Hood's Final 4 per Commericial Appeal - Ohio State, Duke, Baylor and Memphis**
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As good as he was as a freshman, he seemed different to me than other star freshmen because he seemed to rely less on athletic abilities, and more on how polished his offense was.
I haven't looked at their roster, but based on the last few times I've seen Duke play, it seems there's a good chance his midrange game would make him their second or third scoring option. If he goes to a team that relies on athleticism to drive their offense and get shots, I could see him not improving that much. Or it could be that he is more than athletic enough to play that game and he was just still to weak to play it at State.
I haven't looked at their roster, but based on the last few times I've seen Duke play, it seems there's a good chance his midrange game would make him their second or third scoring option. If he goes to a team that relies on athleticism to drive their offense and get shots, I could see him not improving that much. Or it could be that he is more than athletic enough to play that game and he was just still to weak to play it at State.
No kidding. Pasner is a Stansbury in waiting. With that Johnson kid coming in there, Pasner is ahead of schedule. He might not be coaching when Hood becomes eligible. Good luck with that.
And Stansbury got him to come to State. I don't think you really understand what is going on here.AgDawg said:
now that he has given his "final four" list. This co-mingling and practicing with the team does absolutely nothing to help us and only puts negative thoughts about our program into the minds of our players. "If you are not for us...you are against us" is my thought and we don't need anything adding to the doubt in any of our players minds. Just my thoughts and opinion.
...I hope you are kidding.
I don't care where Hood is going to transfer: He should be deciding his future in his mama's & daddy's house.
Not while playing a pick-up game on the Starkville campus.
But I suppose Hood is par-for-the-course when it comes to a modern-day MSU basketball player: A pampered egomaniac who goes around spreading his ******** without ever suffering the consequences.
I don't care where Hood is going to transfer: He should be deciding his future in his mama's & daddy's house.
Not while playing a pick-up game on the Starkville campus.
But I suppose Hood is par-for-the-course when it comes to a modern-day MSU basketball player: A pampered egomaniac who goes around spreading his ******** without ever suffering the consequences.
both are defined as correct.
but I'm with you.....couldn't care less seems better unless you are saying in person.
but I'm with you.....couldn't care less seems better unless you are saying in person.
If he is absolutely 100% set on transferring, then we should deny him access to our facilities. If he's still enrolled he's welcome to use the fitness center, but not the resources of the athletic department. I'm not gonna pretend that I wish him well. I don't wish him ill, but if he's not with us then !!%! 'em. No reason to treat him like anyone else who is not on our basketball team.
RonnyAtmosphere said:
Can't say I ever saw this side of Hood. I never saw him conduct himself or play like 'a pampered egomaniac who goes around spreading his ******** without ever suffering the consequences'.
What I did see was an 18yo come in and play hard while not talking back in public, not boasting about individual talent, and not blaming others.
He played well for us. He had some clutch games and some games where he wasn't as effective. He was a freshman, and all but the few super elite have games and seasons like this. He was a conference selection even.
Yeah, I can't say that when I think of Hood, I think of 'pampered egomaniac'.
What I can say is that when I think of Ronny, I think of an over the top emotional cripple with little logic behind his posts.
After the disaster that was last season, Hood was one of the few bright spots. He showed up first to practice and press conferences. He didn't talk back to Stansbury on camera. He seemed to go about everything the right way. You could tell that by the end of the season he was getting frustrated. So I am not gonna be too hard on the guy. If MS State has left a bad taste in his mouth, I don't blame him one bit. That's why I wanted stansbury gone so long ago. However, he didn't commit or si n to Rick Stansbury. He signed with Mississippi State University. I don't understand today's constant transferring of players. All it makes me think is that those players were being paid before and when the new coach comes in, their benefits go away, so they have to shop around for something new. I will assume the same thing about Hood. Either he's gotta find a new deal or he is too lazy to play for Rick Ray. Otherwise, stay where you made the commitment and stop being a *****.mstateglfr said:
I just dont get the emotional ranting that he was some egodriven program ruiner. If he was, then how was that never even hinted at during the season? Its just a joke how some just make crap up based on nothing of what was seen or known.
As for the absurd number of transfers in college basketball, it is an issue. But the thing is, the players dont commit to a program, they commit to a coach. At least this is the case for major college basketball. Hell, they dont even always commit to a head coach, a lot of times they are tied to an assistant. That should show they arent at all committed to a specific school.
In an ideal world, a player would be recruited and sign to the school. They would play for 4 or 5 years and as they leave, their position would be recruited for replacement.
But it has never worked this way.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR 1 YEAR ONLY.
If a coach can recruit a kid to their school and then decide to not continue the kid's scholarship after any season, then why on earth would anyone expect the player to have loyalty to the school thru coaching changes?
No way.
A scholarship is for 1 year at a time and either side can opt out. If a school can decide to not continue the scolarship, then i cant begin to fault a player for deciding to opt out and not continue the scholarship.
Furthermore, these are student athletes. Yes more like athlete students, but they are at the school for education too. If they want to go to a different school, then fine. Thats how education works. And it would be the same if some kid had a full academic ride to MSU and decided to instead go to Ohio State. They committed to MSU and have changed their mind.
Scholarhips arent for 4 or 5 years.
Ive posted this before, but it bears repeating-
I find it terrible that a coach can recruit a kid, redshirt him, and then a couple years later push him out of the program. The coach redshirted the player, so when they are forced to transfer, they must either give up a year of eligibility if they want to play D1, or they must compete in a lower division.
That is awful. The player was borderline to begin with since they were redshirted, and now they must sit out and lose a year of eligibility if they simply want to still play in D1 after being forced to transfer due to not having their scholarship renewed.
Until this scenario is corrected, i feel no sympathy for the coaches/schools. They have all the power once a recruit signs, and that needs to change. </p>
As for the absurd number of transfers in college basketball, it is an issue. But the thing is, the players dont commit to a program, they commit to a coach. At least this is the case for major college basketball. Hell, they dont even always commit to a head coach, a lot of times they are tied to an assistant. That should show they arent at all committed to a specific school.
In an ideal world, a player would be recruited and sign to the school. They would play for 4 or 5 years and as they leave, their position would be recruited for replacement.
But it has never worked this way.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR 1 YEAR ONLY.
If a coach can recruit a kid to their school and then decide to not continue the kid's scholarship after any season, then why on earth would anyone expect the player to have loyalty to the school thru coaching changes?
No way.
A scholarship is for 1 year at a time and either side can opt out. If a school can decide to not continue the scolarship, then i cant begin to fault a player for deciding to opt out and not continue the scholarship.
Furthermore, these are student athletes. Yes more like athlete students, but they are at the school for education too. If they want to go to a different school, then fine. Thats how education works. And it would be the same if some kid had a full academic ride to MSU and decided to instead go to Ohio State. They committed to MSU and have changed their mind.
Scholarhips arent for 4 or 5 years.
Ive posted this before, but it bears repeating-
I find it terrible that a coach can recruit a kid, redshirt him, and then a couple years later push him out of the program. The coach redshirted the player, so when they are forced to transfer, they must either give up a year of eligibility if they want to play D1, or they must compete in a lower division.
That is awful. The player was borderline to begin with since they were redshirted, and now they must sit out and lose a year of eligibility if they simply want to still play in D1 after being forced to transfer due to not having their scholarship renewed.
Until this scenario is corrected, i feel no sympathy for the coaches/schools. They have all the power once a recruit signs, and that needs to change. </p>
The stat I posted last week - 40% of Div 1 College Basketball players transfer within first 2 years.
And since college basketball is so dirty, I will assume that these guys are getting paid. The ones that are married to a coach. There is no reason to show so much allegiance to one person, unless you are getting illegal benefits. He should have been banned from MSU facilities as soon as he decided to transfer. I know I am jumping to conclusions. Rodney seems like a good kid, and not all transfers are transferring for this reason, but if they want to act like rock stars, I am gonna assume they are getting paid like one. Most of them are anyway.mstateglfr said:
One year scholarships isn't the problem and certainly isn't the problem with Hood. State nor Ray would never even entertain the idea of cutting Hood. But if he gets to Duke or Ohio State and doesnt produce...they damn sure will.