Quincy Miller has Marquette on his list

[jeffreyweee]

It was a joke. We aren't going to be put on probation for what a fan says on a message board.

I think we should spend the $80 million we spent on the new law building (including the $1,000 a piece chairs that are in there) on buying the top 3 guys in every class.

[Brewtown Andy]

I think we should spend the $80 million we spent on the new law building (including the $1,000 a piece chairs that are in there) on buying the top 3 guys in every class.

Isn't it too late to do that?  I mean, the thing's already built....

[Aughnanure]

Sarcasm is very hard to communicate correctly in text form because sarcasm is read by the inflection of one's voice not the assumption of one's intent.

[brewcity77]

Sarcasm is very hard to communicate correctly in text form because sarcasm is read by the inflection of one's voice not the assumption of one's intent.

...and hence why sarcasm is usually a poor choice as a means of communication on a message board like this one. Teal at least lets people know where you're going, but even many of the "obvious" sarcasms might come across as offensive or in poor taste to the uneducated casual observer.

[MUSig54]

I hope you realize training new lawyers is more important to society than basketball players outside of the microcosm that is MU

[Jay Bee]

I hope you realize training new lawyers is more important to society than basketball players outside of the microcosm that is MU

Vicious lie!

[mr.MUskie]

I hope you realize training new lawyers is more important to society than basketball players outside of the microcosm that is MU

Now THAT should be in teal.  You really think society needs more lawyers?

(and notice how far off the Subject of this thread we are again.  Sorry.)

[PBRme]

I hope you realize training new lawyers is more important to society than basketball players outside of the microcosm that is MU

Nominated for senile post of the year

[GGGG]

I hope you realize training new lawyers is more important to society than basketball players outside of the microcosm that is MU

Funny.  I just spoke to a MU Law alumnus who, while very proud of Eckstein Hall, thinks MU's law school has gotten way too big and is churning out too many lawyers.  He told me, and I have no idea if this is actually true or not, that only 25% of May's graduates have been placed so far.

[brewcity77]

Funny.  I just spoke to a MU Law alumnus who, while very proud of Eckstein Hall, thinks MU's law school has gotten way too big and is churning out too many lawyers.  He told me, and I have no idea if this is actually true or not, that only 25% of May's graduates have been placed so far.

Not really that surprising, the class of 2009 only placed around 19-20% of their grads. Many college kids are having to move back in with the parents when they graduate because the job market simply sucks. No reason why law would be that much different.

Back on topic, my guess now is that Miller won't announce his destination until the early signing period. I just hope we can get him on campus by then, the news that he's going to Duke's Midnight Madness is a bit disappointing. Hopefully he can get up here for a nice fall weekend, get some quality time in with Blue, and decide that Marquette is worth spending a year or so at.

[cheebs09]

Not really that surprising, the class of 2009 only placed around 19-20% of their grads. Many college kids are having to move back in with the parents when they graduate because the job market simply sucks. No reason why law would be that much different.

Back on topic, my guess now is that Miller won't announce his destination until the early signing period. I just hope we can get him on campus by then, the news that he's going to Duke's Midnight Madness is a bit disappointing. Hopefully he can get up here for a nice fall weekend, get some quality time in with Blue, and decide that Marquette is worth spending a year or so at.

True, but Shumpert also came to our Madness so that doesn't seal the deal. Not saying you imply that, but I know I get in the mode that I hear someone going to another team's Madness and think that means we've lost most hope. Miller would be a huge recruit. We have a lot of talent on our team, but it is very young. Get them a year of experience and bring in Miller and we could be looking at the start of something special. Regardless to be in on all these top level players with the young talent we have is very encouraging. If we land one or two, it will be tough to not set high hopes for the future.

[4everwarriors]

Funny.  I just spoke to a MU Law alumnus who, while very proud of Eckstein Hall, thinks MU's law school has gotten way too big and is churning out too many lawyers.  He told me, and I have no idea if this is actually true or not, that only 25% of May's graduates have been placed so far.

I'm certain the figure is accurate. A large part of that is the f'ed up economy and the other part is MU's law school borders on the third tier. Not even middle of the road. No hyperbole, just fact. In law, it does make a huge difference where you graduated. To make a splash, it's imperative that you graduate from a Top 20 program. Even at that, probably only 40% of May grads have positions, and most have deferred starting dates after the 1st of the year. Of course, Harvard, Yale, Standford etc. grads are in a different boat.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Funny.  I just spoke to a MU Law alumnus who, while very proud of Eckstein Hall, thinks MU's law school has gotten way too big and is churning out too many lawyers.  He told me, and I have no idea if this is actually true or not, that only 25% of May's graduates have been placed so far.

You sure he wasn't just saying that there are too many damn lawyers in the world.   

[willie warrior]

How the hell does does a basketball board with a thread about a potential MU recruit get with lawyers coming out of MU. Who gives a rip about about shysters anyway?

[MarkCharles]

Not really that surprising, the class of 2009 only placed around 19-20% of their grads. Many college kids are having to move back in with the parents when they graduate because the job market simply sucks. No reason why law would be that much different.

Really? Where did you get that figure? Because its simply not true.

The actual figure is that over 88% of May 2009 MU Law graduates have been placed. FYI, thats about 4.5 times your guess, but nice try.

Of course it has been over a year since that class graduated. But a little less than a year ago, when I was applying to law schools, the first employment data came out for the 2009 MU Law class, 6 months after their graduation (this is the interval when pretty much all law schools compile and release this data). Even back then, the employed rate was over 75%. I remember this clearly, as a school that would be able to place me with a good job was a huge priority for me. If you're talking about % of grads who have a job lined up the day they graduate, that number was just under 50%. Still not even in the ballpark of "19-20%".

While it is tougher than it has been to get a job in a long time, you can't just throw figures around without researching.

http://law.marquette.edu/cgi-bin/site.pl?2130&pageID=2171

[wadesworld]

I've pretty much skipped through this all assuming none of it has anything to do with Quincy Miller (surprise).  If I missed out on anything could somebody point me to the post?  Buzz is making in-home visits with just about all the top recruits we've heard about other than Quincy.  Is there any update on our recruitment of him?  Thanks.

[TomW1365]

http://kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=59067

Quincy Miller tweeting confuses every fanbase in America
by Bryan the Intern @ 7:00 pm. Filed under Blue Blooded Opinions

Personally, I don't follow 17 year olds on Twitter.  But, my good buddy Evan Daniels retweeted something from Quincy Miller 2 days ago, so I took a look at Miller's page, and was sadly entertained and confused at the same time.  Miller either loves pulling at the heart strings of several fanbases in the country or he is greatly confused about where he wants to go to school.  Just a couple examples:

"Yea if I went to Kentucky that'll be ridiculous.  Best class eva."

Within the same hour, he also tweets:

"Wayne Blackshear is my homie...we've talked about playing together multiple times"

Suggesting that Louisville would be a very possible option.  That is until 6 MINUTES LATER, when Miller tweets:

"Final Four: Duke, UK, Syracuse, Baylor"

OK, so maybe Louisville is not an option.  But then again, just 3 MINUTES LATER, Miller says:

"Me and Duece (Bello) would like to be a package but we have to do what's best for us."

Bello has been reported to likely go to Louisville, so several tweets suggest Louisville, yet he doesn't include them in his final list.  Which only gets larger when just 17 MINUTES after posting his Final 4 list he tweets:

"Yea I just added Marquette to my list."

OK, I guess his list is now 5.  Or is it?  Because just 2 MINUTES after the Marquette tweet, he says:

"Yess I'm still considering Louisville."

So to recap, in a matter of 19 minutes, Quincy Miller's list went from 4 to 6 teams.  Some would argue he is just a teenager looking for attention, and others would say he truly doesn't know what he wants to do.  It's probably an answer in the middle, but Miller does also say he may make a decision sooner than people think, but since I thought he was going to decide in 2017, I'm not holding my breath.

Also, in honor of Tony Wroten, one last Miller tweet:

"Yes I think I'm the number one player in the class and so does everybody else"

On that note, I am no longer going to post any more Twitter articles and I need a hot shower to wash the dirtiness off me.

[GOMU1104]

http://kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=59067

Quincy Miller tweeting confuses every fanbase in America
by Bryan the Intern @ 7:00 pm. Filed under Blue Blooded Opinions

Personally, I don't follow 17 year olds on Twitter.  But, my good buddy Evan Daniels retweeted something from Quincy Miller 2 days ago, so I took a look at Miller's page, and was sadly entertained and confused at the same time.  Miller either loves pulling at the heart strings of several fanbases in the country or he is greatly confused about where he wants to go to school.  Just a couple examples:

"Yea if I went to Kentucky that'll be ridiculous.  Best class eva."

Within the same hour, he also tweets:

"Wayne Blackshear is my homie...we've talked about playing together multiple times"

Suggesting that Louisville would be a very possible option.  That is until 6 MINUTES LATER, when Miller tweets:

"Final Four: Duke, UK, Syracuse, Baylor"

OK, so maybe Louisville is not an option.  But then again, just 3 MINUTES LATER, Miller says:

"Me and Duece (Bello) would like to be a package but we have to do what's best for us."

Bello has been reported to likely go to Louisville, so several tweets suggest Louisville, yet he doesn't include them in his final list.  Which only gets larger when just 17 MINUTES after posting his Final 4 list he tweets:

"Yea I just added Marquette to my list."

OK, I guess his list is now 5.  Or is it?  Because just 2 MINUTES after the Marquette tweet, he says:

"Yess I'm still considering Louisville."

So to recap, in a matter of 19 minutes, Quincy Miller's list went from 4 to 6 teams.  Some would argue he is just a teenager looking for attention, and others would say he truly doesn't know what he wants to do.  It's probably an answer in the middle, but Miller does also say he may make a decision sooner than people think, but since I thought he was going to decide in 2017, I'm not holding my breath.

Also, in honor of Tony Wroten, one last Miller tweet:

"Yes I think I'm the number one player in the class and so does everybody else"

On that note, I am no longer going to post any more Twitter articles and I need a hot shower to wash the dirtiness off me.

I posted this earlier in this thread. Too bad it got lost in the shuffle:

This writer clearly did not understand the context of those tweets. At the time, Miller was doing an online chat for Slam Magazine, and his answers were linked to his twitter account.  If you look at the tweets only, then yes, it does get confusing. However, if you read the chat, they make sense.

[TomW1365]

I posted this earlier in this thread. Too bad it got lost in the shuffle:

This writer clearly did not understand the context of those tweets. At the time, Miller was doing an online chat for Slam Magazine, and his answers were linked to his twitter account.  If you look at the tweets only, then yes, it does get confusing. However, if you read the chat, they make sense.

I figured it was on one of the 7 pages on this thread... This off season has been torture.  I can't wait for some big news and the season to get started. 

[brewcity77]

Really? Where did you get that figure? Because its simply not true.

Actually, it is true, you just misinterpreted what I was saying. The figure of 19-20% is in terms of all college grads across the country, not just Marquette, or just law degrees (or just Marquette law degrees, for that matter). Also partially my fault for not clarifying, but really just a simple misunderstanding

[Jay Bee]

Sorry to get back on topic, but...

Reggie Rankin says, "Just spoke with ESPNU 100 PF Quincy Miller who says he is meeting with Marquette and Duke today."

Also we saw Faust yesterday.  Certainly talking to a lot of great 2011, but also a lot of top 2012s this past week. 

[NersEllenson]

Sorry to get back on topic, but...

Reggie Rankin says, "Just spoke with ESPNU 100 PF Quincy Miller who says he is meeting with Marquette and Duke today."

Also we saw Faust yesterday.  Certainly talking to a lot of great 2011, but also a lot of top 2012s this past week. 

Very good news...I'm just happy to hear that we got a meeting with Q Miller.  Have we ever had a meeting with a player rated this high? 

[Mobot]

Reggie Rankin says, "Just spoke with ESPNU 100 PF Quincy Miller who says he is meeting with Marquette and Duke today."

Whether we sign Miller or not, it's a pleasure to read quotes like the one above.

[Golden Avalanche]

Has the summer gone so poorly that some MU fans are happy just to have a meeting with a recruit rather then have a realistic chance of landing a commitment?

Egads.

[Boone]

There are no moral victories in recruiting. High time we actually landed someone.