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Post by panthermadness on Oct 5, 2006 15:34:34 GMT -6
Boo and Maybe Ed, If I do not recall Ed represented UWM decently in the College Slam dunk contest... and there were some others that were to note...
Joah was ok
McCoy had a little bit of hops..
Wimmer a joke, and Rob sanders was an exciting dunker to name a few to jog your memory...
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Post by Pantherholic on Oct 5, 2006 15:43:44 GMT -6
if Jeter truly believed a dunk contest was the quintessential event to persuade a prospect, i'm pretty sure he could've successfully lobbied it. something tells me his 2 cents would have significant sway. i would assume other things like a raucous crowd, fireworks/pyrotechnics and celebrity appearances would impress a prospect more than a dunk contest.
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Post by FTA1982 on Oct 5, 2006 17:49:49 GMT -6
This better not mean that awful comedian will be there again. His "short bus" routine was funny like 5 years ago. ;D |
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Post by pnthr30 on Oct 6, 2006 14:32:54 GMT -6
I'm sorry if this has already been noted, but I heard that the men were going to scrimmage the women......
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Post by brewtownbrian on Oct 6, 2006 14:56:49 GMT -6
That would be somewhat unfair, I'd think. Here's what the website says...
"The event will include UWM's regularly-scheduled volleyball match with Butler, a number of fan contests and giveaways, plus scrimmages involving both the Panther men's and women's basketball teams."
Not sure if that means 2 scrimmages. One for the guys and one for the ladies. It could also mean a mixed scrimmage. Guys and girls on the same team...that would actually be interesting, I think.
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Post by pnthr30 on Oct 6, 2006 15:56:35 GMT -6
I'm just telling you what I heard........take it for what it is worth.  Maybe you will have your dunk contest after all. ;D |
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Post by brewtownbrian on Oct 6, 2006 16:40:36 GMT -6
Cool...that's what you heard.
I can kind of see why they would do somthing like that. Both teams play, but how hard? Not hard enough to cause an injury to themselves or anyone else I'd bet.
With the rather limited number of bigs...an injury would not be good.
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Post by Pantherholic on Oct 6, 2006 21:24:48 GMT -6
"Both the men and women will take part in a scrimmage." www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=508151looking back, i can't remember if Jason said the scrimmage was coed or not. if its coed, i'm going to be really pissed. |
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Post by Big D on Oct 6, 2006 21:56:27 GMT -6
I'd be shocked if the women played with the men. UIC's been doing scrimmages for as long as I can remember....usually, the girls come out first and play for 10-15 minutes, then the men do the same.
I don't know why you guys are complaining. You're just asking for an injury with a dunk contest. And these scrimmages, if they're anything like UIC scrimmages, will very much lack defense. I'm not talking AND-1 level, but there will be some showboating....
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Post by teddyp00 on Oct 6, 2006 22:22:11 GMT -6
I agree that we don't really need to have a dunk contest. This way I will enjoy it that much more when Franklin dunks on Mayo at the cell in January.
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Post by Big D on Oct 6, 2006 22:35:41 GMT -6
I agree that we don't really need to have a dunk contest. This way I will enjoy it that much more when Franklin dunks on Mayo at the cell in January. Unfortunately for him, once he gets by Mayo, Jeffers will be right there waiting for him. |
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Post by pantherdon on Oct 7, 2006 10:33:30 GMT -6
to dunk over him.
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fan
Sophomore
Don't shoot so much Tone.
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Post by fan on Oct 7, 2006 11:04:30 GMT -6
This better not mean that awful comedian will be there again. His "short bus" routine was funny like 5 years ago. ;D I thought they'd get the picture about the comedians not being a part of this after last year's debacle. Can you imagine trying to convince your fence sitting friends to come to a Midnight Madness celebration by saying "hey theres gonna be a comedian (not named Cook, Seinfeld, Chapelle, or Rock)." You don't come to a pep rally to laugh. The dunk contest truly sells this thing. Last year's dunk contest wasn't the greatest, but it didn't suck. The problem was the layover before it. It was an hour after we were told it would start before they came out. The crowd was out of it and without a big name participating, the interest had drained. Does anyone else remember Milt wearing a coonskin cap and hugging the player (Ed?) after the dunk? If we're trying to get some freshmen into the seats, they need glitz and glamour. If I had to criticize one thing about the presentation of Panther basketball it was this last year. High schools do it better. Sorry, rant over |
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Post by milwsport on Oct 7, 2006 17:32:27 GMT -6
Jason said the women and the men will scrimmage seperately.
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Post by JimmyLemke on Oct 7, 2006 18:10:14 GMT -6
Good. While I think it would be cool to see them on the same time, you could always just go to the Klotsche Center and check out that action.
I'm stoked, although I would like to see a dunk contest, I think I can get over it.
For instance, I was once on a team with Wimmer, Meredith Onson, and Michael. Michael: leading scorer, amazing how many of his half court shots go in...something like 3 or 4 in 10. Needless to say, we won the game. Michael also led the game in most saliva launched per minute.
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Maybe you will have your dunk contest after all. ;D
