Rodney Hood

[MaroonNation]

Certainly seems to be going off tonight. Making everyone say "Lebron who?"

 

[esplanade91]

Yeah, who's the greatest player on the planet and maybe the best ever on the opposite side of his prime?

I'm not hating on Rodney because he **** on MSU (don't blame him for leaving, really questioned why he came here if not for kick backs) but he was a projected lottery as a freshman and went late 1st after playing on THE top team and hasn't measured up to where we thought he'd be. He should have went after his freshman year. Duke did nothing for him. My objection is that MSU once again gets nothing to show for another Mississippi product who rarely makes a career out of the NBA.

 

[hatfieldms]

28 points makes everyone say "Lebron Who"?

Okay

 

[codeDawg]

I still can't forgive the Griz for passing on him. Jordan Adams might turn out okay, but come on.

 

[BiscuitEater]

but he was a projected lottery as a freshman and went late 1st after playing on THE top team and hasn't measured up to where we thought he'd be.

Who was projecting him as a lottery pick? He was the #30 on the ESPN top 100, made the SEC all Freshman team and averaged 10 points a game in his first year at State BUT I never heard anyone project him as a top 14, lottery pick.

 

[fishwater99]

I wish him well, he should have a good career in the league. Averaging almost 15pts per game this year.
You can't blame him for not wanting to play for Rick Ray..

 

[121Josey]

Certainly seems to be going off tonight. Making everyone say "Lebron who?"

He had two rebounds and one assist to go along with those 28. That pretty much sums up Hood's game. His PG however took advantage of Hood's one-dimensional play with a 17-7-10-1 line. Something tells me you neither watched the game nor checked the box score. Dubmass.

 

[mcdawg22]

HD6's #1 rule of Rodney Hood. We do not talk about Rodney Hood.

 

[DirtyDog]

The kid obviously made the right decision for him. He and his family chose not to sit idly by MSU's poor hiring decision and suffer through the Rick Ray experiment. I think they were proven right for the most part. You would like to see loyalty to the University, but the University has to do its part....and it didn't.

 

[MaroonNation]

You are not even worth a response

 

[johnson86-1]

The kid obviously made the right decision for him. He and his family chose not to sit idly by MSU's poor hiring decision and suffer through the Rick Ray experiment. I think they were proven right for the most part. You would like to see loyalty to the University, but the University has to do its part....and it didn't.

The university definitely made a bad hire, but Hood was already out the door with the coach he committed to. Maybe a better hire could have convinced him to stay or maybe Stansbury could have (he certainly seemed to have Hood at least reconsidering), but the kid had already decided MSU wasn't where he wanted to be when Ray was hired.

 

[MSU Fan.sixpack]

Should have GONE

He should have went after his freshman year.

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[mstateglfr]

Yeah, who's the greatest player on the planet and maybe the best ever on the opposite side of his prime?

I'm not hating on Rodney because he **** on MSU (don't blame him for leaving, really questioned why he came here if not for kick backs) but he was a projected lottery as a freshman and went late 1st after playing on THE top team and hasn't measured up to where we thought he'd be. He should have went after his freshman year. Duke did nothing for him. My objection is that MSU once again gets nothing to show for another Mississippi product who rarely makes a career out of the NBA.

Who projected him as a lottery pick? He was a solid freshman, but I didnt see anywhere that had him in the lottery.

As for Duke not doing anything for him- how in the hell can you say that? You have no idea if he became more comfortable in his role due to Duke, or if he developed part of his game at Duke, or if he has benefited due to the pressure at Duke.

 

[Hanmudog]

There is no doubt Hood made the right call by not playing for Rick Ray. Proof? Name one player that actually improved under Ray?

Wish Hood the best and hope he continues to do well. Reminds me a lot of Allen Houston who used to play for the Knicks.