Rosiak on Damian Saunders

[MUFanInGreenBay]

http://www.jsonline.com/blog/?id=308

I think he will play some for us next year. He sounds more ready than Hazel. It's nice to hear he has a nice quick first step for a big guy. We sure don't have a big man on our current roster that has any kind of quick first step to the basket. I think Saunders over time will develop into a pretty good player in the BE. He can run, jump, and move laterally pretty well. Those are three areas we really have been lacking in with our big men.

[shaquilvaine]

Good to hear they don't anticipate any problems with him qualifying.  I hear he could rival Burke as the cellar dweller in the free throw shooting category.  Glad to hear he is an athlete and can rebound/block shots, but I hope he can provide somewhat of an offensive presence after a year or two in the program. 

[MarquetteVol]

Boy, Bill Barton seems familiar with our personnel.

[Tulsa Warrior]

This is the part of the story that caught my eye: "The 6-foot-8, 210-pound Saunders was the fourth and final member of MU's 2007-'08 recruiting class, and committed in early November despite the fact the Golden Eagles didn't technically have a scholarship to offer him.

They still don't, but that's a situation that's expected to work itself out in the coming weeks."

[NYWarrior]

Boy, Bill Barton seems familiar with our personnel.

he should after coaching Lazar and Saunders.......and his assistant coach was an MU manager under Deane and Crean