[Rosiak's Blog] MU's class of unknowns

[ToddRosiakSays]

MU's class of unknowns
               

Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com was in Milwaukee to take a peek inside Marquette's gym and see what the Golden Eagles have on the court.

Goodman says it's weird not seeing the Big Three - Jerel McNeal, Dominic James and Wesley Matthews in there - but he likes what he sees. Even though most people outside of Milwaukee may have no idea who these guys are (outside Lazar Hayward).

"... as far as the nation is concerned, this is a team of anonymity," Goodman writes. "Even Hayward is far from a household name ..."

The team says it is practicing hard for what they know will be a physical season (especially Hayward, who will likely have to play power forward).

Said Hayward: "The way we practice, we may as well have shoulder pads and helmets."

Goodman relates that MU players feel that JUCO transfer Dwight Buycks is the player to look out for this season.

MU seems content knowing it'll be picked to finish in the lower half of the Big East this season, but, as Goodman notes, "four years ago, there were plenty of questions as well."
               

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/52924977.html
               

[rugbydrummer]

Check It:  MAJOR error in this guy's journalism (and/or fact-finding, copy/editor)!

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9917528/Marquette-rebuilding-with-anonymous-group


There are a few holdovers from last year's group that might have gone a step or two further than the second round of the NCAA tournament had Dominic James not gone down with a serious knee injury early in the Big East slate.



No Respect!!!!

[thanooj]

Dwight Buycks is the guy.  He is everything.

i sure like hearing that.

[muarmy81]

Dwight Buycks is the guy.  He is everything.

i sure like hearing that.

It is interesting especially because I think DJO will be the best new guard coming in next year...

[VegasWarrior77]

I hope Buycks can play PG until Junior gets going!

[77ncaachamps]

It is interesting especially because I think DJO will be the best new guard coming in next year...

I'm with you on that.

Buycks is probably the better shooter. But DJO is gonna bs explosive to the hole and feed off the line.

[bamamarquettefan]

Gosh, I wish I could fast forward through this 6-6 football season at Auburn (a couple of miles from my house) to fly up to Milwaukee to see these guys.

[MR.HAYWARD]

I would not over dramatize the missed summer for Junior.  Junior is for sure working out with a trainer and most likely playing ball at a high level on a daily basis at some gym that local collge players congrgate at.  Additionally he is playing with the canadian team this summer.  until recently freshmen were not even on campus early and it did not hurt the freshman seasons of many many players over the years.  Junior will have 2 months of training before practice even starts and then will have a full noncon season to get ready to roll.  He will be fine.  My concern is at this point when and if he gets cleared. 

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Here's an interesting question:

It seemed to take frosh. a little while to get up to speed on TC's teams. He was notorious for having HUGE playbooks and running tons of sets. I can't remember if McNeal, James, and Matthews were on campus all summer, but I think they were. Lazar obviously wasn't, and it hurt him freshman year.

With Buzz, is it possible that players can ramp up faster with a more motion style offense? Obviously there is still a lot to learn and you have to adjust to the level of play. But, if Junior is playing against high level comp., his biggest adjustment will just be learning the playbook and getting to know his teammates.

If he gets on campus at the end of August, I would think he could learn the playbook and get comfortable with his teammates by November, right?

[MR.HAYWARD]

lazar was on campus but then got redflagged after school started and we see how it hurt him.  i would much rather a kid miss the summer than sept and oct.  he can lift and run and play open gym anywhere.  i am sure Houston or wherever he is has some big time competitve open gyms.  My son trains at a gym that has DII, DIII, NAIA, Juco etc. kids there every day at 2pm. for open gym.
  To answer the question before it is posed, non D1 schools do not pay for summer calsses or dorms and therefore most of those kids return home for the summers.

[muarmy81]

Here's an interesting question:

It seemed to take frosh. a little while to get up to speed on TC's teams. He was notorious for having HUGE playbooks and running tons of sets. I can't remember if McNeal, James, and Matthews were on campus all summer, but I think they were. Lazar obviously wasn't, and it hurt him freshman year.

With Buzz, is it possible that players can ramp up faster with a more motion style offense? Obviously there is still a lot to learn and you have to adjust to the level of play. But, if Junior is playing against high level comp., his biggest adjustment will just be learning the playbook and getting to know his teammates.

If he gets on campus at the end of August, I would think he could learn the playbook and get comfortable with his teammates by November, right?

I think that's a good point but Junior will still take some time to get a feel for his teammates within a motion offense and we haven't begun to discuss learning defensive assignments.
If he were any other position than PG I wouldn't worry as much but the fact that he's going to need some time to get aquainted with not only the offense but even more importantly, his teammates and how they operate within the offense it will be a tough transition.

[Brewtown Andy]

Check It:  MAJOR error in this guy's journalism (and/or fact-finding, copy/editor)!

http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9917528/Marquette-rebuilding-with-anonymous-group


There are a few holdovers from last year's group that might have gone a step or two further than the second round of the NCAA tournament had Dominic James not gone down with a serious knee injury early in the Big East slate.



No Respect!!!!

Even worse was spelling Otule's name with an apostrophe.

[rugbydrummer]

Even worse was spelling Otule's name with an apostrophe.

IDK,  I'd take misspelling of my name over mistaken body parts if you're talking about surgery though!    I did momentarily think "whoa, when did Chris become irish???"