PJ Star- BU guard asks for release

[Bradleyguy10]

To those who are critical of Sammy, would you be giving SM just as hard of a time if he was leaving to go pro, as opposed to transferring?

No not really, because it would be him finishing his college career HERE...not somewhere else for one year. I just think this is a basketball move and the whole grad school thing is a facade. Let's put it this way, I strongly believe that if he finished this last season and had no more basketball eligibility he would not be going to UofI for a masters degree. He'd probably try to find a job, but I concede I could be way wrong because I don't know; that's just my feeling. Or another scenario where if JL was still here he wouldn't leave for a masters at UofI.

[tornado]

if a guy jumps from a sinking ship and clutches a life preserver is that guy a traitor to the ship?

life goes on

this is a new era

[Bradleyguy10]

if a guy jumps from a sinking ship and clutches a life preserver is that guy a traitor to the ship?

T what is up with all of your analogies today? There's a bunch that you've said but here's the thing...in that situation it's life and death, the ship is a ship..and the ocean is the ocean. In the real world, the one you claim is completely and utterly ending, it is a basketball program that can still compete and has a good chance of doing relatively well next year if everyone decides NOT to jump ship. It's not a life and death situation. To me it's a case of honor and loyalty to a program you committed the better part of your last 4 years to. If he really wants to go to UofI because of education, then fine, more power to him and I'm fine with that, but I still can't help but feel like this is a slight cowardly act by running away when the going gets tough. This team needs it's floor leader more than ever right now......

If you don't get that then agree to disagree because i'm tired of the analogies you are using that are so tragic I can't help but visualize you in the corner of a dark room crying while typing them out. We clearly disagree about a lot of things.

[Big Lance]

Well said, T

[Beninator]

if a guy jumps from a sinking ship and clutches a life preserver is that guy a traitor to the ship?

IMO, a little early to call this a sinking ship.... we haven't seen the new hire. While I have my extreme doubts I am taking a wait and see approach.


As for Sam, I wish him well and don't blame him for making this move. He deserves to finish his senior year in style.

[BradleyBrave]

if a guy jumps from a sinking ship and clutches a life preserver is that guy a traitor to the ship?

Are you jumping off?

[Bradleyguy10]

If you read some of his posts of the day it sure as hell seems like it.

[SFP]

One thing about T is that he is passionate and he backs up what he believes and to that I respect him. Do I agree with him? Sometimes I do and sometimes I do not but would I want him in my corner if I needed someone. Hell YES! There are a few of the other posters that I feel the same way.

Passion is the word of the day! When it is out there and world collides it can be messy. When it is in sync the world sings. We all happen to be on a collision.

[rsmit84]

You guys were all right. I don't know what all us anti-Les guys were thinking. This team is done. We'll be in division II before we know it. I'm sorry we got the coach fired. We should have listened. Continue to smugly pat yourselves on the back knowing that you are so much wiser than the prez and all of us brainwashed followers. Go Illini!

[Beninator]

One thing about T is that he is passionate and he backs up what he believes and to that I respect him. Do I agree with him? Sometimes I do and sometimes I do not but would I want him in my corner if I needed someone. Hell YES! There are a few of the other posters that I feel the same way.

Passion is the word of the day! When it is out there and world collides it can be messy. When it is in sync the world sings. We all happen to be on a collision.

+1

[ManMythLegend]

Calling SM a quitter is a bit over the top. ESPECIALLY if you are a BU fan who has watched this kid play. He's the kid that left EVERYTHING on the court EVERY SINGLE GAME HE PLAYED IN. Did he not seriously consider playing through a painful injury for the remainder of this season to give this team a better chance to succeed?

To take a phrase out of Charlie Sheen's notebook...this kid is WINNING!

Do I agree with SM possibly transferring to UofI or anther school? NO! But that's because the kid is a stud and I think everyone will agree they WANT HIM to be in a BU uniform next year. To try and call the kid a quitter is just hogwash.

[JMM28]

So Sam is going to leave Bradley to go to UIUC for sports broadcasting?


Leaving a school that has produced 3 Hall of Fame broadcasters in Chick Hearn, Jack Brickhouse, and Charlie Steiner AND Ralph Lawler to go to a school that has produced famed big ten network broadcaster Stephen Bardo?

[Braves4Life]

..... I can't help but visualize you in the corner of a dark room crying while typing them out. We clearly disagree about a lot of things.

IMO, a little early to call this a sinking ship.... we haven't seen the new hire. While I have my extreme doubts I am taking a wait and see approach.

It's a little too easy to see which posters are reasonable and open-minded versus those who are bitter, extremist and panicking....... The sun's gonna come up tomorrow fellas. BU Basketball WILL be OK..... just give it a chance. All of these cryptic, cute little messages do nothing but creep out the players and the recruits.... I know they sure creep me out.

[BUfan14]

IMO how badly the players want to proof the BU administration wrong for JL will determine how much of a sinking ship this is......we will see.......and of course how good a recruiter the new coach is will determine it long term. The new coach should be in a much better position to recruit than JL was thanks to JL.

[Canton BU fan]

My 10 year old son is not taking this news well at all. Sammy has been a Brave almost as long as he can remember. He has a #5 Bradley shirt he wears all the time. He happened to wear that shirt when were at the tourney game last year against Creighton and had his big game. He just had to wear that shirt again the next day. So we washed it out in the hotel sink. I hope for his sake even more than mine that maybe he will be back. If not, he will be missed greatly in this household.