Author Topic: [Rosiak's Blog] Tokoto to announce Thursday (Read 6560 times)

ToddRosiakSays · « **on:** February 28, 2011, 05:30:03 PM »

Tokoto to announce Thursday

Just got off the phone with Trevor Trimble, the stepfather of Menomonee Falls' J.P. Tokoto.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/117106368.html

wadesworld · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:34:21 PM »

TallTitan34 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:36:57 PM »

There goes Paul Imig's twitter views.

avid1010 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:55:21 PM »

I haven't followed it too closely, but one would think he would be spending more time around the MU team/at the games as of late if he were MU bound. My money says UNC, and my heart says anything but Wisconsin. My money also says he takes his buddy from La Crosse with him in a few years.

Tugg Speedman · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:56:14 PM »

Buzz is around Thursday but not Friday as they leave for seton hall.

Did move up a day to accommodate Buzz?

Just saying.

Big Daddy Z · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:02:21 PM »

I like that thougth process...

Tugg Speedman · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:02:53 PM »

Quote from: avid1010 on February 28, 2011, 05:55:21 PM

I haven't followed it too closely, but one would think he would be spending more time around the MU team/at the games as of late if he were MU bound. My money says UNC, and my heart says anything but Wisconsin. My money also says he takes his buddy from La Crosse with him in a few years.

Ok, it depends om the defintion of "a lot" but from everything I have read, he has.

rocky_warrior · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:06:38 PM »

Anybody want to help me stress-test the Scoop server on Thursday night at 10pm? Thanks JP!

TallTitan34 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:10:13 PM »

Isn't the current record for users online at once when Iman Shumpert made his decision? This should shatter that.

TedBaxter · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:20:30 PM »

Quote from: AnotherMU84 on February 28, 2011, 05:56:14 PM

Buzz is around Thursday but not Friday as they leave for seton hall.

Did move up a day to accommodate Buzz?

Just saying.

Why would it matter? Buzz can't be anywhere near Dave and Busters when Tokoto announces and that pertains to Bo Ryan and Roy Williams as well as it would be a recruiting violation.

It's not going to matter anyway for MU.

Tugg Speedman · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:35:10 PM »

No, he's around his office. To handle media.

Like I noted, I was just saying!

ChicosBailBonds · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:36:19 PM »

avid1010 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:39:56 PM »

Quote from: AnotherMU84 on February 28, 2011, 06:02:53 PM

Ok, it depends om the defintion of "a lot" but from everything I have read, he has.

When has he recently been around the team or at a game?

Marquette84 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:44:58 PM »

Quote from: avid1010 on February 28, 2011, 06:39:56 PM

When has he recently been around the team or at a game?

We'll know on Wednesday. If he's at our game vs. Cincinnati, I like our chances. If not, I won't expect much on Thursday.

VegasWarrior77 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:08:13 PM »

Quote from: Marquette84 on February 28, 2011, 06:44:58 PM

We'll know on Wednesday. If he's at our game vs. Cincinnati, I like our chances. If not, I won't expect much on Thursday.

+1
That's a perfect indicator!

Doris Burkes Thong · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:09:02 PM »

I would be absolutely shocked if he picks MU. I think it's pretty obvious that they're making the decision now because UNC is one of those schools that u can't sit around and wait to make a decision. Either you take the scholarship offer now or they find another Top 50 player to take it.

brewcity77 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:27:34 PM »

Expecting UNC, but I do like the "Buzz leaves Friday" logic. Still, after the recent visit, I think it almost has to be the Tar Heels. I would be floored if it was Wisconsin. While I'm sure Ryan would be elated to get a natural talent like that in there, when was the last time they put a marginally successful player in the NBA? Devin Harris in 2004? Was that even a Bo Ryan recruit?

tower912 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:33:38 PM »

Smart money on the Heels. Good luck, young man. Stay classy, MU fanbase. Remember Vander and Wilson. Sometimes the first choice doesn't work out. No bridge burning, por favor.

Tugg Speedman · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:34:39 PM »

Quote from: avid1010 on February 28, 2011, 06:39:56 PM

When has he recently been around the team or at a game?

Sat with Juan Anderson at the Syracuse Game. Unconfirmed reports on Scout he was at SJU and again yesterday.

willie wampum · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:43:26 PM »

Quote from: tower912 on February 28, 2011, 07:33:38 PM

Smart money on the Heels. Good luck, young man. Stay classy, MU fanbase. Remember Vander and Wilson. Sometimes the first choice doesn't work out. No bridge burning, por favor.

MU fans can say whatever they like.

If JP is unhappy at UNC (and that IS where he's going) and decides to transfer, UW will be the destination. He would need to transfer a few more times after that before MU would come into the discussion.

wadesworld · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:52:10 PM »

Quote from: willie wampum on February 28, 2011, 07:43:26 PM

MU fans can say whatever they like.

If JP is unhappy at UNC (and that IS where he's going) and decides to transfer, UW will be the destination. He would need to transfer a few more times after that before MU would come into the discussion.

Hey, JP!

brewcity77 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:53:01 PM »

Quote from: willie wampum on February 28, 2011, 07:43:26 PM

MU fans can say whatever they like.

If JP is unhappy at UNC (and that IS where he's going) and decides to transfer, UW will be the destination. He would need to transfer a few more times after that before MU would come into the discussion.

Why on earth would anyone honestly think UW is so far ahead? It just doesn't make sense. Selection Sunday, where does he go? Marquette. Midnight Madness, where does he go? Marquette. I realize we're closer, but these are events where he could go anywhere in the country, and certainly anywhere in the state, and he always comes here. Obviously UNC is the front-runner, but I've never seen anything to indicate that he honestly would have reason to favor UW, a school with zero NBA players in the past 5 years and an offense as exciting as drying paint, over Marquette, a school that has sent 4 players to the NBA (Diener, Novak, Matthews, Hayward) since the last UW player (Harris, unless you call what Alando Tucker had a "career") and plays an up-tempo offense that caters to the athletic wing.

Seriously, can someone give me a rationale or a quote that really indicates Becky has a better chance of getting a signature from Tokoto than we do? And obviously I realize it's 95% UNC if not higher. But honestly, where's the evidence?

4everwarriors · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:54:03 PM »

MU has been recruiting other wings for 2012. Just sayin'.

wadesworld · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:56:52 PM »

Quote from: 4everwarriors on February 28, 2011, 07:54:03 PM

MU has been recruiting other wings for 2012. Just sayin'.

I've said he's going to UNC (see above)...but it's not because we're recruiting other wings for 2012. You can't put all your eggs in one basket, and even if Buzz was informed that he was getting JP, recruiting sites don't update often enough to show that we may have pulled out of some of the wings we are recruiting that we would no longer be recruiting. Who we're recruiting has nothing to do with where JP is going.

Again, he's a Heel. Wish he was an Eagle, but can't blame him and wish him the best.

4everwarriors · « **Reply #24 on:** February 28, 2011, 07:58:37 PM »

Quote from: wadesworld on February 28, 2011, 07:56:52 PM

I've said he's going to UNC (see above)...but it's not because we're recruiting other wings for 2012. You can't put all your eggs in one basket, and even if Buzz was informed that he was getting JP, recruiting sites don't update often enough to show that we may have pulled out of some of the wings we are recruiting that we would no longer be recruiting. Who we're recruiting has nothing to do with where JP is going.

Again, he's a Heel. Wish he was an Eagle, but can't blame him and wish him the best.

Buzz has known for quite a while that Tokoto wasn't coming here.

NickelDimer · « **Reply #25 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:00:30 PM »

Quote from: willie wampum on February 28, 2011, 07:43:26 PM

MU fans can say whatever they like.

If JP is unhappy at UNC (and that IS where he's going) and decides to transfer, UW will be the destination. He would need to transfer a few more times after that before MU would come into the discussion.

So not only do you know where's he's going, but you know where he'll go if he's not happy where he's going. You = ultimate insider

79Warrior · « **Reply #26 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:03:42 PM »

Quote from: Marquette84 on February 28, 2011, 06:44:58 PM

We'll know on Wednesday. If he's at our game vs. Cincinnati, I like our chances. If not, I won't expect much on Thursday.

Don't expect much.

brewcity77 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:13:31 PM »

Quote from: 4everwarriors on February 28, 2011, 07:58:37 PM

Buzz has known for quite a while that Tokoto wasn't coming here.

Then why has he kept coming here? Why come to the Syracuse game if he has no interest in Marquette? Just to keep the rumor mill buzzing? I definitely think he's going to UNC, but if we have zero chance, and less chance than Becky, can someone give a logical and well-reasoned argument why?

Tugg Speedman · « **Reply #28 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:15:05 PM »

Quote from: 4everwarriors on February 28, 2011, 07:58:37 PM

Buzz has known for quite a while that Tokoto wasn't coming here.

... and you know this how? Does Buzz post here in addition to reading what we say?

denverMU · « **Reply #29 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:44:47 PM »

I have no idea where he is going to go to college, but I'm wondering if all the guys who "know" he is going to UNC will be back on Thursday to say how wrong they were.

willie wampum · « **Reply #30 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:52:48 PM »

Quote from: brewcity77 on February 28, 2011, 08:13:31 PM

Then why has he kept coming here? Why come to the Syracuse game if he has no interest in Marquette? Just to keep the rumor mill buzzing? I definitely think he's going to UNC, but if we have zero chance, and less chance than Becky, can someone give a logical and well-reasoned argument why?

I just think it's good PR. Why seem like you're dissing MU when you don't have to. And he does root for MU as a fan, he just has no interest in going to school there.

brewcity77 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 28, 2011, 08:58:23 PM »

You think it's good PR? Are you handling his recruitment? Are you Trevor Trimble? So basically, you're just saying "he's not coming here because I don't think he is and would sooner go to Wisconsin than Marquette" with no rational reasoning or argument why.

Again, I'm looking for a logical and well-reasoned argument why, preferably with some quotes or cited articles from legitimate sources (read: not a UW message board) that actually justifies anyone saying he'd sooner go to UW than MU.

Nothing personal, but all you're giving me is an opinion with no apparent basis in fact. He visits Marquette for every single major NCAA event. Does UW not watch Selection Sunday? Do they not have an annual Madness event? Why wouldn't he go to those? I'll agree that the timing and the general tendency over the past year or so indicates UNC, but there is absolutely nothing I have seen to indicate that UW would be favored over Marquette, and all the evidence, basing it off Tokoto's own behavior would indicate Marquette is probably #2 on his list, and certainly #1 on the list of state schools.

ATWizJr · « **Reply #32 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:08:22 PM »

Where's bma when we need him? Sure miss those posts.

Tugg Speedman · « **Reply #33 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:20:31 PM »

Over on Scout John Dodds keeps saying Tokoto was at the Prov game sitting right behind the bench.

cheebs09 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:24:25 PM »

Quote from: AnotherMU84 on February 28, 2011, 09:20:31 PM

Over on Scout John Dodds keeps saying Tokoto was at the Prov game sitting right behind the bench.

I think it is a joke. It has been said that JP wasn't there and they are talking about the recruit who was in red behind the bench. I'm not sure who he is, but so far we've found out it is not Tokoto or Mayo, so that should narrow it down quite a bit

4everwarriors · « **Reply #35 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:42:36 PM »

If JP attends Selection Sunday with the MU team this season, I'd be 100% certain he's coming to MU.

NavinRJohnson · « **Reply #36 on:** February 28, 2011, 10:31:30 PM »

Quote from: avid1010 on February 28, 2011, 06:39:56 PM

When has he recently been around the team or at a game?

That kid is at more MU games than I am. I can't think of many this year that I haven't seen him, including Sunday. Does that mean anything? No.

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Author Topic: [Rosiak's Blog] Tokoto to announce Thursday (Read 6560 times)

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