Great event, as usual.
Jimmy F. Butler was there. Jerel McNeal too. Bo Ellis, Earl Tatum.
Homer warmed up the crowd for a few minutes, then Buzz came up and intro'd all the other sports' coaches, trying to share the spotlight with them.
Buzz handed out E8 rings to the coaches, team docs, Fr. Kelly .. and (almost) all the players of course.
He mentioned Jamil wasn't there "and to you message board guys, not because I'm mad at him" .. but because he was at a camp, out East. And Davante was in Colorado for try-outs on the national team.
Vander? Not there, not mentioned.
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 26, 2013, 09:23:45 PM
Great event, as usual.
Jimmy F. Butler was there. Jerel McNeal too. Bo Ellis, Earl Tatum.
Homer warmed up the crowd for a few minutes, then Buzz came up and intro'd all the other sports' coaches, trying to share the spotlight with them.
Buzz handed out E8 rings to the coaches, team docs, Fr. Kelly .. and (almost) all the players of course.
He mentioned Jamil wasn't there "and to you message board guys, not because I'm mad at him" .. but because he was at a camp, out East. And Davante was in Colorado for try-outs on the national team.
Vander? Not there, not mentioned.
He gone...
To the D League.
Good seeing you there mu_hilltopper.
Other than embarrassing my daughters when I apparently said "JIMMY BUTLER" too loudly as we were first walking in, my family had a great time. I was proud of myself that I left out the middle portion of "JFB" when I said it and hey, he was right there at the entrance. What is an MU fan supposed to do?
I still say it wasn't THAT loud.
Only one Vander mention. When Buzz was introducing Mayo he said had he played against Green Bay they would have won: "Jake Thomas couldn't hit a shot. Junior shouldn't take a shot. Vander can't shoot."
Not as awkward for Buzz as it was last year, hey?
Technically, it is the Marquette Athletics Backyard Barbecue Hosted By Buzz Williams, which is much catchier than Buzz' BBQ.
How's this for a BBQ souvenir?
If I wasn't computer illiterate, you would see this Hall and Oates album that I had autographed.
It says, " I am like a turtle" and the signed by Buzz
This is wrong on so many levels.
Quote from: pux90mex on June 26, 2013, 09:44:41 PM
Only one Vander mention. When Buzz was introducing Mayo he said had he played against Green Bay they would have won: "Jake Thomas couldn't hit a shot. Junior shouldn't take a shot. Vander can't shoot."
Man, Buzz was brutal at times. Talking about Junior, and it being a miracle he even qualified to get into Marquette, a "word he couldn't even spell.."
"Out of Me, Out of You" by Hall & Oates...I shudder
(http://www.hallandoates.de/Covers_Albums/1975%20Daryl%20Hall%20and%20John%20Oates.jpg)
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 26, 2013, 10:00:15 PM
Man, Buzz was brutal at times. Talking about Junior, and it being a miracle he even qualified to get into Marquette, a "word he couldn't even spell.."
Wasn't it said that Junior had a 4.0 in HS? How bad was this "school" he went to in Houston?
Quote from: Slim on June 26, 2013, 09:50:43 PM
If I wasn't computer illiterate, you would see this Hall and Oates album that I had autographed.
It says, " I am like a turtle" and the signed by Buzz
This is wrong on so many levels.
Don't get the reference. Was hoping for a country roads album.
Quote from: martyconlonontherun on June 26, 2013, 10:58:39 PM
Don't get the reference. Was hoping for a country roads album.
That would have been a Man Cave Fixture.
No pics?!?
You're lettin' the rest of us down, y'all.
Also, DJO was in LA.
Quote from: pux90mex on June 26, 2013, 09:44:41 PM
Only one Vander mention. When Buzz was introducing Mayo he said had he played against Green Bay they would have won: "Jake Thomas couldn't hit a shot. Junior shouldn't take a shot. Vander can't shoot."
Only took Junior graduating for Buzz to publicly state what many of us fans had been saying for years about Cadougan's game.
Buzz must have missed the big shot he made against UConn, he did make a shot. Got the season going on the right foot right off the bat. Junior led the team to the Big East Champioship,
give him some slack.
No one answered the most important question... How was the food?
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on June 26, 2013, 10:00:15 PM
Man, Buzz was brutal at times. Talking about Junior, and it being a miracle he even qualified to get into Marquette, a "word he couldn't even spell.."
I love Buzz's honesty, but sometimes he does make me cringe.
But, he obviously knows what he is doing.
Quote from: BRMU23 on June 27, 2013, 09:41:35 AM
No one answered the most important question... did Larry and Buzz talk to each other?
Fixed it for you.
Did you see Malek tweet that he met Jimmy Butler and that he was "the coolest dude ever", glad he picked yesterday to visit. Also was Wes there?
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on June 27, 2013, 08:49:16 AM
Only took Junior graduating for Buzz to publicly state what many of us fans had been saying for years about Cadougan's game.
So that's why Buzz said last year that Derrick should be starting! ;)
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on June 27, 2013, 09:59:44 AM
I love Buzz's honesty, but sometimes he does make me cringe.
But, he obviously knows what he is doing.
I'm guessing that you never ran into Kevin O'Neill at an alumni reception. I once heard O'Neill say that Logterman was playing like he had smoked "wacky weed".
Quote from: BCHoopster on June 27, 2013, 08:54:49 AM
Buzz must have missed the big shot he made against UConn, he did make a shot. Got the season going on the right foot right off the bat. Junior led the team to the Big East Champioship,
give him some slack.
If Vander's shot against St. John's was MU's #1 regular-season shot of 2012-13, Junior's 3 against UConn was #1B.
And, frankly, I'm not sure the order shouldn't be reversed.
Junior doesn't make that shot, we lose to UConn (unlike Vander's shot, which if missed merely would have meant OT). And if we lose to UConn, who knows how that affects the season's overall mojo?
Junior really wasn't a good enough PG for an Elite Eight team, but he obviously was able to do some things right!
Quote from: Guns n Ammo on June 27, 2013, 09:59:44 AM
I love Buzz's honesty, but sometimes he does make me cringe.
But, he obviously knows what he is doing.
Sometimes it's Buzz being honest, sometimes it's Buzz tongue in cheek taking a shot at critics, sometimes it's a combination of both. We may not always decipher which, but my guess is the players can.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on June 27, 2013, 11:00:44 AM
Sometimes it's Buzz being honest, sometimes it's Buzz tongue in cheek taking a shot at critics, sometimes it's a combination of both. We may not always decipher which, but my guess is the players can.
Yea, it's his "bit", and it seems to work.
Sometimes I love it, because he's entertaining and his show is pretty informative (because of his honesty), but some other times it makes me cringe a little (Junior can't spell).
Oh well. It's all gravy.
Quote from: 77ncaachamps on June 27, 2013, 01:09:01 AM
No pics?!?
Here ya go.
http://www.gomarquette.com/view.gal?id=144147
Slim, I believe this photo gallery contains a picture of you, Buzz, and your Hall & Oates record.
Quote from: warriorchick on June 27, 2013, 02:40:24 PM
Here ya go.
http://www.gomarquette.com/view.gal?id=144147
Wow! Has the campus changed for the better. When I attended '65-'69 the only grass on campus was a little stretch in front of the library and along the dental school.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on June 27, 2013, 03:00:57 PM
Wow! Has the campus changed for the better. When I attended '65-'69 the only grass on campus was a little stretch in front of the library and along the dental school.
Well, I doubt that was the only
grass on campus back then. Marquette had hippies, right?
Why does Jody Bronson have an eye patch?
Did anyone vomit because they dared to give out rings that weren't Final Four or championship rings?
Quote from: warriorchick on June 27, 2013, 02:40:24 PM
Here ya go.
http://www.gomarquette.com/view.gal?id=144147
Slim, I believe this photo gallery contains a picture of you, Buzz, and your Hall & Oates record.
Photo #2 is scary!
Quote from: MU82 on June 27, 2013, 03:08:19 PM
Well, I doubt that was the only grass on campus back then. Marquette had hippies, right?
I was thinking the same thing. The area between Lalumiere and Brooks Union where we used to camp for basketball tickets now has trees. Large trees.
Quote from: keefe on June 27, 2013, 04:37:42 PM
I was thinking the same thing. The area between Lalumiere and Brooks Union where we used to camp for basketball tickets now has trees. Large trees.
Seriously, you guys need to get back to campus one of these days.
muwarrior69, you have a reunion coming up next summer. You ought to go. I'll be there. :)
That's Artie Green with Chris Otule! The Grasshopper was a playground legend in NYC.
As I read through the whinging and whining posts on the perceived recruiting travails of today I think back to when Marquette was the destination of choice for so many NYC and Chicago playground superstars. The Grasshopper, The Dream, The Destroyer, The Swan were Gods on NYC's fiercest blacktops and Marquette was where they chose to play their college ball.
Keefe
The Grasshopper was one of my all time favorites. Legend in NYC and to many MU fans. You knew how to get folks out of their seats.
Quote from: Goose on June 27, 2013, 05:44:51 PM
Keefe
The Grasshopper was one of my all time favorites. Legend in NYC and to many MU fans. You knew how to get folks out of their seats.
Goose
I would dare say The Grasshopper reintroduced the artistic Slam Dunk to college hoops. The NCAA had just brought it back and nobody jammed it like Artie Green. It was poetry. The only NYC playgrounder who came close was Connie Hawkins but even The Hawk said The Grasshopper was the king of the jam. The Hawk threw it down while Artie composed a Wagnerian Aria.
Grasshopper?
He's the Anti Gravity Man.
Tosa gas man
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on June 27, 2013, 04:13:19 PM
Why does Jody Bronson have an eye patch?
Did anyone vomit because they dared to give out rings that weren't Final Four or championship rings?
They gave out sweet 16 rings last year.
Anyone notice that Buzz's shoes are Texas orange???
You guys are losing your touch.
From the gallery, I like the picture of Juan and Jake at the end.
Jerry still could use some sort of facial expression other than discomfort.
Quote from: bilsu on June 27, 2013, 08:22:47 PM
They gave out sweet 16 rings last year.
Oh, quite aware (it's my avatar)...and it was ok. Another school gave out Sweet 16 rings last year and people here got all hellbent and vomitous....the hypocrisy here, sometimes, is awesome to watch unfold.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on June 28, 2013, 09:15:34 AM
Oh, quite aware (it's my avatar)...and it was ok. Another school gave out Sweet 16 rings last year and people here got all hellbent and vomitous....the hypocrisy here, sometimes, is awesome to watch unfold.
I think they were upset about a Sweet Sixteen finish when that school had two future lottery picks on the squad
(http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/60/6062/6U2D100Z/posters/roz-chast-aladdin-and-the-disappointing-lamp-new-yorker-cartoon.jpg)
Jerry is great. He looks like he'd be awesome to have as your dad (or in 4never's case, as a son).
Other thoughts on pictures include:
- Marquette soccer ball / pic 17 - I'd like one, even though soccer is stupid.
- Pic 19, 20 - tennis team? I'd play with them
- The Golden Eagle - I can't believe they use to let Tall Titan be around kids like that
- Even though he's a strong man, impact defender, has his own $ now, etc.. I still think of Jimmy Butler first as a young, sweet kid with a kind heart. One of many great MU stories.
Quote from: keefe on June 27, 2013, 04:37:42 PM
I was thinking the same thing. The area between Lalumiere and Brooks Union where we used to camp for basketball tickets now has trees. Large trees.
Brooks Union not being there kind of helps with that.
Quote from: Brewtown Andy on June 29, 2013, 01:44:02 AM
Brooks Union not being there kind of helps with that.
Oh, it's still there. As is the Lanche, Lenny's, The Gym, Wales on Well's, Hegarty's, Suburpia, Cousin's, Marquette Liquors, Sy's Deli, Angelo's, Cardign Bookstore, Grebe's...
Quote from: keefe on June 29, 2013, 02:01:18 AM
Oh, it's still there. As is the Lanche, Lenny's, The Gym, Wales on Well's, Hegarty's, Suburpia, Cousin's, Marquette Liquors, Sy's Deli, Angelo's, Cardign Bookstore, Grebe's...
Cardign Bookstore....I did not know that Jr. had a bookstore named after him.
Quote from: willie warrior on June 29, 2013, 10:08:57 AM
Cardign Bookstore....I did not know that Jr. had a bookstore named after him.
Seriously, Cardign had an outstanding selection in those pre-Amazon days. I purchased my first copy of Thomas Merton's, Seven Storey Mountain there. A compelling read which I recommend highly. A must read for anyone who chose a Jesuit education.