Vander to the NBA draft

[MU Buff]

It's Jajuan, at least that's how he has it on his own twitter account.  Davante is the other name I see consistently messed up.  If you can't tell it's a pet peeve of mine.  I'll shut up now.

[KenoshaWarrior]

I still forget whether it was Lazar Haywood or Lazar Hayward

[wadesworld]

I still forget whether it was Lazar Haywood or Lazar Hayward

Len?  Is that you?

[The Equalizer]

It's Jajuan, at least that's how he has it on his own twitter account.  Davante is the other name I see consistently messed up.  If you can't tell it's a pet peeve of mine.  I'll shut up now.

What about our great Irish hope, Chris O'Tule?

[MU Buff]

What about our great Irish hope, Chris O'Tule?

Haha, good catch!  I forgot about that one.

[setyoursightsnorth]

#4 - It's Johnson.

#5 - It would be 4 years, not 3.

2010- Lazar
2011- Jimmy
2012- Jae
2013- Blue

Jae was in the middle 30's.

[AZWarrior]

What about our great Irish hope, Chris O'Tule?

He was Black Irish.

[Les Nessman]

Jae was in the middle 30's.

34 to be exact.

[KenoshaWarrior]

He was Black Irish.

Kinda like Shaquile O'neal
or
Jermaine O'neil

[We R Final Four]

Jermaine O'Neal.

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Jae was in the middle 30's.

I know that, but he said, "This would be the third straight year we've had a LIKELY first round pick." Lazar, Jimmy, Jae, and now Vander were all LIKELY, meaning probable, first round picks in my opinion. Lazar and Jimmy both were first rounders, and I thought Jae was LIKELY to be one, but he ended up going in the early second. Same might happen with Vander, I think his stock will be higher than some of you think.

[wadesworld]

I know that, but he said, "This would be the third straight year we've had a LIKELY first round pick." Lazar, Jimmy, Jae, and now Vander were all LIKELY, meaning probable, first round picks in my opinion. Lazar and Jimmy both were first rounders, and I thought Jae was LIKELY to be one, but he ended up going in the early second. Same might happen with Vander, I think his stock will be higher than some of you think.

Jae was never a likely first round pick.  And if you're looking at it that way, Lazar and Jimmy were both surprise first round picks.  Nobody expected them to be first rounders, just like nobody expects Vander to be a first rounder this year (still to be determined about next year).  So I guess it'd be 4 years of having no likely first rounders?

[jtrash37]

DJO was a first round pick... correct?

NVM, looked it up myself... #55 overall

[VegasWarrior77]

ESPN Article on to go or not to go?  Vander is not mentioned:

http://espn.go.com/espn/print?id=9163283&type=story

Sorry - too long to post on scoop...

[wadesworld]

ESPN Article on to go or not to go?  Vander is not mentioned:

http://espn.go.com/espn/print?id=9163283&type=story

Sorry - too long to post on scoop...

Thank God Deonte Burton is returning!

[VegasWarrior77]

Thank God Deonte Burton is returning!

I hear his name all the time here in the desert!

[Windyplayer]

ESPN Article on to go or not to go?  Vander is not mentioned:

http://espn.go.com/espn/print?id=9163283&type=story

Sorry - too long to post on scoop...

I thought that was odd. Either he's on the fence or coming back, and if he's not officially coming back just yet then he has to be on the fence and thus mentioned in this article. Maybe the author should have created a category of "coming back, probably."

[Rockmic87]

I thought that was odd. Either he's on the fence or coming back, and if he's not officially coming back just yet then he has to be on the fence and thus mentioned in this article. Maybe the author should have created a category of "coming back, probably."

I think the reality is that this author doesn't even consider Vander as a serious prospect to come out. Remember, Vander is still relatively unknown nationally, as much as that pains MU fans.

[MU82]

I think the reality is that this author doesn't even consider Vander as a serious prospect to come out. Remember, Vander is still relatively unknown nationally, as much as that pains MU fans.

You know, before the tournament, I would have totally understood this argument. But what he did against Davidson (on top of similar last-second heroics against St. John's in the regular-season finale) was repeated on SportsCenter a gazillion times. Then he had a monster performance against Butler in a prime-time game that has been recognized as one of the tournament's best.

So even if most fans still don't know who Vander is (or that Marquette isn't in Michigan, for that matter), an "expert" writing an article like this certainly should.

[denverMU]

You know, before the tournament, I would have totally understood this argument. But what he did against Davidson (on top of similar last-second heroics against St. John's in the regular-season finale) was repeated on SportsCenter a gazillion times. Then he had a monster performance against Butler in a prime-time game that has been recognized as one of the tournament's best.

So even if most fans still don't know who Vander is (or that Marquette isn't in Michigan, for that matter), an "expert" writing an article like this certainly should.

Yes, I'm sure whoever wrote this article knows who Vander Blue is.  He's not mentioned because no one thinks he should leave early.  He will not be drafted if he chooses to leave this year.

[Windyplayer]

So what's the deal? Does anyone have any news on Vander? I know tomorrow is the deadline. Is he really waiting till the last minute to make a decision or is it a safe assumption to expect him back in blue and gold next year?

[Sunbelt15]

So what's the deal? Does anyone have any news on Vander? I know tomorrow is the deadline. Is he really waiting till the last minute to make a decision or is it a safe assumption to expect him back in blue and gold next year?

+1

[MUfan12]

So what's the deal? Does anyone have any news on Vander? I know tomorrow is the deadline. Is he really waiting till the last minute to make a decision or is it a safe assumption to expect him back in blue and gold next year?

Tomorrow is only the deadline to withdraw and keep his eligibility. At this point he has until the 28th to still enter, but there's no going back if he does.

Not sure if anyone knows where he's leaning at this point. Like I said earlier, I just hope whoever he's listening to is looking out for his best interests.

[wardle2wade]

So what's the deal? Does anyone have any news on Vander? I know tomorrow is the deadline. Is he really waiting till the last minute to make a decision or is it a safe assumption to expect him back in blue and gold next year?

Today/tomorrow is just the deadline for early entrants to declare AND still be able to come back to college game (assuming no agent).  The actual early entrant deadline is 4/28 at 11:59pm.  Thus, I believe Van still has time to declare, but if he does after tomorrow, Van would be committed to the draft... no backing out.

Correct me if I'm wrong.  

[Rockmic87]

The deal is Vander Blue is not leaving Marquette unless he wants to play in Europe next year.