tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Oct 22, 2008 22:46:47 GMT -5
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lichoya68
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Post by lichoya68 on Oct 22, 2008 22:54:56 GMT -5
aint that an oxygenmoron or something like that a memphis scholar-athlete?? just wondering and my computer froze when i tried to link this website something fishy going on in memphis yup ps there headline which i couldnt link said the big east coaches picked uconn to win yup quess we will see in tomarrows paper go hoyas
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 22, 2008 23:17:31 GMT -5
Niles tried to go into the stands last year to fight a fan.
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Post by strummer8526 on Oct 23, 2008 7:15:14 GMT -5
I wonder how this kid played when he was 350 lbs.
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Post by daytonahoya31 on Oct 23, 2008 9:42:31 GMT -5
as much as i think cal's a slimeball, i don't see what the problem is with this story and i don't see why the auther of this thread felt the need to start a thread trying to bash a kid attempting to lose weight. what if we had a kid in the same predicament? he's not in trouble. he didn't get arrested. he's trying to make it back to basketball and we're starting stupid threads and making snide comments about him.
this thread makes us look bad as a fan base and i hope its locked.
let's not be a snobbish fan base....this thread really shouldn't have been started.
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Post by strummer8526 on Oct 23, 2008 10:14:20 GMT -5
as much as i think cal's a slimeball, i don't see what the problem is with this story and i don't see why the auther of this thread felt the need to start a thread trying to bash a kid attempting to lose weight. what if we had a kid in the same predicament? he's not in trouble. he didn't get arrested. he's trying to make it back to basketball and we're starting stupid threads and making snide comments about him. this thread makes us look bad as a fan base and i hope its locked. let's not be a snobbish fan base....this thread really shouldn't have been started. Yeah, and for all we know, he was just trying to get on disability in the first place. Then, he could work from home. |
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tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Oct 23, 2008 10:34:33 GMT -5
Um.... ok. Cal gives him 4 or 5 chances cuz he's such a "good kid" (that, allegedly, smacked an opposing fan). What if we DID have a kid in the same "predicament?" Namely, the predicament in which the kid has been, by his own admission, not working out like he should. In addition to which he slapped a fan. What do you think G'Town would do?
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Hoyaholic
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Post by Hoyaholic on Oct 23, 2008 11:16:30 GMT -5
I'm with Daytona. I don't even know what to make of the lead post in this thread.
At first I thought I was watching the wrong video, because Niles seems to me like a good kid trying to get himself into playing shape.
Like they say, tas, if you're a hammer everything looks like a nail.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Oct 23, 2008 12:31:28 GMT -5
Calling Mike Sweetney.
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bubbrubbhoya
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Oct 23, 2008 13:01:52 GMT -5
I'll throw my lot in with Daytona as well. Cal is a dirtbag, but lay off the kids. Leave the poo-throwing to the Terps and Orangepeople fanbases.
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Post by JohnJacquesLayup on Oct 23, 2008 16:50:59 GMT -5
I didn't know Mike smacked anyone? |
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zxhoya
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Post by zxhoya on Oct 24, 2008 11:00:14 GMT -5
The video was nothing like I thought it was going to be based on the title of this thread.
It's a good story about a kid with a weight problem trying to get his life moving in the right direction by working harder than he ever has and he looks great. The video even humanizes Calipari as he shows what seems to be genuine love and concern for his kids.
I wish the young man the best of luck in the future and we will see if he makes his goal by the time they face the Hoyas.
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RDF
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Post by RDF on Oct 24, 2008 12:03:10 GMT -5
Give the guy credit for working the weight off--easy to put it on--tough to take it off. I'm not a Calipari/Memphis fan--but this update doesn't fit the title of thread at all.
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Oct 24, 2008 12:08:32 GMT -5
We need to be very careful in assessing kids at 18, 19 or 20 years old. This young man clearly seems like he's moving in a good direction.
We also can not hold against a teenager the fact that he may have been taken in by a Hustler like Calipari. If you want to rip Memphis' administration for bringing in a scumball like Calipari, fine. They should know better.
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Post by HometownHoya on Oct 25, 2008 8:26:52 GMT -5
Sorry, but I don't know if anyone else noticed it, but that clip of Calipari: "He has lost 50 lbs so far, but his contract states that he needs to lose 20 more before he can play" (not quite exactly verbatim). I know that the crowd took it as a joke, but really?
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