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Originally Posted by Bubba  J.R. Giddens- Transfered after a mutual agreement with Bill Self that it would be best to do that, after getting stabbed in the calf during a bar fight at the Moon Bar. Goes to New Mexico and then gets suspended from the team there...
David Padgett- Was recruited by Roy Williams and then Bill Self couldn't make him happy even though he (Padgett) gave it a year to see if he could work it out. Transfered to Louisville. Then, Bill Self recruited C.J. Giles to take the place of David Padgett.
C.J. Giles- Booted from the team by Bill Self after being cited by police for battery against a 20 year old woman.
Real fine examples you gave there..... |
Let's look a little closer Bubba.
JR Giddens just finished his last year of eligibility with New Mexico. They played their last game last week against Cal in the NIT. Giddens had a double-double for the game and led the Lobos in scoring and rebounding for the year.
David Padgett is playing for the Louisville Cardinals. They are still alive in the NCAA tournament. He is leading the team in scoring for the year.
Giles is probably in jail somewhere.
These three were Roy Williams recruits. Not Bill Self's. When their problems surfaced, he sent them packing. Roy as you may know is coaching at North Carolina. That's the team your earler post, quoting TIME magazine, touted as having the highest graduation rates among the top seeded teams, using ten year old data. So as you can see, these players may indeed be
"real fine examples". At least two of the three seem to be.
While using the internet to "research" facts to support your own point of view, take a minute to dig up the whole story. It'll lend credence to the point your trying to make.