Chrishawn Hopkins "Taking his Talents" to Wright State

Taking my Talents

I didn't like it when LeBron James said it about South Beach in July 2010.  I especially don't like that former Butler guard Chrishawn Hopkins used the phrase, which he tweeted today on his account, twitter.com/hops2010 :

Taking my talents to Dayton Ohio to join the Wright State Raiders

I was surprised that he was staying in the Horizon League, but I was also surprised that his recent dismissal from Butler hasn't humbled him enough so that he would refrain from using the phrase, "Taking my Talents."  While Hopkins had his ups last year, he certainly had his downs, including a four game stretch in December where he played a total of 23 minutes and scored 5 total points.  He was inconsistent all year for Butler, and it is not as though high-major college basketball programs were begging Hopkins to come to their school.  Wright State, picked last in the Horizon League preseason poll, is on a downward trend.  So he may be "taking his talents" to another school, but it is to one that is significantly worse than Butler.  As desperate as Wright State head coach Billy Donlon may be to put the Raiders back on the map, the will not even have Hopkins' "talents" until January 2014.

Two main things I learned from Hopkins' tweet above:

1. Hopkins has not been humbled by his dismissal from Butler University and his inconsistent play for a majority of last season.  Boastful statements like "taking my talents" illustrate his character, and why he does not truly fit The Butler Way.
2. He is going to a basketball program that really needs his help, but he will have to stay disciplined and out of trouble for the next year and a half to even get that chance.