AOC a little bitter after move to Creighton?
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A little bitter after not being able to beat out an unranked kid with no major offers named Jordan Goldwire for a backup guard spot???? Please. I’d to love to play and smash Creighton.
I like Alex and wish him well but probably the best thing he could do was not say nothing at all. OFC
Shouldn’t have it really said it. A little disappointed in the comment. Oh well! Best of luck to him. I hope he can finally master the art of defense while he is there.
My son told me about the comment last night. My first reaction was, who’s this kid kidding. Everyone had confidence in him playing major minutes except him.
An opportunity to get a Grade A education and play at a basketball powerhouse that provides all the facilities, guidance, and support you need to be successful...and you still don't succeed..is on you, no one else. Should have said nothing, maybe the deleting of the tweet was remorse for saying it in the first place.
It seemed pretty tame to me. Not a great thing to say but not a big deal either.
It's not a terrible comment, but would have been better not said. I'll still root for him. For some reason I mean he is a legacy.
At least He did away with the Snow Flake Hair cuts, always appeared Wimpy looking.
The right blue and white for him at the moment. ...good luck to him
He transferred there. Why wouldn't he think it's the right shade. He should be proud of his new colors. Just like Duke's uniform 3 years ago was the right shade.
Until I hear more, and worse, or at least a more obvious dis, I will give him the benefit of the doubt.
Until I hear more, and worse, or at least a more obvious dis, I will give him the benefit of the doubt.
It was a good move for AOC to transfer. He has plenty of talent, but it wasn't working. Creighton is a good Jesuit school
Has a new team. Probably just trying to get into the spirit of things. Not a big deal at all.
His dad probably didn't like it, but it doesn't bother me at all
I personally don’t give a rat’s azz about anything anyone with the initials AOC has to say.
I am not going to get into politics here, but figured at least one respondent would choose that route with the same initials as AOC (oops), Alex! Lmao.... OFC
I hope he goes on to great success at Creighton. However, he was given EVERY opportunity to succeed at Duke. It's one thing if the transfer is a case like Semi Ogelye when every single year it just seems like he's being recruited over and he may never get a chance. However.....Alex had a strong chance over his career to play big minutes and maybe even start. The only true SG's we brought in during his time were Gary Trent JR and Cassius Stanley. He never made "the leap" and he never seized his opportunity.
I do not think his role would change this year at Duke. The transfer did not surprise me and I feel if most of us were in his position we would have done the same thing. Yes he did make a pretty stupid tweet. I don't tweet but I do make some stupid post here and other social media. Sometimes I delete them before too many people read them. Sometimes not. Alex deleted his tweet but not before a whole lot of us read it. It was a mistake. No need to keep on and on about it. There is no doubt in my mind that he has the highest respect for Duke and Coach K. It just plain didn't work out at Duke. Wishing him the best. To me he is still a Dukie. OFC
GLAD he removed tweet. As number of you have stated, its not like he didnt get adequate playing time. I wish him good luck. OFC
I'm still an Alex fan. Don't have an issue with that tweet. Just disappointed he never panned out for us.
He's a good athlete and a good shooter if confident. Somebody pointed out the haircut. A simple military cut would do wonders. The rare transfer that's best for both parties
I'm going to miss Alex's hair. The boy band cuts were positively grand. I think the problem is that he has naturally curly hair that would require straightening to tame. Somewhere in the world is the sad little girl he stole those curls from.
No real problem with the tweet... kid is on a new team and excited and should be all in on the new blue and white. As a Duke guy I won’t like it, but...
For the last couple years I’ve said if AOC was in a smaller conference and we played his team, he would be the type of player to drop 25 points against us.. he’s going to have big games and score a lot of points.. but doing that for Creighton doesn’t necessarily mean you’re better than a player averaging 8ppg for Duke.
i wish him the best and would love to see him have multiple career-high games with his new team.
i wish him the best and would love to see him have multiple career-high games with his new team.
No issue with the tweet. I liked O’Connell at Duke, he just didn’t have a ton of confidence in himself.
"Less remember the guy is in his early 20s, things didn't pan out for him at his dream school. He is trying to become a fan favorite at his new program and remake a name for his self."
Great point. These are kids feeling their way along. I shudder when I think of my way of thinking at that age. Scary!
Great point. These are kids feeling their way along. I shudder when I think of my way of thinking at that age. Scary!
^^definitely all great points. Wish AOC well! Let’s be honest if Wendell went pro he may still be here but things worked out for both!
Duke will be really deep next season.
Duke will be really deep next season.
He’s 21-22 right? Don’t love it but doesn’t cause me to lose any sleep at night. It was a dumb emotional tweet that he took back, no harm no foul.
He'll be fine.....And of course some of us still have those moments, regardless of age, lol...
OFC