Shaw Not Committing Until Spring? Issue Qualifying DePaul Now In The Picture?

[GOO]

I think we can conclude that Bo doesn't do things the right way, he pushes the rules and maybe breaks them.  The AAU thing with the swing is enough to know that at the very least, he will push the rules to the breaking point. 

This is public information that doesn't require any rumors or "ifs" or any imagination.   That reveals a lot about doing things the right way versus pushing a rule beyond best practices, etc. 

I wouldn't want to do business with him.  Is he any worse than most out there?  Probably not, but he probably isn't any better, either.  If it was a Marquette coach doing these sleazy practices, you know what the UW people would be saying, and saying it over, and over and over.  And they'd add:  where there is smoke there is fire!

[bilsu]

I do not like Bo Ryan, but my guess is that on the a basketball coaches integrety scale he would be near the top. I find these accusations unbefitting of fans who root for a Christian based school.

[MarkCharles]

I think we can conclude that Bo doesn't do things the right way, he pushes the rules and maybe breaks them.  The AAU thing with the swing is enough to know that at the very least, he will push the rules to the breaking point. 

This is public information that doesn't require any rumors or "ifs" or any imagination.   That reveals a lot about doing things the right way versus pushing a rule beyond best practices, etc. 

I wouldn't want to do business with him.  Is he any worse than most out there?  Probably not, but he probably isn't any better, either.  If it was a Marquette coach doing these sleazy practices, you know what the UW people would be saying, and saying it over, and over and over.  And they'd add:  where there is smoke there is fire!

I think this position is a little much. Anything he is being accused of by people here is still relatively minor and harmless. In the grand scheme of college basketball coaches, Bo Ryan is one of the good guys.

[OhioGoldenEagle]

Did anyone read that thread from the UoI board?  Wow are they overconfident in getting Shaw!  Not that what they say matters, but some of their opinions were completely asinine!  "We can hold a spot for Holton and tell him we are waiting to here from Shaw, then give Shaw an ultimatum about committing to UI".  Really?  According to their board, Shaw is about 90% UI and 10% WV right now......and that's being generous towards WV.  They don't appear to be at all threatened by MU.  In the words of Lou Brown in Major League, I'd like to give them a "nice big sh$tburger to eat!".

[Benny B]

I do not like Bo Ryan, but my guess is that on the a basketball coaches integrety scale he would be near the top. I find these accusations unbefitting of fans who root for a Christian based school.

As a person, Bo is a good character.  As a coach & recruiter, he - like 99% of D-I coaches - are compromised by the industry in which they make their living.

IMO, the coach/recruiter integrity scale goes like this: Calipari on one extreme, Bobby Knight on the other, and everyone else indistinguishably lumped into one big heap in the middle.


Praise Jesus. (just covering my bases as a fan of a Christian based school)

[dennycrane]

So he DID still continue to play for the Fire?  Remember, you said:



Which one is it?

From an article on BadgerNation.com, dated May 8:

"Whether it is late-night sessions by himself or spending time with the Mac Irvin Fire...That notion of ball security was instilled in him with his time on the AAU circuit with the Mac Irvin Fire, a team chalked full of talent. It's been so beneficial to his development that Marshall, sidelined the last two weeks with a minor injury, is counting the days until he can rejoin the team at the Rookies Invitational in Houston next weekend"


He also played with the Fire during the Nike EYBL events in June and July.

Marshall left the Fire program. He did not quit in the middle of a game.