Oso planning to go pro
Reading that made me smile -- that is exactly how I have been describing his game to people for the last two years. TBH I never really thought we would have a shot at him. For those who have not seen him, he is the real deal. With almost a decade of one-tool bigs, we are headed into a whole new direction with Fischer, Heldt and hopefully Ellenson. I met with my former MU player friend yesterday a few hours after he met with Wojo for the first time and he said the vibe around the bball program has totally changed. Said the players love Wojo and the staff because they played the game and know what they are going through. Says it was so much more relaxed and positive. Where Crean and Buzz used fear and isolation to rule, Wojo uses respect and personal responsibility. Just loved hearing this. He also said the Steve Taylor Jr. is looking huge and he's super excited about the season. Also said Wojo can still hoop with the best of them.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
and he's deciding when?
I am nearly 100% confident that he will be deciding in time for the early signing period. He definitely won't sign before the visit with us (or if he does I think it's in our favor). I think we will hear a decision shortly after his visit to Milwaukee..
Love hearing this. Thanks Freeport
In the meantime, a couple of other bigs verballing to Michigan State or Kentucky would be nice.
Whenever I see a post from Freeport Warrior I can't help but think "LL Bean" for some reason?Also said Wojo can still hoop with the best of them.Whenever he beats out a current player, I can see a "Now that's how you do it and that's why I'm telling you to do that way!"
I'm sure he's much easier to be around.
I'm really hoping we see a coaches vs. Players scrimmage this year during MU madness. Who wouldn't wanna see Wojo floor slapping and Deiner raining 3s?
I know three Crean players pretty well. They all pretty much say that when they heard Crean was "in the house" they would try to avoid any contact and go somewhere else because they never knew what he was going to say or do. He would go off without notice. I heard similar things from Buzz players. You just never knew. Buzz's move was freezing people out and not communicating. My buddy said Wojo just has a different way about him that is more "normal man." You give respect, you get respect. Love it all and hope it translates to winning basketball.
Izzo. Krzyzewski. Calipari. Calhoun. Boeheim. Ryan. Self. R. Williams. Smart. And, yes, Crean and B. Williams.Just a handful of the dozens of highly successful current (or recent) coaches who never played college basketball at the elite level.This is such an overrated dynamic. If it weren't, K and Cal wouldn't have top-10 recruiting classes every year. Might it influence some recruits or please some players after a guy like Wojo arrives? Sure. But please. The list of great coaches who never played elite basketball is far longer than the list of great coaches who did. It's probably not even close.
By the way, Diener looks the exact same as he did 10 years ago when I was a student: https://www.facebook.com/MarquetteMensBB/photos/a.516564388487193.1073741927.141090692701233/516564501820515/?type=3&theater
Might it influence some recruits or please some players after a guy like Wojo arrives? Sure. But please. The list of great coaches who never played elite basketball is far longer than the list of great coaches who did. It's probably not even close.
I met with my former MU player friend yesterday a few hours after he met with Wojo for the first time and he said the vibe around the bball program has totally changed. Said the players love Wojo and the staff because they played the game and know what they are going through. Says it was so much more relaxed and positive. Where Crean and Buzz used fear and isolation to rule, Wojo uses respect and personal responsibility. Just loved hearing this. He also said the Steve Taylor Jr. is looking huge and he's super excited about the season. Also said Wojo can still hoop with the best of them.
I am confident that Henry will make his decision by the early signing period. I am less confident, but still confident that his decision will be to be a Warrior.Come on H2, Henry and Haanif!
A little bit like Dirk, but I'll continue to say that he reminds me more of Kevin Love than Dirk.