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Post by gambo on Nov 26, 2007 20:46:17 GMT -5
Is Mike out of the NBA?
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MCIGuy
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Post by MCIGuy on Nov 26, 2007 21:21:21 GMT -5
I always fall for it. I see a thread with Sweetney's name and I think someone has news. And each time instead its always a person with a question about Sweetney.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Nov 26, 2007 21:24:49 GMT -5
Does The Sizzler own an NBA team?
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Post by I Bleed Hoya Gray on Nov 26, 2007 21:51:29 GMT -5
Does The Sizzler own an NBA team? No need for low blows, he's still a Hoya
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Post by Hoya TMF on Nov 27, 2007 10:55:22 GMT -5
Yeah I don't understand mocking one of our own, especially when he did nothing but work hard and put up great numbers on horribly coached Hoya teams. Have we ever had a more talented player whose career was squandered in this way? It's sad he's out of the league, but hopefully he'll do what needs to be done to get back. I wish him luck.
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Post by hoyaderm1 on Nov 27, 2007 11:50:15 GMT -5
"Have we ever had a more talented player whose career was squandered in this way?"
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Post by hoyaderm1 on Nov 27, 2007 11:51:57 GMT -5
"Have we ever had a more talented player whose career was squandered in this way?"
Maybe Kenny Brunner, if he counts. Sweetney sounds like a good guy, I have to wonder if he is going through some sort of depression. Hopefully not and he turns it around. But I agree, no reason to mock him.
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Post by I Bleed Hoya Gray on Nov 27, 2007 11:58:15 GMT -5
Victor Page is a better example than Kenny Brunner I think.
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Post by Hoya TMF on Nov 27, 2007 12:56:56 GMT -5
I actually was referring to the fact that Esherick couldn't win with someone as talented as Sweetney on the roster, which was not the case with Page or Brunner. Who knows what is going on with Sweetney, but a lot has been made of the toll his father's death has taken on him. Whatever it is; hopefully things will work out for the best.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2007 13:45:07 GMT -5
I don't understand this "we can't mock our own" bit. The guy had everything going for him and he blew it. Plain and simple.
Look, Sweets is one of my all-time favorite Hoyas. Top five, easily. He was a lottery pick. In New York. I don't care how poorly that team is run, he had the world at his feet, and millions of dollars in his pocket.
And he ate himself out of the league. I feel no sympathy for the guy.
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Post by balla on Nov 27, 2007 13:47:45 GMT -5
Why is this thread on this board?
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Post by BigMike on Nov 27, 2007 14:07:05 GMT -5
I know Mike's dad died right before he started his NBA career, and that possibly could have played in role in some of the difficulties he has had.
From all I saw Mike was one of the nicest, most hard working, and humblest hoya players of all-time.
My bet is he makes it back to the league.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Nov 27, 2007 14:19:41 GMT -5
IN watching monday night, they said Jesse Chatman ate his way out of the NFL and is now back. Other guys like Oliver Miller come to mind. Some get it under control and some don't. Mike could be a real asset for someone if he gets it together.
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Post by FormerHoya on Nov 27, 2007 14:38:50 GMT -5
IN watching monday night, they said Jesse Chatman ate his way out of the NFL and is now back. Other guys like Oliver Miller come to mind. Some get it under control and some don't. Mike could be a real asset for someone if he gets it together. Sweetney was on a team that needed exactly what he could provide, and he still couldn't push away from the table. The Bulls would have been excellent last year if they had any low post scoring at all. Good thing I can't eat my way out of lawyering...
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Post by ptldhoya on Nov 27, 2007 15:20:41 GMT -5
Good thing I can't eat my way out of lawyering... Oddly enough, and although I'm sure it can't be done, I've been giving it a try for a few weeks now. ;D
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Post by Boz on Nov 27, 2007 15:38:52 GMT -5
Good thing I can't eat my way out of lawyering... Oddly enough, and although I'm sure it can't be done, I've been giving it a try for a few weeks now. ;D Where is Kevin Spacey when you need him? (he said as he finished a lunch that consisted exclusively of Gardetto's "Snack-ens." mmm, mmm healthy!)
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Post by Hoya TMF on Nov 27, 2007 16:05:21 GMT -5
Buff, You're obviously entitled to your opinion, I just don't understand mocking a guy who may have had some personal issues that led to him getting out of shape and falling out of the league. Furthermore, this kid busted his butt when he was in a Hoya uniform. So yeah, in that way, I think its kind of a jerk move to dump on someone another poster called "one of the nicest, most hard working, and humblest hoya players of all-time." I totally agree with that sentiment. I just think we've got better things to do, like talk about the success of our current and former players.
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Post by JohnJacquesLayup on Nov 27, 2007 16:57:29 GMT -5
Is anyone else angry/frustrated about Mike's situation? I don't know the reasons he can't keep in shape, but I'm really Editeded that all his talent is not on display. He seems like such a great guy, it's a shame I can't see him continue with in the NBA what he did at GU.
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Post by I Bleed Hoya Gray on Nov 27, 2007 16:59:52 GMT -5
It makes me happy that Jeff is doing so well right now. With Mike, you can see that having talent isn't all that you need to do well in the pros, and a lot has to do with the environment you're in. So while I'm upset that Mike hasn't shined in the NBA, I'm very pleased with Jeff's situation, and that makes me optimistic.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Nov 27, 2007 17:14:53 GMT -5
Yeah I don't understand mocking one of our own, especially when he did nothing but work hard and put up great numbers on horribly coached Hoya teams. Why is it ok to mock one of our own who devoted a fair chunk of his athletic career and then his professional life to Georgetown whereas it is entirely inappropriate to mock someone who played for that man? If you're going to blindly support one Hoya, you probably shouldn't knock another Hoya in the same sentence.
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