Comments on: JUCO Out, JUCO In http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/ The rantings and commentary on Pitt football and basketball ... and anything else from a distracted mind Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:37:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jec http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100155 jec Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:27 +0000 http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100155 What about Mike Cook? What happens if were allowed to return next year by the NCAA? Has his scholarship already been accounted for in the 2008 or 2009 class? What about Mike Cook? What happens if were allowed to return next year by the NCAA? Has his scholarship already been accounted for in the 2008 or 2009 class?

]]> By: pitt 1972 http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100144 pitt 1972 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:00:58 +0000 http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100144 RE: Diggs--I imagine if push came to shove and Diggs had held out to the end he would have been allowed to stay and sit at the tail end of the bench or be put on a medical hardship ship. I doubt he would have actually had his ship not renewed in that circumstance--too much bad publicity for recruiting. There being two sides to every coin, Mr. Diggs is, no doubt, understandably upset that he didn't get the playing time he believes he was promised. In fact he was surely told when recruited that he would get a certain amount of playing time. But; that promise--to look at the other side of the coin--was always predicated, whether Diggs knew it or not, on what the staff hoped he would be able to provide in the way of performance when they recruited him. It's easy when disappointed to not recognize that "promises" in big time athletics are always contingent on expected performance and are not guaranteed irrespective of that performance. To the extent injury and/or mis-evaluation by the coaches during the recruiting process contributed to the "under -expectations" performance by the young man, I feel disappointed for him. Hopefully he will not remain bitter and this outcome will prove to be a beneficial life-lesson. RE: Diggs–I imagine if push came to shove and Diggs had held out to the end he would have been allowed to stay and sit at the tail end of the bench or be put on a medical hardship ship. I doubt he would have actually had his ship not renewed in that circumstance–too much bad publicity for recruiting. There being two sides to every coin, Mr. Diggs is, no doubt, understandably upset that he didn’t get the playing time he believes he was promised. In fact he was surely told when recruited that he would get a certain amount of playing time. But; that promise–to look at the other side of the coin–was always predicated, whether Diggs knew it or not, on what the staff hoped he would be able to provide in the way of performance when they recruited him. It’s easy when disappointed to not recognize that “promises” in big time athletics are always contingent on expected performance and are not guaranteed irrespective of that performance. To the extent injury and/or mis-evaluation by the coaches during the recruiting process contributed to the “under -expectations” performance by the young man, I feel disappointed for him. Hopefully he will not remain bitter and this outcome will prove to be a beneficial life-lesson.

]]> By: Pitt Blather — The Rantings Continue Permalink » No One Diggs It http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100134 Pitt Blather — The Rantings Continue Permalink » No One Diggs It Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:00:30 +0000 http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100134 [...] So, I’m not even going to pretend that Pitt coaches  weren’t doing everything they could to convince Cassin Diggs to leave the basketball team. It may not have been with the direct coldness of a Jim Calhoun forced exit, but it was done. I can’t say I’m comfortable with it, simply because it means falling back on the old chestnut of “well it goes on everywhere else.” [...] [...] So, I’m not even going to pretend that Pitt coaches  weren’t doing everything they could to convince Cassin Diggs to leave the basketball team. It may not have been with the direct coldness of a Jim Calhoun forced exit, but it was done. I can’t say I’m comfortable with it, simply because it means falling back on the old chestnut of “well it goes on everywhere else.” [...]

]]> By: Fcuk Paterno http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100130 Fcuk Paterno Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100130 According to the PG article referenced above, it's unlikely Young declares for the NBA. I think even if he does, he'll go to the camps and be back. The fact that he;s taking his time doing that tells me that he'll be in blue & gold next year! According to the PG article referenced above, it’s unlikely Young declares for the NBA. I think even if he does, he’ll go to the camps and be back. The fact that he;s taking his time doing that tells me that he’ll be in blue & gold next year!

]]> By: Neil http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100099 Neil Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:51 +0000 http://www.pittblather.com/2008/04/21/juco-out-juco-in/#comment-100099 In what’s portrayed as a fairly black-white argument of he-said-she-said, player and coach cannot simultaneously be attributed flat-out liar; not when -- regardless of pun --“amicable” departures are said to be so by one party, but not the other. Call me naïve, but I don’t like the sounds of this at all.. Tuesday, April 22, 2008; By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Florida JC guard fills void for Pitt men; Diggs' departure opened scholarship http://www.postgazette.com/pg/08113/875420-175.stm ….Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said Diggs was fine with the decision to transfer and that it was an amicable parting of the ways... Diggs said the split from Pitt was not amicable... "They basically wanted me to leave because they wanted to sign someone else... [then] went on to say the Pitt coaches were "manipulators" ...Scholarships are only guaranteed for one year and are renewed at the school's discretion. ____________________ yukkk In what’s portrayed as a fairly black-white argument of he-said-she-said, player and coach cannot simultaneously be attributed flat-out liar; not when — regardless of pun –“amicable” departures are said to be so by one party, but not the other.

Call me naïve, but I don’t like the sounds of this at all..

Tuesday, April 22, 2008; By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Florida JC guard fills void for Pitt men; Diggs’ departure opened scholarship
http://www.postgazette.com/pg/08113/875420-175.stm

….Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said Diggs was fine with the decision to transfer and that it was an amicable parting of the ways… Diggs said the split from Pitt was not amicable…
“They basically wanted me to leave because they wanted to sign someone else… [then] went on to say the Pitt coaches were “manipulators” …Scholarships are only guaranteed for one year and are renewed at the school’s discretion. ____________________ yukkk

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