Scholarship table
There is a very high probability that Marquette will be a worse 3P and FT shooting team next season.
1- Markus was also very inconsistent from 3. MH had 7 conference games of 18 in which he shot over 40% from beyond the arc. Doesn’t sound terrible (for his abilities of course), but 4 of the 7 were the last four games of the season. For the first 14 conference games of this season Markus shot over 40% from three in only 3 games, including 3/12, 4/12, 4/18 type of performances. 2- That said, with regards to the “driving and initiating contact” I believe you are right, we will see much much more of that next season. Thing is though, that is when you will also see a ton of the “we can’t shoot for crape!!” and “this team can’t shoot free throws!!!” posts all over this joint. There is a very high probability that Marquette will be a worse 3P and FT shooting team next season.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
As Jaybee loves telling us, it's about ft rate rather than straight up percentage. Markus was great at drawing fouls and great at making his fts and he will be missed, but if the team identity becomes more drive orientated rather than three point shooting, our ft rate can skyrocket. Something to keep an eye on. Buzz loved to stress paint touches, I broadened it up to just getting inside the three point line, and last year there would be stretches of as many as 4 or 5 straight possessions where the ball never got closer than 20 feet 9 inches to the basket. Just passing around the perimeter, high ball screen, and Markus 3. That won't work now that Markus is gone. We'll still have to shoot our 3's at a respectable clip, but we should be more selective about when we chuck.
BTW, the 3 point line was 22 feet 1.75 inches last season.
Last night Koby and Symir went on instagram live and were answering questions. Some asked how koby's thumb is. He said that is thumb was feeling good but if he gets hit hard there in a game he might need to come out for a couple plays. Said he hurt it last year in practice when someone ran into his hand during a shooting drill.Both were asked about DJ and both seemed really happy he is here
Koby didn't say he thought he needed surgery?
Did not mention getting surgery
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
A recent article (don't recall which one) definitely said that Koby, Theo and Greg all needed surgeries they were unable to get at this point. Speaking of which - just send these guys to Minnesota to get these surgeries. Elective surgeries open back up next week in MN. Need all three of those guys healthy from day 1.
I'm not thrilled with Wojo's results but lay off Koby.Koby is busting his but to play as well as he can for our team. I'm sure he is a first class person like Wojo and the rest of the team. Outside of wins and losses this is a coach and team we can be proud of as MU fans.
Koby has been way better than my expectations. Typically, our transfers start slow but we see their potential around middle of the first year. Last year, his decision making & shot selection was questionable at best. He's improved those this year. Still wish he had a better handle, but he's exceeded my expectations to date.
I was kind of hoping that Koby could kind of morph into a Trent Lockett-ish player this season, but he actually has been better than that.For one thing, there is nobody I'd rather take a must-have FT.
I thought with a pure PG like Carton, that Koby would flourish. I agree with your point about last year. The only way he could produce on offense along side Marcus was by trying to do everything himself. Now he can work within the offense. He can give up the ball and expect to get it back again. That didn’t happen last year.
Who is Marcus?