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wasiman

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Too bad Junior Etou didn't stay. He looked good yesterday but I don't think he plays enough defense for Coach Pikell.
 
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Mr_Twister

All-American
Apr 1, 2004
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Worth noting that Rutgers finished 8 notches above Etou's Tulsa in the Sagarin rankings. His presence probably would have had little effect, except perhaps add to the team's maturity since he sat out a year.
 
PiscatawayMike

PiscatawayMike

Heisman
Jul 27, 2001
17,425
15,404
113
Mr_Twister said:
Worth noting that Rutgers finished 8 notches above Etou's Tulsa in the Sagarin rankings. His presence probably would have had little effect, except perhaps add to the team's maturity since he sat out a year.
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Don't kid yourself. His presence would have meant a great deal to RU. If we had a player we could consistently rely on for 8-10 ppg at the SF position, we would have won at least three more games.
 
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80RU

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Jan 31, 2011
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PiscatawayMike said:
Don't kid yourself. His presence would have meant a great deal to RU. If we had a player we could consistently rely on for 8-10 ppg at the SF position, we would have won at least three more games.
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I agree.
 
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Knightmoves

Heisman
Jul 31, 2001
30,605
16,588
113
No regrets for me saying goodbye to Junior Etou.

As a long time RU fan I want guys who want to be at RU.

Junior is not part of that group. And since when did Tulsa become a CBB destination ?
 
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RUMBA-JK

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Had always felt that the fuzzy aspect regarding age led to some false expectations about him - some looked at him and said - wow - and just wait & see what he becomes when he fills out & gets just a bit bigger ... but he was already everything he was going to grow to be ...
 
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ruman

All-American
Nov 30, 2001
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He was an EJ recruit who bailed on EJ. Was a big loss last year when we were down so many players. Would have helped a great deal this year.
 
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WGLTAUD

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wasiman said:
Too bad Junior Etou didn't stay. He looked good yesterday but I don't think he plays enough defense for Coach Pikell.
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Etou was the only defender on our team and was constantly pushing seniors like Kadeem Jack into the correct position. I think he would have done fine under Pikiel, and I thought one of Eddie's biggest mistakes was featuring Kadeem on offense to the detriment of Junior. Kadeem had a horrible shot selection while he was trying to audition his range for the pros.

I do in a way feel bad for Junior who transferred to Tulsa to be closer to his cousin Serge Ibaka, who was subsequently traded almost immediately.
 
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Knights 1212

All-American
Sep 9, 2003
27,561
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This should have been Etou's 4th year of college. It would be ironic if he became a graduate eligible player for a 5th year.
 
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BigEastPhil

Heisman
Nov 25, 2007
19,287
13,512
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Etou would have bought into Pikiell and Staff and if so - his presence and having another big rebounder in there for us would have helped us big time. I can't count how many times I threw my hands up with so many second and third time opportunities we gave opposing teams.
 
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BellyFullOfWhiteDogCrap

All-American
Dec 4, 2010
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Junior was grossly inconsistent in productivity and effort. He actually transferred before his sophomore season at RU. He just didn't tell anyone.
 
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Scarlet Shack

Heisman
Feb 3, 2004
26,322
16,082
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I agree with Piscataway mike but with etou it was more about is he a undersized PF (and behind Freeman) that can learn to play the three spot on defense and with handle

Think he would have been a help if he could have as we really lacked offense at the SF spot
 
PiscatawayMike

PiscatawayMike

Heisman
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RUChoppin said:
Okay, I clearly missed something, lol
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