This kid is such a piece of , honestly.
The quotes just show how out of touch with reality he was, and continues to be.
-"He's a Hall of Fame coach and I'm not taking anything away from him, but what he did was wrong in my opinion," Oriakhi said. " In my three years, I never, ever talked back to him. I kept quiet and did exactly what he told me. I got good grades, played hard and never got in trouble."
Never talked back to Calhoun? Just trash-talked him on twitter and behind his back?
Played hard? I remember him sulking after fumbling away a rebound or getting stripped. Or complaining to the refs after a call didn't go his way.
"I don't care about minutes," he said. "I just want to win. That's what made it so difficult last season. We weren't winning."
"If you helped win a national title and then were on the bench, how would you feel?"
Contradicting yourself much? Don't care about minutes, but complain that you were on the bench? YEAH that makes sense.
-"But at UConn, they never ran a play for me. The only way I was getting a shot was to get an offensive rebound."
Again, we made countless efforts to get AO the ball last year; they were all wasted possessions. This really shows how clueless he is. And when was the last time he got an offensive rebound?
-"He (Pressey) always made everything easy for me," Oriakhi said. "It's easy, so easy. You can average eight points a game just off Phil's passes. He's the best point guard in the country."
-"What (calhoun) did last year was ridiculous," he added. "Especially to a junior. I figured I'd get a little leeway.
These two quotes show's Alex's true character. He wants everything handed to him. He wants EASY passes. He feels he was OWED the playing time.
-"Coach Calhoun tried to get me to stay, but my mind was made up. I was laughing at him in my head."
Cool, bro. That's respectful. Showing your true colors.
Glad the kid is gone... we didn't need to beg him to stay for another year just so that he could infect this year's team, even despite the post-season ban. I'd rather have TO in there playing and get out-rebounded by a few dozen.
This kid is in for a rude awakening when he doesn't get drafted after this year and probably won't find a home playing professional ball anywhere. Yet... he'll still manage to blame Calhoun for that somehow.
Trashing a Hall of Fame coach raises red flags with NBA scouts. His quotes are more indicative of his character anyway. He doesn't understand that nothing is given to him in the league, that he has to EARN everything he gets. That's why he doesn't belong.
