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You got it...although I personally think they are still 1-2 games below where they SHOULD be
I think they're 3 games away from where they SHOULD be. Undefeated every year.
And unscored on.
When they STOP losing to crap opponents(like Providence) at home. Just because MU won these last 3(all games they were expected to win..I don't give a damn what vegas says) doesn't mean everything is okay. Let's see how they do in these next two road tests and get back to me then. Playing better?? Sure...but they didn't exactly play who's who of CBB in these last 3. That's the reality..just trying to make sure people understand that they did EXACTLY what everyone should have expected them to do these last 3...they still have to make up for the PC game somewhere.
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
I only saw one quick replay. To me, it looked borderline -- Rutherford got a piece of the ball and, as his momentum continued, might have touched Markus' wrist. We've all seen similar not called dozens of times. Maybe another replay was shown in which it was more obvious; if so, I missed it. And the T seemed awfully quick, though maybe Rutherford said the magic word or something.Just saying that if the exact same thing happened with Sacar defending Powell in a game at SH, most of us would not be happy about SH's home cookin'.
I know I'm going to regret this but what is the other game aside from Providence that they "should" have won? Yes, we've gotten our butts kicked a few times, which is extremely frustrating, but losses on the road to Wisconsin, Creighton and Seton Hall and a neutral court loss to Maryland are hardly unexpected.
And the T seemed awfully quick, though maybe Rutherford said the magic word or something.
After the initial foul, Rutherford ran halfway down the court howling in protest. Thought the technical was entirely appropriate. There will always be questionable calls; that's part of the game. As a senior, Rutherford should know this. His reaction was waaayyyy overblown. I didn't hear it from where I was sitting, but chances are he also said something the ref found objectionable.
Yea. I forget if it’s college or NBA, but thought running away demonstratively was an automatic T.
7. Yes, there were turnovers. SJU did what they do. On balance, I thought MU handled it decently. Solid B.
This is about the only point I disagree with you on, Tower.I'll give St. John's credit for getting their hands on the ball. But they were also overcommitting on the double-team -- either on the perimeter or in the post -- and MU was consistently slow to recognize it and move the ball to the open man. (And there was always someone who was wide open.)I'd like to have seen more plays like Markus made late in the second half when he drew at least four defenders on his drive and dished off for an easy bucket. Giving away 15 possessions and a 20.8% turnover rate (well above the team's season average) earns no better than a C- from me. Maybe even a D or D+. Plenty of room for improvement in this area.
Certainly should NOT have lost to UW, and the Creighton loss if iffy to me. Going in really didn't think they would lose that game. Certainly didn't expect them to get their doors blown off. Maryland...ok, and maybe YOU and others EXPECTED to lose to Creighton and UW on the road..I did not. I still will never understand that whole "expect(ed)" to lose that game mentality. I don't know if it's a way for people to somewhat feel like it was okay after they lose, or what the deal is with it. But to me you should never EXPECT to lose a game. understand that yes it COULD happen on any given day, but to expect it?? To me, that's backwards.
St. John's created an average 18.5 turnovers per game in their first six Big East contests. Marquette committed 15 last night.Sure, it could have been better, but a C- grade for a game in which St. John's was kept about 20 percent below their average seems pretty harsh.