KAEO Freddie Riley

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by JE38 » Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:58 am

Looks like Freddie has landed himself a spot on the Globetrotters!

https://instagram.com/p/1jwRLgskkq/
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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by Chris20 » Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:06 am

Wow - that is really cool. Good fit for Freddie, he has the personality and skills.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by inthescoop » Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:55 am

No way!! That is freaking awesome, good for Freddie, man who would have thought... a Harlem Globetrotter! :D

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by Kosty » Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:06 am

Some may remember that years ago, Kit Rhymer actually played for the Globetrotters as well. I don't think it lasted long, but he did.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by 69MG » Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:20 pm

Freddie's a good guy and I couldn't be happier for him. Way to go.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by xlgman » Fri Apr 17, 2015 6:10 pm

I love this! Gotta catch a game. Do they have multiple teams?
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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by Marshmont_63 » Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:38 pm

He should have no trouble shooting three pointers from half court!! :lol: :lol: I remember him pulling up for three for UMass from like 45 feet away with 25 seconds still on the shot clock. Congrats, Freddie!! Well deserved.
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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by harbo » Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:48 pm

^ The last time I saw them on TV a few months back, they had a few 4-point spots placed a few feet inside half-court. Several 4-pointers were made.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by TruBluMaroon » Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:24 pm

xlgman wrote:I love this! Gotta catch a game. Do they have multiple teams?
Sometimes as many as three, East Coast, West Coast, European.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by Jackson96 » Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:13 am

A special guest appearance on Scooby doo is probably too much to ask for.

Pretty cool, though. Good for him.
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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by Chris20 » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:10 pm

Hahahaha....scooby doo. Fantastic.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by MikeUMA » Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:42 am

Assuming this is really Freddie...
https://twitter.com/crown_me58/with_replies
...he's been asking UM and Maroon Musket to take down their recent mentions of him.

Bizarre.

Did the Globetrotters thing not work out? He's not listed on their website roster.
http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/rost ... ent-roster

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by rsox1221 » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:19 am

Given the other tweets it certainly appears to be Freddie, which means something must have happened and the Globetrotters thing fell through. Too bad. He seems pretty desperate to have the articles taken down and retracted.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by harbo » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:42 am

Looks like it may simply be a case of the picture he posted on instagram (and is now gone) has copyright implications and needed to be approved before sending it out.

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Re: KAEO Freddie Riley

Post by capezona » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:50 am

Here's my wild guess. Freddie got ahold of a Trotter's uniform and had someone take the picture as an April Fool's joke. The picture then went out and the Globe Trotters weren't too pleased about it and he had to pull the pictures. Hope it's not true although that would be pretty funny. Freddie is one of my all-time UMass favorites.

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