Duke Crews and Ramar Smith Dismissed

[yegua]

This really sucks

[hatvol96]

Originally Posted by Marc Maggard

haha...ok. Well, I'm not exactly a novice, and I gotta tell you, I in no way agree with your evaluation. Neither does the UT coaching staff, the Cincy staff, or the UK staff.

All of them think he's absolutely good enough to come in and help right away.

Academically, well, that's a different story.

mm

Don't think I said you were a novice. The UT staff also thought Marques Johnson and Tony Passley could contibute at the SEC level. Cronin & Co. thought Alvin Mitchell was worth a scholarship. They're good staffs, they're not perfect.

[TennesseeFan07]

Everyone can miss a recruit every now and then. I don't really think Maze is that great, but we're going to have to get some depth at PG next season. He'll only be here 2 years at most.

[Marc Maggard]

Originally Posted by StunnA N' Orange

That's the root of my concern with Bobby Maze. I was informed that was the primary reason for Gary Williams rescinding Bobby's verbal commitment last month.

Gary didn't rescind anything, maryland wouldn't allow Bobby to enroll. Still needs 9 hours this summer and has a low GPA despite "cake" classes.

Some schools wouldn't want to transfer some of the classes in at all.....

mm

[Marc Maggard]

Originally Posted by hatvol96

Don't think I said you were a novice. The UT staff also thought Marques Johnson and Tony Passley could contibute at the SEC level. Cronin & Co. thought Alvin Mitchell was worth a scholarship. They're good staffs, they're not perfect.

Nobody can predict a players desire and ability to improve.....

but that's not the case here. If Maze never gets a bit better, he can play at the SEC level right now. Very very few people doubt his talent/ability.

mm

[TennesseeFan07]

Will he be top 5 PG in the SEC right now? I would consider him 8th or below based on limited things I've saw and read about him

[DowntownVol]

Originally Posted by RockyTop572

It must have been A LOT of little stuff. Why would Pearl just decide it was in everyones best interest to let Duke go if it was just over some little petty stuff? That doesn't make much sense to me.

If there was nothing recent that caused this I don't understand why he would be leaving.

Sounds to me like Crews is playing the damage control game, hoping to salvage a bit of his reputation so he ends up at Virginia Tech instead of VCU.

[peaygolf89]

Neither will be missed at UT.

If they don't care enough to "play by the rules"....get lost!

I respect CBP enough to know that he looked into the future and saw what was going to happen. UT basketball will be just fine.

R. Smith was too much up-down to be counted on
D Crews was a non factor except for maybe 2 games this year.

Kids need ONE extra chance, after that....see ya!

[Fine Vol]

MM how far do you think the Vols can make it next year with the recruits and talent?

[peaygolf89]

Originally Posted by DowntownVol

Sounds to me like Crews is playing the damage control game, hoping to salvage a bit of his reputation so he ends up at Virginia Tech instead of VCU.

I've "heard" repeated drug tests. Not facts .... just speculation!

[vestvol98]

the info I posted earlier re: a doobie at a concert was from was from dane's dad.

[Rasputin_Vol]

Originally Posted by Jaytrain5

So, according to Duke, he hasn't had "any negative incidents" since being suspended for a month before the start of the season when small amounts of marijuana were found in his on-campus apartment.

And, to take it one step further, he says that he's in solid academic standing.

Just to recap:

-He hasn't had any negative incidents since last fall.
-His academics are just fine.

Yep, this dismissal makes perfect sense. I don't doubt Crews' account one bit.

Add that to that fact that per Jimmy Hyams, he was told by someone today that neither of these guys had run out of strikes (it's either 4 or 5 positive tests before you are expelled, i.e. Coker).
So lets get a tally:

1. No negative incidents since last fall
2. No academic problems
3. No running out of strikes on drug tests

And yet, on the one hand, the coaching staff bends over backwards (and rightfully so may I add) to assist one player that was facing a life threatening illness in Lofton, yet they mysteriously run a guy from Knoxville that had a similar life threatening crisis with his heart, even though he had allegedly turned his life around and was in good academic standing?

Who else is buying this?

[VolinArizona]

Crews is lying.

[BigPapaVol]

Originally Posted by VolinArizona

Crews is lying.

seriously?

[VolinArizona]

Mind blowing, I know.