Remy asks for release

[AE Braves Fan]

We had Sam signed and here for year.....and he still left.

What's your point?

My point is that it's a bad sign when we have an enormous advantage over every program in the country (signed LOI, 2 coaches in his house), and could not keep him. I (like everyone else) wish our coaching staff could have landed this recruit. Best of luck to Remy.

[BradleyJD]

My point is that it's a bad sign when we have an enormous advantage over every program in the country (signed LOI, 2 coaches in his house), and could not keep him. I (like everyone else) wish our coaching staff could have landed this recruit. Best of luck to Remy.

Well perhaps he wanted to leave no matter who was in his living room. His stock rose and maybe that was too much to pass up.

Who knows?

It's in the rearview now

[lefty]

We'll see how Remy does. I hope he does well...sounds like his stock rose during the year and this was all he needed to move on.

Coach Ford handled it as well as he could have...time to move on

[Beninator]

Again let's not fool ourselves to say this is not a big deal and it should not be a shock to anyone. Is the world coming to an end? NO! but that makes it 3 quality players not suiting up for BU next year and any replacement most likely will not be able to fill those shoes completely or at least I'd be surprised. The question is how long does this set us back. I hope Coach Ford is a better coach then most, has a few recruiting surprises up his sleeve for this year and can make it up the following year.

I also believe the Harris release is a bigger set back for next year then the RA release. I for one do not believe his time away from bball would have effected him at rebounding and that may be our biggest weakness going into next season followed by 3 point shooting.

I agree with the majority of your post SFP, but I would have to say that we will be down 2 quality players. Harris is a bit of an unknown as I am sure he will have to adjust from 2 years away from any type of organized basketball.

I think a quality coach (which I believe Coach Ford will be) is more important that any player(s) we lost.

Changing coaches always leads to player changes as well. Just look at BU's own history. This was expected. I still believe in the long run, this move will greatly improve Bradley basketball.

Agree somewhat with the second half of your post, but IMHO, Geno is a bit of an unproven commodity that we overpaid for. I hope he works out here, but I will not have an opinion about him either way until I see him coach.

So we have a kid signed, have 2 coaches in his living room, and can't keep him? Very bad.

Completely disagree here... I don't blame anyone from the present coaching staff for not being able to get Remy to recommit to BU. The staff was basically fighting an uphill battle to get Remy here after JL was fired. The blame goes to the administration for this. The departure of Remy is something that should have been considered when deciding on a coaching change. The next 3-4 years should be very interesting......

[Big Mike]

http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x2057180413/BU-signee-Abell-asks-for-release

[amckillip]

So we have a kid signed, have 2 coaches in his living room, and can't keep him? Very bad.

Not bad at all. Should be expected.

[amckillip]

Well stated. Remy was probably going to find a way out eventually even if JL was still here. If Geno's teams can hold (and add onto) leads in the final two minutes consistently, this will have been an excellent offseason.

No way, Remy was excited to play for JL, as many here can confirm. We lost him because we switched coaches. It's nothing Geno did wrong, but it is a fact that RA would have been here if JL still was. Though I don't think we can blame Geno for losing him, he had almost no shot to begin with.

[amckillip]

I agree with the majority of your post SFP, but I would have to say that we will be down 2 quality players. Harris is a bit of an unknown as I am sure he will have to adjust from 2 years away from any type of organized basketball.



Agree somewhat with the second half of your post, but IMHO, Geno is a bit of an unproven commodity that we overpaid for. I hope he works out here, but I will not have an opinion about him either way until I see him coach.



Completely disagree here... I don't blame anyone from the present coaching staff for not being able to get Remy to recommit to BU. The staff was basically fighting an uphill battle to get Remy here after JL was fired. The blame goes to the administration for this. The departure of Remy is something that should have been considered when deciding on a coaching change. The next 3-4 years should be very interesting......

Ben, I don't think you and I could possibly be on the same page more than we are now.

[TylerDurden]

This just reinforces that players sign with coaches, not schools.

As disappointing as that is to many of us, it's reality.

This happens with every new coach, not just with recruits, but returning players -- good and bad players.

Danny Granger was a better player than anyone BU has had since AP, but he left when the coach that brought him in was let go.

It happens.

RA comes if Les is still here, Granger would have stayed if Mo were still at BU.

That's your trade off for replacing the coach.

[Dubl R 1]

Man, we cant win. Its always something. Best of luck to Remy. Moving on.

[BradleyJD]

This just reinforces that players sign with coaches, not schools.

As disappointing as that is to many of us, it's reality.

This happens with every new coach, not just with recruits, but returning players -- good and bad players.

Danny Granger was a better player than anyone BU has had since AP, but he left when the coach that brought him in was let go.

It happens.

RA comes if Les is still here, Granger would have stayed if Mo were still at BU.

That's your trade off for replacing the coach.

In many cases, you are correct.

What is more important than RA leaving, is what Coach Ford does now. This is just one more step in proving himself.

[lefty]

Danny Granger was a better player than anyone BU has had since AP, but he left when the coach that brought him in was let go.

RA comes if Les is still here, Granger would have stayed if Mo were still at BU.

That's your trade off for replacing the coach.

kind of....Granger didn't leave when Mo was let go....he played here the following season for awhile...

we lost 2 our of 4 recruits and a 5th yr senior who could play somewhere else next year. Sam's case rarely happens....but losing 2 of 4 recruits often happens during a coaching change

[SFP]

In many cases, you are correct.

What is more important than RA leaving, is what Coach Ford does now. This is just one more step in proving himself.

Couldn't agree more! I hope he can and I'm fully supporting him and hoping to his success.

[romar]

Well perhaps he wanted to leave no matter who was in his living room. His stock rose and maybe that was too much to pass up.

Who knows?

It's in the rearview now

It's like being promised to a cute girl when a really hot chick starts hitting on you. It's hard not to have thoughts about what might be with the hot girl. Remy thinks he has a hot girl in the wings and with the coaching change he has the chance to pursue her. It might be the best decision he ever made or the worst, only time will tell. BU just needs to keep rolling forward.

[OrangeandBlack74]

The departure of Remy is something that should have been considered when deciding on a coaching change.

One player's potential departure (whether expected or not) should be a criteria for selecting a new coach??? Puhleeeeease!!