Biggest shot in Marquette history?

[GGGG]

Same player...same arena...same basket...as this one from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acIdr5OvV5M

[MU82]

Almost surely has to be in the top 10 all-time, and perhaps in the top-3 for regular season.

Not close to Whitehead's shot for importance, of course. Only those caught up in this moment would say otherwise.

[4everwarriors]

Are there any majestic words that come to mind when reliving that shot?

F*ckin' Awesome

[lab_warrior]

Just a quick brainstorm (obviously Whitehead's tip in is #1,
no debate, everything else is 2nd, but Vander's shot today is
AMAZING)


1.  Jerome Whitehead tip in
2.  Steve Novak vs. ND
3.  Vander vs. St John's
4.  Jimmy Butler vs. St. John's
5.  Doc vs. Wisconsin
6.  Jae vs. Washington
7.  DJO vs. Syracuse

[Goose]

LabWarrior

What about Lucas to beat the Badgers? Pretty famous shot for some fans.

[Lennys Tap]

Wardle's shot at Louisville was another big one.

[keefe]

LabWarrior

What about Lucas to beat the Badgers? Pretty famous shot for some fans.

Spot on correct. More importantly, it set up the most iconic image of the MU-UW rivalry - Al on the scorer's table with the Hughes' twins father flipping him off. meanwhile, a dejected John Powless walks off the court, head down.

[MUSF]

Just a quick brainstorm (obviously Whitehead's tip in is #1,
no debate, everything else is 2nd, but Vander's shot today is
AMAZING)


1.  Jerome Whitehead tip in
2.  Steve Novak vs. ND
3.  Vander vs. St John's
4.  Jimmy Butler vs. St. John's
5.  Doc vs. Wisconsin
6.  Jae vs. Washington
7.  DJO vs. Syracuse

You can't put Novak ahead of Vander IMO. I know we think of ND as a rival, but more at stake with Vander's lay up.

Also, Diener against Holy Cross. Without that shot we don't go to the final four, and the legend of Wade is more like another story of a really good college player that didn't really accomplish much. In fact w/o the final four and Wade's performance against Kentucky in the elite eight, who knows if Miami even drafts him?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Van had two big shots in the last minute...plus, his won the conference...has to be #2 to Jay.

[Goose]

Of course the Diener shot is over Novak. Plus his list has Doc beating Wisconsin. I must have missed that one.

[Eye]

If you're gonna bring up Wardle at Louisville, Hutchins at UL (was at both games) was the bigger shot. MU and UL both better that year.

[Lennys Tap]

If you're gonna bring up Wardle at Louisville, Hutchins at UL (was at both games) was the bigger shot. MU and UL both better that year.

Good call

[Eye]

Thanks Lenny. Much higher level of play in that game for MU than the '98 game, too. MU played really well and won in double OT in '96. MU played below-average for 35 minutes in '98 and had everything go right for the final 5 minutes (kind of the flip of the game at UL two years ago). '96 was a 4 seed and an Elite 8 team. '98 was an NIT team that had to win two NIT games to get to 20 wins (think they make the tourney that year if Hutch doesn't get hurt) and a frankly pretty bad UL team.

[keefe]

Of course the Diener shot is over Novak. Plus his list has Doc beating Wisconsin. I must have missed that one.

I'm sure he  meant ND. I was at that game. ND was ranked 5th had Tripucka, Woolridge, Paxson, Andree, Jackson, Sluby, Varner. Only buzzer beater where my team did the buzzing.

[Goose]

Keefe

Was lucky enough to be at the Doc ND beater myself. Great win and equally as great atmosphere.

[keefe]

Keefe

Was lucky enough to be he Doc ND beater myself. Great win and equally as great atmosphere.

Loved giving sh1t to Digger. I seem to recall the crowd singing Goodbye, Digger (we hate to see you go.) Really hate to see the series with UND end. So much history.

[77ncaachamps]

I went ape$hit with the Hutchins winner in double OT vs Louisville.

That fell into what would be a great series of heart breakers and fist shakers of game winners with UL.

Like DMason's hit but it doesn't register highly.

[muwarrior97]

It clearly belongs in the top 10 conversation.   I just don't think it is #1.

yep what he said.....top 10, not best BUT Bee-ute-2-ful!

[Tums Festival]

In 1983 Dwayne Johnson hit a shot at the buzzer at #2 Missouri to send that game into OT, which we eventually won. It was the last big win of Hank Raymonds' career and the last season we went to the Big Dance for 10 years. Vander's shot is easily top 5 all-time, But Jerome Whitehead's in 1977 semis is #1.

[4everwarriors]

Don't want to minimize Blue's shot at all, but, this program has a vast, storied history with some once in a lifetime occurences, hence, IMO, Blue's shot is clearly not a top 10 event.

[GGGG]

Don't want to minimize Blue's shot at all, but, this program has a vast, storied history with some once in a lifetime occurences, hence, IMO, Blue's shot is clearly not a top 10 event.

Name ten shots that were bigger.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Don't want to minimize Blue's shot at all, but, this program has a vast, storied history with some once in a lifetime occurences, hence, IMO, Blue's shot is clearly not a top 10 event.

Because it won us the Big East, I disagree. The only one clearly bigger was Whitehead. Beating ND at home or the Badgers is great but doesn't really mean anything in the grand scheme of things.

[GGGG]

Because it won us the Big East, I disagree. The only one clearly bigger was Whitehead. Beating ND at home or the Badgers is great but doesn't really mean anything in the grand scheme of things.

Exactly.  It's just 4ever pissing on the present like he always does.

Put it this way, Vander's shot most likely put a banner in the rafters.  You can't say that about many shots in MU history.

[real chili 83]

One of my all time favorites.....not in the top ten biggest....is Doc's tomahawk dunk.

Also saw the ND buzzer beater against ND.

[4everwarriors]

The game was tied when Vander's shot went up. In the worst case scenario, the game goes to double OT. I think shots that snatch victory from the jaws of defeat are much more dramatic and therefore "bigger."