OT- Chane Behanan (Twitter Tea Leaves)

[tcf15]

Gone for good? Quite a season for this young man.

Chane ‏@bostonbehanan21
Good while it lasted

Chane ‏@bostonbehanan21
I will forever miss this place

Rob Dauster ‏@RobDauster
RT @jeffgreer_cj Rick Pitino set to address in 35 minutes. PF Chane Behanan's tweets are awfully cryptic, saying he'll "miss this place."

 

[OkaForPrez]

Wow.

 

[tcf15]

Evan Daniels ‏@EvanDaniels 6m
@CardChronicle @jeffborzello He's done

 

[CTGoonie]

In Pitino's world doesn't "done" mean about 2 weeks?

 

[BoatShow]

Rumor is he whiped his ass with the ACC charter. WM on phone with Swofford.

 

[OkaForPrez]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN1m
Louisville's Kevin Ware is expected to redshirt this season, sources told ESPN.

 

[tcf15]

Seth Davis ‏@SethDavisHoops 33s
There it is “@rickbozich: Louisville announces Chane Behanan dismissed from team.”

Jeff Borzello ‏@jeffborzello 1m
RT @KKcards: Louisville F Chane Behanan has been dismissed from the Cardinals' basketball team for a violation of university policy

 

[tcf15]

Michael DeCourcy ‏@tsnmike
Rick Pitino: 2013 Ending on a bad note. Chane Behanan has been dismissed by the university.

Steve Jones ‏@SteveJones_CJ
Pitino: the university has gone to the mat from him. Said he's great in the lines and a great person, but made mistakes "off the line."

Michael DeCourcy ‏@tsnmike
University, Jurich gave him every opportunity, Pitino says. "Has set our basketball team back immensely."

 

[aceboon]

not Behanan related but I did have to laugh at this comment from Russ Smith in today's ESPN article on the Cards. this is how its supposed to be, they got away with it far too long.


And while Pitino maintained in the preseason that the new enforcement of the hand-checking rules would have virtually no impact on his team’s pressing defense, Russdiculous claims otherwise.

“With these new rules, we’re not able to do anything,” Smith told me following Louisville’s loss to Kentucky at Rupp. “Now when we use our hands, it’s a foul.”

“It was just different last year,” he added. “We knew how to use our hands.”

 

[UConn17]

not Behanan related but I did have to laugh at this comment from Russ Smith in today's ESPN article on the Cards. this is how its supposed to be, they got away with it far too long.


And while Pitino maintained in the preseason that the new enforcement of the hand-checking rules would have virtually no impact on his team’s pressing defense, Russdiculous claims otherwise.

“With these new rules, we’re not able to do anything,” Smith told me following Louisville’s loss to Kentucky at Rupp. “Now when we use our hands, it’s a foul.”

“It was just different last year,” he added. “We knew how to use our hands.”

Russ Smith is just keeping it real

 

[Gurleyman]

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN1m
Louisville's Kevin Ware is expected to redshirt this season, sources told ESPN.

Since he's already played, Louisville will need to provide the NCAA some sort of proof that he suffered an injury. Hope they have access to Google.

 

[caw]

I personally like how Pitino waited until after the UK game to suspend/expell Behanan. Want to bet his issue occurred before then?

That's 3/5 of ULs starters now gone along with their 6th or 7th man from last years championship team. Harrell looks great against any team that's not ranked, but has been putrid against the two decent teams they played. He is their big missing piece, that and neither guard looks to pass. If you think RB is selfish, watch UL.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Of coarse right after the Kensucky game

 

[UChusky916]

UL and the media sensationalized Kevin Ware's return... now we're supposed to just pretend he didn't play and that he's 'hurt' so he should qualify for a redshirt?!

Uhhhhh

 

[Tenspro2002]

UL and the media sensationalized Kevin Ware's return... now we're supposed to just pretend he didn't play and that he's 'hurt' so he should qualify for a redshirt?!

Uhhhhh

After the injury he suffered, I was surprised they didn't do it to start the year. And at that point I'm sure the NCAA would have honored the request.

Doing it at this point, after he's attempted a comeback, is just bizarre.

 

[CAHUSKY]

UL and the media sensationalized Kevin Ware's return... now we're supposed to just pretend he didn't play and that he's 'hurt' so he should qualify for a redshirt?!

Uhhhhh

You can play and apply for a redshirt. Why shouldn't he qualify if he is unable to play?

 

[Huskies4ever]

In Pitino's world doesn't "done" mean about 2 weeks?

If you're in a restaurant, it's a lot quicker.

 

[ColoradoUCFan]

This hurts UConn. We don't have many high profile games left. If we beat a diminished Louisville team it won't help as much as it would had otherwise. Now if we lose to them it looks worse to pollsters. And if they're bad it doesn't help our RPI.

 

[Strummer]

This hurts UConn. We don't have many high profile games left. If we beat a diminished Louisville team it won't help as much as it would had otherwise. Now if we lose to them it looks worse to pollsters. And if they're bad it doesn't help our RPI.

And your sister is fat.

 

[UConn990411]

Behanan's super long suspension to start the season surely taught him a lesson!

 

[Mots010]

Great comment on espn.com...

Anytime a married guy who banged his employee's wife in a bar then paid for her abortion tells you you're breaking too many rules you really have to think about changing.

 

[Fishy]

After the injury he suffered, I was surprised they didn't do it to start the year. And at that point I'm sure the NCAA would have honored the request.

Doing it at this point, after he's attempted a comeback, is just bizarre.

What's bizarre about it?

He likely qualifies for a medical redshirt and will apparently apply for one.

 

[Tenspro2002]

What's bizarre about it?

He likely qualifies for a medical redshirt and will apparently apply for one.

Bizarre that they didn't do this in the first place (which I would have done) and had him try to play through it, only deciding on the redshirt 1/3 of the way through the season.

 

[ColoradoUCFan]

And your sister is fat.

I like it when you talk dirty.

 

[huskyharry]

It is certainly a sad turn of events for Behanan, but commendable of L'ville to finally say enough is enough.

The loss of Ware will certainly hurt guard depth but barring injury to one of their guards, it won't hurt the team performance very much.

I must admit that prior to the season, L'ville's power game inside seemed like a huge mismatch against UConn's thin and inexperienced big guys. Mathiang and Van Treese have performed well to date and we certainly recruited Agau (who will likely now get more minutes) but it is a bit less scary when our skinny dudes will no longer have to face the well-muscled pair of Behanan and Harrell.