borges:Omar Calhoun Isn't Going Anywhere

[businesslawyer]

He had a chance to leave when the postseason ban was imposed. He stayed. He had a chance to leave when Calhoun retired. He stayed. He had a chance to pout when he got passed on the depth chart this season. He kept working hard.

If he's not a great player for us, I'll be surprised. Character is half the battle and he definitely has the talent to go along with it.

It's hard to understand all the folks who think Omar won't contribute next year for the following reasons:

1. He already contributed to a team that stayed in the race for the conference championship of as good a conference as there was for an entire season.

2. KO has proven he knows hoops, and KO thought enough of his game THIS YEAR that he kept him in the starting lineup for a long time, showing that KO thought he could contribute at least at the level that LK and Giffey contributed to a team that won a national championship.

Stuff happened this year. An unbelievably unlikely series of stuff. But the thought that we have so many players who are going to be playing at levels well above what Omar gave us a frosh (and I have no reason to think Omar won't be above that level next year) strikes me as silly.

 

[Chief00]

The thing that I liked about Mr Calhoun was he cheered hard for other players; it wasn't just about his kid.

 

[intlzncster]

I like Calhoun but he would be stupid to go to another school. We just won the national championship and next year he might be a key player.

That is true. Your previous post read like "Were the hell was he going to go? Who would want him? He sucks." Probably why the guy posted what he did.