[GoMarquette.com] Buzz Williams & Wesley Matthews To Appear Live On CBS Saturday Morning

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Buzz Williams & Wesley Matthews To Appear Live On CBS Saturday Morning
         

Head coach Buzz Williams and senior guard Wesley Matthews will make a live appearance on CBS' Road to the Final Four program Saturday morning at 11:05 a.m. CT.

The MU duo will conduct an interview with the CBS studio crew live from Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. The Golden Eagles defeated Utah State 58-57 on Friday and will face No. 3 seed Missouri Sunday afternoon.
         

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[marquette09]

Anybody catch this....i woke up a bit to late

[T-Bone]

Nothing out of the ordinary.  Wes talked about how they've been overcompensating for the loss of Dom, Buzz said great things about Mizzou and USU. 
Good to get the exposure.

[DJO's Pump Fake]

Nothing too big.....Buzz talked about Mizzou and their pressure defense and how they lead the country in assists.

Wes talked about how the team is loose and in edge at the same time and how they had to play without james.

Buzz was, of coarse, very thankful for the opportunity and said a bunch of stats again....I love the guy....great representation of the school

[mu_hilltopper]

I'm curious .. what percent of coaches out there are bad representatives of their school?

And .. clearly, not all coaches are saints, but the audience doesn't know coach X is a drunk, or coach Y swears like a sailor.  If you saw Mike Deane or KO on a TV interview, would you think they were good representatives of MU?

Discuss.

[THEbig0]

I couldn't give an exact percentage, but I would say less than more.  Many coaches have very large egos and they are the peak of their world.  Plus, their world only revolves around the sport - they totally take themselves out of the context of the university/academics.

Buzz is a great representative because he is  humble, seems to truly respect his players, appreciates his place in life and path, makes an honest effort to be friendly with MU staff and students, and recognizes life beyond basketball.  Jim Calhoun, for an example, is a bad represntative.  Great coach, but doesn't seem to be much for him beyond winning and losing basketball games.  Many football coaches like tihs as well.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Was Buzz a good representative of the school when he went off on McIlvaine (who is without question a good representative) for no reason? Does it reflect well on Marquette's decision makers when he talks about addressing him as "Coach Williams" instead of "Coach?" Or when he talks about how many days it's been since he's been hired? Or is that just weird?

I like him MUCH better than the last guy, but I'm just curious.

[Pakuni]

I like him MUCH better than the last guy, but I'm just curious.

Could you have teed yourself up any better?
That's so easy, I'm taking a pass.

[LastWarrior]

Was Buzz a good representative of the school when he went off on McIlvaine (who is without question a good representative) for no reason?

Anybody that wears a MU band rugby that looks two sizes too small and isn't actually in the band is not a good representative for MU.

[Big Papi]

On the first question that was asked to the Buzz, Wesley chuckled just as Buzz was answering which cracked me up in the process.

Also, they did a One Shining Moment montage and had Joe Chapman clip from the final 4 run.

[CAINMUTINY]

It looked pretty obvious that Wes didn't appreciate the question of DJ........which I think bodes well for us considering we will play with a chip on our shoulder. 

[RawdogDX]

I couldn't give an exact percentage, but I would say less than more.  Many coaches have very large egos and they are the peak of their world.  Plus, their world only revolves around the sport - they totally take themselves out of the context of the university/academics.

Buzz is a great representative because he is  humble, seems to truly respect his players, appreciates his place in life and path, makes an honest effort to be friendly with MU staff and students, and recognizes life beyond basketball.  Jim Calhoun, for an example, is a bad represntative.  Great coach, but doesn't seem to be much for him beyond winning and losing basketball games.  Many football coaches like tihs as well.

That is ridiculous.  You are saying that if i randomly picked 50 schools, more than 25 of the coaches would be bad representatives?

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

It was nice to get a little extra exposure, but nothing ground breaking was said.  Liked Wesley's t-shirt though.

[79Warrior]

It looked pretty obvious that Wes didn't appreciate the question of DJ........which I think bodes well for us considering we will play with a chip on our shoulder. 

that was a competely accurate and fair question.

[mu_hilltopper]

+1 Rawdog.

I'll go with <1% are "bad representatives".  Sure, some coaches have their demons, but those are generally mostly private.  Take 100 random coaches, and 99 of them are fine.   Are perfect?  No, but to 99% of the public, they're fine.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Was Buzz a good representative of the school when he went off on McIlvaine (who is without question a good representative) for no reason? Does it reflect well on Marquette's decision makers when he talks about addressing him as "Coach Williams" instead of "Coach?" Or when he talks about how many days it's been since he's been hired? Or is that just weird?

I like him MUCH better than the last guy, but I'm just curious.

PRN, Pakuni now thinks you are someone else than you claim to be.  You see, if you use the term "curious" that makes you someone else.  I'm sure the admins here could set it straight very quickly, but that probably wouldn't be good enough.

[ChicosBailBonds]

+1 Rawdog.

I'll go with <1% are "bad representatives".  Sure, some coaches have their demons, but those are generally mostly private.  Take 100 random coaches, and 99 of them are fine.   Are perfect?  No, but to 99% of the public, they're fine.

Depends on what folks are looking for.  These guys tend to high strung, worried about being fired all the time, make a ton of money, they mostly can't stand dealing with the fans because it's the same old interactions every day (how's the team, are you going to play such and such more, etc), they have to deal with 18-22 year olds which is not easy, etc.

I'd put the number more at 20% based on my own experiences with these guys over the years.

[4everwarriors]

I'm curious .. what percent of coaches out there are bad representatives of their school?

That would be folks like Huggins and Larry Eustachy. I'd put Crean in that boat also, though to be fair, for obvious different reasons.

[Pakuni]

PRN, Pakuni now thinks you are someone else than you claim to be.  You see, if you use the term "curious" that makes you someone else.  I'm sure the admins here could set it straight very quickly, but that probably wouldn't be good enough.

What the heck are you talking about?
I was working under the assumption that PRN is the same PRN that's been around here since the site's inception, most frequently raising his head to rip the former coach or take shots at the current coach.
Am I wrong? Is there another PRN out there of which I previously was unaware?

[mu_hilltopper]

I wouldn't doubt that 20% figure, Chicos, but you're looking at it from an insider perspective.   To the average Joe who follows hoops, they don't know half the secret stories that float about.   To them, 19% of your 20 seem like good representatives.  

I guess I started this line of chatter because if I had a nickle for every time I heard someone say "Buzz is such a good representative of MU" I'd have quite a bit of dough.   Seems to me, that's not a high hurdle. 

Eustachy .. sure.   Huggins?  Not sure.  Does a DWI instantly make you a bad guy for life?   WVU seems to not have thought that.

[Pakuni]

I wouldn't doubt that 20% figure, Chicos, but you're looking at it from an insider perspective.   To the average Joe who follows hoops, they don't know half the secret stories that float about.   To them, 19% of your 20 seem like good representatives.  

I guess I started this line of chatter because if I had a nickle for every time I heard someone say "Buzz is such a good representative of MU" I'd have quite a bit of dough.   Seems to me, that's not a high hurdle. 

Eustachy .. sure.   Huggins?  Not sure.  Does a DWI instantly make you a bad guy for life?   WVU seems to not have thought that.

I guess my question then would be other than your wish to collect a voluminous number of nickels, what difference does it make to you that somebody points out that Buzz is a good representative of MU?
Perhaps I'm reading you wrong - completely possible in this type of forum - but you seem at least mildly perturbed over it. Is it because you disagree? Honestly, I just don't see why stating that would bother anyone.
I mean, there are hundreds of hard-working, good kids playing college basketball every year. Would it bother you if I pointed out that Lazar Hayward is a good, hard-working kid? Would you respond by asking for the percentage of lazy, bad kids playing college basketball?

[THEbig0]

When I said less than more are good representatives, I wasn't meaning to say that 25 out of 50 coaches are bad representatives. I don't think it is that black and white - you aren't either a "good" representative or a "bad" representative.  There is room for average.  But it is a smaller percentage that are actually "good" representatives, that reflect very well on their school.  Take Crean, I don't necessarily think he was a bad rep, but certainly not a good or great one.  Did his job fairly well, didn't seem to be too integrated into Marquette.  I consider Buzz to be a good representative because he seems much more integrated into Marquette, more caring for his players, and from what I have heard, the atmosphere in the athletic department has changed rather drastically for the better.

[mu_hilltopper]

..you seem at least mildly perturbed over it. ..

I mean, there are hundreds of hard-working, good kids playing college basketball every year. Would it bother you if I pointed out that Lazar Hayward is a good, hard-working kid? Would you respond by asking for the percentage of lazy, bad kids playing college basketball?

Perturbed .. isn't right.  I think I said it before.  I just don't think it's a high hurdle.  It's completely expected.   It's one item the coach has 100% control over.  Wins and losses, not so much.   

And  .. pointing out a player is a good representative is indeed a decent honor.  Certainly, compared to coaches, there are far more bad egg 18-21 year old players who get in trouble.  Far more kids who don't do well in front of a crowd or camera.  Coaches being paid $300k, $600k, or 7 figures?  They're paid to be decent in those situations.

It's just expected.   So .. I find it interesting so many people want to pin that merit badge on Buzz.  I think for some, it's one of those defense mechanism things, as so many are incredibly sensitive to how Buzz was hired, his past, etc. 

To confirm, though, I do believe "Buzz is a very good representative of MU."