Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Reaction to Christian Kabongo suspension


Well, the New Mexico State Aggies have suspended Christian Kabongo indefinitely following an incident at the Don Haskins Center when he made an inappropriate gesture toward the UTEP crowd after consecutive second-half 3-pointers.

First off, I think this was the right thing to do.

I also think it comes at a convenient time in the schedule — NMSU plays Western tonight, followed by games next week against Southern and McNeese State. We'll see how long the suspension lasts, the Aggies have a huge game in late December at home against New Mexico.

As written previously, Kabongo is a tough player to account for. He's tough, he's feast or famine if not unorthodox, he attempts — and also knocks down — low-percentage shots and can shoot you to a win or a loss depending on the evening. Very interesting….

I do think this is a good chance for other players to step up and this is an opportunity. All I need to point to is Aggie football — Andrew Manley got injured, Matt Christian stepped in and played exceedingly well. Now some players might have a little more rope and can take advantage of their chance.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Absolutely the right thing.

He sits and learns, hopefully, and comes back better all the way around.

Anonymous said...

Remi Barry!!
Enjoy you time on bench CK!!

Anonymous said...

So much for him coming back and being a changed player. Heard he cussed Menzies out and told him he didn't want to play for a non coach. I guess this was mild in comparison to pulling a knife in team meeting. Yeah, he is a real thug!!!