TBT Game thread

[Nukem2]

I was always a big Chapman fan.  He was never the star (overshadowed by DWade and Diener, then the Amigos), but he was a steady, dependable guy who always contributed.

Thrilled to see that he's still playing so well.

Joe had a bad wheel coming out of HS and injured one or both at MU.  We never saw him at his best. 

[real chili 83]

Joe had a bad wheel coming out of HS and injured one or both at MU.  We never saw him at his best.

Who's next, and when?

[MU82]

2 thoughts:

1. That's how we'll have to play in stretches next season when Luke is in foul trouble. All we'll need is a few NBAers!

2. Imagine how good this team would have been with Dawson!!!!! One might even say "Magical"!!

[Herman Cain]

2 thoughts:

1. That's how we'll have to play in stretches next season when Luke is in foul trouble. All we'll need is a few NBAers!

2. Imagine how good this team would have been with Dawson!!!!! One might even say "Magical"!!

Dawson still in college.  He would be excellent in this format.

[MU82]

Dawson still in college.  He would be excellent in this format.

Indeed. I can imagine him and Ners on a 2-on-1 break. Un-freakin-stoppable!

[Dawson Rental]

Indeed. I can imagine him and Ners on a 2-on-1 break. Un-freakin-stoppable!

Of course, Ners 1 on MUScoop was unstoppable, and unstoppabel, and unstoppable....

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Who's next, and when?

Looks like Friday evening on ESPN vs. Armored Athlete.  I see Roosevelt Jones is on AA, bringing his old man game.

[KampusFoods]

Looks like Friday evening on ESPN vs. Armored Athlete.  I see Roosevelt Jones is on AA, bringing his old man game.

Yep. Armored Athlete also includes former IU players Christian Watford, Jordan Hulls, and Will Sheehey. Needless to say, Crean sucks.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

God I hated Will Sheehey. Hope we beat them by 30 as well.

[GoldenDieners32]

Yep. Armored Athlete also includes former IU players Christian Watford, Jordan Hulls, and Will Sheehey. Needless to say, Crean sucks.

Doesn't matter we get Davante Gardner back.. I can already here the "automatic" chants.

[Herman Cain]

Doesn't matter we get Davante Gardner back.. I can already here the "automatic" chants.

Looking forward to watching Davante again. 

[damuts222]

Matchup against Indiana should be interesting. Over/under on Tom Crean references???

Michigan State was down a bunch of their better players and played slow. They were slow on Saturday night against Ohio as well. I was at games on Saturday and the pace and quality of play was much higher. You knew that whoever won that game would beat Michigan State.

[T-Bone]

Didn't see this posted:
https://twitter.com/GoldenEaglesTBT/status/755066993263259648

We'll be playing at 7 ET on ESPN2.

[Wade for President]

If you're on Scoop in July, you're a diehard MU bball nerd.  Period.

The fact that we get to see some of our recent favorites compete once again wearing blue & gold on ESPN 2 this Friday, is nothing short of awesome.  It feels like Christmas in July, and someone just gave me a time machine.

Grind Together Shine Together.

[The Lens]

If you're on Scoop in July, you're a diehard MU bball nerd.  Period.

The fact that we get to see some of our recent favorites compete once again wearing blue & gold on ESPN 2 this Friday, is nothing short of awesome.  It feels like Christmas in July, and someone just gave me a time machine.

Grind Together Shine Together.

I'll be on campus for the 1996 20 year reunion on July 30th.  If we're playing that night in the Final Four, it will be the definition of Christmas in July. 

#GTST

[wadesworld]

Is Cody Zeller actually playing on this team or is he just playing the Wes Matthews roll?  Isn't he signed with the Hornets for the next 2 years?

[Herman Cain]

Is Cody Zeller actually playing on this team or is he just playing the Wes Matthews roll?  Isn't he signed with the Hornets for the next 2 years?

Looks like he is playing the same roll Steve Novak is for us. Booster.
https://www.thetournament.com/players/cody-zeller

[BM1090]

Is Cody Zeller actually playing on this team or is he just playing the Wes Matthews roll?  Isn't he signed with the Hornets for the next 2 years?

It says he's a booster. For comparison sake, Steve Novak was our team's booster. His role consisted of tweeting out links to a large audience of followers, putting it on his FB page, etc.

I'd be shocked if Zeller was playing.

[Benny B]

In the event that anyone listed on the team (whether booster, GM, coach, etc.) is eligible to play by TBT's rules, hypothetically, what's the penalty if a guy like Wes or Zeller (who are under contract) decided to lace them up in a tied championship game with 15 seconds and the ball?  I assume that if they got hurt, the team could probably cancel the contract... but what if they didn't get hurt?  Are they fined?  Suspended?  Paddled?  Or is it strictly the downside of potential injury that keeps the NBA players off the court?

[damuts222]

Mike Bibby and Jason Williams are on the same team together, both former NBA players

[KampusFoods]

Mike Bibby and Jason Williams are on the same team together, both former NBA players

Watched both of their games this weekend. Williams still has some of the "white chocolate" magic, but he's 40. Throws an outlet pass and watches the offense play from the other end of the court. At one point threw a dime for an and-1 layup and proceeded to tell the K-State Alumni fans to "take all their a$$es home." Bibby can still play but was not all that impressive. The rest of their team is good too, but I think the winner of MU-IU will beat the winner of them and Bradley with relative ease.

[wadesworld]

Looks like he is playing the same roll Steve Novak is for us. Booster.
https://www.thetournament.com/players/cody-zeller

It says he's a booster. For comparison sake, Steve Novak was our team's booster. His role consisted of tweeting out links to a large audience of followers, putting it on his FB page, etc.

I'd be shocked if Zeller was playing.

Makes sense, thanks.

[StillWarriors]

If you're on Scoop in July, you're a diehard MU bball nerd.  Period.

The fact that we get to see some of our recent favorites compete once again wearing blue & gold on ESPN 2 this Friday, is nothing short of awesome.  It feels like Christmas in July, and someone just gave me a time machine.

Grind Together Shine Together.

Agreed. I wasn't able to go Sunday, but Saturday was one of the most fun games I've been to in a long time. Great to see some favorite players again, the "We Are Marquette" chants were incredible and it was cool to see several of the current players there. Nice to see the current guys support the old guard.

[barfolomew]

Just saw on the TBT site that the Golden Eagles Alumni fell just 31 votes short of 2000, which would have let them add the Ringer.

The @GoldenEaglesTBT twitter account hinted that it might have been Wes, Travis, or Steve (though if I had a guaranteed NBA contract, I sure wouldn't play in this...).

The good news is that none of the other three Midwest teams in the Super16 hit the 2000 threshold either.

[Benny B]

Just saw on the TBT site that the Golden Eagles Alumni fell just 31 votes short of 2000, which would have let them add the Ringer.

The @GoldenEaglesTBT twitter account hinted that it might have been Wes, Travis, or Steve (though if I had a guaranteed NBA contract, I sure wouldn't play in this...).

The good news is that none of the other three Midwest teams in the Super16 hit the 2000 threshold either.

Dammit... they must have got wise to all of those votes from Benny's extended family because there's no way they should have been short by anything.