Just curious, are you guys wishing Hood well at Duke? I may be wrong, but I just can't do it. To me, no matter how well he does, he will always be a quitter, and I still don't understand why he would rather sit out a year than play for Rick Ray. I really have a problems with transfers and quitters and what it says about the character that is being taught to today's youth. That is the main reason why I just can't watch or get into college basketball any longer.
Rodney Hood
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Just curious, are you guys wishing Hood well at Duke? I may be wrong, but I just can't do it. To me, no matter how well he does, he will always be a quitter, and I still don't understand why he would rather sit out a year than play for Rick Ray. I really have a problems with transfers and quitters and what it says about the character that is being taught to today's youth. That is the main reason why I just can't watch or get into college basketball any longer.
Just curious, are you guys wishing Hood well at Duke? I may be wrong, but I just can't do it. To me, no matter how well he does, he will always be a quitter, and I still don't understand why he would rather sit out a year than play for Rick Ray. I really have a problems with transfers and quitters and what it says about the character that is being taught to today's youth. That is the main reason why I just can't watch or get into college basketball any longer.
He was "the man" on a team full of quitters. He was one of ours, grew up down the road and both his parents played at state and he still quit. At the first sign of adversity he throws in the towel, picks up his ball and heads to the ivory tower of basketball.
I wouldn't have cared if he went to duke straight out of hs, but to pick up and quit pretty much shows his true colors.
I'm no duke expert, but I bet there's a chance he might not ever be a starter there. I hope they sign 6 McDonald AA between now and when he's eligible.
I don't see any state fan wishing him well.
I wouldn't have cared if he went to duke straight out of hs, but to pick up and quit pretty much shows his true colors.
I'm no duke expert, but I bet there's a chance he might not ever be a starter there. I hope they sign 6 McDonald AA between now and when he's eligible.
I don't see any state fan wishing him well.
Not because he went to State, not because he's from Meridian, because he is a nineteen year old human being. If you worked for John's computer software company because it was close to home and you really liked the boss, then the boss gets canned, rightfully so, and you ate not sure about the new boss but Intel says they'll give you a job, your *** would go too. You are a fan, Hood is not. He owes MSU nothing, just like Bender, Outlaw, Ellis. He's doing what HE thinks is best for HIM.
everything will revolve around him.......The more and more I hear about Hood the more it sounds as if he wants the axis of the world to run straight up his ***.......%+%+ him!!!!!
Sometimes I wonder. I get more ACC games than SEC where I live so I am looking forward to seeing Hood have a good career there. I went to MSU, and I am a huge fan, but I don't even know that I would make my kids visit there if they didn't want to..
Even being a benchwarmer on the Duke team has benefits when he goes out into the workforce. Duke has an ol boy system that rivals the Ivy League. He can get a high-five/low-six-figure job right out of college if he never even plays a minute of professional basketball. At Mississippi State, nobody does anything for anybody else. <div id="isChromeWebToolbarDiv" style="display:none"></div>
the difference is that we are not fans of a computer software company, but we are fans of msu sports. athletes often fail to realize how emotionally tied to a team fans are. just look at lebron. he didn't and still doesn't understand why cleveland fans didn't wish him well in miami after he pissed all over their franchise.
He has limited time to prove he is NBA ready. He signed on to play for Stans for what ever reason. Stans is out and he would rather play for a team that he knows will get him into position to make it to the NBA. I don't fault the guy, even if it hurts my team. Situations change and for whatever reason he wanted to move on and it was obvious right after we played Kentucky and he went out with the injury. Even after his knee was healed he never had the fire. <div>mcdawg22 said:
</div><div>I hold a grudge on behalf of MSU, but I don't wish him any misfortune. That being said, I wouldn't be sad if Cam never played a snap again.What an fake humility bastard.</div>
This is another classic example of kids and parents in Mississippi
getting involved with AAU coaches (if you want to call them that).
There is NO accountability in AAU ball, only individual statistics to
WOW the coaches who simply USE these kids to enhance their sorry resume.
I am sure that Rodney Hood and his parents enlisted the help of current or former AAU coaches to get him a spot at Duke.
Here is where it really gets stupid on his part. Everyone dreams to be
the leader of his / her team, to take that final shot, to be the clutch
player, to stand proud with his / her teammates. Rodney could have been
the face of MSU basketball for the next few years. And he chose to
quit on us. This will be how he is the rest of his life.
I really wish the NCAA would start a real investigation into those sorry
AAU coaches and what they are doing to the sport of basketball. And
yes, we may be right in the middle of it.
getting involved with AAU coaches (if you want to call them that).
There is NO accountability in AAU ball, only individual statistics to
WOW the coaches who simply USE these kids to enhance their sorry resume.
I am sure that Rodney Hood and his parents enlisted the help of current or former AAU coaches to get him a spot at Duke.
Here is where it really gets stupid on his part. Everyone dreams to be
the leader of his / her team, to take that final shot, to be the clutch
player, to stand proud with his / her teammates. Rodney could have been
the face of MSU basketball for the next few years. And he chose to
quit on us. This will be how he is the rest of his life.
I really wish the NCAA would start a real investigation into those sorry
AAU coaches and what they are doing to the sport of basketball. And
yes, we may be right in the middle of it.
...that ESPN helped him recruit.
Hood is not amongst those players.
My prediction is Krzyzewski will treat Hood like an outsider.
Hood would have been a lauded star @ MSU as well as within the SEC.
As long as the Duke roster is healthy, Hood will be the 6th man off the bench.
Hood is not amongst those players.
My prediction is Krzyzewski will treat Hood like an outsider.
Hood would have been a lauded star @ MSU as well as within the SEC.
As long as the Duke roster is healthy, Hood will be the 6th man off the bench.
He's 19? Give him a break.<div>
</div><div>The coach he really wanted to play for resigned. That is a big deal to someone who got close to him and probably signed because of him. He turned down a lot of great offers to come here.</div><div>
</div><div>My college coach accepted another job in between my freshman and sophomore years. And I can tell you, he was one of the main reasons I signed there. Of course, the schooling was important, but plenty of schools have good academic programs. But I wanted to play for someone whom I trusted to take care of me and have my best interests at heart. I didn't leave when he did- it never crossed my mind. But I had a replacement coach that really didn't care that much about us, even though we had a pretty good team, and it put a damper on the season no doubt.</div><div>
</div><div>I hate he didn't stay, but I can't say I fault him for not doing so. He signed under the impression that he was going to play for this coach for four years. You can never predict these things, but you hope that is what happens. When it didn't work out, he decided he wanted to be in a different situation. His life, not ours.</div><div>
</div><div>I think Krzyzewski will welcome him with open arms. He may not start- their quality of player is definitely a big higher than ours, but I think he'll get a more than fair shot.</div>
</div><div>The coach he really wanted to play for resigned. That is a big deal to someone who got close to him and probably signed because of him. He turned down a lot of great offers to come here.</div><div>
</div><div>My college coach accepted another job in between my freshman and sophomore years. And I can tell you, he was one of the main reasons I signed there. Of course, the schooling was important, but plenty of schools have good academic programs. But I wanted to play for someone whom I trusted to take care of me and have my best interests at heart. I didn't leave when he did- it never crossed my mind. But I had a replacement coach that really didn't care that much about us, even though we had a pretty good team, and it put a damper on the season no doubt.</div><div>
</div><div>I hate he didn't stay, but I can't say I fault him for not doing so. He signed under the impression that he was going to play for this coach for four years. You can never predict these things, but you hope that is what happens. When it didn't work out, he decided he wanted to be in a different situation. His life, not ours.</div><div>
</div><div>I think Krzyzewski will welcome him with open arms. He may not start- their quality of player is definitely a big higher than ours, but I think he'll get a more than fair shot.</div>
but he is the same as any other player, now. I could care less if he ever sees the floor again! I pull for MSU! He is not with MSU! Like someone else posted............. Rodney Who?
He's a 19 year old kid gosh darn it. This isn't Brett Farve we're talking about. He came to MSU for whatever reason, and now a new coach is coming in, he's not sure if he'll fit in the system, he has an option to play at a school with an excellent basketball history and an excellent academic system. Let's face it, if he plays and puts up 20 points a night at MSU he'll get a decent draft, but if plays and puts up 20 points a night at Duke he'll get drafted higher. If he doesn't go the NBA his Duke Degree will get him farther than an MSU degree. It's a smart decision for him. I'm not glad he's gone, but I'm not gonna hate him for it.
The choices were:
A) Be the only high caliber player on an awful team adjusting to a brand new coach, potentially have 3 losing seasons in a mediocre conference, struggle to make an impact with scouts.
B) Be one of many high caliber players on a national powerhouse, play for the best coach on the planet, be in the running to win a national title ring each year, get a fantastic education, have a leg up already with scouts.
If he only had attention from the Texas Techs and Florida States of the world, he wouldn't have gone anywhere. However, you don't pass up an infinitely better situation at a significantly better program/school. I wish he would have stayed, but he made the right decision.
My feelings from him are no longer positive or negative. I feel about him the way I do about any other player on any other non-SEC school.
A) Be the only high caliber player on an awful team adjusting to a brand new coach, potentially have 3 losing seasons in a mediocre conference, struggle to make an impact with scouts.
B) Be one of many high caliber players on a national powerhouse, play for the best coach on the planet, be in the running to win a national title ring each year, get a fantastic education, have a leg up already with scouts.
If he only had attention from the Texas Techs and Florida States of the world, he wouldn't have gone anywhere. However, you don't pass up an infinitely better situation at a significantly better program/school. I wish he would have stayed, but he made the right decision.
My feelings from him are no longer positive or negative. I feel about him the way I do about any other player on any other non-SEC school.
would, but I wouldn't expect one single MSU fan to be pulling for me! I would expect most to be indifferent and even some to hate me! He's just another player among thousands to me. I PULL FOR BULLDOGS!
Don't have to root for him or anything, but he didn't "screw us over".<div>mstateglfr said:
</div><div>He agreed to one thing, it changed, so he did too. It happens, all throughout life.</div><div>
</div><div>I can personally tell you, it SUCKS when you sign to play for a coach, specifically ask him numerous times if he is thinking about leaving at any point in time, and he says no, and all of a sudden he leaves after freshman year. And then you're stuck with the assistant baseball coach because the school was too cheap to hire the right guy. Trust me, I wouldn't have blamed any of my teammates that left over that, though none of us did that had already said we were staying. You agree to one thing, and then suddenly it changes to something different. They basically sign one year contracts- Rodney did his one year and is free to choose where to go.</div>
Like I said, don't wish him any ill will, just don't care if I ever hear his name again. He is not a Bulldog, so I don't care.
"his duke degree"... did they give him a degree already? awesome. i would have transferred to duke had i known that transfers receive one complementary degree with their application. he's 19, great, fantastic. i'm not, but the same **** still applies... he's old enough to make up his own mind. he is also old enough to screw up. only time will tell if the screw up was signing with MSU in the first place... or transferring to ride the pine... or transferring to become ncaa tourney mvp and #1 draft pick. who the heck knows... no one, but in a couple of years we'll all have the benefit of 50/50 hindsight.LBC said:
They were quitters too right? I will fully admit that I am prejudiced when it comes to transfers. I love it when we get em but hate it when we lose em. With that said, there are reasons why guys transfer just like many regular students who transfer for academic or other reasons. Do you consider them quitters? What about a pro player who chooses not to re-sign & goes to another team. Are they quitters?
I would bet you that every player would tell you that greater than 50% of their decision to sign was based on a relationship with the coaching staff. The guy hood signed with was eased out. The program is in a bit of disarray and the prospect of a multi year rebuilding slog is high. I hate it that he decided to leave but under the circumstances can understand why he did. Much different perspective than the guy who leaves because he got his fender dented or wasn't getting enough minutes.
Do I wish him well? Hmm...I don't wish him ill will like some has but then I'm don't anticipate being a fan. I guess indifference is probably the best description.
I would bet you that every player would tell you that greater than 50% of their decision to sign was based on a relationship with the coaching staff. The guy hood signed with was eased out. The program is in a bit of disarray and the prospect of a multi year rebuilding slog is high. I hate it that he decided to leave but under the circumstances can understand why he did. Much different perspective than the guy who leaves because he got his fender dented or wasn't getting enough minutes.
Do I wish him well? Hmm...I don't wish him ill will like some has but then I'm don't anticipate being a fan. I guess indifference is probably the best description.
msu71 said:
Post. Agree totally & AAU should be abolished.
Hood could have been the established 'leader' on State team with a talent deficit ... would have played in front of 'friends & family' ... with a good year, NBA bound in 12 months.
Leave for Duke ... will never be seen as the ‘leader’ ... has to sit out a year ... two years minimum away from NBA.
Really don’t see this as a ‘positive’ move for him.