mbredenk101

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/that-was-big-the-respectful-gesture-john-calipari-made-that-secured-derrick-rose-to-memphis I did not know that Rose was so close to coming to IU.... Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

Good point... Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

I'm just wondering if some on here got one of their degrees from UVA... Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

Would love to see us host Duke again. Seems like we host them the most of any other ACC team. Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

I meant queue.... Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

Que up the haters of the Clif Marshall off-season workouts in 3....2..... Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

So true. Also, Leal logs most of his time in blowout wins. Maybe TJD is predicting us to blowout a lot of our opponents so that Leal gets more time on the floor. [emoji3] Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

Let's just get rid of eligibility limits too and have Hulls suit up.... Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

Wait....but what if it pushes Leal off the team? Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

I agree.....can you imagine what posts we would see if we were to pass on a kid with some proven level of talent from another conference and Leal doesn't help in any way on the court? That type of move would typically have portions of this fanbase calling for the firing of the coach for mismanagement of the roster in the off-season. Why do some want to pass on talent when you know in 7 months you will be wishing we had it? Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

I don't understand why this would be the "PR nightmare" some are making this out to be. Even if Leal was creaned and kicked off the team, the headlines would be about how our roster was further upgraded and solidified as a Big Ten contender. This would be about the same level of overreaction on media perception that there was when Dane Fife was let go. Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

I don't think it is.... Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

This is based on the assumption that the "big bad coach" is telling Leal he has to give up his scholarship to stay on the team. What if Leal came to him and volunteered to give it up? What if the parents met with Coach Woodson and told him to do whatever is necessary to build the best team possible, including using their son's scholarship? Some have said that we need selfless people, regardless of talent, at the end of the bench taking up scholarship 10-13. Maybe Leal is being as selfless as some would like him to be? Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

Until the 4 transfer due to lack of playing time. Do you think the days of sitting on the bench for 3 years, and working your butt off in practice, while hoping that you play a little your senior year are over? I do understand what you are saying, just wondering if that thinking has now passed us by? Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app

I understand that. On the other hand, 13 are given for a reason. If it only takes 7-8 talented players then only allow schools to use 8 and the rest can be walk-ons. If we are given 13 in a climate where players can transfer so much, why not get the most talented 13 you can get? Sent from my SM-S908U1 using BtownBanners mobile app