All-time "If he could have only done it again. . . " team.

[Marquette84]

How about a team where a player had one good game that left us wondering what might have been if he could have pulled it off with any consistency:

--Amo's game against South Carolina most definitely earns him a spot
--Joe Nethen had a career game against Cleveland State in 1987, where he scored 23 and pulled down 12 rebounds.
--Mike Kinsella's surprise trey shooting versus Pitt in 2007
--Polo's game against Morgan State--21 points, 9 boards
--Charles Brakes career game versus Prairie View--19 points, 6 boards, 5 assists

Anyone else belong on the team?

[MU_Grad02]

David Diggs and the Great Alaska Shootout Championship game.  I think he went 5-5 on 3s.

[MilTown]

Novak vs Louisville or Novak vs UConn. I don't remember the exact stats or dates, but both games he was sick. I actually think the Lousiville game was his best. The guy couldn't miss. Granted, Novak during his career was very consistent, but in those games he was aggressive and looking for his shot more. I think if he did that throughout his career, he could have put up even better numbers.

[RJax55]

Novak vs Louisville or Novak vs UConn. I don't remember the exact stats or dates, but both games he was sick. I actually think the Lousiville game was his best. The guy couldn't miss. Granted, Novak during his career was very consistent, but in those games he was aggressive and looking for his shot more. I think if he did that throughout his career, he could have put up even better numbers.

Novak had a GREAT senior season and was very consistent. He should not be listed as an example.

Great call above on Diggs. His 3's were the difference in that game. Funny, both Alaskan Shootout championship games featured a one and done career performance by an MU player.

Hopefully, Dwight Burke does not appear on this list in a few years. Would be nice to see him have a few more UW type games.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

How about a team where a player had one good game that left us wondering what might have been if he could have pulled it off with any consistency:

--Amo's game against South Carolina most definitely earns him a spot
--Joe Nethen had a career game against Cleveland State in 1987, where he scored 23 and pulled down 12 rebounds.
--Mike Kinsella's surprise trey shooting versus Pitt in 2007
--Polo's game against Morgan State--21 points, 9 boards
--Charles Brakes career game versus Prairie View--19 points, 6 boards, 5 assists

Anyone else belong on the team?

I nominate Marquette84 for that one decent post he had back in 2004.

[MilTown]

If you read my post, I said that Novak was consistent. I just think in those two games we saw what Novak was capable of if he looked for his shot a bit more and was aggressive on the offensive end. I think in a lot of games he just sort of floated on the perimeter vs. demanding the ball. I think a lot of games, we wanted more from Novak.

[chapman]

41 points, 16 rebounds.  Called the best individual performance of the season in the NCAA.  I think it qualifies, because most of these performances aren't 33.5 points and 10.1 rebounds above their best season's average.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

How about a team where a player had one good game that left us wondering what might have been if he could have pulled it off with any consistency:

--Amo's game against South Carolina most definitely earns him a spot
--Joe Nethen had a career game against Cleveland State in 1987, where he scored 23 and pulled down 12 rebounds.
--Mike Kinsella's surprise trey shooting versus Pitt in 2007
--Polo's game against Morgan State--21 points, 9 boards
--Charles Brakes career game versus Prairie View--19 points, 6 boards, 5 assists

Anyone else belong on the team?

I nominate Marquette84 for that one decent post he had back in 2004.

so he's one ahead of you then?   

[swojo]

D Diggs won the Alaska Shootout with 5 for 5 on Three Point Shots.
Came out of nowhere, never heard form since

[ZiggysFryBoy]

D Diggs won the Alaska Shootout with 5 for 5 on Three Point Shots.
Came out of nowhere, never heard form since

I know he was boning a nasty chick that worked at the library....

[bilsu]

Lucas fouls out and Jerry Homan comes off the bench and leads the team to victory and a berth in the 1974 final four.

If you are going to include Novak's game against Connecticutt than you would have to include Wade's triple double against Kentucky. Hoverever, I do not think any player that makes the NBA should be included on the list.

[shaquilvaine]

How about John Cliff's 37 pts against Memphis or Jared Lovette's 13-13 free throws in the big win versus Loserville.

[Eye]

Wasn't a great offensive game by any means, but how about Brian Barone leading MU in scoring with about 10 or so points in a win over Cincinnati in about 2000?

I'd throw Chris Grimm in here for his defensive contributions at the end of his senior season a couple years back against Hibbert and Georgetown, and Gray and Pittsburgh.

[augoman]

don't forget Chris Grimm shut down Madison's bigs his senior year for a nice BC W over UW (before fouling out).

[Eastsider]

--Grimm vs. Tucker
--Todd Townsend hit something like 4 threes (plus one that didnt' count) before the first TV timeout against DePaul one year.

[Carl Spackler]

Barone v. Cinci was in 2001 i think.  We won around 50-49 or something like that.  My buddy who i went to games with at the time and I hated barone and never wanted tim to play -- we much preferred the lil' man Cordell.  But barone had the game of his life against the hated 'cats.  fantastic. 


Another vote for Grimm against Tucker in 04--that has to be up there for recent players.  a rare start for the reaper and he did a great job keeping a body on tucker the first 10 minutes of the game and tucker was not himself the rest of the game. 

[Eye]

I couldn't stand Barone either at the time to be real honest. Met his father at the C-USA tourney in Louisville in 2001, which changed my tune. Everytime I see a kid pump fake instead of shooting when he's open from 15 feet and in I think of Barone.

[SGWarrior]

Todd Townsend.

Todd had a great Blue & Gold Classic either his freshman or sophmore year.  I want to say his frosh.  Named to the All-Tourney team, etc.  Threw down some highlight reel dunks, filled up the stat sheet.  I was super pumped to have him at MU and thought at the time this would be an NBA-type player after 3 years.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

D Diggs won the Alaska Shootout with 5 for 5 on Three Point Shots.
Came out of nowhere, never heard form since

.... coach?

[willie warrior]

Sewell's 21  to seal the NIT championship in 1970.

[Dawson Rental]

I nominate Marquette84 for that one decent post he had back in 2004.


so he's one ahead of you then?   

Mr. drummer, can I have a rim shot?

[Dawson Rental]

How about John Cliff's 37 pts against Memphis or Jared Lovette's 13-13 free throws in the big win versus Loserville.

Ah, you beat me to Jared against Loserville his junior year.

[Galway Eagle]

Rob frozena's three pointer against UNC in 2011

[TheBurrEffect]

Why has no one mentioned Jake Thomas. He scored 50 iirc in his freshman year. And put up 30 once this year.

Also David Cubillan went 6-6 from three one night his senior year. He could have been something.

[TheBurrEffect]

Holy crap, this post is 5 years old. Super confused on why someone was saying why Dwight Burke hopefully wasnt 1 and done

[source?]

Ah, you beat me to Jared against Loserville his junior year.

Only by 7 years, though.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Jean Felix

[JTBMU7]

Dameon Mason, Louisville, 2004. Game winner from the baseline. Thought he could be the next great one for MU. Next thing we know he's transferring and playing pickup ball at the rec center.... Think I D'd him up once or twice, it did not end well. For me....

[Dawson Rental]

Only by 7 years, though.

Busted, f'ing bumped threads.

RJax55 talking about Dwight Burke in the present tense should have been a clue...

[rocky_warrior]

.... coach?

It was posted from a Milwaukee IP address, so if you can prove Wojo was in mke that day, then you're onto something.

[patso]

Terry Reason v Iona

[alexius23]

I think the ultimate "What if?" has to be if Jim Chones wouldn't have gone pro with less than 1 month before the end of the season/start of NCAA tournament. He made all American that year. I can understand why he went pro but...sigh

[Fullodds]

Michael 'Pops' Sims v. NC.  No three point line back then or he would have had 30.

[tower912]

2003 Crean.

[bilsu]

I know this is really about players that did not play much, but almost every player has an outlier. Kaminsky last year when he scored 40+points, Wade's triple double against #1 Kentucky, Novak's two big games against UConn & Louisville. Almost every player has a career game.

[HouWarrior]

I am going to add one many might consider odd.

At the pro level only-- Dean Meminger

He had a huge game in the 1973 NBA Eastern Finals shutting down JoJo White of Boston, and scoring 13 late points  to send the Knicks to the finals. Willis Reed called it the "Dream" game.

What could have been? After being drafted by the hometown Knicks.... he rode the bench behind maybe the best guard combo in NBA history: Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Earl "the Pearl" Monroe

I recall thinking during that 1973 game about what if he'd been first drafted by any number of other NBA teams where he would have started and been able to  better showcase his talent ---what if, based on one starring game.

Of Course, we all later learned his arc never went as far as hoped also due to a nagging cocaine addiction

RIP Dean, ....one my favorite all time MU ballers

[dgies9156]

I think the ultimate "What if?" has to be if Jim Chones wouldn't have gone pro with less than 1 month before the end of the season/start of NCAA tournament. He made all American that year. I can understand why he went pro but...sigh

Amen.

Probably the biggest "what if..." in Marquette history. If Jimmy Chones could have finished his college basketball career at Marquette -- rather than turning pro -- one could legitimately argue that with the team we had, both then and coming in, we would have been one of the all-time best in college basketball.

We'll never know. Jimmy did what was right for him and his family. That matters far more than all the national championships that never were.

[KenoshaWarrior]

Wasn't a great offensive game by any means, but how about Brian Barone leading MU in scoring with about 10 or so points in a win over Cincinnati in about 2000?

I'd throw Chris Grimm in here for his defensive contributions at the end of his senior season a couple years back against Hibbert and Georgetown, and Gray and Pittsburgh.

Yes; Barones game against Kenny Satterfield Inc.    He played great d against Satterfield

[radome]

Mayo vs. Wisconsin in 2011.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

2003 Crean.

Bahahaha, this was great.