Thank you Ed

[markchal]

Great player, wish we could've seen even more of him. Loved watching him play, his dunk over Ellis was one of the best I've seen. Hope he rehabs and kills it at the next level. Thanks for everything Ed, Xavier Nation will always be pulling for you.

[atljar]

For sure, I thought he may come back after the injury. But wish him well!

[Masterofreality]

Good Luck Ed. Thanks for being a Great Musketeer and training your replacement.

Oh. And thanks forever for Posterizing Octavious Ellis.

[X-ceptional]

As everyone else said, grateful for everything he brought to the program. But seriously though, THIS? AHAHAHAHA!
http://i.imgur.com/pocvez3.gif

[NewXfan]

Loved watching Edmond play. His athleticism and the appearance that he just loved being on the court were always inspiring. Loved Ed's team spirit even when injured and unable to play. I hope the majority of posters can show their appreciation for a great contributor to X. While selfishly I would have loved to have seen one more year, I have a lot of respect for the decision Ed just made. Go ED, GO X!

[whopper]

good luck..only heard good about him and played so hard..It is so complicated these days compared to the 4 year programs I grew up with. Many choices for good players.

[bleedXblue]

Good luck Ed, but selfishly wanted to watch you one more year!

Get healthy and give em' hell!

[xu82]

As everyone else said, grateful for everything he brought to the program. But seriously though, THIS? AHAHAHAHA!
http://i.imgur.com/pocvez3.gif

I find myself watching this over and over, mesmerized. Good luck Ed! You will be missed but never forgotten. Get healthy and do your thing!

[XUGRAD80]

Certainly wish him the best and hope to be watching him play in the league for many years. Like everyone else, would have loved to see him come back for another year, but I understand his decision and accept the reasons behind it. I thank him for the effort he has shown and the classy way that he has represented the school and the program. Just make sure you get your degree, Ed. A college degree is something nobody can ever take away from you.

[Masterofreality]

I already mentioned the posterization, but my favorite Ed moment will always be his leadership of the comeback AT Wake last year, and his incredible step back 3 from the corner. That was something special. Feel free to post if someone can find that video.

[RealDeal]

Good luck Ed!

[X-ceptional]

I already mentioned the posterization, but my favorite Ed moment will always be his leadership of the comeback AT Wake last year, and his incredible step back 3 from the corner. That was something special. Feel free to post if someone can find that video.

Click here for the highlight video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z7zCk5-ju0) Click here for the game tape. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsJvoxFPrYU)

Including another RIDICULOUS dunk from Ed, really showcasing his speed:
http://i.imgur.com/N1M83Fk.gif


As well as the requested step-back 3:
http://i.imgur.com/gBvcagv.gif

[chico]

Wish he would've stayed (selfishly) but completely understand his decision. Good luck with rehab and in the NBA, and thanks for the years of great play!

[X-Fan]

Click here for the highlight video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z7zCk5-ju0) Click here for the game tape. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsJvoxFPrYU)

Including another RIDICULOUS dunk from Ed, really showcasing his speed:
http://i.imgur.com/N1M83Fk.gif


As well as the requested step-back 3:
http://i.imgur.com/gBvcagv.gif
Man, Ed was playing at such a high level by the end of non-conf play last season. Even the few minutes he played at Nova, he was next level. Shame he got hurt both trips to Nova.

Thanks Ed! Heal up and do your thing!

[whopper]

Sad but understandable. I hope to watch him for many years in NBA and remember his great contributions at X.

[GIMMFD]

Here's to a long NBA career, and an awesome X career. Played with heart, passion, and did things the right way, can't ask for anyone better to represent the program!

[xudash]

Wish he would've stayed (selfishly) but completely understand his decision. Good luck with rehab and in the NBA, and thanks for the years of great play!

This. Thanks Ed.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Thank you Ed!

[nuts4xu]

Ed was so fun to watch, wish him all the best in his career.

[XfansinKy]

He was taking off from different area codes on those dunks. I don't recall a better leaper at Xavier. I still remember exactly where I was at when he got carted off the court against Villanova and hoping his career wasn't in jeapordy. That was really hard to watch. I hope he gets healthy and has a long NBA career with injuries behind him.

[Muskie]

I wish nothing but the best for Ed. My only regret is that I don't get to see another thunderous dunk from him at Cintas.

[Snipe]

I am not sure his timing is the best. With the injury, he may not get drafted very high because he can't attend the workouts.

I think that playing on a ranked team in college with all the attention is better than the developmental league. I think Semaj could have done better staying.

I love Ed. I want the best for him. I hope he does well. If I got to choose (I am biased) I would come back to Xavier and prove himself. I can't see him being drafted in the first round. I think this decision may harm him. That is just my opinion.

I would like to thank him though. I loved watching him play. Like Semaj though, he never really accomplished anything here in terms of college basketball. People will not regard him as a great college basketball player by any estimation. Ed turned the ball over as a Freshman in our last possession to Wisconsin and let them have a chance with the final shot when he got that charge. That is his complete Xavier tournament history. He lost that game.

I think Semaj never even won an NCAA game. Horrible game against NC State. Had he stayed another year, watch out what that kid could have done, and what Xavier could have done.

I think the same is true with Ed. If he stays he could have a fabulous year. You only want to go to the NBA if you can hit the ground running and get playing time. I don't understand why our kids want to play in the developmental league, which is Ed's future.

I think Derrick Brown was wrong, Semaj was wrong, and I think time has proven me right. I think Ed is wrong, but I will still support and root for him. I wish him the best. I understand the urgency. But life is a lot about timing, and his timing right now is horrendous.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I am not sure his timing is the best. With the injury, he may not get drafted very high because he can't attend the workouts.

I think that playing on a ranked team in college with all the attention is better than the developmental league. I think Semaj could have done better staying.

I love Ed. I want the best for him. I hope he does well. If I got to choose (I am biased) I would come back to Xavier and prove himself. I can't see him being drafted in the first round. I think this decision may harm him. That is just my opinion.

I would like to thank him though. I loved watching him play. Like Semaj though, he never really accomplished anything here in terms of college basketball. People will not regard him as a great college basketball player by any estimation. Ed turned the ball over as a Freshman in our last possession to Wisconsin and let them have a chance with the final shot when he got that charge. That is his complete Xavier tournament history. He lost that game.

I think Semaj never even won an NCAA game. Horrible game against NC State. Had he stayed another year, watch out what that kid could have done, and what Xavier could have done.

I think the same is true with Ed. If he stays he could have a fabulous year. You only want to go to the NBA if you can hit the ground running and get playing time. I don't understand why our kids want to play in the developmental league, which is Ed's future.

I think Derrick Brown was wrong, Semaj was wrong, and I think time has proven me right. I think Ed is wrong, but I will still support and root for him. I wish him the best. I understand the urgency. But life is a lot about timing, and his timing right now is horrendous.

Or he could have come back and not played at all or played very little of the season and not look great doing so coming back from the injury.

Tough decision. Could make an argument for either one but given the knee and shoulder issues and uncertainty about recovery time frame I think he made the right choice of entering while he is still relatively close to having shown some great flashes and tons of potential.

[Snipe]

If he gets drafted first round and signs a guaranteed 3 year NBA contract I will fully admit I am wrong. Given his injury, his injury last year, and his first year having red shirted because of injury, that isn't about to happen. It is a pipe dream. He isn't a first round pick, and I won't have to admit that I am wrong.

He made the wrong pick, and it isn't that tough of a decision. I love Ed and wish him well. That doesn't mean I am blind.

[Drew]

If he gets drafted first round and signs a guaranteed 3 year NBA contract I will fully admit I am wrong. Given his injury, his injury last year, and his first year having red shirted because of injury, that isn't about to happen. It is a pipe dream. He isn't a first round pick, and I won't have to admit that I am wrong.

He made the wrong pick, and it isn't that tough of a decision. I love Ed and wish him well. That doesn't mean I am blind.

Thing is, if the NCAA wasn't morally bankrupt he wouldn't be forced to make this decision.

[XfansinKy]

Fortunately, 2 summers ago after he got healthy, he went to the NBA workout in Chicago with Jalen and impressed.(40" plus vertical) He's also put on a little weight/muscle since then too. Maybe San Antonio drafts him late and let's him have a year to recover, lift weights, and get his cardio back. I read that if he's on a D-League roster at all that still gives him access to the #1 sports medicine facility in the country. If his injuries heal, I believe he's going to play in the NBA. Not just any NBA player can dunk from where he takes off from in these videos. I guess that knee is the only thing that can stop him.

[XfansinKy]

Thing is, if the NCAA wasn't morally bankrupt he wouldn't be forced to make this decision.

Yes. A good student and person who said he would've stayed if he could be sure he could play, but the NCAA cookie cutter rules cancels that out.

[markchal]

He made the wrong pick, and it isn't that tough of a decision. I love Ed and wish him well. That doesn't mean I am blind.

that rehab can sometimes last a year. Is it still the wrong pick if he couldn't play AT ALL next year or if he could only play for the last month of the season (and who knows what kind of shape he'd be in?)?

[Xavier]

I think he said on twitter that was one of the main reasons. Doctors told him IF everything went perfect he MIGHT be ready in January. If he faced any set backs at all he likely wouldn't have been able to play at all. Too big of a risk, according to him.

[paulxu]

With all the talk/video of the new recruits and their skills, I am reminded that we saw far too little of Ed during his time at X.
Hope he does well, but am selfishly wishing I got a chance to witness more of him in our uniform. He had special talent.

If anyone has a link to the picture (I don't think there was a video) of his shot where he was rising very high near the rim on the right side of the basket, I would love to see it/get a link. His head was very near the rim from the angle it was shot. Thanks.

[X-ceptional]

Enjoy...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwoEDu1XEAAHxW4.jpg

[X-ceptional]

For the life of me, I could not remember which game this was. It was the Ferris State exhibition game, so no wonder not much else available online. Here is the dunk from the baseline angle:

http://i.imgur.com/KlR2Ors.gif


XU youtube account has the game highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_8cigCL7zE (dunk at 0:28)

[paulxu]

Many thanks.

Are the video and the still 2 different game situations?
I can't find #2 on the video but it looks like the same situation.

[usfldan]

Many thanks.

Are the video and the still 2 different game situations?
I can't find #2 on the video but it looks like the same situation.

It appears to be the same. The clock in the still (just before he's dunked) is at 3:28, and the clock in the jpeg/video is at 3:27 just as he dunks it.

[mistabeecee41]

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2017-nba-draft-combine-measurements-analysis-5927/

though he can't compete in any drills, Ed "measured well" at the combine : 6'6 with a 6'9 wingspan.

[XUMIOH12]

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/2017-nba-draft-combine-measurements-analysis-5927/

though he can't compete in any drills, Ed "measured well" at the combine : 6'6 with a 6'9 wingspan.

actually he was "only" 6'5.75 lol

also weighed in at just 176 pounds

[SemajParlor]

What people are listed as compared to what they are measured is one of the strangest things in all of sports. There’s actually a lot behind it.

Two of my favorite NBA discrepancies:

Dwight Howard is actually only measured as 6’9. Yes, the once most dominated Center in the game that drew Shaq comparisons was 6’9.

Also, probably more interesting – Kevin Durant is actually much taller than his listed height. He’s known to be at least 7 feet. Durant was afraid GMs would see that and keep him in the low post / off the wing. He’s listed as 6’9.

[94GRAD]

actually he was "only" 6'5.75 lol

also weighed in at just 176 pounds

Edmund might have me by almost a foot in height, but I've got a good 15lbs on him!

[THRILLHOUSE]

Also, probably more interesting – Kevin Durant is actually much taller than his listed height. He’s known to be at least 7 feet. Durant was afraid GMs would see that and keep him in the low post / off the wing. He’s listed as 6’9.

Yeah, KD's listed height always amused me. Here he is standing next to the 6'10'' Kendrick Perkins:

http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af318/MasterMike32/sneaker-watch-thunder-up-700x775.jpg

[Muskie34]

KD wanted to be listed at 6'9 so he can go down as one of the best forwards ever and not center. He is realistically a 7 foot stretch forward, who has handles of a PG and shooting ability of a SG.

[THRILLHOUSE]

KD wanted to be listed at 6'9 so he can go down as one of the best forwards ever and not center. He is realistically a 7 foot stretch forward, who has handles of a PG and shooting ability of a SG.

oh yeah, totally get why he listed himself at that height. I think in recent years he's actually admitted to be 7' since obviously he's an established star and no one's gonna change his role on the court.

[STL_XUfan]

oh yeah, totally get why he listed himself at that height. I think in recent years he's actually admitted to be 7' since obviously he's an established star and no one's gonna change his role on the court.

I personally find it comical that a coach or gm would be confused by his height. Like at what point is a GM standing next to him thinking, well he appears to be taller than that 6'11 guy, but it says right here 6'9 so I guess that must be true.

[SemajParlor]

To be fair, the game has changed a lot in a few years. Durant's height and skills coming was (and still is) league altering. Just in recent years you see guys like Greek Freak, Porzinigs, diminishing importance of traditional positions etc coming up .

[SemajParlor]

Here's 6'10 Kevin Love standing next to 6'8 Lebron James.

http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lebron-james-kevin-love.jpg

[Xavier]

KD wanted to be listed at 6'9 so he can go down as one of the best forwards ever and not center. He is realistically a 7 foot stretch forward, who has handles of a PG and shooting ability of a SG.

If you are listed at 7 foot are you automatically listed as a Center? Like, if he is a 7 footer but plays forward he could still go down as one of best forwards, right?

[GIMMFD]

If you are listed at 7 foot are you automatically listed as a Center? Like, if he is a 7 footer but plays forward he could still go down as one of best forwards, right?

I think they meant more as in like if you see 7 foot, you're more likely to be put in the paint than be able to roam around on the wings?? But I think like a 7 ft PF (was there one I can think of off the top of my head? maybe Gasol?) would still be considered a great power forward.

[XUFan09]

If you are listed at 7 foot are you automatically listed as a Center? Like, if he is a 7 footer but plays forward he could still go down as one of best forwards, right?
Someone already said it, but the idea was that when he first entered the League, he didn't want GMs to be tempted to put him at center.

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[ArizonaXUGrad]

How many older people here remember when the first dream team hit Barcelona for the Olympics? They all got measured for the official programs of the tournament. European basketball fans all laughed when the heights were released. They were all 2-3 inches shorter than listed.

[GIMMFD]

How many older people here remember when the first dream team hit Barcelona for the Olympics? They all got measured for the official programs of the tournament. European basketball fans all laughed when the heights were released. They were all 2-3 inches shorter than listed.

I'm sure they weren't laughing much when we beat the breaks off of them though.. MERICA.

[ammtd34]

I think they meant more as in like if you see 7 foot, you're more likely to be put in the paint than be able to roam around on the wings?? But I think like a 7 ft PF (was there one I can think of off the top of my head? maybe Gasol?) would still be considered a great power forward.

Dirk.

[muskiefan82]

How many older people here remember when the first dream team hit Barcelona for the Olympics? They all got measured for the official programs of the tournament. European basketball fans all laughed when the heights were released. They were all 2-3 inches shorter than listed.

Damn Metric System.

[xu82]

Damn Metric System.


Blame Jimmy Carter......