Oso planning to go pro
Agreed. I think the rule should be that players have to decide by August 1 if they retain eligibility. This date is also after the NBA summer league. That way the drafting team can work with player, their agent and their college coach to determine if they want them to stay in school for the next year or not. I get that the coaches want more certainty over who is on their roster, but then I would allow a coach to "oversign" one additional player if they have an underclassman in the draft. So in this case, Marquette could take in a transfer like Ramey, but still have a place for Justin should he wish to return.
How about if a team has 3 underclassmen in the draft? 8? I am sure some coach will try to push the limit.
Per John Rothstein, Justin has announced he’s staying in the draft. He gone
Maybe this is the year that Todd Smith finds his way to the gym and our players actually physically progress. That would at least move the needle a bit in filling this gap.
We’ll need significant steps from Omax, Joplin and Jones to be competitive. It’s certainly not out of the question, but there’s much more unknown going into this season than last IMO.
This is a massive blow to next season. As bullish as I was going into last year with the amount of proven talent we had coming in, I feel the total opposite after the Lewis news. We’ll need significant steps from Omax, Joplin and Jones to be competitive. It’s certainly not out of the question, but there’s much more unknown going into this season than last IMO. Let’s see if Shaka can grab an experienced replacement still available in the portal.
That's a little ridiculous.Last year we had only three players who ever put on a Marquette uniform. We lost our top five scorers and 82% of our minutes from the year prior.This year, we have eight returnees, seven of whom played in games. We are returning two of our top five scorers and returning 52% of our minutes from last year.
Fix the defensive issues from the end of the season and they'll be fine. The scoring will come.
Agree with this - we saw significant buy in on the defensive end last year. HopefullyMitchell can continue his intensity on the perimeter with increased minutes.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I think the guards will be fine defensively. Mitchell is an excellent defender and I think we'll come to learn that Ross is as good or better in that regard.What is really going to help the defense is the amount of capable bodies up front this year.OMax/Joplin/Wrightsil/Oso/Itejere/GoldThat's a lot of size up front that doesn't have to worry about foul trouble. Just play hard defense, rebound, and next man up if there is foul trouble.