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Offline Sadly this is part of the college game now. I wish him the best. I will miss seeing him swatting balls left and right. Perhaps he missed the West Coast? Maybe this allows us to steal a transfer late? Who knows. I just pray that E. Williams isn't leaving too. That would be devastating. Last edited by Simms (3/29/2018 10:27 pm) Offline Will be missed especially for what he brought to the defensive end as only a freshman. Curious to see the school/league he ends up going to. The number crunch begins to play out now. Offline Well, more playing time for the freshmen. Hope they're up to the task. Offline KD said that the team lack scoring from the 4 and 5 positions. Offline I really liked this young man and appreciate what he did for the team this year. A real defensive presence. Offline I was a huge Tydus fan. Multiple sources told me he was homesick and I think someone posted something about that here. Also heard the coaches tried to convince him to stay. Offline A long way from California, some people get homesick. I guess it was worth a try for him and for Duquesne. Better for him to probably be closer to home. Offline I had a feeling this was coming. Too bad, but I'll be a fan of TV no matter where he goes. Super nice kid and family. Offline Hate to say I told you so, but I had a gut feeling this would happen. I wish he would have stuck it out, but maybe he just wants to be closer to home, Cali to Duquesne is a long ways. Wouldnt be shocked to see him playing a big role for a St Marys team in a couple years. Last edited by townsonkid (3/30/2018 7:23 am) Offline Sorry to see Tydus go. He was given more minutes here and pushed to develop quicker than KD wanted to. Last edited by coffee (3/30/2018 7:49 am) Offline I expected this but think he would have been a redshirt if Duquesne had more depth last year, I remember his video's when he was so excited to be coming to Duquesne. Offline I wish Tydus all the best. He seems like a great kid. He is a tremendous shot blocker, and has all the tools to be a great college player. Offline Good Luck! You were a great kid and did a nice job for us. I loved watching you block shots...it has been years since we saw that. Go Dukes! Offline He was definitely one of my favorite names to announce last year. Offline Reading about Tydus reminds me of all the folks serving all over the world protecting our safety and freedoms at home.I am sure there are many who are occasionally homesick in places like Afghanistan Offline Reading about Tydus reminds me of all the folks serving all over the world protecting our safety and freedoms at home.I am sure there are many who are occasionally homesick in places like Afghanistan I really like the fans on this forum. Thanks for allowing me to participate. Last edited by Dsnyder15 (3/30/2018 11:07 am) Offline Best of luck to Tydus. Offline A long way from California, some people get homesick. I guess it was worth a try for him and for Duquesne. Better for him to probably be closer to home. I grew up in the Massillon Ohio area and worked for years in Cleveland. My career took me to S. Florida for 13 years then to the Bay Area in California. Although California is not that much different geographically than S. Florida (both long plane rides), California seems a lot farther away due to the 3 time zone difference. Florida is a familiar vacation place for those in the MW and E so it did not seem very far. I can understand why TV felt home sick. California is also significantly different in culture, way of life and weather. Still....I am disappointed that he will not be back. Good luck to him and I hope he finds a place that allows him to grow and shine. Last edited by Dsnyder15 (3/30/2018 11:43 am) Offline Reading about Tydus reminds me of all the folks serving all over the world protecting our safety and freedoms at home.I am sure there are many who are occasionally homesick in places like Afghanistan Definitely important to keep in mind those who are putting literally everything on the line for our country. I think too many people in my generation take for granted the fact that we live in peace (for the most part) in a free society (for the most part) in this country. Many people have fought, suffered, and died to give us what we have today, and many more continue to do so. Offline Sarah Spencer gets some quotes from Tydus and as to the reason for leaving. He's citing "style of play" as to why he's asking for his release. Offline I recall during the second St. Louis game, when Tydus had that breakout performance, the announcers saying he had gotten a pep talk from his mom before the game. Here it is, per Alex Stumpf: Tydus' mom flew out from California this week to talk with her son. Told him that he needs to just play basketball and stop thinking so much. He said it helped him relax and led to his big game.Tydus' mom, Jodi, was a WNBA draft pick herself. Anyway, I had a feeling he'd be looking to play closer to home after hearing that. He struggled with confidence all year. Best of luck to him, I think he's going to develop into a really good player for some lucky west coast team. Last edited by DennisC91 (3/30/2018 12:28 pm) Offline Sarah Spencer gets some quotes from Tydus and as to the reason for leaving. He's citing "style of play" as to why he's asking for his release. I don’t understand the style of play thing, this kid couldn’t shoot so he wanted to stay outside and pass? Offline He probably could have played SF spot with all the size coming in, wouldnt have had to be a 4 or 5. But no need thinking about it now. Offline He would’ve never played the 3. That’s why he left. Felt like he should’ve been dribbling shooting but his shot is very bad very very bad.
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It is the reality of today's game and you don't know what the roster is until the Fall Semester of the next season. The less you see of your players names in the offseason, the better when hoping for a player staying. •Thread Starter
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Four of the incoming freshmen are bigs.
Yes TV was a great shot blocker but he was not a scoring threat though
he did have one good game with 21 points.
I sense the parting was mutual.
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Best of luck in your future travels, Tydus.
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So here too is a huge difference from the last regime. Talented player leaves for a reason other than discipline and there are five guys coming in already who look like more than adequate replacements.
Sorry to lose you Tydus but you will be successful somewhere else. All the best.
As for Williams, judging by his tweets, he isn't planning on going anywhere.
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So does this kind of shed light on why KD is interested in a kid like Lamar Norman?
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He has a special talent and I wish him luck. With a few more pounds, confidence and more experience he'd be great as a junior and senior.
He's going to be sorry he's missing out on this team's future. I just wish he would have been part of it.
COFFEE
Attitude is everything
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Best of luck to him and his chance to go back home must have been such a pull for him.
I don't think his poor offense and defense( fouled almost as much as Brown) with the shot blocking exception, would have given him so much PT anywhere else but last year's Duquesne team.
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Best of luck Tyyyydus VerHOOOOOOOOOOOOEVEN!
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and Korea.They made a commitment and are honoring it and sometimes I forget about them but this
story brings me back to reality-what is really important and what being loyal and sometimes paying the
ultimate price for us is.I am grateful,thanks Tydus for reminding me.
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stew wrote:
and Korea.They made a commitment and are honoring it and sometimes I forget about them but this
story brings me back to reality-what is really important and what being loyal and sometimes paying the
ultimate price for us is.I am grateful,thanks Tydus for reminding me.
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levon1975 wrote:
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stew wrote:
and Korea.They made a commitment and are honoring it and sometimes I forget about them but this
story brings me back to reality-what is really important and what being loyal and sometimes paying the
ultimate price for us is.I am grateful,thanks Tydus for reminding me.
That being said, are you criticizing Tydus' decision by comparison? If so, its not very fair to him. Decisions of where to play basketball vs decisions to serve our country are in different realms and not comparable. Not sure if I just misinterpreted the tone of your post.
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Brian wrote:
Maybe after playing against the transfers he knew the best thing for him to do was quit the team!
A diehard fan since 1961
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