Golden Eagles Alumni TBT 2020

[warriorchick]

Go, Golden Eagles!

Beat Cancer!

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Go, Golden Eagles!

Beat Cancer!

Cancer is evil and must be destroyed!

(Thank god the phrasing we use matches up well with that one)

[JWags85]

What an absolute legend. Also probably speaks to his conditioning some

https://twitter.com/thetournament/status/1282862844166512641?s=21

His last line had me laughing out loud

[bilsu]

maybe but in this day and age offense and not defense wins championships

Virginia won the last NCAA championship game.

[#UnleashSean]

Sideline Cancer is evil and must be destroyed!

(Thank god the phrasing we use matches up well with that one)

[jficke13]

you obviously haven't watched enough MU basketball to claim that and/or don't know crap about basketball

Rowsey's footwork in on-ball defense is... lacking. He has never shown the lateral quickness to keep someone from taking him off the bounce and forcing our defense into a help/rotation situation. A good enough player is able to blow by him and is either presented with a floater/midrange shot or a potential dish to multiple levels depending on how the help defense develops.

I haven't really focused on Acker's on ball defense in the exact comparable situation, but I haven't noticed that happening to him with regularity so I'm going to assume that Acker is at least able to present *at least* slightly more of an obstacle off the bounce on the perimeter.

Nobody is looking for Rowsey to turn himself into senior-year Dominic James for on-ball defensive pressure, but he's got to show more or his offensive ability simply doesn't cancel out the opportunities he presents to the opposition.

[JakeBarnes]

What an absolute legend. Also probably speaks to his conditioning some

https://twitter.com/thetournament/status/1282862844166512641?s=21

His last line had me laughing out loud

Legend

[GoldenDieners32]

I love all those guys on that team, im one of the younger people on here I bet, and growing up watching Buycks, Jamil (even in HS), DJO, all those guys its just so fun watching again

[THRILLHO]

Virginia won the last NCAA championship game.

With the #2 rated offense in the country on kenpom (defense was good too at #5).

[Uncle Rico]

Virginia won the last NCAA championship game.

Because they had a lottery pick and some other NBA players on the roster.  Defense, offense...what matters is having guys that will play in the association

[Bocephys]

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/7/14/21323699/the-basketball-tournament-2020-championship-preview

Good quote that seems to run against the obvious fact that Sideline Cancer is evil and should probably be destroyed:

The winner will get $1 million, the loser will get nothing. And if Sideline Cancer wins, $100,000 will go to pancreatic cancer research. So it's Maruqette vs. the Cinderella story with the undersized star and a big donation to cancer research. Honestly, I'm not even sure Marquette alumni should be rooting for Marquette.

[dajudge]

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/7/14/21323699/the-basketball-tournament-2020-championship-preview

Good quote that seems to run against the obvious fact that Sideline Cancer is evil and should probably be destroyed:

Pancreatic cancer is evil---terribly, terribly evil---and must be destroyed.
I will still root for MU but anything that helps destroy that disease is a big plus.

[JakeBarnes]

Pancreatic cancer is evil---terribly, terribly evil---and must be destroyed.
I will still root for MU but anything that helps destroy that disease is a big plus.

Agreed. Tonight I am going to wear the PanCan awareness socks our WLAX team wore a few years ago to support both Marquette and the eradication of the disease that has taken two of my family members, including my mom. If anyone is feeling a little bit torn, you can join me in going to pancan.org and donating tonight.

Go Marquette.

[bilsu]

Cancer is evil and must be destroyed!

(Thank god the phrasing we use matches up well with that one)

correction

Cancer is evil because it destroys.

[PaintTouches]

I'm not taking for granted how special this team/program has been. Tough to top nostalgia, and yet they've done it year after year. So I had to try and capture it in a column.

https://painttouches.com/2020/07/14/greska-tbt-brings-marquette-forever-to-life/

[GoldenDieners32]

I'm not taking for granted how special this team/program has been. Tough to top nostalgia, and yet they've done it year after year. So I had to try and capture it in a column.

https://painttouches.com/2020/07/14/greska-tbt-brings-marquette-forever-to-life/

great article!!

[cheebs09]

I just saw on Twitter Crean, Diener, and DJO talking with Seth Greenberg. I am shocked Buzz hasn't been on with all the former players of his on the MU team. I figured he'd take any chance to get on the camera.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

They interviewed Tom Crean during one of the games and if I understood correctly he said he was in a text group with former players not just his era but from all different ones and the guys were all very close.   

[The Lens]

I just saw on Twitter Crean, Diener, and DJO talking with Seth Greenberg. I am shocked Buzz hasn't been on with all the former players of his on the MU team. I figured he'd take any chance to get on the camera.

Buzz isn't half the marketer that Crean is. 

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Buzz isn't half the marketer that Crean is.

True, but Greenberg is a buddy of his if I remember correctly.

Buzz doesn't care about any school he coaches at. It's all about himself at every step of the way. Which would be a totally valid way to be if he didn't put on such a false front.

[🏀]

True, but Greenberg is a buddy of his if I remember correctly.

Buzz doesn't care about any school he coaches at. It's all about himself at every step of the way. Which would be a totally valid way to be if he didn't put on such a false front.

Buzz wants no association with Marquette.

[warriorchick]

Buzz isn't half the marketer that Crean is.

Buzz has never marketed anything but himself.

[Wade for President]

Weird question:  Does Vegas set lines for these games?

I seem to recall FanDuel or DraftKings on the screen during last game.

Fired up for this one.  Championship MU basketball in JULY...yes please!

[NickelDimer]

I'm not taking for granted how special this team/program has been. Tough to top nostalgia, and yet they've done it year after year. So I had to try and capture it in a column.

https://painttouches.com/2020/07/14/greska-tbt-brings-marquette-forever-to-life/

Perfect summary of my feelings watching our teams in TBT. Thanks for sharing!

Also for those saying Buzz has no connection to this, there is a cool tweet of his in the article

[TallTitan34]

I just saw on Twitter Crean, Diener, and DJO talking with Seth Greenberg. I am shocked Buzz hasn't been on with all the former players of his on the MU team. I figured he'd take any chance to get on the camera.

https://twitter.com/thetournament/status/1283134993636765696?s=20

Crean > Buzz

LETS. GO.