Said he heard he quit in January mad over playing time.
Jones comments on Wheeler
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Did he say that? I heard him say that someone he trusted told him in January that Wheeler would not play again. He's said that several times.
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No way, he sprained his ankle a month and a half ago
All jokes aside, if that’s the case then Cal is the biggest puss ever for covering for him.
I don't believe it. Why would Cal want to be liable for a player and pay his traveling expenses if the player has quit the team? Cal has done a lot of stupid things, but I believe this is even beneath him. Also, why would Wheeler want to be around the team if he quit?
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Add it to the things Cal should be fired for if true.
2 years in a row a player has held Cal hostage and got to continues to be a cancer in the lockerroom even if everyone wants tk act like it’s chill they are there.
Not to mention it’s highly likely Vanderbilt was the same situation just less obvious
2 years in a row a player has held Cal hostage and got to continues to be a cancer in the lockerroom even if everyone wants tk act like it’s chill they are there.
Not to mention it’s highly likely Vanderbilt was the same situation just less obvious
We heard that too. Here on Rafters. A lot. Jones is known for taking Rafters rumors and then making them his own.
We will never know for sure if he quit or was injured. Oh well. Don’t let the door hit your little *** on the way out - injured or quit.
We will never know for sure if he quit or was injured. Oh well. Don’t let the door hit your little *** on the way out - injured or quit.
Good grief. The kid was hurt. He was hurt so bad that not even a family member could represent him on Senior Night. They were at his bedside after his emergency life threatening surgery that same day.
It's been obvious for a long time now.Player's first even if they(Wheeler and Sharpe) refuse to play.
No show for SR night tells me this is more than likely the truth.
Same here.
That's what he said. I don't know what the OP is talking about. Matt said in January he was told Wheeler was done for the season. Obviously the "injuries" changed, but I don't care what Cal releases to the fans. He's full of ****, and runs an absolute trash PR campaign.
The wheeler saga has been something. If this is true, Cal has lost his mind and truly has no care for the program.
Cal is soft. His players are soft (ex Oscar and Wallace). And UK is soft.
That’s definitely the counterpoint to the rumor. After the Sharpe fiasco, I don’t think a lot of people trust Cal to handle that kind of scenario, and perhaps rightly so. If Wheeler was so upset about playing time that he’d rather just quit, it does seem odd that he’d still want to travel with the team and cheer on the players that he resented taking his spot though.
Unless he wants a waiver for another transfer next season and uses injuries as an excuse.
According to some on this board, Wheeler is so bad that you should be glad that he stopped playing for whatever the reason.
And the WORST part about this is that is NEVER used to be!!!!
Cal stated after the 2013 season that he would NOT be "Held hostage" again. Yet that is EXACTLY what this season looked like also. Cal is SOOOOOOO full of it!!!
Sounds like the fletcher situation
Some of these so-called-fans are so upset about the loss that their thinking is on the level of Cal's coaching, missing in action.
I guess Wheeler had to stay on the team to collect that NIL. That’s really what it all boils down to.
Of course he doesn't. It's players first no matter what. He needs to ride off into the sunset. Mfer gets paid by UK to WIN. Not run fake PR campaigns for your stupid players first garbage.
I’m reserving judgment until I know for sure. But keeping him around would be pathetic. Ellen stood there for him on senior day and everything. It’s weird.
Well he did have a good years worth of practice just last year with Sharpe
So when do we get the truth from some of the other players? If this is true calipari cant keep a gag order on it forever.
IKR, letting Sharpe sit on the bench laughing at his teammates getting pummelled, is different.
If a player quits on the team, you clear out his locker and take his uniform. You don't keep him around .
Not if you are running a serious program .
Not if you are running a serious program .
Doing what he needs to do to get that NIL money. And whatever future money there is to be made in coming weeks.
Players first, program last
My guess -- Wheeler wouldn't accept his role and complained of " pain". and " I'm not ready yet" and Cal didnt have the guts to call him out . IMO Cal didnt even have the desire to call him out , he was good to just role with the players that actually wanted to play -- Team be Damned
Why was he still on the team then? My goodness, if this is true, speaks volumes to the culture of the program right now.
I know you’ve been ALL IN on defending Wheeler against all comers, but it is going to come home to roost eventually. This was never about an injury.
it's hard to imagine Cal misleading the fans especially with how well he handled the whole Shaedon Sharpe ordeal
All the signs point to Matt being right.
Senior night was telling.
Senior night was telling.