Fereti speaks out on Solomon, team
Tim Bontemps
Issue date: 2/16/07 Section: Men's Basketball
With everything that took place over the weekend, it isn't surprising Fereti has some regrets on how the situation unfolded and eventually ended.
"I love playing here, and there are a lot of people that support me, which I'm grateful for," he said. "And people that come and watch the team play - I take that as a compliment.
"The only thing that I regret is not being able to get my full potential. I don't think that my development as a basketball player has developed since I have been here. I think as far as coach Solomon's playing style … I don't think I could ever understand what to do."
While the problems between Solomon and Fereti came to a head Saturday afternoon, the beginning of the end was when Fereti played just one minute in the second half of Bona's game at George Washington Jan. 13.
"Coach Solomon and I spoke, and he spoke to me about plays and me making mistakes," Fereti said. "I told him that I haven't played basketball for very long and still am kind of new to it, and I would get down about making mistakes. So he wanted me to run back on defense, which I totally agree with. This was after that game that we spoke about this, but I guess that's what I was subbed out for - because I didn't run back on one of the plays."
Fereti said things happened this season which resulted in him being benched. He did not mention those things, but he said it was the coach's decision to not play him and he respected that.
"After that, it was kind of just downhill from there. I'm a stand-up type of guy, and I speak my mind … maybe that got me in trouble a little more than I should have, and it's pretty much come to this."
The main issue that caused so many problems between the two, in Fereti's eyes, seemed to be the fact that Fereti and Solomon's ideas clashed.
"I'm the type of person that if you tell me one way to do it, I will do it," he said. "But if I think there is a better way to do it, I will give you a suggestion and see what you think - and if you don't like it, then that's fine, and we'll do it your way.
"I love playing here, and there are a lot of people that support me, which I'm grateful for," he said. "And people that come and watch the team play - I take that as a compliment.
"The only thing that I regret is not being able to get my full potential. I don't think that my development as a basketball player has developed since I have been here. I think as far as coach Solomon's playing style … I don't think I could ever understand what to do."
While the problems between Solomon and Fereti came to a head Saturday afternoon, the beginning of the end was when Fereti played just one minute in the second half of Bona's game at George Washington Jan. 13.
"Coach Solomon and I spoke, and he spoke to me about plays and me making mistakes," Fereti said. "I told him that I haven't played basketball for very long and still am kind of new to it, and I would get down about making mistakes. So he wanted me to run back on defense, which I totally agree with. This was after that game that we spoke about this, but I guess that's what I was subbed out for - because I didn't run back on one of the plays."
Fereti said things happened this season which resulted in him being benched. He did not mention those things, but he said it was the coach's decision to not play him and he respected that.
"After that, it was kind of just downhill from there. I'm a stand-up type of guy, and I speak my mind … maybe that got me in trouble a little more than I should have, and it's pretty much come to this."
The main issue that caused so many problems between the two, in Fereti's eyes, seemed to be the fact that Fereti and Solomon's ideas clashed.
"I'm the type of person that if you tell me one way to do it, I will do it," he said. "But if I think there is a better way to do it, I will give you a suggestion and see what you think - and if you don't like it, then that's fine, and we'll do it your way.
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Kate
posted 2/22/07 @ 5:40 AM EST
The decision to cut Zarryon from the Bonaventure team was one of countless bad decisions made on Solomon's behalf! Had the reasoning behind decisions previously made my Solomon been different, it would'nt have come to this. (Continued…)
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