Troy Williams Decision

[mamasa 15,176]

Since this decision is based on Troy's situations, emotions and thought processes, I am happy for him either way. There are a lot worse things in the world than travelling in an overseas league, or playing D-League, since basketball is his vocation.  I'd love to have him back, I wish him every ounce of success and happiness if he chooses to pursue the next phase of his basketball career.  I thank him for the time he gave to Indiana University and pray for clarity in his decision!

[bhaggard89 869]

Let's be real, any of us would love to get paid to play basketball. He's a kid chasing a dream. It's easy to judge a kid from your recliner.

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[IUsince1980 315]

Now, on to JBJ. I just have a sick feeling he's not coming back..

[Hoosierfan2017 20,935]

28 minutes ago, bhaggard89 said:

Let's be real, any of us would love to get paid to play basketball. He's a kid chasing a dream. It's easy to judge a kid from your recliner.

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He's given us plenty of reasons to judge him in his three years at IU, his on court performance is just a small fraction of them. I don't think any of us are trying to criticize him here, we're just frustrated by all the wasted potential we see in him. It would seem to be a better idea to come back, improve on his weaknesses, and be a first round pick next year than go play in some country where he can't speak the language. I really doubt playing in China was his dream growing up. But I guess if money is the ultimate factor which it seems to be in this situation then by all means he should go and get it in whatever league he can. 

[Dalton26 16,892]

JBJ withdrew his name like many expected.

[HoosierAloha 30,024]

Maybe Bozich is a great guy. But he tweets some of the most negative stuff ever from that high horse he rides around. 

Im glad im not the only one that has noticed that

I grew up with Alex. He's a good dude who comes from a great family. I read over his Twitter and it looks like he's pissed by misinformation. Alex usually doesn't announce, post, or tweet something unless it's absolutely true and he's verified. Others choose the fast and wreck less way of reporting. I believe Alex is fed up with how things are being reported.

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[KB0 827]

9 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

 

I grew up with Alex. He's a good dude who comes from a great family. I read over his Twitter and it looks like he's pissed by misinformation. Alex usually doesn't announce, post, or tweet something unless it's absolutely true and he's verified. Others choose the fast and wreck less way of reporting. I believe Alex is fed up with how things are being reported.

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Whether he actually is or not, he definitely comes across as a pompous ******* on twitter.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

16 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

@insidethehall let me just say this .. Troy doesn't want to come back and James doesn't have any other option

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This wasn't tweeted by Bozich. Tweeted by the janitorinthegym to inside the hall

[HumphreyIN 75]

26 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

 

I grew up with Alex. He's a good dude who comes from a great family. I read over his Twitter and it looks like he's pissed by misinformation. Alex usually doesn't announce, post, or tweet something unless it's absolutely true and he's verified. Others choose the fast and wreck less way of reporting. I believe Alex is fed up with how things are being reported.

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Ya, I don't know why I felt the need to judge him from tweets but he is the type of person I would unfollow immediately.... if he wasn't so damn good at covering IU basketball. lol

[Brass Cannon 24,271]

2 hours ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

You have 10 days after the combine finishes to pull your name out of the draft, and this is the first year with the rule change so it can't be a trend.

 

I don't get why you are annoyed that kids are allowed to make more informed decisions about their futures.

Because for him the combine was never about whether or not he was coming back. If it WAS he would be coming back nothing about his combine would indicate he should stay in the draft so for him the choice was already made

And nothing wrong with that just man up and let people know.  Thomas Bryant made his decision possibly prematurely and what did he do  he announced it  

 

[mamasa 15,176]

23 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Because for him the combine was never about whether or not he was coming back. If it WAS he would be coming back nothing about his combine would indicate he should stay in the draft so for him the choice was already made

And nothing wrong with that just man up and let people know.  Thomas Bryant made his decision possibly prematurely and what did he do  he announced it  

 

Why should he "man up" and let people know?  This is his choice and you are not a factor in it.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,073]

Hope it all works out well for Troy.

[Brass Cannon 24,271]

Just now, mamasa said:

Why should he "man up" and let people know?  This is his choice and you are not a factor in it.

Because not announcing it once it gets made only serves the purpose of getting attention.  which has been a problem with Troy on the court no need to bring it into his business dealings also 

[BlueDevil 8,655]

Dakich saying Troy would come to practice / workouts in non Indiana hear and was just off to the side doing his own thing. Says coaches got tired of it.

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[Chips&Dipo 1,464]

I wish all the best for Troy! Good luck on the next stage in your life and hope everything goes well for you! You will always be a Hoosier!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,073]

So now that the drama with Troy and JBJ is over, what the heck are we gonna talk about?  

[incrediboy 922]

Troy's departure means nobody gets Creaned unless we get a late signee.

 

[incrediboy 922]

I will say this: we will not have to worry about getting Good Troy or Bad Troy now. It's kind of like losing Hanner last year. It's a quantitative and a qualitative loss, but it takes away a lot of concerns and means we won't be seeing him driving to nowhere.

Don't get me wrong...I admire Williams' talent, and there were times he carried us on the court. But without consistency, he was often a liability.

[Alford Bailey 12,356]

Good luck to Troy. This is classic addition by subtraction, though. He was a part of the culture problem IU had a couple years ago and I've never understood why he was allowed to remain in the program. I feel really good about the team moving forward as long as JBJ pulls his weight.

[X-Hoosier 529]

Will make the team better. Losing someone so self absorbed won't hurt the program. Let's just hope all the bad apples are finally gone. 2012 and 2013 classes were a couple of... something.

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