🏀 Tony Mitchell article

[planomateo]

Maybe he has things figured out now, too bad he couldn't while he was @ Alabama.

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http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130309/SPORTS/130309581/1013

 

[TheChief]

From the article:

“The biggest thing is his maturity level,” Ticknor said. “It took awhile for him to trust the coaching staff after the incidents where he kind of got a raw deal at Alabama. Once he found out we were in his corner, I think that made a lot of difference.”


Really? I think Bama got the raw deal, not this thug.

 

[planomateo]

Yeah, I ignored it because it was someone on his current team commenting, he's obviously getting a single side of the conversation.

 

[bamaraider]

Can't imagine what kind of impact he could have had for us this season. Could have served as a mentor for Pollard too.

Guess some people care more about themselves than the team itself :shake:

 

[psychojoe]

Funny thing is that Tony was a solid citizen his first two seasons. Played hard, was coachable. I think the start of his downfall at Bama was his great performance in the pre season tournament in Puerto Rico. He was a regular on Sports Center's Top 10 plays of the day for a while, and seemed to lose interest in team ball at that point.

 

[TheChief]

I think you nailed it.

 

[TideAlum05]

Not surprising IMO. Kid has legit NBA size and big time athleticism even for the NBA. Honestly, I blame him for his crappy attitude, but you can't convince me that Anonthy Grant's craptastic offensive system didn't contribute to it.

 

[JoshB]

From the article:

“The biggest thing is his maturity level,” Ticknor said. “It took awhile for him to trust the coaching staff after the incidents where he kind of got a raw deal at Alabama. Once he found out we were in his corner, I think that made a lot of difference.”


Really? I think Bama got the raw deal, not this thug.

Crappy attitude does not equal thug.. people throw that damn word out about athletes far too often...

Dude was a beast at Bama, sad that he let things get to his head and start acting like an ass.