Buzz saying "With how we constructed our roster"

[ErickJD08]

As freshmen, no. But plenty of 2 and 3-star big men can become very solid collegiate starters by their third and fourth year. Guys like Tyler Olander, Kris Faber, Terrence Jennings, Talib Zanna, Gary McGhee, Carlton Scott, Jack Cooley, God's Gift Achiuwa, Justin Burrell, Baye Moussa Keita, Festus Ezeli, Steve Tchiengang, Jarrid Famous, and Augustus Gilchrist were all 3-star recruits or less. There's no reason we can't get great post play from guys outside the top-100, but it will probably take until their second and third year before we start to see high-level production, and their fourth year before they become stars.

I thought this is why Buzz said he was committed to recruiting one big and one PG every year.  So that you have a junior and senior big every year.  This is the first year Buzz didn't bring in a big. 

[brewcity77]

I thought this is why Buzz said he was committed to recruiting one big and one PG every year.  So that you have a junior and senior big every year.  This is the first year Buzz didn't bring in a big.

I definitely think he always wants upperclassmen there, and having Taylor and Durley next year will help with that. However I think we really need to have another big in 2013. We've already seen lineups with DJO, Vander, and Mayo out there. When you have so many SGs that have a decent handle, you don't always need Junior or DW out there. It's a lot easier for a Blue or Mayo to flex over to the 1 than it is for a 6'6" guy to pretend he's 5 inches taller. I love Kendrick Nunn, but I'm just not sure there's a need for him in that class if we don't have another big coming in.

Hopefully with numerous scholarships available, the 2014 and 2015 classes will give us plenty of opportunity to improve our size issues. Too bad that it's still 3 seasons away before we'll see that, but I'm confident we can keep improving in this regard.

[Dr. Blackheart]

I listened to the Buzz video 3 or 4 times and couldn't quite hear him with his twang...did he say: I respond to all "hate mail" or all "email"?  I swear he said "hate mail" which would be pretty funny that fans actually send him "angry coaching tips".  

[MUMac]

I listened to the Buzz video 3 or 4 times and couldn't quite hear him with his twang...did he say: I respond to all "hate mail" or all "email"?  I swear he said "hate mail" which would be pretty funny that fans actually send him "angry coaching tips".  

I had thought he said "hate" as well.  Then I had the same question you had, was it his twang or or did he really say "hate"?

[tower912]

"hate"    I would be curious to know what is in the e-mails that he receives that he interprets as hate?

[mu_hilltopper]

Guys, guys, guys.  The MU Athletic Department has a staffer that reads each MUScoop thread, then summarizes them for Buzz in an email.

Duh.  How else would he get coaching tips?

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Guys, guys, guys.  The MU Athletic Department has a staffer that reads each MUScoop thread, then summarizes them for Buzz in an email.

Duh.  How else would he get coaching tips?

It's an intern actually.

[tower912]

Hopefully, the intern is related to a guy running a really high level AAU team full of athletic 6'10 switchables.   Worked for Crean.

[harigtad]

How many bigs (ie 4s or 5s) are in the top 100 lists - i would guess not many - since most are too raw entering college to really contribute - i would expect to see more guards on this list.

If you believe marquette is a 20-30 tier program like i do we should be able to at least recruit in that range (or fill from JC which some of the schools above us dont have the flexibility to do).  I think under Buzz they have definitely averaged in this range.

Now if you are talking the top 100 4's or 5's marquette should be able to get those somewhat regularly (but maybe not back to back classes)

[mu_hilltopper]

It's an intern actually.

Pshaw.  Is not. 

You can't trust an intern to perform an important job like that.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Guys, guys, guys.  The MU Athletic Department has a staffer that reads each MUScoop thread, then summarizes them for Buzz in an email.

Duh.  How else would he get coaching tips?

Is this what Willie has been up to now?  Direct to the source?