Mychal Mulder 6-5 SF 2015 to Kentucky

[wufan]

Good heavens, wufan. That may be the most elaborately detailed total speculation ever published on here.

Anything to take my mind off work!

[choida]

Just throwing it out there... But with Baker testing NBA waters... Wessell could get academic scholarship... Maybe we have options... Heaven forbid some players might pay their own way... And the obvious that some won't come back..

[Dave Stalwart]

I can see why people say it, but I really just don't think Wessel is leaving early. He's a guy you want on the roster as long as you can have him even if only to make teaching and coaching in practice easy while serving as a backstop when people are struggling in games.

If Wessel is super sad about his playing time, maybe he would graduate and transfer, but I don't actually think he's one of those guys that wants basketball to be his future. He might not be terribly worried about playing time. He's a really good guy to have around. The academic scholarship or the walk on idea seem more likely to me for a guy like him if he's one of the people where the answer comes from

[pinstripers]

Guys will fricking leave. Guys always fricking leave. Always. Some on their own, most are gently nudged out the door. It happens at every single program in the country, in the World. Everyfrickingwhere. Always. No music skollies will be given to basketball players. Never. Ever.

[WuDrWu]

It doesn't matter if Wessel can get a scholarship or not, he would count. It doesn't work that way. He either leaves the program or he counts.

[jocoshock]

I don't think you take that chance of McDuffie prepping at Sunrise for a year. It opens up the chance that he decides to sign with a different school. That would be bad considering that they say he's still growing.

Totally agree, but remember, Marshall pulled this off with Hamilton by not announcing the move until late August. Markis would have to be om board 110% with the decision.

[WSUwatcher]

Guys will fricking leave. Guys always fricking leave. Always. Some on their own, most are gently nudged out the door. It happens at every single program in the country, in the World. Everyfrickingwhere. Always. No music skollies will be given to basketball players. Never. Ever.

A little on edge, are we, pin?

For those who don't remember, Oshon West (http://shockernet.net/forum/showthre...ght=oshon+west) was a North Carolina player who was vocal about his interest in WSU and at one point seemed ready to commit to the Shocks. He apparently ended up at Louisburg College, a local juco, at least for 2013-14 (according to the NJCAA's stats). Interestingly, the last post in his thread, from well back in 2013, was by a guy known as pinstripers.

The bottom line is that none of us has any idea how credible or meaningful the reports of a commitment by Mulder may be. The coaches may know, and they're the only ones who matter. As for us, we'll find out sometime before the 2015-16 season. In the meantime, there sure seems to be a lot of dithering, consternation, and speculation completely out of the blue -- and, once again, related to specific current players -- about something that may or may not be real, now or ever, at the very same time as WSU is about to open its followup to the most remarkable two years in program history. Doesn't that seem a little misdirected, as well as inappropriate, at a point when we ought to be enjoying the heck out of what actually IS happening?

[jocoshock]

I can see why people say it, but I really just don't think Wessel is leaving early. He's a guy you want on the roster as long as you can have him even if only to make teaching and coaching in practice easy while serving as a backstop when people are struggling in games.

If Wessel is super sad about his playing time, maybe he would graduate and transfer, but I don't actually think he's one of those guys that wants basketball to be his future. He might not be terribly worried about playing time. He's a really good guy to have around. The academic scholarship or the walk on idea seem more likely to me for a guy like him if he's one of the people where the answer comes from

Yes, but Wessel might make the decision to graduate and get on with his life entirely on his own.

[Ricardo del Rio]

With 15 scholarships committed for next year, I think:

1. Baker is graduating and planning on playing professionally (either in the NBA, God willing, or elsewhere)
2. Wessel is planning on graduating and getting a job or seeking a graduate degree elsewhere.
3. Two players have been put on notice that they are the current number 12 and number 13 on the roster and that if #1 or #2 doesn't happen, then the coaching staff will help them find a better opportunity; OR two recruits (Shamet and McDuffie) have been made aware that if #1 and #2 doesn't happen, then they will be asked to attend prep school.
4. Marshall is 90% confident that #1 and/or #2 will happen and that half #3 is likely.
5. Marshall has discussed with Mulder and/or Frankamp the requirement of #1, 2, and 3 for them to be on scholarship in 2015-16 and is encouraging one or both to consider paying their own way for one year.

Random probabilities.

[Rocky Mountain Shock]

I just have a feeling the speculation that Wessel leaves early will quiet substantially through the season. He may or may not be a starter, but he will have a role on this team.

[pinstripers]

A little on edge, are we, pin?

For those who don't remember, Oshon West (http://shockernet.net/forum/showthre...ght=oshon+west) was a North Carolina player who was vocal about his interest in WSU and at one point seemed ready to commit to the Shocks. He apparently ended up at Louisburg College, a local juco, at least for 2013-14 (according to the NJCAA's stats). Interestingly, the last post in his thread, from well back in 2013, was by a guy known as pinstripers.

The bottom line is that none of us has any idea how credible or meaningful the reports of a commitment by Mulder may be. The coaches may know, and they're the only ones who matter. As for us, we'll find out sometime before the 2015-16 season. In the meantime, there sure seems to be a lot of dithering, consternation, and speculation completely out of the blue -- and, once again, related to specific current players -- about something that may or may not be real, now or ever, at the very same time as WSU is about to open its followup to the most remarkable two years in program history. Doesn't that seem a little misdirected, as well as inappropriate, at a point when we ought to be enjoying the heck out of what actually IS happening?

yes. on edge, certainly

[im4wsu]

Guys will fricking leave. Guys always fricking leave. Always. Some on their own, most are gently nudged out the door. It happens at every single program in the country, in the World. Everyfrickingwhere. Always. No music skollies will be given to basketball players. Never. Ever.

Even Connor Frankamp

[wufan]

Random probabilities.

Yes. That covers most of the possible outcomes.

[jocoshock]

I just have a feeling the speculation that Wessel leaves early will quiet substantially through the season. He may or may not be a starter, but he will have a role on this team.

We are 55-1 with Wessel playing... no question about hus role. Go Shox!!!

[moshock]

Wessel may have come off of the track a little with the pinkie issue - but if/when Baker and Cotton leave at the end of this season - we will be glad EW is here next season. He is one tough SOB.