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re: Austin Nichols granted release from Memphis - With conditions
Posted on 7/11/15 at 12:05 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 7/11/15 at 12:05 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Nah. I'm just calling you on your whining when this stuff happens to other teams/players all the time.
But by all means, think it revolves all around you.
It's pretty shitty when his twin sister goes to UT and we finished 2nd in his recruitment out of HS. Why block that when they won't play us?
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Posted on 7/11/15 at 12:28 pm to volfan30
It's understandable enough. Pastner and the dumpster fire that Memphis basketball has slowly eroded into don't want Barnes and UT Basketball establishing a presence in the city. Like what's currently happening with us reestablishing our presence in the area in football again.
I get it, but it's petty. He's been getting blasted by national and state media, and deservedly so, IMO. Memphis as a fan base collectively seem ready for the guy to find another home.
I get it, but it's petty. He's been getting blasted by national and state media, and deservedly so, IMO. Memphis as a fan base collectively seem ready for the guy to find another home.
Posted on 7/12/15 at 2:33 pm to volfan30
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Why block that when they won't play us?
It's pretty self-explanatory honestly. You're in direct competition with them for recruits, coverage, etc. And they've lost a lot of the ground they built up under Calipari at this point.
FWIW, they also blocked him from Providence, Iowa, and Virginia. I'm guessing because of their previous involvement in his recruitment. They don't play any of those guys either.
I'm not saying it's right or noble, but it's not uncommon either. Originally they weren't going to release him to anyone before they made the conditional release change.
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