Kolek planning to go pro
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John Ellenson @jcellenson 38sDuke offers Henry Ellenson and shows picture of brother Wally. http://bluedevilnation.net/2014/04/duke-offers-henry-ellenson/ …
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John transferred specifically because of Bob Dukiet. He, and many other players couldn't stand the consistent negativity and ridicule they got on a daily basis. Dukiet set the program back a decade by the time he was finished. John finished his career at UW, and did a decent job as a player. His son would be a great player for Marquette. Henry would be playing in a totally different program at Marquette compared to what his father was subject to. Marquette is a great university with a much better campus. It is also on the national stage each year. Henry could help build something very special. Plus, he would be able to stay home while he does it. Great fit for Henry!GO MU!
John transferred specifically because of Bob Dukiet. He, and many other players couldn't stand the consistent negativity and ridicule they got on a daily basis. Dukiet set the program back a decade by the time he was finished. John finished his career at UW, and did a decent job as a player. His son would be a great player for Marquette. Henry would be playing in a totally different program at Marquette compared to what his father was subjected to. Marquette is a great university with a much better campus. It is also on the national stage each year. Henry could help build something very special. Plus, he would be able to stay home while he does it. Great fit for Henry!GO MU!
Coach K is Mr Miyagi and Wojo is the Karate Kid. In other words, you can't school your teacher!
Chicos,I've read many of your posts, but this one is the most absurd. Blame Rick's leaving for Dukiet's ineptness? Wow! That is just stupid! Dukiet didn't know how to recruit, coach or build relationships. The majority of his players hated him. Not dislike, but HATE! There were many potential coaches out there when Rick left, but Marquette decided on someone that was rarely successful, and he belittled everyone is his way. Pathetic that you would blame Rick who loved Marquette up until the day of his death! Terrible post Chicos....just terrible!
No...and after reading many many psosts from people on this board that do...I have to say I'm MUCH better off, if this is the type of "intelligence" a degree from MU gets you. It sure is on full display I will say that.
Plus, he would be able to stay home while he does it.
Commute from Rice Lake?
+1Rice Lake is almost a suburb of Minneapolis. His brother goes to UofM. If he wants to stay close to home .... Richard Pitino and the Gophers make more sense.
you do know his brother quit the team over a dispute with Pitino?you do know 103 miles one way in traffic is not "almost a suburb of Minn"brilliant display of posting...
You do know his brother is one of the best high jumpers in the country and a role player in basketball. So he focusing on the making the Olympics and not Gopher basketball.Yes Rice Lake is 103 miles from Minneapolis. I guess you are slamming me because that is not "almost of suburb of Minneapolis" but MU being 332 miles from Rice Lake is "Henry staying home?" That was what I was responding to with that comment. If Henry wants to "stay home" the Gophers are 100 miles away and Bucky and MU are 300 miles away.
Dispute? Not really. More for track purposes. I believe he was dressed for senior night at the barn and honored. Pitino spoke highly of him.
So Dukiet was so bad for our program that he still might be hurting it decades later!!!
A couple of things about Marquette BB history. Rick Majerus loved the school and wanted to be the head basketball coach forever. He would have been a long term heir to the McGuire legacy. There were a couple of problems. Marquette's administration didn't have a clue about the changing face of college basketball and didn't really support Raymonds and Majerus in a way that would have kept things going. DePaul's games were going nationwide thanks to the WGN/Cable thing and the Big East was emerging.Rick needed someone to guide him through the changes and help him grow as a head coach. Hank was powerless as an AD. Hank knew the Xs and Os but not the politics or the new recruiting challenges. Al was too busy with new ventures. Rick was pretty much alone and made some mistakes as he was growing into the job. His weight ballooned to a near deadly point. He was pushing players out of the program and that created bad PR. Check some of the articles in the old Milwaukee Journal.Rick jumped to the Bucks as an assistant and in early summer and many quality coaches didn't want to take a new college position at that point. The word was also out that Marquette was not supporting the program at the same level as high profile schools. Al really had been pulling a rabbit out of his hat during his tenure because of the strength of his personality and being the right person at the right time, in the history of college basketball.(Dukiet reached out to some female students in ways that should have gotten him fired early if it was known. His BB recruiting was done by assistants and most of what could be considered good blue chip level players were margin students who either could not get into school or were soon gone.)