Gabe York Is On A Visit, Yeah?

[slingkong]

He's easy to give a playing nickname.

Gork?

[Slim]

Anyone know if York was on campus last night?  Would have made a favorable impression with Butler getting selected in first round and the staff reminding him about Hayward last year.  Hoping he was hanging out with MU players for the draft show.

I read the team was at Buzz's house for the draft last night. Is that a problem to have a recruit to the coach's house? Didn't Pearl's problems at UT start this way? or were the problems only because of the cover up and lying?

[GOO]

Can't have a recruit at the house, is my understanding.  Pearl did it, which was wrong, and then lied about it to the NCAA.

[YoungMUFan4]

York's visit was Wednesday.  He was at the Deron Williams camp yesterday

[Wade for President]

I read the team was at Buzz's house for the draft last night. Is that a problem to have a recruit to the coach's house? Didn't Pearl's problems at UT start this way? or were the problems only because of the cover up and lying?

Pretty sure you're correct.  Can't entertain a recruit off campus (i.e. Coaches house).  Although sitting next to the starting guard of the Blazers, while getting swept up in the hoopla of watching an MU player getting drafted in the 1st Rd would've been a momentum changer in my book.

[TedBaxter]

York's visit was Wednesday.  He was at the Deron Williams camp yesterday

He must be injured and only watching as he isn't on the camp roster.

[RawdogDX]

I do not think you directly say anything about it. You might say MU is getting some bad press lately and not comment other than that.

fair enough. 

[YoungMUFan4]

Past articles stated he was visiting MU and ND because he was going to be in CHI for the camp.  I also saw he wasnt on the roster

[Golden Avalanche]

So, we're going to be pulling a train?

Considering the recent news on Marquette Basketball during the Spring, don't think anyone in the program needs practice in running a train.

[shoothoops]

Gabe York is in fact injured and has been on crutches recently. 

[ringout]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the train pulling references are tasteless (at best)?

[radome]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the train pulling references are tasteless (at best)?

I absolutely, wholeheartedly agree with you.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Gork?

I was thinking more along the lines of Sargent.....

[HouWarrior]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the train pulling references are tasteless (at best)?

Yes...very very bad form...I havent been hip in at least 30 years (if ever)...so I had to google to the urban dictionary to learn its meaning....wow...
If MU may face a lawsuit...do you want the train pulling posts, defined, and  blown up for the jury to read? Alums appearing coarse to the occurence is just not good.

[MilWarrior]

Glad to know there's a fellow Red Knight in here! 05 alum.

Gabe has attended Orange County Lutheran High (OLU). My first cousin teaches there, and its a very high quality, but conservative parochial Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod school.

I dont know how material such is to his family in college choice.

However, Gabe may share my impression coming out of Milw Luth HS, and with a similar backround, ...namely, that MU was welcoming and warm to protestants...and ND was..well, not so much.

I'd guess the family will be very impressed and comfortable with  the sincere, straight talking evangelistic zeal of Buzz Williams...hes like many of the teachers/coaches at OLU...and a continuation of Gabe's upbringing, to this point.

[MUBurrow]

Yes...very very bad form...I havent been hip in at least 30 years (if ever)...so I had to google to the urban dictionary to learn its meaning....wow...
If MU may face a lawsuit...do you want the train pulling posts, defined, and  blown up for the jury to read? Alums appearing coarse to the occurence is just not good.

"You're honor, I've marked this next exhibit 'Exhibit C'. Now Mr. Buzz Williams, could you please read what this says?"
"It looks like a print off from a basketball message board with a quote from something named 'Golden Avalanche' talking about trains."
"I rest my case"
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/103454/the-chewbacca-defense

[Golden Avalanche]

Sounds like York had a very good visit. MU will be in the hunt until the end. Was worried it'd be tough sell coming off the South Bend visit. Just need to close him down unlike Dawson, Shaw, Hood, Faust, et al.

Think MU needs to hit some recruiting buzz. Feels a little stale.

[MU_Iceman]

Sounds like York had a very good visit. MU will be in the hunt until the end. Was worried it'd be tough sell coming off the South Bend visit. Just need to close him down unlike Dawson, Shaw, Hood, Faust, et al.

Think MU needs to hit some recruiting buzz. Feels a little stale.

Good news...Source?

[NersEllenson]

Sounds like York had a very good visit. MU will be in the hunt until the end. Was worried it'd be tough sell coming off the South Bend visit. Just need to close him down unlike Dawson, Shaw, Hood, Faust, et al.

Think MU needs to hit some recruiting buzz. Feels a little stale.

Yeah - Getting Mayo this spring was a little stale.  Landing the Number 2 player in the state of Virginia for 2012 was a little premature, and far too long ago for most of us to remember.  Getting TJ Taylor, a consensus 4-Star coming out of High School this spring..also makes it a little stale lately.

Though I do realize given another of your recent posts - you have come to expect news every month of the off-season as has been the case in Buzz's previous years here. 

Hopefully we do land York, and it isn't a case of missing on a 5-star like Dawson and high 4-stars Hood, and Faust.  I'm sure looking at the MU roster, Dawson and Hood and Faust had reservations coming onto a team that had a 5-star Vander, and 2 high 4-stars Jones and Wilson, essentially just 1 class year ahead of them.  Hood and Faust are virtually locks for guaranteed starting spots at Mississippi State and Maryland.  Dawson, might be able to crack the lineup at MSU as a freshman too - but he certainly wasn't going to beat out Jae Crowder for a starting spot at MU at the 4 this year..

[foreverwarriors]

Sounds like Notre Dame is out of the running

BGI_WesMorgan: 2012 PG Gabe York called #NotreDame coach Mike Brey Wednesday and said it was time to move on. Washington, Marquette and Arizona final three

[bamamarquettefan]

Wow, somehow it looks like York is not talking at all about the bad press MU is getting, and is instead talking about NDs style of play being a concern, Buzz being hillarious, and the Big East being a great, great conference.  I'm not criticizing the back and forth on the Public Safety policy, and admittedly I haven't read almost any of it so I'm sure valid points are made re: school policy etc., but the idea that that is what a recruit is focused on vs. the basketball opportunity at Marquette vs. somewhere else just seems absurd to me.  From an email forwarded to me from a ND friend, looks like ND is concerned York might prefer MUs style of play to that in South Bend.

"Buzz is hilarious. I love that man. It's in Milwaukee too. That can be good and bad but I'm not worried about the weather really. It's just going to be the best position for me to go in and play. Obviously, the Big East is a great, great league. We'll see what happens."

He said this ran on Notre Dame blogs:
 
INDIANAPOLIS - The recruitment of four-star combo guard Gabe York has started to accelerate.
 Notre Dame make York's final four.   

Just about a month after publicly naming a top 10 the Orange, Calif., product has trimmed his list down to four contenders after taking a series of unofficial visits. York now has his sights set on making a commitment sooner than later.

"I'm not going to wait until November to commit," York said after his first pool play game at the adidas Invitation on Wednesday. "I'm going to hopefully do it by the end of July or early August just to have my senior year to be with my friends and play with my high school team."

Arizona, Notre Dame, Washington and Marquette received unofficial visits. Now that quartet comprises York's limited list.

York most recently visited Arizona after completing a Midwest swing that included stops at both Notre Dame and Marquette. Washington had received a visit prior to that. The Wildcats have made a strong push with it being close to home and York having friends on campus.

Head coach Sean Miller was among the coaches watching during York's first pool play game.
"There are going to be three guards when I get there," York said. "(Miller) said I'm their No. 1 guard that they want to come there. I take that as a real big honor. If I do end up going there I'm going to work out, I'm going to get right and I'm going to try and get that starting spot."
York commented on both Marquette and Washington.

Marquette: "Buzz is hilarious. I love that man. It's in Milwaukee too. That can be good and bad but I'm not worried about the weather really. It's just going to be the best position for me to go in and play. Obviously, the Big East is a great, great league. We'll see what happens."

Washington: "Everything is just real close. The coaches are great, all of them. I get along with them really well. Lorenzo, he's a great guy. At this point any school I go to I know I'm going to fit very well."
Notre Dame is one potential destination that appears to be trending in a negative direction.
Following the visit York spoke highly of the Irish. Since then some concerns have bubbled up about style of play and how that would fit with how York likes to be utilized.

"It's definitely still a concern," York said. "I still don't understand it fully. It's called the 'burn' offense or something like that. It's just going to have to be what it is if I like that school. I definitely like the coaches."
York allowed some wiggle room to speak with head coach Mike Brey, who attended the first pool play game Wednesday, and perhaps clean up any concerns. Either way, the process will continue to move forward.
"I just think I've seen enough," York said. "This process is great. It's the first time and obviously the only time I've been through it. My brother didn't get to see a lot of it. It's just been a big blessing. But I've seen the four schools I really like and it's just time to make a decision."

[brewcity77]

I still feel adding another guard for 2012 should be our second priority, unless York is committed to playing point. Cadougan will be a senior and we'll have multiple years left for Blue, Jones, Mayo, and Wilson, while bringing in Taylor and Ferguson. Gabe looks like a great player, but that's a lot of combo guards.

[Pakuni]

I still feel adding another guard for 2012 should be our second priority, unless York is committed to playing point. Cadougan will be a senior and we'll have multiple years left for Blue, Jones, Mayo, and Wilson, while bringing in Taylor and Ferguson. Gabe looks like a great player, but that's a lot of combo guards.

It's been my understanding that Taylor is primarily a point guard, though his size would allow him to play/defend elsewhere as needed. Is that incorrect?

[brewcity77]

It's been my understanding that Taylor is primarily a point guard, though his size would allow him to play/defend elsewhere as needed. Is that incorrect?

I've heard different reports on that. I was also under the impression he was primarily a point, but once he announced Marquette, a number of people indicated he's a 2 who can also play the point. If he's primarily a point it seems we'd have even less immediate need for another guard (as the 1 and 2 would both be pretty well-balanced).

[Boone]

The article from when he committed, listed Taylor at 6'4" 220 lbs. At that size, his future at MU is at 2 guard, not at the point. I'm w/BrewCity. W/Blue, Mayo, Ferguson and Taylor, we have the 2-guard position more than well covered. Where we're not covered is at the 4. That spot has to be our #1 priority in the '12 recruiting class.