Vander rumor

[bilsu]

Hopefully Vander can improve his shooting range with some coaching.

I would be happy with Vander, if he would just stop shooting. Blue needs to concentrated on playing defense and not turning the ball over. There was more than one game this year where MU was making a comeback, partially do to Vander's effort on defense, and Vander would take and miss a shot that he should not of taken ending the rally.

[mikem91288]

Why hasn't this been locked? No sense in having threads going in the direction of who had a worse freshman year between Blue and Wilson or off the wall rumors about who is going to transfer with our latest signing of TJ Taylor.

[kmwtrucks]

Vander is a better shooter and scorer then he showed the 2nd half of last year.  His confidence was just shaken.  It will come around this year.  Look at JR.  we were saying the same thing about him for the 1st 2 months of the season and once his confidence came around he was like a whole different player. Did Jr's scoring ability get that much better in 2 mos or did he finally get confidence, relax? 

[Stretchdeltsig]

Hopefully Vander has been working overtime on his shooting mechanics.  He can be a great player if he develops his offensive game. 

[GOO]

Vander looked decent early on, and he looked decent towards the end of the season.  He seemed more confident after the Seton Hall loss, and seemed to be coming on and handling the ball better.  In between, he had zero confidence.
He will be fine, and I bet we see a different player next year.  But yes, he needs to change his shot mechanics, regardless of his confidence level.
I remember when Tony Smith was a freshman.  He had a long way to go early on.  He appeared afraid to have the ball in his hands and got rid of it as fast as he could.  Vander will be fine.

[bilsu]

Vander is a better shooter and scorer then he showed the 2nd half of last year.  His confidence was just shaken.  It will come around this year.  Look at JR.  we were saying the same thing about him for the 1st 2 months of the season and once his confidence came around he was like a whole different player. Did Jr's scoring ability get that much better in 2 mos or did he finally get confidence, relax? 

There is a hugh difference between a player that improves during the season vs a player that regresses. I fully expect players that improve during the season to continue to improve the following seasons. Now that does not mean Blue will not improve, but right his trend is in the wrong direction. Blue definately was not ready for the step up in competition in the Big East. He now knows what he needs to work on to be competitive. It was a rude awakening for a player that thought he was good enough to go pro after his first year. Maymon had the same problem. He was convinced he was a pro player and had no idea how far he was from getting there. Maybe, their egos were over inflated by their high school coach.

[ringout]

There is a hugh difference between a player that improves during the season vs a player that regresses. I fully expect players that improve during the season to continue to improve the following seasons. Now that does not mean Blue will not improve, but right his trend is in the wrong direction. Blue definately was not ready for the step up in competition in the Big East. He now knows what he needs to work on to be competitive. It was a rude awakening for a player that thought he was good enough to go pro after his first year. Maymon had the same problem. He was convinced he was a pro player and had no idea how far he was from getting there. Maybe, their egos were over inflated by their high school coach.

While I agree with the folks who say Vander needs to improve, the guy played in every game as a freshman.  That is not bad stuff.

Who said Vander thought he would go pro after 1 year.  I think his senior year in HS knocked that idea out of his head. 

I think Vander struggled, but I think we'll see a lot of improvement over this summer.

[ChicosBailBonds]

While I agree with the folks who say Vander needs to improve, the guy played in every game as a freshman.  That is not bad stuff.

Who said Vander thought he would go pro after 1 year.  I think his senior year in HS knocked that idea out of his head. 

I think Vander struggled, but I think we'll see a lot of improvement over this summer.

No one said it, but.....

http://www.foxsportswisconsin.com/12/21/10/Bucks-Sanders-taking-on-mentor-role-for-/landing.html?blockID=377824&feedID=5196

[muhoosier260]

Whoops, I guess Sanders' couldn't fill that mentor role while in the NBDL. Was he called back up to the Bucks after being sent to the NBDL in February? Bucks fans?


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/614867-nba-bucks-assign-larry-sanders-to-fort-wayne-mad-ants

[ChicosBailBonds]

If you want a funny one, little brother opines

http://www.uwmpost.com/2011/04/25/vander-blue-needs-to-grow-up/