News VCU lands commitment from German pro Jacob Patrick
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Growing up as a coach’s son will likely provide him a high bb IQ. Can’t wait to watch him develop. We will have 2 players on our roster that are coach’s sons, as well as our head coach. Impressive!
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I hope this isn't a sign that Ryan Odom is headed to WVU or something.
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Yeah. I kept it to myself the last couple of weeks. He had trouble adjusting to VCU and the city. Homesick was a word used when I first heard.
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Come on Will. That is not a thing.
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I heard he was homesick.
I mean, def gotta be a bit of a change, going from being a professional in a pro league in the country you grew up in to an "amateur" and "student" in a foreign land (heck, I wouldn't do that trade). Could've been AMAZING for us. Super bummed he's gone.
I mean, def gotta be a bit of a change, going from being a professional in a pro league in the country you grew up in to an "amateur" and "student" in a foreign land (heck, I wouldn't do that trade). Could've been AMAZING for us. Super bummed he's gone.
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Wow. Just wow.
Side note ... Rams Rewind had an episode about Patrick that was recorded, edited, and ready to go. I guess it will stay in the vault.
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It just sucks, I liked this commitment. Oh well, next man up, I guess.
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Dang, wish him all the best of luck
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I thought WVU already made a hire to replace Huggins?
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Yeah but why think that it had to do with WVU? Ha!
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It’s too bad but it happens, especially if it’s your first time living abroad. You never know how you’ll react the first time (I’ve known this to happen several times to people I know who were super excited to move overseas).
Was really excited about Patrick, but he’s doing what’s best for him.
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I heard about it throughout the last two weeks or so. One thing was the competition was a tougher than what he thought. I spoke to Rev. Nelson (Jason's Uncle) about it early in the week when I saw him. He said to me that he appeared to be just out of the rotation. Maybe he did not think he would get the minutes he expected? Speculation on that by me. In his off time he seemed to prefer hanging out at a relatives house instead of with teammates. I also heard the city kind of freaked him out. Anyway, I was excited to see if his shooting would help. Oh well, Jacob I never got to know you.
Yep. This was a thought when they saw he was having trouble. The worry was he could "tough" it out and bail before the season or even during the season. He was detached from the program from the beginning.