BillsBeliever!!! Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Looks cool. Doubt Roby will get to play though. Definently not Hines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 -wow, the NCAA is straying further down a path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierrelaclede Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, Cowboy said: -wow, the NCAA is straying further down a path Its unaffiliated with the NCAA. Since the players are seniors, they will not longer be college athletes since their seasons are over and will be eligible to play for money. This seems pretty cool. I'd watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillikenBoy10 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Will they play in the same arena as the final four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 minute ago, pierrelaclede said: Its unaffiliated with the NCAA. Since the players are seniors, they will not longer be college athletes since their seasons are over and will be eligible to play for money. This seems pretty cool. I'd watch. -okay, thanks for the clarification, a flaw I can see is they could be "recruited" to play while their season is still in progress, they may no longer be college athletes but some would still have the student part of the term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Roby is playing. You can watch on twitter Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, BillsBeliever!!! said: Roby is playing. You can watch on twitter Friday Good news. Who else is on the A10 squad? Each conference squad gets four, with max of two from one school. EDIT: Okay, got a partial answer. Rene Castro-Cannedy (Duquesne) and Matt Mobley (St. Bonaventure) are two of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Good news. Who else is on the A10 squad? Each conference squad gets four, with max of two from one school Oh please let it be Wantanabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 26 minutes ago, Matty Light said: Oh please let it be Wantanabe. Watanabe isn't going to be playing any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Watanabe isn't going to be playing any time soon. He only needs one good ankle for a 3 on 3 game. He is a warrior. Two good ankles is for 5 on 5 full court only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Watanabe isn't going to be playing any time soon. Watanagonna play in that tournament. billikenfan05 and DirtyRican like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 38 minutes ago, Matty Light said: He only needs one good ankle for a 3 on 3 game. He is a warrior. Two good ankles is for 5 on 5 full court only. Because he’s Japanese that must make him a warrior right? Not very PC bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 16 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: Because he’s Japanese that must make him a warrior right? Not very PC bro Come on, the term is Samurai not warrior. You'll never make level 5 social justice warrior using offensive words like warrior. billikenfan05 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 The Japanese have a very different and in many ways extraordinary historical legacy regarding warriors. For example take the word "Honcho," like in "where is the big honcho?" It is an Americanized word made from the phonetic Japanese sound for the military rank of corporal. Yes, two stripes. The reason the Marines and GIs had to learn the word was to find out who was in command of the few Japanese prisoners (not dead soldiers), they managed to get. This was what they actually captured alive, the rest were generally killed in combat or by their own hand. A number of the suicidal Banzai attacks against american positions led by sword waving officers were caused by a search for an honorable death in combat by the officers in command (samurai descendants most of them). Very few Japanese higher level NCOs or officers were captured during WWII, the majority of which were wounded. Historically, the Samurais were not nobility but they were right under the nobility, and commanded large numbers of troops (largely non samurai) in combat, particularly after the Shogunate ended in the XIX century. If Watanabe has Samurai blood he is much more than a warrior. This is a real, not a semantic difference. Ironbills, dlarry, billikens747 and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 59 minutes ago, Old guy said: The Japanese have a very different and in many ways extraordinary historical legacy regarding warriors. For example take the word "Honcho," like in "where is the big honcho?" It is an Americanized word made from the phonetic Japanese sound for the military rank of corporal. Yes, two stripes. The reason the Marines and GIs had to learn the word was to find out who was in command of the few Japanese prisoners (not dead soldiers), they managed to get. This was what they actually captured alive, the rest were generally killed in combat or by their own hand. A number of the suicidal Banzai attacks against american positions led by sword waving officers were caused by a search for an honorable death in combat by the officers in command (samurai descendants most of them). Very few Japanese higher level NCOs or officers were captured during WWII, the majority of which were wounded. Historically, the Samurais were not nobility but they were right under the nobility, and commanded large numbers of troops (largely non samurai) in combat, particularly after the Shogunate ended in the XIX century. If Watanabe has Samurai blood he is much more than a warrior. This is a real, not a semantic difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Old guy said: The Japanese have a very different and in many ways extraordinary historical legacy regarding warriors. For example take the word "Honcho," like in "where is the big honcho?" It is an Americanized word made from the phonetic Japanese sound for the military rank of corporal. Yes, two stripes. The reason the Marines and GIs had to learn the word was to find out who was in command of the few Japanese prisoners (not dead soldiers), they managed to get. This was what they actually captured alive, the rest were generally killed in combat or by their own hand. A number of the suicidal Banzai attacks against american positions led by sword waving officers were caused by a search for an honorable death in combat by the officers in command (samurai descendants most of them). Very few Japanese higher level NCOs or officers were captured during WWII, the majority of which were wounded. Historically, the Samurais were not nobility but they were right under the nobility, and commanded large numbers of troops (largely non samurai) in combat, particularly after the Shogunate ended in the XIX century. If Watanabe has Samurai blood he is much more than a warrior. This is a real, not a semantic difference. Next time my girlfriend asks why I spend so much time reading this damn board, I’m showing her this post. I never know what kind of šhit I’m gonna learn on this website. kappy96 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 1:06 PM, BillsBeliever!!! said: Looks cool. Doubt Roby will get to play though. Definently not Hines Never forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBeliever!!! Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Never forget I would have thought Mobley, Adams, Aldridge, and the Rhody senior guard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Just now, BillsBeliever!!! said: I would have thought Mobley, Adams, Aldridge, and the Rhody senior guard Cool man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJumpUp Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Old guy said: The Japanese have a very different and in many ways extraordinary historical legacy regarding warriors. For example take the word "Honcho," like in "where is the big honcho?" It is an Americanized word made from the phonetic Japanese sound for the military rank of corporal. Yes, two stripes. The reason the Marines and GIs had to learn the word was to find out who was in command of the few Japanese prisoners (not dead soldiers), they managed to get. This was what they actually captured alive, the rest were generally killed in combat or by their own hand. A number of the suicidal Banzai attacks against american positions led by sword waving officers were caused by a search for an honorable death in combat by the officers in command (samurai descendants most of them). Very few Japanese higher level NCOs or officers were captured during WWII, the majority of which were wounded. Historically, the Samurais were not nobility but they were right under the nobility, and commanded large numbers of troops (largely non samurai) in combat, particularly after the Shogunate ended in the XIX century. If Watanabe has Samurai blood he is much more than a warrior. This is a real, not a semantic difference. There is a real chance Roby has Samurai blood as well, as Sakanouye no Tamuramaro, in the late 700's, was the originator of what was to be known as the Samurai class in Japan, and he was a black man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 That I did not know Johnny JumpUp. Roby has all he needs to fit the pattern, he is honorable, does his very best everytime he plays, displays leadership, and never complains. I like him very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 So, are all these guys just dropping their classwork to go play in this non-NCAA sanctioned event? That seems to work against what we want for a student who spent four years working toward a degree. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: So, are all these guys just dropping their classwork to go play in this non-NCAA sanctioned event? That seems to work against what we want for a student who spent four years working toward a degree. Don’t be a square! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Ha! I actually almost typed "Not to be a square, but..." I should have just to not leave you the opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Is this on TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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