tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post2899652168822978025..comments2023-10-20T04:16:20.694-05:00Comments on Cracked Sidewalks: Marquette Post-Season Roundtable - Part OneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-34223512577415875982009-03-26T12:48:00.000-05:002009-03-26T12:48:00.000-05:00Good to see Gary from The Big Show has a handle on...Good to see Gary from <I>The Big Show</I> has a handle on blogspot! <BR/><BR/>Gary, your show sucks!Gene Frenklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219722201995664841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-17795395402468518072009-03-25T23:57:00.000-05:002009-03-25T23:57:00.000-05:00It isn't about the future, but about the memories ...It isn't about the future, but about the memories of their time with us.<BR/><BR/>For me I will remember the 2008-2009 season as the year I lived far from Milwaukee, WI desperately searching my southern town for a sports bar on which I could enjoy a Miller beer and an afternoon game. <BR/><BR/>Some may not remember these guys names twenty years from now, but I will remember the way I felt when I watched them play, and quietly smile knowing they represented all things that are good and right about Marquette University.<BR/><BR/>Simple.a young manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929358849630230337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-34713834656182578662009-03-25T22:22:00.000-05:002009-03-25T22:22:00.000-05:00These guys were like the early Al McGuire teams. h...These guys were like the early Al McGuire teams. hard working, lots of heart and successful.<BR/><BR/>No the teams in 1967 and 1968 did not win NCAA championships (though in 1969, they got a lot closer than anyone expected). Those guys were undersized leapers -- they played hard, they were quick and while they did not hang any banners in the Arena, they paved the way for what was to come.<BR/><BR/>Look, star recruits choose star programs because they want the chance to win. The Three Amigos may not have won national championships, but they paved the way for what Buzz is doing. Heck, you didn't see this group losing to Western Michigan, for example.<BR/><BR/>What the Amigos didn't do was a function of recruiting and coaching. Suppose, for a moment, Brian Butch had managed to come to Marquette. If Crean had pulled that off, they would have been Final Four last year.<BR/><BR/>Or if Crean had stayed and maintained his recruiting class, we'd have had a bench this year.<BR/><BR/>I agree with James on one point -- we'll see banners in the future. We'll do so because of what the Amigos did today.Championships Matterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554899243261404007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-37279094120962861782009-03-25T19:49:00.000-05:002009-03-25T19:49:00.000-05:00James I love the fact you are #1 fan in regards to...James I love the fact you are #1 fan in regards to Marquette's future. I look forward to the future National Championships. But relax, whats wrong with really appreciating the Three Amigos. I liked the guys, lets hope they are a prelude to future times at Marquette basketball. I bet they are remembered as the players that helped turn this program into a BB power again. I can remember Gary Brell, Bob Lackey, Larry McNeil and Dean Meminger and they didn't win the National Championship but were great players at Marquette. And that is close to 40 years ago.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134102112948628618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-6922203509984876032009-03-25T16:42:00.000-05:002009-03-25T16:42:00.000-05:00They won't be remembered in the long haul, Oliver....They won't be remembered in the long haul, Oliver. They have no major accomplishments. Other teams in the future will blow by them now that Buzz will never let MU go without a Big Man again.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198504207105168937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-87762909048683261432009-03-25T15:29:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:29:00.000-05:00Give me a break, James. The three will be remembe...Give me a break, James. The three will be remembered for their individual achievements and how they played. Unique players are remembered regardless of the team. We remember certain plays or playing styles. <BR/><BR/>James: Ton of natural talent, but never met hype.<BR/><BR/>McNeal: Tough. People will wish we had a player like McNeal on future teams.<BR/><BR/>Matthews: Body type and ability to get to the line.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103691634133960271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-81297990946192918302009-03-25T15:11:00.000-05:002009-03-25T15:11:00.000-05:00You're all full of shit and this forum/round table...You're all full of shit and this forum/round table shouldn't be littered with fluff and stuff. How will this team be remembered? The better question is will this team be remembered? Regular Season Titles, Conference Tournament Titles, and Deep NCAA runs are what keeps team in the minds of fans forever. <BR/><BR/>20 years from now I doubt much will spoken about these 3 because they never left us with anything tanigle. In the next twenty years Marquette will have regular season and conference toury title banners, it wouldn't surprise me to see a national title banner and several final 4's as well. Those teams will be talked about, those teams will be remembered. <BR/><BR/>McNeal has a nice individual record, but nothing to go with it. He'll be a nice trivia question at the BC. Unless these guys make a big impact in the pro's and Marquetter's want to make it known who our alumni are they'll just drift away... the 3 amigos crammed into the front of an old beat up Ford Ranger. Adios.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198504207105168937noreply@blogger.com