Kolek planning to go pro
Am I being unfair in having an initial reaction that wonders if the combination of starting Buycks at the point Saturday and signing Wilson might somehow be an indicator that Buzz is concerned that Junior might not be the anchor point guard for the next 3 years? I hope it is unfounded, but it really was my first thought at the news.
I am guessing (hoping) we bank the last one since its late in the process and there are not that many high quality guys remaining
All these reports say he's currently plays point, but doesn't really have a PG mentality...he's more of a two guard with good ball handling skills. You can run him in the same backcourt as JC...or Reggie...or Blue...or whomever.
Sounds like Cubillan
sounds like Zack McCall, esp with the Syracuse conection
Yes, you are being unfair. Having 3 point guards on a roster is an ideal number and basically they each will be from different classes when he arrives (Cadougan-Jr, Smith - So, Wilson - Fr). Its about depth. We need about three PGs, three big men (Otule, Gardner right now...maybe EWill?) and the other 7 can be what Buzz calls "switchables."Solid pick-up and reminds me a lot of Sherron Collins, who's biggest asset was his leadership and toughness, not pure skill or athleticism.
Physically and game description are between Collins and Cubillan like others have pointed out. Effort and luck will determine the impact. With the team make-up right now, you'd like to see a pure PG or a pure shooter but perhaps the thought is gather your acorns and see which one is a nut.It also shows that the excuses brought up by fans regarding recruiting hold no water. We are stacked at the 1 and 2 and yet we get a commit on that side of the squiggly line. Let's not get lazy and claim we missed on certain other guys because we had too much talent at their position(s). You get what you can.Playing with the Gauchos is nothing to sneer at. It takes talent to run on that crew and I'd imagine Wilson is the kind of a kid who has a deep motor. Welcome to the family, Mr. Wilson (#2).
Why--does he puff the weed like McCall did?
Shaw was the clear "misss" that you couldn't attribute to "too much competition" at his slot...but I do think that Hood, Faust and Harrison all were going to be tough to land given where they chose to play and the availability of clear, immediate plaaying time at those schools at their position.
Let's not go thinking that they didn't pick MU because we have too much talent.
Do you truly think that too much competition turns top recruits away from MU? I don't think any high-major recruit looks at MU's roster for next year and thinks, "I can't compete with Vander Blue and Junior Cadougan! I'm picking a different school!" They're more than likely to think, "I'm better than those guys. I'll play right away." Honestly, if they don't have that mind-set, they're probably not going to see the floor much no matter where you choose to play.
What happened with Marquette's recruiting in the immediate aftermath of the Final Four? Death Valley was more lush.