To the Rafters

[Billy Hoyle]

This makes the most sense of all as to why Markus' jersey is being retired.

recruits couldn't care less about that. They care about NIL and how much money they're going to get, not a player who appeared in 31 NBA games and played for a different coach who got fired.

[wadesworld]

recruits couldn't care less about that. They care about NIL and how much money they're going to get, not a player who appeared in 31 NBA games and played for a different coach who got fired.

Some recruits, sure.  Some care about more than just the highest bidder.

[romey]

Some recruits, sure.  Some care about more than just the highest bidder.

Thank God that's the case, or Shaka's philosophy may be doomed.

[tower912]

recruits couldn't care less about that. They care about NIL and how much money they're going to get, not a player who appeared in 31 NBA games and played for a different coach who got fired.

Yes-ish.  Read interviews with the guys who commit to MU

[Hards Alumni]

To me, the entertaining thing is watching people make the case that the BEPOY, two time all-American, all time leading MU scorer, all time leading Big East scorer DOESN'T deserve to have his jersey in the rafters.
  I am trying to imagine a circumstance, a player, not involving  some heinous scandal, where  members of a fanbase would be actively campaigning against the honoring of a player with those credentials. 
   I simply cannot imagine another fanbase acting this way.  Help me out.  Cite other examples.

It's 100% tied to Wojo and not Howard. 

[Hards Alumni]

 

Kam made his teams better teams in a tougher conference. The game of basketball's success truly measures an individual's ability. Just because you love watching threes go in doesn't make an "individual's" ability better.

It's the same issue I have with people who prefer Kobe Bryant to Tim Duncan. You can have all the talent in the world, but some people are just better because they have physical characteristics, makeup, maturity, and basketball intelligence. CLEARLY Jae. Probably Jimmy. Arguably Dominic and Lazar.

LOL DOMINIC JAMES??????????????

[Nukem2]

LOL DOMINIC JAMES??????????????

You mean Lazar...? 

[The Sultan]

LOL DOMINIC JAMES??????????????

Right? I guess the theory is that he went 2-4 in the NCAAs while Markus went 0-2.

But James had nowhere near the accolades that Markus did. I can't even imagine how someone can state that case.

[Galway Eagle]

You mean Lazar...? 

I mean the two aren't exactly far off in accolades. Lazar: 2x 2nd team All BE, AA Honorable Mention vs Dom: 1x 1st team All Big East, 1x 2nd Team All BE, AA Honorable Mention, BE ROTY.

Both iconic for the Crean & Buzz years but they with Wes, DJO, Novak, Diener, and Vander (and I'd have thought McNeal) are not retire guys. At least Crowder has an argument that he was also BE POY and we only have 3 of those, let alone 5 CPOY in history

[tower912]

Terry Rand?!?!?!?  The Moore the merrier.

[sodakmu87]

Obscure, Tower,  but awesome