
Originally Posted by
jick
I don't subscribe to that "it's too early to tell if Tallo was right or wrong."
We are in this forum and discussing topics we are really not a part of in real life because we are "armchair experts." That is why we are here. We discuss politics and many other sensitive topics.
It is "too early to tell" if we made the right choice in voting P-Noy as president? There is no such thing as too early and wait. You have to make your decision on election day, you cannot vote after the term is over.
Right now, I am taking a stand as to what my opinion is on Tallo's leaving Ateneo. My view (with the limited facts I have) is that Tallo's camp was wrong. That is only my opinion and I have stated my reasons why. I have to have an opinion now, and cannot hold my opinion for 4 years. If in that time Tallo blossoms and fulfills his potential, my opinion will change and I will be more than happy to see a fellow Cebuano succeed in the big leagues.
I just don't buy the "too early to tell" or "it's none of your business." We exist in this forum to speculate and discuss things that are really none of our business and premature to pass judgment upon.
After seeing the exhibition game with the Smart All-Stars (Kobe, D-Rose, CP3, Durant, etc), I can see how many "intangibles" Tallo may have lost out from Ateneo which is supported by MVP. I realized that most of the players who got the rare chance to play against the NBA stars were from Ateneo (Rabah, Tenorio, Fonacier ..and then the Smart Gilas team). Surely there must have been favoritism on MVP's part on who to choose. Same thing for Kobe's earlier trip here where he gave a clinic for the college stars.
It's quite sad that Tallo could not take part in that clinic, and may have drawn the ire of MVP. There are the Ateneo people rubbing elbows with Kobe and having the experience of their lives, while Tallo - on the basis of pure speculation about lack of playing time without even playing a single UAAP game - leaves Ateneo and joins the B-team of another school.
Another reason why I feel it was a wrong decision by Tallo (and no, I don't have to explain anymore why I don't agree with that "too early to tell" declarations).