Posted by Knowledge Vendor on 9/2/2009, 4:25 pm |
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Posted by anon on 9/2/2009, 4:43 pm, in reply to "WCC Preview according to GU fans"
The comment on Mills was regarding the Australian national team not St Marys. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Chris on 9/2/2009, 5:22 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
That's why it says "Gaels," huh? - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 11:19 am, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
LOLzaga. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by anon on 9/3/2009, 11:32 am, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Here's the actual quote from that thread, not paraphrased as it was above:
"The Gaels have a great young Aussie point guard (Dellavadova) who not only played well at the FIBA worlds U19 team, but also got some valuable time on their senior mens team this summer against the likes of Turkey etc, they are looking at him and Mills to form a potent 1-2 in the 1 position for years to come. I think that he will cause WCC opponents some headaches over the next four years."
While I agree that the quote might be confusing as to what team he's referring to, it's pretty obvious that he's talking about the Aussie National team and not the Gaels. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 12:06 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Let me break down that quote:
"The Gaels have a great young Aussie point guard (Dellavadova) who not only played well at the FIBA worlds U19 team, but also got some valuable time on their senior mens team this summer against the likes of Turkey etc, they are looking at him and Mills to form a potent 1-2 in the 1 position for years to come. I think that he will cause WCC opponents some headaches over the next four years."
See how the quotes starts with "The Gaels," then moves on to "the FIBA worlds U19 team" to "their" and "they are"?
No mention of the Aussie National team. So how can it be obvious that he was talking about them--that is, the Australian National Men's Senior Basketball Team?
Yet another Zaggie fail.
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Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 12:09 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
And I forgot to mention, the phrase "WCC opponents" throws everyone for a loop, reinforcing the perception that our Zaggie friend was referring to the Gaels and not the Australian National Men's Senior Basketball Team.
Actually, I prefer to believe that Zaggie fans think that Patty Mills is still at SMC. It says volumes about Zaggie fandom.
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Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 12:23 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Wow you obviously hold a grudge against the zags. While he probably should have worded his post better. It is still pretty obvious that he was talking about the national team. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Dons Central on 9/3/2009, 12:30 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
I think the original poster thinks Mills is still on SMC. But, I will also give, due to his name and posts, that he is probably a bigger fan of Australia than of Gonzaga.
My biggest problem is CDC84 making stuff up after it happens, like he does time and time and time again, then blowing hard like he had ever said it before. The only thing he ever said about Lowhorn is that he was no Downs, and I think he may have joined in the debate at one point that someone like a Lowhorn or Pomare might make the Gonzaga roster.
SO:
Like I said time and time again, you had to look out for those Steelers last year. I also said UNC should really dominate. And, as I said, the Lakers were just too powerful for anyone else.
That game is fun, maybe I should keep it up.
I'll give you my Oregon/BSU prediction tomorrow. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 12:46 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
This all could have been avoided if Knowledge Vendor would have posted the entire quote.
On the Freshman side there are many good ones eside the Zags outstanding class. The Gaels have a great young Aussie point guard (Dellavadova) who not only played well at the FIBA worlds U19 team, but also got some valuable time on their senior mens team this summer against the likes of Turkey etc, they are looking at him and Mills to form a potent 1-2 in the 1 position for years to come. I think that he will cause WCC opponents some headaches over the next four years. SCU will also have a couple of Freshman who could make an impact this year.
I guess using your guys logic all zag fans still think Mills is a freshman and still playing for SMC. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Festus on 9/3/2009, 5:12 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
maybe the GU moderators should realize that the TV schedule was up on the WCC site yesterday, instead of searching for their TV games on the Wake Forest site.
http://www.guboards.spokesmanreview.com/showthread.php?t=22197
http://wccsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090209aab.html
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Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 1:11 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Of course I hold a grudge against the Zags. I'm Fulton Street, professional hater of all things Zaggie. Who the hell are you? - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 1:18 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Just a Zaggie. Who happens to route for all the teams in the wcc except when they play the zags. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 1:34 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Well, that's just too bad--since the only time I would come anywhere close to rooting for any other WCC school is if they're playing Cal or USC.
And even then, I hope the game goes into quadruple overtime.
Generally speaking, I don't believe in this whole WCC solidarity thing. Just because non-U.S.F. folks frequent this board and that they're good peoples doesn't mean I'm about to go and cheer for their squad--especially when it comes to Gonzaga. Best believe I was doing the UCLA eight-clap in 2006 when the Zaggies choked against the Bruins. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 1:51 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Didn't ask you to root for the zags buddy. You asked who I was and I told you. Maybe I should have said I was the hater of all things Fulton Street. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by USF_FAN 1 on 9/3/2009, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
These kinda of threads make my day here at Dons Central. Same script, same outcome...thanks for playing today eroop22. - devil's advocate
Posted by Chris on 9/3/2009, 4:04 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
eroop has been waaaaaay more rational than most zag fans. i will now conclude this back-handed compliment. 
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Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 2:23 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
"Maybe I should have said I was the hater of all things Fulton Street."
Maybe that's what you should've said instead of giving a hippy-dippy "oh-look-at-me-I'm-a-spineless-Zaggie-who-deigns-to-cheer-for-the-rest-of-the-WCC" response. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 2:41 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Dude take is easy I was just messing with you. Or was that not obvious to you just like it wasn't obvious to you that the guy was talking about the national team. Come on no one is dumb enough to believe Mills is still playing for SMU. - Re: Ha! Ha! Ha!
Posted by Dons Central on 9/3/2009, 2:51 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
"Come on no one is dumb enough to believe Mills is still playing for SMU."
SMU? He never played for SMU. What the hell do you know. Ha!!
By the way, I hope you know the above was a joke. As one of the few people here that has the ability to change my typos, I can't really get on someone elses.
And, as needs to be said, time for the season to start? Kind of hard to comment on 4 man training sessions. - Re: Ha! Ha! Ha!
Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 3:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Yeah yeah typos suck. Sorry if I come off as condescending when I say that I root for all the teams in the wcc. I was a fan of the wcc teams before I was a zag fan. The only reason I am a zags fan know is I played against some of their players in High School. - Re: Ha! Ha! Ha!
Posted by Dons Central on 9/3/2009, 3:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Okay, here is one to take back:
I believe Rex Walters is hanging with Roy Williams today (see his tweet). I would guess they are talking game strategy, laughing about the scouting report that Walters gave Williams on the Zags before the UNC/Gonzaga tourney game last year, and Williams guiding more talented relatives of his current players to USF. Maybe even discussing setting up a 2 for 1 home and home.
I think Few is fishing. - Re: Ha! Ha! Ha!
Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 3:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Yeah Few really does like his fishing. Funny thing is the fishing isn't that great in spokane washington. He must drive to montana all the time. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 2:59 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Of course not. But seeing how ignorant Zaggie fans have been in regards to the rest of the WCC, I wouldn't put it past you clowns. In fact, that you referred to SMC as SMU illustrates my point.
By the way, we still have more national titles than you. Thought I'd remind you of that fact. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/3/2009, 3:08 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Just a typo. Been fun arguing with Fulton Street. You really helped my work day fly by. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by SMCFAN on 9/3/2009, 4:32 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Not only did Dellavedova play for the Australian national team that defeated Turkey, Angola and China, but he was named to the all tournament team. By the way, Dellavedova is only 18 years of age. Mills was 20 years of age before he made the national team. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by GodisaGael on 9/8/2009, 9:35 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
And.....just to set things straight.........SMC will have the opportunity to possibly play SMU in Hawaii this Xmas in the DiamondHead Classic (SMC won it last year)....Maybe then Spokane can actually differentiate that there are indeed TWO separate institutions of learning and one of them is inclusive of the WCC. 
- Fultin street not in my camp . USF #1, root for WCC over all others
Posted by DonB on 9/3/2009, 9:33 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Sorry. I feel the WCC has to be a big winner to help USF. Every loss hurts the WCC, lowers the league RPI.
The RPI is the most important factor, besides winning the title, in advancing other teams to post season play.
Any one who argues with that point is just too emotional and is oblivious to the past post season facts. - U.S.F. über alles. Period.
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/3/2009, 10:59 pm, in reply to " Fultin street not in my camp . USF #1, root for WCC over all others"
While I understand and appreciate the league RPI's importance, why should I hang hopes of U.S.F.'s advancing to the postseason on the possibility that Pepperdine or LMU are not going to spend their seasons getting mashed horribly on the court?
For me, I prefer to keep it simple: Win the league and leave no doubt. I'd rather keep our own destiny in our hands rather than leaving it to to our rivals who have very little reason to want to see us succeed--power rankings aside. - Re: U.S.F. über alles. Period.
Posted by DonB on 9/4/2009, 10:50 am, in reply to "U.S.F. über alles. Period."
I agree with the winning part.
The seedings depend on the RPI and higher seedings gives you a big advantage. If you are in the fourth seeding your odds of winning are at least 80% or better.
High league RPI allows inferior teams into the tourney. ACC, Big East etc. This keeps non power conferences with less entrants, even though their teams should be going.
- Re: U.S.F. über alles. Period.
Posted by pdine on 9/6/2009, 11:44 pm, in reply to "U.S.F. über alles. Period."
"While I understand and appreciate the league RPI's importance, why should I hang hopes of U.S.F.'s advancing to the postseason on the possibility that Pepperdine or LMU are not going to spend their seasons getting mashed horribly on the court?"
Hey! Hey! Hey! Fulton... our 3 programs are all regrettably on the same boat these days, you can't get off that easily, haha.
08-09- WCC / % / Overall
Pepperdine 5-9 .375 9-23
San Francisco 3-11 .200 11-19
Loyola Marymount2-12 .133 3-28 - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Dons Central on 9/3/2009, 7:39 am, in reply to "WCC Preview according to GU fans"
let's include:
"I still say that Dior Lowhorn is one of the most underappreciated players in the nation. That kid has had 5 gazillion different coaches in his college career, and yet he keeps playing hard and putting up the stats." CDC84
Nice revisionist history. What he actually has said was that a transfer like Lowhorn was in no way close to a transfer like Downs.
and then let's leave with:
"You can never be too confident, but frankly I'm really not in awe of any of the big WCC names mentioned above. None would make a blue chip conference's all-star team." - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Zags4Life on 9/3/2009, 8:06 am, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Let's be honest guys, would anyone on ANY of the WCC teams make the Pac-10 all conference team?
Samhan may be able to sneak in due to the Pac-10's lack of quality centers this year but that's probably it. Is Lowhorn better than Quincy Pondexter or Jamelle Horne? Perhaps, but Pondexter probably gets the edge at this point. And is Bouldin a better guard than Isaiah Thomas, Nic Wise, or Jerome Randall? That might be a push but I say Jerome Randall is the best of that trio.
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Posted by Dons Central on 9/3/2009, 9:07 am, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
I agree with what your said. It all depends on match ups and conferences. Maybe I am reading too much into the mentioned one post, but just from the tone of it made it seem like a Bouldin would be a lock in BCS conference.
Seeing that Lowhorn averaged 7/4 as a freshman, on a Bobby Knight team, in the Big 12, I think that he would have had a shot to be an all-league player in a BCS conference. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by KSTATEZAG on 9/3/2009, 10:08 am, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Agreed, Example: TJ Campbell may well be a 1st team guard this year. He'd be hard pressed to be third team in any of the Big 6.
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Posted by Purple Pride on 9/3/2009, 1:06 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
You're probably right, except remember... TJ shot 53% from three last year and needed only like three or four more to qualify as the national leader (you need to average 2.5 makes per game). Consdiering the number one spot was by a guy who shot 48%, TJ's percentage is very, very impressive.
Not too many guards anywhere in the country shoot like that, and if he were on a really good BCS team where he can pick up assists and the floor can be spread for him to shoot... I don't know, I think possibly he could be an all-league player in a BCS conference, mainly because he's very athletic. But it would all depend on fit. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by gaelhoopfreak on 9/3/2009, 2:20 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Dior Lowhorn would play, and do WELL for several pac 10 teams ..... YES ..... he is that good IMO
And he would make some level of an all conference team ...... 1st or 2nd team.
On another note ..... Matt Delevadova is really good, and will cause several WCC opponents
headaches ...... it just wont be with Patty Mills .....Bummer .......
Delevadova is going to help us alot.
Hope all is well on the Hilltop.
FREAK ....... is out - Mills
Posted by QD on 9/3/2009, 3:00 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
He really should have stayed. The new PG will have to really overcome Patty's legend. It may be tough for him. - Re: Mills
Posted by MP! on 9/3/2009, 10:45 pm, in reply to "Mills"
Quincy P is not a very good player at all. Wasn't he a 5 star player out of HS. A one and done supposedly. Outside of Thomas,every single one of the Huskies benefited from Brockman. Without Brockman there this year I have a feeling mr Quincy's production may plateau. He is in no way near as versitle as Lowhorn. He may be athletc though,but so was Bruce Jenner in his heyday....The comparison with Lowhorn is extremely weeeaaak.
Thanks for the facts about Campbell PP. I'm glad you got it in before the Zags started the discussion about their pre-season All-American guard Meech. The dog days of summer always a good day of humour at the expense of a Zaggette fan.
Watch out got a ex HS player with intimate details on Zag players on the board now.....whoooooo.That what I love about College BB some of the best coachs have always had potbelly's, there's absolutely no corelation about "who ya know" or who you have played against. Otherwise I would be the smartest most knowledgeable fan in Portland. I used to Dunk on one of Pilot's Big Men when he was younger. Then I would take him to McDonalds for an Ice Cream. I even helped him learn how to ride a bike.Man, am I glad I'm now obese,and old now. Someday I'll be knowledgeable like Bobby Knight or Rick Majerus.......
- Re: Mills
Posted by Ozzy on 9/8/2009, 5:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Mills"
Somehow don't think that Dellevedova will worry about Mill's SMC past. He is his own player and is as tough as nails. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Statman on 9/6/2009, 4:31 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
IMO, I think Samhan's game is going to suffer without having there. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Ozzy on 9/8/2009, 5:43 pm, in reply to "WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Knowledge Vendor when you quote someone else and post it on your board, use the whole quote, not pasting together pieces of it to suit your ends. Here is the original text from my post on the GU board.
"On the Freshman side there are many good ones eside the Zags outstanding class. The Gaels have a great young Aussie point guard (Dellavadova) who not only played well at the FIBA worlds U19 team, but also got some valuable time on their senior mens team this summer against the likes of Turkey etc, they are looking at him and Mills to form a potent 1-2 in the 1 position for years to come. I think that he will cause WCC opponents some headaches over the next four years."
The reference to Mills was as the staring point guard for our (Australian Boomers) national side not SMC. As an Canadian/Australian who is a basketball nut I was/am well aware of Mills status.
It is interesting to see that this board is more about Zag bashing than supporting your own school. Most GU board posters are happy to see fellow WCC schools get great recruits as it improves the conference as a whole. Those who gibe GU about the Bol Kong situation should look into the problems your American government has caused. All the kid ever wanted to do was play D1 ball, I would like to see how posters on this board would fare put in the same situation. BTW he would not have been a freshman as he played one year of JUCO in Canada while he was waiting to get his situation resolved.
Ozzy
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Posted by Dons Central on 9/8/2009, 6:07 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
"Those who gibe GU about the Bol Kong situation should look into the problems your American government has caused. All the kid ever wanted to do was play D1 ball"
How do you know that?
I'm going with there is more to the story.
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Posted by abq on 9/8/2009, 6:30 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
I am going with Ozzy's conspiracy theory. I think it was an unholy alliance of operatives from the CIA, Homeland Security, and Don Central that infiltrated the government (or maybe the NCAA-it is unclear at this point) at highest levels as part of the larger conspiracy to hurt Gonzaga's chances in the NCAA tournament next March.
Wake up America!
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Posted by Dons69 on 9/8/2009, 7:45 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
ABQ,
Get the theory going - I heard a rumor from one of your classmates about ten or fifteen years ago that one of my classmates was actually at Langley. I do not want to put names on the board, but if true makes for a good story. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Festus on 9/8/2009, 6:36 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
...about the Bol Kong situation should look into the problems your American government has caused.
maybe the U.S. government is also conspiring against Gonzaga? I heard it became high on their priority list after they got the phone call from Rivals to gang up on the Zags.
Or...........
> maybe you all should blame BobZag for claiming it was a sure thing for the past 12 months?
> Or maybe you all should stop having wet dreams about a guy no one in Spokane has ever seen play in person?
> Or maybe "his situation" is why no other school showed any interest in Kong?
Or maybe......forget it. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Purple Pride on 9/8/2009, 7:41 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Yeah... my best guess in that whole Bol Kong mess is that Bol has been living in Canada illegaly for several years, hence the reason he still has Sudanese citizenship instead of Canadian. And since 9/11, it has been very difficult for colleges to get around the barriers around immigration, especially for those from "red flagged" countries like Sudan. This holds true for brilliant students who want to be doctors and engineers just as much as it does for basketball players. Heck, my brother is married to a Japanese woman and the red tape in getting her a green card was unbelievable, and she's married to a US citizen.
Personally, I think a lot of those strict immigration rules for students is pretty silly (why keep out the smart people who will end up making lots of money?), but let's not get carried away and view this as some kind of vendetta against Gonzaga or Bol Kong. He's mixed up in the strict immigration laws just the same way that a brilliant kid from Saudi Arabia who wants to study at Harvard is. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Festus on 9/8/2009, 7:56 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
I agree there's a lot of red tape. And I agree it can appear silly when an individual is a good person.
But I don't agree that it's silly because it affects students. Some of deadliest terrorists in the world were initially students in the U.S.
Again, not that Kong is a terrorist. But you can't relax the rule against a terrorist nation just because someone is a student.
I agree that it appears that Kong hasn't done what is necessary in Canada. Again, why no other interested schools? And maybe BobZag and others should have kept their pants on until it was 100%. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Purple Pride on 9/8/2009, 8:57 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Oh I don't necessarily disagree... I have no problem with heightened scrutiny, but I also think such things can be taken too far. Better monitering once they are here seems a little more sensible than just totally closing the borders. But obviously I know very little about the specifics of such things.
As for Kong, I know that his coaches/family members/whoever contacted several schools asking them to look at him. Everyone agrees that he's a legit D1 talent, but his immigration status scared everyone off but Gonzaga. It was a risk that has seemingly not paid off, but can't blame them for trying I suppose. But I do think it's hilarious that the mods on their board now zap posts or lock threads about Kong after they got everyone on there foaming at the mouth in anticipation with months of posts assuring people he was coming. - Looks like no Bol Kong
Posted by Dons Central on 9/10/2009, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
http://www.guboards.spokesmanreview.com/showthread.php?s=5e309d8354f01ec0f70ad6495964e0eb&t=22292 - Re: Looks like no Bol Kong
Posted by NonZaga on 9/10/2009, 1:14 pm, in reply to "Looks like no Bol Kong"
Another USF jab from SintoZag, the main culprit of the old "treehouse" board. - Re: Looks like no Bol Kong
Posted by abq on 9/10/2009, 1:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like no Bol Kong"
I thought we here on Don Central admitted responsibility for this two days ago.
Anyway, they are wasting their time with calling senators. If anyone can get a Sudanese refugee into the USA, it would be none other than the current USF Father President. - Re: Looks like no Bol Kong
Posted by Dons Central on 9/10/2009, 2:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like no Bol Kong"
"If anyone can get a Sudanese refugee into the USA, it would be none other than the current USF Father President."
Now that had me laughing. Too bad he plays basketball. If he played soccer, then Privett would be all over it. - Re: Looks like no Bol Kong
Posted by MP1 on 9/11/2009, 5:05 am, in reply to "Looks like no Bol Kong"
DC, they hijacked the thread, I can't get access to it. They have deadended it. Show me the post or tell me how to get there. PM or E-mail me if you have to.
I'm a little behind the learning curve in my Zag discust career which started with bewilderment over crybaby Morrison's losing narcistic behavior on National TV.I bet his teamates appreciated that selfish move by that "wierdo".
No wonder the Laker's were "poking" fun at him on Kimmel show.
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Posted by NonZaga on 9/8/2009, 9:05 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Any average poster on their board should know that BobZag only knows what he is fed by Tommy Lloyd, the GU assistant. He is wrong a lot and I think the rest of the mods lock the threads about Bol Kong and other missed recruits to help him save face. He also said that Austin Daye was returning to Gonzaga. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/8/2009, 6:56 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
"Most GU board posters are happy to see fellow WCC schools get great recruits as it improves the conference as a whole."
Easy to say without examples. Thanks for playing, though. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by thewiseone on 9/8/2009, 9:19 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
"Easy to say without examples."
Great generalization Fulton. Where are your examples to the contrary? Don't just throw sh*t against the wall and expect a serious response. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by QD on 9/8/2009, 9:40 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Wait a minute. You guys said they congratulate all other schools on their recruits. Give us an example. Angie and his gang are always slamming USF.
And don't forget the "treehouse" board. The stuff on there was BRUTAL towad USF and most other WCC schools.
How do you answer that? - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Purple Pride on 9/8/2009, 11:11 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
http://www.guboards.com/showthread.php?t=21532
One or two have a few nice things to say (the kid is from Spokane after all), but most just look down their noses at UP. But whatever... until Portland actually beats Gonzaga, they have that right, I suppose. I'm definitely not losing sleep over it - I trust Coach Reveno about a million times more than a random Seattle lawyer and his Spokie sycophants. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/9/2009, 2:01 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Let's do this, shall we? Go to the Zaggie board, the WCC Basketball section.
See the bar immediately below the "Thread/Thread Starter" header? Click on "Rating". That will rank the posts according to user ratings. If you do it right, the 5-star posts will come first.
Now read through the U.S.F.-related posts that received a 5-star rating.
Once you're done with that, can you show us which of these posts were congratulatory towards the Dons?
I didn't think so. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by thewiseone on 9/10/2009, 11:05 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Sorry. I never read the WCC board. In fact I didn't know that it even existed. I don't want to take the time to go through all of the threads so I'll take your word that Zaggies are being mean.
The only two boards that I visit are the Zag main board and this one. I rarely ever see any references to USF on the Main board so I really didn't know where you were coming from in your rants.
I'll say three Hail Mary's and drop an extra fiver in the collection box Sunday to atone. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Fulton Street on 9/11/2009, 10:04 am, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
This:
I never read the WCC board. In fact I didn't know that it even existed.
is negated by this:
The only two boards that I visit are the Zag main board and this one.
In short, I don't believe you.
And once again, it's not about your ilk being mean. We know they're mean. We know they're smug. We know they're condescending towards the rest of the WCC. It's about your assertion that most other Zaggie board posters are happy to see other WCC schools get great recruits because it improves the conference as a whole.
Here's why ultimately I don't believe you or every other Zaggie that says the same thing: Every great recruit landed by U.S.F., Santa Clara, Saint Mary's, or any WCC other than Gonzaga is one less recruit for the Zags. And if the WCC as a whole improves, it lessens the chances of continued Zaggie domination. In short, Gonzaga will just be another team in the conference.
So, when a Zaggie professes that he or she wants to see other WCC teams improve for the sake of the conference, I say that it's just more mealy-mouthed hippy-dippy kumbayah nonsense. It's just more double-talk.
As for me: I don't want U.S.F. to improve for the sake for the conference. I want to see U.S.F. improve for its own sake--and for the sake of crushing the competition. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/11/2009, 1:56 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Fulton Street I think most zag fans are truly happy when wcc teams get great recruits. Just so long as they don't get more great recruits then the zags. I for one would like to see the conference as a whole improve. But I still want the zags to be on top. I want the zags to crush the competition every game. I am not worried about the zags not dominating the conference. I am pretty sure we are safe from being cellar dwellers for a while. With that being said I would like to see U.S.F. or any other wcc school do well in there non conference schedule and lose only to the zags during the conference schedule. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by QD on 9/11/2009, 2:16 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Eroop, now you are free to go back on the Zag board and bash USF fans. You didnt think we read that board? - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/11/2009, 3:05 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
I dont believe I was bashing you. I said "Dons Central is perhaps the funniest message board. The only time they get any traffic is when they bash the zags. They have had 5 posts today 3 of them are about the zags. Boy do they love to hold onto their championships from over 50 years ago. Not trying to start a border war or anything like that. I just wish that the other wcc teams would realize that we are all in this together. I personally route for all wcc teams except when they play the zags." and then I said at latter time that you were still at it. And I knew that you read the Zag Board. They Day I wrote that I was trying to liven up the boards. All in all it was a pretty mild bashing if anything. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by QD on 9/11/2009, 3:10 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Hey Erroop, you should post over there and ask what happened to the Bol Kong thread. Ask if it was removed because it was an NCAA violation to have a US Senator advocate for the admission of an athlete who hasnt even signed a letter of intent. See how long you post lasts. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by eroop22 on 9/11/2009, 3:16 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
Sounds like a good idea. However I am absolutely sick of anything to do with Bol Kong. Never thought he would actually make it across the border. As far as I am concerned zag fans need to move on and forget about Bol Kong. - Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans
Posted by Dons Central on 9/11/2009, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
See, here is the point.
Don't you feel insulted by the way Bob runs the board????
Tyler Amaya runs through SF insulting Asians. It is a story here and in Spokane. Bob ends it by saying that Amaya and the person that took offense talked to each other and they realized it was just a big misunderstanding. What Bob did not realize was that a local TV station here was on the other end of that phone call. The guy in SF said he did not believe a word Amaya was saying, but was willing to let it drop and hoped Amaya learned a lesson. When that was brought up, he deleted the responses, moved and locked the thread.
Skinner, locked because it was talked about enough in his opinion.
Heytvelt, same thing.
When the Washington Post did the story on, I think it was Lloyd, looking for Theo Davis's fake prep school in Philly, they deleted that article time and time again.
Now this Kong thing. Now he is coming (again). But, in the past when wrong, they delete and lock. Wait, they might be correct, start a new thread (till wrong again?)
Do you like being treated like that?
What about people just exchanging opinions, and if you are wrong every so often, you are wrong. - Live Internet Debate with PP moderating
Posted by MP1 on 9/12/2009, 9:22 am, in reply to "Re: WCC Preview according to GU fans"
I'm hoping for a "live" internet feed debate between DC and BobZag. I would probably pay for that.Almost as much as I pay for those lousy feeds of the games. Don't get me started on my Cable bill and how ESPN joined the Zag vrs Pilot game while it was already in Progress, grrh!!!
I suggest PP and Angelo arm wrestling for the honor of moderating the debate,lol.
