Theo John transferring?

[Afroman]

On the advice of ol' Woj, Duke plans to run its offense through Theo.

[MUCam]

That's effing awesome!  It'll be hard, but I will root for Theo next year at Duke.

Next year will be the first, and likely only year ever, where I will root for Duke.

Super happy for Theo!

[Hards Alumni]

OK, I'll take that.

Hards is far too kind. I'm as big a dope as anyone else here. Well, almost anyone. There are some levels of dumb even I've managed to avoid.

That's a clever way of calling me an idiot.

[Dish]

A few years back, my son and I befriended Chase Jeter when he was at Duke, and we got invited to a game at Cameron. We sat two rows behind the Duke bench (with players families), and got to shoot around postgame. It was by far the coolest sports experience I've ever had (Duke played Maine that evening).

That's all to say Theo made an awesome decision. Say what you want about Duke, but that is as good as it gets as a college basketball environment.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Ok, fine, why doesn't he answer the questions then. Saying Theo improved and throwing out a bunch of advanced stats doesn't say anything.  He damn well better improve in his senior year. What are the comparative numbers all 4 years? How much did he improve? How do his numbers compare with other 4-year players?  That was the initial argument. "One of the most improved players at MU" I believe it was stated.

Hello, Scoop Takes? Yes, I have a post to report...

[Pakuni]

That's a clever way of calling me an idiot.

You're not an idiot. But you belong to a community of idiots (aka Scoop).

[tower912]

Good luck, Theo.   It should be a good fit.

[Jockey]

I wonder if Perez ends up at Duke.

Zing!!

I appreciate everything Theo did at MU. He always played hard. He always represented the school well. But I'll be shocked if he is more than an 8/5 guy at Duke. His skill was blocking shots. He was not a good defender or rebounder.

[CTWarrior]

Theo will be missed.  I will never understand why the referees seemed to hate him so much.  He would just look at an opposing player and get a foul.  That's S H fiasco in the Big East tournament a few years ago still hurts.    Good luck and great landing spot.

I never understood this popular sentiment amongst MU fans.  Theo got called for a lot of fouls because Theo fouled a lot.  His fouls per minute gradually went down over time because he fouled less often. 

I wish him all the best at Duke.  I personally wasn't terribly fond of his game, but he gave it his all while he was here and I respect that very much.

[MU82]

I appreciate everything Theo did at MU. He always played hard. He always represented the school well. But I'll be shocked if he is more than an 8/5 guy at Duke. His skill was blocking shots. He was not a good defender or rebounder.

So?

[MomofMUltiples]

Thank you, Theo, for giving your all at Marquette for four years.  For the next year and the next year ONLY, I will become a Duke fan.  I hope you have a great time and provide Duke with some experience and senior leadership that the team hasn't had since Grayson Allen graduated.  Oh wait, I don't mean that kind of leadership.  Looking forward to seeing how the ACC refs treat you.  Never lose that glare.

[NCMUFan]

That is awesome for Theo.  I hope he swats opposing ACC team shots everywhere.  Also show the ACC a number of power offensive moves.

[Viper]

Is that being tough? I mean he is objectively jacked, and flexing his muscles. I'd say being a fake tough guy would be more him starting a fight and yelling "hold me back" to all his teammates.

[Lennys Tap]

I never understood this popular sentiment amongst MU fans.  Theo got called for a lot of fouls because Theo fouled a lot.  His fouls per minute gradually went down over time because he fouled less often. 

I wish him all the best at Duke.  I personally wasn't terribly fond of his game, but he gave it his all while he was here and I respect that very much.

Agree on all counts.

[4everwarriors]

I wonder if Perez ends up at Duke.

Nah, Baylor, hey?

[Viper]

You're not an idiot. But you belong to a community of idiots (aka Scoop).

ok ok, I'm a fake internet tough guy, more-so an idiot! 😀 all in good fun, right everyone? Dang, this Scoop deal gets rough at times. FBM hammers me. I think my buddy Tsmith has been quick with the draw. BLM, too. But can we agree, Theo blocked shots but was otherwise pretty average?

[Lennys Tap]

So, why is Duke giving him a roster spot if they don't intend to play him? It's not like it's a program so incapable of landing quality players that they'll take any body they can get.

I think Theo will play at Duke - but not everybody with a roster spot does. Doesn't K generally go with a 7 or 8 man rotation?

[GoldenDieners32]

What other schools were going after Theo after he entered the portal?

[Galway Eagle]

Again an objectively jacked guy is flexing. Are you this upset that body builders flex their muscles?

[JakeBarnes]

K. Cool story bro

[ATL MU Warrior]

Remember the games that Creighton and Nova ran offense designed to drag him out of the paint and completely neutralized him and we had absolutely no adjustments to cope? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Now imagine if Theo were Davante. 100 times worse.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

ok ok, I'm a fake internet tough guy, more-so an idiot! 😀 all in good fun, right everyone? Dang, this Scoop deal gets rough at times. FBM hammers me. I think my buddy Tsmith has been quick with the draw. BLM, too. But can we agree, Theo blocked shots but was otherwise pretty average?

Yeah, we can definitely agree that Theo was about what you'd expect of a 3 star recruit--gradual improvement year-after-year. Certainly not a guy that blew up onto a lottery pick. I just take exception to people taking a shot at the young man on a personal level when it is clear (to me at least) that he gave it his all, including playing his junior year with a broken hand and his senior year with knees that needed to be iced every time he came out of the game by the end of the year. The doesn't strike me as a fake tough guy at all.

[Lennys Tap]

Now imagine if Theo were Davante. 100 times worse.

No imagining necessary. Theo (as a basketball player) IS about 100 times worse than Davante.

[Lennys Tap]

Yeah, we can definitely agree that Theo was about what you'd expect of a 3 star recruit--gradual improvement year-after-year. Certainly not a guy that blew up onto a lottery pick. I just take exception to people taking a shot at the young man on a personal level when it is clear (to me at least) that he gave it his all, including playing his junior year with a broken hand and his senior year with knees that needed to be iced every time he came out of the game by the end of the year. The doesn't strike me as a fake tough guy at all.

Smitty

Pretty much agree with everything you say. My only problem with Theo was that he hunted blocked shots at the expense of solid defense and rebounding. I don't blame him, though - he was a good shot blocker and liked doing it. I blame Wojo, since I have to believe he gave Theo the green light - this was a common theme of the Wojo regime. The players pretty much did what they wanted.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Smitty

Pretty much agree with everything you say. My only problem with Theo was that he hunted blocked shots at the expense of solid defense and rebounding. I don't blame him, though - he was a good shot blocker and liked doing it. I blame Wojo, since I have to believe he gave Theo the green light - this was a common theme of the Wojo regime. The players pretty much did what they wanted.

Fair enough