Vander Blue reopening his recruitment according to Rivals

[strobl2]

I just checked the Wisconsin Rivals homepage and the headline story says that sources close to Blue say that he will reopen his recruitment and consider other options.

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

Bo Ryan's head explodes in 5...4...3...2...1...

[Big Daddy Z]

link

http://wisconsin.rivals.com/

[MR.HAYWARD]

i like the tee shirt

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

http://community.sportsbubbler.com/blogs/buckingham_u_blogger/default.aspx

Looks like Louisville and Minnesota are options too.

[schubert33]

No April Fools this time around!!!!!!

[tower912]

Let the screaming meltdown begin.        Just for fits and giggles, is a class of Bowen, Clark, and Blue adequate?

[Big Daddy Z]

do you think they remember?

[Pakuni]

Bo cooled on him.
He's got academic problems.
His mother/father/parents are overbearing.
He's got discipline problems.

[Mods, Delete me please. 8/26/2020]

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[Marqdman]

For what it's worth, I heard he was going to do this awhile ago, but didn't think anything of it.  For those of you that have ever gotten your haircut by Bob over at East/Straz, you know how big of an MU fan he is...

Rumor has it that Vander's mom was dating an assistant coach or someone in the Badger program and he's no longer happy.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Who knows the reason, but I like it!

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

Bo cooled on him.
He's got academic problems.
His mother/father/parents are overbearing.
He's got discipline problems.

You forgot one:

The Maymon family. 

Yes, they're already blaming them on Badgermaniac.

[Blackhat]

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bad, bad karma. 

[Lennys Tap]

You forgot one:

The Maymon family. 

Yes, they're already blaming them on Badgermaniac.

How could an upstanding young man considered to be UW timber by the estimable Bo Ryan possibly be influenced by the likes of the out of control Maymon clan?

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

Looks like there was some actual truth to that rumor.

[MUfan12]

bad, bad karma. 

Word. My fear is he goes to UL and becomes the latest thorn in our side from Wisconsin.

[77ncaachamps]

Word. My fear is he goes to UL and becomes the latest thorn in our side from Wisconsin.

Just point to all of the WI playas that went there and went bust after leaving there: Reece Gaines and Jerry Smith (not yet!).

[The Lens]

Just point to all of the WI playas that went there and went bust after leaving there: Reece Gaines and Jerry Smith (not yet!).

By and large, NBA players are born not made.  I doubt Tom Crean, Bo Ryan or Buzz Williams would have made Reece Gaines a better NBA player. 

[LastWarrior]

http://wisconsin.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=945328

May 12, 2009

Blue to explore other options

Jon McNamara
BadgerBlitz.com Publisher

According to sources close to the situation, Vander Blue, a 2010 guard from Madison Memorial, has decided to reopen his recruitment after he initially committed to Wisconsin last April.

The sources indicated Blue, a four-star point guard, made his decision Monday evening. Blue has not yet commented on the situation.

The sources also indicated Blue is looking at two schools, one being Marquette, where former Memorial teammate Jeronne Maymon is set to play next season. Blue and Maymon were key parts of Memorial's state-championship team this past season.

This is not the first time rumors about Blue decommitting from UW have floated around Madison.

"I'm solid with Wisconsin," Blue told BadgerBlitz.com in an article that ran on March 19, 2009. "Those were just rumors. Right now I'm just focused on finishing this season. I don't want to let my teammates down. Our main focus is winning a state championship."

Blue scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Spartans defeated Racine Horlick, 56-41, in the Division I state championship game.

Blue was slated to occupy one of two open scholarships Wisconsin had in its 2010 class. The other verbal commitment UW received was from Evan Anderson, a 6-foot-11, 255-pound center from Eau Claire (Wis.) North.

Messages to Steve Collins, the head coach at Memorial, and to Blue were not immediately returned this evening.

Stay tuned to BadgerBlitz.com for more on this story as it develops

[JMcSteal]

Man I hope we get Vander. Back to Back Mr. Basketballs, I CAN DIG IT

[Pakuni]

This may be sacrilege for the Wisconsin HS hoops fans here ... but should MU be recruiting Blue? Does MU need Blue?
When the class of 2010 arrives, MU will have a sophomore point guard (Cadougan), a senior shooting guard (Buycks), a junior combo guard (DBO) and a freshman shooting guard (Bowen).
Is MU better off using it's last 2010 scholie on a big or a true point? Where does another shooting guard fit in?
I'm not saying MU shouldn't recuit Blue, just asking the question.

[Markusquette]

This may be sacrilege for the Wisconsin HS hoops fans here ... but should MU be recruiting Blue? Does MU need Blue?
When the class of 2010 arrives, MU will have a sophomore point guard (Cadougan), a senior shooting guard (Buycks), a junior combo guard (DBO) and a freshman shooting guard (Bowen).
Is MU better off using it's last 2010 scholie on a big or a true point? Where does another shooting guard fit in?
I'm not saying MU shouldn't recuit Blue, just asking the question.

Buzz can't pass up the talent, and plus Bucks will be graduating and Junior is by no means a shooting guard and from what I have seen Vander is more of a SG.  Bowen seems to be versatile enough to play some forward too, so I think Vander can definitely fit in.

[pillardean]

This may be sacrilege for the Wisconsin HS hoops fans here ... but should MU be recruiting Blue? Does MU need Blue?
When the class of 2010 arrives, MU will have a sophomore point guard (Cadougan), a senior shooting guard (Buycks), a junior combo guard (DBO) and a freshman shooting guard (Bowen).
Is MU better off using it's last 2010 scholie on a big or a true point? Where does another shooting guard fit in?
I'm not saying MU shouldn't recuit Blue, just asking the question.

Buycks could play combo PG/SG.  

We are losing Hayward, Cube's and Acker that year.  
Already got Clark and Bowen, so it's not as if we need the PG right away if either Cad or Buyucks work out (either could be a servicable backup).
I say get another top tier PG after 2010-2011 season when Cad is going to be a junior.  Imagine if Blue doesn't start right away, we got him coming off the bench for a year or two and let him work his way into the rotation (a top 40 off bench).  

Just thinking, get blue and lomomba--instead of the "flint"stones what would they be Maymon's Senior year?

I guess I don't see anything wrong with recruiting a top 40 player, it's better than picking up a Lott/Blackledge or equivalent talent level player because we need to fill a position.

[Blackhat]

It's also possible that another scholarship opens up for '10.....never know these days, 13 scholarships, not everyone is going to get minutes. 


We'd have to have proven talent and depth at the guard spot for me to turn away a top 50 guard in our backyard.

[MUViking]

This may be sacrilege for the Wisconsin HS hoops fans here ... but should MU be recruiting Blue? Does MU need Blue?
When the class of 2010 arrives, MU will have a sophomore point guard (Cadougan), a senior shooting guard (Buycks), a junior combo guard (DBO) and a freshman shooting guard (Bowen).
Is MU better off using it's last 2010 scholie on a big or a true point? Where does another shooting guard fit in?
I'm not saying MU shouldn't recuit Blue, just asking the question.

Absolutely.  You find room for a kid this talented... and Blue is this talented.  Buycks can play point.  There's room for Vander.