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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: tower912 on January 23, 2022, 03:03:16 PM
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1. I love MU's work Athos. Just keep grinding. But Steele's boys played their Part-hos well.
2. I thought MU was 3 happy. They have been doing a really good job lately of working through their offense and getting good looks. IMO, they settled a little bit today
3. Stevie and Kam are going to be just fine. Stevie is playing great defense. Kam may be too comfortable shooting, but you live with it. As soon as Stevie starts hitting jumpers and Kam develops a conscience. And another year in the weight room. Freshmen guards, in a conference rematch against a ranked team stepping up. Everybody gets excited about Jones and Ross next year. They are going to have to work to get PT.
4. No fear. Self belief.
5. The second time through the league is going to be a battle. Neither team had many surprises. MU with 4 guards. Xavier with face guarding everywhere. Both teams adjust quickly
6. Xavier has a whole bunch of guards who are built like Morsell. Old guards who have spent a lot of time in the weight room.
7. Lewis is better when he attacks and doesn't settle. Double double. Grown man game.
8. When Xavier is never called for fouls, it is difficult to send Marquette to the line late. Karma
9. The gauntlet has been an opportunity for greatness so far.
#nolongerworriers
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Shaka lifetime contract
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Shaka, Shaka, Shaka, Shaka
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I'm speechless
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Gonna be sad when Justin declares for next years draft.
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Haven't read the game thread to see if it has been discussed, but could those announcers be any more in the tank for Xavier?
Also, YEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!
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Gonna be sad when Justin declares for next years draft.
It’ll be the right call. He’s gonna have success at the next level too.
Trust Shaka to reload.
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Hopefully Justin really loves it here and wants to just play for a 1st round gurantee next year.
Also, Kams wild shots drove me nuts for a bit but his lay ups..........sweeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Haven't read the game thread to see if it has been discussed, but could those announcers be any more in the tank for Xavier?
Also, YEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!
I never got an answer to my question of who the color guy was. Crazy that an announcer is old enough, or should that be young enough, to chose his basketball number because of Travis Diener.
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11. Scored 50 and had 13 minutes left.
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Held Xavier to 8 points in the final 11 minutes.
There will be stretches of bad defense, but the good stretches are really good.
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So, did anyone foresee 6 Q1 wins at this point?
Warning: I will cal you a liar if you answer yes. 8-)
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I never got an answer to my question of who the color guy was. Crazy that an announcer is old enough, or should that be young enough, to chose his basketball number because of Travis Diener.
Nick Bahe
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#NOLONGERWORRIERS
Absolutely perfect Tower
I feel really damn good.
The Shaka Era is here!!!
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Shaka lifetime contract
Absolutel. After all he deserves one at least like Wojo-Dukiet had.
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True about no surprises - can't recall a successful PNR with the big slipping in today.
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Held Xavier to 8 points in the final 11 minutes.
There will be stretches of bad defense, but the good stretches are really good.
Defense "travels." Defense wins games. Steve Lavin said MU has Elite 8 potential. The quality of our defense and the coaching in general has been incredible to witness...perhaps in part due to seeing such poor defense and coaching the past 7 seasons.
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We played our worst game in almost a month and won by double digits over the #20 team in the country. I take that as a positive. It’s insane how much better this group is getting. The sky is the limit in a season where I thought any bit of success would just be gravy
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Fun game with both coaches making adjustments and responding. Well reffed. They allowed them to play. Love the way Shaka shows faith in his young players.
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Hopefully Justin really loves it here and wants to just play for a 1st round gurantee next year.
Also, Kams wild shots drove me nuts for a bit but his lay ups..........sweeeeeeeeeeeeet
keep playing like this and its already a guarnetee
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I looked forward to this game for the last few days. It did not disappoint. Ring Out Ahoya!
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What a roll we are on. Six straight with 4 against top 25 opponents.
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We played our worst game in almost a month and won by double digits over the #20 team in the country. I take that as a positive. It’s insane how much better this group is getting. The sky is the limit in a season where I thought any bit of success would just be gravy
We played very well. I’ll take that every game.
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Shaka lifetime contract
The team is playing well but I’d like to see the same comment if MU loses a first round tourney game.
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Tower all great points. I agree especially on the 3-happy which is how we lost 4 in a row. But driving and dishing works in freeing up some 3 opportunities. These guys play very well together which is miraculous in such a short time.
Morsell with some great drives to the hoop, and Cam - wow in the lay-ups and the way-downtown 3!
Lewis is playing a man’s game,
Go Marquette!
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To me, the most impressive part of all of this is how all of the young guys are playing absolutely fearlessly on both ends. IMO, this is the result of Shaka turning them loose from 3 early and living with the missed shots. No punishment for taking open looks. Eventually, they started working through their options on offense and realizing that sharing equals winning. Figuring this out so quickly with this many young guys is the masterstroke of Shaka's coaching this year.
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Shaka pissed in your cheerios when? Most here did not think they had a snowball in hell’s chance to make the tourney. They are playing outstanding but you will nitpick a potential loss in a tourney game most never thought they even had a chance to make.
Ignore the massive other positive vibes about Shaka while you are at it as well besides the winning.
The team is playing well but I’d like to see the same comment if MU loses a first round tourney game.
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++ I'm still trying to figure out how a team that had just won 5 in a row, including 3 over ranked teams, including 1 just three days earlier at Nova where nobody wins, could be a home underdog. I kinda like it, though. I hope we're dogs again Wednesday. Woof! Woof!
++ Incredible game for JL. Not only hit 3s and scored inside but he pulled down some really tough rebounds in traffic. Those 13 were not "easy rebounds"! Playing like a first-round draft pick, and I'm really happy for him.
++ Stevie was the only MU defender who consistently stayed in front of Scruggs. Even Morsell had trouble with Scruggs, who had 3-4 blow-bys on Daryll. On the play that Kam swooped in and stole the ball from Scruggs, that was Stevie who stopped Scruggs in his tracks. It was nice to see Shaka give Stevie a good run, but even more it was nice to see Stevie earn that run.
++ Otherwise, another really nice game for Morsell, with 7 assists to go with his 19 points. His drive-and-kick to Greg for the open 3 came at an important juncture in the game. When Morsell is aggressive on offense, it just makes us such a tougher team to defend.
++ Kam has no conscience. He will shoot it any time from anywhere. He didn't even shoot very well today but still drained that Rowsey dagger at the end. He's gonna be a special player, and he's already pretty damn good.
++ We take two kinds of 3s. When we drive and dish to an open shooter, our percentage has to be through the roof. When we have to go off the dribble or if we force 'em, our percentage mostly sucks. Need more of the former, fewer of the latter. Of course, the same is true of every team.
++ Great game for Oso. Stood tall on defense, blocked out, and he plays his offensive role well. Given that Kuath just had his best game as a Warrior Eagle in our big win at Nova, it was interesting to see Kur get benched for most of the second half. Shaka, who has a really nice feel for apportioning minutes to his 5s, just decided to stay with him.
++ I liked the lead-holding lineup Shaka had out there at the end, all ballhandlers and FT shooters. The guys handled Xavier's pressure with ease.
++ Kolek with 7 more assists. He got himself in trouble a couple times when he drove into no-man's land, but he also hit on two nice drives.
++ There was a stretch where Xavier got any shot they wanted but Shaka cleaned that up. When we had to leave a guy open, we chose more wisely, and it was Nunge or Freemantle. Basketball's often about picking your poison -- and that was a good choice. We did a much better job of watching Kunkel and Johnson after that.
++ Hello, top 20!
++ What a fun team. You can see that these guys are just "getting it." They are better basketball players today than they were 2 months ago, and that's always a great sign. The elevator's gonna keep going up!
We Are Marquette!
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The team is playing well but I’d like to see the same comment if MU loses a first round tourney game.
I'd make the same comment if they lose first round. Shaka's taken an 11 seed to a Final Four. Nothing our former coach did comes close to what Shaka has already accomplished. Okay..the year of the Hauser/Markus implosion they won 8 Big East games in a row to teams ranked 55, 60, 65, 65, 72, 79, 100, 118. And we lost to Number 100 Georgetown at home the last game of the year.
This 6 game stretch with wins over 56, 27, 7 and 21 is a little more impressive.
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++ Stevie was the only MU defender who consistently stayed in front of Scruggs. Even Morsell had trouble with Scruggs, who had 3-4 blow-bys on Daryll. On the play that Kam swooped in and stole the ball from Scruggs, that was Stevie who stopped Scruggs in his tracks. It was nice to see Shaka give Stevie a good run, but even more it was nice to see Stevie earn that run.
Good catch. Shaka put him in specifically to guard Scruggs. I doubt even Shaka thought he would do this good of a job. Stevie earned every minute he got today.
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It seemed the last two games that Villanova and Xavier had gotten wiser to Kolek's drive and dish.
The announcers said multiple times that Xavier wanted to make Kolek a scorer.
So, it was good to see that MU could win shooting from the outside.
If Kolek has good shots, he should take it.
Keep the defense honest.
Justin played fantastic again.
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Yep, coaches are going to make adjustments in how they guard Kolek. It looks to me like they are going attack him on defense, too.
The eternal chess match.
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We played very well. I’ll take that every game.
I don’t disagree. I just never thought we hit the same gear we did in some of the previous games especially Nova. But we will win a ton of basketball games playing this way every night. It’s just awesome to know they’ve got a higher ceiling than was showed today
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Yep, coaches are going to make adjustments in how they guard Kolek. It looks to me like they are going attack him on defense, too.
The eternal chess match.
Kolek is a very solid defender...despite some wanting to suggest he isn't. Opposing coaches wanting to make him work harder on D is good strategy, however.
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I agree. But opposing coaches keep attacking him.
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I don’t disagree. I just never thought we hit the same gear we did in some of the previous games especially Nova. But we will win a ton of basketball games playing this way every night. It’s just awesome to know they’ve got a higher ceiling than was showed today
We shot like 40% fro three. Well win the BE if we do that every night. But we wont - but the nice thing about this team is we have eays other than Markus scoring 50 to win
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The crazy thing is that if we would have kept rebounding like we did for 5 or so minutes in the first half we would've won by 20
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Good catch. Shaka put him in specifically to guard Scruggs. I doubt even Shaka thought he would do this good of a job. Stevie earned every minute he got today.
Just got back from the game...glad that Mitchell's contributions were mentioned...thought he had his best game at MU today...solid at both ends of the floor, especially defensively.
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I'd make the same comment if they lose first round. Shaka's taken an 11 seed to a Final Four. Nothing our former coach did comes close to what Shaka has already accomplished. Okay..the year of the Hauser/Markus implosion they won 8 Big East games in a row to teams ranked 55, 60, 65, 65, 72, 79, 100, 118. And we lost to Number 100 Georgetown at home the last game of the year.
This 6 game stretch with wins over 56, 27, 7 and 21 is a little more impressive.
The comment you responded to wasn't about Wojo.
Shaka hasn't won an NCAAT game in 8 years. In sports, his Final Four was a lifetime ago. The loss that made him available to Marquette was one of the more embarrassing tournament choke-jobs by any team in recent years.
But I share your optimism that he's doing a great job at Marquette, and I am to the point now where I expect excellence, both in the regular season and the tournament. I feel confident that he, and his players, will deliver ... but I'm gonna enjoy the journey without worrying so much about the destination. There will be plenty of time for that.
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I'd make the same comment if they lose first round. Shaka's taken an 11 seed to a Final Four. Nothing our former coach did comes close to what Shaka has already accomplished. Okay..the year of the Hauser/Markus implosion they won 8 Big East games in a row to teams ranked 55, 60, 65, 65, 72, 79, 100, 118. And we lost to Number 100 Georgetown at home the last game of the year.
This 6 game stretch with wins over 56, 27, 7 and 21 is a little more impressive.
He never brought up Wojo. Why do you keep doing so?
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I never got an answer to my question of who the color guy was. Crazy that an announcer is old enough, or should that be young enough, to chose his basketball number because of Travis Diener.
Your answer is always in the top pinned thread. ;)
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Just got back from the game...glad that Mitchell's contributions were mentioned...thought he had his best game at MU today...solid at both ends of the floor, especially defensively.
What was up with the crowd tonight? 2 minutes left, up 6 but game still very much in the balance and it looked like the sweater vests in the lower bowl were watching the opening round of Olymoic ping pong or something.
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By my count, that's 8 straight games with someone scoring 20 or more, spread across 5 players. Lewis has 4, then Prosper, Morsell, Elliott and Oso each with 1.
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Your answer is always in the top pinned thread. ;)
Hey, look at that. Thanks
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All of my team thoughts have already been mentioned above so I’d like to compliment the officiating today. Thought they had a great game.
I’d also like to compliment whoever filled in for Mike J on the PA. Enjoyed his call.
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All of my team thoughts have already been mentioned above so I’d like to compliment the officiating today. Thought they had a great game.
I’d also like to compliment whoever filled in for Mike J on the PA. Enjoyed his call.
Was listening to the radio broadcast. Homer out sick. Whoever the play by play guy was was awful. Tony kept having to jump in with actual details.
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We shot like 40% fro three. Well win the BE if we do that every night. But we wont - but the nice thing about this team is we have eays other than Markus scoring 50 to win
I agree that we won’t. But, we won’t shoot as bad as early in the season either. The passing is better and guys have learned when to take 3s. Even Kam who has the mindset of an assassin.
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Good catch. Shaka put him in specifically to guard Scruggs. I doubt even Shaka thought he would do this good of a job. Stevie earned every minute he got today.
Completely agree on this point. Stevie is an elite-level defender who will be a special player when the offensive end slows down for him.
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Marquette held X to 8 points over the last 11 minutes of the game.
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So, did anyone foresee 6 Q1 wins at this point?
Warning: I will cal you a liar if you answer yes. 8-)
I don't know about Q1 wins, but we're right where I thought we would be in conference play based on who we played and where we played them.
I thought we could reasonably get to 11 wins in conference, based on these expectations:
4 losses (2 each) to UConn and Villanova
6 wins (2 each) against DePaul, Butler & Georgetown
Season splits with Xavier, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's, and Creighton, winning the home game and losing on the road.
So while I predicted a loss at Villanova, I also expected a win against Creighton at home.
@Xavier - Expected L, Actual L
Uconn - Expected L, Actual L
Creighton - Expected W, Actual L
Providence - Expected W, Actual W
@Georgetown - Expected W, Actual W
DePaul - Expected W, Actual W
Seton Hall - Expected W Actual W
@Villanova - Expected L, Actual W
Xavier - Expected W, Actual W
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Marquette held X to 8 points over the last 11 minutes of the game.
Remarkably similar pattern to the Nova game.
MU builds a small, consistent lead >>>> opponent comes back, takes the lead and appears to have all the momentum >>>> MU completely dominates the last 8-10 minutes
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++ I'm still trying to figure out how a team that had just won 5 in a row, including 3 over ranked teams, including 1 just three days earlier at Nova where nobody wins, could be a home underdog. I kinda like it, though. I hope we're dogs again Wednesday. Woof! Woof!
++ Incredible game for JL. Not only hit 3s and scored inside but he pulled down some really tough rebounds in traffic. Those 13 were not "easy rebounds"! Playing like a first-round draft pick, and I'm really happy for him.
++ Stevie was the only MU defender who consistently stayed in front of Scruggs. Even Morsell had trouble with Scruggs, who had 3-4 blow-bys on Daryll. On the play that Kam swooped in and stole the ball from Scruggs, that was Stevie who stopped Scruggs in his tracks. It was nice to see Shaka give Stevie a good run, but even more it was nice to see Stevie earn that run.
++ Otherwise, another really nice game for Morsell, with 7 assists to go with his 19 points. His drive-and-kick to Greg for the open 3 came at an important juncture in the game. When Morsell is aggressive on offense, it just makes us such a tougher team to defend.
++ Kam has no conscience. He will shoot it any time from anywhere. He didn't even shoot very well today but still drained that Rowsey dagger at the end. He's gonna be a special player, and he's already pretty damn good.
++ We take two kinds of 3s. When we drive and dish to an open shooter, our percentage has to be through the roof. When we have to go off the dribble or if we force 'em, our percentage mostly sucks. Need more of the former, fewer of the latter. Of course, the same is true of every team.
++ Great game for Oso. Stood tall on defense, blocked out, and he plays his offensive role well. Given that Kuath just had his best game as a Warrior Eagle in our big win at Nova, it was interesting to see Kur get benched for most of the second half. Shaka, who has a really nice feel for apportioning minutes to his 5s, just decided to stay with him.
++ I liked the lead-holding lineup Shaka had out there at the end, all ballhandlers and FT shooters. The guys handled Xavier's pressure with ease.
++ Kolek with 7 more assists. He got himself in trouble a couple times when he drove into no-man's land, but he also hit on two nice drives.
++ There was a stretch where Xavier got any shot they wanted but Shaka cleaned that up. When we had to leave a guy open, we chose more wisely, and it was Nunge or Freemantle. Basketball's often about picking your poison -- and that was a good choice. We did a much better job of watching Kunkel and Johnson after that.
++ Hello, top 20!
++ What a fun team. You can see that these guys are just "getting it." They are better basketball players today than they were 2 months ago, and that's always a great sign. The elevator's gonna keep going up!
We Are Marquette!
Cam’s dagger was magical
But Morsell’s bully ball layup the possession before (I think) was the real dagger
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The team is playing well but I’d like to see the same comment if MU loses a first round tourney game.
My concern about this is the Big East outside of Villanova has not done well in the NCAA tournament. Seems like Big East does well enough in non-conference to get a good number of teams in NCAA tournament only to flop in first round.
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He never brought up Wojo. Why do you keep doing so?
I don't "keep doing so." The poster commented about how we'd feel should Shaka lose in the first round which happens to be exactly what Shaka's predecessor did in his two NCAA tourney appearances in 7 years. The poster was essentially questioning how we'd respond as a fanbase at that point. I answered that question - I'd still give the guy a lifetime contract, as I've seen enough to know that Shaka has "it." I wouldn't overreact as Shaka has previous skins on the wall and clearly can coach.
Our former coach? Well...it was obvious 10 games in as head coach he didn't have "it." I know it pains you and a few others here to realize I was right on Wojo..10 games in..as you and others begged for "patience" still 5 years into his tenure. LMAO. A real basketball sage you are, Sultan. Not. Stop being so effin hypersensitive about Wojo.
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did anyone else notice kris middleton and coach bud at the game. pretty cool
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Cam’s dagger was magical
But Morsell’s bully ball layup the possession before (I think) was the real dagger
Cam is a walk on.
Kam is a freshman who has made a ton of impressive plays and shows a prowess for shooting both 3's and creative lay ups.
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I don't "keep doing so." The poster commented about how we'd feel should Shaka lose in the first round which happens to be exactly what Shaka's predecessor did in his two NCAA tourney appearances in 7 years.
You DO keep doing so. Indeed, you did again here. You should be better than that.
Oh, and you do know who has lost in the first round the last eight years, including to a team full of midgets just 10 months ago? Had he and his team not choked worse than Aaron Rodgers, he'd still be Texas' coach.
I sure hope Shaka snaps that streak ... and I think he will.
We Are Marquette!
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I’d also like to compliment whoever filled in for Mike J on the PA. Enjoyed his call.
He does volleyball PA.
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Middleton was there. Trend, Kinsella, 2004 Final Four team. Coach Crean and Dom honored at half time. All great to see.
In addition, love how the defense has improved and how we double down trap on the ball more, lots of steals from it.
Kolek needs to figure out how to score when he drives. Just too many missed shots five feet and in.
Loved the smack talking going on from Kolek when he knocked down the 3.
Love Elliott's mojo. He is in his groove, singing and dancing during pregame warmups and knocking down 3 after 3 after 3. Waving his hands to pump up the crowd. Great energy, great production. Love the kid.
Kam Jones is going to be a stud next year.
Lewis scoring is awesome, grabbing 13 boards and some of them big time go get them boards is HUGE.
Agree with original post that our offense settled for 3s of the not great variety too often but some of them still went in.
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Kolek needs to figure out how to score when he drives. Just too many missed shots five feet and in.
To me, his most worst miss was when he drove hard from the right side but still tried a left-handed layup right into where the defender was playing him. Never had a chance to go in, whereas he would have scored or drawn a foul (or both) if he had gone up strong with his right hand.
Kolek's a hard-worker and obviously has talent. I am surprised that 2 years into his college career he's shooting that shot left-handed.
So in addition to needing a float game and a pull-up shot, if TK really wants to take his PG game to the next level he needs to be able to finish with his right hand.
Love his vision, passing and toughness, though, and he's an OK catch-and-shoot 3 guy if he takes his time and his fundamentals are sound.
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Wes there? Haven’t seen him pictured or mentioned. No idea if he remained close with the other 2 classmates.
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All of my team thoughts have already been mentioned above so I’d like to compliment the officiating today. Thought they had a great game.
I’d also like to compliment whoever filled in for Mike J on the PA. Enjoyed his call.
Steve Lynch! My year at MU. Great guy
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401373560
Box
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy9jkLlafJk
Shaka post game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkLnM0Z8EWs
Kam and Stevie
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Wes there? Haven’t seen him pictured or mentioned. No idea if he remained close with the other 2 classmates.
Love Wes.... I sat courtside for the Raptors game after MU beat Seton Hall.... I said "Let's go Wes, We are Marquette baby!!" and he turned around and said to me "Huge win today". It was so awesome.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy9jkLlafJk
Shaka post game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkLnM0Z8EWs
Kam and Stevie
Good stuff from Coach, Kam and Stevie.
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Attention span replay
https://youtu.be/hhpYjotAwyY
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Cam is a walk on.
Kam is a freshman who has made a ton of impressive plays and shows a prowess for shooting both 3's and creative lay ups.
Cam models his game after Duane Wade.
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Cam is a walk on.
Kam is a freshman who has made a ton of impressive plays and shows a prowess for shooting both 3's and creative lay ups.
And, Oso is a 6’ 9” player who wears no. 13.
There is no Osa on the team, despite many posters’ consistent reference to such a person/player.
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Good stuff from Coach, Kam and Stevie.
Classy giving Wojo credit for bringing in Kam and Stevie. Didn't need to say that, but he did because he's a class guy.
There will be some bumps on the road, but this could turn out to be one of the best moves Marquette ever made. I road Scholl (and Lovell) hard for keeping around Wojo as long as they did, but maybe they knew Shaka was their guy and were biding their time until he was available. 4-D chess.
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Cam models his game after Duane Wade.
I see a lot more Devante in him, with a splash of Marcus.
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Was listening to the radio broadcast. Homer out sick. Whoever the play by play guy was was awful. Tony kept having to jump in with actual details.
I believe it was producer Kent Sommerfeld which makes me think it was a last minute fill in. Agree it was really difficult to even know what was going on but I give him props if he had to do it on the fly.
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Not sure where else to put this but thought it was interesting.
Marquette gave up 18 points in the first four minutes of the second half. They gave up 46 points in the other thirty-six minutes.
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Not sure where else to put this but thought it was interesting.
Marquette gave up 18 points in the first four minutes of the second half. They gave up 46 points in the other thirty-six minutes.
And only 8 pts in teh final 10 minutes. Seems the "wear them down" theory of this defense being like a good running game is happening--at least in the past 2 games.
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And only 8 pts in teh final 10 minutes. Seems the "wear them down" theory of this defense being like a good running game is happening--at least in the past 2 games.
I kept watching the highlights and it didn't get much better over the next two minutes. Let up 24 over the first six minutes of the 2H and 40 points during the other thirty-four minutes. Other than that one stretch, the defense was incredible.
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Classy giving Wojo credit for bringing in Kam and Stevie. Didn't need to say that, but he did because he's a class guy.
There will be some bumps on the road, but this could turn out to be one of the best moves Marquette ever made. I road Scholl (and Lovell) hard for keeping around Wojo as long as they did, but maybe they knew Shaka was their guy and were biding their time until he was available. 4-D chess.
I agree.
As great as it would be to think Lovell/Scholl were that savvy - as TAMU alluded to earlier - if they were really sharp/savvy, they would have fired Wojo after Year 1 and hired Shaka at that time (which was the time he left for Texas.) Then again I don't even know if Scholl was the A.D. at the time of Wojo's hiring/Year 1?
That all aside, things have a way of working out, and Wojo didn't totally derail the program. There were some fun times/games, and high character kids who were also good basketball players during his time. Unfoturnately, Wojo just was clueless as a Head Coach, but he was a good man.
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I hate when people say that "they shot poorly" and didn't even watch the game. Like if you watched the game you would realize that our defense caused contested shots, not their poor shooting.
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I agree.
As great as it would be to think Lovell/Scholl were that savvy - as TAMU alluded to earlier - if they were really sharp/savvy, they would have fired Wojo after Year 1 and hired Shaka at that time (which was the time he left for Texas.) Then again I don't even know if Scholl was the A.D. at the time of Wojo's hiring/Year 1?
That all aside, things have a way of working out, and Wojo didn't totally derail the program. There were some fun times/games, and high character kids who were also good basketball players during his time. Unfoturnately, Wojo just was clueless as a Head Coach, but he was a good man.
1. It would have been insane to fire Wojo after one yea with a top recruiting class coming in even if it were feasible.
2. Shaka had zero interest in coming to MU at that time.
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As of Today, Kolek is 6th in the nation is assists, and has a better A/TO ratio than the 5 above him.
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1. It would have been insane to fire Wojo after one yea with a top recruiting class coming in even if it were feasible.
2. Shaka had zero interest in coming to MU at that time.
I agree that optically #1 would be insane, yet holding onto a poor coach just due to their recruiting class isn't wise...if* you can land a better coach/coach of Shaka's caliber.
Regarding #2, considering we apparently were #donedeal with Shaka prior to hiring Wojo, I'm not sure we can speculate that there would have been zero interest.
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I cannot speak for others on here, but I have 100% forgotten the last seven seasons of MU basketball. In addition, I am pretty happy with the new head coach.
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I cannot speak for others on here, but I have 100% forgotten the last seven seasons of MU basketball. In addition, I am pretty happy with the new head coach.
I won’t forget Markus. I would love to have him on any MU squad in any decade.
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I won’t forget Markus. I would love to have him on any MU squad in any decade.
Would you though? Personally, I am far more enjoying the great team basketball being played by our squad this year, as opposed to watching Markus taking 25 foot step back jumpers 10 seconds into the shot clock.
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Would you though? Personally, I am far more enjoying the great team basketball being played by our squad this year, as opposed to watching Markus taking 25 foot step back jumpers 10 seconds into the shot clock.
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That was more about how he was coached than it was about him as a player. He would be great on a Shaka team playing in this system.
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Yes
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All time scoring leader at MU. 21st all time. Top 20 without COVID stoppage. I would take him any time.
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That was more about how he was coached than it was about him as a player. He would be great on a Shaka team playing in this system.
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It's so easy to get in your head Sultan.
As it relates to Markus on this year's team even with Shaka as coach? I don't think I'd trade him for Kolek. Kolek is a better defender, sees the floor infinitely better and makes everyone else around him better as a result.
Markus of course is a prolific/generational talent shooter, but this team is largely winning due to defense and a diversified offensive attack and general selflessness.
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2. I thought MU was 3 happy. They have been doing a really good job lately of working through their offense and getting good looks. IMO, they settled a little bit today
#nolongerworriers
Agree with all your points except #2. Fans around me keep yelling the same thing, "stop settling for 3s," but we are leading the big east by hitting 39.5 percent of our threes - and that's as effective as hitting 59.3% of your 2s. Yes, some misses looked terrible - and we will have days when they aren't falling, but overall the 3 is our most effective shot in the 9 conf games.
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Would you though? Personally, I am far more enjoying the great team basketball being played by our squad this year, as opposed to watching Markus taking 25 foot step back jumpers 10 seconds into the shot clock.
I agree with this analysis
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As much as I was not a fan of how Howard dominated our offense, he might average 40 a game in this system with 30% less shots. Give me a Markus Howard type shooter next season and I’ll take my chances on an E8 season.
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As much as I was not a fan of how Howard dominated our offense, he might average 40 a game in this system with 30% less shots. Give me a Markus Howard type shooter next season and I’ll take my chances on an E8 season.
Yep yep!