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Title: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: VegasWarrior77 on April 07, 2017, 06:50:56 PM
Looking forward to Brendan's career at Marquette!

Stan Johnson‏ @MUCoachJohnson  18m18 minutes ago
Happy Birthday to @bigTbailey because of him and all his camps I attended as a kid in SLC I fell in love with the game
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: wadesworld on April 07, 2017, 07:12:39 PM
Awesome. MU family.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: Newsdreams on April 07, 2017, 08:25:43 PM
He had like3 more tweets about him. Wonderif he is lhk that he is being counted on with all those offers out there
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: wadesworld on April 07, 2017, 08:32:49 PM
He had like3 more tweets about him. Wonderif he is lhk that he is being counted on with all those offers out there

Huh?
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: VegasWarrior77 on April 07, 2017, 08:49:03 PM
Huh?

Thinking the exact same thing.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: wadesworld on April 07, 2017, 09:00:17 PM
By the way, based on the photo of the Bailey's on Brendan's signing day, looks like there is a younger brother...
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: Newsdreams on April 07, 2017, 09:11:59 PM
Huh?
Just that Stan was tweeting about him today not just birthday lone this
https://twitter.com/mucoachjohnson/status/850427916479602689
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: Newsdreams on April 07, 2017, 09:14:00 PM
Just that Stan was tweeting about him today not just birthday lone this
https://twitter.com/mucoachjohnson/status/850427916479602689
Yep messed up didn't notice it was wrong
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: real chili 83 on April 07, 2017, 10:30:52 PM
Yep messed up didn't notice it was wrong


De massimado mamajuana mi amigo?   Might be a big a$$ spelling error here on my part.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: Newsdreams on April 07, 2017, 11:13:05 PM

De massimado mamajuana mi amigo?   Might be a big a$$ spelling error here on my part.
Close demasiado.....
No, had salmon in BBQ and didn't read properly lol
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: jsglow on April 08, 2017, 08:22:35 AM
Bet Thurl will be invited to play some noon ball.  To that end, I wonder if Doc has ever played when he's in for a BOT meeting?  Of course Diener would be told to 'go easy' on the old man.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: MU82 on April 08, 2017, 06:57:30 PM
My last three years as a sportswriter in Minny coincided with Thurl's three seasons with the T-Wolves. One of my favorite athletes to interview.

Highly intelligent, willing to expound on statements rather than sticking to one-line cliches, very polite. He was there alongside a bunch of knuckleheads, including J.R. Rider and Laettner, and kept his shyte together.

Even if Thurl didn't like something that had been written, he didn't go crazy; he'd pull the reporter off to the side to discuss it.

Very popular with fans, too. He'd sign autographs right to the last request. A true gentleman, and I have little doubt that Brendan has been raised right.

Thurl wasn't a bad player, either - averaged 13 points over 12 seasons.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: wadesworld on April 08, 2017, 07:19:50 PM
My last three years as a sportswriter in Minny coincided with Thurl's three seasons with the T-Wolves. One of my favorite athletes to interview.

Highly intelligent, willing to expound on statements rather than sticking to one-line cliches, very polite. He was there alongside a bunch of knuckleheads, including J.R. Rider and Laettner, and kept his shyte together.

Even if Thurl didn't like something that had been written, he didn't go crazy; he'd pull the reporter off to the side to discuss it.

Very popular with fans, too. He'd sign autographs right to the last request. A true gentleman, and I have little doubt that Brendan has been raised right.

Thurl wasn't a bad player, either - averaged 13 points over 12 seasons.

Sounds like the type of guy he came off as in the Survive and Advance 30 for 30.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Thurl Bailey!
Post by: jsglow on April 14, 2017, 12:02:05 PM
My last three years as a sportswriter in Minny coincided with Thurl's three seasons with the T-Wolves. One of my favorite athletes to interview.

Highly intelligent, willing to expound on statements rather than sticking to one-line cliches, very polite. He was there alongside a bunch of knuckleheads, including J.R. Rider and Laettner, and kept his shyte together.

Even if Thurl didn't like something that had been written, he didn't go crazy; he'd pull the reporter off to the side to discuss it.

Very popular with fans, too. He'd sign autographs right to the last request. A true gentleman, and I have little doubt that Brendan has been raised right.

Thurl wasn't a bad player, either - averaged 13 points over 12 seasons.

I think Bailey will be a real credit to the program.  Unlike a lot of kids his age who have been pampered because of their skill, he'll actually believe that his coaches will make him a better player if he simply takes the lessons to heart.