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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: GGGG on April 02, 2013, 02:21:48 PM

Title: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: GGGG on April 02, 2013, 02:21:48 PM
What if TJ Taylor had not have been homesick and stuck around Marquette?

Would he have been able to make a difference with his scoring, especially in light of Todd Mayo's issue this past year?
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: nyg on April 02, 2013, 02:28:57 PM
What the heck is a Skink is a more important and appropriate question.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: GGGG on April 02, 2013, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: nyg on April 02, 2013, 02:28:57 PM
What the heck is a Skink is a more important and appropriate question.

Type of lizard.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: hairy worthen on April 02, 2013, 02:45:39 PM
Quote from: Terror Skink on April 02, 2013, 02:32:50 PM
Type of lizard.

The sultan was legendary. That's like changing "warriors" to "gold".  skink? Now I don't know what to think.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: GGGG on April 02, 2013, 02:50:52 PM
Quote from: hairyworthen on April 02, 2013, 02:45:39 PM
The sultan was legendary. That's like changing "warriors" to "gold".  skink? Now I don't know what to think.

See, I used to change my name every few months...just got out of the habit.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: MerrittsMustache on April 02, 2013, 02:52:49 PM
Quote from: Terror Skink on April 02, 2013, 02:21:48 PM
What if TJ Taylor had not have been homesick and stuck around Marquette?

Would he have been able to make a difference with his scoring, especially in light of Todd Mayo's issue this past year?

IIRC, Taylor was a scorer but not necessarily a good outside shooter and he ran the point some in JC. He may have taken some of DWil's minutes and likely would have taken Jake's pre-Mayo minutes.

To my surprise, Derrick and Jake played a combined 663 minutes or ~19/game. I don't say this as a knock on those two guys, but it's hard to imagine a player who is more skilled getting those 19 minutes and not having him make a difference.

At the end of the day, however, I don't see TJT as being the missing piece to a national title. (Though I realize that's not really what you're asking)
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: swoopem on April 02, 2013, 02:59:38 PM
My buddies and I were talking about him after the game on Saturday, but not how he could have helped rather how he is probably pretty pissed that he missed out on this run and the national attention. To answer the question though I'd assume he would not have had much impact and would have gotten comfortable on the bench. Granted I've never seen him play but it seems to me like this was the rotation and he wasn't going to crack it.

Also lets not forget that he messed up his shoulder over the summer so he was probably going to be playing catchup for the start ala Juan.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: 4everwarriors on April 02, 2013, 03:50:23 PM
Quote from: Terror Skink on April 02, 2013, 02:50:52 PM
See, I used to change my name every few months...just got out of the habit.

So you're the poster formerly known as Canadian Dimes, hey?
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: LloydMooresLegs on April 02, 2013, 03:55:04 PM
Quote from: Terror Skink on April 02, 2013, 02:50:52 PM
See, I used to change my name every few months...just got out of the habit.

It was easy to say "much respect, Sultan, but..." or, "Sultan, I usually agree with you, but..."

Gonna be much tougher with this skink dude.   
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: wardle2wade on April 02, 2013, 04:41:18 PM
This may have been the least likely "what if" I could have imagined when I clicked this thread.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 02, 2013, 05:32:23 PM
Skank was canadian dimes?
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: bilsu on April 02, 2013, 06:10:50 PM
My guess is that he would of stayed if he thought he was going to get significant playing time. He did not, so I would say he was a practice player at best.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: real chili 83 on April 02, 2013, 09:34:57 PM
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on April 02, 2013, 05:32:23 PM
Skank was canadian dimes?

I can guarantee that Skank is not Dimes .  Skank has never been to Dick Parker's bait shop, or put a boat in behind the 100 Center.

Not sayin' that's bad....the dude doesn't fish.    ;)

FYI, Chico's drove off Dimes.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: Blackhat on April 03, 2013, 12:57:37 AM
Glad I can call another poster skank besides Dodds.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: Blackhat on April 03, 2013, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: real chili 83 on April 02, 2013, 09:34:57 PM
I can guarantee that Skank is not Dimes .  Skank has never been to Dick Parker's bait shop, or put a boat in behind the 100 Center.

Not sayin' that's bad....the dude doesn't fish.    ;)

FYI, Chico's drove off Dimes.

I know Dimes and Skank is no Canadien Dimes let me tell you.     

Fonz has a new hangout.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: MU B2002 on April 03, 2013, 07:21:40 AM
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on April 02, 2013, 05:32:23 PM
Skank was canadian dimes?

Dimes was Mr. Hayward IIRC. 
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: mu_hilltopper on April 03, 2013, 07:50:49 AM
Indeed, Hayward became Dimes.   He needed to be banned multiple times as the years went on .. Unknown if he's currently banned or just didn't come back after his last one.

How Scoop survives without him is a mystery.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 03, 2013, 08:03:39 AM
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on April 03, 2013, 07:50:49 AM
Indeed, Hayward became Dimes.   He needed to be banned multiple times as the years went on .. Unknown if he's currently banned or just didn't come back after his last one.

How Scoop survives without him is a mystery.

parole board probably hasn't approved his release yet.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: Sunbelt15 on April 03, 2013, 08:19:13 AM
Quote from: Terror Skink on April 02, 2013, 02:21:48 PM
What if TJ Taylor had not have been homesick and stuck around Marquette?

Would he have been able to make a difference with his scoring, especially in light of Todd Mayo's issue this past year?

Where did TJ Taylor end up?
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: MU B2002 on April 03, 2013, 08:25:29 AM
Quote from: Sunbelt15 on April 03, 2013, 08:19:13 AM
Where did TJ Taylor end up?

North Texas for a hot minute, but I thought he left there too.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: MerrittsMustache on April 03, 2013, 08:35:32 AM
Quote from: MU B2002 on April 03, 2013, 08:25:29 AM
North Texas for a hot minute, but I thought he left there too.

FWIW, the UNT website still lists him on the roster.
Title: Re: Let's play the "What-If" game
Post by: MU B2002 on April 03, 2013, 08:36:53 AM
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on April 03, 2013, 08:35:32 AM
FWIW, the UNT website still lists him on the roster.


Yep I saw that too, I swear I remember seeing a post where someone mentioned he left UNT.  He didn't log any stats last season, would he have needed to sit for a year?


I guess I was wrong...

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=33840.0

He had to sit out.
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