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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 10, 2023 15:25:26 GMT -5
actually, i hope watson has a successful season at seton hall cuz i don't have anything against him as a "person". i just don't want him back on our team anymore because of his "selfish" style of play. but i'm tellin' ya, this dude has the athleticism to compete at the major d1 level and he was fun to watch (when we're winning).
i never have a problem with aggie athletes who transfer away from a&t. don't mean i like it, but i definitely don't have a problem with it. i think the personal "happiness" of each individual athlete is more important than my desire for them to stay at a&t. so i wish all of our former athletes the best at their new homes.
meanwhile, life goes on...
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 10, 2023 17:41:08 GMT -5
Watson should have worn A&T gear because he still was a student-athlete at A&T. No excuse. I still wish him well at his new school.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 10, 2023 19:18:10 GMT -5
Watson should have worn A&T gear because he still was a student-athlete at A&T. No excuse. I still wish him well at his new school. people, pub-leeeze. he's not obligated to represent a&t if he doesn't want to. in his mind, its likely that he no longer considered himself an aggie and if not, that's okay. time to move pass this guy. no need to get your "feelings" all caught up with him transferring. we should be doing the same thing he's done and that is to look to the future. watson should be in our rearview mirrors... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 10, 2023 20:10:15 GMT -5
Watson should have worn A&T gear because he still was a student-athlete at A&T. No excuse. I still wish him well at his new school. people, pub-leeeze. he's not obligated to represent a&t if he doesn't want to. in his mind, its likely that he no longer considered himself an aggie and if not, that's okay. time to move pass this guy. no need to get your "feelings" all caught up with him transferring. we should be doing the same thing he's done and that is to look to the future. watson should be in our rearview mirrors... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards I wishing Watson well is moving on. Watson attended a HBCU event while still at A&T. Why are you disagreeing that he should have worn A&T gear? Every other student is wearing a HBCU apparel in the photo. Why is he holding up a HBCU banner? Do you think he would have been asked to participate if he had not attended A&T? What other HBCU did Watson attend or plan to attend? He had the right to wear what he wanted, but he can be wrong in his decision which I believe he was. If he had disassociated himself from being an Aggie, therefore no longer a HBCU student-athletes, then he should not have accepted the invitation. The event was for recognizing HBCU athletes I believe. |
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Post by saabman on Jun 11, 2023 0:46:12 GMT -5
people, pub-leeeze. he's not obligated to represent a&t if he doesn't want to. in his mind, its likely that he no longer considered himself an aggie and if not, that's okay. time to move pass this guy. no need to get your "feelings" all caught up with him transferring. we should be doing the same thing he's done and that is to look to the future. watson should be in our rearview mirrors... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards I wishing Watson well is moving on. Watson attended a HBCU event while still at A&T. Why are you disagreeing that he should have worn A&T gear? Every other student is wearing a HBCU apparel in the photo. Why is he holding up a HBCU banner? Do you think he would have been asked to participate if he had not attended A&T? What other HBCU did Watson attend or plan to attend? He had the right to wear what he wanted, but he can be wrong in his decision which I believe he was. If he had disassociated himself from being an Aggie, therefore no longer a HBCU student-athletes, then he should not have accepted the invitation. The event was for recognizing HBCU athletes I believe. Your expecting to much from Watson š Dud couldn't make the right decisions on the basketball court with his selfish about myself play š and you expect him to not be about himself on the National stage š Who stands out and who gets the attention on the photo. It's not about HBCU's it's about the guy in the Jacked-up shirt šš Dud could have dressed better that's my only complaint lš |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 11, 2023 13:41:59 GMT -5
people, pub-leeeze. he's not obligated to represent a&t if he doesn't want to. in his mind, its likely that he no longer considered himself an aggie and if not, that's okay. time to move pass this guy. no need to get your "feelings" all caught up with him transferring. we should be doing the same thing he's done and that is to look to the future. watson should be in our rearview mirrors... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards I wishing Watson well is moving on. Watson attended a HBCU event while still at A&T. Why are you disagreeing that he should have worn A&T gear? Every other student is wearing a HBCU apparel in the photo. Why is he holding up a HBCU banner? Do you think he would have been asked to participate if he had not attended A&T? What other HBCU did Watson attend or plan to attend? He had the right to wear what he wanted, but he can be wrong in his decision which I believe he was. If he had disassociated himself from being an Aggie, therefore no longer a HBCU student-athletes, then he should not have accepted the invitation. The event was for recognizing HBCU athletes I believe. i'm far less concerned with what watson does or does not do than i am with what we aggie alums do. "to me", complaining that he wasn't repping a&t is a form of "sour grapes". i see it the same way i see getting a divorce in the state of maryland which requires that the married couple "legally separate" for at least one year before the divorce will be granted. well, i ain't wearing no doggone "wedding ring" during that one year of separation cuz "in my mind", i'm already divorced. well, i see the watson situation the same way. its okay if he didn't wanna rep a&t cuz very likely "in his mind", he feels he's no longer married to a&t. look, we can't have it both ways. many (not all) aggie alums (including me) have expressed that they don't want watson back on our team and if true, why would we want him to continue repping a&t if we don't want him on our team anymore? to me, if he reps a&t, then that's fine. if he doesn't rep a&t, that's fine too... |
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 11, 2023 14:13:08 GMT -5
For the still curious- Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now. |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 11, 2023 16:33:30 GMT -5
I see it the same way i see getting a divorce in the state of maryland which requires that the married couple "legally separate" for at least one year before the divorce will be granted. well, i ain't wearing no doggone "wedding ring" during that one year of separation cuz "in my mind", i'm already divorced. well, i see the watson situation the same way. Again, Watson had the right to wear whatever he wanted, but "I" felt it was a bad look and a bad decision to not wear A&T gear, since it was a HBCU event and all other student-athletes wore HBCU apparel. He could have just not attended since he "mentally separated" himself from A&T/HBCU. Just like in your divorce example, if you were invited to a married couple event and you and your wife were separated, you probably would simply decline to attend the event. You still could attend if you like. I will move on from this issue because it is not worth the attention it is getting and the two of us wishes Watson well at his new school. |
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Post by A&T-roy on Jun 12, 2023 13:10:50 GMT -5
For the still curious- Also for today's where are they now?, Both Bettis and Woods are with FAMU now. Wow on Woods! Looks like NCSU as opposed FAMU. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 12, 2023 13:46:50 GMT -5
two former aggie mbb players were picked up by two "major d1" programs? the "highest" level of d1 competition in the country? wow, how can that be? supposedly, we didn't have any d1 players on our roster last season...
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 12, 2023 15:56:02 GMT -5
two former aggie mbb players were picked up by two "major d1" programs? the "highest" level of d1 competition in the country? wow, how can that be? supposedly, we didn't have any d1 players on our roster last season... Also, two well respected coaches decided to take a risk on players that at times played selfishly. I said that both of these players (Woods and Watson) were talented but maybe needed a more discipline coach to get rid of some of their bad habits or increase their basketball IQ. Some even complained about Woods wearing red socks and shoes. Unfortunately or fortunately they did not stick around for us to see if they could change. Now anyone interested can watch from the outside as to their individual development. |
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Post by aggielaw on Jun 12, 2023 16:31:07 GMT -5
They were great on some nights(@ W&M) and not so great on other nights(CAA Tourney). I'm sure Ross wants some consistency and discipline.....
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 12, 2023 16:53:05 GMT -5
They were great on some nights(@ W&M) and not so great on other nights(CAA Tourney). I'm sure Ross wants some consistency and discipline..... Ross can completely control team discipline, but he will have so many new and young players that reliable consistency may be an issue no matter how much he prepares the team before games. Woods and Watson inconsistencies last season probably can be contributed to the same things (new coach, new team, new conference, game prep, maturity, etc.). |
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Post by saabman on Jun 12, 2023 20:21:41 GMT -5
They were great on some nights(@ W&M) and not so great on other nights(CAA Tourney). I'm sure Ross wants some consistency and discipline..... Ross can completely control team discipline, but he will have so many new and young players that reliable consistency may be an issue no matter how much he prepares the team before games. Woods and Watson inconsistencies last season probably can be contributed to the same things (new coach, new team, new conference, game prep, maturity, etc.). There is a difference between Team inconsistencies and players inconsistencies. Team is the overall teams ability to execute properly. Now player inconsistencies are individually motivated..i.e taking unnecessary in or out of there range Victor, court and teammate awareness. No one is consistent or inconsistent all the time. But the good ones know how to play to their strengths and not to the crowd. |
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Post by planoaggie on Jun 12, 2023 21:58:11 GMT -5
Yes, kids struggle sometimes or have a few bad games. A coach typically needs more reasons than inconsistency to get rid of a player that starts for you. What matters most is the timing of their struggle. It is not always the player's fault or decision making, but sometimes your opponents causes even a good/great player to struggle. Good coaches recognize this and tries to settle them down or run plays to get them easy baskets to get them going. I don't believe our head coach helped the players out as much as he should have last season, so these players were asked to figure it out on their own at times. Both the players and coaches contributed to our team inconsistencies and struggles.
Take the Miami Heat vs Denver in the NBA Finals. You can pick games that even the pros struggle at times. Miami starting SG, Strus, scored a total of 0 pts in 2 consecutive Final games. We are talking SG. Vincent, the starting PG, scored only 2 pts in game 4. Martin, the starting PF and MVP runnerup in the Eastern Conference Championship, scored 3 pts in game 1 and 2. Butler, the starting SF, captain, and leading scorer for the team, scored 13 pts in game 1.
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