Gophers announce Oto to be honored on Senior Day

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Wow. I didn't realize his injury was this bad. Good luck to him in the future. It's cool that he will still play a role with the team next year.
 


Winnipegopher said:
One wonders how long this has affected him. He was a pretty good player for the first 10-15 games or so.
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Yep, he was looking pretty solid, I was happy with him. It's too bad, I wish him the best, but at least he's getting his senior day still.
 

Oto had some nice games early on in the B1G schedule and I was happy to seem him have some success on the floor before his career ended. I still think the most telling thing about Oto the person was how big his smile was when Charles Buggs was playing so well against Iowa. I am not sure I'd personally be capable of such genuine joy in that situation and it says a lot about who Oto is.
 

SelectionSunday said:
Can I ask a favor of the board? In this thread please keep the wisecracks about Oto to yourself. Let's not ruin it by taking potshots at him. Let's thank him for busting his a*s for his 4 years in the Gopher program.

Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.

(note, this was being composed prior to any posts other than Bleed's)
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I know I'm late on this, but thanks for saying this. He's a great guy and a personal friend, and Oto did everything he could to help the team. He wasn't selfish and understood his role, whatever it was. He's improved a lot since he came here and it's been a pleasure knowing him and watching him play basketball!
 


Winnipegopher said:
One wonders how long this has affected him. He was a pretty good player for the first 10-15 games or so.
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Oto has had knee problems for years. He had surgery on his knee 7-8 years ago, and the cartilage has been ripping apart. Basically been an on-and-off injury that has finally taken hold :/
 

Wow, that's a pretty awful change in circumstances for him. He went from starting on a potential tournament team and probably thinking he would start next year to being done playing bball and no longer having a scholarship.
 

underground629 said:
Wow, that's a pretty awful change in circumstances for him. He went from starting on a potential tournament team and probably thinking he would start next year to being done playing bball and no longer having a scholarship.
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That's why the U is applying to the NCAA for a medical waiver. Meaning he could still remain on scholarship but it wouldn't count against the 13 scholy limit.
 

Didn't realize the injury was that severe. Best of luck to him if he stays on the staff. No reason to knock the kid. He came here, worked hard and stayed out of trouble.
 



Oto busted his tail off, to varying degrees of success. Early in this season, in particular, he was a big reason for the team's early success. I appreciate his effort, his great attitude on the court, and I hope this knee injury doesn't limit his mobility in life as he moves into bigger and better things. Thanks Oto!!
 

cncmin said:
Oto busted his tail off, to varying degrees of success. Early in this season, in particular, he was a big reason for the team's early success. I appreciate his effort, his great attitude on the court, and I hope this knee injury doesn't limit his mobility in life as he moves into bigger and better things. Thanks Oto!!
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I have read on numerous threads about how worthless Oto is on the floor. The guy was playing handicapped, and our wondrous GH experts bad mouthed the kid. GH'ers who bad mouthed him should be ashamed of themselves and shut the fuch up.
 

Dr.Don said:
I have read on numerous threads about how worthless Oto is on the floor. The guy was playing handicapped, and our wondrous GH experts bad mouthed the kid. GH'ers who bad mouthed him should be ashamed of themselves and shut the fuch up.
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+3
 

Hate to see a player lost to injury, especially the career ending variety. I know I wasn't always the kid's biggest fan, but I appreciate his hustle during his time year and wish him the best of luck on his coaching career.
 



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Thank you all for being supportive! It means a lot! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23GoGophers&src=hash">#GoGophers</a></p>— Oto Osenieks (@OtoOsenieks10) <a href="https://twitter.com/OtoOsenieks10/statuses/441405607774806016">March 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Go Gophers!!
 

With Oto and Wally gone, how many scholarships we got for next year? Malik, Austin and Maverick are all seniors but not sure about scholarships.
 

I'm not saying this happened with Oto & Pitino, but got me thinking...

A player in Oto's situation:
- Graduating academically
- Has a year of scholarship left
- Probably not going to make a career as a player

Why not use your last year's scholarship as leverage in ensuring a job on a collegiate coaching staff immediately out of college? "Coach, I'll give up my scholarship if you give me a job." - Seems win/win from both sides.

Has anyone heard of this happening?
 

that's too bad!! Always liked him. Hope he succeeds in what ever he does.
 

Hosea_Tarver said:
I'm not saying this happened with Oto & Pitino, but got me thinking...

A player in Oto's situation:
- Graduating academically
- Has a year of scholarship left
- Probably not going to make a career as a player

Why not use your last year's scholarship as leverage in ensuring a job on a collegiate coaching staff immediately out of college? "Coach, I'll give up my scholarship if you give me a job." - Seems win/win from both sides.

Has anyone heard of this happening?
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There's always the chance his injury is actually real.
 


gopherguy06 said:
With Oto and Wally gone, how many scholarships we got for next year? Malik, Austin and Maverick are all seniors but not sure about scholarships.
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We had one open scholly this year.
We have the three players you mentioned leaving
Wally left
Oto left
6 total

Signed 3 last fall
3 scholarships remaining for next year
 


Hosea_Tarver said:
station19 - Reread my first line.
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It was a general statement, not directed at you. Maybe I should not have quoted you. Just referring to many opinions that this situation is orchestrated. Sorry for confusion.
 

As Costa wrote previously here on GH... Oto was one of a few guys, the last few years, that tried to bang down low for us. That wasn't supposed to be his game, but he did it because we needed him to. For that I say best of luck to you Oto.
 

There is no way that Oto has a career ending injury. A person doesn't run, move, and jump like he does with end stage arthritic knees. All of a sudden he can't play anymore and he didn't suffer an ACL,PCL, knee dislocation or major meniscal tear is ludicrous. This is all about Pitino pulling this guys scholarship. There is no way the NCAA should keep him on scholarship based on medical incapacity. I will bet that he has more articular cartiledge in his knees than 75% of nba players. You can fool some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time. Pitino is cut throat and I hope the other guys on the team and potential recruits are taking notice of his win at all cost attitude even if it means throwing one of his players under the bus.
 

jumpstop said:
There is no way that Oto has a career ending injury. A person doesn't run, move, and jump like he does with end stage arthritic knees. All of a sudden he can't play anymore and he didn't suffer an ACL,PCL, knee dislocation or major meniscal tear is ludicrous. This is all about Pitino pulling this guys scholarship. There is no way the NCAA should keep him on scholarship based on medical incapacity. I will bet that he has more articular cartiledge in his knees than 75% of nba players. You can fool some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time. Pitino is cut throat and I hope the other guys on the team and potential recruits are taking notice of his win at all cost attitude even if it means throwing one of his players under the bus.
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jumpstop said:
There is no way that Oto has a career ending injury. A person doesn't run, move, and jump like he does with end stage arthritic knees. All of a sudden he can't play anymore and he didn't suffer an ACL,PCL, knee dislocation or major meniscal tear is ludicrous. This is all about Pitino pulling this guys scholarship. There is no way the NCAA should keep him on scholarship based on medical incapacity. I will bet that he has more articular cartiledge in his knees than 75% of nba players. You can fool some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time. Pitino is cut throat and I hope the other guys on the team and potential recruits are taking notice of his win at all cost attitude even if it means throwing one of his players under the bus.
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I nominate this comment for a dpodoll award.
 

I don't agree with everything jumpstop is saying, but I'd be lying if I said some of those same thoughts didn't cross my mind. Major-college basketball is a cut-throat business, and we have a young & hungry coach (for which I'm thankful). It's not a stretch for someone to think this.
 

SelectionSunday said:
I don't agree with everything jumpstop is saying, but I'd be lying if I said some of those same thoughts didn't cross my mind. Major-college basketball is a cut-throat business, and we have a young & hungry coach (for which I'm thankful). It's not a stretch for someone to think this.
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but it is a stretch to say it is fact without having any true knowledge.

I seriously doubt jumpstop has a medical degree and has looked at Oto's medical records/pics.
 

station19 said:
but it is a stretch to say it is fact without having any true knowledge.

I seriously doubt jumpstop has a medical degree and has looked at Oto's medical records/pics.
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I bet GW does.
 

SelectionSunday said:
I don't agree with everything jumpstop is saying, but I'd be lying if I said some of those same thoughts didn't cross my mind. Major-college basketball is a cut-throat business, and we have a young & hungry coach (for which I'm thankful). It's not a stretch for someone to think this.
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+1 It's also not a stretch to think a non-qualifier may have a difficult time being admitted to the U.
 

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