Herb Pope's nut punch -- a sign of a bigger probem for SHU?

Seton Hall had a lot of talent on their roster this season, but for one reason or another they were never able to put it all together. Some will say it is the egos on the Pirates roster and the inability of Bobby Gonzalez to get them to buy into a system. Some will say it is the selfishness and poor decision making of his players. Some will simply say Gonzo is not a good coach.

Personally, I think it is because Gonzo has collected a team full of talented basketball vagabonds.

Perhaps there is a reason that these guys are "vagabonds" despite having as much talent as they do.

Kevin Armstrong and Pete Thamel hit on this last week when they combined to pen an article blasting Bobby Gonzalez, and given some of the recent actions of his players, I'd expect someone articles comparing the influx of transfers into Seton Hall with what happened at Binghamton.

Right before the season started, Missouri transfer Keon Lawrence was arrested for causing an accident by driving the wrong way on the highway at 3am. Robert "Sticks" Mitchell was dismissed from the team after criticizing Gonzo to the press. And now tonight, Herb Pope was ejected after punching Texas Tech's Darko Cohadarevic in the groin (UPDATE: He did it twice! Another video below):





As of this writing, the Pirates are down 23 points in the second half. No doubt the culmination to what has been a very disappointing year. I don't mean to criticize kids like Lawrence or Mitchell (Pope, however, deserves it for that cheap shot), but something is not right at Seton Hall right now.


On another note, what is it with college basketball players and nut shots these days? (UPDATE: I kid you not, just FIVE minutes after I first posted this, Phillip Williams of Jackson State was ejected for punching Dee Bost in the groin!)



On Sunday, Melvin Goins laid out DeMarcus Cousins with an elbow to the mid-section:



And who remembers when Leonard Washington hit Blake Griffin below the belt last season?



Fellas, we are all men here. We all knows what it feels like getting hit down there. Can you please find another way to show your displeasure?