collapse

Resources

Stud of DePaul Game

Stevie Mitchell

17 points, 7 rebounds,
2 assists, 2 steals,
26 minutes

2024-25 Season SoG Tally
Jones, K.7
Mitchell6
Joplin4
Ross2

'23-24 '22-23
'21-22 * '20-21 * '19-20
'18-19 * '17-18 * '16-17
'15-16 * '14-15 * '13-14
'12-13 * '11-12 * '10-11

Big East Standings

Recent Posts

MU culture by 1SE
[Today at 03:49:19 PM]


Modest Suggestions - Revisited by MU82
[Today at 03:42:04 PM]


[Cracked Sidewalks] Cracketology: Predicting the Top-16 Reveal by bilsu
[Today at 03:01:43 PM]


Vote For Kam Starting Today by MarquetteMike1977
[Today at 01:35:38 PM]


Crean and Fanta on the Call Tonight by The Sultan
[Today at 11:42:50 AM]


Adjustments/wrinkles by JakeBarnes
[Today at 11:29:14 AM]


2024-25 NCAA Basketball Thread by Scoop Snoop
[Today at 10:55:19 AM]

Please Register - It's FREE!

The absolute only thing required for this FREE registration is a valid e-mail address. We keep all your information confidential and will NEVER give or sell it to anyone else.
Login to get rid of this box (and ads) , or signup NOW!

Next up:  Seton Hall

Marquette
68
Marquette vs
Seton Hall
Date/Time: Feb 18, 2025 8:00pm
TV: CBS Sports Net
Schedule for 2024-25
DePaul
58

MU82

I thought it would be fun to start with this item I just read in the Yahoo Sports e-newsletter:

Alright, this needs to be a bigger story: A freshman on the Florida basketball team is the tallest teenager in the world — and he just keeps getting taller.

‌Meet Olivier Rioux: The 18-year-old from Terrebonne, Quebec, played high school hoops at IMG Academy in Florida, where he was a 3-star recruit and the No. 310 player in the 2024 class, per 247Sports.

++ At eight years old, Rioux was 6-foot-1. By sixth grade, he was almost 7 feet tall. When he signed with the Gators last fall, he was 7-foot-6. Now, he's listed at 7-foot-9.
++ That makes him the tallest teenager in the world and the tallest player in college basketball history, topping 7-foot-8 Paul Sturgess. It would make him the tallest player in NBA history, too, should he make it to the league.
++ And what if he keeps growing? Well, then Gainesville, Florida, may just become home to the world's tallest man, a title currently held by an 8-foot-3 Turkish farmer named Sultan Kösen.

What he's saying: "We're still not 100% sure why I'm so tall ... doctors could only explain it with the genetics that my family has. My father is 6-foot-8, my mom is 6-foot-2 and my older brother is 6-foot-9," Rioux told Guinness World Records. "This is what nature planned for me. I learned to be peaceful and happy about it."


"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

brewcity77

It's an interesting story, but worth noting he's a walk-on, so I wouldn't expect him to contribute much.
This space reserved for a 2024 2025 National Championship celebration banner.

lawdog77

Quote from: brewcity77 on August 21, 2024, 11:26:50 AM
It's an interesting story, but worth noting he's a walk-on, so I wouldn't expect him to contribute much.
A walkon with plenty of  NIL opportunities,  especially from Cajun restaurants.  You can't make gumbo without a roux

PGsHeroes32

Hopefully he develops.

Would be absolutely miserable to be that tall and suck at basketball
Lazar picking up where the BIG 3 left off....

MU82

Quote from: PGsHeroes32 on August 21, 2024, 01:49:47 PM
Hopefully he develops.

Would be absolutely miserable to be that tall and suck at basketball

Ha!
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

WhiteTrash

Quote from: PGsHeroes32 on August 21, 2024, 01:49:47 PM
Hopefully he develops.

Would be absolutely miserable to be that tall and suck at basketball
So true. I have an old friend who is 7',after two heart surgeries before age 40, said he would be happy to be 5'5". BUT, the girls flocked to him when he was younger, so there is that. 

wadesworld

Quote from: WhiteTrash on August 21, 2024, 02:58:14 PM
So true. I have an old friend who is 7',after two heart surgeries before age 40, said he would be happy to be 5'5". BUT, the girls flocked to him when he was younger, so there is that.

Being sub 5'6" sounds like the worst thing in the world to me.

PGsHeroes32

Quote from: wadesworld on August 21, 2024, 03:28:57 PM
Being sub 5'6" sounds like the worst thing in the world to me.

But what about to Muggs?
Lazar picking up where the BIG 3 left off....

The Sultan

I'm 6'4". If you gave me a choice between being a foot taller or a foot smaller, and basketball wasn't part of the equation, I would choose a foot smaller. Not even a question.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

Scoop Snoop

Quote from: PGsHeroes32 on August 21, 2024, 01:49:47 PM
Hopefully he develops.

Would be absolutely miserable to be that tall and suck at basketball

I was one of the tallest boys in 8th grade and caught a lot of crap from my classmates for my "performance" on the marked off part of the school parking lot for bball.
Wild horses couldn't drag me into either political party, but for very different reasons.

"All of our answers are unencumbered by the thought process." NPR's Click and Clack of Car Talk.

Spaniel with a Short Tail

Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on August 21, 2024, 03:36:13 PM
I'm 6'4". If you gave me a choice between being a foot taller or a foot smaller, and basketball wasn't part of the equation, I would choose a foot smaller. Not even a question.

6'4" sounds like the high end of the perfect height range. I'm hanging on to 6'2" and have always been happy with my height, especially at concerts and events like that.

The Sultan

Quote from: Spaniel with a Short Tail on August 22, 2024, 09:55:54 AM
6'4" sounds like the high end of the perfect height range. I'm hanging on to 6'2" and have always been happy with my height, especially at concerts and events like that.

I would be fine with being a little shorter. Flying is a pain.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

MUbiz

Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on August 22, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
I would be fine with being a little shorter. Flying is a pain.

I am 6' 1" and i would not want to be any taller for the same reason as you - flying. Whenever someone in front of me puts the seatback down, I just cringe.

Scoop Snoop

Quote from: MUbiz on August 22, 2024, 10:31:41 AM
I am 6' 1" and i would not want to be any taller for the same reason as you - flying. Whenever someone in front of me puts the seatback down, I just cringe.

Amen to that, brother. I'm also 6'1 and feel folded up in airplane seats as it is. I admit to bracing with my knees to limit the amount the passenger in front of me can recline the seat.
Wild horses couldn't drag me into either political party, but for very different reasons.

"All of our answers are unencumbered by the thought process." NPR's Click and Clack of Car Talk.

Pepe Sylvia

Im 5'10" and airplanes suck no matter how big you are i think
twitterx: @HBOCEOofTits

muwarrior69

Quote from: brewcity77 on August 21, 2024, 11:26:50 AM
It's an interesting story, but worth noting he's a walk-on, so I wouldn't expect him to contribute much.

Just put him under the basket and practice making FTs. He is probably good for 10 ppg.

The Sultan

Quote from: muwarrior69 on August 22, 2024, 11:27:21 AM
Just put him under the basket and practice making FTs. He is probably good for 10 ppg.

He'll foul out long before he hits 10 ppg.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

Jay Bee

Zero rings, but lotsa banners, Baldy.

lawdog77

Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on August 22, 2024, 09:57:19 AM
I would be fine with being a little shorter. Flying is a pain.
First class or private planes are fine

MU82

"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Jay Bee

Quote from: MU82 on August 27, 2024, 06:49:01 AM
Cooper Flagg signs a shoe deal with New Balance before he ever laces 'em up at Duke.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41000405/duke-cooper-flagg-signs-new-balance-shoe-endorsement-deal

I'm sure they're giving kids some nice bread, but if I'm 17 I'm not feeling great about being an ambassador for freaking "New Balance"
Zero rings, but lotsa banners, Baldy.

StillAWarrior

Quote from: MU82 on August 27, 2024, 06:49:01 AM
Cooper Flagg signs a shoe deal with New Balance before he ever laces 'em up at Duke.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/41000405/duke-cooper-flagg-signs-new-balance-shoe-endorsement-deal

He'll still have to play in Nike though, right?

He should sabotage the Nike shoes and have a Logterman-type mishap in the middle of the UNC game so he can mention the reliability of the New Balance shoes in the post-game presser.
Never wrestle with a pig.  You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.

StillAWarrior

#22
Quote from: Jay Bee on August 27, 2024, 07:34:22 AM
I'm sure they're giving kids some nice bread, but if I'm 17 I'm not feeling great about being an ambassador for freaking "New Balance"

Apparently it's a Maine thing. Hell, if they'll give the local kid a signature shoe it could work out well for him.

Edited to add: I was a little surprised to see the New Balance sponsored basketball players include Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Maxey, Darius Garland, Jamal Murray, and Zach LaVine among others. This could work out to be a pretty nice deal for Flagg.
Never wrestle with a pig.  You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.

lawdog77

Quote from: StillAWarrior on August 27, 2024, 07:41:31 AM
Apparently it's a Maine thing. Hell, if they'll give the local kid a signature shoe it could work out well for him.

Edited to add: I was a little surprised to see the New Balance sponsored basketball players include Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Maxey, Darius Garland, Jamal Murray, and Zach LaVine among others. This could work out to be a pretty nice deal for Flagg.
You must have missed the 1 million new balance commercials during the Olympics.

StillAWarrior

Quote from: lawdog77 on August 27, 2024, 08:38:16 AM
You must have missed the 1 million new balance commercials during the Olympics.

Honestly, I very rarely watch commercials. That's true as a general rule, but even more extreme during the Olympics. If a commercial came on when I was watching "live" I would flip back to multi-view and switch to one of the other channels showing events. If a commercial came on when I was behind, I'd just fast forward through it.
Never wrestle with a pig.  You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.

Previous topic - Next topic