Be ready for some people to move on

[4everwarriors]

wow i got banned from the scout board for posting that this is a possibility.

and by the way, hazels facebooks seems to indicate hes "on his way out"

Consider the banning as a badge of honor. That board is a ridiculus joke if you are one who thinks for themselves.

[Niv Berkowitz]

I can't say losing Scottie C would be a shock, or a tremendous loss. He's slow, has a slow release, and will get killed in the Big East. Hazel I never saw enough of to know, but for "continuity" sake, I'd like him to stay, especially since we'll have nobody else to throw on the floor.

Anyone been tracking any other teams' top flight recruits that aren't going to honor their commitments due to the coaching carousel? What about IU's guys? WKU's? Any other teams' Ty Taylor's out there?

[Mayor McCheese]

Devin Ebanks is leaving IU, a 5 star recruit according to scout.com.... also the #4 SF recruit... lets pull him in... wishful thinking.

[The Lens]

Seems to me that Mbakwe (home issues) and SC (rumors of a D2 school) would have left regardless of TC leaving.  If so, it's another swing and miss recruiting class for TC.

When TC put it together, he was great...but when he missed his missed big.

[lurch91]

Anyone been tracking any other teams' top flight recruits that aren't going to honor their commitments due to the coaching carousel? What about IU's guys? WKU's? Any other teams' Ty Taylor's out there?

I remember when KO was hired we gained 3 transers instantly (Zulauf, Curry and Stewart).  This situation is a bit different.  I wouldn't think we'd get any transfers in this case. 

[Pakuni]

Seems to me that Mbakwe (home issues) and SC (rumors of a D2 school) would have left regardless of TC leaving.  If so, it's another swing and miss recruiting class for TC.

When TC put it together, he was great...but when he missed his missed big.

In fairness, I don't think you can blame Crean or call Mbakwe a bad recruit if his transfer really is the result of family issues. That, it would seem, isn't something you can predict.

As for Christopherson, when he committed to Marquette as a sophomore he was a rated as a 5-star recruit and considered on of the top 25-50 players in his class. Obviously a lot of players passed him by after that, but that's the risk you take when you accept a verbal that early in the process.

[superfan1387]

and by the way, hazels facebooks seems to indicate hes "on his way out"
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after i read that i went to hazels facebook and started laughing when i read his status. what an interesting way to announce it to the world.

[Coobeys Oil Depot]

so the continuity argument is crap, maybe the administration hired Buzz for something they saw in his ability to coach, recruit and to be the representative iof Marquette basketball...


maybe they just liked what he brought to the table (over the other candidates) or his future potential

So, you find no problem in you (and other ardent Buzz supporters) trumping continuity as a great selling point for a Buzz hire and then now accepting that the continuity argument is crap?

Ability to coach? How much can you glean from a 14-17 season at UNO?

Recruit? Williams signed two role players for Marquette.

Representative for MU ball? I'll give you that. Williams seems to be very genuine. I'm not sure how long it will take for the    up in press conferences after the game to get old or how long it will take for people to wrap their head around the Jesuit school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin hiring a coach who says "progrum" but he does seem to be a nice guy.

As a final note, I appreciate that you responded to me without calling me an idiot or whiny or saying that you're amazed at the stupidity of MU fans.

[jce]

Seems to me that Mbakwe (home issues) and SC (rumors of a D2 school) would have left regardless of TC leaving.  If so, it's another swing and miss recruiting class for TC.

When TC put it together, he was great...but when he missed his missed big.

In fairness, I don't think you can blame Crean or call Mbakwe a bad recruit if his transfer really is the result of family issues. That, it would seem, isn't something you can predict.

As for Christopherson, when he committed to Marquette as a sophomore he was a rated as a 5-star recruit and considered on of the top 25-50 players in his class. Obviously a lot of players passed him by after that, but that's the risk you take when you accept a verbal that early in the process.

The other issue with SC is that when he committed, he was playing at a little dinky school.  (Melrose-Mindoro)  He tranfered to Aquinas after that, and while very good, I think it became clear that against better competition he probably should have been slated a D2 prospect to start with.

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Seems to me that Mbakwe (home issues) and SC (rumors of a D2 school) would have left regardless of TC leaving.  If so, it's another swing and miss recruiting class for TC.

When TC put it together, he was great...but when he missed his missed big.

In fairness, I don't think you can blame Crean or call Mbakwe a bad recruit if his transfer really is the result of family issues. That, it would seem, isn't something you can predict.

As for Christopherson, when he committed to Marquette as a sophomore he was a rated as a 5-star recruit and considered on of the top 25-50 players in his class. Obviously a lot of players passed him by after that, but that's the risk you take when you accept a verbal that early in the process.

The other issue with SC is that when he committed, he was playing at a little dinky school.  (Melrose-Mindoro)  He tranfered to Aquinas after that, and while very good, I think it became clear that against better competition he probably should have been slated a D2 prospect to start with.

SC played great in one summer of AAU tournaments, he was legitmately at that time a top prospect. He then committed to Marquette, dropped off the Playground Warriors (Good AAU), and joined his YMCA AAU team.

Seems like SC might not be up to the challenge of competition if he keeps on dropping his level of play.

Hopefully, he'll transfer to Winona.

[ecompt]

actually, I was thinking Carthage. Other than the one shot against Cincy, he did not look like a Big East player for one second.

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actually, I was thinking Carthage. Other than the one shot against Cincy, he did not look like a Big East player for one second.

Carthage wouldn't be a bad fit, but Winona would be close to home. And I hear they are pretty good.