Steve Thomas
Wayne Arnold
Marcus Sikes
Younes Idrissi
Takais Brown
On the meeting between Felton and Mercer where the news was communicated, Coach Felton had this to say:
"It was more of a one-way dialogue," Felton said of the meeting. "I told him what I was doing. His first response was, 'No, no, Coach, I want to be here. Give me another chance.' I told him that I had made my mind up and I shared with him some advice to heed. I told him he should go someplace and get a second chance and start fresh. I told him what I hoped he would do to handle that and to take advantage of his next chance."
I can't really comment because I have no idea what happened. Odds are we'll never know, but Mercer must have really messed up.
As a fan of the team, this really stinks. But more than anything, I hate this for Sundiata Gaines. He deserves better. The kid has been a warrior for this program, and he keeps getting screwed by his teammates. Last year it was Levi Stukes acting a fool and being suspended for the game at Kentucky. This year the top two returning scorers are no longer on the team.
And for those of you who think losing Mercer will be addition by subtraction, and I know you are out there, I give you this.
I really, really hope the team can overcome this.
Good God, I can't believe this. I had really been trying to follow the Georgia hoops the last couple of years - having lived in ACC country for the last 6 years is infectious.
ReplyDeleteCan't really tell if this is good or bad, though. Probably bad for this year, maybe good in the long run?
I think it's bad from a talent standpoint because Mercer was probably our most talented player. But if he was being disruptive, then it's a good thing.
ReplyDeleteits football time, worry about basketball in jaruary
ReplyDeletebeat the nerds!