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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #25 on: February 16, 2017, 03:34:58 PM »
Gonna need some guards.   
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #26 on: February 16, 2017, 03:48:53 PM »
Pretty crazy to think about.  In two years:

Markus 5'10"
Sacar 6'5"
Haanif 6'5"
Sam 6'7"
Cain 6'7"
Brendan 6'8"
Froling 6'10"
Heldt 6'10"
Eke 6'9"
Theo 6'8"

Hopefully add a 6'8" Joey Hauser...

Am I forgetting anyone?  Either way, that is a lot of height at pretty much all positions.


Hopefully Greg Elliott at 6'3"

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #27 on: February 16, 2017, 04:23:20 PM »
We need a stellar point guard around 6-3 and Greg Elliott.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2017, 04:27:14 PM »
Gonna need some guards.

Really just need a backup point guard.  A sniper shooting guard off the bench would be really nice, but between Sacar, Haanif, Sam, Cain, and Bailey we should have enough at the 2/3 to be okay there.
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #29 on: February 16, 2017, 04:38:58 PM »
Quentin Grimes would be nice.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #30 on: February 16, 2017, 05:14:18 PM »
The problem is more systemic than simply recruiting a big man.  The problem is what kind of a university Marquette wants to be.  Does MU want to be competitive at the highest level of college basketball?  I'm not sure we know the answer to that question. 

Did MU go looking to join the Big East or did the Big East come looking for Marquette?  Who was buying and who was selling?
Marquette makes a huge investment in its basketball program.  I've read on Scoop that we spend either the second or fifth most in the U.S.  Yes we want a winner.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #31 on: February 16, 2017, 05:20:20 PM »
Pretty crazy to think about.  In two years:

Markus 5'10"
Sacar 6'5"
Haanif 6'5"
Sam 6'7"
Cain 6'7"
Brendan 6'8"
Froling 6'10"
Heldt 6'10"
Eke 6'9"
Theo 6'8"

Hopefully add a 6'8" Joey Hauser...

Am I forgetting anyone?  Either way, that is a lot of height at pretty much all positions.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #32 on: February 16, 2017, 05:25:27 PM »
Marquette makes a huge investment in its basketball program.  I've read on Scoop that we spend either the second or fifth most in the U.S.  Yes we want a winner.

What does the amount paid have to do with winning? 

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #33 on: February 16, 2017, 05:28:20 PM »
Idk, I kind of agree...for the most part all the bigs MU has coming in are either stretch 4's or little offense type guys. Okay, i get that MAY work okay with the shooting this team has and will have for the next couple of years..but damn it would be nice to finally have a guy down low that is back to the basket, dump it down in to him and it's pretty much an automatic basket. That's exactly what you need to have when the outside shooting is cold. Someone like a Daniel Ochefu, or wait for it...a Davante Gardner type.
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #34 on: February 16, 2017, 05:36:59 PM »
Idk, I kind of agree...for the most part all the bigs MU has coming in are either stretch 4's or little offense type guys. Okay, i get that MAY work okay with the shooting this team has and will have for the next couple of years..but damn it would be nice to finally have a guy down low that is back to the basket, dump it down in to him and it's pretty much an automatic basket. That's exactly what you need to have when the outside shooting is cold. Someone like a Daniel Ochefu, or wait for it...a Davante Gardner type.

But we don't like coaches who recruit Davante types.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #35 on: February 16, 2017, 07:03:34 PM »
What does the amount paid have to do with winning?

Are you a troll?

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #36 on: February 16, 2017, 07:29:19 PM »
Is there an ignore button somewhere? Asking for a friend.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #37 on: February 16, 2017, 07:56:57 PM »
Sacar will be a very pleasant surprise next year!

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #38 on: February 16, 2017, 09:00:15 PM »
Idk, I kind of agree...for the most part all the bigs MU has coming in are either stretch 4's or little offense type guys. Okay, i get that MAY work okay with the shooting this team has and will have for the next couple of years..but damn it would be nice to finally have a guy down low that is back to the basket, dump it down in to him and it's pretty much an automatic basket. That's exactly what you need to have when the outside shooting is cold. Someone like a Daniel Ochefu, or wait for it...a Davante Gardner type.

You mean like Luke Fischer who is second in the Big East in eFG%?
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #39 on: February 16, 2017, 09:07:37 PM »
That Henry What's-His-Name kid had a little game, too.

Sorry, I meant that that will be our roster in 2 years from now, not that those are the heights of everyone Wojo has signed in 2 years at MU.  With the exception of Howard at the PG, we are very well above average in height at every position with that roster.
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #40 on: February 16, 2017, 09:14:39 PM »
Neither John nor Eke is 6-10.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #41 on: February 16, 2017, 09:36:20 PM »
We'll get bigger.  The first thing I like is that Wojo has recruited shooters.  I was getting tired of athletic freak tweeners that can't shoot under Buzz. 

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #42 on: February 16, 2017, 09:36:35 PM »
Neither John nor Eke is 6-10.

I've seen John listed at 6-10 before but most have him at 6-9. Eke I've seen listed as both 6-8 and 6-9. Not unreasonable to think that they both get to 6-10 or more by the time they get to Marquette....Marquette's just gonna lie about their height anyway!
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #43 on: February 16, 2017, 09:37:14 PM »
But we don't like coaches who recruit Davante types.

Why? We love Davante types. They are more than welcome at Marquette.

Todd Mayo types on the other hand....
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #44 on: February 16, 2017, 09:41:21 PM »
Neither John nor Eke is 6-10.

Who said they were and who cares? Yousapha Mboa was 7'1". Jae Crowder was 6'4". I'll take Jae at center any day. Charles Barkley is 6'5". Kris Jenkins is 6'5". Wes Unseld was 6'7". Draymond Green is 6'7."
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #45 on: February 16, 2017, 10:34:29 PM »
Pretty crazy to think about.  In two years:

Markus 5'10"
Sacar 6'5"
Haanif 6'5"
Sam 6'7"
Cain 6'7"
Brendan 6'8"
Froling 6'10"
Heldt 6'10"
Eke 6'9"
Theo 6'8"

Hopefully add a 6'8" Joey Hauser...

Am I forgetting anyone?  Either way, that is a lot of height at pretty much all positions.

Yep. Maybe we should change the thread title to "Can Wojo Recruit Smaller Men?"

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #46 on: February 16, 2017, 10:41:23 PM »
Are you a troll?
No, just asking a simple question, what is the point of combining the size of a recruit,  the money spent on the program, and winning.  Personally I'd take a DJO over any big man on the team or on the recruiting list.  Winning has little to do with the money spent or the height of a player. 

The comments about neck size make more sense or the size of the heart.  If we are not recruiting the likes of DJO we are not commited to winning at the heighest level, notwithstanding how much money we spend.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #47 on: February 17, 2017, 02:28:44 AM »
I've read on Scoop that we spend either the second or fifth most in the U.S.

Stretch is right.  Abso-f'in-lutely right.  I mean, you should trust MUScoop for all your financial information.  In fact, sign over your life savings right now.  We'll take care of it for you! We're somewhere between the second best and fifth worst landing spots for your money. 

But seriously, if you want to remember us in your will, we'll somehow figure out how to deal with the tax ramifications of that.

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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #48 on: February 17, 2017, 03:28:56 AM »
You mean like Luke Fischer who is second in the Big East in eFG%?

Luke's not terrible by any stretch, but he's not quite what i would call the "dominate" type down low either. I'm thinking more of a Brice Johnson type dominant.
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Re: Can Wojo Recruit Big Men?
« Reply #49 on: February 17, 2017, 07:27:31 AM »
I've read on Scoop that we spend either the second or fifth most in the U.S. 

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