2017 SG Phillip Flory commits to Marquette

[boyonthedock]

commits this early have a 50/50 shot of ever coming to campus.

[Dawson Rental]

Don Walker says hard to contemplate such an early commit good news for Marquette, for me its hard
to contemplate a 45-0 football scrimmage(game)

FIFY

/What the hell is Rocky doing?  I don't see Philip in the scholarship table, yet!

[raul]

Way too early in my opinion but then again MU is on the map as a destination. Keep up the the good work Buzz,

[Otule's Glass Eye]

I must say I'm shocked, but I can't complain about this! Great to see we are continuing to get into the Wisconsin pipeline. Stone is still the big ticket.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Welcome to the family young Mr. Flory. We are expecting great things from you...in four years. Don't worry, you can take your time!

[ChuckyChip]

Michael Hunt's article from the Journal-Sentinel.  Surprisingly (ok, not so surprising) he mentions nothing about his dad playing at MU, although Mike is quoted several times in the article (are we sure that his dad is that Mike Flory?).

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/marquette-lands-15-year-old-recruit-b9988419z1-221958331.html

[GGGG]

Michael Hunt's article from the Journal-Sentinel.  Surprisingly (ok, not so surprising) he mentions nothing about his dad playing at MU, although Mike is quoted several times in the article (are we sure that his dad is that Mike Flory?).

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/marquette-lands-15-year-old-recruit-b9988419z1-221958331.html

Yes....Hunt is being a lazy ass again.

[real chili 83]

Yes....Hunt is being a lazy ass again.

He usually gets half his material from scoop anyways.

[BCHoopster]

So how tall will be this kid be by his freshman year at MU, 6'7" or 6'8"?

[bilsu]

So how tall will be this kid be by his freshman year at MU, 6'7" or 6'8"?

His dad was 6'5". What I was trying to gauge is whether 6'5" in 1988 is the same as 6'5" today. Today they use your height in shores. I am not exactly sure what they were doing in 1988 and it would not surprise me at all with the evolution of shores that today's shoes are thicker.

[brewcity77]

commits this early have a 50/50 shot of ever coming to campus.

Which is 50% higher than recruits you don't offer. Who knows if Flory ends up here, but I like this for a few reasons. Among them, first, is the MU lineage that might make this a bit stronger commit than your average HS freshman (James Blackmon comes to mind). Also, no one is mentioning that this might be a strong statement from Buzz. Considering the Flory family no doubt talked extensively to Buzz, he's likely telling them he will be here in 4 years when Philip is stepping onto campus. For me, that's somewhat reassuring.

[BCHoopster]

Which is 50% higher than recruits you don't offer. Who knows if Flory ends up here, but I like this for a few reasons. Among them, first, is the MU lineage that might make this a bit stronger commit than your average HS freshman (James Blackmon comes to mind). Also, no one is mentioning that this might be a strong statement from Buzz. Considering the Flory family no doubt talked extensively to Buzz, he's likely telling them he will be here in 4 years when Philip is stepping onto campus. For me, that's somewhat reassuring.

No one knows what a coach can tell a player about 5 years from now,  but this is the type of kid that MU would want considering his father went to school there.  I am sure the coach
is important but this type of recruit wants to go to MU, he knows Buzz can not guarantee he will be there.  His high school coach stated he is a hard worker, that is important to.  Most
kids that declare early have 2nd thoughts, this one seems to want to go to this school.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Article about scholarship offer.  I think people can put the "strong arm" nonsense to rest.

http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20130831/WRT020502/308310493/Basketball-Rapids-Flory-accepts-verbal-offer-from-Marquette?nclick_check=1

[ChicosBailBonds]

He definitely loves MU....great to see.

[AZWarrior]

He usually gets half his material from scoop anyways.

If he did use Scoop as a source, his stories would have more substance.

[MuMark]

Wow..thanks for posting those Chicos....the 2 pictures with Jimmy are really telling....from a little kid to a young man..would love to know how old he was when the first one was taken...lol

He definitely loves MU....great to see.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wow..thanks for posting those Chicos....the 2 pictures with Jimmy are really telling....from a little kid to a young man..would love to know how old he was when the first one was taken...lol

You are welcome.


I didn't post the pictures of him at IU, he took a visit there not long ago and was with Cody Zeller among others. Figured too many "anti-Character" comments would come out as a result and would hate to get everyone all lathered up with faux outrage and condemnation that surely would have ensued.   

[Galway Eagle]

He definitely loves MU....great to see.

Oh sure Jimmy doesn't wear his P*ssy money weed shirt in those pics

[Eldon]

Article about scholarship offer.  I think people can put the "strong arm" nonsense to rest.

http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20130831/WRT020502/308310493/Basketball-Rapids-Flory-accepts-verbal-offer-from-Marquette?nclick_check=1

"After playing pick up games Friday evening with the current Marquette University men's basketball players, Wisconsin Rapids Philip Flory was called into Golden Eagles coach Buzz Williams' office."

I'm inferring from this that he must have played really well, or at least held his own, which is very impressive for a 15-yr old.

[ChicosBailBonds]

"After playing pick up games Friday evening with the current Marquette University men's basketball players, Wisconsin Rapids Philip Flory was called into Golden Eagles coach Buzz Williams' office."

I'm inferring from this that he must have played really well, or at least held his own, which is very impressive for a 15-yr old.

He was IU earlier.  MU lately.  Interest in his abilities was out there.  Kid does well for his age.  Hopefully all works out and he's at MU down the road (i.e.  he continues to develop, Buzz still here, etc, etc)

[4everwarriors]

Crean sucks

[Archies Bat]

Nice write up from IWB.

http://www.brewcityball.com/forums/content.php?627-Like-Father-like-son-Philip-Flory-commits-to-Marquette

[bilsu]

nt

[bilsu]

Michael Hunt's article from the Journal-Sentinel.  Surprisingly (ok, not so surprising) he mentions nothing about his dad playing at MU, although Mike is quoted several times in the article (are we sure that his dad is that Mike Flory?).

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/marquette-lands-15-year-old-recruit-b9988419z1-221958331.html

Maybe the dad did not want the article be about him, so he asked Hunt to leave it out.

[GB Warrior]

Maybe the dad did not want the article be about him, so he asked Hunt to leave it out.

Yeah, adding "a former MU player from xx-yy" after the first mention would have really shifted the focus.