Those Glorious 9 Games

"We want to thank Jeronne for his contributions to the team while he was here and wish him the best of luck in the future," coach Buzz Williams

Truer words have never been spoken. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, will forget the contributions of the great Jeronne Maymon. Here's the top 5 moments of Maymon's illustrious Marquette career:

5) Maymon scores 4 points in a tight victory over Maryland-Eastern Shores. I mean, if he didn't hit those two buckets, MU only wins by 22. Clutch.

4) Who could forget that one time Jeronne brought his school books home and actually studied? Academic probation? No chance.

3) Maymon shows efficiency against UW-Milwaukee by going 4-4 with 8 points and 4 fouls in only 13 minutes of action. Maybe he has a future in the Horizon League? Hmmmmmmm.

2) During a trip to Kopps with the fellas, Jeronne shows serious dedication by settling for a triple scoop of chocolate fudge custard instead of the usual 4 scooper.

1) Heading back to the Kohl Center, Maymon excites the hometown crowd by scoring 4 points, grabbing 5 boards, setting a bunch of nice screens, and shooting 2-6 from the charity stripe. Yes, this was the highlight of the Jeronne Maymon era at Marquette.

P.S. Please stay away from Vander Blue! Thanks.

Juwan Howard Is Still Alive

Seriously, his name just scrolled across the bottom of my Zenith. He signed with some team. Anyway, his name always reminds me of a story.

Back in High School, Ted Stryker and I head to a random Bucks - Washington Bullets game. I really think they were still the Bullets back then. As we approach the BC, we pass a scalper and the following transpires:

Scalper: "Twenty bucks for lower bowl."

Us: "Nah, we'll get something cheaper"

Scalper: "There ain't no 6 and 10s (dollar seats) left!"

Us: (Realizing it's like a Wednesday night against the fucking Bullets) "Really?"

Scalper: "Yeah, they've got Juwan and that other guy (Chris Webber)."

How's that for a sales pitch!

Us: "Why not, here's 40 bones."

We were totally had seeing as how the BC was about 40% full. It looked like a Marquette-IFPW crowd. Whatever. We've laughed at "there ain't no 6 and 10s," and "...and that other guy" hundreds of times since then.