Jose Perez commits to Marquette

[wadesworld]

So you were okay with that performance?

Shifting goalposts.

[Badgerhater]

Shifting goalposts.

Nope.  Frustrated because MU has a mediocre coach who is not bad enough to fire but not good enough to want to keep around.  Hope he gets better but the track record does not suggest he will.

[BM1090]

So you were okay with that performance?

In 2018-19? Yes. This past season? No.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Killings is the new Stan.  Huh

Was before Stan even left IMO
Symir

[Spotcheck Billy]

Happy to have this young man choose our alma mater.

May he do to each of our opponents what he did to Tony Bennett's Virginia Cavaliers in the 2019 NCAA tourney.

I think you meant 2018?

[bilsu]

8-10 in conference with an All American...I forgot to add

It was a very unbalanced team. We lost at least three games where Howard could not make the winning play.

[wadesworld]

I think you meant 2018?

Nope. Perez went for 19 points on 7-10 shooting against UVA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament during UVA's title run in 2019.

[Scoop Snoop]

It was a very unbalanced team. We lost at least three games where Howard could not make the winning play.

1) Coaches are responsible for balancing teams.

2) This is what often happens when a short player is expected to "make the winning play" while being double teamed and there is no apparent Plan B.

[MU82]

I think you meant 2018?

I don't mind being corrected, because I make mistakes like anybody else. But if you're gonna go out of your way to correct somebody, you might want to make sure your correction is correct.

As wades says ...

Nope. Perez went for 19 points on 7-10 shooting against UVA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament during UVA's title run in 2019.

[bilsu]

1) Coaches are responsible for balancing teams.

2) This is what often happens when a short player is expected to "make the winning play" while being double teamed and there is no apparent Plan B.

I do not disagree with either of these two points. I was commenting on the poster who said we did not do well with an all-American on the team. I am interested in seeing how well Mu performs this year without Howard.

I also posted before the season started that Howard was not a clutch player. The season proved that this statement was correct. We missed Sam, because he was our clutch player.

[WhiteTrash]

I do not disagree with either of these two points. I was commenting on the poster who said we did not do well with an all-American on the team. I am interested in seeing how well Mu performs this year without Howard.

I also posted before the season started that Howard was not a clutch player. The season proved that this statement was correct. We missed Sam, because he was our clutch player.

Agreed.  I see us being close in a lot of games but losing due to a lack of a clutch player and coaching.

[Scoop Snoop]

I do not disagree with either of these two points. I was commenting on the poster who said we did not do well with an all-American on the team. I am interested in seeing how well Mu performs this year without Howard.

I also posted before the season started that Howard was not a clutch player. The season proved that this statement was correct. We missed Sam, because he was our clutch player.

OK, now I see where you were coming from. You are spot on regarding Sam.

Getting back on track with the title of the thread, hopefully Perez will not only be a surprise but also be like Rowsey and Reinhart in terms of being an "in your face" type of player that he is reputed to be. Theo is the only guy right now that has some of that attitude.

[muguru]

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2020/05/22/marquette-transfer-guard-jose-perez-discusses-basketball-school/5240015002/

[panda]

Has it ever been mentioned yet, why he left the team midway through last season?

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Has it ever been mentioned yet, why he left the team midway through last season?

Curious on that as well.  Haven't seen anything other than speculation on mental health issues. 

[The Lens]

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2020/05/22/marquette-transfer-guard-jose-perez-discusses-basketball-school/5240015002/

Perez said the MU staff saw him as a versatile player like Sacar Anim, who was a valuable glue guy over his final three seasons with the Golden Eagles.

"Play-make, shoot, put it on the floor, make my teammates better," Perez said. "Dive on the floor. Take a charge. Guard the best player on the other team."

I love this kid already.

[Dawson Rental]

I love this kid already.

Me too, thanks for the quote.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

This transfer does not seem to be going so hot. I hope Wojo and staff are communicating with him so he can stop using Twitter as his outlet.

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1346565365774639108?s=21

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1341206231529209858?s=21

[panda]

This transfer does not seem to be going so hot. I hope Wojo and staff are communicating with him so he can stop using Twitter as his outlet.

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1346565365774639108?s=21

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1341206231529209858?s=21

He played for the same aau program Mac Etienne played for which is a notoriously difficult program to break into. I have a strong assumption Perez was primarily taken as an inroad to Mac.

[BM1090]

Given that Koby liked it I doubt it has anything to do with Marquette.

[The Sultan]

Given that Koby liked it I doubt it has anything to do with Marquette.

He also retweeted it.

And I noticed that Jose liked his own Tweet. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Never try to interpret vague social media posts by college students. You'll never get it exactly right.

[Silent Verbal]

This transfer does not seem to be going so hot. I hope Wojo and staff are communicating with him so he can stop using Twitter as his outlet.

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1346565365774639108?s=21

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1341206231529209858?s=21

Maybe they're song lyrics, hey?

[rocky_warrior]

This transfer does not seem to be going so hot. I hope Wojo and staff are communicating with him so he can stop using Twitter as his outlet.

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1346565365774639108?s=21

https://twitter.com/showout_zayy15/status/1341206231529209858?s=21

Yeah, he also re-tweeted this a few days ago, so I think you have no idea what you're talking about!
https://twitter.com/SethOnHoops/status/1343699038999375874

College basketball is hard. It looks easy when you are a high school senior. Everyone  is telling you how good you are and you are seduced by ratings which means nothing once you step on campus. My advice.  Run your own race Be patient work hard and allow yourself to be coached

[Billy Hoyle]

Never try to interpret vague social media posts by college students. You'll never get it exactly right.

Exactly. Could be talking about a girlfriend, maybe he switched brands of deodorant, we just don't know.