http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-2/#comment-39614 Kurt Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:20:39 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-39614 I know I am old and all, but do none of you remember when a young Michigan State prospect and Mr. Basketball candidate got caught with a trunk full of cocaine in Michigan City back in the 80's? That horrible, bad, bad man is Scott Skiles and he happens to the former head coach the Chicago Bulls. Give this kid a break. I know I am old and all, but do none of you remember when a young Michigan State prospect and Mr. Basketball candidate got caught with a trunk full of cocaine in Michigan City back in the 80's? That horrible, bad, bad man is Scott Skiles and he happens to the former head coach the Chicago Bulls. Give this kid a break.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-2/#comment-20197 Kurt Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:20:39 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20197 I know I am old and all, but do none of you remember when a young Michigan State prospect and Mr. Basketball candidate got caught with a trunk full of cocaine in Michigan City back in the 80's? That horrible, bad, bad man is Scott Skiles and he happens to the former head coach the Chicago Bulls. Give this kid a break. I know I am old and all, but do none of you remember when a young Michigan State prospect and Mr. Basketball candidate got caught with a trunk full of cocaine in Michigan City back in the 80's? That horrible, bad, bad man is Scott Skiles and he happens to the former head coach the Chicago Bulls. Give this kid a break.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-2/#comment-26071 Kurt Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:20:39 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26071 I know I am old and all, but do none of you remember when a young Michigan State prospect and Mr. Basketball candidate got caught with a trunk full of cocaine in Michigan City back in the 80's? That horrible, bad, bad man is Scott Skiles and he happens to the former head coach the Chicago Bulls. Give this kid a break. I know I am old and all, but do none of you remember when a young Michigan State prospect and Mr. Basketball candidate got caught with a trunk full of cocaine in Michigan City back in the 80's? That horrible, bad, bad man is Scott Skiles and he happens to the former head coach the Chicago Bulls. Give this kid a break.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20196 MPmike Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:56:16 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20196 No. Mackey should not be playing ball this year. He should have been expelled for a least the semester, so if he wants to play high school, he neeeds to repeat the semester. He needs to get his life in order before basketball. He should not be rewarded to play this year. No. Mackey should not be playing ball this year. He should have been expelled for a least the semester, so if he wants to play high school, he neeeds to repeat the semester. He needs to get his life in order before basketball. He should not be rewarded to play this year.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26070 MPmike Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:56:16 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26070 No. Mackey should not be playing ball this year. He should have been expelled for a least the semester, so if he wants to play high school, he neeeds to repeat the semester. He needs to get his life in order before basketball. He should not be rewarded to play this year. No. Mackey should not be playing ball this year. He should have been expelled for a least the semester, so if he wants to play high school, he neeeds to repeat the semester. He needs to get his life in order before basketball. He should not be rewarded to play this year.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20186 Kreigh_Smiths_Short_Shorts Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:06:39 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20186 Quit being a jackass and people will quit giving you negative points. It's not you're comments on Sampson that are stupid, it's those on special ed people. They're just not cool. Quit being a jackass and people will quit giving you negative points. It's not you're comments on Sampson that are stupid, it's those on special ed people. They're just not cool.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26060 Kreigh_Smiths_Short_Shorts Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:06:39 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26060 Quit being a jackass and people will quit giving you negative points. It's not you're comments on Sampson that are stupid, it's those on special ed people. They're just not cool. Quit being a jackass and people will quit giving you negative points. It's not you're comments on Sampson that are stupid, it's those on special ed people. They're just not cool.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20191 SocksShortsSwish Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:47:49 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20191 All the rage right now among black English Premier League players... All the rage right now among black English Premier League players…

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26065 SocksShortsSwish Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:47:49 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26065 All the rage right now among black English Premier League players... All the rage right now among black English Premier League players…

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20176 tacojohn Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:42:58 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20176 Ask guys like Rodney Stuckey about having a slightly checkered past/issues (academics), getting stuck at the Valpo/Butler of the Northwest, and landing the lottery. If the kid has game, he will be seen by NBA scouts and will get drafted if he's playing any sort of Division I basketball and maybe even if he isn't. Ask guys like Rodney Stuckey about having a slightly checkered past/issues (academics), getting stuck at the Valpo/Butler of the Northwest, and landing the lottery. If the kid has game, he will be seen by NBA scouts and will get drafted if he's playing any sort of Division I basketball and maybe even if he isn't.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26049 tacojohn Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:42:58 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26049 Ask guys like Rodney Stuckey about having a slightly checkered past/issues (academics), getting stuck at the Valpo/Butler of the Northwest, and landing the lottery. If the kid has game, he will be seen by NBA scouts and will get drafted if he's playing any sort of Division I basketball and maybe even if he isn't. Ask guys like Rodney Stuckey about having a slightly checkered past/issues (academics), getting stuck at the Valpo/Butler of the Northwest, and landing the lottery. If the kid has game, he will be seen by NBA scouts and will get drafted if he's playing any sort of Division I basketball and maybe even if he isn't.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20180 tacojohn Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:41:05 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20180 The offer easily could have been pulled. At that stage in the recruitment, it was perfectly acceptable for Sampson to shoot first and ask questions later since he really wasn't committing to anything. The offer easily could have been pulled. At that stage in the recruitment, it was perfectly acceptable for Sampson to shoot first and ask questions later since he really wasn't committing to anything.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26054 tacojohn Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:41:05 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26054 The offer easily could have been pulled. At that stage in the recruitment, it was perfectly acceptable for Sampson to shoot first and ask questions later since he really wasn't committing to anything. The offer easily could have been pulled. At that stage in the recruitment, it was perfectly acceptable for Sampson to shoot first and ask questions later since he really wasn't committing to anything.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20195 tacojohn Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:39:21 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20195 He's not a criminal yet. He's a suspected criminal. He's not even a criminal defendant. In our criminal justice system, those are all important designations, so to say he should be locked up now is a strong statement. And we can't punish him yet because we haven't gotten to the stage where he is eligible to be punished. He's not a criminal yet. He's a suspected criminal. He's not even a criminal defendant. In our criminal justice system, those are all important designations, so to say he should be locked up now is a strong statement. And we can't punish him yet because we haven't gotten to the stage where he is eligible to be punished.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26069 tacojohn Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:39:21 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26069 He's not a criminal yet. He's a suspected criminal. He's not even a criminal defendant. In our criminal justice system, those are all important designations, so to say he should be locked up now is a strong statement. And we can't punish him yet because we haven't gotten to the stage where he is eligible to be punished. He's not a criminal yet. He's a suspected criminal. He's not even a criminal defendant. In our criminal justice system, those are all important designations, so to say he should be locked up now is a strong statement. And we can't punish him yet because we haven't gotten to the stage where he is eligible to be punished.

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20194 ray Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20194 part of the problem with this system is that we allow criminals to live life as if theyve done nothing wrong...punishment is just that, punishment. if he loves basketball, then that is the last thing our system should allow him to do...otherwise, there is no punishment...in most cases, criminals get wrapped up in the same behaviors (especially when we simply slap them on the wrist)...and sometimes it escalates into something even more severe. those of you who think he should be able to play should consider that perhaps he will sell crack cocaine to your sons or daughters...then tell me you think a criminal should be slapped on the wrist and continue doing what he loves...playing basketball and trafficking illegal substances within our schools! part of the problem with this system is that we allow criminals to live life as if theyve done nothing wrong…punishment is just that, punishment. if he loves basketball, then that is the last thing our system should allow him to do…otherwise, there is no punishment…in most cases, criminals get wrapped up in the same behaviors (especially when we simply slap them on the wrist)…and sometimes it escalates into something even more severe. those of you who think he should be able to play should consider that perhaps he will sell crack cocaine to your sons or daughters…then tell me you think a criminal should be slapped on the wrist and continue doing what he loves…playing basketball and trafficking illegal substances within our schools!

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26068 ray Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26068 part of the problem with this system is that we allow criminals to live life as if theyve done nothing wrong...punishment is just that, punishment. if he loves basketball, then that is the last thing our system should allow him to do...otherwise, there is no punishment...in most cases, criminals get wrapped up in the same behaviors (especially when we simply slap them on the wrist)...and sometimes it escalates into something even more severe. those of you who think he should be able to play should consider that perhaps he will sell crack cocaine to your sons or daughters...then tell me you think a criminal should be slapped on the wrist and continue doing what he loves...playing basketball and trafficking illegal substances within our schools! part of the problem with this system is that we allow criminals to live life as if theyve done nothing wrong…punishment is just that, punishment. if he loves basketball, then that is the last thing our system should allow him to do…otherwise, there is no punishment…in most cases, criminals get wrapped up in the same behaviors (especially when we simply slap them on the wrist)…and sometimes it escalates into something even more severe. those of you who think he should be able to play should consider that perhaps he will sell crack cocaine to your sons or daughters…then tell me you think a criminal should be slapped on the wrist and continue doing what he loves…playing basketball and trafficking illegal substances within our schools!

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20193 ray Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:03:34 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20193 no! he should serve time like any other moron who gets caught trafficking near (or even inside) a school...he doesnt deserve any second chance anymore than the next criminal...point blank! no! he should serve time like any other moron who gets caught trafficking near (or even inside) a school…he doesnt deserve any second chance anymore than the next criminal…point blank!

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-26067 ray Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:03:34 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-26067 no! he should serve time like any other moron who gets caught trafficking near (or even inside) a school...he doesnt deserve any second chance anymore than the next criminal...point blank! no! he should serve time like any other moron who gets caught trafficking near (or even inside) a school…he doesnt deserve any second chance anymore than the next criminal…point blank!

]]> http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/comment-page-1/#comment-20192 Tony G Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:27:19 +0000 http://www.insidethehall.com/2008/01/21/should-bud-mackey-be-on-the-court/#comment-20192 we all know that if he wouldve committed to kentucky and not indiana, none of this would have ever happened. the cops wouldve just given him a warning and looked the other way. we all know that if he wouldve committed to kentucky and not indiana, none of this would have ever happened. the cops wouldve just given him a warning and looked the other way.

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