Re: Whaley out for Tulane (at least)

[Michael W Pickens]

What is going on with this guy?  You have guys like Meeker who don't have 
the height or talent but plays his butt off knowing he never has a chance 
to be in the NBA.  You have Max to show you how to work hard.  Just keep 
up with him, try to surpass what he does and BAM your working hard.  I 
have no idea why he is out of this game but I am guessing he is not living 
up to practicing hard.  He says he wants to be a good father figure, I 
think that is great but help your son see the value of hard work and 
dedication.  Nobody in the history of our program has had it easier to get 
playing time.  Hard work in practice, lift weights in the off season, do 
your homework, shut your mouth, listen to the coaching staff and you will 
be the starting center on a very good team for the next two years.  Then 
BAM your a possible lottery pick with a college education.   Sorry it just 
drives me crazy when someone could be set for life with just two years of 
hard work and keeping your nose clean.  While the rest of us 
non-sports-talented people work in offices trying just to make it through 
life to give our kids the best opportunities possible. 

How do you not get in gear to be the best you can be with these quotes in 
mind:



He's 20 years old with a 9-month-old son.


One of his other sisters played five years in the WNBA and is now an 
assistant women's coach at Indiana.


He has no trouble recalling the worst thing: "The last time I was home, 
one of the guys I grew up with told me, 'I can't wait for you to come home 
and be like the rest of us.



Like the rest of us? "Thugs. Nothing to live for." 


It's why he came to UC. Huggins' first words to the two-time 
junior-college all-American problem child were, "All you get from me is a 
hard time and a pair of sneakers." 






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[UC Basketball] Whaley out for Tulane (at least)






According to the Enquirer this morning, Whaley will not even make the trip 
to Tulane for tonight's game.  He did not "satisfy Huggins' requirements".

I know it's still early, but he's beginning to look like the big loser 
many said he was when they warned against recruiting him.




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