[Enlund's Blog] Durley says Achilles is fine

[TomEnlundSays]

Durley says Achilles is fine
               




               

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/132719248.html
               

[Slim]

Rosiak who?

[Les Nessman]

Rosiak who?

I agree. I'm impressed with Enlund so far. I think he's done a great job and has been right on top of the MU Bball news. Granted, the season hasn't yet begun, but I feel like he hasn't missed a beat since Rosiak's reassignment. Keep it up Tom.

[cheebs09]

I was worried after his initial blog posts that outside of talking about the games we were going to get nothing but bare bones, one or two sentence blog entries. These two about Durley have been very good and have calmed my fears.

[APieperFan3]

I agree. I'm impressed with Enlund so far. I think he's done a great job and has been right on top of the MU Bball news. Granted, the season hasn't yet begun, but I feel like he hasn't missed a beat since Rosiak's reassignment. Keep it up Tom.

That's b/c a lot of people on this board act/type/write like entitled morons. (We were spoiled with Rosiak...and have been spoiled with MU's success as of 2003)

When Enlund replaced Rosiak...it was like we got a new recruit....here's why.

*insert recruit* might be a little bit of a project = Enlund isn't on Twitter

*insert recruit* isn't going to be able to replace *insert current player* = Rosiak leaves and Enlund comes in and has a good "non conference" season (his first few blogs)

*insert recruit* doesnt have the body to be able to match up in the BE = ....to be determined...

Like clockwork I tell you!!

[StillAWarrior]

That's b/c a lot of people on this board act/type/write like entitled morons.

Well, that's a little harsher than I'd have put it, but...pretty much yeah.

And it's not just this board.

[brewcity77]

That's b/c a lot of people on this board act/type/write like entitled morons. (We were spoiled with Rosiak...and have been spoiled with MU's success as of 2003)

When Enlund replaced Rosiak...it was like we got a new recruit....here's why.

*insert recruit* might be a little bit of a project = Enlund isn't on Twitter

*insert recruit* isn't going to be able to replace *insert current player* = Rosiak leaves and Enlund comes in and has a good "non conference" season (his first few blogs)

*insert recruit* doesnt have the body to be able to match up in the BE = ....to be determined...

Like clockwork I tell you!!

Hmm...does this analogy work?

• The Project bit: No, he's not on Twitter and not going there by all accounts. I hate to say it, but if you want to follow recruiting and the intricacies of major college athletics, you need to be on Twitter. Sure, you can play catch-up on ESPN, in the paper, or on message boards like this, but if you aren't on Twitter, you're behind the curve.
• Good "non-conference" season: Uhh, really? You think Enlund's first few blogs were "good"? His first articles on the Marquette beat were void of anything. No new info, pretty much just repeating what someone else wrote on another site. No interviews, no investigation, just regurgitation. That's not the journalist version of a "good non-conference season".
• Big East body: Yes, to be determined, and frankly, these past couple articles are an indication that he can match up. I've loved his stuff over the past 24 hours, but if you're going to continue the analogy, this is the equivalent of a freshman getting 3-10 non-productive minutes a game for the non-conference, then blowing up for 24 points and 8 boards in his first Big East game. It could mean he's finally hitting his stride, or it could be an outlier.

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Listen, I hope that this kind of coverage is indicative of what we can expect from Enlund from here on out. I want a good reporter on the Marquette beat, and this is flat out good reporting. But to say that he's been good for the first few weeks tells me that you haven't been reading most of his stuff. I sincerely hope this is what we will continue to get. This is great stuff, and outside of being able to provide and find updates on Twitter (a definite must for a college sports beat writer) I'd be happy if this was what we got going forward. But I'm also not going to look at 2-3 articles and declare that everything is all better.

Then again, with our fanbase, I suppose there are just as many who look at one success and figure it's what we can expect for the rest of the season, aren't there?

[APieperFan3]

• The Project bit: No, he's not on Twitter and not going there by all accounts. I hate to say it, but if you want to follow recruiting and the intricacies of major college athletics, you need to be on Twitter. Sure, you can play catch-up on ESPN, in the paper, or on message boards like this, but if you aren't on Twitter, you're behind the curve.  Agreed, 100%. Theres no way he's not on Twitter at some point (soon)...or am I wrong?
  
• Good "non-conference" season: Uhh, really? You think Enlund's first few blogs were "good"? His first articles on the Marquette beat were void of anything. No new info, pretty much just repeating what someone else wrote on another site. No interviews, no investigation, just regurgitation. That's not the journalist version of a "good non-conference season". Probably a stretch on my part...but IMO, he's not as bad as everyone was making it out to be when the news came out...That was the point I was trying to make.
  
• Big East body: Yes, to be determined, and frankly, these past couple articles are an indication that he can match up. I've loved his stuff over the past 24 hours, but if you're going to continue the analogy, this is the equivalent of a freshman getting 3-10 non-productive minutes a game for the non-conference, then blowing up for 24 points and 8 boards in his first Big East game. It could mean he's finally hitting his stride, or it could be an outlier.

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[brewcity77]

From what Rosiak was saying, we shouldn't expect him on Twitter any time soon, if ever.

[tower912]

That extra 30 lbs and loss of timing may explain some of the less than stellar defensive footwork exhibited on a couple of those youtube videos.    Still a project, but mature and self aware and ready to work.  

Chronology:   All-state at a private school as a sophomore.   Transferred to a bigger high school.   Tore achilles somewhere in there.   Only played some JV ball as a junior, because of eligibility due to transfer as well as torn achilles.   Gained 30 lbs.   Played AAU ball last summer.    Projected as a 2 star.    May have trouble starting as a senior because of a higher profile teammate who is going to Texas.