Who would trade Vander to the NBA for a Final 4 run?

[martyconlonontherun]

I think as long as he's a lock for the first round, and not like a Lazar or Jimmy first rounder like a top 20 first rounder I'd be ok if he left.  But if he went any lower I'd be fairly disappointed with him leaving.  With or without a FF

If Blue gets drafted in the first round it won't matter when. Guaranteed money, baby.

[onepost]

He's beat up on relatively unathletic defenses the last two games. Now, he's been unbelievable in crunch time, but he's not putting up these numbers against much better athletes. Don't think he's nearly ready for the Association. That being said, I'd take it as long as Buzz stays. Buzz is the key to our entire future.

[Galway Eagle]

If Blue gets drafted in the first round it won't matter when. Guaranteed money, baby.

I don't know I just feel like there's a pretty big difference.  I know it's guaranteed money but to recruits it's gotta be different, and the earlier on the more likely you are to get some playing time right off the bat. 

[netty24]

I would say yes. I would really love for Blue to come back for one more year, as our team would be stacked if he came back. Seeing how well he improved over the past off-season, i really would like to see how much better he could get by next season. If he could improve his passing, handle, and three point shooting, he would be a star and sure-fire first rounder. But, going to the Final 4 would be fantastic for this program and would be a mammoth achievement. If we were to beat Florida and Indiana to get there, Marquette would finally earn some national respect and it would help immensely with recruiting, possibly helping to persuade looney or stone to commit. So, in that way, we would be trading one star now for one or two down the road. Beating IU would almost be worth it in itself.

[brewcity77]

I really want to see Vander graduate. While he'll be a great asset to us if he sticks around, he's one of those guys that seems to thrive off defying expectations, and the impression I get is that quite a few people, especially about 60 miles west of here, don't think he can be a college grad.

Of course, if he leads us to a title and comes back to get his degree later, I guess I could live with that too.