Audio excerpts from press conference on J.R. Giddens transferring away from KU, June 30, 2005:
On where J.R. will be going: "... I have no idea on schools ..."
On coming to the decision: "... There wasn't just one thing ..."
On J.R.'s fresh start: "... He's had an up and down two years ..."
On negatives weighing down the team: "... No one likes their program shown in a negative light ..."
On further consequences of the Moon Bar incident: "... Maybe that could play out in the end ..."
On the investigation: "... I cannot go into that ..."
On rumors of J.R.'s academic status: "... He was eligible ..."
On how this will affect the program: "... We have responsibilities as players here ..."
On when the team knew: "... We notified the team last night ..."
On sanctions against players in similar situations: "... This is a situation where bad judgment was used ..."
On how this will reflect on the team: "... When you look at everyone, that's not a fair assessment ..."
On players' reactions: "... I think they were caught off-guard ..."
On future discipline: "... This isn't a disciplinary action ..."
On how the program will handle the situation: "... We're prepared for this ..."
On signing a new player: "... I doubt it ..."
On previous issues with J.R.: "... Not this kind of trouble ..."
On student-athletes and drinking: "... Several students that are at establishments that serve alcohol ..."
On Self's reaction to the situation: "... I'm very disappointed ..."
On J.R.'s reaction: "... I would think this situation would humble anybody ..."
On J.R.'s scoring and how it impacted this decision: "... That didn't have anything to do with this ..."
On J.R. playing well in the future: "... I hope health allows him to ..."
On possibility that J.R. could have taken a redshirt season: "... Even if he doesn't play, you have a situation ..."
On how this will impact J.R.'s rehabilitation of his leg: "... We're not going to leave him high and dry ..."
On the future of the KU basketball program: "... dealt a pretty good hand ..."
On if this situation has hurt the KU program: "... don't think it helps us ..."
On how the meeting with J.R. occurred: "... J.R. did not want this to happen initially ..."
On the severity of the situation: "Not going to make light of the situation ..."
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