Marc-Antoine Bourgault / Sun. N.Y. Post
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Nice to see a kid who puts the student ahead of the athlete:
“I could have stayed in France and played pro, but that was not my decision,’’ Bourgault said. “I wanted to have an education. That was what my parents always told me. I had a chance to go to college.
“At first it wasn’t what it looked like. I wasn’t eligible. I had to go to prep school and then to college. But at then end of the day I am going to college, playing for on of the best college [teams] in the country and will have a degree at the end. That’s what I came to America for.’’
Also nice to see his practice attitude. Not many fans realize how much hard work in practice translate into playing time opportunities:
“I didn’t come to St. John’s to play five minutes a game,’’ Bourgault said. “But I kept working, played hard in practice, and the coaches always told me my time would come and be ready for it.’’
Even though he's French (J/k) he's easy to root for.
Mjmaherjr take note: This kid was dating 26 year old models at age 20!
Rowan is a good comparison, though he’s a little taller, right?
One of my all time favorites, Mattie Brust, a little?
One of my all time favorites, Mattie Brust, a little?
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Willie Shaw.
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marco o for 4 1st 1/2 killing us ag the 23zone
team not to inspired on defense leaving guys wide open
team not to inspired on defense leaving guys wide open
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NIce !! But when he's 40 he's going to make sure they are younger than him
Come to think of it, dating 26 year old models when you are 40 is more impressive than doing same when you are 20.
Bourgault is taller than Rowan. Rowan transferred from Notre Dame I believe. Hit a couple of key jump shots against Syracuse, a game we won when Walter the Truth Berry either scored or blocked a shot - I forget which.
Brust transered from North Carolina but was he a steady jump shooter???
Had Bourgault and Harrison hit a few more 3 pointers the game would, of course, have been much closer. I did not think we could win on the road and I do not believe we van win the next road game in Kentucky. I hope we win more but as I glance at the remaining schedule, every game could be an "L" and perhaps half could be a "W".
I'd be happy with a run into the NIT. Didn't the team with Malik Sealy and Jason Williams win it all. I believe they started with a road win against Mississippi.
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NIce !! But when he's 40 he's going to make sure they are younger than him
Come to think of it, dating 26 year old models when you are 40 is more impressive than doing same when you are 20.
When I was 23 I dated a 32 year old stewardess I met flying from SC to NYC. She taught me so so much about basketball. I have indelible memories of her! I try not to picture her now as a 70 y/o.
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The "TRUTH"!
Speaking of Pearl, he was the fastest, slow, rotund guard to play in the Big East...ever!
Sealy, Williams, Brust, Werdann, and Buchanan were the catalysts (and starters) on that NIT Championship team. I recall absolutely hating that we were in the NIT, as all of my friends in school (I was in the 10th grade at the time) had teams who were participating in the NCAA Tournament. It was cool watching that team come together to win the NIT.
It was actually a home game versus Ole Miss. Gerald Glass was a big-time scorer for the Rebels. The only road game I recall from that NIT run was against Ohio State. We had lost to them earlier in the season in the Holiday Festival Championship game.
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I know you probably dodn't intend it this way, but would you call Balamou, or GG, "The Africans", or Alan Seiden, "the Jew". I think to identify someone by their ethnicity isn't the way to go in 2013.
NIce !! But when he's 40 he's going to make sure they are younger than him
Come to think of it, dating 26 year old models when you are 40 is more impressive than doing same when you are 20.
When I was 23 I dated a 32 year old stewardess I met flying from SC to NYC. She taught me so so much about basketball. I have indelible memories of her! I try not to picture her now as a 70 y/o.
Why not? Did you ever get a look at Raquel Welch at 70 plus, what about Sophia or Jane. Like fine wine.
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Pearl Washington was anything but slow, at least in his college days and before. While his NCAA moniker was Pearl, a royal name formerly reserved for Earls, his schoolyard nickname was PacMan for his ability to zip around the court in any direction at will. Of course, what his teammates often called him was Olivehead, for a head that appeared far too small for his body.
What most of us probably forgot is how he absolutely destroyed a much slower Mark Jackson who could not stay with him. To almost all viewers, it was Washington who had the high pro upside, and you almost had to pity watching Jackson trying to stay with him. Who would have guessed that Jackson would have the long and successful career?
Washington suffered from being so quick that he never needed a jumpshot before he got to the pros. His outside shot was almost a set shot, not unlike Magic Johnsons, and less effective. When Washington got to the NBA and could no longer operate at will inside, his arsenal seemed anemic and he was soon gone.
That was the 1986 BE Championship game at MSG when The Truth stuffed Pearl on a last second shot. Many SU fans thought it was a foul but it was not to be. Few remember that we came back from beign down 19 points in the second half to go ahead on Rowan's jumper before Pearls last ditch effort at a win.