Melo Fallout: The Blame Game
Who's to blame for Fab Melo missing the tournament?
From least to most...
(P.S. I'm assuming this is an academic issue, although most of these points still hold if Fab was caught smoking pot under the dome bleachers.)
The Fans - Tragedies like this always force us to put sports in perspective. Fab might be ineligible for the tournament, but it's time for us all to take a look in the mirror. Is any one of us truly eligible?
Grantland - They didn't put Carver in the tournament to discover the Wire's greatest character. If they had, we would have all heeded Carver's greatest line, and known the mid-season plot twist would be coming back to bite us. "It matters. It all matters. I know we thought it didn't but...it does."
Scoop Jardine - Rumor has it he handed Melo the test that Fab flunked. It was a bad pass.
Ronaldo - Kids in Brazil, like Fabricio Melo, now grow up thinking about how they can grow a haircut that takes the attention off their face, rather than paying attention in school.
Jim Boeheim - Once again, his lack of interest in his players outside of the gym comes back to haunt him. This is a terrible black mark on his record. Ugh.
The Dude who is Supposed to Make Sure the Basketball Players Pass their Classes - You're nothing to me now. You're not an Orange, you're not a friend. I don't want to know you or what you do. I don't want to see you at the games, I don't want you near the loud house. When you come to campus, I want to know a day in advance, so I won't be there. You understand?
Fab Melo - Wait... THIS is the guy who is supposed to make sure he passes his OWN classes! C'mon, Melo! What, are you going to the NBA this year? At last check you weren't even in Chad Ford's top 100. One more year of development and you could be a lottery pick. Now I put your chances of returning to SU at less than 50/50, about the same as your odds of sticking in the NBA.
From least to most...
(P.S. I'm assuming this is an academic issue, although most of these points still hold if Fab was caught smoking pot under the dome bleachers.)
The Fans - Tragedies like this always force us to put sports in perspective. Fab might be ineligible for the tournament, but it's time for us all to take a look in the mirror. Is any one of us truly eligible?
Grantland - They didn't put Carver in the tournament to discover the Wire's greatest character. If they had, we would have all heeded Carver's greatest line, and known the mid-season plot twist would be coming back to bite us. "It matters. It all matters. I know we thought it didn't but...it does."
Scoop Jardine - Rumor has it he handed Melo the test that Fab flunked. It was a bad pass.
Ronaldo - Kids in Brazil, like Fabricio Melo, now grow up thinking about how they can grow a haircut that takes the attention off their face, rather than paying attention in school.
Jim Boeheim - Once again, his lack of interest in his players outside of the gym comes back to haunt him. This is a terrible black mark on his record. Ugh.
The Dude who is Supposed to Make Sure the Basketball Players Pass their Classes - You're nothing to me now. You're not an Orange, you're not a friend. I don't want to know you or what you do. I don't want to see you at the games, I don't want you near the loud house. When you come to campus, I want to know a day in advance, so I won't be there. You understand?
Fab Melo - Wait... THIS is the guy who is supposed to make sure he passes his OWN classes! C'mon, Melo! What, are you going to the NBA this year? At last check you weren't even in Chad Ford's top 100. One more year of development and you could be a lottery pick. Now I put your chances of returning to SU at less than 50/50, about the same as your odds of sticking in the NBA.
posted by Prof. A at 2:55 PM
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