Friday, December 18, 2009

Duke's Czyz to transfer

Duke sophomore Olek Czyz had decided to leave Duke and is expected to transfer to another Division I school, the team announced Friday.

Czyz started the first two games of the 2009-10 season and has averaged 2.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 10.2 minutes this season.

"Olek has a bright future ahead of him and we wish him the best of luck," Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a prepared statement. "He has been a valued member of the Duke basketball family and we will support him through his impending transfer."

The 6-7, 240-pound native of Gdynia, Poland has played in 19 career games, recording a total of 23 points, 24 rebounds, eight assists, a block and two steals.

-- Robbi Pickeral

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

nobody wants to play at dook anymore.

Anonymous said...

The kid was in over his head. This is best for both parties.

panfan1 said...

Bring him to Charlotte.We need a decent white boy on the team that can play!I'm sure if he started some at Duke he could for Charlotte or get a lot of playing time!

Anonymous said...

He wanted to play for Duke, but couldn't get off the bench. So he pulled a Roy Williams - he cried about not getting his way, so he took his ball and went home.

Anonymous said...

Here's my take and advice for O Czyz:

Good Move! Get out of Duke and away from all those snotty liberal nitwits and their claptrap. Moreover, I think Coach K's best days are past him. Plus you don't need a damn point guard being the big's coach, see Wojo.

Mostly, I wouldn't want to play for a coach like K, someone who has taken on mythical status to the point of being in earnest melodramatic American Express commercials...believe me, its all about him and you are just a tiny cog (a backup cog at that) in the Big Machine that is Coach K. All his life lessons speachifying and life beyond basketball BS is just more of the polish on the facade that is an archetypal Big Time college basketball coach.

I would have been miserable their if I was you with K saying things like "Olek played very well tonight, he didn't take an outside shot". That's like saying you played very well, you didn't attempt to dribble or doing of that stuff we promised you we were bringing you here to develop so you could play at the next level (and you know they sold Olek on the "we see you as a 3" angle, but really they brought him in to be a backup 4, then they got the Plumlee twins and Kelly and about six other 4's and 5's...and you know Singler is going to play 39 minutes a game, so...Which, albeit I would love to see you here in Reno, isn't Babbitt kind of like a Singler?

But I am pretty sure you would get a chance here. Not like at Duke were they put you in for 45 seconds at the end of a blowout then people on Duke's message boards talk about how badly you blew your shot to impress and how lost you looked? Are you fíng kidding me? 45 seconds at the end of a blowout is your "shot" after the thousands and thousands of hours you have put into it? Plus, there is just this thing at Duke were everything is so subservient and miniscule compared to the basketball genuis that is Coach K...bs...you know what, coack K aint never got one rebound, aint never set a pick and K sure as hell never intimidated the other team into folding with a viscious dunk. Plus you can shoot the outside shot, I've seen you. You didn't get to much in high school because that's the high school way, put the big down low no matter if he is the second best shooter on the team. But you probably need to get used to the idea of playing the 4 or 5 in college then a sort of 3 in whatever pro rank you wind up playing in. Babbit's basically played a lot of center at UNR, so, everybody (except maybe Singler, fair haired golden godboy) has to do it. whatever, at least your on the floor and good players should be good at all 5 positions to an extent. Ever heard of Taymon Domzalski from New mexico? A polish kid who went to duke McDonalds all-american, and never played more than about 8 mpg...and all these insipid duke basketball fans and all this overthinking of the damn game. they seriously acted like you were special ed or something their, its ridiculous, you are a very bright guy, came over hear and picked up english and navigated reno high...just go somewhere where they let you play, show off your athleticism and feel and flow the game rather than be a channel for the intellectual basketball genuis that is ratface coach k that huckster con man liberal elite basketball choice of distinction. its probably been tough but someday you'll realize how many extremely tough lessons you have learned and you stop trusting glossy establishment people, look out for yourself, and negotiate better terms in your next deal.oh, okay, i see last game on Dec 15 beat Gardner Webb by the usual 57 points, O gets 2 minutes freshman R. Kelly gets 20...basically a slap in the face by K, probably needs to clear up a scholly. O, its not you, man. K knows Singler is staying four years and he needs more guards because E williams bolted. you have more upside than practically all the duke players so f em. Peace brotha.

MichaelProcton said...

Really? Krzyzewski's never picked up a rebound or set a pick? Funny, given that he was a four-year player and team captain at Army, actually leading that squad to the NIT when that actually meant something. No need for you to whine on Czyz's behalf. He's clearly bigger than that crap himself.

Anonymous said...

well, he may have played at Army under Knight, but he never set a pick in any game he is credited as winning as a coach and you know I meant that bro, so you basically are validating my argument by going for a non sequitur line of counter reasoning...damn you got pwned by a state school guy on the logic portion of the examination, such a pity you wasted, or rather your parents, wasted all that money on an overpriced education (that mostly consists of "diversity" studies and other liberal guilt reducers for the overpaid) at dook.

Anonymous said...

Good game against the Horns, Heels. You almost kept it respectable.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Czyz leaves? Wow, BIG loss.

Anonymous said...

Does 11:08 pm have a life? He probably started writing that mindless rant at sunset.

Anonymous said...

Hey 11:08pm, What do you think about that health care bill?

Anonymous said...

11:08 is a douche, prolly got a small D