Oso planning to go pro
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I don't think a true center is necessary to the success of a basketball team these days. You are going to see a lot more Theo Johns at the 5 than Luke Fischers in the future.I also haven't given up on Heldt. I think he has the potential to be a Chris Otule type contributor.Froling is out of shape at this point. Despite that, he put up very good numbers off the bench for a talented SMU squad. Imagine what he could do once he does get in shape.
....Henry Ellenson. 6'11 5 star recruit. I know he played the 4 for us, but if that's not a "big man", then I don't know...
Crean sucks
First of all, I know I'm a new poster - but this is not meant to be a troll post.I am legitimately wondering if Wojo can recruit effective big men. Everyone knows that the issue with our roster this year is lack of size. Luke is a great kid, but he just isn't enough for us in the middle. Pair that with the fact that you can never realistically play him for an entire game, and our team is consistently in trouble as a result - meaning we need to rely on our three point shooting (which is streaky at best).But back to the point - Wojo has not recruited one legitimate "big man" since he started here. The three recruits we have coming in next year would be better described as "bigger men" than what we have... not true "big men". The tallest recruit is 6'9", I hardly think this will solve our center problem.Froling is a nice transfer, but I saw him walking around campus the other day and.... he actually looks very out of shape. Hopefully the trainers can get on his ass and get him in basketball shape, but it did not give me much hope.Wojo's playing career aligns with the players he has recruited thus far, and I wonder if he is:1. spending too much time recruiting guards2. not capable of resonating with true big menThoughts are welcome....
I hear Wojo needs to spend more time checking out their necks-- best only way to judge a recruit.
As far as Froling goes, his numbers aren't really all the impressive. All of his stats are from the non-con schedule, including such powerhouses as Gardner-Webb and Delaware State. And a fair number of those games appear to have been less than competitive, meaning there is a good chance that he got some garbage time fluff in there. I'm optimistic but not sold by any means on his ability to be a meaningful contributor right away.
Heldt has a long, long way to go to get to an Otule type presence on the floor. Outle at least had some muscle and seemed to hold his own physically more often than not. Heldt still has time to grow and gain some weight, but right now he seems to be behind the curve both physically and mentally to be a key contributor.
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 Marauette? Who was buying and who was selling?
Lol.
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?
It isn't like you can go down to the corner and find quality 6'10 players at Starbucks. And I think a case can be made that you are better off in the modern game with 6'9 stretch forwards who put on a little muscle. Having said that. Wojo has been here 3 years. Heldt, Henry, Froling, Eke, Theo John. That is as many 6'10 players as Buzz got in his time at MU and almost as many as Crean landed in 9 years.
Oh my God.... Ps Wojo has recruited Henry, Heldt, Froling, and John......Bailey is apparently 6'8 now.....add Sam, Cain and maybe Joey.....I think it's safe to say he can recruit size....it just didn't happen all at once.