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I'm starting to think anybody who leads Marquette in scoring that isn't Caucasian will be labeled as selfish and only in it for themselves at Marquette.
BiasThen you are one fxxked up dude.
I think MU got the most out of Morsell and Lewis last year, especially before the end of season decline. Both played very big roles in the great run and were major part of the success. That said, I think they both became more driven by selfish goals as the season played out and played a bigger role in the swoon. I do not fault either guy for showcasing their skills, especially when MU was receiving national attention, but I believe they were not the same players the last 3-4 weeks of the season.
No offense Goose, but that’s not true at all with regards to Justin
They were the two best players on the team. They should’ve been selfish.
Darryl’s numbers down the stretch were pretty bad. Justin had a few clunkers, too, but his play matched the arc of his overall season
No one’s numbers down the stretch were great, but if not Justin, I’m still picking Daryl last year to have the ball in his hands at the end of the game. No one else really stepped up at the opportunity.
Yeah, I don’t have a problem with how they were used.If they were being “selfish”, then the coach has to correct that, no? If Shaka didn’t, then that’s a failure on his part.I don’t believe either of those things are true, so no, I’m not pining for Hank Raymonds or any other coach
It surprises me to say this, but I would start Joplin over Omax.
I do not see how you can start Kam and Joplin together at this point.
This, exactly. The meat men twist themselves into pretzels to try to knock Steve and slurp Shaka. On one end you just "don't know ball" if you can't see the difference between 0 NCAA Tournament wins in the last 7 seasons and 0 NCAA Tournament wins in the last 7 seasons, and then the coach needs to get his team not to play selfishly when it's Markus playing selfishly but it's the players' fault when it's Shaka's squad.
You can't. The lack of defensive awareness would be really hard to overcome without an eraser at the rim.
I asked the question in preseason as to who were going to be the "go to guys"? The Scoop Intelligencia overall responded with Kolek, OMax and Kam. This game we got last year's shooting Tyler, Moon Shot Kam and Joplin instead of OMax at the end. It will take time for the pieces to come together. The COLE Bus has plenty of seats still on it. Come join me.
Yes it would be brutal.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
And yet, MU built its lead with Kam and Jop in the game in the 2nd, lost it when Jop subbed out, and then closed it when Jop subbed back in at the end (too little, too late). Will that work every night? Maybe not but Jop is an Alpha.
Better yet, I'll buy you a beer this weekend.
Did I hear free beer?
Whole lotta noise around a game that nearly everyone assumed we'd lose but in reality were the better team for the vast majority of it. I generally agree with the lack of talent complaints, especially with Wrightsil looking like a 10th man, but how many times do we have to be reminded of Shaka's long-term strategy of building a cohesive team from the ground-up? If you've been paying attention, things are going almost exactly like Shaka said they would from the beginning. If we don't end up showing progress over the course of this season, I think its totally fair to blame Shaka for roster construction etc. But if you have hundreds of posts on this forum, you shouldn't be surprised by the makeup of our roster at this point.