Do you think any Bucky players will transfer? How about commits? If so, will any look at MU?
They have seven Freshman on their roster
http://www.uwbadgers.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball
Love to see Happ give Wojo a call.
Thoughts?
Definitely be calling Happ up.
What about that foreign?
I'd love Happ. Kid can play.
I see that he's a red shirt Frosh. So I understand, that would mean he could offer someone only 2 years eligibility, correct?
Edit: Unless he transferred RIGHT NOW. He'd burn rest of RS-Frosh and first half of RS-Soph playing full Jr./Sr. That would be sweet.
I am not seeing anyone on that team that wasn't good enough to get minutes on this year's team as being a player Wojo would covet.
Quote from: tower912 on December 16, 2015, 07:34:48 AM
I am not seeing anyone on that team that wasn't good enough to get minutes on this year's team as being a player Wojo would covet.
You wouldn't take Pritzl?
Quote from: jsglow on December 16, 2015, 07:29:52 AM
I'd love Happ. Kid can play.
I see that he's a red shirt Frosh. So I understand, that would mean he could offer someone only 2 years eligibility, correct?
Edit: Unless he transferred RIGHT NOW. He'd burn rest of RS-Frosh and first half of RS-Soph playing full Jr./Sr. That would be sweet.
That's why Bo's announcement now is either poorly timed (because he opens the door to transfers NOW, as the semester just ended) or Bo and Gard are absolutely sure no one is leaving. Otherwise wait until school starts in January when winter break transfers are no longer possible.
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 16, 2015, 07:39:22 AM
That's why Bo's announcement now is either poorly timed (because he opens the door to transfers NOW, as the semester just ended) or Bo and Gard are absolutely sure no one is leaving. Otherwise wait until school starts in January when winter break transfers are no longer possible.
Seriously. While I truly hope Happ is happy at UW and goes on to earn his degree there, if he has a single shred of doubt he needs to huddle with mom and dad and make a decision quickly. From a basketball standpoint only, making a call to Wojo might be a brilliant move.
The cat's startin' at UW. He ain't goin' nowhere fast, hey?
New conspiracy theory - Wojo's clairvoyant and kept a scholarship for just this event.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on December 16, 2015, 07:47:21 AM
The cat's startin' at UW. He ain't goin' nowhere fast, hey?
They suck and lost their head coach
I would be very surprised if UW let any players transfer to MU. My guess is they'd disqualify any Big 10 or MU transfers.
Quote from: jesmu84 on December 16, 2015, 08:17:07 AM
I would be very surprised if UW let any players transfer to MU. My guess is they'd disqualify any Big 10 or MU transfers.
Possibly true. Although the Uthoff fiasco still looms. One can certainly see a Big 10 prohibition.
Quote from: jesmu84 on December 16, 2015, 08:17:07 AM
I would be very surprised if UW let any players transfer to MU. My guess is they'd disqualify any Big 10 or MU transfers.
+1.
I'd be surprised if any UW players even considered transferring to MU.
Quote from: jesmu84 on December 16, 2015, 08:17:07 AM
I would be very surprised if UW let any players transfer to MU. My guess is they'd disqualify any Big 10 or MU transfers.
This
Quote from: jsglow on December 16, 2015, 07:38:14 AM
You wouldn't take Pritzl?
No. Not really a position of need any longer.
Quote from: jesmu84 on December 16, 2015, 08:17:07 AM
I would be very surprised if UW let any players transfer to MU. My guess is they'd disqualify any Big 10 or MU transfers.
I'm not sure that a school can outright prohibit a transfer... they can certainly prohibit another school from talking to anyone on their current team, but I think most of the rules that effectively allow coaches to black list schools are conference rules, i.e. it would be a lot easier to transfer out of conference without "permission."
That said, NLI terms dictate you have to attend the institution for the academic year, so freshmen may also have that obstacle which effectively would be a prohibition on anyone
I'd be more interested in the possibility of 2017 Kobe King decommiting than any of the current roster transferring.
Quote from: PTM on December 16, 2015, 07:21:46 AM
Definitely be calling Happ up.
What about that foreign?
And I thought rodents were scavengers.
Screw the rules. :-[
Quote from: jsglow on December 16, 2015, 07:38:14 AM
You wouldn't take Pritzl?
I only saw Pritzl play once in the games in Mequon. He is a very nice player, but I did not think he was as good as his hype.
Happ has already redshirted, so he is not going to transfer. Besides that he and a lot of the other players are not from WI, so why would they want to transfer to MU vs. a school in their home state.
Quote from: brewcity77 on December 16, 2015, 10:38:14 AM
I'd be more interested in the possibility of 2017 Kobe King decommiting than any of the current roster transferring.
True dat.
Quote from: brewcity77 on December 16, 2015, 10:38:14 AM
I'd be more interested in the possibility of 2017 Kobe King decommiting than any of the current roster transferring.
Same. Happ is screwed by the redshirt. Hayes and Koenig aren't leaving as juniors. The rest of the team is meh at best.
Is the original post a joke? The stupidity is mind boggling. There's a better chance of Luke Kennard coming to MU than any Badger
Quote from: Sylvester78 on December 16, 2015, 12:31:18 PM
Is the original post a joke? The stupidity is mind boggling. There's a better chance of Luke Kennard coming to MU than any Badger
That answers the third question in the original post.
How about the first two?
Will anyone transfer?
Will anyone decommit.
I'd talk with Alex.
Quote from: Jay Bee on December 16, 2015, 05:43:37 PM
I'd talk with Alex.
Cause hes good or because you think hes looking for greener pastures?
Quote from: Sylvester78 on December 16, 2015, 12:31:18 PM
Is the original post a joke? The stupidity is mind boggling. There's a better chance of Luke Kennard coming to MU than any Badger
You need to understand that Heisy takes the topics he starts VERY seriously. The volume can get overwhelming but there's some gold in that mountain.
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Bo for Head of Basketball Operations at MU.
King has said he's honoring his commitment to UW-Madison. Not that good anyways.
Quote from: Eye on December 17, 2015, 09:20:01 AM
King has said he's honoring his commitment to UW-Madison. Not that good anyways.
Ahmed Hill said that about MU too. As did Nick Noskowiak. Thankfully, things change.
Quote from: wadesworld on December 17, 2015, 09:38:42 AM
Ahmed Hill said that about MU too. As did Nick Noskowiak. Thankfully, things change.
11 months until King signs his NLI. A lot can change.
Quote from: wadesworld on December 17, 2015, 09:38:42 AM
Ahmed Hill said that about MU too. As did Nick Noskowiak. Thankfully, things change.
Noskowiak I remember. I don't remember hill ever saying that. Could be wrong though
Quote from: wadesworld on December 17, 2015, 09:38:42 AM
Ahmed Hill said that about MU too. As did Nick Noskowiak. Thankfully, things change.
Big difference is that Buzz not being here was likely a big surprise to Noskowiak and Hill. King had to figure there was a good chance that Bo would not be there by the time he matriculated. I would imagine he is not a done deal for UW until after the new coach is decided on, though.
Quote from: CTWarrior on December 17, 2015, 12:56:17 PM
Big difference is that Buzz not being here was likely a big surprise to Noskowiak and Hill. King had to figure there was a good chance that Bo would not be there by the time he matriculated. I would imagine he is not a done deal for UW until after the new coach is decided on, though.
I have to believe that King asked Bo that question. How do you think Bo answered him? "
You should know their is a good chance I will not be coaching you when you get to Madison. And while I'd like to tell you Gard will be your coach, I cannot say that for sure."
If he said that he's scare away many recruits. But Bo is/was in the business of getting recruits, not chasing them away.
So how did Bo handle this?
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 17, 2015, 01:31:59 PM
I have to believe that King asked Bo that question. How do you think Bo answered him? "You should know their is a good chance I will not be coaching you when you get to Madison. And while I'd like to tell you Gard will be your coach, I cannot say that for sure."
If he said that he's scare away many recruits. But Bo is/was in the business of getting recruits, not chasing them away.
So how did Bo handle this?
Well, we know from the press that Bo told Joey Hauser he'd like to coach him - in 2018. So I'm guessing there was some waffling to recruits over whether he'd be around or not.
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 17, 2015, 01:31:59 PM
I have to believe that King asked Bo that question. How do you think Bo answered him? "You should know their is a good chance I will not be coaching you when you get to Madison. And while I'd like to tell you Gard will be your coach, I cannot say that for sure."
If he said that he's scare away many recruits. But Bo is/was in the business of getting recruits, not chasing them away.
So how did Bo handle this?
Well, I have no idea how he handled it, but Ryan announced he was retiring after this season more than 6 months ago, and King hadn't backed out yet. I know Ryan waffled, but I cannot imagine King is all that surprised that Ryan retired. It is certainly very possible that he backs out once the new permanent coach is announced, particularly if it is not Gard.
Quote from: MomofMUltiples on December 17, 2015, 01:35:34 PM
Well, we know from the press that Bo told Joey Hauser he'd like to coach him - in 2018. So I'm guessing there was some waffling to recruits over whether he'd be around or not.
By 2018 Bo might have pulled a Bennett and started coaching again elsewhere.
Quote from: Waldo Jeffers on December 17, 2015, 02:04:17 PM
By 2018 Bo might have pulled a Bennett and started coaching again elsewhere.
Not impossible, but Bo's a bit older than Tony was when he left. That said, neither of them really wanted to retire.
Quote from: brewcity77 on December 17, 2015, 02:23:55 PM
Not impossible, but Bo's a bit older than Tony was when he left. That said, neither of them really wanted to retire.
Then why did Bo retire? He certainly has enough political capital to stay even if Barry wanted him out (and I don't see any evidence Barry wanted him out).
Quote from: Heisenberg on December 17, 2015, 02:27:10 PM
Then why did Bo retire? He certainly has enough political capital to stay even if Barry wanted him out (and I don't see any evidence Barry wanted him out).
I can't say that all of the following post is true...
Quote from: Da 'Lanche on December 16, 2015, 07:09:37 PM
So, this is not the Associated Press and I'm not saying this is the truth...but...the rumor is in this neighborhood:
1. Bo had inappropriate relationship with a younger woman
2. Younger woman had some loose associations with very sketchy characters
3. Very sketchy characters made Bo and his family's life hell (which is sad)
4. Things got potentially escalated in the last week
5. One of said sketchy characters was murdered in Madison last Friday night/Saturday morning.
6. Nothing incriminating at all toward Bo but bad decisions led to peripheral attachment to an ugly situation which would bring embarrassment, shame and distraction to the University and program.
7. On top of an already odd and tense situation...well...you can see the timing issue.
But I heard quite awhile ago about #1 and about the situation taking a heavy toll on his family. Hard to keep things copacetic at home when you are putting in the kind of time it takes to run a high-major program.
Quote from: brewcity77 on December 17, 2015, 02:23:55 PM
Not impossible, but Bo's a bit older than Tony was when he left. That said, neither of them really wanted to retire.
I think you meant Dick not Tony. Dick Bennett was just 60 when he took the WA State job so yeah about 10 years younger than Bo will be in 2017.
Lol as we know 0% chance it happens.
But I'd definitely love to have Happ come over to the good side.
Quote from: Waldo Jeffers on December 17, 2015, 03:15:13 PM
I think you meant Dick not Tony. Dick Bennett was just 60 when he took the WA State job so yeah about 10 years younger than Bo will be in 2017.
Haha, yeah, meant Dick. Nice catch.