Georgetown Preventing Antwan Walker From Being Eligible 1st

[TheBasketballOpinion]

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status ... 3Fpage%3D6

From what I remember he was dismissed before the season started last year and transferred mid season? Either way URI fans are less than pleased in the comments.

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Rhody83 wrote: ↑34 minutes ago
PeterRamTime wrote: ↑39 minutes ago
Still, Georgetown should maybe take responsibility for themselves rather than playing victim to a 19 year old kid who didnt like the fit.

Obviously they offered him something that he didnt get so it's their fault that he was either dismissed or run off.
Your fit comment is off. Walker git into a fight with another Georgetown student (non basketball athlete). It was Walker’s second offense in his 1+ years at Georgetown.
Still not a good fit if they put him in an environment where he gets in fights....

If that is the case then he did not run off. He was dismissed.

Now hes in a better environment where he makes dance videos with his friends instead of getting in fights.

F**k Georgetown

LOL be more delusional URI

[MarquetteRustler]

Still not a good fit if they put him in an environment where he gets in fights....

[hoyahooligan]

He was dismissed from the team for repeatedly getting in fights.
Since he was already enrolled he had to wait to transfer until semester end.

speculation on my part:
Likely the reason why Georgetown didn't admit to "running off" Walker is likely that Ewing probably set forth some requirements to be reinstated down the line and rather than do what was required of him Walker chose to transfer instead. If that were the case, then I don't think there's an issue.

If that's not the case and we kicked him off the team and then didn't support him playing right away at another school, even if we had no intention of letting him back into the program with good behavior. I don't think it's a good look.

[DudeAnon]

If that's not the case and we kicked him off the team and then didn't support him playing right away at another school, even if we had no intention of letting him back into the program with good behavior. I don't think it's a good look.

This nails it. Even if he was a problem, once you no longer want him there is really no argument in trying to prevent him from playing elsewhere.

[hoyahooligan]

Taken from our home board.

"As far as I understand the situation from reading the URI board, the grey area is over the waiver rule where the previous school has to engage in "egregious" behavior, like running a kid off a team because they were over-recruited or there being no playing time for him whatsoever. From reading their board, it sounds like Georgetown was pretty firm that "Hey, we didn't do anything wrong, we kicked this kid off the team for getting in fights" and URI kinda wanted them to play ball and just say he was run off or that he wouldn't have gotten any playing time (which probably is true)."

So definitely debatable.

The ethics of the situation are sticky.

Should Georgetown lie about what happened so the player can play immediately or should they tell the truth even if it's going to hurt this kid.

[gtmoBlue]

It's G'twn... Do what they normally do...Lie.

[Husky_U]

URI fans angry at PC. Angry at UCONN. Angry at the Big East. Angry at life. Soooooooooooooooooo angry.

[Friarsfan94]

Hahahaha oh URhIgh...what a trashcan afterthought they will be without Danny boy.