thejumper5
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I have to say, I'm surprised by this decision, given the offers he had, but I think the Rams are getting a really solid ball player.
EC Matthews to Rhode Island
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sportstalent
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Something is odd here..A-10 is a great league...but to turn down some places for URI seems to not make senae.
JonDMiller
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I think there are qualifying concerns there.
MisterLucky
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That was quick. I'm with Jon. I think there were some difficulties with his academics. Not sure if that's why we gave up on him or if he was told that we just didn't have a spot for him due to another silent commit.
Tmoney12
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The school that Lamar Odom built.
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Scorpio79
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hahaha no, not really
URI isn't "built" in any way, shape, or form. You would die laffing if you saw the "campus".
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#communitycollegefeel
#studentsarealcoholics
Cuttino Mobley and Tyson Wheeler object to this statement.
JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
I think that they were willing to take a chance on Matthews qualifying...thinking that if he does, great..if not, they bank the ride which Fran had talked about doing.
Then they went and saw Jok play twice...and felt like a Jok in the hand was better for them than a Matthews in the bush. Or something like that. I am fairly certain this is what transpired.
MisterLucky
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It just might be that the coaching staff liked Jok more than Matthews and when he indicated he was ready to pull the trigger, they cut Matthews loose. Frankly, I'm hoping that's the case because I thought Matthews looked pretty good in his videos and if Jok is an upgrade from those, we've got a pretty decent player.
big10fan
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sportstalent
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That would not surprise me as the schools in that area around Romulus and Inkster are absolutely terrible...that was one of my concerns when I saw Iowa recruiting him. I like Iowa getting back into Michigan, but kids around the Detroit area that aren't going to Country Day are a risk. Kids out of the Saginaw area are generally safe, also Lansing and Grand Rapids are safe.
With all the funding issues that the state of Michigan has and how money was basically stolen from the Detroit schools over the last 20 years, the Detroit area has been hit pretty hard and academics have really suffered.
