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IWB
01-14-2014, 05:12 PM
Fresh off the Luke Fischer Press Conference. Will add more later, but here are some highlights.....

Luke said the simplest way to put it, was that Indiana just wasn't the right fit for him. It wasn't just one thing or another, he just knew it wasn't the right fit. Said he met with his parents and they felt that if he wanted to leave, there was no reason to delay until the end of the year.

He felt Marquette was a perfect fit, not just because it was home, but because he likes the way they play, Davante & Chris are graduating so the PT will be there, but the Big East is the best competition.

He did not discuss Marquette with Crean at all, nor has he spoken with Crean since he left. Crean played no part in his choosing MU.

When he announced he was transferring, the very first person he heard from was Duane Wilson. He had played AAU against Duane for years and they knew each other well.

With all of the Wisconsin kids coming into the program, he feels it is an even better fit. He has played against everyone and they all know each other's games.

He is excited to be at MU, has only been there for 1 1/2 days and they wasted no time. He has already had his first practice yesterday and his first strength and conditioning workout today.

As far as practice goes, there was no time to learn the system, he was thrown into the fire immediately.

After Luke spoke Coach Jerry Wainwright spoke. He was introduces as the "Bigs Coach" to which he laughed about. Coach Wainwright said he had not known Luke before, but was excited about his potential. Said this was like a post-Christmas Christmas present. Compared Luke to Tim Duncan who he coached - not in talent, but the style of player. Said he has a skill set where his best place would be high post.

Said his large hands and wingspan will allow him to guard different types of people, and also talked about his frame, how wide his shoulders are, and that they just needed to put a little meat on his bones.

Said it is huge to have Chris and Davante play against someone else instead of beating each other up in practice. Said it will also be great for Luke's development to be able to play against those two and Jamil every day.

Said he and Steve will complement each other very well, and added that he can't wait until Steve if 100% physically. Said Steve has a ton of potential, just needs to be 100% healthy.

milkbone
01-14-2014, 05:43 PM
Great Report Jim

Markedman
01-14-2014, 05:44 PM
Thanks Jim.....very exciting to think about Luke playing the 4/5 with Pierce and possibly a certain local big recruit.......:D

IWB
01-14-2014, 05:54 PM
Luke said he feels he is better playing with his back to the basket but has made great strides as a face-up. Wainwright referred to Luke as a stretch 4.

Mark Miller
01-14-2014, 06:08 PM
Good stuff. Excited to have Luke Fischer in the MU program and back in the state.

Markedman
01-14-2014, 06:53 PM
In 2015 it is possible(not sure how likely) that we could see an all Wisconsin lineup from time to time.

Duane
Nick
Sandy
Burton
Fischer

IWB
01-14-2014, 06:58 PM
Wainwright also talked a bit about Deonte Burton, calling him a "Fire Hydrant", saying Luke, Steve and Deonte would be a great lineup.

Markedman
01-14-2014, 07:23 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/homesickness-brought-germantowns-luke-fischer-to-marquette-b99184125z1-240191061.html

WindyCityGoldenEagle
01-14-2014, 08:23 PM
In 2015 it is possible(not sure how likely) that we could see an all Wisconsin lineup from time to time.

Duane
Nick
Sandy
Burton
Fischer
Maybe a better question for Mark, but has the WI talent pool recently picked up? Or has it always been a case of, if Marquette could "secure it's borders" (so to speak, with occasional exceptions) that it could build a solid program with a great deal of in state kids?"

mufan2003
01-14-2014, 09:01 PM
Thanks for the in-depth report Jim. Love Wainwright's comments....we don't get to hear from him much.

IWB
01-14-2014, 09:37 PM
Maybe a better question for Mark, but has the WI talent pool recently picked up? Or has it always been a case of, if Marquette could "secure it's borders" (so to speak, with occasional exceptions) that it could build a solid program with a great deal of in state kids?"

In the top 25 players I saw at Mark's tourney, I would guess that 5-9 of them were freshmen.