Steve Taylor Jr. Is staying!

[Nevada233]

Fresh off his personal Instagram page......

He confirmed he is staying at Marquette, glad hes sticking with the program.
It Would have sucked to lose him.

[Pakuni]

Big year coming from Steve, especially if he can spend more time at the four than the five.

[Nevada233]

Big year coming from Steve, especially if he can spend more time at the four than the five.

Yes Sir, with Otule, DG and Jamil gone.
His time is Now!

[NotBuzzWilliams]

Good to hear.  Would have been very interesting to see how many of our guys transferred had Buzz stayed.

[mu03eng]

Now we need an instagram tracker meme....soon we'll need a linked in one. 

Good find

[Nevada233]

Now we need an instagram tracker meme....soon we'll need a linked in one. 

Good find

Lol!

[Lennys Tap]

Big year coming from Steve, especially if he can spend more time at the four than the five.

Steve shot the ball (including lay ups) very poorly this year. He also had trouble guarding his man regardless of position. Improvements in these areas will be necessary regardless of position.

[CTWarrior]

Steve shot the ball (including lay ups) very poorly this year. He also had trouble guarding his man regardless of position. Improvements in these areas will be necessary regardless of position.

True, but he is a natural rebounder with instincts you can't teach.  We're going to need that next year.

[esotericmindguy]

Steve shot the ball (including lay ups) very poorly this year. He also had trouble guarding his man regardless of position. Improvements in these areas will be necessary regardless of position.

We've been through this over and over. It's difficult to play effectively when you know you'll get yanked if you mess up. Thomas and Wilson were far from good shooters and were not the defensive stoppers Buzz liked to boast. But they played 35 MPG. It's obvious that Taylor lost interest and wanted out. I don't blame him. Hopefully it's not to late for JJJ.

[Pakuni]

Steve shot the ball (including lay ups) very poorly this year. He also had trouble guarding his man regardless of position. Improvements in these areas will be necessary regardless of position.

He shot 58 percent from inside the arc when he was getting somewhat consistent PT and understood his role as a freshman.
Perhaps a little less being jerked around will help.

[StillWarriors]

Good to hear.  Would have been very interesting to see how many of our guys transferred had Buzz stayed.

Buzz would have had no choice but to play him next season, at least until LF becomes eligible. Would have been something if he had in fact left when tons of playing time is out there for him. He'll have a challenging start to the season having to play the 5 most likely. Hope he can keep his confidence up. He clearly and understandably lost it this year. I think he has great potential, and I'm glad he's staying.

[MaymonsPops]

I like Steve's chances for a big year.

[Lennys Tap]

True, but he is a natural rebounder with instincts you can't teach.  We're going to need that next year.

Agree 100%

[Nevada233]

We've been through this over and over. It's difficult to play effectively when you know you'll get yanked if you mess up. Thomas and Wilson were far from good shooters and were not the defensive stoppers Buzz liked to boast. But they played 35 MPG. It's obvious that Taylor lost interest and wanted out. I don't blame him. Hopefully it's not to late for JJJ.

Basketball is all about Rhythm and flow....

Guys like him and Dawson could never get a feel for the game or a legit chance playing spot minutes....

The one game they got legit PT.... Georgetown. . . Case closed.....

Will every game be a Georgetown game, No....

But you cant be effective playing 8-10 minutes a game in 2-3 minute stretches.

[Tugg Speedman]

So everyone but JJJ has been heard from and they are all staying, correct?

[willie warrior]

So everyone but JJJ has been heard from and they are all staying, correct?

Hopefully JJJ will hear from Wojo and like what he hears. Some people have posted here that he was going to leave. Don't know if that was true, but going from starting a couple of games to numerous DNP's sure must have messed with his psyche.

[avid1010]

MU was going to be lacking in two areas next year; point guards and height.  Losing Duane Wilson and STJ would have been really bad for Buzz and hard to explain to fans. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Basketball is all about Rhythm and flow....

Guys like him and Dawson could never get a feel for the game or a legit chance playing spot minutes....

The one game they got legit PT.... Georgetown. . . Case closed.....

Will every game be a Georgetown game, No....

But you cant be effective playing 8-10 minutes a game in 2-3 minute stretches.

Heck use Mayo as a great example too.

Late in the year when he started getting "your our guy" treatment he was phenomenal. Created for others and took over when no one else could score(basically all the time).

[The Lens]

MU was going to be lacking in two areas next year; point guards and height.  Losing Duane Wilson and STJ would have been really bad for Buzz and hard to explain to fans. 

They were not going to lose Duane Wilson.  He said in the extended interview that he will be one of the guys that talks to Buzz going forward.  

A number of the initially tweeted quotes reflect poorly on Buzz but the extended interviews reveal a more complicated relationship with each player*.  Heck even Mayo who after said they didn't like each other said they would probably talk for the rest of their lives.

*Except Taylor.  That relationship was F'd.

[MarsupialMadness]

Now we need an instagram tracker meme....soon we'll need a linked in one. 

Good find

That already happens on the Fortune 500 message boards. 

"Oh did you see the assistant VP at Chase updated her LinkedIn, now it doesn't say anything??  Inside sources say her move to Wells Fargo is done deal."

[lab_warrior]

It'll be good to see Steve playing for a coach not actively trying to sabotage his career.

[DUNKS45]

This is big for MU, we need to keep him, he can rebound and shoot. He should be better suited for an up tempo style.

[marquette09]

Imagine what our front line would have been like, especially in the first semester, if Steve left?  Glad he is coming back, he should have a great season next year. 

[willie warrior]

They were not going to lose Duane Wilson.  He said in the extended interview that he will be one of the guys that talks to Buzz going forward.  

A number of the initially tweeted quotes reflect poorly on Buzz but the extended interviews reveal a more complicated relationship with each player*.  Heck even Mayo who after said they didn't like each other said they would probably talk for the rest of their lives.

*Except Taylor.  That relationship was F'd.

Of course they wouldn't lose Duane after he was forced to RS by Buzz. There is much more to that saga than what you will hear here.

[ATWizJr]

Of course they wouldn't lose Duane after he was forced to RS by Buzz. There is much more to that saga than what you will hear here.

why don't you enlighten us?