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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: muarmy81 on March 29, 2013, 12:24:16 PM

Title: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: muarmy81 on March 29, 2013, 12:24:16 PM
Leaving Illinois with 2 years of eligibility. We were on his final 3, I believe.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: mileskishnish72 on March 29, 2013, 12:31:06 PM
Didn't get much PT with the Illini. Where to?
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: chapman on March 29, 2013, 12:33:21 PM
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56644/mike-shaw

Guessing had he chose MU he'd also be transferring.  I would guess low/mid-major to get a chance at more PT is the destination.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: MerrittsMustache on March 29, 2013, 12:35:48 PM
Likely downgrading, possibly to the MVC or DePaul. A couple other Illinois players leaving as well.

Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: Clam Crowder on March 29, 2013, 12:40:37 PM
Jeeze. We really really wanted him at 1 point. I remember seeing him at Madness. It is interesting to me that we have missed on some bigs recently (Desrosiers, Shaw, Aaric Murray when transferring) and none of them have been particularly good as of yet. We have Gardner on the other hand who was rated low and has been a great player for us.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: Earl Tatum on March 29, 2013, 01:57:08 PM
One of the blogs had, Shaw was not even interested in being at an MU game in one of his final visits before announcing illini.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: Clam Crowder on March 29, 2013, 01:58:47 PM
Those blogs are all over the place. The more I follow some of the people who write for them the more I see how easy it is to proclaim yourself a recruiting expert.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: 4everwarriors on March 29, 2013, 02:06:13 PM
Take a pass
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: strotty on March 29, 2013, 02:12:43 PM
Marquette told Shaw no.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: mileskishnish72 on March 29, 2013, 02:38:01 PM
We won't be needing Shaw, having Steve, Jr.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: JWags85 on March 29, 2013, 02:40:43 PM
Jeeze. We really really wanted him at 1 point. I remember seeing him at Madness. It is interesting to me that we have missed on some bigs recently (Desrosiers, Shaw, Aaric Murray when transferring) and none of them have been particularly good as of yet. We have Gardner on the other hand who was rated low and has been a great player for us.

Wonder how Aaric Murray is feeling about transferring from LaSalle these days as he watched the tourney from home in Morgantown?
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: Jay Bee on March 29, 2013, 02:42:41 PM
Langford also said to be leaving the Illini.

His little brother (2016) is phenomenal.  

Anyway, Shaw - could see him going to a nice mid major and being a beast on the boards.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: wadesworld on March 29, 2013, 05:16:18 PM
He has a sweet birthday.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: 77ncaachamps on March 30, 2013, 12:34:12 AM
He should go to DePaul.

Good homecoming for him. DePaul needs the Chitown inroads.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: wojosdojo on March 30, 2013, 01:49:52 AM
Langford also said to be leaving the Illini.

His little brother (2016) is phenomenal.  

Anyway, Shaw - could see him going to a nice mid major and being a beast on the boards.

My friend starts for Illinois (Egwu) and in high school Shaw was always the better Illinois recruit (until he got there). He was the #1 player in the NATION in 8th grade and he really never got better. Hope he goes to DePaul.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 30, 2013, 02:07:41 AM
He should go to DePaul.

Good homecoming for him. DePaul needs the Chitown inroads.

Ive heard that Abdel Nader may be transferring to Depaul too.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: MU B2002 on April 03, 2013, 02:27:15 PM
He is going to Bradley.


Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: MerrittsMustache on April 03, 2013, 02:33:52 PM
Likely downgrading, possibly to the MVC or DePaul. A couple other Illinois players leaving as well.

He is going to Bradley.

I am the smartest man alive!

Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: MU82 on April 03, 2013, 03:20:58 PM
Jeeze. We really really wanted him at 1 point. I remember seeing him at Madness. It is interesting to me that we have missed on some bigs recently (Desrosiers, Shaw, Aaric Murray when transferring) and none of them have been particularly good as of yet. We have Gardner on the other hand who was rated low and has been a great player for us.

As Joaquin Andujar liked to say: There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is "Youneverknow."

It's why I can't get caught up with how great this recruit and that recruit are supposed to be, especially if I've rarely (or never) seen them. How many 4-stars have to suck and how many 2-stars have to excel before everybody recognizes ratings services for what they are?
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: MerrittsMustache on April 03, 2013, 03:24:36 PM
Ive heard that Abdel Nader may be transferring to Depaul too.

He'll fit in well at DePaul considering he can't make a basket.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 03, 2013, 03:40:17 PM
He'll fit in well at DePaul considering he can't make a basket.

He is a pure scorer. Hes better than Melvin. Lets not forget he almost came here.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: GGGG on April 03, 2013, 04:51:05 PM
He's a pure scorer?  He went 4/9....for the season.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 03, 2013, 05:08:38 PM
He's a pure scorer?  He went 4/9....for the season.

What are you talking about he was their leading scorer an incredible in high school. He just made a bad decision in the college he chose.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: MerrittsMustache on April 04, 2013, 08:57:50 AM
He is a pure scorer. Hes better than Melvin. Lets not forget he almost came here.

Wait a second...a guy who averaged 11 points and 5 boards while shooting 34% against MAC competition is better than a guy who was the BE Rookie of the Year and puts up 17 and 7 while shooting 47.% from the floor in the BE?

Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: GGGG on April 04, 2013, 09:00:44 AM
What are you talking about he was their leading scorer an incredible in high school. He just made a bad decision in the college he chose.


Jake Thomas was an "incredible scorer" in high school too.  It's irrelevant. 
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 04, 2013, 09:26:04 AM
Trust me on this. He got thrown into a really bad situation at Northern. He is much better than the numbers indicate.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: MerrittsMustache on April 04, 2013, 09:44:53 AM
Trust me on this. He got thrown into a really bad situation at Northern. He is much better than the numbers indicate.

Trust you on this? The only thing you've said is that Nader is better than Cleveland Melvin and that's a laughable notion based on their productivity.

No one could possibly argue that NIU's program is not a train wreck. I'll give you that one.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 04, 2013, 10:07:50 AM
Its more based on the fact that my dad coached him for 4 years in High school. Maybe its a little bias on my part but ive seen him play enough to where I know he can be a better player than Melvin. Back to the topic though, Depaul needs a spark from someone so they can be relevant in the Big East.
Title: Re: Mike Shaw transferring
Post by: Rockmic87 on April 04, 2013, 10:20:17 AM
This is just an example of another highly recruited big man, who choose to go elsewhere over MU and didn't meet expectations. You wonder if things would have been different had he'd attended MU, given the lack of depth in our front court AT THE TIME he was recruited here.