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Post by 1227 on Oct 3, 2008 14:27:57 GMT -5
Ed Sheffey anyone?
Also, with "role models" like Jim Calhoun...
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jgalt
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Post by jgalt on Oct 3, 2008 14:33:47 GMT -5
am i wrong to consider inter team fights during practice different than fights outside of practice? when your adrenaline gets going your obviously more likely to fight, even with your best friend.
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Post by RDF on Oct 3, 2008 14:38:23 GMT -5
I just saw the numerous "no comment" replies from Bubble Boy as well. So please provide the numerous interviews/updates that St. Jim had.
Fights at practices are different then being in trouble with the law. It's also not about the rap sheets of players-it's what is done after they make a mistake--or break the law that is more important to me. Calhoun judges kids by their athletic ability--not the severity of their actions. Is that really "helping" people or helping himself?
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Post by alexd on Oct 3, 2008 15:38:31 GMT -5
I just saw the numerous "no comment" replies from Bubble Boy as well. So please provide the numerous interviews/updates that St. Jim had. You obviously spend more time making up nicknames for cancer patients than doing a simple google news search. It took me all of 3 minutes. I'll give you a hint. Two of the articles were in the New London Day and the other was in the Htfd Courant. You can do your own homework. |
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Post by sleepy on Oct 3, 2008 22:05:37 GMT -5
Alex, Bubble Boy's comments were made on tuesday after Miles court appearance on violating the original protective order. His comments in regards to the expulsion have been nil.I dont think many here, have the time nor inclination to search for the mumbled pearls of wisdom from Calhoun on the subject. But seriously i have never seen so much made out of Bubble Boys bout with cancer and his relishing almost in the limelight of it has RDFs pointed out in the past.
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Post by RDF on Oct 3, 2008 22:48:36 GMT -5
I just saw the numerous "no comment" replies from Bubble Boy as well. So please provide the numerous interviews/updates that St. Jim had. You obviously spend more time making up nicknames for cancer patients than doing a simple google news search. It took me all of 3 minutes. I'll give you a hint. Two of the articles were in the New London Day and the other was in the Htfd Courant. You can do your own homework. No--he hasn't addressed it--but since you know all EDITED--give some quotes about the expulsion--since Bubble Boy went into his protective shell--you know he finds time to talk until someone brings up the negativity in his program. Explain to me how a disease makes you a "better person"? Just wondering. It's okay to use/exploit kids as long as you have cancer? It's okay to cheat and break rules--as long as you have cancer? Just want to make certain I understand the guidelines you feel are needed to ignore the scumball tactics used to run a program. Why does someone's health dictate your opinion of them? MOD WARNING: Knock it off with the name calling or you will earn a posting vacation. |
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Post by blueandgray on Oct 4, 2008 0:15:46 GMT -5
I just saw the numerous "no comment" replies from Bubble Boy as well. So please provide the numerous interviews/updates that St. Jim had. You obviously spend more time making up nicknames for cancer patients than doing a simple google news search. It took me all of 3 minutes. I'll give you a hint. Two of the articles were in the New London Day and the other was in the Htfd Courant. You can do your own homework. Ahhh... I was waiting for someone to play the cancer card. Didn't think it would come from a rookie though. |
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 4, 2008 0:21:23 GMT -5
alexd isn't a rookie. He's UConn's self-appointed (? - do you get paid?) internet PR person, roving from board to board, trying to put out the fires that Calhoun's questionable ethics constantly start. It's a tough job.
(But I'll give him that he's knowledgeable about Big East Hoops).
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Post by strummer8526 on Oct 4, 2008 7:54:15 GMT -5
are there any Georgetown players that were arrested while at Georgetown? David Windate got on an on campus fight with a player on the football team. No charges were filed. Fred Brown got in a fight while in practice with David Dunn and sucker punched him. Again, no disciplinary action was taken. Other than that... there was some stuff involving Kenny Bruner, Charles Smith and VP...but those incidents all occurred after g'town. That's all i know of. It's pretty amazing how clean our track record is...knocking on wood. I'm putting money on Nikita to break our streak of not have players arrested while on campus. Maybe involved with eastern European organized crime? Speaking of arrests, check out this one: sor.csosa.net/sor/public/genDataSheet.asp?id=308-879The Wisey's Bum, now complete with registered sex-offender status! |
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Post by alexd on Oct 4, 2008 12:38:57 GMT -5
You obviously spend more time making up nicknames for cancer patients than doing a simple google news search. It took me all of 3 minutes. I'll give you a hint. Two of the articles were in the New London Day and the other was in the Htfd Courant. You can do your own homework. Ahhh... I was waiting for someone to play the cancer card. Didn't think it would come from a rookie though. PLAY THE CANCER CARD?  You're not rserious are you? I'm not playing ANY card. I'm not the one making light of the disease. Unless of course, others here agree with making light of cancer and cancer surviviors. As far as Coach Calhoun "relishing the limelight" while fighting cancer....I can't even dignify that with a response. Calhoun has helped raised millions of dollars for cancer and cardiology research. He lost his father to heart disease at a young age. Due to their fundraising efforts and bringing public awareness to the killer, the Cardiology wing at the UCONN Medeical center is named after Calhoun and his wife. But of course, he must have spent all that time and $$$ just to get attention. |
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jgalt
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Post by jgalt on Oct 4, 2008 13:12:56 GMT -5
is this an argument even worth having??
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 4, 2008 13:29:28 GMT -5
No more discussion of Calhoun and cancer in this thread. It is off topic and further back and forth will be edited/deleted. Fair warning.
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sleepy
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Post by sleepy on Oct 5, 2008 1:34:56 GMT -5
It would be nice to here a Uconn's fans thoughts on that list, are they embarrassed at all by it? AlexD, do you acknowledge at all that there is obviously a problem with your program with all these arrests?
Also, how is it even possible the Georgetown has a rep of always having "thug" players and criminals, when there is a list like this floating along?
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Post by kchoya on Oct 6, 2008 19:32:30 GMT -5
Good job UCon boy. You're the one that brought up the cancer card and now you have the mods involved. It looks like you got your wish. Too bad the moderators on this board probably have more backbone than anyone in the UCon system to stand up to Bubble Boy and his crew.
I guess someone touched a nerve with the Connecticut/Boston area mod on this one.
Calhoun is a edited, always has been and always will be. At least Boeheim, for all his whininess and other issues isn't a reprehensible human being and complete ass like Boeheim.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 6, 2008 19:41:09 GMT -5
Given the stories around El-Amin and the realities of the Rudy Gay commitment, I'm sure Calhoun has paid for play, which I find the very crux of cheating in college athletics. Too many phone calls or at the wrong time, eh. Pushing the limits of admissions, eh. But paying players or having someone do/not really requiring schoolwork is real cheating to me.
Calhoun proved his didn't really care about disciplining, just the appearance of it, with his "punishments" to Marcus Williams and now the Stanley Robinson thing. The kid doesn't go to class so you're letting him take classes online? Oh, there's no chance of fraud there. Most people would just get him a tutor and require his teachers to report on attendance. That would be, you know, rational.
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Post by kchoya on Oct 6, 2008 19:45:41 GMT -5
I just saw the numerous "no comment" replies from Bubble Boy as well. So please provide the numerous interviews/updates that St. Jim had. You obviously spend more time making up nicknames for cancer patients than doing a simple google news search. It took me all of 3 minutes. I'll give you a hint. Two of the articles were in the New London Day and the other was in the Htfd Courant. You can do your own homework. Oh, you're correct, oh exalted one (is that nickname ok moderators?). Here's what I found: 10/1/08 New London Day: But certainly I want this to play out in the legal system, which started (Tuesday) morning, and play out here at the university and then I'll be able to come to some resolution where we're going. 10/2/08 New London Day:”I'll get all sides of the story and then make some sort of judgment what we want to do,” coach Jim Calhoun said Tuesday. “I'm not going to interfere certainly, nor could I and don't want to, with the Dean of Students. … Let's see what happens after the hearing and see where we go from there.” 10/3/08 New London Day:When reached Thursday night, Calhoun confirmed the ruling but declined to elaborate. ”I just simply have no comment on it right now,” he said. 10/3/08 Hartford Courant:UConn coach Jim Calhoun could not be reached for comment. Hmmm, real great quotes by Calhoun there. Maybe the laptop with the rest of his quotes was stolen. BTW, if you have cancer, think you may get cancer in your lifetime, or even know how to spell the word cancer, I apologize if your feelings are hurt. |
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Post by RDF on Oct 7, 2008 0:00:08 GMT -5
Given the stories around El-Amin and the realities of the Rudy Gay commitment, I'm sure Calhoun has paid for play, which I find the very crux of cheating in college athletics. Too many phone calls or at the wrong time, eh. Pushing the limits of admissions, eh. But paying players or having someone do/not really requiring schoolwork is real cheating to me. Calhoun proved his didn't really care about disciplining, just the appearance of it, with his "punishments" to Marcus Williams and now the Stanley Robinson thing. The kid doesn't go to class so you're letting him take classes online? Oh, there's no chance of fraud there. Most people would just get him a tutor and require his teachers to report on attendance. That would be, you know, rational. SF, don't forget that Stanley has a "job" and is working out with UConn team on his own--even though he was forced out originally and then once the Free Agent pickups appeared to be in trouble of making it in on time--and Stanley was needed--he decided against going to a Junior College near his home to take the online classes--not attend class-but get online courses--get a "job" and workout with team on his own. Now that is a committed student.  |
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Post by FewFAC on Oct 8, 2008 0:33:33 GMT -5
Yet we have to endure prolonged tirades on Florida and the cancer that is hifi?
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RDF
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Post by RDF on Oct 8, 2008 1:02:42 GMT -5
In a "surprising" ::)turn of events--Nate Miles saw all of the charges dropped and is hoping for his appeal to overturn his dismissal. Who saw this coming? (okay hands down)
What a CIRCUS up in Storrs.
I told you--the "Ike Turner" approach would work for Nate and he'd go that route, and I'm sure we'll get some comments from Bubble Boy once he's "officially cleared" and talk of "omitted details" or some form of BS will reign.
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Post by alexd on Oct 8, 2008 17:36:46 GMT -5
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You're not rserious are you? I'm not playing ANY card. I'm not the one making light of the disease. Unless of course, others here agree with making light of cancer and cancer surviviors. 
