Give Omaha credit

[BCHoopster]

They fly down the court and had 2 quick blow by guards, with no one tall enough to block a shot down low for MU.  Sounds to me like Wojo should have at least attempted a zone D, match up
zone instead of seeing the guards blow by them time and again.  It happened at Ohio St. and now against Omaha.   It was interesting to see how bad JJJ was today, Steve Taylor as well.  Steve is not a center but not sure what position he can play.  Both play way to soft.  MU players have no bulk except Derrick and he is a 6 footer.  Kudo's for Derrick and Juan, 2 seniors that
have improved, Derrick's best game at MU.   Like I said earlier in the week, MU needs somebody with muscle next year upfront.  Glad Wojo has time to find somebody, they will need somebody.
Has anybody told Carlino his shot is flat, no arch on his shot?  MU was not ready to play, maybe did not realize how good Omaha was,  now that is coaching??

[brewcity77]

Definitely their biggest win so far, but they have been trending upwards since their D1 transition began. Very rough 2012, notched 10 D1 wins in their second season, followed by a winning record last year and invite to the CIT. All while playing at the blistering pace we saw yesterday.

Obviously it's not good, and this is the kind of game we should be winning, but they really played with confidence and every time we threatened, they re-established themselves before finally stepping on the throat in the last 5 minutes. They deserve to be proud, yesterday was no fluke.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Definitely their biggest win so far, but they have been trending upwards since their D1 transition began. Very rough 2012, notched 10 D1 wins in their second season, followed by a winning record last year and invite to the CIT. All while playing at the blistering pace we saw yesterday.

Obviously it's not good, and this is the kind of game we should be winning, but they really played with confidence and every time we threatened, they re-established themselves before finally stepping on the throat in the last 5 minutes. They deserve to be proud, yesterday was no fluke.

Yes it was. They just lost at a very bad Seattle team's place by 24. They are not good. Neither are we right now.

[brewcity77]

Yes it was. They just lost at a very bad Seattle team's place by 24. They are not good. Neither are we right now.

You misunderstood what I said. When I say yesterday was no fluke, I meant that if we played them 10 times, they would probably win 6 or 7. They beat us and deserved to.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

The takeaway here is that Carlino's competition has caused DW to step up his game
Just hoping to watch individuals improve this year.

[Silkk the Shaka]

You misunderstood what I said. When I say yesterday was no fluke, I meant that if we played them 10 times, they would probably win 6 or 7. They beat us and deserved to.

Okay then the conclusion would be that we are playing worse than DePaul right now, not that UN-O is good. Probably valid.

[brewcity77]

Okay then the conclusion would be that we are playing worse than DePaul right now, not that UN-O is good. Probably valid.

I don't know that I'd go THAT far...

After all, while DePaul is undefeated, they did beat a (metric wise) worse UIC team at home by 1 point. We may be bad, but I'm not sure we're that bad

[BCHoopster]

I don't know that I'd go THAT far...

After all, while DePaul is undefeated, they did beat a (metric wise) worse UIC team at home by 1 point. We may be bad, but I'm not sure we're that bad

MU is really bad, no inside play, Taylor really is nothing to write home about, can not shoot from distance, does not look real confident on a free throw.  MU was good with a small line-up in the
past because Lazar could shoot from 3, Taylor not yet.  Juan is average at best and Burton and JJJ have serious flaws in there game.  Throw in average guards, what do you have but a young bad team.  Fisher will help some, if anything adds to the rotation.  I know reading John Dodds column, that he is in love with Sandy Cohen, but he does nothing special.  Release is very slow on
his shot and I see no jump shot, just a set shot.  Next year with the Ellenson boys, I see them both starting next year and Fisher they will look a lot different.  I was hoping the guards that are coming back will step up, but watching them, not sure.  I think you might see both frosh guards playing a lot next year.  I can see why Wojo is recruiting a point guard, not sure they have one
next year.  I hope he is looking at a JC point or transfer with experience.

[brewcity77]

MU is really bad, no inside play, Taylor really is nothing to write home about, can not shoot from distance, does not look real confident on a free throw.  MU was good with a small line-up in the
past because Lazar could shoot from 3, Taylor not yet.  Juan is average at best and Burton and JJJ have serious flaws in there game.  Throw in average guards, what do you have but a young bad team.  Fisher will help some, if anything adds to the rotation.  I know reading John Dodds column, that he is in love with Sandy Cohen, but he does nothing special.  Release is very slow on
his shot and I see no jump shot, just a set shot.  Next year with the Ellenson boys, I see them both starting next year and Fisher they will look a lot different.  I was hoping the guards that are coming back will step up, but watching them, not sure.  I think you might see both frosh guards playing a lot next year.  I can see why Wojo is recruiting a point guard, not sure they have one
next year.  I hope he is looking at a JC point or transfer with experience.

The Lazar and the midgets team worked not just because Lazar could shoot outside but because he was skilled at defending the post. Even before that year, he was at least playing the power forward role regularly. Steve and Juan haven't really been playing any role regularly, and neither were guys that were known for their staunch post defense. They are both too skinny to really be the great defender we need. No one on this team can protect the rim. Hopefully Fisch can help with that, but I don't know. Right now, there are more questions than answers. Unfortunately, no matter how bad we do, we can't win the Jahlil Okafor sweepstakes.