I don't really hate any player (the couple exceptions being the dirty guys that are out to seriously injure another player, not the cynical and sneaky butt-ends, spears, and slashes types). Maroon just does what he thinks he needs to to help his team win. I did not care for the center-line warm-up comments in the SCF, for example, but I would have been fine if Brad did it. I just didn't like it being done to us LOL.
I'm in the camp of seeing what he does or doesn't bring to the table before any judgments. When he pulls on the sweater for game time he is a Bruin at that point and I am going to root hard for him to be good in his role.