From: dxj@cci632.cci.com (Dennis Joyce)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Tony Scott (Ex-Syracuse player)
Date: 7 Oct 92 14:25:02 GMT
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro rec.sport.basketball.college
Organization: [Computer Consoles, Inc., Rochester, NY

I ran into Tony Scott last night in the Rochester Institute of Technology
gym. Tony Scott was a very promising swing man when he attended Syracuse
University. He played two years and decided to transfer to Texas A&M.
He had problems with his grades and that is believed to be the reason
for his leaving Syracuse. After he left, The local papers started investigating
the athletic program at SU and that intern led to the probation. While at
Texas A&M he wound up getting that program put on probation for a year
because of recruiting violations (involving street agent Rob Johnson).
Two schools two probations only two years of bball under his belt.

Well I was talking to him and it turns out that he was there to try to get
in shape before training camp in Argentina. Thats right he is heading to
South America to play basketball. 

Tony, it turns out hasn't played much ball in the past month or so (no reason 
why, just hasn't). So he is in his own words "Massively out of shape". He was
winded after about 2 hours of playing "competitive" pick-up. He has gotten
a little bigger since the last time I saw him (right after he transfered 
to Texas A&M). He is still skinny but looks alot stronger and can still
jump through the roof. He still has some touch on that jump shot of his, he
was dropping near NBA three's with ease (later in the night..when he was tired).
Over all it looks like Tony's skills haven't gotten any worse since leaving
SU but he will have to work on the stamina but I guess that will come from
playing everyday again...


OTHER COMMENTS BY MR. SCOTT:
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He asked me 'How I felt about SU probation'

I said that they got off easy considering how other programs have gotten hit
in the past and that the other programs (lax and wrestling) got hit harder 
than the bball program.

He said "The lax and wrestling programs openly cheat. The coaches know that
there is cheating and don't do anything and in some instances cheat themselves.
The bball coaches don't cheat! They thell us every year about the dangers
of taking anything from people. The fans and boosters are the ones who cheat in
bball. They are the ones who cheat, its not the coaches. "

I asked him if Boeheim (SU coach) had control over his players. I know that
I always here about him having no control so I asked Tony and he said

"Coach has absolutely NO control over his player. I don't know about now but
when I was there he had NONE. He tell a player to do something and the
guy would just say 'Fuck you coach', and just walk away and Coach
would just be left standing there all mad BUT he wouldn't do anything...


Also he said that Coach Boeheim had a nasty habit of picking his nose 
and eating it. Tony said that he said he did it all the time and that
someone should stop him 'cause it was NASTY.


Well he should work on his jumper and his Spanish cause he's off to S. 
America.....



							Dennis J.