Oso planning to go pro
I just do not understand this.The ONE thing TK did really well last year was distribute. And you want to take him out of that role, and put him in a role in which he's - at best - unproven? WHY?????
So much doom and gloom on scoop. Omax will be better then Lewis!
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
panda often makes good points in his posts, but he is one Scooper who stakes out his ground and pretty much never backs down even when facts show he might not have been 100% right on a particular point.Kolek is a great example. Last year, he was asked to make a major step-up in competition and change his position to the most important one on the floor. Nobody here had any idea if he could do it; we just had to trust Shaka's judgment. Now, we know exactly what he is capable of on the floor, though we're all hoping he improves a lot. How one can look at those simple facts and say he's more of an unknown going into next season is just goofy.Morsell and Lewis were asked to become major offensive players after having never been that on the D1 level. And your points about O-Max, Oso, etc, are of course spot on.I wish we had more top-tier players, but I'm still looking forward to seeing what this team can become.
I watched Tyler play his freshman year and spoke to friends who coach d1 and they corroborated what I saw. A kid who was under recruited out of high school, supreme competitor and an elite court spacer/passer. He was ready to make the jump. Watching both Morsell and Kuath and Maryland and Oklahoma, they too were both more than well equipped to step in and make us competitive. Posters expecting big things from Keeyan, Gold and Ellis is "goofy." There's nothing "goofy" about my takes. I made them before the season began and was one of the only ones who was bullish on last years team before the season started. Barring massive jumps in development for several guys, next year may be a slog. The following season will be special.
Is there anyone that actually said they expect "big things" from Keeyan, Gold or Ellis this year? Acknowledging potential upside and improvement is different than expecting those guys to be significant contributors.
Too bad Oliver does not have access to a first class strength and conditioning program.
I think I said I expected big things from Ellis this year. Stand by that statement
What makes you think so, JB? As I said last year, to my eye EE looked like a guy suited for pickup ball at the Rec. What are people seeing that make them think he can make the jump to productive BE player?
Good call on MU being better than many expected last season.Otherwise, we'll agree to disagree that Morsell and especially Kolek weren't being asked to play roles they never had played before at the D1 level, not to mention what was being asked of Lewis, O-Max, Oso and others compared to what they had shown before.Here's hoping that next season's players similarly excel in new or expanded roles. We Are Marquette!
Just curious, if Omax, Kam and Oso were transferring to MU this season, would you be excited based off their numbers from last season? I think most of us would be very excited simply off off of numbers. Now, it might be different if you saw them play a dozen games, but I think there would be excitement adding these three guys.For me, I saw them play last season and am very excited to see how they progress going into next season. I would much rather have returning guys with upside then being excited about transfers having nice stats from the previous season.I have said it multiple times, but every guy, with exception of Kur, that has played for Shaka at MU is a basketball player, not just an athlete. I’ll take my chances on having a high level HC to develop players within the program.IMO, the three guys mentioned were better than I expected last season and I expect additional improvement from them and all of the guys.
Just curious, if Omax, Kam and Oso were transferring to MU this season, would you be excited based off their numbers from last season? I think most of us would be very excited simply off off of numbers.
I'd add Tyler to that list, but agree completely. O-Max clearly has a ton of potential, was efficient, and can score inside and out. Kam was first team all freshmen, Oso was one of the highest efficiency players in the league. And Tyler led the league in assists while playing out of position.All the added talent we need is already here, it just needs development.
I do think Tyler will take big steps IF we get solid Pg play from Mitchell and Jones. Next year could be fun if these guys can make quick jumps, but realistically I think high expectations (top 3-5 conference finish, winning games in the tournament) should be two season from now.