More Washington
Forward Leonard Washington wants to remain at USC, according to sources, but was told by Trojans coach Kevin O'Neill he will not be back next season. Washington does not know where he will transfer yet, sources said, because he did not want to leave.
This is a case where O'Neill and a Tim Floyd-holdover did not mix well together and despite the fact Washington is the third-leading returning scorer, he will not be back next season.



There goes the program.
Kojak:
I don't have an idea about this situation. One thing I know is there has to be a mighty strong reason preceding a drastic measure, don't you think? Fire comes first and smoke is right after, HELLO? I'm just saying...
Does anyone else notice that Wolf is really easy on KO. If this was Kiffin he'd be riding up his ass.
There's more to this story than a case where coach and player "did not mix well". Scott might actually have the sources inside USC basketball to get to the bottom of this. It will be interesting to see if he chooses to break it and how he does so...being that he's an "objective" reporter and all.
Agree with JAG - there has to be more to the story than a "did not mix well".
That being said, looks like it hasn't taken long for the KO's reputation of being difficult (using that word instead of swearing) to come through. No question KO held this team together this year and got them to over perform, but the KO hiring will end up being a mistake. Kind of like with Lance (ha ha) Kiffin.
This happens... remember Bo Kimble and the late Hank Gathers, recruited and played for Stan Morrison but then transferred when George Raveling was hired. KO has a very different style and personality then TF - so its easy to understand a kid recruited by one not fitting well when coached by the other. I would be much more concerned if two years from now, a big time kid recruited by KO decides to transfer.
how do you get rid of a player who doesn't want to go? this could turn into a Robby Benson "One on One" situation.
i also have to wonder if perhaps Leonard "knows something" about the Southern Cal program? he seems like a fine young man to me, why the sudden rush to make him dissapear?
thanks for another great scoop, wolf.
i know i can rest assured that if there is more to this story out there wolf will root it out.
Maybe Leonard threatened to punch O'Neill in the nuts.
Or KO doesn't want any more f-bombs directed at him by his own players during games.
Charlie-Bucket-of-Sh**'s speculation as usual is lame. No one except those around him know anything about Washington's character and it is almost slanderous to insinuate that KO is getting rid of someone who can hurt the program with some kind of information. What part of a well-know story is a scoop? Charlie, go F*** yourself you idiot.
Wolfie is like water....he just finds the cracks and gets in there for the best info around. Rumor has it that he'd post way more stuff but needs to keep his sources so he holds back.
easy, Slowthinker. language like that is going to get you banned again. if you were clever and charming like me, you could make your point in a civil manner. if you keep up with the potty mouth, wolf is going to take you out on the court for a "One on One" and batter you like you were Robbie Benson...
now that i think of it, your vociferous protest makes me think there is indeed something to the "Washington knows something" angle here. what do you know Slowthinker? and when did you know it?
By the way Bucket-of-Sh**. Only Scott Wolf or the the site admin would know who is banned. So you just revealed a little to much. What a joke, a blogger who posts self-congratulatory info on his own site using fake names. In real Journalism, free speech is valued and people are not banned for expressing opinions. Editors, do fire incompetent journalists for ethical lapses such as posting self-congratulatory blather using fake aliases like Charlie Bucket.
I love reading comments from Bucket-of-Sh** aka Seconhand Wolf and Guillory. You ladies are too funny, I think the new USC beat writer and columnist is much better. Bonsignore had a nice column on Matt Leinart today. Lo-and-behold there were actual quotes from Matt Leinart. Leinart actually invited Bonsignore to his home. The only thing Wolf gets invited to is second-rate online poll by some third-tier media website in Wisconsin. So you ladies can call his posts scoops all you want, but the writing is on the wall. Vince Bonsignore is the man.
Capitan-I just know that Leonard wants to stay but he's had some recent riffs with Coach O'Neill that's soured their relationship. Coach O'Neill is trying to clean up the team, but he clearly is getting rid of a solid player. Don't think he's bringing any 2010 recruits that will replace Leonard's position, hence, my prior statement.
C-Bucket or should I say Truth,
You are so full of it why, because your Ruins have nothing any longer. With the way the state budget is going a 1/3 of your campus of human leaches will be closed down and sports to boot. Maybe you should reach into your shallow pockets and support your leaches.
pk-in-the-nose: i speak the truth but i am not the fabled Truth from the OCReg blog. yes the budget crisis is affecting us all, but good thing we already remodeled our Hall of Champions to house our amazing 104 Natl Titles! you should visit it and learn something.
if you compare our track champions: Rafer Johnson, Jackie Joyner, etc to USC greats such as...er
well there is always baseball and i'm sure Southern Cal has a player to compare with Jackie Robinson....oh i guess not.
well in basketball surely there is a trOJie who can stack up to Kareem, or Walton or oh forget it.
well if football i have to say, the advantage goes to Southern Cal. although Troy Aikman was the first QB to lead his team to 3 Superbowl victories in 4 years, i must give the nod to the greatest trOJie of all: OJ Simpson.
what was that PKBurger? do i hear quiet muffled sobs?
pk- When you go, where your girly softball jersey. You'll fit in that way. Rafer is pulling a con for a raffle, Joyer was "juiced" and Robinson was a cry baby. boo hoo boo hoo. The Dodgers had to bend over because he could run around the bases. What a joke. And Walton, haahahaha. Can't put two words together. hahahahahahaha.
N-SOB:
Where can be an adverb, a conjunction, a noun or a pronoun in a sentence. You committed the unforgivable cardinal sin to substitute where for a verb. A former college student that can NOT apply the proper grammar in a simple sentence. That is pathetic...
N-SOB: When you go [WEAR] your girlie softball jersey. I also took the liberty to correct girly, HELLO?
Rest my case.
Muuucccchhhhasss Grass la la crappy tin. Yo da wo-man.
Ah bucket got your little one to rise up, hope that made your wife happy. She told me that it has been missing oh so long, maybe you should quit hanging in westwoodie. Oh and at The University Of Southern California we make Millionaires who own sports franchises not work for them.
GO Lakers
Bucket-of-Sh** has a job?????