Class of 2020 C Eddie Lampkin (TX) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/2/24)

[dasher]

I have been told, by people that would know, that Dixon is a great guy. Not a good guy. A great guy. Doesn't really mesh with the way I have always viewed him. But I believe what I was told.

 

[Cuse1055]

I have been told, by people that would know, that Dixon is a great guy. Not a good guy. A great guy. Doesn't really mesh with the way I have always viewed him. But I believe what I was told.

What are you being told with this latest visit Dash?

 

[dasher]

What are you being told with this latest visit Dash?

I was away all day playing poker.

 

[Cuse1055]

I was away all day playing poker.

Fair enough lol hope you won

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I have been told, by people that would know, that Dixon is a great guy. Not a good guy. A great guy. Doesn't really mesh with the way I have always viewed him. But I believe what I was told.

He probably is. Most successful coaches are in that they can recruit and guide young men to victories and placate their alumni base at the same time.

That said, all coaches will have some detractors within their ranks. No one should probably be concerned about 19 year old Lampkin.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I have been told, by people that would know, that Dixon is a great guy. Not a good guy. A great guy. Doesn't really mesh with the way I have always viewed him. But I believe what I was told.

I will never forget his stunned expression when Ennis beat Pitt at the buzzer. It’s one of my favorite moments in SU basketball.

 

[dasher]

Fair enough lol hope you won

I did.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

You are the first person I have heard say that Lampkin had trouble at Colorado. From what I have read, he was a big fan favorite there and was popular with his teammates and liked by the ooaching staff as well.

Colorado’s Eddie Lampkin Jr. to enter transfer portal, per reports

The Buffs will lose their starting center.

www.ralphiereport.com

He did have a bad ending at TCU and Jamie Dixon apparently told some local reporters he was lazy and uninterested in working after he got his NIL money. The TCU board says he got hurt, which was part of the problem. He lost a brother the summer before the season and lost an aunt during the season as well.

In any event, he was also a major fan favorite at TCU. And his side of the story of how things fell out in TCU is very dffferent than Dixon’s.

Here is a discussion on Lampkin on a Hoya message board earlier when they thought he was headed there.

2023-24 Roster | HoyaTalk

That didn't take long...

hoyatalk2.proboards.com

LOOK: Eddie Lampkin Jr shares screenshots alleging mistreatment from TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, others

Lampkin apparently stepped away from the TCU program recently, and the reason might be due to the way Dixon acted.

www.on3.com

This article says the allegations Dixon is a racist are not true and I tend to believe that. Eddie never openly accused Dixon of being a racist or even a liar and deleted his posts saying this shortly after they were posted.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article272941005.html

I think it is pretty clear the biggest reason Eddie left TCU was to find a place where he could start and play a lot.

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/ncaa/article287022145.html

It think it is pretty clear the reason Eddie is leaving Colorado is to make as much money as possible from his last year of eligibility..

I think this is about the ambiguous statement(s) from Lampkin himself, about how he ‘couldn’t go back to Boulder/Colorado’ or somesuch. I’ve read that a few times, and then there have been reaction posts from us that have ‘interpreted’ that in various ways, from relationship issues to conditioning related to the altitude. I still don’t know the actual reason.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

I have been told, by people that would know, that Dixon is a great guy. Not a good guy. A great guy. Doesn't really mesh with the way I have always viewed him. But I believe what I was told.

Going up against his Pitt teams was so exhausting. I mean that grudgingly since he wiped the floor with us but also endearingly. He spoiled that fanbase until they ran him off to hire Kevin freaking Stallings because he wasn't going deep enough in the tourney.

Anyway, with the Lampkin stuff I'm at the point where I don't care for the slow drip of how the sausage is getting made (or not getting made). I'm all for guys getting their money and it's good that the PS is on top of it and that the staff is putting in effort, but I'd rather Red just give a quick statement on what's going on. YMMV.

 

[RyanCuse44]

I did.

You may have to donate to the Lampkin fund then if he's still looking for another pay raise.

 

[Day2]

Syracuse transfer center Eddie Lampkin Jr. is scheduled to meet with the SU basketball coaching staff on Thursday to try to finalize an agreement that will keep the coveted big man in the fold for the 2024-25 season, according to a source.

This guy’s making Judah look like a Boy Scout.

 

[007]

... but I'd rather Red just give a quick statement on what's going on. YMMV.

Red cannot and will not make a statement on "what's going on" even if he wanted to.

 

[Toga]

I will never forget his stunned expression when Ennis beat Pitt at the buzzer. It’s one of my favorite moments in SU basketball.

If ever given the opportunity to meet him I would definitely give him a blowby handshake.

 

[rocklloyd]

I dont care anymore.

 

[two3zone]

Red cannot and will not make a statement on "what's going on" even if he wanted to.

Dont think he's even allowed to.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Red cannot and will not make a statement on "what's going on" even if he wanted to.

“We’d love to have Eddie here, but unfortunately part of the current environment is that things can change even if you weren’t planning on it. Ultimately, Eddie has to do what he feels is best for him and we have to do what’s best for us, but we’re staying connected and will keep everyone updated.”

Done.

 

[007]

Dont think he's even allowed to.

He's not

 

[Cheriehoop]

I know that I already heavily dislike whatever program that keeps tampering with him.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I dont care anymore.

 

[Giants1973]

I know that I already heavily dislike whatever program that keeps tampering with him.

Are Buddy Buzz Williams at AM

 

[dasher]

Going up against his Pitt teams was so exhausting. I mean that grudgingly since he wiped the floor with us but also endearingly. He spoiled that fanbase until they ran him off to hire Kevin freaking Stallings because he wasn't going deep enough in the tourney.

Anyway, with the Lampkin stuff I'm at the point where I don't care for the slow drip of how the sausage is getting made (or not getting made). I'm all for guys getting their money and it's good that the PS is on top of it and that the staff is putting in effort, but I'd rather Red just give a quick statement on what's going on. YMMV.

There is absolutely nothing Red can say. Nothing. If they kid is here, that will it all. If it falls apart, God forbid, then he can say something.

 

[Orangezoo]

I know that I already heavily dislike whatever program that keeps tampering with him.

Buzz W has lost a ton of respect from me with all of this.

 

[Orangezoo]

There is absolutely nothing Red can say. Nothing. If the kid is here, that will it all. If it falls apart, God forbid, then he can say something.

So I know the comments were it’s good to get him on campus - not with such open ended connotations but hopefully it’s a matter of closing it out and things getting locked in.

 

[Day2]

Buzz W has lost a ton of respect from me with all of this.

You had respect for him to lose?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Going up against his Pitt teams was so exhausting. I mean that grudgingly since he wiped the floor with us but also endearingly. He spoiled that fanbase until they ran him off to hire Kevin freaking Stallings because he wasn't going deep enough in the tourney.

Anyway, with the Lampkin stuff I'm at the point where I don't care for the slow drip of how the sausage is getting made (or not getting made). I'm all for guys getting their money and it's good that the PS is on top of it and that the staff is putting in effort, but I'd rather Red just give a quick statement on what's going on. YMMV.

The Kevin Stallings era ended far too soon.

Pitt really should have given that cake more time to bake.