Rhoades is the jerk here. He is the one who ask him to come to VCU. Rhoades is not any better then Tod Graham. He is the second toad as far as I am concerned.

(04-18-2017 06:05 PM)HawaiiOwl Wrote:  

(04-18-2017 05:24 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(04-17-2017 07:39 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  

(04-17-2017 07:19 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  Evans to VCU.
Kaarlgard once again looks like an idiot by not blocking Evans from transferring there.
Rhoades looks like a **** head for raiding our program of players. Respectable coaches do not do that. Archie Miller isn't raiding Dayton at Indiana. Shaka didn't bring a bunch of VCU guys to Texas.

+1. No respect for that move or the type of players he apparently recruited.

The only conceivable reasons to block Evans from going to VCU are (1) punitive, and (2) to make certain alumni feel better. I think it would have no impact on his or anyone else's decision to leave, and he is probably the only player that would realistically make that move. I see no reason to conclude that Rhodes encouraged Evans or any other player to leave Rice, and I think it is not realistic for anyone to believe that he should tell Evans "no, you can't come to VCU because someone may think it looks bad". It was always very likely that some players would leave Rice when Rhodes decided to move on, whenever that may have been, and under whatever circumstances those were. I wouldn't expect 6 players, but more like 2-3.

That said, there is no reason for me to lose respect for either coach Rhodes or the individual players that decided to move on. They have dedicated a lot of time to becoming very good basketball players and in all honesty, that is the primary if not only reason why we ever knew who any of these kids are. It's reasonable that basketball would play a major role in how and when they decided to move on from Rice. It does not mean that they have character flaws that they chose to do so when their coach decided to move on.

Very well said, my sentiments exactly.