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Sorry pal Most on this board believe mu and Wojo are superior to Martin and sc.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
The guy had an awesome freshman year, and never developed further.
Duane will go to a higher level program. GA Tech would be a nice fit. He didn't play much because we ended up having 2 of the best guards in the ncaa.
1) I wish Duane the best at his new school and with the remainder of his basketball career. He was a very underappreciated player at Marquette, both with his play on the court and with his ability to accept the different roles that he was given throughout his 3 active years. 2) Stress fractures are a tough injury and I always got the impression that Duane was never fully healthy at MU. Watch some of his HS highlights sometime. The explosiveness on display was just not the same as it was during his time at MU. He showed flashes off it but he was more like an aging NBA vet who recognized that he only had so many "explosions" in his legs on a given night. 3) Duane calling out Nigel Hayes' "broke athlete" attention grab was a thing of beauty.4) I'm looking forward to seeing him put up big numbers at a smaller school and having Scoopers complain about Wojo "forcing him out" and Duane being what this team needs!
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
Yep.Seriously though regarding his hops. I posted a video a few pages back, but he was an above the rim played in the HS. I can't remember more than a couple dunks he had in college. Obviously dunking over 6 foot HS Sconnies is a bit easier than high major players, but its clear that the legs he had in HS were never there with MU.
I get the impression that Wilson will be welcome around the MU program for years to come.
I think even the most ardent or optimistic Wojo supporter would agree that the player development that we were promised during the press conference and early months has been lacking. Now maybe Duane, JJJ, Luke & Sandy weren't coachable...Haanif regressed, Traci left. Heldt did appear to make nice progress. Next year will be interesting as it's all Wojo's guys and many will have 2+ summers in MKE.
What about a spot at a place like Bradley for Duane? Seems like the right level where he could make an impact.
I'd love to see him as Dir. of Basketball Operations in a few years, if the pro route doesn't end up being productive for him. Hopefully, though, he can go overseas and make some dough.
Agreed, I hope he goes overseas and squeezes every last dollar out of his playing ability then comes back and finds a role within the program.
Agreed. Duane's best served by going to a quality MAC/MVC program where he'd have a chance to play significant minutes and perhaps get back into the postseason. I previously mentioned Illinois State, which is a strong mid-major that's close to his family and losing both its starting guards to graduation.
3) Duane calling out Nigel Hayes' "broke athlete" attention grab was a thing of beauty.
I was going to give the shout out to Freeport, because I thought he was the one to guess this was coming. Nice job.