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Title: Al McGuire's key to a successful season
Post by: Dawson Rental on March 14, 2011, 12:02:30 PM

"The trick is to win the ones you are supposed to win. I'm talking about Xavier or ones like that, that you're supposed to win"

Al McGuire from Basketball Weekly, January 5, 1978

Title: Re: Al McGuire's key to a successful season
Post by: Goose on March 14, 2011, 05:13:50 PM

Great quote and we took care of Xavier every time for a long stretch. Al never lost to a cupcake.

Title: Re: Al McGuire's key to a successful season
Post by: willie warrior on March 14, 2011, 05:42:24 PM

Xavier is no longer a cupcake. Their performance the past 10 years shows that.

Title: Re: Al McGuire's key to a successful season
Post by: WellsstreetWanderer on March 14, 2011, 06:07:38 PM

Friday's game is a toss up. I'm real nervous about it.

Title: Re: Al McGuire's key to a successful season
Post by: Dawson Rental on March 14, 2011, 06:35:35 PM

Quote from: willie warrior on March 14, 2011, 05:42:24 PM
Xavier is no longer a cupcake. Their performance the past 10 years shows that.

I dug up this relic more in the interest of good natured chest thumping, then as serious prognostication.

Title: Re: Al McGuire's key to a successful season
Post by: ppp098 on March 14, 2011, 09:14:54 PM

Thanks for posting. Great quote!!! Fire up!!!

Title: Re: Al McGuire's key to a successful season
Post by: Goose on March 14, 2011, 09:34:51 PM

Of course Xavier is not a cupcake. Regardless the quote was one I never forgot. Beat the teams you should beat and the rest is easy. Xavier will be tough challenge but not long ago they were a real cupcake. FYI--not long ago is relative, to me 30 years ago seems like yesterday.

MUScoop

MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Dawson Rental on March 14, 2011, 12:02:30 PM