Nothing I've written is either mean-spirited or illogical. I'm well aware of who we're talking about although there are probably very few 18-year olds on the team and given that Michael played a year in prep school, he's at least 19, probably 20. I'm sure he's a good kid (DW hasn't brought in a bad kid yet) but I saw 7 of the last 9 games of the season and the guy struggled down the stretch. There's nothing wrong w/ honest an honest observation and there's nothing mean about it. If anything, you do him a disservice by over hyping him and making it nearly impossible to live up to your opinions of his abilities. -- Fordham Rams Basketball Message Board

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Date Posted: Tue March 22, 2005 20:46:45
Author: bfg
Subject: Nothing I've written is either mean-spirited or illogical. I'm well aware of who we're talking about although there are probably very few 18-year olds on the team and given that Michael played a year in prep school, he's at least 19, probably 20. I'm sure he's a good kid (DW hasn't brought in a bad kid yet) but I saw 7 of the last 9 games of the season and the guy struggled down the stretch. There's nothing wrong w/ honest an honest observation and there's nothing mean about it. If anything, you do him a disservice by over hyping him and making it nearly impossible to live up to your opinions of his abilities.
In reply to: Rambacker 's message, "I consider the posts here on Binns and Greene to be mean-spirited and illogical. These guys are FRESHMEN! Are you kidding me? Let's keep a rational perspective on these 18-19 year olds. You'd think we were talking about 30 year old NBA players. Give me a break. These folks need to get real on this, and quick." on Tue March 22, 2005 20:13:22

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That evaluation of my statements on Binns is innacurate, to say the least. I have not in any way "hyped" Binns. In fact my statements here about him have been realistic and even-handed. He is a freshman college basketball player who had some rough going in his first two months as a player. Posters here have treated him like he's a failure already as a player. Is that fair or logical? Of course not. Try to keep this in perspective. This is a young man who is trying to do his best as a player and student at Fordham. I will say it again - Michael Binns has some talent and I believe he will be a solid contributor at Fordham in his four years here. (NT) -- Rambacker, Tue March 22, 2005 21:25:44
- Then respond to the posters who have treated him like a failure. I don't think of him that way. I think he's a player who seems to have some skills but needs a lot of work to polish them. You responded to my post which would suggest that I was being unfair and/or illogical. My comments might be critical but based on his performance, they were justified. As I noted above, I don't think DW has recruited a bad kid and I'm sure than Michael is a good kid and I'm delighted he's at Fordham. That being said, it's not out of line to comment that he needs to work on his game alot in the off season. If for no other reason, w/ the players that are coming in next year, he's going to be pushed for PT. I hope he puts in the work he needs for his own sake. (NT) -- bfg, Tue March 22, 2005 22:44:00
  - Your posts on Binns and Greene are not the ones I'm referring to that were over the top. The reason I responded to your post was regarding your comment that I am doing Binns a "disservice" by "overhyping" him. I have never "overhyped" Binns - in fact I have said that he needs to improve his game. What I think is out of line is that several posters have gone out of their way to attack Binns, which is wrong. Again, he's a freshman - let's give him and Greene a chance to improve. (NT) -- Rambacker, Wed March 23, 2005 09:11:25

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