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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: 77ncaachamps on July 15, 2008, 09:49:33 PM
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...the new MU pic was taken, that is. First time for me to see it...
Before
(http://vmedia.rivals.com/IMAGES/PROSPECT/PHOTO/OTULECHRIS150_110707.JPG)
After
(http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/auto_headshot/2106298.jpeg)
Boy, he looks more mature since stepping on MU's campus!!!
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Looks like he added weight too.
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Granted its just a photo, but it looks like he'll do better in the classroom then he will on the court.
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Really an insightful post, Estero.......
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is that a comment on the Buddy Holly-like specs? Horn rims are coming back ya' know!
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Really an insightful post, Estero.......
I thought so, thanks....and its eso to you punk
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I thought so, thanks....and its eso to you punk
Your post, no matter the poster's typo, was a wee bit less than esoteric......... ::)
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Give Chris his time to prove himself on and off the court. Adjustment to college like is a huge challenge in itself.
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If he can give us 5-8 minutes a game this year, I'll be grateful.
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Looks like he added weight too.
Looks like he added teeth too
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that's your Marquette Dental School at work. ;D
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Like Ecompt said, if Otule can give us 5 - 8 minutes, maybe a point or two, and some defense on the inside - that would be awesome.
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Saw Chris, Liam, Joe, and Jimmy at the Al yesterday and had the chance to speak with them a little. Jimmy Butler is really impressive physically, I think he is actually taller than Joe. Long as all get out. Chris is a big athletic looking kid, as is Liam. Kids are really hitting the weights and conditioning hard DJ and others remarked how sore they are. Our athleticism this year will I beleive be the best in 20+ years. No grimms or christophersons on the team. Athleticism wise Hazel and Burke are probably on the bottom of the chart for us and on some of our teams over the last few decades they would have been at least in the middle if not on top.
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People need to lighten up. It's summer for christ sakes. It was a funny post.
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People need to lighten up. It's summer for christ sakes. It was a funny post.
I'll assume that was in regard to my Erkel comment....thanks for the encouragement.
7 footer, I would hope he could provide 5-8 minutes and 3 fouls to the mix.
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I'll assume that was in regard to my Erkel comment....thanks for the encouragement.
7 footer, I would hope he could provide 5-8 minutes and 3 fouls to the mix.
What's funny about that is we all know if you were standing in front of all 6'10" 260 lbs of him you wouldn't be calling him Erkel.
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Saw Chris, Liam, Joe, and Jimmy at the Al yesterday and had the chance to speak with them a little. Jimmy Butler is really impressive physically, I think he is actually taller than Joe. Long as all get out. Chris is a big athletic looking kid, as is Liam. Kids are really hitting the weights and conditioning hard DJ and others remarked how sore they are. Our athleticism this year will I beleive be the best in 20+ years. No grimms or christophersons on the team. Athleticism wise Hazel and Burke are probably on the bottom of the chart for us and on some of our teams over the last few decades they would have been at least in the middle if not on top.
I saw Butler too, and he was just a tad shorter than blackledge when standing next to him. Also he has a soft touch on his 3 pt shot and should fill in nicely for fitzgerald as a 3pt threat.
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Looks like he added weight too.
Per the latest Rosiak blog it sounds like Otule is putting in a lot of effort to get stronger. Looks like he has bulked up when comparing the 2 photos.
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What's funny about that is we all know if you were standing in front of all 6'10" 260 lbs of him you wouldn't be calling him Erkel.
Nope, thats what makes message boards so great! Though at 6'1 170 I am a quite intimidating.
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I hope he can become the first legimate big man since Robert Jackson, I woudl love to see a guy Rebound or blopck a shot and throw outlet passes to Junior, for an alley-oop to Jeronne.
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because he is black and has glasses makes him urkel ?-(
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No, becuase he's black and looks like Erkel makes him Erkel!
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because he is black and has glasses makes him urkel ?-(
My goodness, get a life....if he was white I'd call him screech! Its because he's black and looks nerdy that makes him Erkel; its a joke, forget it.
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I dunno, he just doesn't look very nerdy or like Steve Urkel to me. Get a life? I have not comment for that :D
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I agree. Dude looks like Erkel.
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Rosiak's blog wasn't too complimentary on either O'Tule or McMorrow.
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Both have a ways to go, but you also have to remember that these pickup games don't favor post play as the top option by any means. Chris and Liam are also going up against Robert Jackson, Mike Kinsella and Ousmane and they have things to learn compared to these veterans. We'll know more after both have some time with the coaches from the time school starts until the full practices start in mid October. I'd like to see Chris get a few minutes this year, but I still expect Dwight and Trevor to see a majority of the time.
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Rosiak's blog wasn't too complimentary on either O'Tule or McMorrow.
Sometimes it helps to reread what was originally written.
Murff's penchant is to look through and find the negative and dispense with anything positive, thus he reads these articles and can't find anything complementary.
I've helped him out by highlighting complementary statements.
Chris Otule: It was tough to get a read on Otule both because his team didn't fare too well and he wasn't on the court too much, and also because of the guards' unwillingness to look inside with much frequency. Based on what I did see, Otule is every bit of his listed 6-10 and 245 pounds, and has plenty of athletic ability. He rebounded OK in his area, but matched up against older, more experienced players, Otule definitely had his difficulties. I don't recall him scoring at all (or even attempting a shot), but again, with the exception of Jackson, the big guys weren't getting many offensive opportunities. At this point Otule is definitely a work in progress, but with some solid coaching has the potential to become pretty good down the line.
Liam McMorrow: Like Otule, McMorrow also didn't get a lot of court time. He also appears to be a legit 7-footer. If he actually weighs his listed 260 pounds it didn't seem like it, because he got up and down the court pretty well. You can see the hockey and lacrosse background, as McMorrow can move his feet and change direction pretty deftly for a guy his size. He also rebounded OK in his area, but had a penchant for both bringing the ball down around his waist afterward, and getting it deflected as he threw it out on the break. His lack of experience really showed in the half court, as he struggled running the pick-and-roll with his teammates. He also had a couple of shots blocked in the paint because he didn't go to the rim strong and wasn't overly aggressive. McMorrow definitely looked like a guy who hasn't played the game a lot; he just doesn't have that natural feel for the game that his teammates -- most of whom have been playing the game their entire lives -- have. But, like Otule, there certainly is a lot to work with athletically. The redshirt this year, providing he works hard, will definitely be beneficial for the big Canadian
You can read what you want into the reports. I thought they were fair, listing both the strengths and weaknesses. I thought Rosiak was definitely complementary toward both players.
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Rosiak's blog wasn't too complimentary on either O'Tule or McMorrow.
You know as well as I do that it takes big men longer to develop. Look at your boy Dwight Burke, it took him two years to become a solid contributor. Otule will be fine, he has a lot to get used to.
MU has come a long way, but is still not at the point where we can land an immediate impact big man. They are few and far between, and often gone after a year.
As far as McMorrow goes, I'm looking at his inexperience as a positive, given he gets good instruction. As a coach, I'm sure you saw a lot of players who developed bad habits as they went through each level. There won't be a lot of that with Liam, and the ones that are there should be much easier to break.
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Marquette84, maybe you should've told Murf you were bolding the positives for him but really have bolded the negatives. You having told him that you were bolding the positives guarantees that he will read only the non-bolded information, so if you would've bolded the negatives maybe he would've read the positives (thinking they were negatives) and seen there was more written about them then just what fits his agenda...