Denson was a recruit with great power, but injury, work ethic, and personal injures may be ending his time in Tallahassee prematurely.
Florida State freshman guard Ira Denson has not had a great semester. Injured, very overweight, and in the doghouse for other issues, he did not make the trip to Pasadena, despite seemingly every other injured player making the trip.
When I saw that, it was a red flag. There are rumors of the latest transgression, but without documentation, I'm not comfortable publishing it because there are conflicting reports and details. I do know that the injury is not what kept him from making the trip.
Early Wednesday, Denson posted the instagram at right of him in a class, with the words 'ppl say. I got kicked out lol let dem tell it but I'm here bored lol I'm still good don't matter what y'all all say," followed by a ton of symbols that I cannot replicate on a laptop.
Last night, Denson had this twitter exchange with teammate Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield and others on twitter. Whitfield and Denson are close, and Denson did not get much of a response from his other teammates, which is a bit unusual for a player making some of the statements he did.
Time for chAnge lord knows it is bout Time for a change of scenery goodbye da old ira Denson welcome back da old humble ira Denson GOD 1st
— Ira Denson (@JuiceFsuBound74) January 10, 2014@CoolAhhKermit I'm miss you my nigga hold it down like u already doing
— Ira Denson (@JuiceFsuBound74) January 10, 2014"@JuiceFsuBound74: @CoolAhhKermit I'm miss you my nigga hold it down like u already doing"💯✊ bra ima miss you to yo
— ForeverHarlem (@CoolAhhKermit) January 10, 2014@CoolAhhKermit love nigga just know we gone make it don't matter what school I'm at 💯💯💯💰💰🏈🏈🙏🙏🙏 keep god 1st Bruh I had learn dat da hard way
— Ira Denson (@JuiceFsuBound74) January 10, 2014@JuiceFsuBound74 love is love b 💯
— ForeverHarlem (@CoolAhhKermit) January 10, 2014— Ira Denson (@JuiceFsuBound74) January 10, 2014@Mr_Ick thanks
— Ira Denson (@JuiceFsuBound74) January 10, 2014The non-denial to a fan wishing him good luck at his new school is also a bit telling. If Denson were staying, would he retweet that?