Lansing Announces Bennett and Etherington Will Transfer

[Jason Svoboda]

Indiana State University basketball coach Greg Lansing has announced that redshirt freshman Alex Etherington (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) and junior Tre' Bennett (Houston, Texas/Lamar State CC) will leave the Sycamore program.

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[bent20]

I found the quotes from Lansing interesting. A little more info there than I would have expected.

 

[EvilleSycamore]

Sounds like from landings quotes, Etherington was read the handwriting on the wall. Not much him deciding doesn't sound like. A little off subject but NCAA needs to clamp down on this transfer stuff, getting a little out of hand for everyone.

 

[Jason Svoboda]

For my buddy Twitch

 

[SycamoreStateofMind]

LOL!

:facepalm:

 

[sycamorebacker]

Sounds like from landings quotes, Etherington was read the handwriting on the wall. Not much him deciding doesn't sound like. A little off subject but NCAA needs to clamp down on this transfer stuff, getting a little out of hand for everyone.

Clamping down would be a violation of person freedom.

 

[bent20]

Sounds like from landings quotes, Etherington was read the handwriting on the wall. Not much him deciding doesn't sound like. A little off subject but NCAA needs to clamp down on this transfer stuff, getting a little out of hand for everyone.

That begs the question though, who would they be clamping down on? In this case it would be the university. It's come up for discussion many times here, should players on scholarship be locked in for four years or should schools have the right to cut them?

 

[ISU_TREE_FAN]

That begs the question though, who would they be clamping down on? In this case it would be the university. It's come up for discussion many times here, should players on scholarship be locked in for four years or should schools have the right to cut them?

The chicken or the egg? Do you have the right to fire a non-productive member of your work team or one that does not meet your expectations? Can you be fired from your work place for the same reasons. Don't argue that it is not the same as a job as the coaches job depends on his players just as an employer depends on you.

 

[bent20]

I agree, but if schools are free to cut players who don't perform up to expectations, should schools be able to prevent players from transferring? If you have an opportunity to leave your employer for a better job, you can leave. Don't argue that it's not a job, people have a right to pursue better opportunities, right?

 

[Jason Svoboda]

I agree, but if schools are free to cut players who don't perform up to expectations, should schools be able to prevent players from transferring? If you have an opportunity to leave your employer for a better job, you can leave. Don't argue that it's not a job, people have a right to pursue better opportunities, right?

Certainly not. IMO, those coaches that only let kids transfer certain places are reprehensible.

 

[claimsman]

Should we read into this that Lansing has recruits in mind for those schollies? We really need a point guard!

 

[BlueSycamore]

Should we read into this that Lansing has recruits in mind for those schollies? We really need a point guard!

I would say that is a pretty fair assumption.

 

[Jason Svoboda]

The recruiting sections exist, people.

http://www.sycamorepride.com/forumdisplay.php?85-2015-Recruiting-Profiles

 

[TreeTop]

Soooo.....based on what I've read in the TribStar and on GoSycamores, it sounds like Tre wanted to be closer to home due to his ill grandmother and that Etherington was let go based on coach's decision. Is that what others thinking? OR am I just off-base/wrong?

 

[meistro]

Soooo.....based on what I've read in the TribStar and on GoSycamores, it sounds like Tre wanted to be closer to home due to his ill grandmother and that Etherington was let go based on coach's decision. Is that what others thinking? OR am I just off-base/wrong?

I believe they were both coach's decision.

 

[Coach]

Soooo.....based on what I've read in the TribStar and on GoSycamores, it sounds like Tre wanted to be closer to home due to his ill grandmother and that Etherington was let go based on coach's decision. Is that what others thinking? OR am I just off-base/wrong?

does it really matter? Here is a downstate report -