Kolek planning to go pro
On strictly pragmatic terms Morrow would be well served to tough it out. It's not all about playing time. Long after his time on the court, it would be helpful to have that strong connection to the Marquette community. The world is about networking and burning bridges may feel good for the moment but in the long run it's self-destructive. My advice to any athlete in a comparable situation -- put on you big boy pants -- go to class, practice and keep developing your game. Take full advantage of the academic support team, eat those free meals and snacks and figure out life when your eligibility is over.
This is what makes me a bit sad about Ed & Sam for that matter. Their tie to the MU fraternity is forever changed and that just sucks.
The Hausers played the same position. They were also brothers. Those are some odd circumstances to start. Joey wanted to be "the man" and sam showed solidarity. We may never get the whole story, but that was just a weird situation overall. Ed...thats a role player mad with his role and par for the course. Wojos job isnt to keep everyone happy, it's to put the best team on the court.
The situations may be more similar than people think. With Brendan showing signs of his potential on both offense and defense and with Koby slotted in to start at guard, Joey was looking at losing his starting gig and minutes. Kinda like Jayce coming in and reducing Eds role. The difference is the Hausers had a heads up with Koby already at Marquette. Ed may have been a bit blindsided by Jayce transferring in and taking some of Eds minutes. Timing may have been the only difference.
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
I think part of Ed staying was the idea of the two big lineup that never really came to fruition, partially due to Jayce's injury, but moreso due to the changing aspect of the game simply making it a non-reality in the Big East.Not everyone has the wherewithal to fill the Matt Heldt role, and it seems Ed is in that boat.
IIRC, part of the reason given for Ed leaving Nebraska is that he didn't exclusively want to play the 5. However--and I said this over the summer when the two-big line up with Ed at the 4 was floating around--there didn't seem to be a single piece of evidence that Ed could play the 4 either offensively or defensively. He simply can't shoot outside of 3 feet and he gets lost when asked to guard in space.Ed brought a great motor, intimidating presence, and fought hard for rebounds, but the idea that he could ever be an adequate 4 in the BE was the pipiest of pipe dreams.
Joey was never going to lose his starting gig/minutes.
If Koby started alongside Markus someone would have had to sit. Who would it have been? Sam? Sacar?
What makes you think Koby would have started if Sam and Joey were still here? It doesn't make any sense. The person sitting this year with the Hausers still here would be Koby.
I think Joey wanted to be the dude, and that is what Joey was concerned about.
And rightfully so, being that he was one of the highest ranked recruits in his class. It was just never going to happen at Marquette while Markus was on the team.
Sacar and Baileypretty simple really
And Sacar would have been gone if the Hausers returned. Maybe Bailey too. There is no situation where we get to run it back with all our players from last year.
Were Sacar and Brendan the guys that wanted out if the Hausers stayed? I didn't think that ever really came out.
Joey was ranked around the low 40s. Before his injury he was in the 30s.The idea that he should be "the dude" when he wasn't even better than his brother is a bit laughable. Don't get me wrong. He's going to be a good player, but he was very properly the third option last year.EDIT: Joey should have just gone to MSU to begin with. IMO Sam would still be here and all would be well.