Out of nowhere I think would be accurate
Welcome!
https://x.com/bensteelemjs/status/1943007472412709122?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw
Ah yes, just what we were expecting..
Good on ya, mate. And welcome.
A Tasmanian devil. I hope his paperwork goes through.
Apparently the dude can shoot.
Quote from: MuMark on July 09, 2025, 01:04:52 PMOut of nowhere I think would be accurate
Welcome!
https://x.com/bensteelemjs/status/1943007472412709122?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw
Down under is not nowhere. :D
Another leftie!
6'6, 175, so Michael Phillips part 2.
https://x.com/bensteelemjs/status/1943011295655043281?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw
https://247sports.com/season/2026-basketball/compositeteamrankings/
HANG THAT BANNER!
Quote from: tower912 on July 09, 2025, 01:17:36 PM6'6, 175, so Michael Phillips part 2.
Ethan Johnston is part 2.
Well that came out of nowhere.
Great range, good looking shot!
Since he is from Tasmania, can we PLEASE refer to him as the White Devil?
Not sure on the rules. Is he a traditional or not?
LOVE shooters!
Quote from: JakeBarnes on July 09, 2025, 01:26:11 PMWell that came out of nowhere.
Shaka's style. Love it! Also love how quickly he shoots. No hesitation.
Surprise! Scholarship Table updated
https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?page=scholarship
The announcement on his Instagram reads, "Super excited to announce commitment to the University of Marquette."
Bro's about to learn the hard way he's going to Milwaukee, WI and not Marquette, MI.
One more player to recruit over from the portal.
An unsolicited scouting report
https://247sports.com/article/tuesdays-takeaways-from-the-img-sunshine-prep-showcase-nash-walker-david-ike-che-brogan-oscar-goodman-dash-daniels-242264008/
Welcome to Nash Walker!
Wow! A stone cold stunner! Ranks up there with the DJO and DJ Newbill commitments for level of surprise.
Quote from: tower912 on July 09, 2025, 02:02:10 PMOne more player to recruit over from the portal.
An unsolicited scouting report
https://247sports.com/article/tuesdays-takeaways-from-the-img-sunshine-prep-showcase-nash-walker-david-ike-che-brogan-oscar-goodman-dash-daniels-242264008/
I especially liked the "ability to catch and shoot in a split second" comment. That's what I immediately noticed in the highlights.
Welcome Mate!!!!
KABOOM
ERANG!!!!
LFG!
35% from 3 will fit right in!
High school
Quote from: GB Warrior on July 09, 2025, 02:52:06 PM35% from 3 will fit right in!
High school junior shooting from the international line? Seriously?
And still better than shooting 50% from midrange.
I suspected as much.
Who is our top target for last open spot?
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on July 09, 2025, 03:05:54 PMWho is our top target for last open spot?
Alex Egbuonu, Lucas Morillo, and Adam Boyd. Maybe Tarris Bouie.
Quote from: tower912 on July 09, 2025, 02:53:31 PMHigh school
High school junior shooting from the international line? Seriously?
And still better than shooting 50% from midrange.
It was a joke, tower. And everyone knows midrange is the most important spot :)
I miss teal.
Quote from: tower912 on July 09, 2025, 03:45:39 PMI miss teal.
(https://www.pantone.com/media/color-finder/img/chips/pantone-color-chip-17-4919-tcx.webp)
Hope this helps, buddy.
Considering the other guys we are/were in on, wondering if Shaka and staff like Nash this much or if they weren't as confident about landing two of their top targets? Maybe a combination of both?
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on July 09, 2025, 04:02:55 PMConsidering the other guys we are/were in on, wondering if Shaka and staff like Nash this much or if they weren't as confident about landing two of their top targets? Maybe a combination of both?
I have the same questions.
Don Johnson, Chuck Norris mash up?
Could b
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on July 09, 2025, 04:02:55 PMConsidering the other guys we are/were in on, wondering if Shaka and staff like Nash this much or if they weren't as confident about landing two of their top targets? Maybe a combination of both?
Could be Nash was ready to commit. One in hand is better than 2 in the bush.
Quote from: tower912 on July 09, 2025, 04:48:29 PMDon Johnson, Chuck Norris mash up?
Cordell Bridges?
When he makes some here grind their teeth when he misses two shots in a row, the ready made nickname could be Gnash Walker.
Quote from: K1 Lover on July 09, 2025, 01:56:20 PMThe announcement on his Instagram reads, "Super excited to announce commitment to the University of Marquette."
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This is not the first time we've heard of the University of Marquette. Somebody with good searching skills can tell us who else said this.
Fun highlights. Definitely can shoot and the passing clips are fun. https://youtu.be/7e4-Uk1OEdg?si=ckHh_BNgqbi2Xjjv
Such a quick release.
That's what she said.
Ugh
Quote from: JTJ3 on July 09, 2025, 06:10:24 PMFun highlights. Definitely can shoot and the passing clips are fun. https://youtu.be/7e4-Uk1OEdg?si=ckHh_BNgqbi2Xjjv
So can't dribble according to the highlights. ;D
Seriously, that's a nice shot he's got there.
Welcome.
Though matches between the All Blacks and the Wallabies could cause a little tension.
Have we cornered the market on Tasmanian ballers? :)
Quote from: MuggsyB on July 09, 2025, 07:50:59 PMHave we cornered the market on Tasmanian ballers? :)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GvdQ_cQWoAAk2b2.jpg)
Tasmanian Devils are underrated athletes. They possess tremendous endurance and are crazy fast in short bursts! :)
I know most Scoopers have been pondering this: Are there platypuses in Tasmania or is it just Australia? The answer is yes, Tasmania does boast a platypus population. This bodes very well for us. Tremendous, tremendous, species. 100 mill+ years on our planet.
Quote from: MuggsyB on July 09, 2025, 08:04:44 PMI know most Scoopers have been pondering this: Are there platypuses in Tasmania or is it just Australia? The answer is yes, Tasmania does boast a platypus population. This bodes very well for us. Tremendous, tremendous, species. 100 mill+ years on our planet.
Cool. Should help Nash at MU.
https://www.basketball.com.au/news/17-year-old-tasmanian-nash-walker-commits-to-marquette-university
Quote from: mileskishnish72 on July 09, 2025, 05:49:21 PMQuote from: K1 Lover on July 09, 2025, 01:56:20 PMThe announcement on his Instagram reads, "Super excited to announce commitment to the University of Marquette."
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This is not the first time we've heard of the University of Marquette. Somebody with good searching skills can tell us who else said this.
Duane Wilson said University of Marquette, and he was local. I'll cut the guy from Tasmania some slack.
Quote from: 94Warrior on July 09, 2025, 10:24:48 PMDuane Wilson said University of Marquette, and he was local. I'll cut the guy from Tasmania some slack.
Yes. If you're from Tasmania that's an infinitesimal error.
Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on July 09, 2025, 04:13:47 PMI have the same questions.
I think we'll know the answer tomorrow if Shaka and Cody Hatt are watching the Boston Area Basketball Club in South Carolina tomorrow.
Welcome Nash!
Quote from: MuggsyB on July 09, 2025, 08:04:44 PMI know most Scoopers have been pondering this: Are there platypuses in Tasmania or is it just Australia? The answer is yes, Tasmania does boast a platypus population. This bodes very well for us. Tremendous, tremendous, species. 100 mill+ years on our planet.
I saw platypi on my honeymoon in AUS. Cannot speak to Tasmania outside of their penguins
Quote from: MuggsyB on July 09, 2025, 08:04:44 PMI know most Scoopers have been pondering this: Are there platypuses in Tasmania or is it just Australia? The answer is yes, Tasmania does boast a platypus population. This bodes very well for us. Tremendous, tremendous, species. 100 mill+ years on our planet.
So you're saying he's gonna have a career like Chris Otule.
Gold brick graduates and then we get Nash Chucker? Smh
Quote from: JTJ3 on July 09, 2025, 06:10:24 PMFun highlights. Definitely can shoot and the passing clips are fun. https://youtu.be/7e4-Uk1OEdg?si=ckHh_BNgqbi2Xjjv
...but can he play defense.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on July 10, 2025, 06:32:13 AM...but can he play defense.
Would Shaka recruit him if he didn't?
Quote from: muwarrior69 on July 10, 2025, 06:32:13 AM...but can he play defense.
He'll have to learn. Since he's from down under, he's used to all the rotations being clockwise.
Quote from: tower912 on July 10, 2025, 06:39:42 AMWould Shaka recruit him if he didn't?
So he is a 6'5" Markus Howard but can play defense.
We can only hope.
Lefty Gunplay
Quote from: The Sultan on July 10, 2025, 07:33:15 AMHe'll have to learn. Since he's from down under, he's used to all the rotations being clockwise.
Ben seems to have adjusted, though Tasmania is bit further down under! 🙃
Quote from: muwarrior69 on July 10, 2025, 06:32:13 AM...but can he play defense.
He is big enough too... thats 50% of the battle
Quote from: jfp61 on July 10, 2025, 10:06:56 AMHe is big enough too... thats 50% of the battle
That's what she said.
So we go from Gooollllldbrick to the Nash Rambler. Shaka tapping into the Down Under Pipeline for Diaper Dandies.
We do need guys his size that can drain the threes. Hope he fits the bill. Does look like the roster is getting pretty crowded at SF/SG.
Quote from: willie warrior on July 10, 2025, 11:05:33 AMSo we go from Gooollllldbrick to the Nash Rambler. Shaka tapping into the Down Under Pipeline for Diaper Dandies.
We do need guys his size that can drain the threes. Hope he fits the bill. Does look like the roster is getting pretty crowded at SF/SG.
willie in mid-season form already.
The gnash rambler
Quote from: Nukem2 on July 10, 2025, 09:27:37 AMBen seems to have adjusted, though Tasmania is bit further down under! 🙃
Ben is a Kiwi, and New Zealand is further south than Tassie.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on July 10, 2025, 12:01:22 PMBen is a Kiwi, and New Zealand is further south than Tassie.
Why can't we get guys from our own backyard? Has Shaka angered local coaches? I just hope he has a tax lawyer.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on July 10, 2025, 12:01:22 PMBen is a Kiwi, and New Zealand is further south than Tassie.
New Zealand is much bigger, so part of it is north of Tasmania and part of it is south. Ben is from Wellington, which is roughly the same latitude as Tasmania.
And yes, I am a map nerd.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on July 10, 2025, 12:25:39 PMWhy can't we get guys from our own backyard? Has Shaka angered local coaches? I just hope he has a tax lawyer.
Nobody wants to work
Quote from: Uncle Rico on July 10, 2025, 12:25:39 PMWhy can't we get guys from our own backyard? Has Shaka angered local coaches? I just hope he has a tax lawyer.
Local guys know our fans only display their Warriors pennants in their basements. Guys from overseas don't know any better.
Local guys read scoop. They've met the guys calling on them to be recruited over from the portal.
Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on July 10, 2025, 12:41:14 PMNew Zealand is much bigger, so part of it is north of Tasmania and part of it is south. Ben is from Wellington, which is roughly the same latitude as Tasmania.
And yes, I am a map nerd.
Wellington on bottom of the North island is slighly further south than tasmania. So, I guess my off hand memory of some 20 years ago wasn't quite right. South island of NZ is really the truly more southern area away down under. 🙃
Mike Deane level recruiting. NIT here we come.
There we go.
I really like the ignore feature........
It had been a slow summer. Nobody take him seriously, anyway. Nor should they.
I heard foreigners can't get NIL ::)
Imagine how much of a pathetic loser someone would have to be to only show up here to troll in 3 separate threads about a recruit he knows nothing about.
Sad.
Not the greatest competition, but a good look at the shooting stroke, a little passing, and some defensive instincts:
https://x.com/adambarto20/status/1943050976522584294?t=31nSwoTugvOAgP6WTv92iQ&s=19
with Nash, it appears we're building Bridges into Australia.
Quote from: Jay Bee on July 10, 2025, 07:51:09 PMI heard foreigners can't get NIL ::)
There are unanswered questions as to the ability of international kids to get the revenue share payments post-House: https://frontofficesports.com/house-settlement-international-athletes/
But the House v. NCAA settlement would have schools dole out payments to their entire athletic department—so it's virtually unavoidable for any athlete. The payments could violate the worker regulations of student visa laws whether they're considered NIL agreements or the manifestation of an employee-employer relationship, the attorneys agreed.
Schools face a new challenge, too: Schools paying international athletes could face their own run-ins with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, given that it's illegal to pay workers who are unauthorized to work in the United States.
Crazy to think, but feels like making it "ok to pay" players is going to result in an increase in dirty, illegal under the table arrangements.
Quote from: Jay Bee on July 11, 2025, 08:58:04 AMCrazy to think, but feels like making it "ok to pay" players is going to result in an increase in dirty, illegal under the table arrangements.
If ya ain't cheatin', ya ain't tryin'.
You aren't wrong. Cheaters will find a way.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on July 11, 2025, 08:35:55 AMThere are unanswered questions as to the ability of international kids to get the revenue share payments post-House: https://frontofficesports.com/house-settlement-international-athletes/
But the House v. NCAA settlement would have schools dole out payments to their entire athletic department—so it's virtually unavoidable for any athlete. The payments could violate the worker regulations of student visa laws whether they're considered NIL agreements or the manifestation of an employee-employer relationship, the attorneys agreed.
Schools face a new challenge, too: Schools paying international athletes could face their own run-ins with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, given that it's illegal to pay workers who are unauthorized to work in the United States.
International Athletes could be granted a J-1 Visa which would allow them to work.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on July 11, 2025, 09:23:29 AMInternational Athletes could be granted a J-1 Visa which would allow them to work.
And it will be granted on the condition they dont go woke and say the Pledge every morning.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on July 11, 2025, 09:23:29 AMInternational Athletes could be granted a J-1 Visa which would allow them to work.
Just don't let them in the country
Thanks to all for posting the highlights. Young man has a very nice, compact stroke. Gets it off quick with consistent mechanics.
Reminds me a bit of Mark anglavar, though a few inches taller.
Impressive get by the coaching staff.
Quote from: willie warrior on July 10, 2025, 11:05:33 AMSo we go from Gooollllldbrick to the Nash Rambler. Shaka tapping into the Down Under Pipeline for Diaper Dandies.
We do need guys his size that can drain the threes. Hope he fits the bill. Does look like the roster is getting pretty crowded at SF/SG.
I preferred when your addled brain dubbed him Brick Gold.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on July 10, 2025, 10:26:13 PMImagine how much of a pathetic loser someone would have to be to only show up here to troll in 3 separate threads about a recruit he knows nothing about.
Sad.
Well, you can call it trolling, but it is about the saddest attempt at trolling I've ever seen.
Lol ya'll been talking about me 100x longer than it took me to post that this is a Mike Deane level recruit. That's far from trolling. 😂
Quote from: Farley36 on July 13, 2025, 09:18:50 PMLol ya'll been talking about me 100x longer than it took me to post that this is a Mike Deane level recruit. That's far from trolling. 😂
Lil buddy, it's childish to show up here to try to crap on a kid you don't know who is going to play for a school you don't care about. Find a hobby or go get laid, you could probably use both, but realistically there's only one possibility.
Such strange behavior from an adult.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on July 11, 2025, 10:46:00 AMJust don't let them in the country
you are obviously joking, BUT international students have been having their visa appointments cancelled rather frequently these days and thus are unable to come over. Thankfully Nash is a 2026 so he has time to get his appointment.
Ben Steele article:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2025/07/14/marquette-mens-basketball-recruiting-shaka-smart-commitment-nash-walker-nba-global-academy-australia/84651048007/