Oso planning to go pro
play fast, extend pressure, use the depth, hit the weight room.
This is it. The first words that popped into my head is strength, pressure defense and superior ball control. Unfortunately all three will need significant improvement from last year.
With star power and a talented, deep supporting cast on offense, Marquette’s overall Offensive eFG% should improve. Sure, Ellenson may have provided extra spacing for his teammates, but this season’s team can provide spacing for itself with its abundance of good shooters.
All three teams played well enough to receive bids to the NCAA Tournament despite mediocre-to-poor results in defending or rebounding.Missouri: #223 Defensive eFG%, #173 Defensive Rebounding %, #228 Offensive Rebounding %Villanova: #42 Defensive eFG%**, #147 Defensive Rebounding %, #224 Offensive Rebounding %.Marquette: #201 Defensive eFG%, #178 Defensive Rebounding %, #238 Offensive Rebounding %.
The discussion and points about EFG% and rebounding are great. But reducing turnovers is just as important. If we want to finish in the top half of the Big East, we can't afford to give away as many possessions as we did a year ago. Traci, Haanif, Duane and others need to show major improvement in this area.
On the scout board, Dodds seems convinced that Hauser is going to be able to come in and give valuable moments at the 4. I am always skeptical about freshman contributions. BUT.... if he comes in at 220 and willing to wrestle down low, he may help.
I saw Reinhardt walk in with JJJ last night at the pro am. My first thought was who was the white guy with JJJ that was almost as tall as he was? Once I saw the tattoo on his arm I figured it out. He was in good physical shape, but he may be slightly smaller than JJJ. It made me think we are going to have a bigger deficit at power forward than I was thinking. JJJ and Wilson played against each other last night and both had very good offensive games. J. P. Tokoto was on Wilson's team and his athleticism is off the charts. He could jump significantly higher than JJJ. He was also quicker than JJJ and Wilson, which made me think that our most athletic players have average athleticism for a college player. You can still be a very good player without being super athletic, but it is going to limit us in rebounding end. The team will have to become very good at blocking out. We have to remember that Buzz's small team included two future 30Th picks in the NBA draft that were very athletic players. That team also had DJO and Buycks. I not sure if this year's team could match the athleticism of Buzz's small team.
We have to remember that Buzz's small team included two future 30Th picks in the NBA draft that were very athletic players. That team also had DJO and Buycks. I not sure if this year's team could match the athleticism of Buzz's small team.
Keep tuggin' on der Johnsons, hey?
Off turnovers are certainly something to keep an eye on, but I'd expect improvement there just based on personnel and their experience levels vs. last year. The improvement SHOULD be there.