Sorry if this has been discussed. Saw where Cryer posted he "wished he come sooner" to UofH. Didn't know he'd left the team with so much bad blood. Really surprised by his take.

Was told by a very reliable poster on this board that Cryer left on rather bad terms. He was actually supposed to leave a year earlier but was talked into staying. Cryer had 1 foot out the door while at BU.

Wish I came sooner #GoCoogs❤️ https://t.co/5RYDHWRZjX

— Lj Cryer (@LjCryer) March 30, 2024

I wonder if his Baylor NCAA Championship Ring still fits? Think he'll ware it to the 10 or 20 year BU Championship Reunion?

All I know is from personal observations watching his demeanor, body language, and facial expressions. He always seemed unhappy or even pissed off. Plus, if there is any truth to the fact he was cleared to play last year and didn't, "don't let the door hit ya...."

Stefano DiMera said:

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Whether he's getting paid or not is completely irrelevant..the fact that grown men on this thread..some probably old enough to be his grandfather are throwing shade or getting into a twitter battle with him.is kinda pathetic.

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You clearly don't understand the purpose of Twitter. If you're not ready to be criticized on the internet don't spend time there.

Heisman25g said:

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Poking the bear with uncalled for comments and then trying to play the victim tells me everything I need to know

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What comment? Something was said about losing in the 2nd round again?

Yes, he made a comment about us not getting past the round of 32. Seems like an unnecessary comment meant to stir up Baylor people.

I didn't know it went that far. I do know there was negative energy and some animosity at our young talented players. Beyond actual accounts, it was obvious from the demeanor and approach. I do know there was overestimation of ability. I do know this wasn't his first choice (Purdue) and it was souring from the start. Didn't know it got that deep though.

The PG messaging during the transfer was just PR to look positive and rational. Yes, they would have liked him to be featured at point.. but they aren't completely delusional. That was a secondary issue.

I do know a more hard lined uncompromising approach (Sampson as Hou) was probably a better place for him.. the constant positivity and vocal staff/coach dynamic was not a good fit. The get in line or get out approach is a better fit. One thing for Sampson, he does not deal with an ounce of attitude after the very early stages. Also having Shead to smooth out the transition was good for him.

jdrs said:

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Yes, he made a comment about us not getting past the round of 32. Seems like an unnecessary comment meant to stir up Baylor people.

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Didn't know that. Fair game then. You can't put something out there and then expect nothing to come.

Would I ever think its a good idea to go back and forth with some young player.. nope. Sound like a ridiculous thing to do to me but I understand why he might be hearing about it. He claims his "for the city" stuff. Then he knows you can't expect nobody will clap back.

jdrs said:

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Yes, he made a comment about us not getting past the round of 32. Seems like an unnecessary comment meant to stir up Baylor people.

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Before or after Houston went out in round of 16?

Can someone post the comment. If not baited it seems really low class to post anything about Baylor losing on the tournament.

No ill will towards LJ and his departure, it was a win win situation in my opinion. Not sure how he could talk badly about Drew or staff as they never said anything publicly about him not playing last year. Agree with several on this post though that his body language sucked. You saw it some in Houston's last game. He made some bad decisions and bounced the air out of the ball several times. He is a great shooter and has a good mid range game as well, but he was never the alpha and didn't seem to be a good teammate from what I could tell. I hope he has a great career and matures to a point where he doesn't feel the need to bad mouth Baylor.

From what I've been told LJ had a really really poor attitude at BU. Again just what I've been told.
Was also told BU made zero effort to keep him once he entered the portal last off season. So not sure the staff viewed him as a loss at least chemistry wise

TXBEAR_bf said:

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Can someone post the comment. If not baited it seems really low class to post anything about Baylor losing on the tournament.

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Wow, this is sad 🫤 pic.twitter.com/Qu6zT6A3ir

— John (@baylorjohnnn) March 30, 2024

IowaBear said:

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From what I've been told LJ had a really really poor attitude at BU. Again just what I've been told.
Was also told BU made zero effort to keep him once he entered the portal last off season. So not sure the staff viewed him as a loss at least chemistry wise

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I knew it was negative, that part was obvious. But the "really, really poor" part is what I didn't know.

Sampson's program is a better fit for a guy like that if they can get them in line.

Man some of y'all should stick to watching 5th grade upwards basketball if you don't want players that talk negatively about a former program to be criticized or fans to boo them at games. It's college basketball, not a polo match at Buckingham Palace

Now obviously, smack talk should be countered with reasonable parity. If somebody called him a betch or said something about his mom or something like that, I would have a problem with it. But as others said, you're getting paid by a university, you leave on bad terms to what is essentially a rival program, and then you talk smack? Yeah, you have it coming

Ya, that comment is bush league, definitely changes my feeling about him leaving and his attitude. Good riddance.

Didn't he get booed by the fans when he came back?

I'm sure if I went back to my old company to do a lunch and learn as a member of a new company and I got booed, I'd probably say something snarky on twitter.

Big_Pumpin said:

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Didn't he get booed by the fans when he came back?

I'm sure if I went back to my old company to do a lunch and learn as a member of a new company and I got booed, I'd probably say something snarky on twitter.

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yeah, we booed every time he touched the ball for 40 minutes plus OT

now we are whining about his (relatively mild) tweets...

Oh man I thought we weren't playing byu this year I guess I was getting confused with last year let's go!!

When can we expect him to return his ring? Also, I guess we can save postage or the email to him about the NC Reunion events.