How do you not set an alarm? Who doesn't have a cell phone? I can set alarms every 15 minutes for 2 hours if I want to. I can set one every minute. If there is something I need to do the next day, and I think I might oversleep for any reason (hmmm, maybe it's so exciting, that I just wont fall asleep until 3am, or maybe it's so awesome that I might stay up partying until 3am), my phone becomes this incessant MF'er at whatever time I tell it to.
Nobody to blame? Really? Pretty sure there's someone to blame, dude. You. And even mentioning the fact that you relied on the front desk and your roommate the other days shows that you didn't really take it seriously to begin with. That was not helpful in explaining yourself. That just made it worse.
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That was not helpful in explaining yourself. That just made it worse.
It was probably a perfectly true and valid explanation. (If I were making up a lie, I'd do a lot better than that.) The one thing it isn't is an excuse.
I mean, if Ho-Sang wanted to make excuses for himself, I'm sure he could have done something like this:
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Usually gets a roommate or front desk call to wake him up - "Neither happened this time."
What? No one is making sure Ho-Sang is getting up in the morning? Don't they know Ho-Sang needs a bro or a wake up call, niether of which he will discuss with either party first?
Hasn't set an alarm all camp - "I should probably start doing that"
Not exactly positive language.
Seems like he entirely expected to be booted out of camp, and doesn't give a ####.
Immature kid with some serious entitlement issues. Well done Islanders for the way they handled this. Not well done Islanders for picking him in the first place. If I was paying enough attention prior to the draft to know that this kid was a serious risk, then they damn well should have known.
So the entire previous week, he hadn't set an alarm and relied on a wake up call or his roommate. Who shows up to camp, and just assumes someone will wake him up? This makes no sense.
I remember him getting sent to the dressing room in the middle of a game in Windsor. Boughner was furious. He was phoning it in during the game and I think had been late to practice or missed his curfew, can't quite remember exactly what preceded. He's had an attitude from day one. I've never liked watching him as a player either, always felt him selfish. I've had a few discussions with other Spits fans who thought he walked on water, couldn't fathom why I didn't think he was so great.
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The way I look at it, he says what happened (though in a weaselly impersonal way: ‘no alarm was set’ instead of ‘I didn't set the alarm’), but in such a way that he neither accepts nor deflects the blame. It's like he's saying, ‘Yeah, I screwed up, but what's the big deal? I'd make an excuse if I thought it was worth getting worked up about.’
I think my way makes Ho-Sang look even worse. I mean, the one thing worse than making excuses when you foul up is when you don't even see a need for excuses.
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At what point do you start blaming the parents for failing to teach their child how to set an alarm clock? Did they nudge him awake every morning his entire childhood? How else would someone like that ever get to an early morning practice?
I'm amazed the kid made it this far.
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At what point do you start blaming the parents for failing to teach their child how to set an alarm clock? Did they nudge him awake every morning his entire childhood? How else would someone like that ever get to an early morning practice?
I'm amazed the kid made it this far.
Remember, he's still a young person. And has been on his own since he was 15/16. Talent alone can take a kid a loooong way through Bantam, Midget and Junior levels. The problem is it never works to be just talented in the NHL, and some people learn that the hard way and not before it's too late.
(May have been discussed already) Apparently his junior coach said he really likes his video games. Late night gaming sesh? So basically in his world, NHL 16 > actual NHL.
The way I look at it, he says what happened (though in a weaselly impersonal way: ‘no alarm was set’ instead of ‘I didn't set the alarm’), but in such a way that he neither accepts nor deflects the blame. It's like he's saying, ‘Yeah, I screwed up, but what's the big deal? I'd make an excuse if I thought it was worth getting worked up about.’
I think my way makes Ho-Sang look even worse. I mean, the one thing worse than making excuses when you foul up is when you don't even see a need for excuses.
Yeah I think we're talking about the same thing, where his tone is just a shrug. Like he expected to be late, expected to be released from camp, and doesn't really care about the outcome.
