Lets Go
I thought the administration who is responsible for the upcoming Hiroshima wouldn't allow JuCo's? Hope McKay is ready to earn his 3.4 GPA just to stay on the team.
Yeahhh buddy
Nice!
So now we have one available for 2012, but are full for 2013 assuming Otule earns another year...I think.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on June 02, 2012, 12:49:54 PM
Nice!
So now we have one available for 2012, but are full for 2013 assuming Otule earns another year...I think.
Somewhere... Jake Thomas is smiling.
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SLU, here we come.
I thought the Tanned Used Car Salesman had him sold on Bloomington.
Holla! Milwaukee resurgence and renaissance!
Now we must wait for Tokoto's transfer from UNC. ;)
2013 = Milwaukee's Best. Flintstones 2.0!
6'3" PG
6'4" 2/3
6'8" PF
That's some preeeeeeetty nasty size and athleticism. Burton started a trend in 2012. Wilson and now McKay have followed. Hope this opens the floodgates for Looney & Stone too. Everything's comin' up Milhouse!
http://www.jucorecruiting.com/?p=1309
Quote from: PTM on June 02, 2012, 12:52:29 PM
Somewhere... Jake Thomas is smiling.
Exactly what I was thinking. Either we get another Lockett type transfer (doubtful), or it probably goes to Thomas.
Great news!
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Quote from: MuMark on June 02, 2012, 01:00:12 PM
http://www.jucorecruiting.com/?p=1309
McKay on Buzz:
"He's one of the only coaches who has been able to bring in JUCO transfers and move them on to the next level. I felt very comfortable with him. He got his start in junior college basketball and that made me feel comfortable."
We officially have the JUCO market cornered. I f*ckin' LOVE IT! A non-top 5 program needs to be able to find valuable players from non-traditional outlets, whether that be JUCO, Europe, Canada, wherever. I hope we land the best JUCO player (in Buzz' opinion) every single year. Plus I'm with Buzz when he says, "I want players that have taken the road less traveled (Robert Frost)." Just makes it a ton easier to root for stories like Jimmy B's and Crowder's than prissy Duke burger boys.
Quote from: Jamailman on June 02, 2012, 01:10:40 PM
McKay on Buzz:
"He's one of the only coaches who has been able to bring in JUCO transfers and move them on to the next level. I felt very comfortable with him. He got his start in junior college basketball and that made me feel comfortable."
We officially have the JUCO market cornered. I f*ckin' LOVE IT! A non-top 5 program needs to be able to find valuable players from non-traditional outlets, whether that be JUCO, Europe, Canada, wherever. I hope we land the best JUCO player (in Buzz' opinion) every single year. Plus I'm with Buzz when he says, "I want players that have taken the road less traveled (Robert Frost)." Just makes it a ton easier to root for stories like Jimmy B's and Crowder's than prissy Duke burger boys.
I think we'd all find it plenty easy to root for "prissy...burger boys" if we had them. I will have absolutely no problems rooting for Looney and/or Stone if they end up at Marquette.
Why can't jameel come in this year?
Quote from: GoMarquette32 on June 02, 2012, 01:15:21 PM
Why can't jameel come in this year?
He presumably is a non-qualifier out of high school. He will have to earn his associates degree, and maintain a certain GPA, to be even eligible by 2013.
Quote from: wadesworld on June 02, 2012, 01:15:13 PM
I think we'd all find it plenty easy to root for "prissy...burger boys" if we had them. I will have absolutely no problems rooting for Looney and/or Stone if they end up at Marquette.
I don't want to be misinterpreted, I'd love them to come too. I'd like a guy from JUCO every year to maintain that edge, the chip on the shoulder Buzz talks about, the guys that don't even register as a blip on the radar at the Dukes of the world,
along with top flight high school players like Duane Wilson and Deonte Burton. Basically 2013 is my dream class.
Wow...really didn't think that'd happen this weekend! Awesome news! Welcome to Marquette, Jameel!
Alright, alright, alright!!!!!!!
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Here's a nice Q&A he had with Indiana a week ago -
http://www.insidethehall.com/2012/04/21/q-a-jameel-mckay-talks-iu-decision-timetable/
Quote from: Skatastrophy on June 02, 2012, 01:33:26 PM
Here's a nice Q&A he had with Indiana a week ago -
http://www.insidethehall.com/2012/04/21/q-a-jameel-mckay-talks-iu-decision-timetable/
Granted, hometown advantage certainly helped, but it's nice to beat a school like Indiana out for a recruit. TC's had so much success of late, that's a definite win.
And I'm embracing Jamailman's Milwaukee's Best nickname. Wonder if we can get #MilwaukeesBest trending on Twitter?
Helps with the transition game and he's got the traits of a good shot blocker. Huge commitment!
WOW! I REALLY needed some good news........AND THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!!!!!
Quote from: Jamailman on June 02, 2012, 01:10:40 PM
McKay on Buzz:
"He's one of the only coaches who has been able to bring in JUCO transfers and move them on to the next level. I felt very comfortable with him. He got his start in junior college basketball and that made me feel comfortable."
We officially have the JUCO market cornered. I f*ckin' LOVE IT! A non-top 5 program needs to be able to find valuable players from non-traditional outlets, whether that be JUCO, Europe, Canada, wherever. I hope we land the best JUCO player (in Buzz' opinion) every single year. Plus I'm with Buzz when he says, "I want players that have taken the road less traveled (Robert Frost)." Just makes it a ton easier to root for stories like Jimmy B's and Crowder's than prissy Duke burger boys.
Hopefully, you'll be able to handle rooting for burger boys by the time Looney and Stone commit. Wadesworld was there first.
So, you're calling a BOT member's kid "prissy". I hope you don't run into Doc at a game!
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on June 02, 2012, 01:21:45 PM
He presumably is a non-qualifier out of high school. He will have to earn his associates degree, and maintain a certain GPA, to be even eligible by 2013.
He was. I checked.
Okay, (in order of committing) Deonte Burton, Duane Wilson and Jameel McKay, the three best players to come from the Milwaukee area to Division I basketball in the same year, ever? I think so. And to the same team, awesome!!!!
This verbal pleases me on a number of levels. First of all, any 6'9 switchable is welcome. Second, it means that Buzz is still permitted to bring in JUCO's, which fizzles a lot of the recent talk. Third, we get a hungry player with something to prove, which Buzz does better with than players who come in feeling entitled. 4th, Mr. McKay talks about how Buzz is about the only coach who can get JUCO's to the league. That isn't a bad reputation to have. If Buzz can pick off the cream of the JUCO crop every couple of years.......great.
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 02:12:58 PM
Okay, (in order of committing) Deonte Burton, Duane Wilson and Jameel McKay, the three best players to come from the Milwaukee area to Division I basketball in the same year, ever? I think so. And to the same team, awesome!!!!
Enroute to the Perfect Storm:
2013: McKay (done)
2014: Looney
2015: Stone
With Burton and Wilson, Wow......
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 01:58:09 PM
Hopefully, you'll be able to handle rooting for burger boys by the time Looney and Stone commit. Wadesworld was there first.
So, you're calling a BOT member's kid "prissy". I hope you don't run into Doc at a game!
Guys, I'm talking Christian Laettner, Greg Paulus, JJ Redick, Josh McRoberts, Kyle Singler, Ryan Kelly here. Obviously I'd love for MU to win titles, but if I had my druthers I'd roll with Jimmy, DJO, Crowder, & McKay any day of the week over those guys on the way to hanging that banner.
Quote from: tower912 on June 02, 2012, 02:20:42 PM
This verbal pleases me on a number of levels. First of all, any 6'9 switchable is welcome. Second, it means that Buzz is still permitted to bring in JUCO's, which fizzles a lot of the recent talk. Third, we get a hungry player with something to prove, which Buzz does better with than players who come in feeling entitled. 4th, Mr. McKay talks about how Buzz is about the only coach who can get JUCO's to the league. That isn't a bad reputation to have. If Buzz can pick off the cream of the JUCO crop every couple of years.......great.
My thoughts exactly.
Quote from: Jamailman on June 02, 2012, 02:31:10 PM
Guys, I'm talking Christian Laettner, Greg Paulus, JJ Redick, Josh McRoberts, Kyle Singler, Ryan Kelly here.
The white guys?
Seriously, Laettner is one of the great college basketball players of all time. I'd take him in an instant. Though not at that level, Reddick and Singler can play for MU anytime they want.
Awesome news.
Can someone scrutinize McKay's past for any signs of thuggery or criminal activity? Jeff Potrykus and the Badger board anxiously await your conclusions!
Send it in Jameel!
I did a bunch of hunting but couldn't see where he was projected coming out of high school. Was he a top 100 recruit prior to the non-qualifier status?
I realize that he's a top Juco prospect now, but just am curious where he was projected prior to Indian Hills.
Great news!
Also pumped to add another J to the list. May have to change my screen name to JamilJaeJameelJamalJrJuan.
Great get, Buzz. Were going to be very, very, very, very, very good in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015.
Quote from: mugrad2006 on June 02, 2012, 03:07:48 PM
I did a bunch of hunting but couldn't see where he was projected coming out of high school. Was he a top 100 recruit prior to the non-qualifier status?
I realize that he's a top Juco prospect now, but just am curious where he was projected prior to Indian Hills.
McKay wasn't highly ranked coming out, largely because he didn't start playing organized ball until his junior year, by which time the rankings are generally set. From what I've seen, he probably would have been top-100 had he been playing earlier, and as a JUCO equivalent is seen as a solid four-star prospect.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on June 02, 2012, 02:37:42 PM
The white guys?
Seriously, Laettner is one of the great college basketball players of all time. I'd take him in an instant. Though not at that level, Reddick and Singler can play for MU anytime they want.
Yeah, that post quickly became a little too un-traditional for me.
Now this is how you do revisionist history!
From Inside the Hall;
April 20, 2012 Hoosiers making a strong push for Jameel McKay
June 2, 2012 "it's unclear how hard the Hoosiers had been recruiting McKay in recent weeks."
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What's the athletic nickname for Indian Hills Community College?
That's right, THE WARRIORS!
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATED PRESS
2011 ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Paul Jesperson, 6-7, Sr., Merrill; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, 6-6, Jr., Menomonee Falls; Bronson Koenig, 6-2, So., Aquinas; Nimrod Hilliard IV, 6-0, Sr., Madison East; Zak Showalter, 6-2, Jr., Germantown.
SECOND TEAM
Jameel McKay, 6-7, Sr, Milwaukee Pulaski; Junior Lomomba, 6-4, Jr., Madison Memorial; Chris Kading, 6-8, Sr., De Pere; Connor Miller, 6-3, Sr., Eau Claire Regis; Sam Dekker, 6-7, Jr., Sheboygan Lutheran.
WBCA All-State Boys Basketball Team
DIVISION 1
First Team
Johnny Coenen, sr., Appleton East; Nimrod Hilliard, sr., Madison East; Chris Kading, sr., De Pere; Joel Lindberg, sr., Superior; Junior Lomomba, sr., Madison Memorial; Jameel McKay, sr., Milw. Pulaski; Joe Ritchay, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; *Zak Showalter, jr., Germantown; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, jr., Menomonee Falls; Trinson White, sr., Milw. Riverside; Devin Yurk, jr., Sheboygan North.
Trinson White from Milwaukee Riverside also ended up at Indian Hills CC with Jameel.
Quote from: tower912 on June 02, 2012, 02:20:42 PM
This verbal pleases me on a number of levels. First of all, any 6'9 switchable is welcome. Second, it means that Buzz is still permitted to bring in JUCO's, which fizzles a lot of the recent talk. Third, we get a hungry player with something to prove, which Buzz does better with than players who come in feeling entitled. 4th, Mr. McKay talks about how Buzz is about the only coach who can get JUCO's to the league. That isn't a bad reputation to have. If Buzz can pick off the cream of the JUCO crop every couple of years.......great.
Bingo! Well said.
Jameel McKay of IHCC named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team
March 26, 2012
Indian Hills Community College freshman Jameel McKay was named to the All-Tournament team at the conclusion of the NJCAA Division I Basketball Championship over the weekend.
McKay had double figures in points and rebounds in every one of IHCC's four games at the national tourney, scoring a total of 61 points and grabbing 50 rebounds.
The Warriors won their final three games after losing their opening-round contest.
Their seventh-place finish marked the seventh time in nine trips to the tournament that they have finished in the top seven.
McKay, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is one of only three freshmen on the 13-player All-Tournament team.
He was the leading scorer and rebounder for Indian Hills during the Warriors' 33-4 season with averages of 14.6 points and 7.7 rebounds.
The 33 wins for Indian Hills represent the seventh time in school history the Warriors have won that many games in a season.
Quote from: brewcity77 on June 02, 2012, 03:28:09 PM
McKay wasn't highly ranked coming out, largely because he didn't start playing organized ball until his junior year, by which time the rankings are generally set. From what I've seen, he probably would have been top-100 had he been playing earlier, and as a JUCO equivalent is seen as a solid four-star prospect.
Thanks. Obviously his recent JUCO performance makes me hopeful that he can contribute on the Butler / Crowder / DJO level, I was just surprised that there was little / no press on his high school career.
Next year a senior at Washington High School in Milwaukee will be a 6'2" guard named Jamaar McKay.
Anybody know if he and Jameel are related?
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 01:58:09 PM
So, you're calling a BOT member's kid "prissy". I hope you don't run into Doc at a game!
i don't know if prissy is the word, but i have very little love for most duke players. i just hope coach k didn't sit down with doc and tell him his kid's decision was ruining the duke program like he did brand's.
Quote from: avid1010 on June 02, 2012, 05:24:04 PM
i don't know if prissy is the word, but i have very little love for most duke players. i just hope coach k didn't sit down with doc and tell him his kid's decision was ruining the duke program like he did brand's.
I doubt it. Brand was the first early entrant for K, and losing William Avery and Corey Maggette at the same time was devastating to that team. It was a different world back then. Since then, guys like Luol Deng, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Kyrie Irving have made the early entrant thing as routine at Duke as it is at UNC or other schools.
Sweet! If you look at actual news, this is one of the best offseasons I can remember. Great signings, a great hire, great scheduling. Very exciting stuff happening.
i hope this begins to convert some of the nonbelievers of buzzdom into buzzmania supporters. to steal a player from indianaville is a major coup. wonder how patient jp will be with his front row seat??
Another good get by the Buzzman. I have never seen a coach so good at not only balancing recruiting classes, but is so adept at balancing classes with upperclass experience when holes arise. Another instance of balance is if Juan redshirts, dropping him down a year.
Quote from: chapman on June 02, 2012, 05:46:10 PM
Sweet! If you look at actual news, this is one of the best offseasons I can remember. Great signings, a great hire, great scheduling. Very exciting stuff happening.
And significant amounts of gossip and speculation!
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on June 02, 2012, 05:54:14 PM
Another instance of balance is if Juan redshirts, dropping him down a year.
Why would Juan and/or Buzz want to do that?
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on June 02, 2012, 06:26:16 PM
Why would Juan and/or Buzz want to do that?
Juan just had shoulder surgery, I've heard the rehab is usually between 6-8 months. That could have him available as soon as December, in which case he'll probably play, or could have him out until February, in which case it may not be worth burning a year to play 8-12 games like Junior did.
BTW, how tall is he? I've seen 6'6-6'9. Of course, after what just happened with Crowder, McKay is probably 6'4 1/2.
Indian Hills CC roster had him listed at 6'8", but the team picture shows him as the second tallest guy on the team at the same height as a guy (#50) whose listed at 6'9" and just shorter than a guy (standing next to Jameel) listed as a 6'10" center. Jameel is number 35.
(http://www.indianhills.edu/images/athletics/basketball_lg.jpg)
don't know what the sentiment is, but juan is a great guy and all. he showed a lot of bench enthusiasm and support, but did not live up to my expectations skill-wise. i hope he gains confidence and improves. i like his size and mobility
From his interview, he appears to be a well-balanced kid who is driven and know how to express his thoughts clearly.
A plus in my book.
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 04:29:11 PM
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATED PRESS
2011 ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Paul Jesperson, 6-7, Sr., Merrill; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, 6-6, Jr., Menomonee Falls; Bronson Koenig, 6-2, So., Aquinas; Nimrod Hilliard IV, 6-0, Sr., Madison East; Zak Showalter, 6-2, Jr., Germantown.
SECOND TEAM
Thought the talent in Wisconsin sucked balls. Go figure, aina?
Jameel McKay, 6-7, Sr, Milwaukee Pulaski; Junior Lomomba, 6-4, Jr., Madison Memorial; Chris Kading, 6-8, Sr., De Pere; Connor Miller, 6-3, Sr., Eau Claire Regis; Sam Dekker, 6-7, Jr., Sheboygan Lutheran.
WBCA All-State Boys Basketball Team
DIVISION 1
First Team
Johnny Coenen, sr., Appleton East; Nimrod Hilliard, sr., Madison East; Chris Kading, sr., De Pere; Joel Lindberg, sr., Superior; Junior Lomomba, sr., Madison Memorial; Jameel McKay, sr., Milw. Pulaski; Joe Ritchay, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; *Zak Showalter, jr., Germantown; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, jr., Menomonee Falls; Trinson White, sr., Milw. Riverside; Devin Yurk, jr., Sheboygan North.
Trinson White from Milwaukee Riverside also ended up at Indian Hills CC with Jameel.
Thought the talent in Wisconsin sucked balls. Go figure, aina?
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 06:56:44 PM
Indian Hills CC roster had him listed at 6'8", but the team picture shows him as the second tallest guy on the team at the same height as a guy (#50) whose listed at 6'9" and just shorter than a guy (standing next to Jameel) listed as a 6'10" center. Jameel is number 35.
(http://www.indianhills.edu/images/athletics/basketball_lg.jpg)
With or without platform sneakers?
Quotejsglow, warriorchick jr. and I went Sobelman's today and saw about six members of the basketball team (including DJO) having lunch with Jameel. At least I think it was him. Height was right, and he had his suitcase with him as if he was on his way back out of town.
Looks like everyone was bonding quite nicely.
I posted this on the visit thread before I noticed this one. We must have seen Jameel right after the announcement. No wonder everyone at the table looked so happy!
What did ya eat and how was it?
The guys noticed warriorchick's 'Road to the Final Four' shirt that had only been given out in Louisville and Phoenix. Ironically, warriorchick jr. and I had attended the tournament bringing home T-shirts to family members that couldn't make it.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on June 02, 2012, 09:13:45 PM
What did ya eat and how was it?
Sobelman's burger, natch! Awesome as always.
Quote from: warriorchick on June 02, 2012, 09:02:20 PM
I posted this on the visit thread before I noticed this one. We must have seen Jameel right after the announcement. No wonder everyone at the table looked so happy!
All right Warriorchick, what did you do to get him to sign? Was it a big smile or just that Nashville charm? Or did your group pick his check up?
Either way, nice going!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: dgies9156 on June 02, 2012, 10:05:46 PM
All right Warriorchick, what did you do to get him to sign? Was it a big smile or just that Nashville charm? Or did your group pick his check up?
Either way, nice going!!!!!!!!!!
Well, if you are giving me credit, I will take it!
Actually, it was about 1:00, so it was after the official announcement. And I would have totally picked up the check, but you know, NCAA rules....
I did find it a little amusing to see the guys pull out seven different debit cards when the check came and make the poor Sobelman's server sort it all out. Even Jameel had to buy his own burger...couldn't DJO have treated him? He will have a job soon enough.
Indian Hills has such an offensive mascot / logo (except for the baseball team). Warriors? What kind of crap is that in 2012? Look at center court! There are feathers coming off the guy's head for crying out loud.
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on June 02, 2012, 06:26:16 PM
Why would Juan and/or Buzz want to do that?
Besides a lot of missed time due to his recovery this season making this a limited season for him, Juan would be a junior with eligibility (if he doesn't redshirt) with McKay and with Jwilson, Gardner, and Otule as seniors...and Steve Taylor as a sophomore two seasons from now....all getting time ahead of him on the backline most likely. So he would basically not see much playing time until his senior year if he doesn't redshirt, wasting two years. With a redshirt, on the other hand, Buzz gets two juniors in Taylor and Juan, and McKee as a senior on the front line.
Some like the name Milwaukee's best which is pretty cool, but I'm not so sure it flows that well. Any more ideas for this? We do have an entire year. I like The Warrior Trinity, The Three Milwauketeers, or The Brew City Trio. Maybe those are dumb but just throwing them out there. Thoughts?
Quote from: THEultimateWARRIOR on June 02, 2012, 11:06:38 PM
Some like the name Milwaukee's best which is pretty cool, but I'm not so sure it flows that well. Any more ideas for this? We do have an entire year. I like The Warrior Trinity, The Three Milwauketeers, or The Brew City Trio. Maybe those are dumb but just throwing them out there. Thoughts?
I just had to laugh at The Three Milwauketeers given that you thought that Milwaukee's Best didn't flow that well.
Somebody else suggested the Wis Kids, that flows well.
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 11:40:41 PM
I just had to laugh at The Three Milwauketeers given that you thought that Milwaukee's Best didn't flow that well.
+1
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 11:40:41 PM
I just had to laugh at The Three Milwauketeers given that you thought that Milwaukee's Best didn't flow that well.
Somebody else suggested the Wis Kids, that flows well.
So you can see a tv announcer sayin the Milwaukees best is on the court?
I like Wis kids and the trinity but thats just personal opinion. I'm just happy we have tje talent to think of a nickname for these guys.
I like milwaukees best for this group. I also don't mind a few milwaukees best as that is what I started drinking on. But, milwaukees best isn't usually synonymous with elite, top of the line, or great as I see this bunch as being. I don't want to get ahead of myself as they may never be any of those things. Although Id put my money on this class.
Trinity reminds me of the bar. And wis kids reminds me of some 12 year old kids from
Up north going to a Bucky bball camp and that is their team name for camp. No thanks.
Still plenty of time to think of something clever.
How 'bout somethin' exclusive like, "NCAA Champs"?
I like the thought 4ever!!!
Quote from: THEultimateWARRIOR on June 02, 2012, 11:06:38 PM
Some like the name Milwaukee's best which is pretty cool, but I'm not so sure it flows that well. Any more ideas for this? We do have an entire year. I like The Warrior Trinity, The Three Milwauketeers, or The Brew City Trio. Maybe those are dumb but just throwing them out there. Thoughts?
Thoughts? No, no, and no. Absolutely nothing that relates to any numbers. Because Milwaukee's Best should be a beginning, not the be-all, end-all. If Looney commits, he can also be considered one of Milwaukee's Best. So can Diamond Stone or Damontrae Jefferson or any other local kids. And the nickname should be at most 2 words (so it flows well, as you said). I like Brewsers, but I really think Milwaukee's Best resonates well with the city and the recruits will probably get a nice chuckle out of it because I'm sure they understand the double entendre.
Quote from: jsglow on June 02, 2012, 09:25:24 PM
The guys noticed warriorchick's 'Road to the Final Four' shirt that had only been given out in Louisville and Phoenix. Ironically, warriorchick jr. and I had attended the tournament bringing home T-shirts to family members that couldn't make it.
As long was you guys aren't wearing any Marquette University "Meet me in St. Louis" t-shirts circa 1978.
Those were all over campus and... embarrassing! Especially after Miami of Ohio did us in.
Quote from: dgies9156 on June 03, 2012, 06:46:03 AM
As long was you guys aren't wearing any Marquette University "Meet me in St. Louis" t-shirts circa 1978.
Those were all over campus and... embarrassing! Especially after Miami of Ohio referee Pete Pavia did us in.
Fixed. At least a decade later Pavia tried to shake Hank Raymonds hand, and Raymonds wouldn't do it, and I don't blame him.
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 04:29:11 PM
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATED PRESS
2011 ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Paul Jesperson, 6-7, Sr., Merrill; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, 6-6, Jr., Menomonee Falls; Bronson Koenig, 6-2, So., Aquinas; Nimrod Hilliard IV, 6-0, Sr., Madison East; Zak Showalter, 6-2, Jr., Germantown.
SECOND TEAM
Jameel McKay, 6-7, Sr, Milwaukee Pulaski; Junior Lomomba, 6-4, Jr., Madison Memorial; Chris Kading, 6-8, Sr., De Pere; Connor Miller, 6-3, Sr., Eau Claire Regis; Sam Dekker, 6-7, Jr., Sheboygan Lutheran.
WBCA All-State Boys Basketball Team
DIVISION 1
First Team
Johnny Coenen, sr., Appleton East; Nimrod Hilliard, sr., Madison East; Chris Kading, sr., De Pere; Joel Lindberg, sr., Superior; Junior Lomomba, sr., Madison Memorial; Jameel McKay, sr., Milw. Pulaski; Joe Ritchay, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; *Zak Showalter, jr., Germantown; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, jr., Menomonee Falls; Trinson White, sr., Milw. Riverside; Devin Yurk, jr., Sheboygan North.
Trinson White from Milwaukee Riverside also ended up at Indian Hills CC with Jameel.
There's a guy actually named 'Nimrod'?
Quote from: Aughnanure on June 03, 2012, 09:21:37 AM
There's a guy actually named 'Nimrod'?
He won Mr. Basketball last year. He's a very good player.
Quote from: brewcity77 on June 03, 2012, 06:03:20 AM
Thoughts? No, no, and no. Absolutely nothing that relates to any numbers. Because Milwaukee's Best should be a beginning, not the be-all, end-all. If Looney commits, he can also be considered one of Milwaukee's Best. So can Diamond Stone or Damontrae Jefferson or any other local kids. And the nickname should be at most 2 words (so it flows well, as you said). I like Brewsers, but I really think Milwaukee's Best resonates well with the city and the recruits will probably get a nice chuckle out of it because I'm sure they understand the double entendre.
"Milwaukee's Finest?" "Cream of the Cream City's Crop?"
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 02, 2012, 04:29:11 PM
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATED PRESS
2011 ALL-STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Paul Jesperson, 6-7, Sr., Merrill; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, 6-6, Jr., Menomonee Falls; Bronson Koenig, 6-2, So., Aquinas; Nimrod Hilliard IV, 6-0, Sr., Madison East; Zak Showalter, 6-2, Jr., Germantown.
SECOND TEAM
Jameel McKay, 6-7, Sr, Milwaukee Pulaski; Junior Lomomba, 6-4, Jr., Madison Memorial; Chris Kading, 6-8, Sr., De Pere; Connor Miller, 6-3, Sr., Eau Claire Regis; Sam Dekker, 6-7, Jr., Sheboygan Lutheran.
WBCA All-State Boys Basketball Team
DIVISION 1
First Team
Johnny Coenen, sr., Appleton East; Nimrod Hilliard, sr., Madison East; Chris Kading, sr., De Pere; Joel Lindberg, sr., Superior; Junior Lomomba, sr., Madison Memorial; Jameel McKay, sr., Milw. Pulaski; Joe Ritchay, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; *Zak Showalter, jr., Germantown; Jean-Pierre Tokoto, jr., Menomonee Falls; Trinson White, sr., Milw. Riverside; Devin Yurk, jr., Sheboygan North.
Trinson White from Milwaukee Riverside also ended up at Indian Hills CC with Jameel.
Who names a kid Nimrod?
Quote from: MUFanatic4Life on June 03, 2012, 10:55:20 AM
Who names a kid Nimrod?
It's a biblical name. Also the nickname of a high school in the UP. My guess is one of those sources.
Has JMc committed? Not in the Milwaukee Journal or on Marquette Hoops.com.
Quote from: Earl Tatum on June 03, 2012, 11:14:28 AM
Has JMc committed? Not in the Milwaukee Journal or on Marquette Hoops.com.
Yeah, I'm going to wait on this until Enlund chimes in. He's really connected.
Nimrod (South Dakota Coyote) didn't do much his freshman year, but he's very good. Goggle-wearing guard that was fun to watch in AAU ball.
The name keeps getting passed down, for better or for worse (he's N.H. IV).
Quote from: Jay Bee on June 03, 2012, 12:14:36 PM
The name keeps getting passed down, for better or for worse (he's N.H. IV).
As I said, it's a family thing ;)
Quote from: warriorchick on June 02, 2012, 10:14:12 PM
Even Jameel had to buy his own burger...couldn't DJO have treated him? He will have a job soon enough.
Would that qualify as a "major" violation? An MU basketball alum - for whom there is no excuse for not knowing the rules - buying a meal for a recruit... that's not going to go over well in Indianapolis.
Article by Eric Bossi at Rivals.com
Watching and talking to Jameel McKay, it was pretty clear that Marquette was going to be the team to beat.
Friday, the Indian Hills Community College player -- who is originally from Milwaukee -- took an unofficial visit. He committed to Buzz Williams Saturday morning.
"They don't play players by position, they just play players," McKay told Rivals.com. "It doesn't matter if you are a four or a five or whatever, you just play and they put guys on the court."
The Golden Eagles' style is a natural fit for McKay. A 6-foot-8 forward with length and athleticism, he plays with relentless energy.
McKay says that Williams' experience with coaching and developing junior college players was important to him.
"That was probably one of the biggest things is his success with JUCO players," McKay said. "Knowing that he's dealt with players that have the same background as me and he was a JUCO coach, it was a big impact on me. He's proven he can develop JUCO players for the next level."
A hometown kid, the four-star McKay is excited to join a 2013 recruiting class that includes four-star high schoolers Deonte Burton and Duane Wilson
"Being able to play with Deonte Burton again, that played a big factor because we won a lot of AAU games together," McKay said. "Duane is coming, too, and it's real exciting to know that people are starting to stay in the city and want to stay here and play for Marquette."
Quote from: 4everwarriors on June 03, 2012, 11:37:56 AM
His parents, Nimcey and Rodney.
I dated a Nimcey in college, I wonder if she's the same one.
I thought you dated Ralph Nimcey.
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on June 03, 2012, 11:05:14 AM
It's a biblical name. Also the nickname of a high school in the UP. My guess is one of those sources.
"Nimrod, who was the first to be a warrior on the earth" First book of Chronicles, 1:10.
Quote from: wildbillsb on June 03, 2012, 10:33:20 AM
"Milwaukee's Finest?" "Cream of the Cream City's Crop?"
Is Milwaukee the Cream City? Wow, that's well, something I guess.
"Being able to play with Deonte Burton again, that played a big factor because we won a lot of AAU games together," McKay said. "Duane is coming, too, and it's real exciting to know that people are starting to stay in the city and want to stay here and play for Marquette."
I love reading this. Hope Looney and Stone feel the same. Would be amazing to get those guys on board with the three.
Quote from: buckchuckler on June 03, 2012, 09:53:48 PM
Is Milwaukee the Cream City? Wow, that's well, something I guess.
Milwaukee has long been known as the "Cream City," and while many people assume that the name comes from the State's long pre-eminence in the dairy industry, it is in fact derived from the cream-colored bricks from which many of the City's buildings are constructed. Deep veins of red lacustrine clay run along the western shore of Lake Michigan, and one of the unique properties of this clay is that when formed into bricks, it turns a light golden yellow color after firing.
Milwaukee masons have used these locally fired bricks since the first brick homes were built in the area in the late 1830s. By the 1850's, word of Milwaukee's cream-colored bricks had spread throughout the Midwest, and demand increased dramatically. To supply that need, brickyards grew throughout the area...
Milwaukee's brick making boom lasted well into the 1870's. More and more of the city's buildings were constructed of the local bricks, to a point that visitors could not help but notice the overwhelming cream coloration of the city. As a result, it was during this era that the city became known as the "Cream City," and the bricks in turn became universally known as "Cream City bricks."
Quote from: buckchuckler on June 03, 2012, 09:53:48 PM
Is Milwaukee the Cream City? Wow, that's well, something I guess.
Google "Cream City" and see what comes up......Seeing The Light - The story of Cream City brick
terrypepper.com/lights/closeups/cream_city.../cream_city_brick.htm
Dec 2, 2007 – Milwaukee has long been known as the "Cream City," and while many people assume that the name comes from the State's long pre-eminence ...
Quote from: Jamailman on June 02, 2012, 02:31:10 PM
Guys, I'm talking Christian Laettner, Greg Paulus, JJ Redick, Josh McRoberts, Kyle Singler, Ryan Kelly here. Obviously I'd love for MU to win titles, but if I had my druthers I'd roll with Jimmy, DJO, Crowder, & McKay any day of the week over those guys on the way to hanging that banner.
Laettner was a douchebag. Also one of the most accomplished college basketball players ever. I'd take his clone, or maybe a couple of them, on my team anytime. I'd take Redick and Singler, too, of course, as would any intelligent basketball fan.
Why does this always have to be an either-or for some on this board? "Tough, hardscrabble, Buzz-type JUCO" or "prissy Dookie." Ugh. We have to choose the type of great players we want, I guess.
You know, given the same choice, I'm thinking Duke fans will choose the championship players.
Quote from: avid1010 on June 02, 2012, 05:24:04 PM
i don't know if prissy is the word, but i have very little love for most duke players. i just hope coach k didn't sit down with doc and tell him his kid's decision was ruining the duke program like he did brand's.
If memory serves, Coach K supported Brand's decision but questioned Avery's. Given their respective career earnings, K was right.
Quote from: wildbillsb on June 03, 2012, 10:33:20 AM
"Milwaukee's Finest?" "Cream of the Cream City's Crop?"
While Milwaukee may be the Cream City, it rolls off the tongue like a broken down car with triangular wheels.
Quote from: brewcity77 on June 03, 2012, 11:58:25 PM
While Milwaukee may be the Cream City, it rolls off the tongue like a broken down car with triangular wheels.
And should it come out that Milwaukee was the cream city because of its bricks, well I as an opposing fan could have some fun with that.
Yep, Crimson and Crean city.
Welcome 2 the Warriors, Jameel!!!
Enlund will provide complete coverage....next fall
Since I have never seen him play, does he start in 2 years? His he better than JWill or STaylor. He talks like he wants to become a pro, they all do. But does he have the talent? He definitely is not a center and has a body of a small forward. In 2014, MU needs a center to come into and start? Any names yet.
Quote from: muhoops1 on June 04, 2012, 08:26:11 AM
Enlund will provide complete coverage....next fall
Not even a mention of this in the Sunday edition of the Urinal Sentinel. Unreal. Friggin' terrible, TERRIBLE coverage by them. Too bad someone murdered Rosiak.
Quote from: BCHoopster on June 04, 2012, 08:52:19 AM
Since I have never seen him play, does he start in 2 years? His he better than JWill or STaylor. He talks like he wants to become a pro, they all do. But does he have the talent? He definitely is not a center and has a body of a small forward. In 2014, MU needs a center to come into and start? Any names yet.
Let me go out on a limb and state that our starting lineup in 2014 will not include a center that hasn't already been discussed. Perhaps Taylor, Anderson and McKay.
Quote from: muhoops1 on June 04, 2012, 08:26:11 AM
Enlund will provide complete coverage....next fall
Well done! Outstanding! +10000000000
McKay commits (a JUCO with some work to do still), we hire away a top assistant from Illinois for mucho dinero, Buzz doesn't go to SMU, we're playing a national game on an aircraft carrier, more transfers likely on the way (Buzz has flexibility to do this), etc
The thumb that Larry Williams and Pilarz are pushing on Buzz is incredible. Not sure how he is going to get anything done.
Quote from: Hoopaloop on June 04, 2012, 10:09:42 AM
McKay commits (a JUCO with some work to do still), we hire away a top assistant from Illinois for mucho dinero, Buzz doesn't go to SMU, we're playing a national game on an aircraft carrier, more transfers likely on the way (Buzz has flexibility to do this), etc
The thumb that Larry Williams and Pilarz are pushing on Buzz is incredible. Not sure how he is going to get anything done.
Well, without using the sarcasm, it seems like Buzz is doing things he likes (hiring a guy he knows for big $, landing another JUCO talent).
Maybe the alleged "friction" was simply personality based, not really professionally based?
Who knows.
Anyways, the off season so far has been very good for MU. If MU can keep this roster together for the next few years, they will be very good/deep. Love it.
Hoop
You are correct that a done of good news in the past week. Hope we getting mor and more good news.i
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on June 04, 2012, 10:21:25 AM
Well, without using the sarcasm, it seems like Buzz is doing things he likes (hiring a guy he knows for big $, landing another JUCO talent).
Maybe the alleged "friction" was simply personality based, not really professionally based?
Who knows.
Anyways, the off season so far has been very good for MU. If MU can keep this roster together for the next few years, they will be very good/deep. Love it.
And maybe Buzz and LW, being adults and all, simply sat down and hashed it all out. Time will tell.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on June 04, 2012, 10:25:05 AM
And maybe Buzz and LW, being adults and all, simply sat down and hashed it all out. Time will tell.
Well that would be just preposterous!
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on June 04, 2012, 10:25:05 AM
And maybe Buzz and LW, being adults and all, simply sat down and hashed it all out. Time will tell.
We'll know at the BBQ.
If Buzz wipes sauce off Larry's face, it's true love.
If he doesn't, then let the speculation begin.
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on June 04, 2012, 11:04:58 AM
We'll know at the BBQ.
If Buzz wipes sauce off Larry's face, it's true love.
If he doesn't, then let the speculation begin.
Not to correct you but I think its really more about the color smoke coming out of the BBQ
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 03, 2012, 09:09:30 AM
Fixed. At least a decade later Pavia tried to shake Hank Raymonds hand, and Raymonds wouldn't do it, and I don't blame him.
Excellent.
Quote from: brewcity77 on June 03, 2012, 11:58:25 PM
While Milwaukee may be the Cream City, it rolls off the tongue like a broken down car with triangular wheels.
Okay, then with a historical/linguistic nod to Pere Marquette, how about "Creme de la Cremeville?"
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on June 04, 2012, 11:04:58 AM
We'll know at the BBQ.
If Buzz wipes sauce off Larry's face, it's true love.
If he doesn't, then let the speculation begin.
I hope that over time Buzz develops the same type of close relationship with Fr Pilarz and Larry Williams that he had with Fr Wild and Steve Cottingham.
Regardless, the basketball news recently (Du Wilson, Chew, McKay) is all good. Marquette fans should be excited.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on June 04, 2012, 03:07:45 PM
I hope that over time Buzz develops the same type of close relationship with Fr Pilarz and Larry Williams that he had with Fr Wild and Steve Cottingham.
Regardless, the basketball news recently (Du Wilson, Chew, McKay) is all good. Marquette fans should be excited.
Agree. I'm just poking fun at our reactions to things we say/hear. We don't really know 99% of the story, but that doesn't stop us from speculating using the 1% we do know.
News has been great and hope it just th start of better things for the program. Has been a good week to b a Warrior fan.
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on June 04, 2012, 11:04:58 AM
We'll know at the BBQ.
If Buzz wipes sauce off Larry's face, it's true love.
If he doesn't, then let the speculation begin.
Mick sources tell me Buzz has been practicing his Irish Jig.
Quote from: Goose on June 04, 2012, 06:22:36 PM
News has been great and hope it just th start of better things for the program. Has been a good week to b a Warrior fan.
Yes - now if Buzz et al can get the Milwaukee and Chicago pipelines at full tilt... *drool*
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 03, 2012, 09:09:30 AM
Fixed. At least a decade later Pavia tried to shake Hank Raymonds hand, and Raymonds wouldn't do it, and I don't blame him.
Murs, you're wonderful man, but you have to understand something. We did ourselves in that day. The ref was bad, but there was no excuse for Marquette being anywhere close in the score to Miami of Ohio. Hank knew it too and it's a heck of a lot easier to blame a ref than it is to acknowledge you lost control of your team.
That game should have been a blow-out by halftime and we should have been playing walk-ons beginning in the last 10 minutes of the second half.
Miami of Ohio did us in that day -- because we let them! So please don't blame the ref. All he added was contributory negligence.
That game embitters me because it started the downslide. Everything that went wrong with Marquette basketball in the 1980s began in March 1978
IWB Interview: http://www.brewcityball.com/forums/content.php?361-Jameel-McKay-commits-to-Marquette
Quote from: LittleMurs on June 03, 2012, 09:09:30 AM
Fixed. At least a decade later Pavia tried to shake Hank Raymonds hand, and Raymonds wouldn't do it, and I don't blame him.
I have trouble believing that Murs. See this link to an old JS article one week after the MU-MU game.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19780321&id=458oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4836,145860
Quote from: MtAiryGoldenEagle on June 06, 2012, 03:50:27 PM
IWB Interview: http://www.brewcityball.com/forums/content.php?361-Jameel-McKay-commits-to-Marquette
HOLD THE PHONE!!!!!!
"I'm 6 foot 8 and a half WITHOUT shoes"
That puts him at close to 6'10" in shoes....AKA NBA height!!!
This signing just grew bigger!!!
Was 5'9, went away for a couple of years and came back at 6'7. A poor man's Anthony Davis. We can only hope.
Quote from: 82fanatic on June 06, 2012, 04:38:57 PM
I have trouble believing that Murs. See this link to an old JS article one week after the MU-MU game.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19780321&id=458oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4836,145860
I think the point is the game should never have been close enough to have those calls effect the outcome. Perhaps the team was looking forward to the second round matchup and was looking past Ohio.
I do agree that game began the long and painful slide for the program.
2 weeks ago I was afraid to log on fearing that the MU program might be imploding,much to my surprise
everything is coming up roses! Now i'm def going to the Texas style BBQ!
IWB has a nice 8 minute interview with Jameel.
http://www.brewcityball.com/forums/content.php?361-Jameel-McKay-commits-to-Marquette
Quote from: 82fanatic on June 06, 2012, 04:38:57 PM
I have trouble believing that Murs. See this link to an old JS article one week after the MU-MU game.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19780321&id=458oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4836,145860
Wow,
hard impossible to argue with that. I always thought of the Hank refusing to shake Pavia's hand story as the exception that proved the rule regarding what a gentleman Raymonds was.
Quote from: Blueprint on June 06, 2012, 08:03:04 PM
2 weeks ago I was afraid to log on fearing that the MU program might be imploding,much to my surprise
everything is coming up roses! Now i'm def going to the Texas style BBQ!
I guess you haven't heard. The ND way is Kansas City style Bar-B-Que.