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Cole-Scott leaves BU

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Best of luck to TCS. Always hoped it'd come together for him, but this may be for the best if he wants a better shot at some PT.
 
Good Luck to TCS.....I also wanted him to do well...it just never came about! Please bring in a BIG! :mrgreen:
 
mrcoachdude said:
Unless there is a great player out there to be had...why not give RT the schoolie for a season and see how he fits in? What is there to lose? Could be a nice surprise......
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I wish the best for RT but I think he will probably be looking somewhere other than the BU campus for playing time.
 
Well, that's what happens sometimes when you take chances with Juco's. Great to see some have worked out for us over the years, but there is a risk. Bringing in one or two a season should not hurt us, but four is a bit much, but we had no choice last year. I think we still have a great core that should get the job done next year.
 
Hope everything works out for Cole-Scott ; would not mind using that scholarship on a good transfer player that would have 3 years elgibility; if we cannot get a good player late then I would like to see it saved for next season as I believe we have enough players for 2008-09.
 
I think this will turn out to be a positive for us. Hopefully, as others have suggested, we can get a big who can contribute in 09-10, if not next year. Not to take anything away from TCS, but he was the one guy on the roster I couldn't see contributing much next year. He had moments where he looked like he could be really good (I actually thought he looked quicker than Ruff at times), but I think he'll be better off playing at a lower level.
 
There is an article by Dave Reynolds in today's PJ Star with more detailed information about the TCS situation.
For some reason, it is not posted on their website, yet.

But it says:
"Amid confusing circumstances, junior guard Tyrone Cole-Scott has decided to leave the Bradley basketball program".
Then it confirms that Tyrone Cole-Scott said he wanted to stay at Bradley after an April meeting with Coach Jim Les. Specific workouts were set up to help TCS improve his game, but he failed to show up for the workouts. Shortly after that April meeting, he texted Jim Les that he wanted to transfer, but no action took place until yesterday when they met again, and TCS apparently reiterated his desire to transfer.

Then, apparently after TCS's father heard the news from yesterday's press release, he "placed an unsolicited phone call to the Journal Star sports department claiming his son was being "forced out" at Bradley."
However, when the PJS tried to reach TCS's father, he would not return their call. Later, Jim Les denied such a charge, saying he's always wanted TCS to succeed at Bradley, and that the scholarship was still there if he wanted it.
 
Hmmm...so the reporter gets an unsolicited phone call from the father of TCS, supposedly?
Then I guess everything the man says must be true and is worthy of reporting as fact.....??

Like I said in my earlier post...this whole thing doesn't add up......
If a kid wants to leave, then just leave and cut the controversy, stop telling the press or having your mouthpiece tell the press you're being treated unfairly.......I guess I get a little tired of this stuff......
You had a free $50,000 2-year college education at a top university, and I can't figure what there is about that you can be ungrateful for.
 
Well said Tornado I feel the same way. It is never the kids fault. It's all ways the coach's fault the same thing is going on at the high school level to look at all the kids transferring in high school.
 
I don't look to place fault...no real reason to.
But it is clear that both parties are going to be better off in the long run, so just part amicably and get on with it.
I am still not over all the the bitterness, accusations, and orchestrating that were displayed in 2003 when Danny Granger left, and of course the press (and a few hold-over WM folks) believed every word the kid said as if it was gospel.
 
Good luck to TCS ... I hope he lands somewhere where he can finish his schooling and get some quality playing time. Guard minutes are going to be hard to come by next year at BU.

I find it hard to believe that BU is forcing him out. If that was going to happen, it would have taken place before May 12.
 
BU wouldn't force a guy out this late in the game unless it was discipline or rules related. From everything I heard with TCS, that is NOT the case. While overall it might be better for both parties to go their separate ways right now, TCS wasn't forced to leave. Perhaps the writing was on the wall that playing time would be tough, but that can be looked at as a challenge as well.

I don't really think there's much left out there to get this late in the game recruiting-wise. I guess my preference would be to either bank the scholarship for next year (which will be a VERY important class), or try to find a 4-year big man that might be a redshirt candidate that we can develop.

Wouldn't it be ironic if we banked the scholarship and ended up giving it to Dwight Buycks? After all, it was Buycks' scholarship that TCS ended up with after DB failed to qualify. ;)
 
BradleyBrave said:
BU wouldn't force a guy out this late in the game unless it was discipline or rules related. From everything I heard with TCS, that is NOT the case. While overall it might be better for both parties to go their separate ways right now, TCS wasn't forced to leave. Perhaps the writing was on the wall that playing time would be tough, but that can be looked at as a challenge as well.

I don't really think there's much left out there to get this late in the game recruiting-wise. I guess my preference would be to either bank the scholarship for next year (which will be a VERY important class), or try to find a 4-year big man that might be a redshirt candidate that we can develop.

Wouldn't it be ironic if we banked the scholarship and ended up giving it to Dwight Buycks? After all, it was Buycks' scholarship that TCS ended up with after DB failed to qualify. ;)
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Agreed regarding BU not forcing TCS out. But I hope TCS and his dad (or whomever this caller might have been) just leave well enough alone and stop trying to start rumors about what may or may not have happened. This just will make more things difficult for TCS down the line while he is trying to find another place to play. I hope cooler heads prevail and they just move on.
 
It would be great if Les could swoop in and pick up a JUCO big man to fill the scholarship. Just looking at the JucoJunction top 200 rankings, here's the best JUCO still available:

19) Ken Bowman, 6'9'', 230, Hutchinson (KS) - 15 pts, 9 rebs, 2 blks

He's considering Arkansas, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, St. John's, UNLV, and Washington State. Anybody know if Les is hitting the recruiting trail?
 
mportsch said:
It would be great if Les could swoop in and pick up a JUCO big man to fill the scholarship. Just looking at the JucoJunction top 200 rankings, here's the best JUCO still available:

19) Ken Bowman, 6'9'', 230, Hutchinson (KS) - 15 pts, 9 rebs, 2 blks

He's considering Arkansas, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, St. John's, UNLV, and Washington State. Anybody know if Les is hitting the recruiting trail?
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I think JL is out west playing golf with some buddies, but I am not sure. Personally, I would prefer a 4 year guy if we're going to get anyone. The frontcourt is crowded enough next year, and I think it's more important for guys like Thompson and Egolf to develop rather than lose minutes to another hit-or-miss JUCO big.
 
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