Kolek planning to go pro
Well, you can't blame him that the coach who recruited him and said he was with the three amigos to the end bailed on him...and DJ had to hear about it on ESPN from his coach's brother-in-law. I am sure that sent DJ into a tailspin, especially after said coach talked him out of going pro after that great freshman season.That douche made millions while DJ was left with latex balloons to sell. Luckily, the coach who replaced him taught DJ his faith and the ability to forgive the crimson turncoat.
His frosh season was special. But so was his senior season in a far different way. Screw the stats. Had he not fractured his foot vs. UConn, MU was a Final 4 team. Again, stats don’t tell the whole story.
Because he wasn’t going to be drafted after his freshman year, one of the other all time great myths here. We had this conversation with Keefe (RIP) a few months back with plenty of links and attributes by draft experts that had him no way going...but I like Bigfoot and Lochness Monster, too.
The myth around here is mostly of your making.
MU definitely had a shot for a nice run that last year. Tyshawn Taylor as a backup would have been great, but he wanted no part of Buzz.I agree that DJ had a nice senior season in many categories, but a rather odd drop off in some others. Who messed with his shooting stroke. I’ve never seen a guy for three years hit at 65% basically each year and drop to the mid 40’s his last year. Very odd.
I feel like the whole “Tyshawn Taylor wanted no part of Buzz” thing is also false. This is all so long ago, but I seem to recall Taylor using Crean’s departure as an excuse to bolt for Kansas, which was his dream school. As soon as Crean left, we had no chance of keeping Taylor, regardless of who our next coach was.
MU definitely had a shot for a nice run that last year. Tyshawn Taylor as a backup would have been great, but he wanted no part of Buzz.
Sarcasm is lost on you...
Sory to hear of his passing
Not really dead, apparently Scoop dead.