"This is what he would have wanted."
- Thread starter Franisdaman
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Just makes you wonder why in the hell this wasn’t done when they did the stupid framed jersey presentation before he died. One more thing on the long list of Barta’s screw ups.
Good for the Marble's. They gave us a lot of great memories. Roy deserved it
Devyn is such an underrated hawk. He got to a point his senior year where he could drive at will. I'm not even sure if he knew how good he could be.
Absolutely did, but he should have been alive and well enjoying it at half court with his family years ago.
Cancer sucks
And what also sucks is the hurt and sadness (that Roy was not there to see this) that you could see in the family's eyes
It's hard for me to understand why this honor could not have happened when Roy was still alive. But, better late than never.
Yes. A LONG list. Public relations, contract management, basic personnel supervising, and more.
Because we have one of the worse athletic directors in the country who fails to do the simplest of things rooted in common sense, like this.
That was shameful IMO. They couldn't at least have someone make a late 80's replica jersey - but instead basically gave him an Alford or Lickliter era jersey that apparently was just sitting around. It smacked of doing the minimum, and deciding to do it at the last moment, almost as an afterthought.
Glad to see Roy's jersey finally given the recognition it deserves. Just wish he could have been there to see it.
RIP #23.
it was definitely done half ass and another royal Barta f up
Wonderful for the Marbles and the Hawk fans. Watching Roy in person was a great treat. He played with a tremendous awareness of the court, and an unrivaled intensity, and desire to win. In my mind, he was the most underrated B1G player of his era, and perhaps, even now. I don’t believe he was ever selected as a member of the B1G’s first team. That was grossly unfair.
Making Dev happy was what sealed this as a great idea. I saw Fran's comments and I completely agree, this run of solid seasons started with Dev. I have always really appreciated him.
Don’t think it was Barta’s decision to make. I’d have to go back and look at the thread from around that time.
I don't know the status of Dev's professional career or his interests beyond, but it would be nice to see Fran get a former player on the staff in some capacity. Nice to see one of my all-time favorite Hawks back in CHA and able to move past the rift that developed over the past couple years. He was a smooth operator and did not shy away from the big moment--hit a lot of clutch shots including WOW! dunks.
Yes, absolutely, Glenn Rice, Stephen Bardo, Kenny Battle, Steve Smith, just to name a few. I do remember, Dr. Tom complaining about Roy not getting the credit he deserved.
