Oh My!
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Post by Oh My! on Nov 5, 2008 19:56:48 GMT -5
OK, so he's a graduate student in \public policy at UCLA, but if his life goal really is to become President of Cameroon, why on Earth would he have gone to UCLA 4 years ago. He could have come to the supposed "school of his dreams (& at least his T-Shirt)", which just so happens to be (one of the) top Universities for foreign affairs. How many world leaders have attended GU? How many from UCLA? sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=3682585&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab8pos2 |
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 5, 2008 21:20:33 GMT -5
Aboya is a grinder with limited offensive skills. I don't think he would have been the best fit for the Princetown offense (he took and made a three point shot last season, and the entire Pauley Pavilion crowd almost fainted en masse). I wouldn't sweat his decision too much.
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jgalt
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Post by jgalt on Nov 5, 2008 23:27:58 GMT -5
The article is about a real student athlete, a guy who is actually in school to learn while also playing basketball, a guy who wants to be president of an awful country and is taking classes harder than most non athletes do, and all you have to say is "Why didnt he come to Gtown?? what an indiot!"? pretty petty, true but pretty petty
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Oh My!
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Post by Oh My! on Nov 6, 2008 8:20:20 GMT -5
Dude-
Those that know me understand that I, more than most others, applaud the true "student-athlete". If my post didn't exude even the slightest bit of sarcasm, then I'm not a very good writer. I linked the article & made my comments purely because this board was very hopeful 4 years ago that Aboya would follow Joe Touomou & Victor from Cameroon to the Hilltop. Hindsight is ALWAYS 20-20, and it is simple to say now that his skill set may not have worked in our system. Few, if any, on this board felt that way that 4 years ago.
As you state he is a "guy who is actually in school to learn....", I respect that mission. The only non-cynical point I tried to make in my first post was that GU is likely a much better University for people with international leadership aspirations than UCLA.
Plain & simple. I have never bashed a former recruit for not enrolling at GU, and I certainly wouldn't start with Alfred Aboya.
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The Stig
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Post by The Stig on Nov 6, 2008 9:24:57 GMT -5
To be fair, UCLA isn't a half bad school in terms of academics. It's not like he went to Cuse or Florida State.
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