Bubear2020 said:
I don't think it was a loss. He could be a real cancer
I disagree with this. Rio had some off the court issues. On the court, his teammates loved him and he had a lot of charm. He was an emotional, passionate player like Vital. I had a chance to spend some time with him at a practice last year and then on the Italy trip and I found him very likeable and he interacted with his teammates with humor and encouragement. It is hard to fake that for 11 days.
The only positive to me in this situation is that there is one less mouth to feed. I think Drew had 9 Big12 quality starters and now he has 7/8 depending on if you consider Mayer to be one of those.
He was working really hard this summer on his game; had the right mindset heading into the season. He is paying for some past mistakes. I wish him the best in his professional pursuits.