From the shocking news dept...
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stated on more than a few occasions, this guy is going to be back in Jackson in a few years (if not, sooner) working at McDonalds (not that there's anything wrong with that). It takes more than physical talent to get to where he wants to be. He just has no drive or ambition whatsoever. His only concern seems to be where he can get a cheeseburger. Hey, maybe he'll be asked to become a volunteer assistant coach at his old high school.
Raw/natural talent will only take an athlete so far. At some point, no matter how good you are, physical gifts are not enough and must be combined with a willingness to work hard and sacrifice to develop further as an athlete. That point is normally reached way before an athlete makes it to college. RS's natural abilities though were so unusually special that they managed to carry him all the way to an elite status (McD AA, 5 star recruit). His was such an exceedingly rare combination of prolific natural ability combined with prolific maturity and work ethic shortcomings that his 'waterloo' moment arrived under the glare of a national media spotlight and we all were witness to the equally rare but tragic spectacle that started in SoCal, took root in Starkville, and continues to play out to its seemingly inevitable and disappointing conclusion.
I know his dad took money from Reebok and all that, but where are the people in his camp that are supposed to keep someone like that level headed. How many more times can he blame someone else for his lack of effort. You can certainly blame RS for the situation he is in, and the loss of millions of dollars that he potentially could of made, but you also have to blame his parents too. They have obviously let him get away with acting like this his whole life, and now he is stuck with this worthless attitude and ZERO desire to improve himself. It really is a shame to see someone with that great amount of raw talent and he will be making hash browns at Waffle House.
Does anyone ever worry that when he gets to needing money bad enough, what he may be willing to tell. As best I can tell, he would have nothing to lose if someone came at him and asked for some dirt on our basketball program, he seems to have no loyalty at all so I could see it happening. Just curious what some of your opinions are on that subject.
Thats why he sat out a season and a half. He might have, and probably did, get a lot more money than the NCAA found out about but none of it was from us. He wasn't even a blip on our radar until everyone else deemed him to much of a risk.
I'd be shocked that anyone would take him seriously anyways.
I'd be shocked that anyone would take him seriously anyways.
and I'm not joking. I'm not here to judge or act like I know how his parents acted around him. However, when you have a kid literally blowing his career due to character problems and weight issues, yet you're continuing to bring him 5 lb of homemade cheesy mac every week, that tells me all I need to know.
but the sad thing is this is the way a LOT of good young athletes think. they have never had to earn a thing in their life. everything is given to them, and i dont mean cuz they're good athletes. working hard and doing what it takes to be successful is not worth it when they can do nothing, be in the same situation as everyone else they know, and have all their crew talk about how good they were and what they could have done. just being "home town hero" equates to success for many young athletes, in their minds. it really is sad but i have seen it time and time again.