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Left Umass undermanned so he could improve his "draft stock" it's always about him, I know opinions of him differ.. But I am certainly not a fan

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He was a kid who made decisions that you didn't like. I'm glad there wasn't a message board dissecting my decisions when I was young. They would have had a lot to talk about. I'm not throwing any stones. Good luck Derrick.

mlaconte459 wrote:Left Umass undermanned so he could improve his "draft stock" it's always about him, I know opinions of him differ.. But I am certainly not a fan

If you've never done what's best for you in your career then, you're not doing it right.

Also, last I heard, being a firefighter, you help out the community and keep those around you safe, so I don't think this is a move about him in the long run.

best wishes to derrick, can we now stop talking about him and move no with life?

A firefighter?!? Interesting career choice. I never would have guessed. Hope he's successful!

Agree, we should be done with Derrick Gordon!

Former UMass guard Derrick Gordon has no regrets as he walks away from basketball
http://www.gazettenet.com/Former-UMass- ... er-3656534

^ good story

^ Agreed.

^^^Good deletion as well.

inthescoop wrote:

mlaconte459 wrote:Left Umass undermanned so he could improve his "draft stock" it's always about him, I know opinions of him differ.. But I am certainly not a fan

If you've never done what's best for you in your career then, you're not doing it right.

Also, last I heard, being a firefighter, you help out the community and keep those around you safe, so I don't think this is a move about him in the long run.

Best of luck to him. Sounds like he's matured and has decided to go into a tough, but rewarding profession. I don't dislike him, but I'm not a "huge fan" of his either. I think most people really didn't care if he was gay or not (in a good way). Now if he were the first openly gay college basketball player who could shoot 40% from behind the arc that would have been something.

http://www.app.com/story/sports/2016/08 ... /88882074/

Ryan Patrick Woerner ‏@CoachRPDubs 1 hour ago
@Joshua_Newman @NJHoopsHaven I doubt it had anything to do with his inability to shoot >30% from 3PT or >60% from the FT Line.....

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It is actually a shame that he had to take it there..... He really has/had delusions of grandeur regarding his basketball abilities. His statement may or may not be accurate, but he wasn't getting any run with any team regardless.

Good Christ. In a world full of young basketball players who have delusions of grandeur, DG stands alone. Get a clue, Derrick.

I could have played in the NFL but the NFL wasn't ready for an average D3 player.....

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Ha - good one!

I really thought I was a shoe-in to play baseball except that my career little league batting average was .185 and my high school fastball clocked in at 68-MPH.