Kolek planning to go pro
Think S Jones needs to be the PG and kolek off guard.
Kolek had the inverse of his usual game - he was a nonfactor as a passer and careless with the ball, but shot it well. Maddening, yet encouraging because we know he's a great passer, and tonights shooting could jump start him for the rest of the year.Frustrating loss for sure, but an absolute slugfest of a game. Big night for Sean Jones and his confidence. I like this team, and feel we will be an NCAA team. Our guards can guard. Kam and Jop will be better offensively.
Is Wrightsil ever going to play? Is he that bad? We needed a little more size down low and Jop wasn't cutting it at all.
The wide open corner threes in particular are the shots we really need to convert. And Shaka needs to reign in Kam's bombs frankly.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Problem is, Muggs, who shoots instead?Tyler opened it up tonight, big surprise.Sean opened it up driving to the hoop, as did Kam, he even shot a free throw!Marquette still lost though.Shoot like crap from 3 when you take a lot of 3s and you lose, fairly simple
There are legit concerns but also a lot of hyperbole and overreaction here. However, it does look like Shaka not bringing in another legitimate big might be a big mistake.
I think all of our guys should have the confidence to take and hopefully make open shots. Joplin is inconsistent but he didn't get quality looks tonight. My take is if any of our perimeter guys can get an open catch and shoot it's s better shot that Kam launching early in the shot clock from 35 feet.
Kolek needs to be the PG for his passing and floor management. We can’t win with him as the leading scorer.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Do you think Shaka will rein in Kam Jones bombs or let him go off all year?
I really enjoyed the game. After 7 years of Wojo defense I enjoy being able to hang in a rock fight.Mississippi State is a very good defensive team. All Jans teams are. One more of those open threes goes down and we win the game.The defense was very very good. Mississippi state isn't an all-world offensive team by any stretch but we shut them down for long stretches multiple times. We did an excellent job keeping Tulo Smith from scoring....but the rebounding was the down fall today.I like when Kolek makes his threes. Wish he could do it without back breaking TOs in the final minutes.I came away encouraged. We're going to win a lot of games in the Big East this season. I think we can beat Bucky and the Domers too. Unfortunately, BEast underperformance in the non-con is going to give us a very narrow path to dancing.
Philosophically I'm more aligned with Shaka than any coach I've watched at Marquette. What they want to do, how they want to play, is what I want to watch. Space, pace, movement, tough-ass defense, threes.But so far, I have to admit, I'm concerned about how well they're recruiting to that philosophy. Consistently undersized, very few guys who can make plays at that speed, even fewer that can make outside shots consistently. I hope I look like a jackass for posting this in a few years but it's hard to see where the help is coming from in the near term.
When they signed Wrightsil I thought he’d be able to fill in and provide some experienced depth down low. He’s the shortest 6’7 I’ve ever seen. He’s in the Jose Perez and Harry Froling category.