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PG Anthony Crater (transfer to South Florida & Georgetown College)

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This is from Crater's hometown paper......


Former Ohio State guard Anthony Crater is not the first basketball star from Flint to make a questionable decision in college - It's Just Sports - The Flint Journal - MLive.com

Ohio State University. Big Ten school. King James sponsorship. 10-2 overall record!
The perfect squad for a freshman to showcase his skills on right?
Wrong!
For Flint native Anthony "Noopy" Crater, this wasn't enough. 13.1 minutes per game was too little time for him. 1.2 points per game was too low of an average for him. Coming off of the bench was not an option for him.
Instead of becoming a man and sticking things out through the tough times, Noopy dipped after just 10 games in search of another school to be the so-called "man." Instead of being zealous to play alongside Mott
transfer Jeremie Simmons, Crater was a little jealous.

AND This.....

I had been bragging on Crater to all of my friends even before this season began. Since he was a small child playing for the Flint Affliation AAU squad, he was blessed with the potential to be great, but he has a Stephon Marbury-type ego.
Instead of paying his dues by coming off the bench and playing alongside Simmons for this season, he would rather leave. What type of character does that show? For Ohio State, Mary J. Blidge said it best when she said "[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1tsN1KmJA"]we don't need no hateration![/ame]"
 
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HabaneroBuck;1371166; said:
I don't see how his year at Brewster didn't clue him in to reality. He had many games where he was basically a non-factor. His numbers at Brewster were obviously way different than in Michigan...basically giving me an indication that he would actually be a program guy! (i.e. he wasn't good enough to be gone real quickly) But, yeah, even after a few games at Ohio State...to leave. Yo, Noopy, look at Buford and Mullens. They were even more big-time than you, and they aren't ready to jet for the dollars.

I think Evan Turner was thinking that he was Derrick Rose's equal also, but it just isn't true...a lot of these guys need to wake up.

Enough rambling...some more humility, please. Bye, Noop. Hardly knew ya.
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I agree...It is crazy...Kids don't understand the idea of going from star to regular real quick...Because they are still feed the bullshit that they are a star...
 
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billmac91;1371124; said:
I'd imagine this has been a reality check for Anthony. A lot of the programs he was rumored to be interested in, said "no thanks".

I'm not sure transferring to a Big East bottom feeder will improve his NBA potential much.

Good luck to him all the same. Mostly, I hope he begins getting good advice from the adults in his life.
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Bullseye.
 
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January 24, 2009
USF's Mercer, Crater arrested on drug charge

USF basketball guards Mike Mercer and Anthony Crater were arrested late Friday night near campus and both charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.

Neither guard is currently playing for the Bulls. Mercer, 22, suffered a season-ending knee injury last month, while Crater, 19, is sitting out the season after transferring on Jan. 5 from Ohio State. Both remained in jail Saturday morning, held on $500 bond. The Bulls have a noon game today against No. 20 Villanova.

According to police reports, both players were arrested by Hillsborough County Sheriff's officers at 11:56 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and Bearss Avenue, close to USF's campus. They were booked into the Orient Road Jail at 2:05 a.m. Saturday morning. The formal charge against each is possession of cannabis less than 20 grams, a first-degree misdemeanor which often results in community service, court fees and probation.
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The Bulletin: USF Sports
 
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January 24, 2009
USF's Mercer, Crater arrested on drug charge

USF basketball guards Mike Mercer and Anthony Crater were arrested late Friday night near campus and both charged with a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.
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Further evidence that this kid has a lot of growing up to do, or maybe just isn't very bright. His departure looks more like addition by subtraction with each passing day.

I hope he doesn't piss his life away, like a certain former RB we all remember well. :shake:
 
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