Travon Bunch

[willie warrior]

Willie... your comments are a tad confusing.  My comment is that we need to recruit a couple of good "bigs" for next year and the year after.  Bigs are needed for us to move up a notch to compete.

That is what I have been saying, but have been chastised by the Kool Aid drinkers who believe that as long as we keep landing switchables, we will be all right. I agree that to reach a FF we need a stud big--not a 6 year project such as Otule. So I am now drinking the Kool Aid also. Keep recruiting switchables and trying for projects like Bunch/Pierce/Lammers etc. And maybe we will get lucky with a Stone type at some time.

[jesmu84]

That is what I have been saying, but have been chastised by the Kool Aid drinkers who believe that as long as we keep landing switchables, we will be all right. I agree that to reach a FF we need a stud big--not a 6 year project such as Otule. So I am now drinking the Kool Aid also. Keep recruiting switchables and trying for projects like Bunch/Pierce/Lammers etc. And maybe we will get lucky with a Stone type at some time.

Serious question. Has anyone on this board said they don't want a stud big on the team? Or that buzz shouldn't try recruiting them? I just don't understand who you think you're fighting/arguing with here.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Serious question. Has anyone on this board said they don't want a stud big on the team? Or that buzz shouldn't try recruiting them? I just don't understand who you think you're fighting/arguing with here.

MU needs quality players at EVERY position to win a national title (duh).

Now, landing 1 and done type of players is 1 way to go about it. Another way is to take lower ranked recruits (maybe borderline 100) and develop them for a few years.

More than 1 way to acquire a good big man.

[GGGG]

MU needs quality players at EVERY position to win a national title (duh).

Now, landing 1 and done type of players is 1 way to go about it. Another way is to take lower ranked recruits (maybe borderline 100) and develop them for a few years.

More than 1 way to acquire a good big man.

Considering we were one win away from the Final Four last year (willie's stated goal), it certainly does seem that you don't need a "stud big" to get there.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Considering we were one win away from the Final Four last year (willie's stated goal), it certainly does seem that you don't need a "stud big" to get there.

Well, generically, I'm stating that you need to have GOOD PLAYERS at every position. The Gardner/Otule combo was solid last year. You can make a run with those guys for sure.

I'm not going to get into the "stud" thing. That gets too much into semantics and needless details.

[tower912]

Of course MU needs quality bigs.   What it doesn't need is the modern day equivalent of Rod Grosse and Roman Mueller, just to say it has some height on the roster.   If MU fails to land quality bigs, however, I have complete confidence in Buzz's ability to take all of the talent he WILL have on hand and make a very good team.    National Championship?   Perhaps not.    Sweet 16/Elite 8, AKA the current level?    Absolutely. 

[Dawson Rental]

We are recruiting bigs.  Buzz isn't going to recruit bigs that he doesn't think can play however.  We had this conversation when Ben Mills was winning a state championship at Arrowhead - and Buzz was right to pass him by too.

Yeah, Ben Mills is hardly playing at all at Colorado, and according to MUHoopsFan2 that is a pretty bad program. 

[4everwarriors]

Thought Tad Boyle was legendary?

[Dawson Rental]

Thought Tad Boyle was legendary?

No one is legendary until MUHoopsFan2 has heard of him.  It's in the dictionary.

[Skatastrophy]

I wish MUHoopsFan2 would holler at me.

[Freeport Warrior]

Days has been at a couple of MU functions like games unofficial stuff like that. 
Told me he was kinda jealous that the coaches pretty much just wanted to talk to D-Stone. 
Great kid, smart kid, and Im told that his brother (Current 8th or 7th Grader) is even better than him.

Brother's name is Noble Days. He is a 7th grader. He is a legit 6' 5". Talked to his father a couple of years ago, was a really nice guy. So much ego in AAU ball, and they seemed like real bright, respectful kids with good relationship with their dad. I've seen both play and would agree that Noble is better at his age. Seems to play much more aggressively than his brother. But you can't teach height.

In regards to Bunch, if you want to see him and live in the Milwaukee area, he is in the NY2LA league the next couple of Saturdays at Wisconsin Lutheran High School. Admission is $5. They divide into 8/9-man teams and play a couple of 40-minute, running clock games. I attended last week's event for the 2018/2019s. Bunch plays with the older guys -- their session is 9am - 4am. The first hour and half is drills. Then they play games. No idea exactly when Bunch plays. Last week for the younger kids, I would say there were 100 people in the stands.

Here was the right-up on him for last week's play:
(10) Travon Bunch – 2014 – C – Racine Horlick H.S. – Racine, WI Stat Line – 23.5 FIPG – 5.5 EPG – 7 MPG – 13 PPG – 7 RPG – 1 APG – 2 BPG The long big talent continues to develop as a player and the opening weekend he took more steps forward in that regard as his conditioning looked to be a bit better; he ran the floor well at times, found ways to finish around the basket and was active on the glass.  Really has some nice upside and he looks a bit stronger, more explosive, and a bit more advanced than the last time we saw him.  A solid opening weekend.

http://www.ny2lasports.com/ImageFilesPlayerProfiles/travonbunch.JPG

[Lighthouse 84]

Brother's name is Noble Days. He is a 7th grader. He is a legit 6' 5". Talked to his father a couple of years ago, was a really nice guy. So much ego in AAU ball, and they seemed like real bright, respectful kids with good relationship with their dad. I've seen both play and would agree that Noble is better at his age. Seems to play much more aggressively than his brother. But you can't teach height.

In regards to Bunch, if you want to see him and live in the Milwaukee area, he is in the NY2LA league the next couple of Saturdays at Wisconsin Lutheran High School. Admission is $5. They divide into 8/9-man teams and play a couple of 40-minute, running clock games. I attended last week's event for the 2018/2019s. Bunch plays with the older guys -- their session is 9am - 4am. The first hour and half is drills. Then they play games. No idea exactly when Bunch plays. Last week for the younger kids, I would say there were 100 people in the stands.

Here was the right-up on him for last week's play:
(10) Travon Bunch – 2014 – C – Racine Horlick H.S. – Racine, WI Stat Line – 23.5 FIPG – 5.5 EPG – 7 MPG – 13 PPG – 7 RPG – 1 APG – 2 BPG The long big talent continues to develop as a player and the opening weekend he took more steps forward in that regard as his conditioning looked to be a bit better; he ran the floor well at times, found ways to finish around the basket and was active on the glass.  Really has some nice upside and he looks a bit stronger, more explosive, and a bit more advanced than the last time we saw him.  A solid opening weekend.

http://www.ny2lasports.com/ImageFilesPlayerProfiles/travonbunch.JPG

Jamil, recruit your fellow Horlickers...

[Freeport Warrior]

Forgot to mention, Bunch plays AAU for DTA Devin Harris. The executive director of DTA is Robert Jackson, our former FF center. If Bunch is legit and we want him, I would think this is a huge advantage. I know Rob pretty well because my son also plays for DTA and he still bleeds Marquette. He is very close to Wade and all of the guys from that team. He's a good guy to have in our corner if Bunch is an actual target.

[keefe]

Jamil, recruit your fellow Horlickers...

Hopefully there is a vaccine for that...


Overhead view of NAS Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines





The Ramp at Clark Air Base, Angeles City





Wait Staff at The Nipa Hut





The Nipa Hut, Angeles City. Where the American Fighter pilot has quenched his thirst since 1930




Testament to Survival Training





Clark Air Base, Pampanga Province




Wait Staff at Red Baron Lounge, Angeles City

"Can I offer you anything else?"




Wait Staff at the Golden Nile, Home of the King Tut

[willie warrior]

Hopefully there is a vaccine for that...


Overhead view of NAS Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines





The Ramp at Clark Air Base, Angeles City





Wait Staff at The Nipa Hut





The Nipa Hut, Angeles City. Where the American Fighter pilot has quenched his thirst since 1930




Testament to Survival Training





Clark Air Base, Pampanga Province




Wait Staff at Red Baron Lounge, Angeles City

"Can I offer you anything else?"




Wait Staff at the Golden Nile, Home of the King Tut

No disrespect to the wait staffs, they are awesome, but the most awesome picture is the one with the fighters all lined up. Too bad we do not get to use them more often, instead of being the laughing stock of the world.

[MU82]

No disrespect to the wait staffs, they are awesome, but the most awesome picture is the one with the fighters all lined up. Too bad we do not get to use them more often, instead of being the laughing stock of the world.

Agree. We need to drop bombs and blow crap up! Doesn't matter where or why. We are America and we need to destroy. If only Dubya was still president, we'd have another couple of wars going by now. Yee-haw!

Syria using chemical weapons? Bomb Lebanon! That'd show 'em who's boss. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

[GGGG]

No disrespect to the wait staffs, they are awesome, but the most awesome picture is the one with the fighters all lined up. Too bad we do not get to use them more often, instead of being the laughing stock of the world.

America needs to recruit more stud bigs.  That'll stop us from being a laughingstock.

[Skatastrophy]

Agree. We need to drop bombs and blow crap up! Doesn't matter where or why. We are America and we need to destroy. If only Dubya was still president, we'd have another couple of wars going by now. Yee-haw!

Syria using chemical weapons? Bomb Lebanon! That'd show 'em who's boss. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

[willie warrior]

Agree. We need to drop bombs and blow crap up! Doesn't matter where or why. We are America and we need to destroy. If only Dubya was still president, we'd have another couple of wars going by now. Yee-haw!

Syria using chemical weapons? Bomb Lebanon! That'd show 'em who's boss. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

You are the one that says it "doesn't matter where or why". I did not. You are the one that said "We are America and we need to desrtoy." Let me insert you next thought, "We need to get rid of all military, except spying on US citizens". Now back to basketball.

[brewcity77]

That is what I have been saying, but have been chastised by the Kool Aid drinkers who believe that as long as we keep landing switchables, we will be all right. I agree that to reach a FF we need a stud big--not a 6 year project such as Otule. So I am now drinking the Kool Aid also. Keep recruiting switchables and trying for projects like Bunch/Pierce/Lammers etc. And maybe we will get lucky with a Stone type at some time.

What would happen if we made the Final Four this year? Would your head literally explode, with a pair of "project" centers in the middle? Or would you at the very least finally end this useless diatribe?

Because obviously, we lost against Syracuse due to the inefficiency of our big men last year.

[robertoc]

America needs to recruit more stud bigs.  That'll stop us from being a laughingstock.

+ 10000

[Skatastrophy]

+ 10000

You can't +10000. The limit is +1000.

[mr.MUskie]

You can't +10000. The limit is +1000.

+1000

[willie warrior]

What would happen if we made the Final Four this year? Would your head literally explode, with a pair of "project" centers in the middle? Or would you at the very least finally end this useless diatribe?

Because obviously, we lost against Syracuse due to the inefficiency of our big men last year.

Speaking of useless diatribe, why would you perpetuate what you call "useless diatribe" with more of the same. No my head would not explode, I would celebrate that we made the FF. Hope it comes true, but I won't hold my breath.

[Eldon]

So those pictures of the Filipino girls, are they actually girls (i.e., females)?  I need to know before I use them...