NBA Scout on Oriakhi

[babysheep]

I wouldn't bet on that. People who try to lay the blame for their failings on others often don't change. I agree that once the NBA draft happens and this kid disappears, it will be a dead issue. Not until then, though.

I wouldn't bet on that myself. He can definitely find a job playing basketball somewhere, so someone will always care enough to check in on him and post about it now and then. Some people just cannot resist, and what's crazy is that they think we still care like they do.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

You're kidding me on the dropped passes right? Or the walks, or the times he didn't run up court for defense? While we needed a big to play well we also needed a guard to help with kemba when double teamed and against the traps......we certainly couldn't count on AO to dribble, throw a pass or anything of the sort. So while Kemba was a distand #1 in importance and Jlamb turned out to be a huge #2 there isn't anyting crazy about putting AO and Bazz in together for a distant tie for 3. That's not hate that's reality.......the guy thrived off Kemba and jeremy did also......proof came the year after when Jeremy was okay and Ao sucked!! But Bazz was real good and this year he was damn good!

Look, nobody reads your posts about Alex and expects to see anything approaching objectivity, and rightfully so. Everything you post is an exercise in revisionist history with a kid who was the best big man in the program for a while, had some huge games in big moments, and helped us with a national championship. Coombs-McDaniel gets an inordinate amount of credit for a rebound that landed in his lap against Pitt, and no one mentions Oriakhi stripping the ball and feeding Lamb for the three that iced the win over SDSU. Fine, that's the way it goes.

But why can't you save your hyperventilations at this point? We get it, you don't like the kid, you think he blows, your butt hurts, whatever. But ranting about your distorted view of history doesn't make it any more real. The kid was a good player. He could have been better. He had some big moments and some small moments, and left the program in a way that apparently hurt your feelings. I think everyone gets that by now.

 

[Fishy]

Here's a thought....

Most of the forum threads about Alex O have some version of his name in the thread title.

If you're tired of reading about the kid, do not click the thread. If you're not, click away.

There are no quizzes here - you are free to skip some of the source material.

 

[mauconnfan]

Look, nobody reads your posts about Alex and expects to see anything approaching objectivity, and rightfully so. Everything you post is an exercise in revisionist history with a kid who was the best big man in the program for a while, had some huge games in big moments, and helped us with a national championship. Coombs-McDaniel gets an inordinate amount of credit for a rebound that landed in his lap against Pitt, and no one mentions Oriakhi stripping the ball and feeding Lamb for the three that iced the win over SDSU. Fine, that's the way it goes.

But why can't you save your hyperventilations at this point? We get it, you don't like the kid, you think he blows, your butt hurts, whatever. But ranting about your distorted view of history doesn't make it any more real. The kid was a good player. He could have been better. He had some big moments and some small moments, and left the program in a way that apparently hurt your feelings. I think everyone gets that by now.

Wow brilliant observation Big Crack.......here's a thought (taking one from Fishy)......don't read my posts about Alex if you have an issue with it, does that work for you? I promise from my end, if no one gives him credit for anything other than being a piece of the NC team which Kemba drove, I will stop posting and my revisionist history will be forever retired.

Funny I might think something you post is ridiculous and may even say something to the point in a thread only disagreeing, but people who feel the need to give someone a "time out" because they are always so correct make me laugh!!.............

Oh yeah and man did we suck for big men for a while if he was the "best"......never even thought about that!

 

[sammydabiz]

Look, nobody reads your posts about Alex and expects to see anything approaching objectivity, and rightfully so. Everything you post is an exercise in revisionist history with a kid who was the best big man in the program for a while, had some huge games in big moments, and helped us with a national championship. Coombs-McDaniel gets an inordinate amount of credit for a rebound that landed in his lap against Pitt, and no one mentions Oriakhi stripping the ball and feeding Lamb for the three that iced the win over SDSU. Fine, that's the way it goes.

But why can't you save your hyperventilations at this point? We get it, you don't like the kid, you think he blows, your butt hurts, whatever. But ranting about your distorted view of history doesn't make it any more real. The kid was a good player. He could have been better. He had some big moments and some small moments, and left the program in a way that apparently hurt your feelings. I think everyone gets that by now.

Well his butt may be hurt, but it certainly sounds like your knees are sore, or maybe Alex and AO Sr bought you some knee pads for Christmas
AO had a "good" Soph season, but any upward trend vanished that offseason, where his highest reb total junior year was 10 (and he only reached that twice) he avg 6.7pts & 4.1 rebs.....if he was our best big man (he might be the worst best big man in history)
But for me stats are trivial, what matters to me, is does the kid play his heart out, is he a good teammate.....does he give effort. Unless you were in a vegagtative state in 2011-12 and unconscious, you would clearly admit he failed on all of those criteria. He was a cancer in the lockeroom, with a me-first mentality. That's why he gets no respect in the boneyard. Ha, I can still see that face he makes complaining to the ref that he was hacked, while everyone is down court playing defense.

 

[mauconnfan]

Well his butt may be hurt, but it certainly sounds like your knees are sore, or maybe Alex and AO Sr bought you some knee pads for Christmas
AO had a "good" Soph season, but any upward trend vanished that offseason, where his highest reb total junior year was 10 (and he only reached that twice) he avg 6.7pts & 4.1 rebs.....if he was our best big man (he might be the worst best big man in history)
But for me stats are trivial, what matters to me, is does the kid play his heart out, is he a good teammate.....does he give effort. Unless you were in a vegagtative state in 2011-12 and unconscious, you would clearly admit he failed on all of those criteria. He was a cancer in the lockeroom, with a me-first mentality. That's why he gets no respect in the boneyard. Ha, I can still see that face he makes complaining to the ref that he was hacked, while everyone is down court playing defense.

Oh geez sammy where's you "objectivity" on AO? C'mon man, best big man for a while (he must've been for at least a 1/2 a game) and you doubt his heart? Just because he called the coach who won him a NC ring a "mumu" doesn't mean he was a bad kid, they all do that!!............

 

[msgordon]

if he was our best big man (he might be the worst best big man in history)
.

you must not have seen any of our games this past year

 

[sammydabiz]

you must not have seen any of our games this past year

No, I watched'em all...... I saw effort, a team first mentality, and a will to win from our big men......AO can keep his 6pt4reb avg in the show me state