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This is simply a way to get his name out which allows you to play overseas as well.  I have always thought Walt's game would do well overseas. 

 

He gets a few Euro moves in the post & he'd be golden there.

 

He won't.

 

He's a shooter and a shooter only.

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This is simply a way to get his name out which allows you to play overseas as well.  I have always thought Walt's game would do well overseas. 

 

He gets a few Euro moves in the post & he'd be golden there.

 

 

He would have been golden in the NCAA had he done that this past summer, or even this coming summer. 

 

I can see a guy like Walt making a living in Europe. But if that's the case then what was all this hoopla about moving on into the exciting field of business...

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This is simply a way to get his name out which allows you to play overseas as well.  I have always thought Walt's game would do well overseas. 

 

He gets a few Euro moves in the post & he'd be golden there.

 

 

He would have been golden in the NCAA had he done that this past summer, or even this coming summer. 

 

I can see a guy like Walt making a living in Europe. But if that's the case then what was all this hoopla about moving on into the exciting field of business...

 

 

No kidding on the 1st sentence, it's been written ad nauseam on this site. I feel the competition in the post is a bit different over there than the NBA or even the NCAA, hence the comment made & I also suspect his coaches over there will still want him to develop any type of manageable post game (however simple it may be). So, whether he does or not isn't really the point... he COULD be golden, maybe that's a better way to phrase it! ;)

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Soooo ... I guess I'm now back to calling him a quitter.  So much for that "mature" decision.

 

It's such a shame because of what could have been.  Walt is decently athletic for guy that tall (I know some would disagree with that).  He has decent shooting touch. 

 

He just needs a more aggressive mindset on the basketball court.  He doesn't have the fire in his belly.  And no amount of working on his skills or his mechanics or lifting weights will change the fact that, at the end of the day, Walt is a wuss.

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This poor guy seems pretty lost.

He's just not emotionally very mature.  Go back to his tweets after the NCAA tourney last year.  He lashed out at his team after the NCAA tourney exit.  And he hasn't acted terribly committed to the team ever since.  Passive-aggressive little brat.  This might seem harsh to say but I'm going by what people who know more than I would have told me and using that as the filter for my observations.

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Soooo ... I guess I'm now back to calling him a quitter. So much for that "mature" decision.

It's such a shame because of what could have been. Walt is decently athletic for guy that tall (I know some would disagree with that). He has decent shooting touch.

He just needs a more aggressive mindset on the basketball court. He doesn't have the fire in his belly. And no amount of working on his skills or his mechanics or lifting weights will change the fact that, at the end of the day, Walt is a wuss.

There were a couple times in the 13-14 season where he showed good aggression, specifically at Indiana. He played tough in and out. It's too bad he couldn't channel that more often.

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Soooo ... I guess I'm now back to calling him a quitter.  So much for that "mature" decision.

 

It's such a shame because of what could have been.  Walt is decently athletic for guy that tall (I know some would disagree with that).  He has decent shooting touch. 

 

He just needs a more aggressive mindset on the basketball court.  He doesn't have the fire in his belly.  And no amount of working on his skills or his mechanics or lifting weights will change the fact that, at the end of the day, Walt is a wuss.

 

Norm...I was going to let it go.  He's going to try out for the NBA?  Where the hell was this NBA Talent at this year? 

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http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/pitchford-declares-for-nba-draft/article_b4049076-0d41-5d83-95c3-ee34254f1573.html

 

Yup, his story certainly evolved over the course of 48 hours.  Oh well, I hope he makes it...

 

If basketball is his life...maybe he should have taken it a little more seriously?  Not sure he had the option of coming back.  But, I think this was best for the NU program. 

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I must say I'm a bit disappointed in our own FAN calling this guy out.  Yes, he is leaving NU.  I get it, we are sad to see him go.  But to call this guy out for now wanting to pursue his dreams?  I mean c'mon people.  None of you have EVER changed your minds?  Hell, I see it from one post to another.  So are we to judge all of you as well?

 

I for one hope like heck Walt has a great career somewhere whether its basketball or in the business world.  Sure, I could have sour apples towards the guy leaving for the team I love, but none of us know a damn thing about what goes on behind closed doors. 

 

Have any of you ever quit a job and then ended up at another company in the same field because you maybe didn't like the people you were surrounded with at the first job?  If so, shame on you!  How could you "quit" on them and then go work at another place like that! 

 

Lets be a bit classier with our post here. Or, if your life is that miserable that you have to put others down to make yourselves feel better, than go right ahead.

 

Its the conflicting message he is sending more than anything.  If he would of said this from the very beginning fine, but don't give the hogwash that you want to focus on school and your heart isn't into basketball one day and then complete 360 and say basketball is life the next.  

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