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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Tums Festival on July 31, 2013, 06:11:00 PM
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In an interview with 247sports.com, Diamond Stone makes no mention of Marquette, only Becky and UNC. Fortunately, there's still a long way to go in his recruiting.
http://247sports.com/Article/2015-Top-Ten-prospect-Diamond-Stone-talks-recruiting-141175 (http://247sports.com/Article/2015-Top-Ten-prospect-Diamond-Stone-talks-recruiting-141175)
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Smoke and mirrors. Writer probably picked 2 schools and was like, "What do you think of school 1? What do you think of school 2?" I still see his recruitment as up in the air.
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Smoke and mirrors. Writer probably picked 2 schools and was like, "What do you think of school 1? What do you think of school 2?" I still see his recruitment as up in the air.
Dream on. He knows exactly where he's going. He just haven't let us know yet.
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Dream on. He knows exactly where he's going. He just haven't let us know yet.
Funny thing is it's neither of the schools he mentioned. So it's not like his comments were telling.
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Buzz to Madison and Chapel Hill.
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Funny thing is it's neither of the schools he mentioned. So it's not like his comments were telling.
Care to clue us in?
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UW has really nice coaches. Time to move on. ;)
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Kentucky.
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Not looking good for the hometown team.
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Phine whatevs JUCO 4/5 and a 5th year transfer. Perfect. IF we don't get stone.
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Smoke and mirrors. Writer probably picked 2 schools and was like, "What do you think of school 1? What do you think of school 2?" I still see his recruitment as up in the air.
Agreed with this, especially reading how Stone answered. The questions were "What do you think of Wisconsin?" and "What about the UNC offer?". You can tell by Stone's phrasing that he was responding, not volunteering.
Regardless, we'll get him or we won't, but anyone who has followed Buzz as a recruiter should realize we are still in this. When Buzz is out, he stops following them early. Looney said in March that he hadn't heard from Marquette in awhile and with Tokoto it was the same, with Marquette not wasting time and resources on a kid obviously going elsewhere. That Buzz is still watching and recruiting Stone speaks volumes.
Bo seems to find value in pursuing the unobtainable. He stayed on Tokoto to the bitter end when all the world (outside UW fans) knew it was UNC and is doing the same with Looney despite it being fairly common knowledge for the past year that he wants to go out of state, most likely to Duke. Maybe Bo is hoping to get lucky or wants the fanbase to keep believing they have a shot at these kids and that not picking Madison is a failing on the part of the kids and not the UW coaching staff.
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Bo seems to find value in pursuing the unobtain't I dimble. He stayed on Tokoto to the bitter end when all the world (outside UW fans) knew it was UNC and is doing the same with Looney despite it being fairly common knowledge for the past year that he wants to go out of state, most likely to Duke. Maybe Bo is hoping to get lucky or wants the fanbase to keep believing they have a shot at these kids and that not picking Madison is a failing on the part of the kids and not the UW coaching staff.
Best auto-correct ever.
Anyway, if you read the Badger boards, that is one of their excuses as to why they didn't recruit Cohen. They have an outstanding offer to Looney and there is no reason for them to make any other offers until Looney says no.
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In the article he basically said he is not concerned right now about recruiting. He is letting his family and coaches handle it for now. Until he gets seriously involved nobody really knows what his lean will be. I did get the impression that his father likes Bo, but assuming Stone is his own man that might not matter much in the end. A big factor will be how much Wilson enjoys his first year at MU. A good year for Wilson will not necessarily bring Stone here, but if Wilson sours on MU there is no way Stone is coming.
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In the article he basically said he is not concerned right now about recruiting. He is letting his family and coaches handle it for now. Until he gets seriously involved nobody really knows what his lean will be. I did get the impression that his father likes Bo, but assuming Stone is his own man that might not matter much in the end. A big factor will be how much Wilson enjoys his first year at MU. A good year for Wilson will not necessarily bring Stone here, but if Wilson sours on MU there is no way Stone is coming.
Bold is false - will have zero impact either way. Also, Diamond's Dad will have a huge impact on his recruiting.
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Best auto-correct ever.
What's even better is it suggested another autocorrect when I finished the word and I X'd it out. Why it autocorrected a second time is beyond me lol.
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Bold is false - will have zero impact either way. Also, Diamond's Dad will have a huge impact on his recruiting.
You could be right, but Wilson has been a major encourager to other recruits such as JJJ to come to MU. I rather have him a s a cheerleader versus saying he does not like MU.
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Funny thing is it's neither of the schools he mentioned. So it's not like his comments were telling.
Is this the Georgetown theory?
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What's even better is it suggested another autocorrect when I finished the word and I X'd it out. Why it autocorrected a second time is beyond me lol.
Apropos of nothing, brew, you might want to change the little tagline you throw at the end of your posts. You've been so right these last couple years, why remind everybody of your guarantee that Vander would get drafted?
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Tweeted at the guy who did the interview. He said he did not ask about Marquette, and thats why Diamond said nothing. He said he belives Marquette has a Great chance of landing him, so dont get too down guys!
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Apropos of nothing, brew, you might want to change the little tagline you throw at the end of your posts. You've been so right these last couple years, why remind everybody of your guarantee that Vander would get drafted?
Integrity. When he was right, he kept it up, when he's wrong he's keeping it up until the next prediction, as well.
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he wants good coaches and good chemistry? Look at Trent leaving this year after one year, he was very emotional because the chemistry was a family like atmosphere. Buzz is a great coach too, so I could definitely see Diamond going to Marquette.
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Bold is false - will have zero impact either way. Also, Diamond's Dad will have a huge impact on his recruiting.
I can't find the thread/comment right now (actually I didn't look), but didn't someone say that his dad didn't think Buzz was genuine (ie, rubbed him the wrong way)? I know I read this a while back, just can't remember which recruit it was.
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I can't find the thread/comment right now (actually I didn't look), but didn't someone say that his dad didn't think Buzz was genuine (ie, rubbed him the wrong way)? I know I read this a while back, just can't remember which recruit it was.
I can't remember the player, but I thought it was Looney. I do remember that it came from the Badger board however.
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I can't find the thread/comment right now (actually I didn't look), but didn't someone say that his dad didn't think Buzz was genuine (ie, rubbed him the wrong way)? I know I read this a while back, just can't remember which recruit it was.
Someone on the Badger board said it. It was never substantiated. Typical Buckyville crap.
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I can't find the thread/comment right now (actually I didn't look), but didn't someone say that his dad didn't think Buzz was genuine (ie, rubbed him the wrong way)? I know I read this a while back, just can't remember which recruit it was.
Re. Stone's Dad this would also be false.
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Looney's Dad is a big fan of Bo Ryan from I have read from another poster on here. Bo worked Looney hard and who knows he might just land him.
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Looney's Dad is a big fan of Bo Ryan from I have read from another poster on here. Bo worked Looney hard and who knows he might just land him.
I'd put any friendly wager you want on that not happening. Looney has been committed to leaving the state for a long, long time.
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brewcity
I agree that UW likely will not land Looney. Just saying it sounds like the family has a very friendly relationship with Ryan.
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brewcity
I agree that UW likely will not land Looney. Just saying it sounds like the family has a very friendly relationship with Ryan.
Looney is going to Duke. Stone to Kentucky. Mark it down.
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Looney's Dad is a big fan of Bo Ryan from I have read from another poster on here. Bo worked Looney hard and who knows he might just land him.
I would rather have them stay in state then go to NC or Duke. Tokoto last year found out how easy it is to play at NC, it will not get any easier there with Top 20 type kids
he brings in.
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I think if Looney goes to UW Stone will follow. I rather have them go anywhere else.
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Can we just get 4Never to hook Stone up with 1 of those blue and gold grillz and get the inside scoop?
Then again, that didn't go so well with Looney so maybe he's better off out of the picture. Shocking.
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Stone to Kentucky. Mark it down.
Could be, but of the Top 20 players of that class, Cal is in on five of the top centers including Stone...three of these are ranked higher than Stone. He is also in on a PF (#12). Cal would take Zimmerman over Stone in a heartbeat...would Stone be fine with a Cousins role?
I also find it interesting that Cal and Izzo went to check Cohen out, Stone's AAU teammate, right before he committed to MU. Interest on their behalf or looking for an angle to Diamond? My guess is this one isn't over yet.
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I think if Looney goes to UW Stone will follow. I rather have them go anywhere else.
I do not agree. I would rather have them go to MU, than anywhere else. If both went to UW, it would create Hiroshima/Nagasaki/Pearl Harbor/9-11 on this board, and then there would be big time comparisons to Buzz-Bo recruiting abilities.
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Tweeted at the guy who did the interview. He said he did not ask about Marquette, and thats why Diamond said nothing. He said he belives Marquette has a Great chance of landing him, so dont get too down guys!
That helps a little. Hope is always good, unless you are hoping that taxes go up.
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I do not agree. I would rather have them go to MU, than anywhere else. If both went to UW, it would create Hiroshima/Nagasaki/Pearl Harbor/9-11 on this board, and then there would be big time comparisons to Buzz-Bo recruiting abilities.
I am not sure what you are not agreeing with, but to make it clear I rather have them go anywhere else besides UW. as far asi I am concerned MU would be great and UW would be terrible.
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That helps a little. Hope is always good, unless you are hoping that taxes go up.
Wow. Can't believe how many guys get worked up over a couple of high schoolers. No one—I repeat—no one is a "must get." No such thing. Will MU crumble when Looney and Stone go somewhere else? Hardly. And what if they go to...shudder...UW??? UW will still be boring to watch and struggle to score 60 points a game. That's just who they are, and Ryan ain't changing a thing at this stage. They'll continue to pass the ball 20 times before shooting in an attempt to frustrate and put their opponent to sleep.
They wanna go to UW??? Good luck with that.
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I'm just curious as to how Buzz recruits on style. His teams play different from year to year. Last year, for instance, our teams basically pretended 3s didn't exist, on offense and defense. BUt Coobie and Acker and Lazar made it rain all season, and we've been better at running guys off the line in the past as well. He tailors his teams style to his players ability, and the feeds Davante gets would likely be there for Stone as well. We've been fast, we've been slow, tall and short. shooters and drivers, all in different years. I like that versatility as a coaching asset, but do recruits prefer a "brand," a la Louisville's press, Orange 2-3, JTIII's Princeton sets, Bo's Boringball, etc.?
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I'm just curious as to how Buzz recruits on style. His teams play different from year to year. Last year, for instance, our teams basically pretended 3s didn't exist, on offense and defense. BUt Coobie and Acker and Lazar made it rain all season, and we've been better at running guys off the line in the past as well. He tailors his teams style to his players ability, and the feeds Davante gets would likely be there for Stone as well. We've been fast, we've been slow, tall and short. shooters and drivers, all in different years. I like that versatility as a coaching asset, but do recruits prefer a "brand," a la Louisville's press, Orange 2-3, JTIII's Princeton sets, Bo's Boringball, etc.?
Buzz's 'style' has been what he promised at his introductory press conference.....winning basketball. He has shown he can win big, small, 3pt bombing, 3pt ignoring, without a great center, without a great point guard, without great 3pt defense.... Buzz has shown himself to be a basketball savant who can win any which way but loose. Now, he can point to the players he has developed, his tourney success, ....winning basketball.
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Sounds like hes getting good advice, losing weight and getting strong. Not a lot of hype to him.I think he stays
in the Midwest somewhere.I just hope he gives us a chance because MU is on the rise and he could be a big part of it.
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I'm just curious as to how Buzz recruits on style. His teams play different from year to year. Last year, for instance, our teams basically pretended 3s didn't exist, on offense and defense. BUt Coobie and Acker and Lazar made it rain all season, and we've been better at running guys off the line in the past as well. He tailors his teams style to his players ability, and the feeds Davante gets would likely be there for Stone as well. We've been fast, we've been slow, tall and short. shooters and drivers, all in different years. I like that versatility as a coaching asset, but do recruits prefer a "brand," a la Louisville's press, Orange 2-3, JTIII's Princeton sets, Bo's Boringball, etc.?
Players ranked that high only have one goal in mind and which college get them the exposure. NBA
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Can we just get 4Never to hook Stone up with 1 of those blue and gold grillz and get the inside scoop?
Then again, that didn't go so well with Looney so maybe he's better off out of the picture. Shocking.
Let the record reflect that I've known the Looney's since Kevon was about 9 years old.
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Let the record reflect that I've known the Looney's since Kevon was about 9 years old.
Uh huh
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Let the record reflect that I've known the Looney's since Kevon was about 9 years old.
And Michelle Knight knew Ariel Castro for 11.
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A search of my prior postings on his recruitment will verify, as far back as 2 years ago, that it was very unlikely that Kevon would stay in town for his college basketball. That was based on separate conversations with him and Mrs. Looney.
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A search of my prior postings on his recruitment will verify, as far back as 2 years ago, that it was very unlikely that Kevon would stay in town for his college basketball. That was based on separate conversations with him and Mrs. Looney.
Had to get away from your ol' ass and find a real doctor of teefe.