Report from ribbon cutting...Austin, Merf and...

[dogsrus]

Didn't we already have an 'interesting ride' with Fears and Williams? The ride with Ray Brown and Xavier Crawford was anything but smooth. We can't afford this kid to be another one of those. I've been concerned all summer. Now I am even more concerned.

I'm not to concerned. JL has made the right moves every time there seemed to be a question. We need to give these boys a chance to become men and trust JL.

It has NOTHING to do with trusting JL. It has everything to do with this kid being flighty and not having school and basketball as his top priorities. From the sounds of things so far it sounds like there could be a lot of drama surrounding this kid. This program doesn't need drama. We've had enough of that. We need good kids, good players, and a good team. I trust JL found a talented kid. But the kid has missed the summer, which already has one of our top assistants admittedly concerned. Why am I not allowed to be concerned as well?

I don't think Austin is being "flighty." He did have school as a top priority. He had to finish his work at his old school.

What's wrong in giving him time in taking a break to visit family before heading off to live in a place he isn't familiar with? I think we would have even more issues if he came to BU immediately after finishing coursework at his old school and became terribly homesick.

I think it's easy for us fans to think basketball should be the highest priority for him. But he did the best he could to finish school as soon as possible and get himself ready.

You could be correct SS...lets hope so. We are all looking forward to Austin becoming a memeber of the BU family...the sooner the better.

Time for a double shot....a bufan9 or Heemy sighting of Austin and a MR verbal all by Saturday. :lol:

 

[real fan]

I agree with ser sollace as it is only fair to let him spend some time at home before coming to Peoria ; I think it is unfair to compare him to Drugs Brown and j. only care about myself Fears ; I think we need to give him a chance as he made a decision to come to Bradley on his own so we should support him as he has done nothing wrong .

 

[dogsrus]

I agree with ser sollace as it is only fair to let him spend some time at home before coming to Peoria ; I think it is unfair to compare him to Drugs Brown and j. only care about myself Fears ; I think we need to give him a chance as he made a decision to come to Bradley on his own so we should support him as he has done nothing wrong .

Well stated....I think it should be clear though that we are "concerned" because we WANT him hear. We are not "upset" at him as we were with guys like Fears and Brown.

 

[MacabreMob]

DRU - thanks for the report.

The technology today allows us to raise concerns that so many would NEVER know a couple or 5 or 10 .... 20 .... 25 years ago.

 

[dogsrus]

DRU - thanks for the report.

The technology today allows us to raise concerns that so many would NEVER know a couple or 5 or 10 .... 20 .... 25 years ago.

Soooo true....sometimes I long for the old days.

 

[houstonbrave]

Nothing terribly new but here is the PJ Star story on Austin, Salley and Matt Roth.

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/082207/BRA_BE505G25.077.php

It does say that Austin can't come until the transcripts are in hand and that could delay things a day or two. It also downplays any issues with Matt Salley. All good in my mind....