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[John Labbe]

All this talk about Michael Thompson!  Did anyone see him play?  He'd get a few rebounds from time to time that we might not have otherwise gotten, but otherwise, he wasn't that great.  Not to mention that he had other issues with staying on the team, as indicated below.

 
On Thursday, March 30, 2006, at 07:50AM, mlinhardt at netzero.net <mlinhardt at netzero.net> wrote:

>My understanding was that Michael Thompson's heart was a convenient excuse.  The real reason he is not on the team is because he wasn't interested in going to class.
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>I recall this being mentioned by multiple assistant coaches at FBC events.
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>I don't want to crucify MT, but I can't let statments pass making our season woes seem like "bad luck" vs. a "bad fit" with Northwestern.
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>TJ on the other hand was a risk on the same level as Byron Sanders, Matt Danielson, and Regis Eller.  Anytime a player has money/fame independent of the sport you run a risk of "lack of dedication".  This I can not blame on the coaches for in any way.
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>-- Jonathan Michael Hawkins <spiritu at northwestern.edu> wrote:
>Stephen--
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>> Which is why it was so unfortunate to have TJ go pro and Thompson suffer 
>> injury this year.
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>Both TJ's decision to go pro and David Thompson having an undetected 
>congential heart defect are simply the latest in a long line of examples 
>of poor coaching.
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