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UNIGuy4Cy said:
Question for someone, Hamilton quit, how can he use our practice facility?
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I am not saying I agree with tis but....

A scholarship is a contract for the school year that is renewed every year. Hamilton upheld his end of the contract by practicing and playing through the season. The university must uphold their end of the contract. Hamilton didn't quit on this year he didn't reup for next year. Now the question is are using MBB facilities part of that contract? Agains, not saying I agree but this could be a reason

Another issue is APR. I think you want to help the kid succeed academically as much as possible. Using the facillity is part of that.

On another note, GMac is must really be a POS if he is allowing these guys to use the facility:jimlad:
 
Clonefan32 said:
It's like quitting your job but making sure every time you have to take a **** you drive over there and use their toilets.
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Or its like giving your two week notice and doing your job and using the facilities to do it over your last two weeks.
 
tazclone said:
I am not saying I agree with tis but....

A scholarship is a contract for the school year that is renewed every year. Hamilton upheld his end of the contract by practicing and playing through the season. The university must uphold their end of the contract. Hamilton didn't quit on this year he didn't reup for next year. Now the question is are using MBB facilities part of that contract? Agains, not saying I agree but this could be a reason

Another issue is APR. I think you want to help the kid succeed academically as much as possible. Using the facillity is part of that.

On another note, GMac is must really be a POS if he is allowing these guys to use the facility:jimlad:
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If he breaks something he better fix it.
 
tazclone said:
Or its like giving your two week notice and doing your job and using the facilities to do it over your last two weeks.
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...and like any good business man knows. When they give you 2 weeks you give them a box and tell them to clear everything out. Your Done.
 
marothisu said:
Here's my theory on Greg and his relations:

Greg is from a small Iowa town. He went to Northern Iowa. After that, he went to North Dakota to be an assistant, then Wayne State, and finally UNI. These are in small midwestern towns and needless to say they aren't getting many people who aren't from that culture already.

I honestly believe the personal issues come from the fact McDermott came to ISU, started recruiting players of different cultural backgrounds and he personally couldn't connect with the ones who were different (who are most of them) thus leading to a problem. TJ Otz is a big reason these players came..he recruited many.

That's my take from the outside looking in.
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I have a buddy who went to North Dakota on a BB scholarship. He was from Minneapolis and went to a downtown high school. I do think they get players from other than small town cultures. He did say that he had a lot to learn and a lot of growing up to do in college, but you could say that about all college athletes and all college students who come directly from high school, for that matter.
 
ontheverge said:
...and like any good business man knows. When they give you 2 weeks you give them a box and tell them to clear everything out. Your Done.
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I've given two weeks and my employer was happy to have me work for them. No animosity we understood why I was leaving and I still cared about the company.
 
"Nice trolling. You keep loving it. And while your at it, how is it in mom's basement today? Still looking through the old victoria secrets, or have you switched over to the JC Penny ad from this weekend. "


Actually I prefer Glamor, George Constanza style.

Isn't the fact that our team is breaking apart a good thing? Hence my point.
 
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ontheverge said:
...and like any good business man knows. When they give you 2 weeks you give them a box and tell them to clear everything out. Your Done.
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I would say a good business man will do this with employees who weren't worth a crap (couldn't and shouldn't be trusted, for example) before the two week notice.

When dealing with employees who were a positive force in the organization and you want to maintain a good connection with in the industry, you should not flush that positive long term relationship down the ******* by being petty at the very end. Also if you want to maintain a good reputation in the industry, you don't treat good employees like discarded rags simply because they want to better their position.

If you are dealing with professionals, you should expect that if you are doing your job developing them, they will outgrow their current job. It is great if they find a promotion in your organization, but if they can't you should expect and embrace them finding that next job elsewhere. Taking every person's leaving as a slap in the face and disloyalty is small minded.

Remember, those you step on on the way up are the ones who will most likely be waiting to shove you on your way down.
 
VeloClone said:
I would say a good business man will do this with employees who weren't worth a crap (couldn't and shouldn't be trusted, for example) before the two week notice.

When dealing with employees who were a positive force in the organization and you want to maintain a good connection with in the industry, you should not flush that positive long term relationship down the ******* by being petty at the very end. Also if you want to maintain a good reputation in the industry, you don't treat good employees like discarded rags simply because they want to better their position.

If you are dealing with professionals, you should expect that if you are doing your job developing them, they will outgrow their current job. It is great if they find a promotion in your organization, but if they can't you should expect and embrace them finding that next job elsewhere. Taking every person's leaving as a slap in the face and disloyalty is small minded.

Remember, those you step on on the way up are the ones who will most likely be waiting to shove you on your way down.
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These guys didn't quit on good terms. They s--- on the boss and ISU. Get them a box, take them to there locker and show them the door.
 
I say that anyone making fun of McD or the program or the school that is an ex-player who won't give the REAL reason why they left is a coward and an idiot.
 
VeloClone said:
I find it interesting that so many are taking the tact that McD is quitting on ISU. I read numerous posts in the last 3-6 months saying that if McD really wanted to do what was right for ISU basketball he should resign his position. Now it appears he is doing exactly that and that doesn't satisfy either. It would only be satisfying if he had chosen to do so and didn't have other employment arranged?

As I have said previously, it has gotten to the point that McD is (and has been) in a no win situation. When that became clear to me was when I decided that it was inevitable that he needed to go.
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Because after what McDermott did to ISU basketball a select few people didn't want him landing on his feet, albeit in the mudpit of a lesser program, in the process. Those select few people wanted this:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuBGevbuQYs&feature=related]YouTube - Vince McMahon You're Fired Compil[/ame]

Instead, McDermott kinda sorta walked away on his own terms and is gonna be alright. That just doesn't sit well with some people - it's not good enough that McDermott will no longer be here, they wanted the public humiliation of a firing that went along with it.
 
marothisu said:
Here's my theory on Greg and his relations:

Greg is from a small Iowa town. He went to Northern Iowa. After that, he went to North Dakota to be an assistant, then Wayne State, and finally UNI. These are in small midwestern towns and needless to say they aren't getting many people who aren't from that culture already.

I honestly believe the personal issues come from the fact McDermott came to ISU, started recruiting players of different cultural backgrounds and he personally couldn't connect with the ones who were different (who are most of them) thus leading to a problem. TJ Otz is a big reason these players came..he recruited many.

That's my take from the outside looking in.
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So basically you are saying Greg was just a figurehead to run the program?
 
VeloClone said:
I have a buddy who went to North Dakota on a BB scholarship. He was from Minneapolis and went to a downtown high school. I do think they get players from other than small town cultures. He did say that he had a lot to learn and a lot of growing up to do in college, but you could say that about all college athletes and all college students who come directly from high school, for that matter.
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They do...but as a whole they usually aren't. Anyone can learn about a different culture/way of life and connect with someone after they're comfortable with it. My theory is that McDermott never really did, but some of his assistants were already acquainted with other ways of life and it saved mcdermott a little.
 
Wesley said:
So basically you are saying Greg was just a figurehead to run the program?
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No, I think they brought McDermott into because of his coaching but maybe didn't realize that the relationships thing might be a problem. Maybe he had good relationships at UNI because he knew exactly what the kids were coming from, their way of life, and could relate but maybe this wasn't the case for a lot of them at ISU (except a few). I have no idea, it's all speculation/theory.
 
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