Quincy Miller has Marquette on his list

[bilsu]

Lets all pool our money together, shoot for $25,000, and send Quincy a nice fed-ex package urging him to come to Marquette.  Other than Vander Blue doing some recruiting on his own, ala DWade with LeBron, this may be the only way Miller comes to MU.  As much as I would love to see him at MU next year, I'm not getting my hopes up.

But seriously, lets pool some money together

Anyone that suggests this should be banned from this site.

[TheRock]

Anyone that suggests this should be banned from this site.

I guess I forgot my teal pencil

[bilsu]

I guess I forgot my teal pencil

I would have the same reaction, if you put it in teal. It is simply unacceptable in my book.

[TheRock]

I'm sorry, I didn't realize you lacked a sense of humor...to clear things up for any others that think its simply unacceptable, I WAS JOKING, and by joking, I mean that I don't actually think we should do what I said we should do.

[NersEllenson]

Lets all pool our money together, shoot for $25,000, and send Quincy a nice fed-ex package urging him to come to Marquette.  Other than Vander Blue doing some recruiting on his own, ala DWade with LeBron, this may be the only way Miller comes to MU.  As much as I would love to see him at MU next year, I'm not getting my hopes up.

But seriously, lets pool some money together

Don't want to gang up on you..but, this was not a case of good judgement on your part..even if you put it in teal.  That said, I'm sure you didn't mean any harm in posting this...but in the future..would hope you don't make such suggestions, even in jest.

[TheRock]

Don't want to gang up on you..but, this was not a case of good judgement on your part..even if you put it in teal.  That said, I'm sure you didn't mean any harm in posting this...but in the future..would hope you don't make such suggestions, even in jest.

My point in posting this is that I don't think we have much of a chance at landing this guy.  Sure, we're in his final 5 or whatever, but this guy can go wherever he wants to.  What makes him pick MU?  My other point was that if we have any chance at landing this guy, Vander Blue doing some recruiting for Buzz may be the only reason why.  He added us to his list after becoming friends with VB on the USA team this summer.

Point being, I don't think we have a realistic shot at this guy, but wow, would it be awesome if we landed him.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

If you're going to do something like that, at least do it for someone that UW Madison is trying to recruit.

[HoopsMalone]

Think the bolded parts above explain the challenges TC and Buzz would face recruiting a "big" to MU.  That said..I don't think we'll land Miller..but do think Buzz will land a Top 100 Big..possibly Shaw..if not this year..then likely next.  If Jimmy Butler makes the NBA/gets drafted..that will continue to help recruiting efforts..even with bigs...as that will be 3 players in 3 years that make the league..that is consistent..andwhat a kid/family would be looking for in selecting a school.

I agree.  Consistently having 10+ conference wins and consistently developing guys who are on the NBA fence (Matthews, Hayward, Butler, DJO) and creating an environment for them to become NBA players is huge.  

I am not sure how much recruits look at schools and say MU is good as putting wing players in the league and Georgetown is good at putting big men in the league and distinguish those schools based on the player they are.  Or do recruits look at schools and say MU and Georgetown both put players in the league so they are a relative draw in that factor, so I can make it happen for myself wherever I go regardless of position.  

I always wondered how Crean's recruiting pitch would have been had Scott Merritt turned into the NBA player many thought he would be.  I guess we will never know.

[goodgreatgrand]

I agree.  Consistently having 10+ conference wins and consistently developing guys who are on the NBA fence (Matthews, Hayward, Butler, DJO) and creating an environment for them to become NBA players is huge.  

I am not sure how much recruits look at schools and say MU is good as putting wing players in the league and Georgetown is good at putting big men in the league and distinguish those schools based on the player they are.  Or do recruits look at schools and say MU and Georgetown both put players in the league so they are a relative draw in that factor, so I can make it happen for myself wherever I go regardless of position.  

If anything, top recruits look at draft position of players that played the same position they want to play at a certain school. For a kid like Quincy, he looks at lotto picks (not simply whether former players are in the NBA or not).

[esotericmindguy]

I love how seriously people take message boards....as if the NCAA are scanning the fanatics on various boards to sniff out cheating.  Good grief.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I love how seriously people take message boards....as if the NCAA are scanning the fanatics on various boards to sniff out cheating.  Good grief.

Our compliance office is on here sniffing out messages

[bilsu]

My point in posting this is that I don't think we have much of a chance at landing this guy.  Sure, we're in his final 5 or whatever, but this guy can go wherever he wants to.  What makes him pick MU?  My other point was that if we have any chance at landing this guy, Vander Blue doing some recruiting for Buzz may be the only reason why.  He added us to his list after becoming friends with VB on the USA team this summer.

Point being, I don't think we have a realistic shot at this guy, but wow, would it be awesome if we landed him.

I am someone that is quite proud that MU has never been on probation. You have to realize that your statement is on the internet forever for anyone to see. Should we sign a player of of Miller's caliber you are just providing someone with the idea that we paid for a player. I do not want to be associated with a Kentucky type program in any way.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I am someone that is quite proud that MU has never been on probation. You have to realize that your statement is on the internet forever for anyone to see. Should we sign a player of of Miller's caliber you are just providing someone with the idea that we paid for a player. I do not want to be associated with a Kentucky type program in any way.

+1

[brewcity77]

I am someone that is quite proud that MU has never been on probation. You have to realize that your statement is on the internet forever for anyone to see. Should we sign a player of of Miller's caliber you are just providing someone with the idea that we paid for a player. I do not want to be associated with a Kentucky type program in any way.

I agree with the bulk of the point made here, I think the joke was in poor taste, but the user could also choose to edit his post and delete what was written. Forever on the internet is usually a very, very short time.

[TheRock]

I am someone that is quite proud that MU has never been on probation. You have to realize that your statement is on the internet forever for anyone to see. Should we sign a player of of Miller's caliber you are just providing someone with the idea that we paid for a player. I do not want to be associated with a Kentucky type program in any way.

Who am I providing the idea that we paid for a player?  Yea, everybody reads every post on some fan website that only seems to discuss two things this time of year: things we have no clue about, such as where recruits are leaning, and the difference between tom crean and buzz and how they recruit/coach.  We are merely dots on anyone's radar, if that.

The joke may have been in bad taste, but the conversation stopped and people were throwing out complete guesses about where they thought Miller will sign, even though NOBODY on here could possibly know, so I thought I'd lighten the mood.

I'd be worried if I was a MU fan/alum, because if MU signs Miller, people will now point to this very board as evidence that MU cheated to get a player.  Come on now.

[Lennys Tap]

If anything, top recruits look at draft position of players that played the same position they want to play at a certain school. For a kid like Quincy, he looks at lotto picks (not simply whether former players are in the NBA or not).

You know this how?

[TheRock]

You know this how?

Exactly, nobody could possibly know this type of stuff, unless they personally talked to a recruit or have been a huge recruit themselves.  If you've read it somewhere, lets see the source.

[Golden Avalanche]

Lets all pool our money together, shoot for $25,000, and send Quincy a nice fed-ex package urging him to come to Marquette.  Other than Vander Blue doing some recruiting on his own, ala DWade with LeBron, this may be the only way Miller comes to MU.  As much as I would love to see him at MU next year, I'm not getting my hopes up.

But seriously, lets pool some money together

Edited: He meant to use teal, as this is a joke.

Fyi, you didn't need teal for this fan to understand. In this day and age, sarcasm is a lost art.

[TheRock]

Fyi, you didn't need teal for this fan to understand. In this day and age, sarcasm is a lost art.

+$25,000

oh crap, should I put that in teal too?

[ATWizJr]

yeah, well, I think everyone knew it was a joke, but it is not funny to even suggest, albeit facetiously, that we should be in the recruit buying business.

[HoopsMalone]

+$25,000

oh crap, should I put that in teal too?

It wasn't a good thing to say.  You were just trying to say that it will be hard for MU to get Miller, it seems like.  But, message boards can get taken out of context and can reflect on the school/program (see Vander's treatment on the Wisco message boards and the disappointment he had).  Whether we like it or not, this board does reflect Marquette, even if it does not officially represent Marquette.  

You are right nothing will probably happen.  It's not worth joking around about recruiting violations from my point of view.  No harm done, but you shouldn't be surprised that people would call you on that.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Fyi, you didn't need teal for this fan to understand. In this day and age, sarcasm is a lost art.

I think everyone knew it was sarcastic and meant to be a joke.  My guess is Bilsu and others didn't find it funny. 

[Les Nessman]

Good god, some of you guys take yourselves and this board waaay too seriously.

[smrunner99]

So then we all agree it should be more than $25,000. 

[Jay Bee]

Let's just make sure we're not using any phones that we shouldn't be, or overusing them...

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