Sad news, sad but not startling news to the WFDS, from the U of Zero today; Josh Wright, the former top 50 high school star out of Utica, New York, has decided to leave the Gee Gee's basketball program to pursue a pro career in, well, I guess, Europe.
Shades of Omar Cook. And Lenny Cooke. And Donte Green. And. And.
Mr. Wright ran the point at Syracuse, the Orange being a perennial top 25 team in the NCAA, but he didn't run it to perfection and ipso et facto got quit from the team in the middle of last last season.
This last season Coach David DeAveiro at the University of Ottawa brought Mr. Wright, after Josh sat out the requisite year as a transfer, into the Gee Gee's fold and, although, in my opinion [and me and the loverly Vicky P saw him play about five or six times in person and on the tube] he did not seem super comfortable with the team and the rotation, he did average around 17 points a game in the 12 he played.
I sincerely believe two things. First, I believe if Mr. Wright had of played in 2009/2010 and Coach D let him run the show, I believe Mr. Wright would have been the best guard in the country, with Oscar Robertson like numbers. Secondly, I believe that if Mr. Wright had of been the CIS superstar that, barring injury, he would have been, his stock in Europa would have went up exponentially.
As it stands now, he is just another top 50 player who woulda, who coulda and who shoulda been All Something or Another.
Sans degree.
WFDS
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