Wake Forest transfer looking at Louisville
by Mike Rutherford on Oct 14, 2010 4:24 PM EDT
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PrintI'm all for second chances, but I'd have a hard time supporting this.
Tony Woods, who was recently granted a release from Wake Forest, is expected to make a visit to the University of Louisville campus this weekend.
Woods, who was expected to start this season for the Demon Deacons, had been suspended by Wake Forest following a charge of misdemeanor assault on his girlfriend.The 6-foot-10 Woods is also hearing from Kentucky. and a story on Foxsports.com quoted his former AAU coach —Norman Parker — saying Auburn, Georgetown, West Virginia, Xavier, Cincinnati and others have also called to inquire.
"I’ve literally gotten about 30 calls about him," Parker told Foxsports. "I’ve been bombarded. He’s a good kid who made a mistake and is sorry. He knows he had a good opportunity with Coach (Jeff) Bzdelik and made a mistake."
"Now he’s going to weigh his options and see what’s best for him."
Woods averaged 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds last season for the Demon Deacons.
During the assault to which he plead guilty, Woods fractured the spine of the mother of his one-year-old son.
But he can play basketball, as Blogger So Dear pointed out when word of his release first broke.
While Tony Woods did not exactly light up the scoreboard in his time as a Demon Deacon, there was definitely reason to believe that he was going to have a huge impact on this season's team. With the departures of Al-Farouq Aminu, Chas McFarland and David Weaver, Woods definitely was going to get all the minutes he could handle. As he showed in the NCAA tournament against Texas, Woods could do the dirty work in the paint. In that game he had numerous tip dunks and clogged the lane to make it tough for Texas' big men. Even if he did not reach his potential as I expect he would have, at the very least he is a large, muscular body that would've made things a little tougher for opposing offenses.
Woods won't be eligible to play until the spring of 2011. The front court will almost certainly still be in need of some depth at that time, but I really hope this isn't the way we go about getting it.
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wow fractured his baby's mother's spine
hope he never plays a minute of ball..i HATE pussies who abuse women
FREE ENES
well it's great that UK isn't recruiting him then
oh wait…
That said, this is a little bit more than a kid making a dumb mistake. This seems serious. We already have one guy on the team who’s had to be tased…
by Chris Redman is my hero on Oct 14, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
had to?
Police have been known to use the taser on people they didn’t need to use it on. I don’t know how necessary this one was.
see:
old man that got tased IN HIS OWN HOME…
by twistedwedge on Oct 14, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The UofL fans who have been criticizing Pitino over the last 18 months
have gained a bit of credibility/validation with this story.
After flirting with and getting burned by top recruits, this is a “bridge” many fans do not wish to trek across in Louisville.
by UL is my hot hot sex on Oct 14, 2010 4:57 PM EDT reply actions
Agreed. Pitino needs to get a clue on this one.
He has done enough to tarnish the image of the program without resorting to recruiting guys like this. Pass on this guy, Rick.
by cardsinindy2010 on Oct 14, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
And
WE LET BRYCE COTTON GO TO PROV? WTF
by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Oct 14, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel more and more legitimately sad about it every week
by UL is my hot hot sex on Oct 14, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
On the plus side, we will all be able to recognize the other CC fans by the standing ovation they provide BC (ya know, I think he needs a nickname) when he first checks in.
by Leeroy Jenkins on Oct 14, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Most anticipated home game of the year
I’m 75% serious.
I think.
I still don’t really undertsand the whole saga.
by Mike Rutherford on Oct 15, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Everyone knows my views on Pitino so I won’t rehash them, but this is completely unacceptable. We should be better than this. Winning is important, but not in this manner.
Second chances are for guys like Bryant Northern who stole a check. Pitino kicked him off the team. This clown beat his baby’s mother. If Tom Jurich has any morals, he would step in and stop this.
Slowly but surely, Pitino keeps digging himself a deeper hole.
Tough
The only way this could work out is if we treated him as Willie Williams. If he steps out of line once, he should be kicked off of the team.
Though I do not support this kid playing at U of L. Coach Cal and his A III before A II kids and Turkish pros I could see as a perfect fit.
Bilal Powell for Heisman!
Uh, no thanks.
During the assault to which he plead guilty, Woods fractured the spine of the mother of his one-year-old son.
Everything about that sentence makes me cringe.
Everybody deserves a second chance, but that second chance shouldn’t be better than your first chance. And playing @ UofL in the Big East is a better situation than playing for WF in the ACC. He should get a chance to play for Nebraska in the Big 12 at best.
MnPDX
He broke a woman's spine?
Hell no. There are many times when off-court stupidity should be handled by warnings, minor suspensions, and second chances. This is not one of them. I would rather lose every game this season than cheer for a guy who feels the need to throw around a woman he used to sleep with.
I'll take em!!
We dont hardly have any big men and big men are lacking in the 2011 recruiting class. I know it’s fucked up what he did but who am I to judge?? If he helps us win, i’m all for it. Plus wasnt he an All American coming out of high school? We could use the talent, just keep his ass on the shortest string possible like he did DC!!
by louisvillefan#21 on Oct 14, 2010 7:04 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
Question One: Did it take him more than 15 seconds to damage his reputation?
Question Two: Are we this desperate?
Pitino needs to get coached by Coach Strong
Treat women with respect… you break that rule, you face the consequences.
However, not sure the story with J Patrick.
Tony Woods knows how to do dirty work on and off the court
I hate how people who are supremely talented get chance after chance even though they are huge fucking assholes. This shouldn’t fly, but because he’s tall and can play sports he’s given an opportunity to move on without consequence. I’m not saying he should be banned for life, but he should be banned for life.
We could have a real life ...
Demarcus Cousins on the team with this guy though! I mean a real thug!
Yeah, I know...
Kinda surprised he hasn’t yet, but whateva. I’m not worried or scared. He might feel like I’m setting the bait for a trap too though. Us infantry types like ambushes… when we’re laying in wait in them anyway (not on the receiving end)
by 4ul4life on Oct 15, 2010 1:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dude has to be careful what he says until he knows where the guy's going.
The story says he’s hearing from Kentucky. If we get him, then we’ll hear all about it. If they do, he’ll whine if we talk about it.
Why isnt this guy in jail? No way he fractured her spine
Just doesn’t make sense that he didnt get any jail time and that hes out looking for a new school if this story is true. I say sign him, my guess is a lot of players on our past football and bball teams have done a lot of things we wouldnt be happy about.
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