeted the second he was back in NJ and he has been to the S&C team workouts this week
He has been in the weight room working out. Rumor has it he isn't happy about being in the weight room working out, but he has been there.
GRF, sorry, but do not remember you regretting the firing if Gary Waters in favor of that total wild card, FH Jr. But you spout endlessly about how unfair it was to fire Jordan after he won just one conference game, a game in which the opposing team had seven players, two or three of them walk ons. And this season followed a few others almost as bad. Will always love EJ--my favorite player from the 75 team, but he is not a good college coach, just as Pitino was not a good NBA coach. Wrong skill set, especially for a guy in his 60's. Time to move on, or do you still sincerely believe Fred Hill Jr should have been extended, not fired?
TL
TL
True, you can go root for the next team EJ becomes the head coach of.
Duly noted.... I am out of the prediction business. Two years ago (almost to the day), Mark Turgeon was coming off a 17-15 season (I understand that's 10 more wins than RU has) and 3 years at Maryland with no NCAA appearances and just lost 3 players to transfer- Seth Allen to Virginia Tech, Charles Mitchell to Georgia Tech and Shaq Cleare to Texas.
In Year 1 of the Big Ten the prognosticators had Maryland finishing in 10th place in the league. Anyway, in comes Melo Trimble, Jared Nickens, Michael Cekofsky and Dion Wiley and the rest is history.
No sorry, it's not. I called this for months and it's why I didn't want EJ fired. You had the chance to have the same team for 2 more years but the fans wanted it blown up. Well, it's blowing up. Enjoy the 9 wins next winter and starting the Fire Pikell threads in Year 3. He's screwed if Sanders goes.
Far from it. But apparently me and like 5% of the fan base were the only ones who could see the train wreck coming. I'm rooting for Pikell but it's over already. Just hope Freeman or Laurent don't jump too.
In honor of GOT returning...You know nothing RUskoolie
When Corey comes back like 80% of those that test waters without an agent, I want you to apologize to everyone here and acknowledge your a reactionary, hyperbolic moron. Deal?
I respect this but heard the same thing when Rice and Jordan were hired. Too many impatient people who screamed from the mountains for change without thinking about what change would look like. I honestly don't care that EJ got canned, I don't know him.
Think we can handle watching players improve over the next coming years. Not one player improved from when they got here until now under Jordan. He served his purpose, he's a great man. Took one for Rutgers when no one else wanted to, killed time until they were established in the B1G.
9 wins. Wow, we're improving already. Jordan was the worst college coach I've ever seen.
You think Corey Sanders was staying here for Eddie Jordan? That wasn't happening.
Only wish we could have fired him earlier
Can't imagine. Product was so bad on the court I was a no show 4of the last 5 games.
Eddie made FHJ look like John Wooden.
More complicated than that. Rules say you can't come back to school if you hire an agent. Sheridan is representing himself, no pay, as an agent.
Stay tuned this might need to be settled in the courts.
Winner, Winner, Chicken dinner !
AFAIK Corey has never stayed in one place for more than a year since he started in HS.
Why should RU fans think that he will spend more than one year with us ?
Sanders makes Andrew Gaze of SHU look like a loyal son.
Don't get the Sanders hate. He hurt you personally?
He was a one and done mercenary. Most of us knew this from the start.
No hate here. You need to read the sports section more carefully IMO.
Oh yeah? What would I learn from said sports section?
From the beginning he stated he was looking at the NBA after two years. Had a nice season, still needs plenty of work on both ends. Has a high ceiling, should work to reach it. If he stays everyone should be happy, if he were to leave than no one should take issue with it.
He was willing to take a gamble on a broken program, yet you want to constantly state how he's a broken person. Kids will be kids, they have the right to change their minds...especially when it pertains to their own future.
Worst thing for recruiting is whiney fans.
We were/are at rock bottom as far as I'm concerned. While I'd like him to stay, losing Jordan is a bigger positive than losing Sanders is a negative. imo
