Kolek planning to go pro
Could this be the year where we turn the corner, literally and figuratively, in the backcourt.? During our decade of mediocrity we have have not had an explosive blow-by guy with handles. ....a.k.a. zoomability. When you have a kid that can get into the paint and create it absolutely changes everything. Jones squared could be the beginning of a new era in MU hoops. The emergence of Kam's game excites me greatly. He's a young man that can get buckets a la Nick Van Exel. What I think we will see is more effectiveness off the bounce from Kam, increased upper body strength, and better control and shot selection. And let's not forget Stevie and Kolek. We have great potential on the perimeter and guys with multiple skill-sets. Obviously the glass and interior is a bit of a question mark. We need O-Max and Oso in particular to find a way to defend inside and usurp rebs. But I expect a lot of small ball in '22-23. Maybe Joplin breaks out? Losing Lewis clearly hurts but we have a number of guys capable of elevating their play. I fully expect this group to be super competitive and as good or better than last year. There will be more balance, more transition hoops, less predictability and an exciting group 1-12.
Lets pump the breaks a little. Its not "early september" hype worthy.
Let him be. Muggsy gotta muggsy.
Here's Muggsy:Put on Marquette gear, start a new thread, put gear away. Get new Marquette gear, put on, start a new thread......repeat.
I needed a zoomability reference, its been a while.
I liked the “usurp” reference to rebounds. 😂 Muggsy is right….We need to establish some BigEast backcourt hegemony. And it starts with big, er medium size (for now) guards snaring some unlikely rebounds.
ppl putting massive expectations on the 5 10.frosh.
A few. Not that widespread. I think we will need more from Gold than we do from Sean. I think SJ (perfect for a Jesuit school) and Ross are going to be depth and situational.
I would move Kam to 1.1 tierWright to a 1.25I believe Jop will be a Tier 1.5player.
Wrightsil and Joplin's production are a huge key to the ultimate success of this team. My gut feeling is Gold won't play all that much.
Insiders please correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Gold supposed to be a major contributor this year? I thought he was supposed to be one of the better players in practice. Maybe that’s wishful thinking on my part. Don’t want Froling part two.
Gold in front of Joplin is criminal
I think we are worse than 9th place, if Gold is not good enough to play a significant role.Joplin would need a huge step up (which is certainly possible) to be a game changer.