Yeah no, you're the guy who brags about rooting for Missini because your DNA connects four generation ago and won't be going out for braciole with anyone who disagrees with you about it Right? Me, I just think he's not very good at basketball and it doesn't affect my appetite. So who's injecting what about whom? Personally I'll eat with anybody no matter what they think about a third string point guard and no matter what color or religion or nationality or gender he is. But then I'm particular about who I drink with but I don't give a shit about food. Or blood.
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Yeah no, you're the guy who brags about rooting for Missini because your DNA connects four generation ago and won't be going out for braciole with anyone who disagrees with you about it Right? Me, I just think he's not very good at basketball and it doesn't affect my appetite. So who's injecting what about whom? Personally I'll eat with anybody no matter what they think about a third string point guard and no matter what color or religion or nationality or gender he is. But then I'm particular about who I drink with but I don't give a shit about food. Or blood.
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For the DePaul game everyone better hope Marcus Lovett is on top of his game because Mussini would not be able to guard neither Garrett, Wood or Cain who are all around 6'6.
Not that Marcus will make up the difference defensively but this his first trip home and he needs to play under control and not try to put on a show for the homies.
Not that Marcus will make up the difference defensively but this his first trip home and he needs to play under control and not try to put on a show for the homies.
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It's bracciole not braciole. It's Mussini not Missini. None of us really root for Mussini because he's Italian but because he is one of our players. He was playing better this year than last year and in certain matchups he will be missed. End of story.
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I also root.....for the Italian National team and agree that Italian is not a race.
TX Redman
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Frank, did you ever think your innocent question would kick off 20 pages of comments?
There have been a few wacky threads on these here boards over the years but this one is up there with the best (or worst).
The word is Mussini is still unavailable and will not play tomorrow.
Happy New Year to SJU fans everywhere! Let's go 2-0 in the BE.
Well we do. It's not new but thanks to Fun we are 100% positive that Mussini is white.
That's correct. And the very same fans who prayed that Marco and Max rode the pines in favor of thier black teammates, now all of a sudden want Mussini to get more PT because he is white?????. SMFH over the level of utter ridiculousness on this thread.
That is not the point at all and I know that you're smarter than that, and probably better. The other moron isn't but you are.
We have here 18 pages of thread about a marginal basketball player. Let that sink in: 18 pages. There was no 18 page thread last year about Durand Johnson, who's infinitely better at basketball than Missini. There was no 18 page thread about Ron Mvouika, a 40 percent three point shooter last year who's infintely better at basketball than Missini. Why? I think I know. I don't question the motives of every poster who roots for Missini, but only because I know the motives of some of them, so I don't have to ask the question.
You want Missini to succeed because he's a pasean, god bless. Me, I want him to succeed because if he does we do. But since I am not blinded by blood or kinship I don't pretend that he's anything other than what he is. Which is that he's capable - capable - of shooting well from the three point line, and otheriwse he stinks, by every metric by which stink is measured. I spent three years ragging on Phil Greene, who despite the difference in melanin is in fact an apt comparison: he looked better than he was as a shooter and otherwise contributed nothing. No doubt that makes me a racist.
Show me a thread about what a fine representative of the university Durand Johnson was. Show me a thread about how hard Bashir Ahmed plays. Here's a clue: you can't. Missini is not fit to carry Phil Missere's jock and he was a paesan as well. That would perhaps make me a racist, if Italian was a race.
Think stinks is a bit much.He is limited but that shot can be effective at times in a game against zone which could mean that he could provide us with some wins we might otherwise have not attained
As I noted before, I do think Mussini is a nice, spirited kid who can shoot. However, I do expect him to either be back home next year or getting less of an opportunity to play in face of four better players on front of him. He is an easy kid to root for, but the one dimensional aspect of his game seems obvious. For now with only three other guards of course he can contribute, but he better not lose too much more time.
Some guys differ with me & feel he could be a key complementary player in coming years. I just don't see that & sense he will be recruited over. SImon and a scorer with more athleticism like USF kid will eat into his minutes dramatically IMO. Hopefully we can just agree to disagree and see what transpires. The satire pointing out FM's weaknesses and challenging the views of his supporters seems to be working and provoking posters. I doubt that subsides, so not getting crazy over it may be way to go IMO.
Some guys differ with me & feel he could be a key complementary player in coming years. I just don't see that & sense he will be recruited over. SImon and a scorer with more athleticism like USF kid will eat into his minutes dramatically IMO. Hopefully we can just agree to disagree and see what transpires. The satire pointing out FM's weaknesses and challenging the views of his supporters seems to be working and provoking posters. I doubt that subsides, so not getting crazy over it may be way to go IMO.
Exactly Paultz, right now he's the worst guard on a 4 guard team so he'll unnecessarily be needed more than a good team would need a player of equal ability. Next year if he's stays around he'll hopefully be the worst guard on a 5 guard team and play with the walk ons.
I do agree that comparisons to Heath Orvis and Liam Beasty are not apropos. Fred's only truly apt comparison is Terence Mullin. ; )
I do agree that comparisons to Heath Orvis and Liam Beasty are not apropos. Fred's only truly apt comparison is Terence Mullin. ; )
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Of course if Lovett leaves as some have posited and we don't get the south Florida kid, there may be plenty of minutes for Mussini next year. As Paultz pointed out, there is a long way to go.
Maybe he has Kofi Cockburn