Cooley & Company SOTG

[Herman Cain]

Kur Kuath
Honorable Mention
Justin Lewis
Tyler Kolek

[Goose]

The whole team tonight.

[wadesworld]

Lewis

[tower912]

You could make an argument for several.   Lewis.   Kuath.  Jones.   Kolek.   OMP got it started.   

[DoctorV]

Kur Kuath

+1

Everyone was great. Justin just as deserving and neck and neck with Kur for their overall game.

For my money Kur. Defense was the main difference and the tone was set early and often with Kuaths interior dominance.

Glad to have him.

[Markusquette]

Justin but 7 blocks for Kur is awesome. Oso another awesome performance. Welcome back Kam! 9 dimes for Kolek.

[sailwi]

Did every PC player have a man bun?

[MuggsyB]

The whole team tonight.

Absolutely.

[Pakuni]

Kur.
After PC made its first-half run and closed the lead to four, MU went on a 15-0 run in which Kur had two points, two boards, an assist and five (!) blocks.

[MU82]

We don't get many 23-point, 11-rebound performances and Lewis also played very aggressively most of the time, so I'd go with Justin ... but if any of the others mentioned were to be selected, that'd be A-OK with me.

[Goose]

We have played much of our best ball this year when Kur is on the court. I love Oso, but Kur is a game changer. I will say if again, he knows how to block shots and it creates opportunities. Previous shot blockers were game changing, IMO.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Lewis

[DoctorV]

We have played much of our best ball this year when Kur is on the court. I love Oso, but Kur is a game changer. I will say if again, he knows how to block shots and it creates opportunities. Previous shot blockers were game changing, IMO.

Absolutely. Oso has been one of the most delightful surprises on the team this year, yet he’s still not the difference maker that Kur is when Kuath is playing well, and that says a lot.

If Kur can rub off on Oso when it comes to his uncanny knack for fantastic interior defense, especially blocking and/or altering shots, look out.

[mileskishnish72]

My wife, who goes nuts on MU hoops, gets so pissed off she decided she was bringing negative karma and went to bed. She was proved correct as MU went on a 20-0 run.

Similar to a previous game, if you take the whole 40 min. into consideration, it's Justin.

But the guy who broke their spirits was KK. He had a concentration of blocks when they were trying to get back into it.

My vote would be for Justin, for realizing  that his game is inside the arc.

[Newsdreams]

JFL another DD 23 pts 11 rebounds

[MuggsyB]

I would encourage some of you to take a look at the stat line from the 5 position tonight.   These two guys are quite capable when they're involved in the offense. 

[DoctorV]

I would encourage some of you to take a look at the stat line from the 5 position tonight.   These two guys are quite capable when they're involved in the offense.

Wish we had that combo for longer than this season.

Shaka now just has to bring in one other guy in that same mold to either complement and split time with Oso or just learn from him.
Hopefully Itejere can become the next Kur.

[GooooMarquette]

I’ll go with Kur.

This win was all about the defense, and Kur’s interior defense completely demoralized them. He took Watson totally out of the game and changed PC’s offense.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I would encourage some of you to take a look at the stat line from the 5 position tonight.   These two guys are quite capable when they're involved in the offense.

And they didn't have a single post up.

[We R Final Four]

Kur
J Lew
Kolek

[MU82]

Kur Kuath
Honorable Mention
Justin Lewis
Tyler Kolek

Cooley is still wondering when Company's gonna show up for the game.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Lewis. His dunk set the tone and they never looked back. Plus 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 assists including a sweet one to Oso for a dunk is nothing to shake a stick at.

I want to give it to Kur but the 4 fouls kept him off the floor for over half the game. But he made the most of the minutes he got.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Lewis.  Pomeroy agrees but the entire roster (with minutes) ALL hit triple figures in efficiency.

[CTWarrior]

Kuath, his D set the tone.  Can't argue with Lewis, either.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Lewis. What a great performance from a number of guys though.

[MuggsyB]

If you have to pick one guy I would actually slot Lewis 4th.  Kur's defense was the biggest overall factor in the game.  Kolek controlled the game offensively and Jones stepped on their throats and essentially ended all their hopes.  Everyone played pretty damn well but I  vehemently disagree that Lewis was the SOTG.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Our Kuath.

[Jay Bee]

I give it to Big Jus (no New Hampshire). Besides the big numbers, I thought he was the tone setter early on in this one. Physical, was going to get to the rim. He was focused on that and executed, allowing us to start off strong - a rare start for us this season.

Many honorable mentions in this one. Only bad thing about Justin is he doesn’t know we have a game on Friday.

[GurneeHitchkr]

Kuath

[StillAWarrior]

Lewis. His dunk set the tone and they never looked back.

This is exactly what I was going to say. As you said, that dunk set the tone and, along with an aggressive layup on the following possession, showed that JLew and Marquette weren't interested in just settling for three pointers. I loved Butch's comment after that dunk, "When he doesn't settle, you can't stop him. He's got to attack the basket more because he can do stuff like that." And moments later as they went to commercial, "Justin has attacked the basket tonight, and when you attack the basket good things happen."

JLew was the Stud of the Game last night.

[PGsHeroes32]

Definitely a game that was more of a “team win”.

But idk how the one man choice can be anyone other than Lewis.

He started with 2 shots that were similar to his Creighton debacle. Then the dunk came and he was a man. Set the tone and put up numbers.

[Scoop Snoop]

If you have to pick one guy I would actually slot Lewis 4th.  Kur's defense was the biggest overall factor in the game.  Kolek controlled the game offensively and Jones stepped on their throats and essentially ended all their hopes.  Everyone played pretty damn well but I vehemently disagree that Lewis was the SOTG.

Muggsy, how do you reconcile Lewis' performance/stats with your statements? I get you and others picking Kur but please explain!

I'm picking Lewis as SOTG.

[Its DJOver]

JLew

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

If you have to pick one guy I would actually slot Lewis 4th.  Kur's defense was the biggest overall factor in the game.  Kolek controlled the game offensively and Jones stepped on their throats and essentially ended all their hopes.  Everyone played pretty damn well but I  vehemently disagree that Lewis was the SOTG.

The guy who lead the team in minutes, points and rebounds is fourth?  OK...

[Uncle Rico]

Ellis

[Spotcheck Billy]

Justin

[MuggsyB]

Muggsy, how do you reconcile Lewis' performance/stats with your statements? I get you and others picking Kur but please explain!

I'm picking Lewis as SOTG.

I think his emphatic, sledgehammer dunk was a momentum changer.  And he was excellent from that point forward.  My expectations for our best player are higher than the other guys.  I also think Kolek carving up their defense (like the captain did my yellowtail yesterday)was the key to why we were so good offensively. 

I would also say that if Kolek, Kam, and Kuath play like they did yesterday we are quite dangerous.  Lewis putting up big scoring numbers isn't as important imo.  We are capable of a balanced, bucket,  barrage combined with Kur controlling the defensive paint. 

I don't think any scooper anticipated that we could put up 88 pts and thoroughly dominate like we did last night.  But Kur so demoralized Providence that I would just give him the nod.  The Friars appeared shell-shocked, hesitant, and psychologically damaged as the Sudanese Swatter owned shot, after, shot, after shot. 

[brewcity77]

I'm going with Kur because of his absolute defensive dominance at the rim. We won this game with defense and it was Kuath's 7 blocks that were the best example of that.

Honorable mention to Justin and a fantastic line as well as Kolek on both ends of the floor (funny that PC fans thought beforehand they were going to exploit TKO on defense, he's such a good defender) but Kuath was the man for me.

[Markusquette]

I think his emphatic, sledgehammer dunk was a momentum changer.  And he was excellent from that point forward.  My expectations for our best player are higher than the other guys.  I also think Kolek carving up their defense (like the captain did my yellowtail yesterday)was the key to why we were so good offensively. 

I would also say that if Kolek, Kam, and Kuath play like they did yesterday we are quite dangerous.  Lewis putting up big scoring numbers isn't as important imo.  We are capable of a balanced, bucket,  barrage combined with Kur controlling the defensive paint. 

I don't think any scooper anticipated that we could put up 88 pts and thoroughly dominate like we did last night.  But Kur so demoralized Providence that I would just give him the nod.  The Friars appeared shell-shocked, hesitant, and psychologically damaged as the Sudanese Swatter owned shot, after, shot, after shot.

I disagree.  I don't think expectations should impact who gets the nod for SOTG. Lewis had his best performance of the year, and possibly career against a 13-1 16th ranked team. It was just a great sign that enough of the team was able to match his output to get the victory. Very nice to see Kur defend the paint the way he did. Kolek continues to distribute and also continues to be a complete non-factor as a scorer. Jones and Oso are potential stars in the future with their quick progression.

[Phuket MU Fan]

1. KK
2. JL

[zcg2013]

Lewis. Dunk sparked a run and kept the energy high. Then a double-double on top of that.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Kur.
After PC made its first-half run and closed the lead to four, MU went on a 15-0 run in which Kur had two points, two boards, an assist and five (!) blocks.

This is very much a point in favor of KK.

[JakeBarnes]

OMax was mvp of the first 5 minutes. Set the tempo and imposed our will (a quick 7 pts, IIRC)

KK was the stalwart in the mid part of the game (holy hell, block city)

Kam was bucket getting again and sorely missed last game.

Lewis was the consistent. He was a lot more in control, his energy was HIGH, and he played with a quiet confidence with only a few blips of meh. But even though he was the biggest point getter, he also got "lost in the team" and made some really great passes and looked for something other than his own shot. I'm going with consistency on this one--JL for SOTG.

KK for Honorable Mention.

Oso and JLew tied for the "Flamin' Hot Cheetos Spicy Dunk Award" (1h dunk by Justin, Oso's BIG dunk in the lane in the 2H)

[Miss Katie’s]

JLew.  And his hair. 

[Miss Katie’s]

Oso and JLew tied for the "Flamin' Hot Cheetos Spicy Dunk Award" (1h dunk by Justin, Oso's BIG dunk in the lane in the 2H)

This needs to be a thing, and they throw bags into the crowd after awesome dunks. 

[JakeBarnes]

This needs to be a thing, and they throw bags into the crowd after awesome dunks.

This would have made my "broke student at the game" experience even better back in the day.

[GooooMarquette]

Ellis

Bold choice.

[war1980rior]

Lewis.  Consistently aggressive and in control of his game.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

[rocky_warrior]

Oh yeah.  I think I forgot how to access that part of the site.  It's been nearly a month.

[tower912]

I just assumed that the great resignation also applied to the mods handling SOTG.