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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: classof70 on February 21, 2009, 09:27:58 PM

Title: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: classof70 on February 21, 2009, 09:27:58 PM
Just back from the St. Louis U vs Dayton game.  I sat there the whole game saying "how did we lose to this team."  Not very impressive team.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: 4everwarriors on February 21, 2009, 09:29:00 PM
or South Florida?
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: reinko on February 21, 2009, 09:31:21 PM
They scored more points than Marquette.

;)
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: mustever on February 21, 2009, 09:33:21 PM
or South Florida?
The SF game had the makings of a upset.MU comes in unbeaten in the BE and a top 10 ranking.They had a bullseye on their back.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: mviale on February 21, 2009, 09:38:27 PM
Just back from the St. Louis U vs Dayton game.  I sat there the whole game saying "how did we lose to this team."  Not very impressive team.

The dayton game was a week after thanksgiving - the results have no merit
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: Muhoops85 on February 21, 2009, 10:09:26 PM
It was Dayton's Super Bowl.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: chapman on February 21, 2009, 10:19:42 PM
They're 23-4.  They are 12 deep, we were 4 deep at that time.  Give em a break, they're a very good team and going to the NCAAs. 
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: MR.HAYWARD on February 21, 2009, 10:32:08 PM
How, very simply...they played well ...we played poorley...they are pretty good....Mu still has a tendency to fall inot the trap of feeling that we are so good offensively that we dont have to play defense.  When we do that we become extremely beatable.  We fell into that trap that night.  LEts hope that lesson has been learned and we do not see that team raise it s ugly head again
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: MarquetteFan94 on February 21, 2009, 10:41:37 PM
We were flat that night...they had the crowd and the energy....and Rob Lowery who lit us up for 20+ that night is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: Doris Burkes Thong on February 21, 2009, 11:44:43 PM
How does Boston College go into North Carolina and beat them and then in their next game lose to Harvard at BC?
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: 77ncaachamps on February 21, 2009, 11:58:58 PM
Dayton has a good team and one heckuva NBA prospect in Chris Wright.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: Buzz Williams' Spillproof Chiclets Cup on February 22, 2009, 01:02:54 AM
I likewise am back from the SLU-Dayton game, and I will simply say it was a classic SLU game. I said before the game, "I've seen this before. First team to 50 wins," and SLU won 56(?)-49.

Things I saw tonight

Two SLU players fighting for the same rebound run into each other, enabling Dayton to collect the rebound

A wide-open dunk that was bricked.

It was astonishingly bad. Thank god for booze that made A-10 basketball borderline watchable.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: The Lens on February 22, 2009, 01:38:18 AM
How David ever beat Goliath...that won still ticks me off.  G's SOS was really eff'd up by that loss.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: muhoosier260 on February 22, 2009, 01:46:16 AM
They're 23-4.  They are 12 deep, we were 4 deep at that time.  Give em a break, they're a very good team and going to the NCAAs. 
still are "4 deep"
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on February 22, 2009, 10:57:12 AM
still are "4 deep"

Yeah, but some of best 4 deep in the nation.   ;)
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: Avenue Commons on February 22, 2009, 11:23:09 AM
They're 23-4.  They are 12 deep, we were 4 deep at that time.  Give em a break, they're a very good team and going to the NCAAs. 

Seriously. That loss and the Tennessee loss (at TN) are somewhat understandable. How there is a thread entitled "How did we lose to Dayton" but no thread entitled "How in God's name did we lose to South Florida" is the most illogical thing I will encounter this week and it is Sunday morning.

Dayton is a very good team. They're ranked for crying out loud.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: Pakuni on February 22, 2009, 11:30:18 AM
On the drive to the Dayton game I said "For Marquette to lose this game, they'll have to play about as bad as they can play and Dayton will have to play about as well as they can play."
And that's exactly what happened.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: Marquette Mama on February 22, 2009, 11:34:47 AM
I was at the Dayton game... and I think Pakuni's post nails it.
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Post by: Daniel on February 22, 2009, 04:33:54 PM
I was at the game too - Dayton played unbelieveably well.  We didn't.  And I think that's the last game we came in over-confident - I thought Buzz said something like this too sometime afterwards.
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Post by: damuts222 on February 22, 2009, 04:41:28 PM
Dayton's starting point guard is out for the season, and like what has been said by several others there whole bench gets playing time. Which means that they will probably be a threat for the tourney in years to come giving their younger guys some pt. Marquette is 7 or 8 players deep and nobody outside of butler is a threat to score, hazel or cubillan don't even look to shoot.
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Post by: Hey DeDe on February 22, 2009, 06:28:40 PM
I too was at the Dayton game. It was horrible to watch as a Marquette fan, however, I was very impressed with Dayton. Marquette gave them a lot of opportunities and they took every one. After watching them play and win, I knew they were going to have a great season. And they are -- at least in my opinion.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: legacy on February 22, 2009, 07:46:32 PM
still are "4 deep"
I agree with Burke, but I think Butler has played well enough to make us 4-skip 1-5 deep
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: DomJamesToTheBasket on February 22, 2009, 07:50:39 PM
Dayton is a good team. Yeah they lost to Saint Louis, but does that make them bad? If it does, then we are HORRIBLE because of our loss to USF.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: Big Papi on February 22, 2009, 08:00:52 PM
Dayton is a good team.  We have no depth.  It was the second game in back to back games so tired legs.  McNeal was in foul trouble.  We couldn't contain their quick guards.  Dayton wanted it more.
Title: Re: How did we lose to Dayton??!!
Post by: HoopsMalone on February 22, 2009, 08:04:52 PM
New coach, different offense.  Losing Ooz, Blackledge, and Fitz was probably a bigger loss than people think until Butler has shown that he can play lately. 

Also, McNeal fouled out like he has done in all four of our losses. 

No shame in losing to Dayton though, and to be honest, losing a conference game on the road is not that big of deal to South Florida.  It is a big deal because we could be breathing easier on finishing top 4 in conference right now, but overall not a big deal.  Don't forget, 2 years ago we lost to North Dakota State or something like that after beating Duke.  That was way worse of a loss at home.