Nyok commits to Marquette!

[MarquetteMike1977]

Awesome Welcome Akol

[WhiteTrash]

He'll transfer to St. Louis next summer.   

There is not a player in the Big East that would pass on the opportunity to play in the A10.

[Hards Alumni]

One of Nyok's sneaky best features is how good his hands are, and how quick he is with the ball.

[Uncle Rico]

One of Nyok's sneaky best features is how good his hands are, and how quick he is with the ball.

Some people have small hans and often fumble balls

[burger]

-21 is gone.....Can we negotiate an injury settlement now?

[Uncle Rico]

-21 is gone.....Can we negotiate an injury settlement now?

No

[BrewCity83]

He'll transfer to St. Louis next summer.   

Why would he want to sit behind Sheek Pearson for three years???

[MU82]

More outstanding work by Shaka and his assistants.

Marquette basketball has a bright future, starting with this season!

[Scoop Snoop]

Welcome to MU, young man.


Great job reeling them in, Shaka.

OK, Tower. I'm waiting for you to work your magic with Nyok and Ndong. There are probably some good Three Stooges/Curley clips and knock-knock jokes that you can come up with. And Ndong should be easy. Can you combine the two somehow? I'm sure I'm not the only one eagerly awaiting your word play.

[brewcity77]

Really like this add, fits a need and in a mold Shaka has had success with before.

[Nukem2]

Really like this add, fits a need and in a mold Shaka has had success with before.

Yep, hopefully an upgraded version of Kur Kuath.

[Scoop Snoop]

Marquette basketball has a bright future, starting with this season!

I was going to write a new post, but you have it covered well Mike in just a few words. Time to look forward, not backwards.

[MU82]

Shaka gave something unique a try. It didn't work, and he waited (at least) a year too long to course-correct.

But he has course-corrected, and the program's reboot has me very excited about the future.

And for a corny slogan-lover like Shaka, it can still be RGV. Bringing in a couple/few needed transfers to go along with good recruits you develop ... that absolutely can feed into relationships, growth and victory.

Hell, it's what Painter, Izzo, Hurley and others have been doing very well for the last several years.

[Jay Bee]

18 will have his degree. I think he is looking for a new school no matter what.

smh. shaka sacrificed sheek for the guy.

[MuggsyB]

smh. shaka sacrificed sheek for the guy.

Why are you belaboring on this?  I don't get it. 

[tower912]

Two very obvious answers. 1. Have you read the rest of his stuff?   Completely in character.  2.  It is his manatee.

[GOO]

Why are you belaboring on this?  I don't get it. 

Normally if you repeat a questionable view  often enough, others will pick it up and repeat it, and often many will start to believe it. It can become truth.

Works on oneself first.
 
In this case hasn't worked on others only the self.
If your a lone voice yelling into the wind, at what point does one move on? Maybe we'll find out? But the answer could be never.

[Uncle Rico]

Why are you belaboring on this?  I don't get it. 

Because he doesn't like the truth and that it was shared here by people in the know.

[MuggsyB]

Again, I see a young man with an incredibly high ceiling.  If you're a 7 footer that can handle switching, and also eliminate the paint, that equals immediate impact.  You add the lob threat and the fact that he runs like a gazelle?  That's an emphatic positive.  It will take him some time to bulk up and mature but I'm extremely grateful he chose to come to MU. 

[tower912]

MU's history is not littered with agile 7'1 players.  There are far more project bigs that didn't pan out than there are bigs that exceeded expectations.

Nyok is highly regarded. Not deemed a project.  I am going to celebrate his decision and enjoy watching him develop.

[MuggsyB]

That's exactly right.  He's the kind of potential talent/player MU has never gotten.  Or at least I can't think of a 7 footer we've had with his defensive skill-set.  I'm very eager to see how he'll look a full year from now.  Shot blocking + shot alternating + shot intimidating + glass cleaning = a tremendous addition to the MU roster.  Add he will add to his offensive skills. 

[tower912]

McIlvaine is probably a fair comp.  Different time, different game, so speed and agility weren't prioritized at 7'1.

Interestingly, in the same era, McCaskill came in with less hype than Caedin or Josh.  If Scoop existed then, I am sure there would have been posters questioning KO's sanity and rooting for Amal to transfer.   He turned out to be one of the rare project bigs at MU who far exceeded expectations.

So, to borrow from Forrest Gump, recruiting bigs is like a box of chocolates.

[mileskishnish72]

Again, I see a young man with an incredibly high ceiling. 

At 7'1" he really needs a high ceiling.

[tower912]

At 7'1" he really needs a high ceiling.

Rim shot.  Wait, that's the point.

[MuMark]

That's exactly right.  He's the kind of potential talent/player MU has never gotten.  Or at least I can't think of a 7 footer we've had with his defensive skill-set.  I'm very eager to see how he'll look a full year from now.  Shot blocking + shot alternating + shot intimidating + glass cleaning = a tremendous addition to the MU roster.  Add he will add to his offensive skills. 

Nyok is more highly rated but Clark has a similar defensive skill set.