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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: wadesworld on March 12, 2015, 10:24:06 AM
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An interesting discussion came up in the Gameday Chat last night regarding players that people hated and players on teams other than Marquette that people liked since Marquette joined the Big East. Who were some of your favorite and least favorite BE players outside of Marquette's program?
I always hated playing against Lavance Fields and DuJuan Blair simply because they were a dang good, tough Pitt team. Hated Devensdorf, hate Delgado and Whitehead, don't like D'Angelo Harrison. Hated Fab Melo and Cooney.
Others brought up were (obviously) Harrongody, Cooley, Connaughton. There were others.
Nova seemed to be well represented on the list of favorites.
I also always hated Jerry Smith. Tosa East to Louisville. Yuck.
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everyone's least favorite player is/should be eric devendorf.
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Scotty Reynolds >:(
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Scotty Reynolds, Lance Stephenson, deSean Butler are the first three I think of.
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I always hated playing against Lavance Fields and DuJuan Blair simply because they were a dang good, tough Pitt team. Hated Devensdorf, hate Delgado and Whitehead, don't like D'Angelo Harrison. Hated Fab Melo and Cooney.
Others brought up were (obviously) Harrongody, Cooley, Connaughton. There were others.
I also always hated Jerry Smith. Tosa East to Louisville. Yuck.
I liked Blair, and don't really feel anything either way for the Seton Hall guys. Agreed on the rest. I'd add Trawick from Georgetown on there. I also had an irrational hate for Creighton's team last year. Probably because they reminded me of UW.
Always liked Nova's guys. Really like Roosevelt Jones at Butler. Liked Cotton and Henton from PC.
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I'm a big fan of Dunn this year as well. If only he had chosen MU...
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Loved Devin Ebanks. Thought he was gonna be a stud in the NBA.
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everyone's least favorite player is/should be eric devendorf.
This. The "trailer trash" chants at the BC were spot on.
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Devendorf and Harangody were on a whole 'nother level than all the others. I miss having opponents to hate. Nobody really bad out there right now.
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Guys I hated:
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- Yancy Gates, Cincinnati: Always felt like he was just a thug. His sucker punch in the Crosstown Shootout confirmed it. I always hated the Huggins teams at Cincy, and Gates felt like a throwback to that.
- Lu-jack Harancooley, Notre Dame: I don't care what anyone says, they were the same guy. Big, oafish d-bag that could score at will. Then he "graduates" and shows up the next year and picks up where he left off? Screw you, Lu-jack. I know you got more years of eligibility than Chris Otule thanks to changing your name.
- Peyton Siva, Louisville: I could not stand him, though I'm sure in part it was because he always made Junior his bitch and reminded me of what we didn't have -- an elite college PG.
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Guys I liked to watch:
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- Truck Bryant, West Virginia: I hated WVU because of Huggins, but respected the hell out of Bryant, who seemed to always play hard and get the job done. Tough player that would have fit in well here.
- Kemba Walker, Connecticut: Certainly an all-time great in the Big East. Always a good player to watch, but that magical March where he lifted UConn from 9-9 in Big East play to an 11-game winning streak and national title was just amazing.
- LaDontae Henton, Providence: I sometimes wonder if Lazar Hayward got some surgery done and decided to come back to the Big East. I mean, come on...both can score, shoot, rebound, defend, and have the initials "LH". Great player, fun to watch, and surely either from the same clone factory that produced Lazar or just Lazar himself in disguise.
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wasn't Jamar Nutter the player from Seton Hall that was ejected from a couple MU games?
once for an elbow to Dominic James throat and ironically I think he was tossed once for punching DJO in the groin.
Under Gonzalez, Seton Hall had it's share of unlikeable players.
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McDermott was pretty likable
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McDermott was pretty likable
I was never a big fan of McBuckets until I watched him play in-person. That guy worked his A$$ off. He was in non-stop motion.
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Patrick hazel at seton hall to.
I like marathon brooks at providence and Kevin jones at WVU
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Patrick hazel at seton hall to.
I like marathon brooks at providence and Kevin jones at WVU
Jeremy Hazell went to SHU.
Patrick Hazel went to MU (and has normal-looking ears).
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I was never a big fan of McBuckets until I watched him play in-person. That guy worked his A$$ off. He was in non-stop motion.
Easily my least favorite player. Can't stand McFlopper. Other then him I didn't like Cooley either but that's more because of his actions in high school.
For some reason I always liked CJ Fair. Couldn't tell you why though.
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I always hated how Kemba could jump into the defender, throw up a wild shot, get the call, steal your girlfriend, and make the deuce every time...Great player though.
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Least favorite: pretty much every ND player, Cuse player, Siva, Nancy Gates and Stephenson...
Favorite: Kemba
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Hate:
Nutter
Any guy on ND
Bobby Gonzalez (coach)
Everyone on Syracuse - never liked anyone there.
Siva
Like:
DeJuan Blair
Scotty Reynolds - Just played hard.
Sir'Dominic - Plays hard, would like him on my team.
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I was never a big fan of McBuckets until I watched him play in-person. That guy worked his A$$ off. He was in non-stop motion.
+1
It's obviously not translating to the next level (yet), but McD has an incredible sense of floor space and always moved with a purpose.
I know the Larry Bird stuff was overplayed because he was white, but he did remind me of Larry in that way. Larry was never physically quick, but was super efficient in his movement, especially off of the ball.
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Least favorite is Nutter.
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Hated Aaron Gray and Eric Devendorf above all others.
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Hate:
Scottie Reynolds-he never graduated it felt like
Archidiachano- I don't get it. He's not that good
Cooley
Abromitis
Siva
Southerland
Melo
Likes:
Marshawn Brooks- he was fun to watch
Dunn
Scoop
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Bryce Cotton and Allen Ray from 05 Nova probably my favorites. Liked that whole Nova team.
Dislike....Ethan Wragge. D'angelo Harrison.
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Jeremy Hazell went to SHU.
Marshawn Brooks- he was fun to watch
Yep. Those guys were good.
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JOSH HART!!!
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Hate:
Scottie Reynolds-he never graduated it felt like
Archidiachano- I don't get it. He's not that good
Cooley
Abromitis
Siva
Southerland
Melo
Likes:
Marshawn Brooks- he was fun to watch
Dunn
Scoop
I don't get the Arcidiacono love either (except that he's a scrappy white guy). He was the Co-POY this season even though he was basically the same player as last season when he was Hon Mention All-BE.
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Jeremy Hazell went to SHU.
Patrick Hazel went to MU (and has normal-looking ears).
Hahaha my bad
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I could never stand Bob Huggins. Between all of the rough, bush-league players he had, the academic issues that always faced the team, and the numerous arrests and suspensions of players in Cincinnati, he ran a program that could not be respected. I was less than thrilled when West Virginia hired him away from K-State. Anyone remember Donald Little, his former Cincy center who tortured and kidnapped his roommate??? ::)
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So many players come to mind. Just reminds me of what a battle the BE tournament used to be. We would go in ranked something like #20 in the country and be the 6th seed in the tournament.
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Anyone remember Donald Little, his former Cincy center who tortured and kidnapped his roommate??? ::)
Also punched a horse. Never mind, that was Art Long.
A little refresher on all the a-holes Cinci produced.
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/cincy/quiz.html
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And this a-hole:
Cincinnati's own Vanilla Ice:
(http://www.enquirer.com/bearcats/img/photos/1998/01/011698brannen_368x500.jpg)
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How has this guy not been mentioned yet?
(http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Ben+Hansbrough+NCAA+Basketball+Tournament+gI_-Mq3XxLTl.jpg)
I enjoyed watching Otto Porter.
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Hates Chris Quinn, Colin Falls, Siva, Jerry Smith, Harongody, Reynolds, jeremy Hazell, LeVance Fields, Tory Jackson, Kyle McAlarney
Likes Jeff Adrien, Blair, Cashmere Wright, Gerry McNamara (dude was a late season stud), Fab Melo, Kevin Pittsnogle, Dominique Jones
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Add Sean Kilpatrick to the like list for me. HATED Mike Marra but only because he killed us in the BET in 2011.
Back to the beginning of MU's tenure in the BE...Really liked Mike Gansey and hated Kevin Pitsnogle. Liked Carl Krauser, Fields and Sam Young. I liked Quincy Douby, carried a bad Rutgers team to some wins. Taequan Dean was fun.
Was surprised to see that Rudy Gay played in the BE in 05-06. Thought he was older than that.
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Players tend to all blend together. Easier to pick teams.
Most hated: Notre Dame, Cincy, and Notre Dame
Most liked: Villanova
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Add Sean Kilpatrick to the like list for me. HATED Mike Marra but only because he killed us in the BET in 2011.
Back to the beginning of MU's tenure in the BE...Really liked Mike Gansey and hated Kevin Pitsnogle. Liked Carl Krauser, Fields and Sam Young. I liked Quincy Douby, carried a bad Rutgers team to some wins. Taequan Dean was fun.
Was surprised to see that Rudy Gay played in the BE in 05-06. Thought he was older than that.
Agreed....Kilpatrick was a stud. I remembeR him singlehandedly killing us a couple years back.
Great thread idea!
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I hated Stanley Robinson (UCONN) and his over-emphatic dunks on our more undersized teams. I'd really like to punch that guy in the head.
I liked Marshon Brooks of Providence. I watched the game when he blew up for 50 and it was unreal. He drilled contested shots all night from every spot on the floor.
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Hate:
I'll pick Bobby Huggins to cover the Cincinnati thugs .....but there were some great games over the years.
Uwe Blab, Indiana. He was a stiff out of effingham, Illinois. Maybe Bob Knights best coaching example. One of the most disappointing losses to remember from Sr. year.
Mark Aguire, DePaul. Big butt. big crybaby
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Lazar goat
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Lazar goat
Not lazar Hayward
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This is a great thread.
Hate:
Every player from Notre Dame
D’Angelo Harrison is just the worst
Thabeet
Stanley Robinson
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Hate:
I'll pick Bobby Huggins to cover the Cincinnati thugs .....but there were some great games over the years.
Uwe Blab, Indiana. He was a stiff out of effingham, Illinois. Maybe Bob Knights best coaching example. One of the most disappointing losses to remember from Sr. year.
Mark Aguire, DePaul. Big butt. big crybaby
Please read the thread title.
Anyhow, definitely dislike Harrison as well, and I forgot all about Stanley Robinson, that's a good hate too.
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Hates Chris Quinn, Colin Falls, Siva, Jerry Smith, Harongody, Reynolds, jeremy Hazell, LeVance Fields, Tory Jackson, Kyle McAlarney
Likes Jeff Adrien, Blair, Cashmere Wright, Gerry McNamara (dude was a late season stud), Fab Melo, Kevin Pittsnogle, Dominique Jones
That suit though..
(http://www.40acressports.com/images/pittsnogle1.jpg)
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Quincy pondexter rotnei Clarke I hated
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This is a great thread.
Hate:
Every player from Notre Dame
D’Angelo Harrison is just the worst
Thabeet
Stanley Robinson
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Quincy pondexter rotnei Clarke I hated
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I have not like Archie Diacano(sp) from day one. I was disappointed today when I looked at the line up realized he was only a junior. I thought I was done with him after this year.
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He's like the fourth best player on Nova I don't understand Arcidiacano love or voting for him. But I don't hate the guy per se, just the way people talk about him. He's got a little Aaron Craft aura about him for some reason.
But I hated, in descending order: Harangody, Devendorf, Aaron Gray, Hansborough, Connaughton, Cooley, Thabeet, Dominique Jones, uh, probably many more I'm forgetting.
I like Obekpa, Mcdermot, Kilpatrick, Hibbert, plenty of others.
Teams i liked: Nova, Georgetown
Eh: Uconn, Providence, St. Johns, Cincinnatti
Teams not good enough to think much about: Rutgers, Seton Hall, Depaul, South Florida
unnatural carnal knowledge 'em: Pitt, Cuse, Louisville, Notre Dame, West Virginia
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Does Jonathan Xavier count?
I know it's hard to work up much hate for DePaul these days, but Peter Ryckbosch seems like a pud.
Also hate-worthy:
Levance Fields
Jerry Smith
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Clarke never played in the BE.
Neither did Pondexter...we only saw him once when he sunk the Lazar & the Midgets in the NCAAs.
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Favorites:
Scottie Reynolds
Greg Monroe
Gerry McNamara
Least Favorites:
Carl Krauser
Luke Harangody
Aaron Gray
Kyle McAlarney
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Most of my hates have been listed. But Pat Connaughton rose up to the top of the list. Pizza faced cocky douchebag who his some absolute garbage shots. Add announcers fawning over him, and it was a perfect storm. I remember hating Luke Hancock with every fiber of my being in 2013, especially as he torched us. But I really enjoyed him during their run in the tournament.