First he changes his phone number (a fact he tweeted) and now this; he has gone undercover.
Quote from: MtAiryGoldenEagle on May 02, 2012, 09:04:53 PM
First he changes his phone number (a fact he tweeted) and now this; he has gone undercover.
uh oh
Earlier it was mentioned that he changed his Twitter wallpaper as well...from a Marquette theme to something else.
I would be VERY disappointed to see Juan leave. Tons of potential. Hope this turns out to be nothing.
Based on Vander's twitter I would bet that he is not leaving. He has been tweeting with TJ Taylor about making a statement in Maui next season.
Mods, feel free to move or delete this if it is not in the right area.
I took a sh!t today that was shaped like California. It's a sign.
Quote from: MtAiryGoldenEagle on May 02, 2012, 09:04:53 PM
First he changes his phone number (a fact he tweeted) and now this; he has gone undercover.
Do you know how many college kids try to stay away from all social networking during Finals week?? I saw him tweeting a couple of days ago, in fact yesterday that he needed headphones. We are recruiting 2's and 5's. The Durley decommitt makes it obvious why we are going for 5's. The Jamail transfer doesn't really explain the desire for a 2. Juan would be idiotic to leave now with Jamail gone, and MU would be foolish to let him go
Wasn't Juan tweeting with McKay about when they were both going to be in Milwaukee. Juan made it sound like he was heading back to CA for a few days at the end of the semester and then coming back. If we are going solely off Twitter, I feel good about Juan staying.
Quote from: cheebs09 on May 02, 2012, 11:29:01 PM
Wasn't Juan tweeting with McKay about when they were both going to be in Milwaukee? Juan made it sound like he was heading back to CA for a few days at the end of the semester and then coming back. If we are going solely off Twitter, I feel good about Juan staying.
Quote from: Jam Chowder on May 02, 2012, 09:27:12 PM
I would be VERY disappointed to see Juan leave. Tons of potential. Hope this turns out to be nothing.
I must be missing something on this kid, sure he hustles, played hard, did some good things on the boards, but showed me absolutely
no offensive game at all. Upcoming year, he should be playing the 3, not the 4. Maybe makes a difference playing a new position but I am still not sure he is a Big East player. If MU gets
Lockett, I see no time for him. Rotation: 2 bigs, Otule, Gardner PF: Wilson, Taylor SF and 2 guard: Blue, Taylor, Mayo, Lockett PG: Junior and DWill>. Add designated shooter in Thomas, that is 11. Ferguson and Anderson are bench warmers. How do you see it?
I am not sure but I might be reading into this a lot but the day it was announced that Jamail Jones was transferring, I saw both of them walking back to Humphrey with several hangers of MU gear. I would hate to see Juan go like I hated to see Erik and Jamail leave. Totally believe in underdogs. However, college ball seems to be changing as players seem to be impatient.
Quote from: ZiggysFryB'oy on May 02, 2012, 09:43:49 PM
I took a sh!t today that was shaped like California. It's a sign.
What are you eatin' for lunch and dinner today? Tell us tomorrow where he's goin', OK?
Quote from: jhags15 on May 02, 2012, 09:44:39 PM
Do you know how many college kids try to stay away from all social networking during Finals week?? I saw him tweeting a couple of days ago, in fact yesterday that he needed headphones. We are recruiting 2's and 5's. The Durley decommitt makes it obvious why we are going for 5's. The Jamail transfer doesn't really explain the desire for a 2. Juan would be idiotic to leave now with Jamail gone, and MU would be foolish to let him go
...failed to mention that he deleted his Twitter account. He must of had a bad social media experience.
my money says he stays
Quote from: BCHoopster on May 03, 2012, 12:05:06 AMI must be missing something on this kid, sure he hustles, played hard, did some good things on the boards, but showed me absolutely no offensive game at all. Upcoming year, he should be playing the 3, not the 4. Maybe makes a difference playing a new position but I am still not sure he is a Big East player.
Have you watched any of his mixtapes, or did you see him at all during the Pro-Am? I think the reason he didn't do well offensively is that his offensive game needed a lot of refining. He's the definition of a point forward. He sees the floor ridiculously well, has absolutely sick moves off the dribble, and can make no-look passes that you would swear weren't there.
But everything he excelled at offensively in HS and AAU is going to require even more precise timing at this level and a more chiseled frame to allow him to drive and dish in the lane without being treated like a robin's egg on the ping-pong table. As I recall last summer, most people that had watched Juan play didn't expect much from him as a freshman, but thought he had an incredibly high ceiling. For me, at least, nothing has changed in that regard. In fact, I like him even more now having seen his length at the 3, his ability to defend, and his tenacity on the court.
If you haven't watched any of his highlight reels (and I know some dismiss those out of hand) it might be worth it. Don't focus on the dunks or the shooting, look at how he plays defense, his shot-blocking, and the passes he makes. I think he has an incredibly high basketball IQ, and once he gets his body to catch up to his basketball brain, the sky is the limit.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on May 03, 2012, 04:50:33 AM
What are you eatin' for lunch and dinner today? Tell us tomorrow where he's goin', OK?
After eating nachos, it looked like Hiroshima....
WTF is that, do I hear some soft plane rumbling in the distance?
Quote from: brewcity77 on May 03, 2012, 06:25:26 AM
Have you watched any of his mixtapes, or did you see him at all during the Pro-Am? I think the reason he didn't do well offensively is that his offensive game needed a lot of refining. He's the definition of a point forward. He sees the floor ridiculously well, has absolutely sick moves off the dribble, and can make no-look passes that you would swear weren't there.
But everything he excelled at offensively in HS and AAU is going to require even more precise timing at this level and a more chiseled frame to allow him to drive and dish in the lane without being treated like a robin's egg on the ping-pong table. As I recall last summer, most people that had watched Juan play didn't expect much from him as a freshman, but thought he had an incredibly high ceiling. For me, at least, nothing has changed in that regard. In fact, I like him even more now having seen his length at the 3, his ability to defend, and his tenacity on the court.
If you haven't watched any of his highlight reels (and I know some dismiss those out of hand) it might be worth it. Don't focus on the dunks or the shooting, look at how he plays defense, his shot-blocking, and the passes he makes. I think he has an incredibly high basketball IQ, and once he gets his body to catch up to his basketball brain, the sky is the limit.
100% exactly right on the money.
Maybe he got mixed up with Sarah Phillips.
Quote from: cheebs09 on May 02, 2012, 11:29:01 PM
If we are going solely off Twitter, I feel good about Juan staying.
I live my whole life based soley off of Twitter. We have officially lost it.
Quote from: MtAiryGoldenEagle on May 03, 2012, 05:44:19 AM
...failed to mention that he deleted his Twitter account. He must of had a bad social media experience.
Would take him about a minute to make a new one...
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on May 03, 2012, 06:29:53 AM
100% exactly right on the money.
I hope that is the case as well. The biggest improvement comes between his freshman and soph season. If he does not get more PT time next year, he might be lost in the rotation. Time
will tell. Playground ball is much different than in season ball.
I hope he stays. I saw what I expected to see out of Juan last year. I saw an athletic forward with a lot of ability who needed to get stronger and needed to learn how to play the way Buzz wanted. I saw a freshman with a lot of potential who played like a freshman and looked like a 4 year player who will be really special by his third year.
I just went back and re-read Juan's basketball bio. Ranked 61st as a HS Sr. Team finished 30 -2. Great HS career.
Kid shows up as a frosh, and gets some minutes coming off the bench....not an immediate impact player.
My point is that how big of a transition it is for most of these highly rated HS players to D1 competition.
This thread, hopefully, is nothing more than than baseless, absent of fact, speculative thread that we all know so well.
Quote from: tower912 on May 03, 2012, 08:34:30 AM
I hope he stays. I saw what I expected to see out of Juan last year. I saw an athletic forward with a lot of ability who needed to get stronger and needed to learn how to play the way Buzz wanted. I saw a freshman with a lot of potential who played like a freshman and looked like a 4 year player who will be really special by his third year.
Agreed. We can't have the mentality that just because highly rated freshmen don't light it up immediately, that we should just discard them and move on to the next hot thing.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on May 03, 2012, 08:57:05 AM
Agreed. We can't have the mentality that just because highly rated freshmen don't light it up immediately, that we should just discard them and move on to the next hot thing.
But..... but.... but..... that's what Kentucky and Indiana have. Isn't that how it's supposed to be? Is Buzz not offering enough money to the recruits & their families?
Quote from: BCHoopster on May 03, 2012, 08:27:54 AM
I hope that is the case as well. The biggest improvement comes between his freshman and soph season. If he does not get more PT time next year, he might be lost in the rotation. Time
will tell. Playground ball is much different than in season ball.
Juan will be a player and it will start next year. He does the things that will get him playing time. Getting contested rebounds, all out hussle, good passes. He had some really bad luck at the start of last year. The ticket thing and then his injury. Otherwise he would have gotten into the flow in the non-con and I think he would have been pretty much where Mayo ended up.
I see him having a Soph season like Jimmy B. He is the kind of player that will be a crowd favorite by the time he graduates. Completely different player and completely different situation from Jamil.
Quote from: NotAnAlum on May 03, 2012, 09:11:25 AM
Juan will be a player and it will start next year. He does the things that will get him playing time. Getting contested rebounds, all out hussle, good passes. He had some really bad luck at the start of last year. The ticket thing and then his injury. Otherwise he would have gotten into the flow in the non-con and I think he would have been pretty much where Mayo ended up.
I see him having a Soph season like Jimmy B. He is the kind of player that will be a crowd favorite by the time he graduates. Completely different player and completely different situation from Jamil.
Playing at the three vs. the four will be the big difference. He played out of position last year. If Lockett does come to MU, that will change his playing time as well. It would be best for Juan if Lockett does not go to MU.
Quote from: real chili 83 on May 03, 2012, 08:54:03 AM
I just went back and re-read Juan's basketball bio. Ranked 61st as a HS Sr. Team finished 30 -2. Great HS career.
Kid shows up as a frosh, and gets some minutes coming off the bench....not an immediate impact player.
My point is that how big of a transition it is for most of these highly rated HS players to D1 competition.
This thread, hopefully, is nothing more than than baseless, absent of fact, speculative thread that we all know so well.
Wasn't it said somewhere that the kid played soccer most of his life and didn't start playing basketball until high school? Or am I just completely making this up?
Quote from: WarriorInDC on May 03, 2012, 09:32:16 AM
Wasn't it said somewhere that the kid played soccer most of his life and didn't start playing basketball until high school? Or am I just completely making this up?
I believe you're right. He started playing basketball really late, though I can't seem to find where he says that.
Juan has such a huge upside it would be foolish to discount him..., and very painful to see him leave. I hope he stays and I expect he'll amaze.
He had hoped to be a one and done out of high school, much like other players at MU. Reality can be a bitch.
Quote from: Bocephys on May 03, 2012, 09:39:50 AM
I believe you're right. He started playing basketball really late, though I can't seem to find where he says that.
It's sort of covered in this interview, about halfway down. http://boxofmess.com/2010/11/27/lyrics-basketball-marquette-signed-11-juan-anderson/
QuoteJuan: Yeah I Do. I actually wanted to play football but my parents wouldn't let me. I'm not sure. Haha here's a good one, I played soccer for 12 years. But I stopped to play basketball. Definitely very family oriented.
I watched Juan regulary in the Pro Am and love his game. I always felt he would become a very good player, once he overcame his biggest weakness. That weakness is the lack of physical strength. Get him close to Crowder's weight of 235 vs 210 and he will be the next forward in the line of Matthews, Hayward, Butler and Crowder.
Quote from: brewcity77 on May 03, 2012, 06:25:26 AM
Have you watched any of his mixtapes, or did you see him at all during the Pro-Am? I think the reason he didn't do well offensively is that his offensive game needed a lot of refining. He's the definition of a point forward. He sees the floor ridiculously well, has absolutely sick moves off the dribble, and can make no-look passes that you would swear weren't there.
But everything he excelled at offensively in HS and AAU is going to require even more precise timing at this level and a more chiseled frame to allow him to drive and dish in the lane without being treated like a robin's egg on the ping-pong table. As I recall last summer, most people that had watched Juan play didn't expect much from him as a freshman, but thought he had an incredibly high ceiling. For me, at least, nothing has changed in that regard. In fact, I like him even more now having seen his length at the 3, his ability to defend, and his tenacity on the court.
If you haven't watched any of his highlight reels (and I know some dismiss those out of hand) it might be worth it. Don't focus on the dunks or the shooting, look at how he plays defense, his shot-blocking, and the passes he makes. I think he has an incredibly high basketball IQ, and once he gets his body to catch up to his basketball brain, the sky is the limit.
I would add that many also believed he would need a year under Todd Smith to develop a BE body. The injuries and suspensions also hurt his development a great deal last year. He has the talent, athleticism and ability. I really am excided to watch him develop. Seeing some of the high school highlights, he has a good handle, good shot and great passing ability.
Quote from: bilsu on May 03, 2012, 09:46:31 AM
I watched Juan regulary in the Pro Am and love his game. I always felt he would become a very good player, once he overcame his biggest weakness. That weakness is the lack of physical strength. Get him close to Crowder's weight of 235 vs 210 and he will be the next forward in the line of Matthews, Hayward, Butler and Crowder.
He has a ways to go before he is Crowder's size. It is not as apparent on TV, but that kid has chicken legs. I always worry that a good, hard block is going to snap him in half. However, he is still very young, and you can tell he still hasn't gotten his "man" body yet.
If I recall, nobody saw a single tweet out of Jim Chones right before he left school. We're doomed.
I would guess that Juan would develop more like Jamil than Jae.
Long, versatile and hopefully can shoot a little bit.
He didn't look very good last year... but he's active. Verrrrry active.
Should be a nice player.
Quote from: MU82 on May 03, 2012, 10:04:53 AM
If I recall, nobody saw a single tweet out of Jim Chones right before he left school. We're doomed.
Al took a sh1t that looked like New Jersey and he knew then that Chones was leaving for the ABA
Just watching his high school highlights, Juan has potential to be the next Francisco Garcia. Just watching him on the court last year, he also has potential to be the next Erik Williams. Time will tell, and he will obviously probably land somewhere between the two on the spectrum. Hope it's closer the former rather than the latter, as he certainly has ability.
How will we follow him on Twitta tracker?
Quote from: ZiggysFryB'oy on May 03, 2012, 06:26:48 AM
After eating nachos, it looked like Hiroshima....
What does the elephant eat?
Quote from: Jamailman on May 03, 2012, 10:55:12 AM
Just watching his high school highlights, Juan has potential to be the next Francisco Garcia. Just watching him on the court last year, he also has potential to be the next Erik Williams. Time will tell, and he will obviously probably land somewhere between the two on the spectrum. Hope it's closer the former rather than the latter, as he certainly has ability.
According to statsheet, Juan's freshman year was a lot more like one of the two comparable players you mentioned:
http://goo.gl/cWE4S
Juan is nowhere close to a similar player development curve as Francisco Garcia.
Juan has been tweeting for the past several days, fwiw.
Quote from: The Equalizer on May 03, 2012, 11:18:56 AM
According to statsheet, Juan's freshman year was a lot more like one of the two comparable players you mentioned:
http://goo.gl/cWE4S
Juan is nowhere close to a similar player development curve as Francisco Garcia.
Duh. Which is why I said his HS highlight videos showed one thing and his on-court production last year showed another. Thanks for repeating exactly what I said.
Yeah, but you didn't say it in a passive agressive way that actually backhandedly insults Buzz and MU.
Quote from: TrueBlueAndGold on May 03, 2012, 11:26:43 AM
Juan has been tweeting for the past several days, fwiw.
Good point. It could be that he felt that he needed to delete his account, to avoid the temptation to continue tweeting during finals time.
Quote from: Jamailman on May 03, 2012, 12:44:54 PM
Duh. Which is why I said his HS highlight videos showed one thing and his on-court production last year showed another. Thanks for repeating exactly what I said.
I guess I was confused by your use of "
HAS the potential" instead of "
HAD the potential".
I would agree that Anderson HAD the potential to be the next Garcia based on his HS performance--but that was
before we saw him in college.
Now that I've seen both players in college, and can make the direct comparision of both as freshman, I don't think there is any way to credibly argue that Anderson still has Garcia-like potential. That's the flaw with those HS highlight videos--they're edited to make the player look good.
Quote from: tower912 on May 03, 2012, 12:49:32 PM
Yeah, but you didn't say it in a passive agressive way that actually backhandedly insults Buzz and MU.
Wow! That's a stretch! Love to know how you came up with that one.
If anything, Jamailman's post contained the insult. His implication was that Buzz took a player with Garcia-level potential and turned him into Erik Williams. Of course, he didn't state it quite so bluntly. Maybe would you say that he only inadvertently insulted Buzz and MU.
But let me be perfectly clear for you--I'm of the opinion that Anderson has proved to be nowhere near the same level as Garcia--and I don't hold either Buzz or MU responsible for that fact.
He is tweeting again.
https://twitter.com/#!/juanonjuan10
Quote from: MtAiryGoldenEagle on May 03, 2012, 02:52:24 PM
He is tweeting again.
https://twitter.com/#!/juanonjuan10
...and so, a thread dies, not with a bang, but a wimper!
Quote from: MtAiryGoldenEagle on May 03, 2012, 02:52:24 PM
He is tweeting again.
https://twitter.com/#!/juanonjuan10
TWITTA TRACKER
Quote from: LittleMurs on May 03, 2012, 02:54:42 PM
...and so, a thread dies, not with a bang, but a wimper!
such a hollow man.
Hee hee!
Once the basketball team finds out about this, they are sure going to have fun messing with you guys in the future.
Just think of the hilarity that would ensue if Todd Mayo stepped out of the dorm wearing a West Virginia hoodie and tweeting some vague complaint about the dearth of mountainous terrian in Southern WIsconsin.
Quote from: MtAiryGoldenEagle on May 03, 2012, 02:52:24 PM
He is tweeting again.
https://twitter.com/#!/juanonjuan10
By all means, ALERT US IMMEDIATELY if he stops again.
Next up: Davante Gardner tweeted, "#IBeChillinDoe"... but is he REALLY CHILLIN'? News at 11!!
Quote from: THEultimateWARRIOR on May 03, 2012, 03:06:33 PM
such a hollow man.
Come to think of it, I am hungry. How did you know?
Quote from: warriorchick on May 03, 2012, 03:09:46 PM
Hee hee!
Once the basketball team finds out about this, they are sure going to have fun messing with you guys in the future.
Just think of the hilarity that would ensue if Todd Mayo stepped out of the dorm wearing a West Virginia hoodie and tweeting some vague complaint about the dearth of mountainous terrian in Southern WIsconsin.
Me thinks you're on to something here!
Quote from: warriorchick on May 03, 2012, 10:01:58 AM
He has a ways to go before he is Crowder's size. It is not as apparent on TV, but that kid has chicken legs. I always worry that a good, hard block is going to snap him in half. However, he is still very young, and you can tell he still hasn't gotten his "man" body yet.
So you're sayin' he doesn't shave yet?
Quote from: lab_warrior on May 03, 2012, 03:16:39 PM
By all means, ALERT US IMMEDIATELY if he stops again.
Next up: Davante Gardner tweeted, "#IBeChillinDoe"... but is he REALLY CHILLIN'? News at 11!!
SHEESH
Gardner tweeted today that it was raining so hard that it hurt. Common sense tells me that this means he is transferring to a school in a desert climate. UNLV and Arizona State are current favorites.
Juan just Twarted (farted while tweeting).
Multitaskin'
Quote from: 4everwarriors on May 03, 2012, 08:11:39 PM
Multitaskin'
that kind of eye and..errr body coordination is rare in an athlete.
Quote from: LittleMurs on May 03, 2012, 08:14:25 PM
that kind of eye and..errr body coordination is rare in an athlete.
Then I must be a Super Star.
Quote from: real chili 83 on May 03, 2012, 08:54:03 AM
This thread, hopefully, is nothing more than than baseless, absent of fact, speculative thread that we all know so well.
Guess I was wrong. :'(. ;D
Cruising through Milwaukee tomorrow. Lunch at Real Chili with my son. MMMMMMM, chili.
Quote from: real chili 83 on May 03, 2012, 09:03:49 PM
Guess I was wrong. :'(. ;D
Cruising through Milwaukee tomorrow. Lunch at Real Chili with my son. MMMMMMM, chili.
I thought you mentioned that you have the secret recipe (which you haven't shared with the class) and make it yourself.
Quote from: mr.MUskie on May 03, 2012, 09:22:07 PM
I thought you mentioned that you have the secret recipe (which you haven't shared with the class) and make it yourself.
I do have a secret recipe. Made it yesterday for my son who requested it for his 16th birthday dinner. Smart kid
Gotta stop by the real place tomorrow. Nothing like it. Pay homage to Blondie. ;D. Mix it up boys, mix it good.
Quote from: real chili 83 on May 03, 2012, 10:06:49 PM
I do have a secret recipe. Made it yesterday for my son who requested it for his 16th birthday dinner. Smart kid
Class of 2018?
finals week...
Back to the topic... Juan just welcomed Lockett "to the family" via Twitter.
Quote from: Benny B on May 05, 2012, 03:07:27 PM
Back to the topic... Juan just welcomed Lockett "to the family" via Twitter.
So he's tweeting again.
I think we should be really proud that our concerns about Juan's tweeting has led him back to Twitter. Score two for the good guys.
1. Email Campaign to Keep Buzz
2. Keep Juan in Milwaukee
3. ????
4. Profit
Is Profit the superstar son of ex kentucky player Leron Profit?