The Fab Melo News Update Apocalypse

I am also kinda freaking the F out that I’m freaking the F out because three months ago, I didn’t even care if Fab returned to the team. Why, Fab, WHY?!?

Fab must be eligible to play under NCAA guidelines, because if he wasn’t, he wouldn’t be allowed to practice. I had a friend on the lacrosse team who was academically ineligible and he couldn’t practice with the team. It is either a cheating situation (I don’t think it is because he would be academically ineligible) or it’s an SU/JB situation, which means Fab may have skipped a bunch of classes. No one has gone on the record saying anything, so who knows for certain? Fab’s tweet to Andy Katz about everyone liking a movie with a good ending makes it seem that this is a short term situation. My guess is that he won’t play this week, but might be back for St. John’s. He may have failed to turn in a paper leading to an incomplete in a class, and he had to complete the paper and get a passing grade on it in order to be able to travel and play with the team. That isn’t an academic adviser’s fault. While they help the kids, they can’t write papers for them. I used to study with one, primarily because she had access to the athletic department’s test file, which is unmatched at SU. I’m still freaking the F out until I see Fab back in #51 dominating the paint. He’s the difference between One Shining Moment and another Orange free Final Four. Baye is a career backup who would’ve been redshirted this year had DaShonte Riley not transferred. He’s not, nor will he ever be, strong enough to control the low post. We can only hope that Rakeem keeps developing quickly and KrisJo starts hitting more threes and Dion gets out of the funk he’s been in for the past week.

And if so, is he there as a really big, warm body or are they working him with the main rotation? If they are still running stuff with him, that is a good sign they think he is coming back. If he is just kind of out there, not doing anything productive, that is a sign they don’t think he is coming back but don’t want to kick him off the team.

Those bad feelings just get stronger everyday. I think the main question in almost every hypothetical situation is: Does anyone know Fab’s thoughts about going pro this year? Because if he has NBA on his mind, he probably isn’t going to do much to fix the situation. If he always planned to come back for a junior season, you have to believe he is working hard to finish this one.

Being this is Thursday, I doubt there is a 25% chance he will play Saturday. That 25% is really just Boeheim keeping quiet to make W Vir guess.

I thought it was the news apocalypse, that he was ruled out for the year.

I’ll be very happy.

If we lose to WV at home or St. John’s, it means we played so badly I’m not sure Fab could have helped us anyway.

Someone who works at SU and is privileged to this info, has told me there is an investigation going on dealing with a cheating ring in one of his classes, and therefore his final was deemed invalid, they will make him retake the final and depending on what the investigation turns up he should be ok. What may take “awhile” is the investigation, therefor they cannot play him because if something turns up SU would have to forfeit all games he played in. This process could also be done before wvu game or next or awhile this is what is uncertain. From what I am hearing they dont believe melo was not involved in anything but he still has to pass that test and until the investigation is over they are keeping him out as a precaution.

Anyone?

Johnny Detroit @Johnny_Detroit
Fab Melo appeal denied. Out vs West Virginia (Sat) & St. Johns next week. One last appeal effort tomorrow. Hearing not looking good.
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i heard, supposedly he had all of December to do a 6-page essay for a class and he didn’t do it all.

on Tuesday. They are both tall. Suspicion confirmed.

I don’t blam the education dept because its not their care other than getting the kid registered for class.
BUT, being that he is Brazillian (doesn’t speak good english or understand english as quickly) and that he is a scholorship athlete I have to holf someone responsible such as the Coach and his advisors, or he should have had a battle buddy like an Assistant Coach checking his grades and his progress weekly for concerns or tutoring…
I am assuming that this issue is on a larger scope and doesn’t just deal with him unless he cheated and was caught and there is an investigation on for that. Otherwise this must cover an entire class and therefore if found out he was involved with something, better to not play him than lose those games to forfeits…
Him practicing tells me there is an investigation that is unfounded at the moment but could be serious.