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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: tower912 on December 30, 2017, 05:42:28 PM
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1. Holy cow, MU played physical basketball and competed on the boards.
2. Maybe it isn't time to anoint Harry just yet. Heldt played very well today. Except that missed lay up.
3. Sacar filled a stat sheet today. A shame he didn't work on free throws in his red shirt year.
4. Cain is playing the best of the newcomers. He is so thin, you forget he is 6'7. When he plays next to Sam, MU isn't so undersized.
5. Markus is in some kind of slump. A sophomore. Hmmmm. Not quite as bad as Haani and he is going to have to play through it, as there are no other options.
6. Rowsey is not in any kind of slump.
7. Theo really CAN get called for a foul for being in the area.
8. 25 turnovers for Georgetown. A bacon saver. At least some of them can be attributed to (gasp) Marquette's defense. And some were just careless.
9. The Big East is just plain ridiculous this year. No nights off. Hell, some might view MU as their night off.
10. So take it and run.
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Wins a win.
Rowsey was siiiick
Hopefully Markus will be officially due for next game because we are gonna need it.
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4 guys on the team who can shoot free throws. 5 who make you wince and look away when they are at the line.
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1. Holy cow, MU played physical basketball and competed on the boards.
2. Maybe it isn't time to anoint Harry just yet. Heldt played very well today. Except that missed lay up.
3. Sacar filled a stat sheet today. A shame he didn't work on free throws in his red shirt year.
4. Cain is playing the best of the newcomers. He is so thin, you forget he is 6'7. When he plays next to Sam, MU isn't so undersized.
5. Markus is in some kind of slump. A sophomore. Hmmmm. Not quite as bad as Haani and he is going to have to play through it, as there are no other options.
6. Rowsey is not in any kind of slump.
7. Theo really CAN get called for a foul for being in the area.
8. 25 turnovers for Georgetown. A bacon saver. At least some of them can be attributed to (gasp) Marquette's defense. And some were just careless.
9. The Big East is just plain ridiculous this year. No nights off. Hell, some might view MU as their night off.
10. So take it and run.
If we play like this the rest of the season, this might be our only win.
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Frustration, but critical time came when MU was up 15. Cain missed front end, then Hauser fouled on made three, then Rowsey turnover lead to a two. Should have went 17, then no foul on the three. Least they held on, but how Wojo puts up with that stuff is unknown.
MU missed a lot of layups and floaters. A lot.
Still too many fouls and Markus has had three bad games in a row. He'll come around, not in same category as Cheatham and his slump.
Take the win, Georgetown has no guards and it will be long, long season for them.
Last, which coach teaches the ball screen. Heldt and Theo are called for at least three a game.
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If we play like this the rest of the season, this might be our only win.
You mean physical defense, competing on the boards, and forcing 25 turnovers? Because I will take that every time. Tonight, if even one other player had gotten hot offensively, (hello, Sam and Markus) MU wins by 20. Georgetown's run because they blocked 3 layups, Matt missed a layup and Rowsey a wide open 3. In other words, MU got the shots they wanted. For a few minutes, they didn't fall.
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Frustration, but critical time came when MU was up 15. Cain missed front end, then Hauser fouled on made three, then Rowsey turnover lead to a two. Should have went 17, then no foul on the three. Least they held on, but how Wojo puts up with that stuff is unknown
Who should he put in? Which is how he puts up with it.
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Can’t believe how upset some are with this performance.
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Still too many fouls and Markus has had three bad games in a row. He'll come around, not in same category as Cheatham and his slump.
Big difference between a slump (Markus) and not being very good at basketball (Haanif).
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You mean physical defense, competing on the boards, and forcing 25 turnovers? Because I will take that every time. Tonight, if even one other player had gotten hot offensively, (hello, Sam and Markus) MU wins by 20. Georgetown's run because they blocked 3 layups, Matt missed a layup and Rowsey a wide open 3. In other words, MU got the shots they wanted. For a few minutes, they didn't fall.
Marquette didn't force 25 turnovers. Georgetown has poor guard play and many were due to their carelessness.
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Who should he put in? Which is how he puts up with it.
Guess put up with is wrong terminology. Maybe how does he digest/deals with it. Surprised he still has hair.
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Played down to our opponents, which is not unusual.
A win is a win is a win.
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Marquette didn't force 25 turnovers. Georgetown has poor guard play and many were due to their carelessness.
Georgetown was careless, no doubt. But MU's defense was as good today as it has been in the last couple of years. Good help, good rotations, fighting on the boards. Rowsey caused a couple of turnovers by coming up quick on a G guard causing a travel.
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You mean physical defense, competing on the boards, and forcing 25 turnovers? Because I will take that every time. Tonight, if even one other player had gotten hot offensively, (hello, Sam and Markus) MU wins by 20. Georgetown's run because they blocked 3 layups, Matt missed a layup and Rowsey a wide open 3. In other words, MU got the shots they wanted. For a few minutes, they didn't fall.
In the last two minutes it seemed we did not run an offensive play. Rowsey just stood there dribbling and was lucky the shot made it before the shot clock ran out. You just don't stand there with just a 7 point lead. I don't think all 25 turnovers were forced. We are going to have to play much better than todays game.
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Agreed. The offense the last two minutes was to keep the ball in Rowsey's hands and hope they fouled him. And yes, the Big East is a monster this year and MU is going to have to improve to compete. This isn't news.
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Marquette did not make a single 2-point shot in the 2nd half.
Has that ever happened for a team that eventually won the game?
Homer is researching..
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Marquette did not make a single 2-point shot in the 2nd half.
Has that ever happened for a team that eventually won the game?
Homer is researching..
Wow I would not have guessed that. They sure missed a lot they should have made
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Marquette did not make a single 2-point shot in the 2nd half.
Has that ever happened for a team that eventually won the game?
Homer is researching..
Holy crap. Nothing but 3's and free throws? Wow. Lots of blocked and blown lay ups, but that is just crazy.
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Brutal to watch. Georgetown is horrible. Not much positives from this game, IMO. MU will need far better performances than today to post a BE winning record.
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I see this team improving and playing hard, making some mistakes but the D is becoming better
The game had no flow in the first half and was hard to watch but I'll take it all day
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Come on people, we won!
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Georgetown is very athletic and long, hard to score on in the paint. Might be the most athletic team in Big East but not very good. Turnover machine, if they kept Tramon
Waters they might have been special. DePaul is better and no pushover this year. Butler surprised me today, X was sleep walking today until they finally woke up. The league is a beast.
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http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400988554
11 steals for MU. I think they have the blocked shots wrong for G-town. I remember a lot more than 2.
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Brutal to watch. Georgetown is horrible. Not much positives from this game, IMO. MU will need far better performances than today to post a BE winning record.
Georgetown took Butler to double overtime, and should have won. The same Butler team that destroyed Nova today.
They aren't great, but they are also not bad.
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I see this team improving and playing hard, making some mistakes but the D is becoming better
The game had no flow in the first half and was hard to watch but I'll take it all day
Agree
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Brutal to watch. Georgetown is horrible. Not much positives from this game, IMO. MU will need far better performances than today to post a BE winning record.
Agree with this too
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Can’t believe how upset some are with this performance.
and yet, some would claim, there is no Wojo bias and no entitlement in our fan base
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I most liked MU's efforts on the boards. They were active on both ends of the court. Didn't always end up with the ball, and committed some fouls, but they were after it.
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38-29 G-town on the boards. It didn't seem that bad watching it.
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Brutal to watch. Georgetown is horrible. Not much positives from this game, IMO. MU will need far better performances than today to post a BE winning record.
I think G is better than they showed today. I agree with you as poorly as G played MU should have won by 30, but it still counts as a W.
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38-29 G-town on the boards. It didn't seem that bad watching it.
it's hard to believe that. I would have guessed the other way around
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No Wojo bias from me. Ugly game and GU is horrible.
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Couldn’t agree more. Game had no flow or continuity. Sometimes, I think, the refs just want to make the game about them and not the players.
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Chick, I'm impressed. Totally missed that.
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Couldn’t agree more. Game had no flow or continuity. Sometimes, I think, the refs just want to make the game about them and not the players.
This happened at a game I was at last night. A ref stopped the game with one second left to have security throw out a fan.
Anyways, a win is a win.
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Come on people, we won!
Yep, Don't discount the power of a win.
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Really impressed with Sacar today - powerful and athletic. His good game kept GE on the bench some. I don’t remember wojo playing Sacar and Cain together like he did today.
I sensed Marcus turning the corner in the second half. I think he will be back to himself very soon.
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1. Holy cow, MU played physical basketball and competed on the boards.
2. Maybe it isn't time to anoint Harry just yet. Heldt played very well today. Except that missed lay up.
3. Sacar filled a stat sheet today. A shame he didn't work on free throws in his red shirt year.
4. Cain is playing the best of the newcomers. He is so thin, you forget he is 6'7. When he plays next to Sam, MU isn't so undersized.
5. Markus is in some kind of slump. A sophomore. Hmmmm. Not quite as bad as Haani and he is going to have to play through it, as there are no other options.
6. Rowsey is not in any kind of slump.
7. Theo really CAN get called for a foul for being in the area.
8. 25 turnovers for Georgetown. A bacon saver. At least some of them can be attributed to (gasp) Marquette's defense. And some were just careless.
9. The Big East is just plain ridiculous this year. No nights off. Hell, some might view MU as their night off.
10. So take it and run.
1. Outrebounded 38-29, we made less than 30% of our 2 point shots (none in the 2nd half) - I'd say we were pretty much manhandled physically.
2. Froling was bad, Heldt was OK, but not (IMO) "very good".
3. Sacar was good - he didn't "fill" the stat sheet, but had a solid "triple single".
4. Agree.
5. No comparison between Markus and Haanif works for me. Markus will be (my opinion) OK.
6. Rowsey was awesome.
7. Agree, but he commits dumb fouls, too.
8. We forced some, they committed many.
9. The Big East bottom feeders (Georgetown and DePaul) are a little better than usual but the top (after "Nova) is a little worse (Xavier a bit overrated IMO). The rest is solid but not great.
10. Always.
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Chick, I'm impressed. Totally missed that.
Actually, credit goes to Homer's Marquette intern (also a chick, BTW) , who brought it to his attention. I was just passing along the info.
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tower, do you take notes throughout each game for these posts and prepare them or just whip it up quickly after each game? just curious.
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tower, do you take notes throughout each game for these posts and prepare them or just whip it up quickly after each game? just curious.
He must have 2 versions in close games where he's ready to fire shortly after the ending
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and yet, some would claim, there is no Wojo bias and no entitlement in our fan base
I think Wojo's coaching was fine, but our play (with the exception of Rowsey and, to some extent, Sacar and Cain) was lousy. Fortunately Georgetown was lousy, too. What does pointing out the obvious have to do with bias or entitlement?
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I think this is a good time for a road trip. I think they need to mix it up a little.
Patrick Ewing takes a very NBA-like approach to his coaching job. Not sure if it's going to work but it's different.
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Sultan
Curious, how do you know Ewing brings NBA approach to his coaching style?
I am not sure that Ewing should be coaching a grade school team, let alone a D1 program. Laughed out loud when sidekick Louis Orr was praised by Dickey. I would take Brian Wardle and Tony Barone over those two guys.
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it's hard to believe that. I would have guessed the other way around
Not surprising. With georgetown’s 25 TOs they didn’t shoot the ball as much. MU shot the ball 9 more times. Give that most rebounds go to the defense it doesn’t surprise me that MU was outrebounded by nine.
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It’s a long season boys(and girl). If we would have lost this one, the season would have gotten longer. I hope the players get something from every game and learn from it and improve upon it. There are going to be some stink bombs. For us to have a successful season, everything is going to have to come together-unexpected players picking it up, minimal injuries, refs staying out of the way, etc etc. When someone is down, someone is going to have to pick it up.
So far, I think we’ve shown promise. Moments of hey, maybe we’ve got something here. Take the win-there are going to be games where we play very well and lose-take the good with the ugly. Next up, a tough road game at providence-need to play better than today, but we can do this
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I think this is a good time for a road trip. I think they need to mix it up a little.
Patrick Ewing takes a very NBA-like approach to his coaching job. Not sure if it's going to work but it's different.
in what way? I sure hope for their sake he can recruit because damn.
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tower, do you take notes throughout each game for these posts and prepare them or just whip it up quickly after each game? just curious.
I will usually start after the last media timeout. Not today, though. I whipped this one out after the game finished. No notes. Don't need them. Rarely will you see stats in the initial post. And I have only done two versions one time. Last year's Nova game. The big finish required two threads.
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Sultan
Curious, how do you know Ewing brings NBA approach to his coaching style?
I am not sure that Ewing should be coaching a grade school team, let alone a D1 program. Laughed out loud when sidekick Louis Orr was praised by Dickey. I would take Brian Wardle and Tony Barone over those two guys.
From things like how he runs his huddles, where the assistants are doing most of the actual Xs and Os, to not fouling at the end of the game.
I'm not saying it's effective. Just a different approach. I think the jury is WAY out on him at this point.
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All I’ve learned in this thread is MU only gets the easy turnovers.
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Actually, credit goes to Homer's Marquette intern (also a chick, but BTW) , who brought it to his attention. I was just passing along the info.
Wen duz a chick becum a broad, hey?
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Never.
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Guys, rebounding margin isn't a thing
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My 2 cents -
It’s reassuring knowing we are better than this. Especially Markus. Let’s show it at PV.
Heldt plays basketball from a manual entitled “This is how you play Center”. He Needs to be more of a real basketball player. He was ok on D but I thought mechanical and lost on O.
Help D was a lot better.
We played sloppy...thank goodness GT is bad at passing and handling it he ball
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No Wojo bias from me. Ugly game and GU is horrible.
You are such a kitten.
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Georgetown coaching and erratic play ironically reminds me of us 2 years ago. 20 plus T O’s !
Sloppy decisions. Remember that? In time Ewing and his team will improve. MU taken care of business is encouraging. In my opinion, The Sac Man #2 should never leave the floor!
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I'm more than a little concerned. That was a very poor offensive performance against a team that isn't very good. Our offense consists of running pick and rolls looking for the guard to either shoot the 3 or drive the hole. If that doesn't work our guys pass it back out and try again. We don't put pressure on the defense from any other angles. We're way too predictable. A lot of our points in the second half came from AR bombing away from deep. That's not going to get it done against better teams. I'm more than a little concerned.
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It’s often been said this team will win some it shouldn’t and lose a couple it shouldn’t this year. Today MU played one of those “lose one they shouldn’t” games and got the win after leading the whole way. That’s the beauty of this team...you can overcome ugly games when you have three shooters all capable of going for 30 on any given night.
I'm actually encouraged by the first two games...a loss where mu played well enough to beat most Big East teams and an ugly win. Here’s how I see it...the best road to 10-8 is to sweep Georgetown and DePaul, steal a game from Xavier or Nova and go .500 versus the rest. MU played a stinker and is still on track for the first part, and that Xavier game leaves me encouraged for the third part, with the newcomers starting to contribute.
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Thought the defense was quite good for ~34 minutes. "Easy turnovers" must be similar to "basic assists". A little concerned that Rowsey had to dump in nearly half our points. Surprised at the low minutes from the bench (39 total), though I guess the big three are probably always a lock for 30+ in a competitive game and Sacar and Matt played well.
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I saw very little of this game because I was on the road. Sounds like I didn't miss much.
I did see the X game and was quite encouraged. Sounds like our lads played much better in losing that one than we did in winning this one.
Win at least one next week, and I'll continue to be very encouraged. Win both, I'll be over the moon. Lose both and I won't panic because neither should be counted on, that's for sure.
I just about never get upset or even especially concerned after a win.
Go Marquette!
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I just about never get upset or even especially concerned after a win.
Go Marquette!
This. End of the season no one is going to say 'oh, they played ugly at Georgetown. Send them to the NIT'.
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I saw very little of this game because I was on the road. Sounds like I didn't miss much.
I did see the X game and was quite encouraged. Sounds like our lads played much better in losing that one than we did in winning this one.
Win at least one next week, and I'll continue to be very encouraged. Win both, I'll be over the moon. Lose both and I won't panic because neither should be counted on, that's for sure.
I just about never get upset or even especially concerned after a win.
Go Marquette!
If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
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This. End of the season no one is going to say 'oh, they played ugly at Georgetown. Send them to the NIT'.
True. Everyone plays ugly against G'town. They don't give up easy scores.
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Coast to coast victory that never felt in doubt despite the offense struggling. Color me encouraged.
I'm not worried about our offense, we know its one of the best in the country, they will bounce back. I am encouraged that our defense is capable of turning in these types of performances.
Marquette had a 15 point lead with 5 minutes left. They let the air out of the ball a little too early and even so they won by 9....which is what we were "supposed" to win by. This is the Big East. Double digit victories are often few and far between. Just ask Xavier about their game with DePaul.
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I love Scoop. When Georgetown has a lead for 95% of the game against Syracuse we start a thread worrying that they may not be the automatic wins we expected. When they lead Butler for 95% of the game the thread pops right back up.
When MU is winning games 90-84 we’re complaining that we’ll never be able to just win a game in the 70s and always have to outscore teams.
When the same team we question whether is as bad as expected or not comes to Milwaukee and we never trail in the game, while the team they took to double overtime smokes up #1 and undefeated Villanova, we complain that our offense is “very concerning” and Georgetown sucks.
Some people just aren’t happy unless they are unhappy. Always need something to complain about.
Oh well, hopefully we get the usual suspects crying over a win in Rhode Island Wednesday.
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Brutal to watch. Georgetown is horrible. Not much positives from this game, IMO. MU will need far better performances than today to post a BE winning record.
Saw D improve, saw us being physical when pushed. Think game was sloppy because we played an athletic but bad team. Haword had another bad game and Sam had a so so game and still won the game. I like how we can win with different players helping out, Cain / Sacar
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Was at a wedding and saw the score and was feeling good... then read through this thread. Now I’m not feeling so good. (Mostly wanted to get in on PGs $100 offer ;) )
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I love Scoop. When Georgetown has a lead for 95% of the game against Syracuse we start a thread worrying that they may not be the automatic wins we expected. When they lead Butler for 95% of the game the thread pops right back up.
When MU is winning games 90-84 we’re complaining that we’ll never be able to just win a game in the 70s and always have to outscore teams.
When the same team we question whether is as bad as expected or not comes to Milwaukee and we never trail in the game, while the team they took to double overtime smokes up #1 and undefeated Villanova, we complain that our offense is “very concerning” and Georgetown sucks.
Some people just aren’t happy unless they are unhappy. Always need something to complain about.
Oh well, hopefully we get the usual suspects crying over a win in Rhode Island Wednesday.
This is spot on
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Guys, rebounding margin isn't a thing
#ReboundingNoMatta?
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Commenting just to be included in this thread :)
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same here
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Well that is awful nice of you. I actually think it will happen.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
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We were out rebounded because we took 9 more shots than Georgetown. We had more offensive rebounds (10-9).
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Coast to coast victory that never felt in doubt despite the offense struggling. Color me encouraged.
I'm not worried about our offense, we know its one of the best in the country, they will bounce back. I am encouraged that our defense is capable of turning in these types of performances.
Marquette had a 15 point lead with 5 minutes left. They let the air out of the ball a little too early and even so they won by 9....which is what we were "supposed" to win by. This is the Big East. Double digit victories are often few and far between. Just ask Xavier about their game with DePaul.
This. Never felt in doubt but when it got close, our senior drew out his sling. This was a special game by Andrew.
Defensive game plan was solid too. I thought Wojo did a good job changing defenses out of time outs.
Note: I thought Cain deserved more minutes and Sam needs to get more shots. His 14% usage needs to be in the 20s. Many times he passed open shots.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Well now I have to comment because I’ll take that $$ when it happens. Ugly win today, turning GU over 25 times and only winning by 9, plus fouling a 3-point shooter twice, and a bunch of other correctable things. However, also very encouraged that they can win a BE game in other ways, when the offense isn’t shining. Sometimes I worry we’re too one-dimensional, but today, there was a lot to like about the way MU defended, boarded, and in general competed. Winning ugly games is something the great teams do regularly. So all in all, take it and let’s start focusing on PU, which I think is a GREAT opportunity for a quality road win, and I think we will get it.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
I hope this happens.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
In terms of safe bets, this is still pretty safe. Villanova has only lost 3 home games since the inception of the new Big East. 2 of those were at Wells Fargo, where we play them, but that's still only 2 losses there in 5 years.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
While Georgetown played one one the softest non-conference schedules in the history of men's NCAA DI basketball, they have talent. I'm not sure who the asst coaches are, but Ewing I'm sure learned a little something all those years as an Asst Coach in the NBA. A competitive Georgetown and St John's team only helps to raise the profile of the conference.
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#ReboundingNoMatta?
#reboundingmarginnomatta
#reboundingpercentagemattas
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Count me in on this action
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PTM
Another brilliant post.
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PG with the ultimate click bait.
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I love Scoop. When Georgetown has a lead for 95% of the game against Syracuse we start a thread worrying that they may not be the automatic wins we expected. When they lead Butler for 95% of the game the thread pops right back up.
When MU is winning games 90-84 we’re complaining that we’ll never be able to just win a game in the 70s and always have to outscore teams.
When the same team we question whether is as bad as expected or not comes to Milwaukee and we never trail in the game, while the team they took to double overtime smokes up #1 and undefeated Villanova, we complain that our offense is “very concerning” and Georgetown sucks.
Some people just aren’t happy unless they are unhappy. Always need something to complain about.
Oh well, hopefully we get the usual suspects crying over a win in Rhode Island Wednesday.
Extremely well said and I needed to respond to get in on the $100.
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4 guys on the team who can shoot free throws. 5 who make you wince and look away when they are at the line.
You know, there was a time early in the season when it looked like Cain would never hit a three, so maybe there's hope there.
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Only posting for the $100, but...
Georgetown 32%, MU 26% on the o-boards.
Lots of unforced errors by Georgetown. I loved Derrickson in travel ball & love him now, but overall their team blows
Agree w/blackheart re: Sam’s usage
With just over 4 to play, MU has 5 on 4 in transition and had no interest in attacking. Slowed it down. Thought it was too early & based on the circumstances, kind of eff’d when MU started trying to work the clock.
Had to have that game and got it
Could be underdog in 6 of next 7. As a washed up QB once said... R e l a x
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Also, our conversion rate at the rim was pukey. So many missed no-footers. Painful. Fortunate to be playing a crap team
Hoyas a better FT% than us. Thankfully, #FTsNoMatta
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Those last possessions were a head scratcher. Also the play where we had them 5 on 4.
To not score in the second half was interesting......
Heldt was solid. So was Sacar. Looking forward to the game against a top ranked team when we put it all together.
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9 Players. Three freshmen, four sophomores. With that kind of experience, you can't reasonably expect every game to be great for 40 minutes. Nor can you expect that the grind of the Big East to not have an effect. MU could very easily go on a losing streak now. There are no easy league games. Embrace the win. Especially because it was ugly.
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Tower
Agreed on every win being embraced. Glad they won and hope many more to come.
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Crean sucks
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ND sucks
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Well that is awful nice of you. I actually think it will happen.
Why so confident??
I think we have a great shot against Providence. But at Nova I'm just not seeing.
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As wades said, some on scoop are never happy.
$100 ;D
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Love how Jamal has been coming on. If he continues to contribute like he has been, we may see a SOTG besides the big 3.
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Georgetown is a long and athletic team, and as counter intuitive as this is about to sound given they’re not a very good team, their length and athleticism are a bad matchup for MU.... this may have contributed a bit to the struggles of MU’s offense.
Enjoyed watching the Cain, Houser, Anim lineup with fill in the blank PG and C.... can’t remember who were in at the time but not sure it matters with these three. I would like to see Howard and Theo, which it could have been, but can’t remember.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Does it count as being in the thread if you can’t think of anything to say?
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Chit den, der really woodant bee no Scoop ever, hey?
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
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A lot of negative after a win. I kinda liked it. Loved Sacar, which makes me feel good about him in the lineup. Howard will bounce back. Showed a few signs of his return. Gtown is always ultra aggressive, and is showing it with Ewing in the Coaches seat. This Gtown team took Butler to double OT - the Butler that just beat #1 Nova. No easy rides in this league, and we look (at this early point in the seaon) like we should do quite well.
There! Am I good for the $100 as well?
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Drag a $100 bill through a trailer park and you don’t know what you will find..........
I thought we played well. I give credit to our opponent. Was impressed by the play of my distant relative from Detroit.
We are on track for a very strong year. 3rd in Big East and 2nd week of tourney.
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First 12 minutes and final 3-4 were brutal.
I thought MU played D pretty well overall- not nearly as many lapses as in past games.
Picks by bigs continue to need lots work- RJax, where are you??
Theos foul on three point show as time wound down at end of first half was unforgivable- fortunately we came out strong enough in second half.
Bucket drummer dude was impressive.
We played down, but did what it took to win.
Still waiting for some home cookin.
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Does it count as being in the thread if you can’t think of anything to say?
That might make a nice Masthead.
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Congrats, PF. You made Scoop Takes.
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I don’t see us winning at Nova, but just in case....
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In for free $100.
I accept BTC.
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In for the money!
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Chances MU wins at Nova, not good, but there is a chance!
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Show me the money.
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In for the Benjamin
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I'm here for the money.
Mods, you better ban him if MU beats Nova and he doesn't pay.
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Straight cash homey!
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#ReboundingNoMatta?
#ReboundingMarginNoMatta
Corrected
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I'm in and will have my paypal account ready to go:) Agree with all that it was an ugly game, but I really liked the play of both Elliott and Anim. Great energy and a ton of upside. On the downside I think that we are in possession of the softest Aussie since crocodile Dundee.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Thought the Xavier game was encouraging, G was sloppy but happy to take the win.
A win at Nova and $100 would make me even happier. I’m in.
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Can I get my 100 in bitcoin?
The win yesterday was never in doubt.
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In for the hundo.
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Too late to post in this thread? No? Good.
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
For what it's worth, I don't see any time limit or specific date attached to this. So if we win this year and next, that should be $100 each time, carrying forward every year.
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Well, in the first half Gtown was constantly at the line. In second half MU was.... When MU ran their plays they had a lot of chance that went clang, clang, clang...
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I had no idea that so many Scoopers were in dire need of money #Sad.
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Oh, what the hell...I’ll take the free “c” note. This could get expensive
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Straight cash, homie.
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I love Scoop. When Georgetown has a lead for 95% of the game against Syracuse we start a thread worrying that they may not be the automatic wins we expected. When they lead Butler for 95% of the game the thread pops right back up.
When MU is winning games 90-84 we’re complaining that we’ll never be able to just win a game in the 70s and always have to outscore teams.
When the same team we question whether is as bad as expected or not comes to Milwaukee and we never trail in the game, while the team they took to double overtime smokes up #1 and undefeated Villanova, we complain that our offense is “very concerning” and Georgetown sucks.
Some people just aren’t happy unless they are unhappy. Always need something to complain about.
Oh well, hopefully we get the usual suspects crying over a win in Rhode Island Wednesday.
You have a lot of outstanding posts, wades (and some silly ones, too, like most of us do), but this is one of your all-time best.
Perfectly captures the mind of the Scooper.
I think some folks just don't bother looking at what's happening all around the country. They think we're the only team that loses to good teams, the only team that occasionally loses to a team we "should" beat, the only team that loses recruits, the only team that loses transfers, etc.
Open your eyes, peeps!
As for this from brew:
In terms of safe bets, this is still pretty safe. Villanova has only lost 3 home games since the inception of the new Big East. 2 of those were at Wells Fargo, where we play them, but that's still only 2 losses there in 5 years.
It wasn't a bet at all! It was an announced giveaway. If MU fails to win at Nova, nobody owes PG anything. But if we pull out the upset, he's got to start raining Benjamins on the rest of us like confetti.
THAT's the safest "bet" in the world ... for the rest of us!!!
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In
late
But me too
I will have to report it on my ethics statement
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If we win i will give him $100
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$$$
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Commenting just to be included in this thread :)
Yep - $100 is $100. My first rule of finance. ;)
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I'm going to spend mine on bitcoin. ::)
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I'll buy Apple....
or maybe Disney.
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Count me in on this action, its tough being retired...lol 8-)
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I'll buy the Superbar.
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I'll accept raiblock or walter coin for the $100 payout
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I’ll ask Heise for financial advice and how to best invest my $100.
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I’ll ask Heise for financial advice and how to best invest my $100.
But will you follow his advice?
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Who was the jag bag that would come on here a year ago and continue to predict the stock market crash?
Posted alot like dodds....
Predicting doom and misery....
Technical analysis n mumble jumbo like death crosses...
I think market up over 100% since he started....
Has since gone away?...
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Who was the jag bag that would come on here a year ago and continue to predict the stock market crash?
Posted alot like dodds....
Predicting doom and misery....
Technical analysis n mumble jumbo like death crosses...
I think market up over 100% since he started....
Has since gone away?...
Vikings r losers?
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$100 to my favorite charity would be great.
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I had no idea that so many Scoopers were in dire need of money #Sad.
This isn't a dire need of money. It's like finding a $100 bill in the middle of the street without another soul in sight.
Oh SH*T. I'm in now too.
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late
But me too
I will have to report it on my ethics statement
No need to... it's at the Wells Fargo center. PS... I'm in for the hundo.
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Shockingly Benny isn't in on the C note yet and I'm sure that anime habit is expensive
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Count me in.
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As for this from brew:
In terms of safe bets, this is still pretty safe. Villanova has only lost 3 home games since the inception of the new Big East. 2 of those were at Wells Fargo, where we play them, but that's still only 2 losses there in 5 years.
It wasn't a bet at all! It was an announced giveaway. If MU fails to win at Nova, nobody owes PG anything. But if we pull out the upset, he's got to start raining Benjamins on the rest of us like confetti.
THAT's the safest "bet" in the world ... for the rest of us!!!
I was using the term "safe bet" as a colloquialism to indicate Villanova winning at home has a very high probability. I didn't mean it literally as a bet between PGs and the rest of the thread.
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Coast to coast victory that never felt in doubt despite the offense struggling. Color me encouraged.
I'm not worried about our offense, we know its one of the best in the country, they will bounce back. I am encouraged that our defense is capable of turning in these types of performances.
Marquette had a 15 point lead with 5 minutes left. They let the air out of the ball a little too early and even so they won by 9....which is what we were "supposed" to win by. This is the Big East. Double digit victories are often few and far between. Just ask Xavier about their game with DePaul.
Just confirming that I am indeed in.
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This isn't a dire need of money. It's like finding a $100 bill in the middle of the street without another soul in sight.
Oh SH*T. I'm in now too.
Pin it Rocky
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Dire need. Im in.
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Confirming, I'm in on the $100.00 challenge too! Just give mine to the Annual Marquette Fund for scholarships.
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I'll donate my $100 to the Santa Holdings Inc. Transcontinental Foundation.
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I'll donate my $100 to the Santa Holdings Inc. Transcontinental Foundation.
To repair a sleigh shot down by NORAD or to provide bail money for Santa's trespassing/breaking and entering charge?
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To repair a sleigh shot down by NORAD or to provide bail money for Santa's trespassing/breaking and entering charge?
Spreading Christmas cheer. Maybe Santa can hang some ornaments in 82's yard. ;D
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I think 82's house is more like the Island of Misfit Toys.
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in for the $
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Spreading Christmas cheer. Maybe Santa can hang some ornaments in 82's yard. ;D
Bah!
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I think 82's house is more like the Island of Misfit Toys.
Humbug!
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Why not...I'm in!
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Let's do it
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Why not...I'm in!
Can we collect in Bitcoin?
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He's been awfully quiet since the promise....
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He's been awfully quiet since the promise....
If I were him I would whip out some political rantings to provoke the mods to lock the thread. Oh and with this I am IN on the $100.
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$100 seems fair compensation for having to wade through PG's game thread posts
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I'm in!
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Count me in. Anyone both counting how much he'd be out for?
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Count me in. Anyone both counting how much he'd be out for?
Gotta be close to $5k.
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I had no idea that so many Scoopers were in dire need of money #Sad.
Lenny, that's why I want mine to go to the Annual Marquette Fund. I don't need the money that bad.
Why don't we challenge everyone for our buddy offering the $100.00: If Marquette beats Villanova at Philadelphia, he donates the $100.00 per person to the Annual Marquette Fund for some college's scholarships in the name of Scoopers everywhere!
What do you think??????
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Lenny, that's why I want mine to go to the Annual Marquette Fund. I don't need the money that bad.
Why don't we challenge everyone for our buddy offering the $100.00: If Marquette beats Villanova at Philadelphia, he donates the $100.00 per person to the Annual Marquette Fund for some college's scholarships in the name of Scoopers everywhere!
What do you think??????
Make it Al's Run and I'm 100% in
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I had a finance professor who told us that the first three rules of finance were
1. Get the Cash
2. Get the Cash
3. Get the Cash
So I'm in, but I'd go for the donation to Marquette.
Pics or it didn't happen.
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Pics or it didn't happen.
Which, oddly enough, is the fourth rule of finance.
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Gotta be close to $5k.
Plus the travel costs to "personally" deliver to each scooper.
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I mean, there's just no chance he follows through if MU happens to win. And I don't blame him.
That said, I'm in!
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A little surprised at the Georgetown comments. That team should have beat Butler, who dismantled Villanova over the weekend. Georgetown isn't as awful as some of the conjecture here. They don't have good guard play, which will hurt, but they play hard and will win some Big East games and provide fits for teams throughout the season.
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Lenny, that's why I want mine to go to the Annual Marquette Fund. I don't need the money that bad.
Why don't we challenge everyone for our buddy offering the $100.00: If Marquette beats Villanova at Philadelphia, he donates the $100.00 per person to the Annual Marquette Fund for some college's scholarships in the name of Scoopers everywhere!
What do you think??????
The way to do it is to have him each give us the $100 and we all pledge to donate it to the charity of our respective choice. That way we get the tax deduction, not him. ;D
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The way to do it is to have him each give us the $100 and we all pledge to donate it to the charity of our respective choice. That way we get the tax deduction, not him. ;D
Yes, but we also have to recognize income. I know, Chick, you're a creative accountant, but income is still income and the offset makes it, at best, a wash.
The AMF and the Pooled Scholarship Fund is something most of us in this room probably could agree on. Although, I'm OK with Al's run too!
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Yes, but we also have to recognize income. I know, Chick, you're a creative accountant, but income is still income and the offset makes it, at best, a wash.
The AMF and the Pooled Scholarship Fund is something most of us in this room probably could agree on. Although, I'm OK with Al's run too!
I would call the $100 from PF a gift, and unless he is going to issue all of us 1099s, that's my story and I am sticking to it!
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I would call the $100 from PF a gift, and unless he is going to issue all of us 1099s, that's my story and I am sticking to it!
Chick, are you sure there are no IRS agents in the room?
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Chick, are you sure there are no IRS agents in the room?
My mom is a retired IRS taxpayer service agent, and she would have said the same thing.
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My mom is a retired IRS taxpayer service agent, and she would have said the same thing.
OMG, last thing I would want is to get into a battle with a Tennessee revenuer!
The folks in the Hills can speak to what happens when you do! LOL!
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If we win at Nova I'll personally give everyone in this thread $100
Gift: something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance;
I would call the $100 from PF a gift, and unless he is going to issue all of us 1099s, that's my story and I am sticking to it!
You don't even have to call it that - he did!
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ChicosLooperJudge can make a quick grand plus if he simply posts once per name in this thread and MU wins!
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ChicosLooperJudge can make a quick grand plus if he simply posts once per name in this thread and MU wins!
Speaking of Jamie, he's (they've) been awfully quiet lately. Must be having a beer summit with Keefe.
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Odds on PG actually paying up if MU shocks Nova on Saturday night?
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Fixin’ ta rock a new Rolex, hey?
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In under the wire.
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Fixin’ ta rock a new Rolex, hey?
From the same Scoop Ugg suppliers?