Recruits at Madness

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Madness is almost here!!!!!!!!!

Sorry if this is already posted somewhere but I looked and couldn't find one. Does anyone have a list of all the recruits who will be at madness this year?

[Pakuni]

I'm sure there are others, but the list includes:

Ahmed Hill
Barrett Benson
Marial Shayok
Sklyer Nash
Tory Miller

[MUEng92]

Wait a minute, none of those names start with J.  Something is very wrong with this list.

[Markusquette]

Wait a minute, none of those names start with J.  Something is very wrong with this list.

And there's no Wilson on the list 

[Dawson Rental]

Wait a minute, none of those names start with J.  Something is very wrong with this list.

The "J" key on the computer keyboard in the sports information office is already starting to show small cracks, so they have to back off on guy's with names staring with J.

[JakeBarnes]

Sounds like PT thinks we should be very excited about the recruits at Madness.  I am still not the most apt at reading the twitters, but sounds like something might be brewing.  Here is the exchange (in chronological order for all of you that prefer such a thing):

Paint Touches ‏@PaintTouches 20h
I think you'll be pleased... RT @sgriffin_87to98 @PaintTouches 2014 Recruiting Wish list is Ahmed Hill and Tory Miller.
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Peter Alford ‏@PeterAlford 19h
@PaintTouches go on...
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Paint Touches ‏@PaintTouches 17h
Haha, in due time... RT @PeterAlford: @PaintTouches go on...
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Peter Alford ‏@PeterAlford 17h
@PaintTouches don't tell me you also have a source and go to school with Diamond Stone...
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Paint Touches ‏@PaintTouches 17h
@PeterAlford hahah, no I'm not that "in" at Dominican. I wish. But I like the peeps I speak with. Madness will be fun.

Start the Ahmed and/or Tory Miller commitment on MM rumors...

[BallBoy]

Sounds like PT thinks we should be very excited about the recruits at Madness.  I am still not the most apt at reading the twitters, but sounds like something might be brewing.  Here is the exchange (in chronological order for all of you that prefer such a thing):

Start the Ahmed and/or Tory Miller commitment on MM rumors...

Evan Daniels had a write up which says Hill is only waiting for visit to MU prior to committing.  He is saying that MU is solidly in the lead for his services.  He still has a visit setup for the Hoosier Hysteria event but he has previously stated that IU is off of his list and that he was still going on that visit.  If Hill feels that Madness love there is a very good chance he will commit.

I don't know if Miller is in the same boat. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Evan Daniels had a write up which says Hill is only waiting for visit to MU prior to committing.  He is saying that MU is solidly in the lead for his services.  He still has a visit setup for the Hoosier Hysteria event but he has previously stated that IU is off of his list and that he was still going on that visit.  If Hill feels that Madness love there is a very good chance he will commit.

I don't know if Miller is in the same boat. 

Hill actually cancelled his trip to Indiana. I'm not referring to the story from weeks ago. He cancelled his rescheduled trip yesterday.

[Newsdreams]

Hill actually cancelled his trip to Indiana. I'm not referring to the story from weeks ago. He cancelled his rescheduled trip yesterday.

He found scoop yesterday and read all the comments about TC 

[BallBoy]

Hill actually cancelled his trip to Indiana. I'm not referring to the story from weeks ago. He cancelled his rescheduled trip yesterday.

I thought I saw on twitter that he didn't cancel but he was looking to reschedule again. 

[Retire54]

Evan Daniels had a write up which says Hill is only waiting for visit to MU prior to committing.  He is saying that MU is solidly in the lead for his services.  He still has a visit setup for the Hoosier Hysteria event but he has previously stated that IU is off of his list and that he was still going on that visit.  If Hill feels that Madness love there is a very good chance he will commit.

I don't know if Miller is in the same boat.  

When a recruit is choosing between Marquette and Missouri can we try to not use MU? Saying MU is solidly in the lead means nothing. It's pretty obvious what you mean but I've seen it elsewhere and thought I'd do a quick PSA

[Cooby Snacks]

When a recruit is choosing between Marquette and Missouri can we try to not use MU? Saying MU is solidly in the lead means nothing. It's pretty obvious what you mean but I've seen it elsewhere and thought I'd do a quick PSA

Not our fault those dumbf***s don't know how acronyms work.

[BallBoy]

When a recruit is choosing between Marquette and Missouri can we try to not use MU? Saying MU is solidly in the lead means nothing. It's pretty obvious what you mean but I've seen it elsewhere and thought I'd do a quick PSA

* First, you need to secure a knot for the bunny's head. Take the laces and cross them over to make an "X". Then, pull one ear through the bottom of the "X" and pull tight.
* Now we need to give bunny some ears. Loop the laces into "bunny ears".
* Now you need to "make the bunny ears tight so they don't fall off". Then make another "X" using the "bunny ears", slide one "ear" under the "X" and pull tightly.

[Eldon]

* First, you need to secure a knot for the bunny's head. Take the laces and cross them over to make an "X". Then, pull one ear through the bottom of the "X" and pull tight.
* Now we need to give bunny some ears. Loop the laces into "bunny ears".
* Now you need to "make the bunny ears tight so they don't fall off". Then make another "X" using the "bunny ears", slide one "ear" under the "X" and pull tightly.

Actually, this is wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAFcV7zuUDA

A three minute TED talk that changed my life for the better

[raul]

Who is Skylar Nash? I like the Idea of  Miller, Hill, and maybe Shayok all signing.

[bilsu]

Who is Skylar Nash? I like the Idea of  Miller, Hill, and maybe Shayok all signing.

I hoping that Miller, Hill and Shayok all commit. However, I cannot believe Buzz is essentially putting all his eggs in one basket, by having them all attend MU madness as their official visit. MU madness overall has been a bust with our recruiting. A bad production could result in us losing all three.

[Marqus Howard]

Who is Skylar Nash? I like the Idea of  Miller, Hill, and maybe Shayok all signing.

Nash is a 2016 kid from Chicago.

http://247sports.com/Player/Skyler-Nash-31583

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I thought I saw on twitter that he didn't cancel but he was looking to reschedule again. 

Again. I am not referring to the story from two weeks ago. Just two days ago, Hill cancelled his trip to Indiana for the second time. He did not attend their version of midnight madness. Essentially, Indiana is out of the running

[brewcity77]

Again. I am not referring to the story from two weeks ago. Just two days ago, Hill cancelled his trip to Indiana for the second time. He did not attend their version of midnight madness. Essentially, Indiana is out of the running

I'm going to timeline this one, because it's had me confused as well...

• 2 weeks ago: Hill plans to visit Hoosier Hysteria, then cancels.
  
• 1 week ago: Reportedly Crean convinces him to come to Hysteria again.
  
• 3 days ago: Hill says he will not attend Hysteria and is looking to reschedule, but will reassess his situation after Marquette Madness.

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I could be totally wrong, but the way I read this is that the kid probably has his mind made up and will announce a decision after Marquette Madness. However if Madness doesn't go as hoped, he keeps Indiana in the loop and hasn't burned his bridges there.

I feel 80% confident Hill will pick Marquette, and really believe he's using Marquette Madness to confirm that he's making the right choice. If things go to hell when he's here, he will reschedule the Indiana visit. Maybe I'm totally misreading this (It is mostly info from Twitter) and maybe he's already decided on Mizzou but wants to give Marquette one last chance while keeping Indiana in the mix in case it's too close to call, but this one has a good feeling around it.

[4everwarriors]

If Crean had any class, dignity, and self respect (fat chance), he'd move on.

[hairy worthen]

I hoping that Miller, Hill and Shayok all commit. However, I cannot believe Buzz is essentially putting all his eggs in one basket, by having them all attend MU madness as their official visit. MU madness overall has been a bust with our recruiting. A bad production could result in us losing all three.

this is what I think. It is almost better if they don't attend madness.

[Archies Bat]

I hoping that Miller, Hill and Shayok all commit. However, I cannot believe Buzz is essentially putting all his eggs in one basket, by having them all attend MU madness as their official visit. MU madness overall has been a bust with our recruiting. A bad production could result in us losing all three.

We should cancel the whole thing.  Cohen and Harris may be there.  We risk decommits.

[brewcity77]

I think the staff has high hopes for Madness. That was always Miller's date, but both Hill and Shayok seem to have been deliberately scheduled for that same time. While I understand reservations, this could be a unique Madness. How often are you able to get that many committed recruits from various years to work to try to help seal the commitment? Harris, Cohen, Noskowiak, and Flory can all help the staff's cause. And having three guys, 2 of which seem like very good bets for Marquette (Hill and Shayok) could lead to a great result if Miller is on board.

I think we see at least one and possibly two or three commits in the next two weeks. If we don't get the third, the staff moves on from Miller and pushes for Satchel Paige, a JUCO, or other three-star big men to fill that slot.

[wadesworld]

If Crean had any dignity and self respect (fat chance), he'd move on.

And brains. This was his problem at Marquette. All signs point to a kid not coming to Marquette yet Crean continues to desperately try to convince him the relationship isn't over. Then he's left having recruited nobody else in case he didn't get that 1 kid. Otherwise he creeps the f*ck out of a kid, showing up at a kid's house in a limo while the kid is sleeping or Tweeting about how much he was thinking about him over the weekend and he ends up losing out on someone he had in the bag.

[We R Final Four]

I think the staff has high hopes for Madness. That was always Miller's date, but both Hill and Shayok seem to have been deliberately scheduled for that same time. While I understand reservations, this could be a unique Madness. How often are you able to get that many committed recruits from various years to work to try to help seal the commitment? Harris, Cohen, Noskowiak, and Flory can all help the staff's cause. And having three guys, 2 of which seem like very good bets for Marquette (Hill and Shayok) could lead to a great result if Miller is on board.

I think we see at least one and possibly two or three commits in the next two weeks. If we don't get the third, the staff moves on from Miller and pushes for Satchel Paige, a JUCO, or other three-star big men to fill that slot.

I hear what your saying Brew.  I just hope a stud recruit anywhere puts more into such an important decision than if he enjoys the 2 hour showcase that is Midnight Madness.