PS: The Tyler Roberson you don't know: Meet Syracuse basketball's shy power forward

[OrangeXtreme]

Union, N.J. — Carla Roberson prefers the word "shy," or even "extremely shy."

She knows her second son, Tyler, has been branded the strong, silent type. But that depiction fails to consider his rowdy living room behavior, when he and his father, Edmon, and his three brothers camp in front of the television and shout about whatever sport rules the room. It fails to consider the sly jokes Roberson inserts into the most banal of situations, the hilarity heightened by the unexpected source of its origin. It fails to note his enthusiastic embrace of video games, when Call of Duty or NBA 2K can elicit colorful exclamations.

"His teammates love Tyler," Syracuse assistant basketball coach Adrian Autry said of the Orange's senior forward. "They always say, 'He's not as quiet as you think he is.'"

His mother calls him "misrepresented and probably misunderstood." But for most who know him, cracking the Tyler Roberson code can be a daunting, draining exercise. It requires patience. It requires time. It requires the understanding that to extract information, to understand what transpires inside his head means talking and probing and caring enough to try...

The Tyler Roberson you don't know: Meet Syracuse basketball's shy power forward (Ditota)

 

[suttree]

Union, N.J. — Carla Roberson prefers the word "shy," or even "extremely shy."

She knows her second son, Tyler, has been branded the strong, silent type. But that depiction fails to consider his rowdy living room behavior, when he and his father, Edmon, and his three brothers camp in front of the television and shout about whatever sport rules the room. It fails to consider the sly jokes Roberson inserts into the most banal of situations, the hilarity heightened by the unexpected source of its origin. It fails to note his enthusiastic embrace of video games, when Call of Duty or NBA 2K can elicit colorful exclamations.

"His teammates love Tyler," Syracuse assistant basketball coach Adrian Autry said of the Orange's senior forward. "They always say, 'He's not as quiet as you think he is.'"

His mother calls him "misrepresented and probably misunderstood." But for most who know him, cracking the Tyler Roberson code can be a daunting, draining exercise. It requires patience. It requires time. It requires the understanding that to extract information, to understand what transpires inside his head means talking and probing and caring enough to try...

The Tyler Roberson you don't know: Meet Syracuse basketball's shy power forward (Ditota)

Great article, Donna.

 

[MSOrange]

That really was a fantastic article. Really glad that we got know to Tyler a little bit and find out what a great kid he is who comes from a great family.

 

[pfister1]

I really enjoyed that article! Just that little bit of insight into a player makes you see him from a whole different perspective.

 

[JLine]

Great read, and insight into the person that he is. I truly hope he makes a step forward offensively, because he can find a spot in the league. Regardless, he will get payed somewhere, and deservedly so. He seems like a great kid, and hard worker with a wonderful family supporting him. Hoping to see the beast that we saw versus Duke, and others, more consistently.

 

[pearl31]

Really hope we get plugged-in Robey every game this season - I'll be rooting hard for him... Great job by Donna D

 

[jordoo]

Really hope we get plugged-in Robey every game this season - I'll be rooting hard for him... Great job by Donna D

He's such a difference maker when he is engaged and tracking everything that comes off the rim. I love it when he out works teams on the glass so badly for 3-4 minutes that the other coach calls a TO just to tell his team that they need to box Roby out.

 

[HoustonCuse]

The best kept secret of last year is that Roberson, not Richardson, got us to the Final Four. Of course all the players contributed and Mali's run against Virginia was all-time, but we would never even have been playing in that game if not for Roberson. The guy was a total beast in the tournament.

 

[orange2win]

Nobody does a better profile than Donna. She really gets to the core of the personality. It is hard work to collect this much information, as required to do such a thorough job.

Well done Donna.