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Jon Horford from Michigan is transferring, eligible immediately.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/51271/jon-horford
A big guy we could use for a season maybe?
Nope. Not good enough
This would be great. We are obviously in desperate need of a solid big man to hold down the team until Fischer is eligible. And also to add depth even when we do have Fischer. Horford is big(6'10 250) and has good playing experience. He's definitely not an All American but a solid player.
He is also the brother of Al Horford, so the announcers could remind everyone about that around 10 times per game just like they do with Todd/OJ Mayo
Great opportunity . He is restricted from going to a Big Ten. His dad played for the Bucks so some familiarity.
Quote from: atk13thst on April 10, 2014, 04:19:36 PM
Nope. Not good enough
Will you be submitting to Wojo a list of players who are and are not good enough for him to recruit?
Given that the only returning post player is for all intents a freshman who can't play until mid-December, MU could do a lot worse than adding an experienced big body for a season.
Quote from: Celtic Truth on April 10, 2014, 04:23:44 PM
He is also the brother of Al Horford, so the announcers could remind everyone about that around 10 times per game just like they do with Todd/OJ Mayo
Maybe it is the conditioning I have been put through the last couple years, but when I read his name in the title, I
immediately thought to myself, "I wonder if he is related to Al Horford?"
Quote from: MUEng92 on April 10, 2014, 04:49:53 PM
Maybe it is the conditioning I have been put through the last couple years, but when I read his name in the title, I immediately thought to myself, "I wonder if he is related to Al Horford?"
I immediately wondered if he was related to Tito Horford
The answer it yes and yes
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 04:40:37 PM
Will you be submitting to Wojo a list of players who are and are not good enough for him to recruit?
Given that the only returning post player is for all intents a freshman who can't play until mid-December, MU could do a lot worse than adding an experienced big body for a season.
In Wojo I TRUST.
And I trust him not to go after Jon Horford. What has he done at Michigan in 3 years? NOTHING
Horford would make a great one year roll player, at a position of need. I'd love to have him.
Horford would be an excellent addition. Has big game and tournament experience plus played an important role for Michigan this year with Mitch McGary out all season and Jordan Morgan being foul prone. We wouldn't be asking him to lead the team in scoring, just provide solid defense and rebounding.
Todd and OJ Mayo are brothers????
I wish the announcers would mention that.
Quote from: We R Final Four on April 10, 2014, 05:49:46 PM
Todd and OJ Mayo are brothers????
I wish the announcers would mention that.
It's hard to tell though.... clearly OJ was the alpha male and always stole food off of Todd's plate.
Showing my age but a good Tito Horford story. He grew up in either Haiti or the Dominican Republic, went to school at Miami, Fl and was drafted by the Bucks. He had never seen snow before so the first snow of the year he skipped practice because he was afraid to drive over the Hoan bridge in snow, Bucks assigned some low level employee to drive him when it snowed after that.
Quote from: atk13thst on April 10, 2014, 04:19:36 PM
Nope. Not good enough
Cuonzo, what a shock you don't see the benefits here.
Quote from: Heavy Gear on April 10, 2014, 05:57:11 PM
Cuonzo, what a shock you don't see the benefits here.
Good memory. Im impressed
Frankly, anyone capable of betraying the Maize and Blue is suspect. Highly suspect I should say. No thank you.
Quote from: keefe on April 10, 2014, 06:08:25 PM
Frankly, anyone capable of betraying the Maize and Blue is suspect. Highly suspect I should say. No thank you.
EXACTLY
Very good rebounder. Still fouls a ton, but he can be a great addition for a program if he stays healthy. Great kid.
Quote from: atk13thst on April 10, 2014, 05:25:06 PM
In Wojo I TRUST.
And I trust him not to go after Jon Horford. What has he done at Michigan in 3 years? NOTHING
14 mpg for an Elite 8 team.
Explain to me better options right now to play the post until Fischer is eligible, and back him up with Fischer can play.
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 08:01:01 PM
14 mpg for an Elite 8 team.
Explain to me better options right now to play the post until Fischer is eligible, and back him up with Fischer can play.
Why not make a comparison?
Horford isn't one of those early graduates who would be able to play immediately, is he?
Quote from: MU82 on April 10, 2014, 10:21:08 PM
Horford isn't one of those early graduates who would be able to play immediately, is he?
Yes, he'll be graduating in May and eligible to play next season.
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 10:43:02 PM
Yes, he'll be graduating in May and eligible to play next season.
He will be our one and done, just like Lockett
Quote from: Texas Western on April 10, 2014, 10:46:03 PM
He will be our one and done, just like Lockett
Is he even interested in us? Is Wojo interested in him?
Quote from: keefe on April 10, 2014, 08:43:22 PM
Why not make a comparison?
Why not write a self-aggrandizing haiku about Tony Bennett or Shaka Smart coming to Marquette?
I'll take him!
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 10:43:02 PM
Yes, he'll be graduating in May and eligible to play next season.
How does that compare with Stauskas, the white guy?
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 10:48:47 PM
Why not write a self-aggrandizing haiku about Tony Bennett or Shaka Smart coming to Marquette?
Perhaps we should just start a broadway play about Shaka Smart. We could have several people dancing in jerseys in a circle around him, while he has a pondering look on his face. Each person, he takes on a date, but of course...... it is just a massive flirtation. People could run out dancing in sweaters that spell out #donedeal, with a cameo by local fox channel sports guy, Tom pipines as he proudly reports shaka coming to Milwaukee in a baratone voice.
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 10:48:47 PM
Why not write a self-aggrandizing haiku about Tony Bennett or Shaka Smart coming to Marquette?
No, I'd rather have a middle class white guy share with me his personal insights on the trials, travails, and agony of racism. You know, since you claim to be such an expert on what it's like to be subjected to bigotry, prejudice, and racial antipathy.
Now, again, what concentration camp was your family thrown into?
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 10:43:02 PM
Yes, he'll be graduating in May and eligible to play next season.
Thanks for the answer, Pakuni. That definitely makes him appealing. I hope Wojo at least makes a run at him. Wojo could have Lockett reach out to Horford and tell him how great an experience it was!
Quote from: keefe on April 10, 2014, 11:07:43 PM
No, I'd rather have a middle class white guy share with me his personal insights on the trials, travails, and agony of racism. You know, since you claim to be such an expert on what it's like to be subjected to bigotry, prejudice, and racial antipathy.
Now, again, what concentration camp was your family thrown into?
I'll only reply to your questions if submitted in haiku form.
Or
maybe if you throw in some pics of racial caricatures and/or Israeli soldiers.
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 11:25:14 PM
I'll only reply to your questions if submitted in haiku form.
Or maybe if you throw in some pics of racial caricatures and/or Israeli soldiers.
So answer the question: I never mentioned African American yet you felt compelled to draw a comparison. The reality is that YOU see color. There is nothing more despicable than one who refuses to admit what he truly is.
BTW, racial caricatures? From the New Yorker? You are also an idiot
Dedicated to Pakuni and Keefe
http://www.youtube.com/v/Y1hcc1QvM2Q?version=3&hl=en_US
Quote from: keefe on April 10, 2014, 11:31:12 PM
So answer the question: I never mentioned African American yet you felt compelled to draw a comparison. The reality is that YOU see color. There is nothing more despicable than one who refuses to admit what he truly is.
BTW, racial caricatures? From the New Yorker? You are also an idiot
No idea what you're talking about .... but I do find it charming that a grown man who spends hours penning haikus on an Internet message board - not to mention poems proclaiming insider knowledge of Tony Bennett coming to Marquette (something that was never remotely close to happening) - would label others "idiot."
Ignored.
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 11:40:16 PM
No idea what you're talking about .... but I do find it charming that a grown man who spends hours penning haikus on an Internet message board - not to mention poems proclaiming insider knowledge of Tony Bennett coming to Marquette (something that was never remotely close to happening) - would label others "idiot."
Ignored.
The ultimate cowardice - IGNORED! Only thing worse is when people grandly announce their departure.
Anyhow, PAKUNI, still waiting for you to explain why you brought African American comparisons into the equation when nobody else did...
Quote from: Pakuni on April 10, 2014, 11:40:16 PM
No idea what you're talking about .... but I do find it charming that a grown man who spends hours penning haikus on an Internet message board - not to mention poems proclaiming insider knowledge of Tony Bennett coming to Marquette (something that was never remotely close to happening) - would label others "idiot."
Ignored.
little brown brothers
pakistani unity
the white man's burden
While Pakuni and Keefe take a break........enjoy an interlude:
http://www.youtube.com/v/jUzGF401vLc?hl=en_US&version=3
he sees two peoples
look at the differences
a closet racist
http://www.youtube.com/v/6MYHBrJIIFU?hl=en_US&version=3&rel=0
About damn time you posted a video keefe.... I was about to put up another interlude......I was thinking maybe the pot being put into the kiln would have been a solid, sequential interlude.
Quote from: MikeDeanesDarkGlasses on April 11, 2014, 12:46:20 AM
About damn time you posted a video keefe.... I was about to put up another interlude......I was thinking maybe the pot being put into the kiln would have been a solid, sequential interlude.
Air Force maintenance guys wear a t shirt that reads:
It takes a College Degree to break one
It takes a High School Diploma to fix one
(http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/2/8/9/1958982.jpg)
Quote from: keefe on April 10, 2014, 11:07:43 PM
No, I'd rather have a middle class white guy share with me his personal insights on the trials, travails, and agony of racism. You know, since you claim to be such an expert on what it's like to be subjected to bigotry, prejudice, and racial antipathy.
Now, again, what concentration camp was your family thrown into?
Okay, I'll bite. I've just read the entire thread twice and couldn't find where this racist stuff is coming from. Is it brought over from another thread?
Quote from: LittleMurs on April 11, 2014, 08:16:43 PM
Okay, I'll bite. I've just read the entire thread twice and couldn't find where this racist stuff is coming from. Is it brought over from another thread?
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=43684.0
Sure would be nice if we still had Jameel McKay to look forward to next season.
I see this thread has done like all multi page threads, gone off the rails by the end of page 2.
Let me try and bring it back to its original subject with a question, is their any reason to believe Horford is even giving us a Thought?
Quote from: Heisenberg on April 11, 2014, 09:50:21 PM
I see this thread has done like all multi page threads, gone off the rails by the end of page 2.
Let me try and bring it back to its original subject with a question, is their any reason to believe Horford is even giving us a Thought?
Wow. I can't believe you would do this. You are SUCH a racist!
Quote from: Heisenberg on April 11, 2014, 09:50:21 PM
I see this thread has done like all multi page threads, gone off the rails by the end of page 2.
Let me try and bring it back to its original subject with a question, is their any reason to believe Horford is even giving us a Thought?
Quite frankly, the quality isn't here anymore. Plenty of quantity posters and aircraft talk though.
Quote from: Heisenberg on April 11, 2014, 09:50:21 PM
I see this thread has done like all multi page threads, gone off the rails by the end of page 2.
Let me try and bring it back to its original subject with a question, is their any reason to believe Horford is even giving us a Thought?
The only reason to think he would consider MU is our lack of front court depth.
Quote from: MikeDeanesDarkGlasses on April 10, 2014, 11:05:10 PM
Perhaps we should just start a broadway play about Shaka Smart. We could have several people dancing in jerseys in a circle around him, while he has a pondering look on his face. Each person, he takes on a date, but of course...... it is just a massive flirtation. People could run out dancing in sweaters that spell out #donedeal, with a cameo by local fox channel sports guy, Tom pipines as he proudly reports shaka coming to Milwaukee in a baratone voice.
Love it.
It's just too bad Otule is leaving.
Quote from: PTM on April 11, 2014, 10:18:45 PM
Quite frankly, the quality isn't here anymore. Plenty of quantity posters and aircraft talk though.
And a lot of attacking of quality posters over (in many cases) non-basketball topics until they're driven from the board.
Quote from: MUSF on April 11, 2014, 10:21:34 PM
The only reason to think he would consider MU is our lack of front court depth.
Lack of front court depth sounds like a hundred different teams.
I'm guessing he is not an option as no one has suggested he even knows Marquette is in Milwaukee, let alone he is considering us.
Quote from: Heisenberg on April 12, 2014, 07:39:11 PM
Lack of front court depth sounds like a hundred different teams.
I'm guessing he is not an option as no one has suggested he even knows Marquette is in Milwaukee, let alone he is considering us.
+1
Quote from: Heisenberg on April 12, 2014, 07:39:11 PM
Lack of front court depth sounds like a hundred different teams.
I'm guessing he is not an option as no one has suggested he even knows Marquette is in Milwaukee, let alone he is considering us.
Pretty sure he knows Marquette is in Milwaukee, since Michigan play their first tournament games here and that was hosted by Marquette.
Quote from: MikeDeanesDarkGlasses on April 10, 2014, 05:51:53 PM
It's hard to tell though.... clearly OJ was the alpha male and always stole food off of Todd's plate.
They are half brothers and I had the impression they did not grow up in same household.
Quote from: LittleMurs on April 12, 2014, 12:21:22 PM
And a lot of attacking of quality posters over (in many cases) non-basketball topics until they're driven from the board.
Yep. End is near.
Quote from: LittleMurs on April 12, 2014, 12:21:22 PM
And a lot of attacking of quality posters over (in many cases) non-basketball topics until they're driven from the board.
+1
St. John's apparently in the mix. Also Florida and ND.
Zach Braziller @NYPost_Brazille 20h
St. John's has had good preliminary talks with Michigan transfer Jon Horford, source confirms. #sjubb
Quote from: Heavy Gear on April 14, 2014, 05:04:51 PM
St. John's apparently in the mix. Also Florida and ND.
Zach Braziller @NYPost_Brazille 20h
St. John's has had good preliminary talks with Michigan transfer Jon Horford, source confirms. #sjubb
St. Johns???? another guy that did not Brent's memo that the BE is a crappy conference.
Brent has done a really bad job of passing out this memo.
Quote from: Heisenberg on April 14, 2014, 05:49:58 PM
St. Johns???? another guy that did not Brent's memo that the BE is a crappy conference.
Brent has done a really bad job of passing out this memo.
We get it. You are pissed at Buzz.
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on April 12, 2014, 10:49:25 PM
+1
For whatever it's worth, i be about ready to bail, as well.
Quote from: Heavy Gear on April 14, 2014, 05:04:51 PM
St. John's apparently in the mix. Also Florida and ND.
Zach Braziller @NYPost_Brazille 20h
St. John's has had good preliminary talks with Michigan transfer Jon Horford, source confirms. #sjubb
I'd really like to see him go to St. John's. They've got nobody inside for next year right now. Can Horford handle going from 14 minutes to 38 minutes a game? Hopefully, he'll want to try.
Quote from: LittleMurs on April 14, 2014, 07:48:40 PM
I'd really like to see him go to St. John's. They've got nobody inside for next year right now. Can Horford handle going from 14 minutes to 38 minutes a game? Hopefully, he'll want to try.
Not so fast, Obekpa sounds like he is coming back. Must not have had alot of takers.
Quote from: Jet915 on April 14, 2014, 08:09:30 PM
Not so fast, Obekpa sounds like he is coming back. Must not have had alot of takers.
Oops, it looks like next year a lot of Big East teams will look like UConn did against Kentucky
in the paint.
Horford to Florida. No luck here.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10843206/jon-horford-transfers-florida-gators-michigan-wolverines
Quote from: LittleMurs on April 12, 2014, 12:21:22 PM
And a lot of attacking of quality posters over (in many cases) non-basketball topics until they're driven from the board.
+1. Sad
Quote from: PTM on April 11, 2014, 10:18:45 PM
Quite frankly, the quality isn't here anymore. Plenty of quantity posters and aircraft talk though.
Kinda like Dayton hate and what not...
Quote from: mukaiser on April 26, 2014, 11:25:01 AM
Horford to Florida. No luck here.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10843206/jon-horford-transfers-florida-gators-michigan-wolverines
Hard to question that choice.
Quote from: mukaiser on April 26, 2014, 11:25:01 AM
Horford to Florida. No luck here.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10843206/jon-horford-transfers-florida-gators-michigan-wolverines
We were never an option, ever
Quote from: RushmoreAcademy on April 26, 2014, 12:28:11 PM
Hard to question that choice.
I guess Horford didn't get the memo that they play football at FLA.
# secondfiddle ::)
Hard to fault him for that. His brother did great at Florida
I Should have put in teal. It was more a comment on the ridiculous idea that Bball only schools are more attractive than those that also have a football team.
Quote from: RushmoreAcademy on April 26, 2014, 12:28:11 PM
Hard to question that choice.
I do, if he was looking for PT. Of course, he started out on this path well before it was determined that Mitch McGary would have to go in the NBA draft. I highly doubt that he'll play anywhere near as much with Florida as he did last year (and would have played this year) with Michigan.
It seems the Horford family spin is that he was a much better player than he had a chance to show at Michigan, and he'll get that chance at Florida.
''It's exciting,'' Al Horford said. ''More than anything, I just want him to be successful. I think at Florida he's going to have that chance.''
Good luck with that Jon, you'll need it.