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--Fumble (1961-2009), RIPCider Jim wrote:After his first year at Duke, will they still call him "the transfer from Liberty"?The answer to your first question is yes, probably so, just not as often. If they do it only occasionally, it will help us more than if he had stayed. He really did nothing for our program as a player.
And who cares (in the media) who a team's assistant coach is? Is not like he's ever interviewed on TV to talk about his BRIEF tenure at LU.
alum82 wrote: it will help us more than if he had stayed. He really did nothing for our program as a player.Why why why why why do people just keep making stuff up? We were all here. We were all paying attention. It's all recorded in the archives of this very message board. I get trying to look at the silver lining or maybe even playing a little spin doctor to paint thing in a good light but come on. And it's not just you, everybody here keeps trying to act like we ran these guys out of here for the better.
olldflame wrote:You can make the argument that we have a better coach now than we did 2 years ago, but there is no way we are not a better team with Seth. Just take a look at Jeremy's 3 point shooting % lately. We really need another perimeter threat, and JC has been inconsistant. A 3 guard rotation with Evan, Jesse, and Seth, and with all 3 of them together for at least 15 minutes a game would be unstoppable in the BSC. The only question is, would Evan have signed if Seth were still here? No way of knowing.This is all true...I thought the game on Saturday showed how little depth we have at the 2 spot when Evan got in foul trouble.
olldflame wrote:The only question is, would Evan have signed if Seth were still here? No way of knowing.If BJ has Evan on speed dial, he needs to make the call for us, olldflame, because inquiring minds want to know!
--Fumble (1961-2009), RIPSly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
Hold My Own wrote:Seth Curry isnt walking through that door!!! Ritchie McKay isnt walking through that door!!!!
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
belcherboy wrote:Bigsouthking wrote:Hold My Own wrote:Tonight was a big night for Seth...he's playing inspired basketball unlike anything I've ever seen him play or know he was capable of. The effort is what is shocking more than anything.....b/c if you ever saw him at LU practices he was generally the one with the least amount of effortAll he did last night was make shots -- clap clap -- that's what he does obviously, he is good at that and he will make shots again, but he still doesn't play a ton of minutes and won't because he has high major flaws! #lackofdefense
If his name was Seth Scarboro or Seth Manson or Seth Dunton or Seth Meyer he would be playing D-2 or D-3 ball.
WOW!!
Curry doesn't play defense, but leads the team in steals. Maybe he isn't the best defender on the team, but he has to have SOME defensive skill to lead them in steals. Perhaps he cheats too much and gives up too much, but from the Duke games I've seen, he seems to be a pretty good defender.
Also....."all he did last night was make shots" and yet you think that he only got the opportunity to play at Duke (and obviously he only got playing time at Liberty) because his last name is Curry?
How is 21 minutes a game, not a ton of minutes for a transfer sophomore on the #1 team in the nation?
If he is as untalented as you say, 1) why are/were people upset when he left Liberty?, 2) why was he considered among all the leagues coaches as one of the best players in the Big South (of which I hope is better than D-2 or D-3 where you say he belongs), 3) why does a D-2 or D-3 caliber player getting significant time as a sophomore on the #1 team in the nation? Coach K is now buying into the "last name" hype as well?
I think bitterness has more to do with your opinion of Seth Curry than his actual talent.
Bottom line, as a Liberty fan, I'm glad that unappreciated High School kids are seeing Seth Curry's playing time at Duke, and hearing how he got to Duke through Liberty College (I too wish he had called it University). Those kids who don't seem to get the respect they deserve, and are talented, now have more of a reason to go to a smaller program like Liberty in hopes of jumping to a bigger D-I school later on. I have no problem with that, as not all of them who might come to LU will want to sit out a year to join a bigger program, and others may just fall in love with Liberty and decide to stay.
My opinion....Curry did the right thing. He will be a better equipped player by going to Duke. The NBA doesn't necessarily give preference to players from bigger programs, but I believe Europe likes the big names, and if Seth wants to coach someday, having been taught by Coach K adds A LOT to a resume IMO. If the NBA is in his future, going to Duke from Liberty doesn't hurt those dreams IMO. If he wants a career in basketball (Europe or coaching) I think his time at Duke helps him more than if he would have stayed at LU. Just my two cents.
yes he quit but that doesn't mean he's garbage your so biased it's not even funny (although it kind of is) 
BJWilliams wrote:I think that BSK has been blinded by his seething bitterness and hatred towards the young Curry.Hey watch your mouth BSK has coached Upward basketball and has even won a few games
Purple Haize wrote:Obviously, BurgerKing doesn't know the basketball pedigree of some of the posters. I knoow of at least 2 who coached at the collegiate level, at least one that played at the professional level and a handfull that played at the collegiate level. Hmmm. Yep, not a lot of basketball knowledge here.Yes I forgot that basketball was invented on top of Liberty moutain....by either Dale Gibson or Ed Gomes.
LUconn wrote:OK, so I shouldn't have said "he did nothing for our program as a player". I should have said we have a better team with 7 very good players than we had with one "awesome" player. He hurt us because he hogged the ball and took whatever shots he wanted. RM hurt us because he mistakenly believed that our team depended on SC. Now, we have team players and A BETTER TEAM!alum82 wrote: it will help us more than if he had stayed. He really did nothing for our program as a player.Why why why why why do people just keep making stuff up? We were all here. We were all paying attention. It's all recorded in the archives of this very message board. I get trying to look at the silver lining or maybe even playing a little spin doctor to paint thing in a good light but come on. And it's not just you, everybody here keeps trying to act like we ran these guys out of here for the better.
alum82 wrote:OK - I agree with that...LUconn wrote:OK, so I shouldn't have said "he did nothing for our program as a player". I should have said we have a better team with 7 very good players than we had with one "awesome" player. He hurt us because he hogged the ball and took whatever shots he wanted. RM hurt us because he mistakenly believed that our team depended on SC. Now, we have team players and A BETTER TEAM!alum82 wrote: it will help us more than if he had stayed. He really did nothing for our program as a player.Why why why why why do people just keep making stuff up? We were all here. We were all paying attention. It's all recorded in the archives of this very message board. I get trying to look at the silver lining or maybe even playing a little spin doctor to paint thing in a good light but come on. And it's not just you, everybody here keeps trying to act like we ran these guys out of here for the better.
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