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3 responses to “The Todd O’Brien/ St. Joseph’s Story”

  1. Gary Pearson

    As a contributing alum my first reaction was give the waiver. But there is a loyalty and commitment issue the kid needs to grasp. His alma mater needed him as a practice player. Instead of helping he made it all about Todd. Do you really think Martelli would do this if he did not need the kid? O’Brien should have bailed back in April, not July when it was too late. Law school is probably the best prep for RE Development but they do not have basketball teams. I can not believe this rotten apple is a fellow alum.

  2. Ron

    Gary, Gary, Gary. You’re talking about practice. Practice. Practice Gary. You’re talking about practice. O’Brien has moved on, why can’t Martelli? I’m certainly glad that NC State did not take this approach in teaching Russell Wilson that he needs to be loyal and committed to the institution. NC State made the correct decision in releasing Wilson and St. Joe’s should have also. St. Joe’s needs to take the high road and stop messing with a kids desire to play basketball at a school where he can receive the education that he can’t elsewhere.
    If you think that this is about loyalty and commitment, then you are sorely mistaken. What about all of those kids who “have” to go to college for a year because the NBA mandates these kids wait a year before they are eligible for the NBA draft? Do you think those elite players are loyal to the University that gave them a year of free tuition? Do you believe that these players pay the University back that year of tuition? O’Brien fulfilled his end of the deal by graduating. Should he apologize to St. Joe’s and Martelli for being ambitious for completing his degree and still have a year of eligibility? We are losing sight of what these institutions are for and who they are for, the students.
    Unfortunately, if Martelli signs the papers today, it will be too late in saving face with the public. He has tainted his and the University’s reputation by not doing the right thing in the first place.

  3. jim

    If I were a basketball recruiter recruiting a player who was also interested in St Joseph’s, I’d be sure he read this story

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