Missing Tyler Herro

[Newsdreams]

How bad are we missing Tyler Herro right now? Throw him in this lineup and we would be legitimate national title contenders. He is looking like a mid first rounder possibly lottery pick after this season. We only would have had him for one year but it would have been worth it.

Hausers not passing...

[MU82]

Definitely a steal for the Cyclones. Playing way better than his #173 composite ranking would have suggested.

The player that we really missed out in that group is Marial Shayok. He was great at Virginia and is now a dude at Iowa State. He was the Buzz recruit that I hoped Wojo could retain more than any of the others.

Back when Shayok said he wanted to transfer, he was the guy I wanted. This year's Warriors with Shayok ... wow!

[GooooMarquette]

Back when Shayok said he wanted to transfer, he was the guy I wanted. This year's Warriors with Shayok ... wow!

Definitely an unfortunate loss. But if he had come to (and stayed at) MU, he’d be gone by now anyhow.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Definitely an unfortunate loss. But if he had come to (and stayed at) MU, he’d be gone by now anyhow.

Unless he transferred here instead of Marquette West

[MU82]

Unless he transferred here instead of Marquette West

That's what I was saying.

[Marcus92]

I'm surprised the NBA hasn't changed its "one and done" rule already -- just so Tyler Herro can go pro even sooner. He'll make fans forget Steph Curry, Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson ever existed.

[Pakuni]

Back when Shayok said he wanted to transfer, he was the guy I wanted. This year's Warriors with Shayok ... wow!

But does MU land Sam, and therefore Joey, with Shayok on the roster?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

But does MU land Sam, and therefore Joey, with Shayok on the roster?

Sam was already on the roster when Shayok transferred from Virginia.

But even if we we're talking about keeping him as a freshman, they play two different positions so I don't think it would have affected Sam's recruitment.

[barfolomew]

I'm surprised the NBA hasn't changed its "one and done" rule already -- just so Tyler Herro can go pro even sooner. He'll make fans forget Steph Curry, Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson ever existed.

He'll finally put NBA basketball on the map.

[TedBaxter]

nm

[TommyMU]

Like I said two days ago......wouldn't be surprised to see Herro average 20 the rest of the way.  21 last night, boys. 

[GooooMarquette]

Like I said two days ago......wouldn't be surprised to see Herro average 20 the rest of the way.  21 last night, boys.

They should just put him in the hall of fame already....

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Congratulations, I'm sure you couldn't be prouder of your son!

[oldwarrior81]

there's talk that after he sets the NCAA record for postseason scoring they may rename the Wooden Award:

[79Warrior]

Like I said two days ago......wouldn't be surprised to see Herro average 20 the rest of the way.  21 last night, boys.

So what?

[oldwarrior81]

there is an actual video on how to create Herro as a player in NBA2K19.
I just made a team full of Herros and they beat the 1996 Bulls by 112.

https://youtu.be/ExqpByTI1-Q

and a note for those that track such things; his neck durability rating in the video is 85 (4:23 into video).

[Skip Intro]

I dove down the CCAP rabbit-hole for the elder Herro a little deeper last night (because that's what I do when my kid wakes up at 2 AM). 

It looks like he was briefly a partner of some sort in a bar/restaurant in Mundelein, IL called Blue 60 - probably 7-8 years ago at this point.  Anyway, the bar lost its liquor license for various reasons, but what struck me was the other owner of the place was another Wisconsin guy named Steve Itsines.  I knew the name sounded familiar, and it turns out that he very recently went to prison for running a pretty significant sports gambling business (https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2016/09/30/new-berlin-man-charged-sports-bookie/91327780/).

So, yeah.  Bedfellows and all that. 

[Pakuni]

I dove down the CCAP rabbit-hole for the elder Herro a little deeper last night (because that's what I do when my kid wakes up at 2 AM). 

It looks like he was briefly a partner of some sort in a bar/restaurant in Mundelein, IL called Blue 60 - probably 7-8 years ago at this point.  Anyway, the bar lost its liquor license for various reasons, but what struck me was the other owner of the place was another Wisconsin guy named Steve Itsines.  I knew the name sounded familiar, and it turns out that he very recently went to prison for running a pretty significant sports gambling business (https://www.jsonline.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jsonline.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2F2016%2F09%2F30%2Fnew-berlin-man-charged-sports-bookie%2F91327780%2F).

So, yeah.  Bedfellows and all that.

https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120814/business/708149848/

[slack00]

I dove down the CCAP rabbit-hole for the elder Herro a little deeper last night (because that's what I do when my kid wakes up at 2 AM). 

It looks like he was briefly a partner of some sort in a bar/restaurant in Mundelein, IL called Blue 60 - probably 7-8 years ago at this point.  Anyway, the bar lost its liquor license for various reasons, but what struck me was the other owner of the place was another Wisconsin guy named Steve Itsines.  I knew the name sounded familiar, and it turns out that he very recently went to prison for running a pretty significant sports gambling business (https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2016/09/30/new-berlin-man-charged-sports-bookie/91327780/).

So, yeah.  Bedfellows and all that.

I knew Herro was a good player.  Until I read this thread I didn't know about any of this stuff.

[Skip Intro]

I knew Herro was a good player.  Until I read this thread I didn't know about any of this stuff.

Herro is a very good player, and will very likely play in the NBA in some capacity.  But the original poster (and aliases?) seem to imply that MU didn't recruit him because they didn't recognize his talent level.  I'm sure they saw his talent, but were either a) flat-out told that he was going elsewhere (UW, UK), or b) did their due-diligence and found something they didn't like.  His pops' legal/financial issues would sure give me pause if I were bringing in a marquee player. 

And just to clarify, I don't know anything first-hand about their situation - I only know what is publicly available, like anyone else.  Honestly, I wish the kid nothing but the best and hope that he listens to the right people and achieves his dream.