tough one...
1. DJO
2. Mayo
MAYO
DJO,quiet calm,a senior leader.
Mayo, because I expected DJO put up those numbers, while Mayo made baskets every time we needed one.
Mayo
DWill - shut down Taylor
1. Mayo
2. DJO
3. Vander
Honorable Mentions:
Derrick Wilson - took care of the ball and played solid D on Taylor.
Juan Anderson - quality minutes, 3 o-rebs, big time hustle
Definitely Mayo.
Todd Mayo
I say we just give it to the squad
minus otule
Mayo - came through big time to get us a lead. Played like a seasoned player in a tough environment.
Got to give a lot of credit to all our freshmen - none of them looked like freshmen!!
Another vote for Mayo. Was huge at winning time.
Mayo...but at the end Bo put Taylor on Mayo with 4 fouls. Taylor could not play tough defense... But give Mayo credit he knew the chess match that was being played...and took it to the hole knowing he was getting a free pass from Taylor.
Todd Mayo and Vander Blue in a dead heat.
Anyone else would be a travesty.
FWIW, Homer and Mac just gave the game MVP to Mayo.
I say we give it to Buzz. Great recruiting and great game plan!
Fr. Pilarz
Mayo, definitely.
I vote DJO b/c of strong 4th. Mayo was awesome too. Shid give it to the entire squad.
DJO and Mayo. I think it needs to be both.
DJO
1) MAYO
1A) Blue
MAYO
Jamil and D-Will were HUGE! so was OX but Todd deserves this one.
Derrick Wilson. Stopped a Naismith nominee. As a freshman. With an unexpected start. Stat line was close to team trillion, but played awesomely.
Todd. Effing. Mayo.
I'll be the minority...
Vander Blue.
Spent most of the night at the point and only turned it over twice. No, he didn't score the points that Mayo or DJO did, but his 9 points/8 rebounds were huge. In addition, how much pressure was there on him going to Madison? He played just how I hoped he would, smart, let it come to him. Sure, he missed quite a few shots, but it's Bucky and their eFG% defense...that happens. He also hit one of our two threes and was clutch all game long.
Quote from: brewcity77 on December 03, 2011, 06:13:26 PM
I'll be the minority...
Vander Blue.
Spent most of the night at the point and only turned it over twice. No, he didn't score the points that Mayo or DJO did, but his 9 points/8 rebounds were huge. In addition, how much pressure was there on him going to Madison? He played just how I hoped he would, smart, let it come to him. Sure, he missed quite a few shots, but it's Bucky and their eFG% defense...that happens. He also hit one of our two threes and was clutch all game long.
Hey man, I voted him too.
He was great tonight.
Torn between Mayo and Blue. Is it possible to share? If not, then I give it to Todd, who put on a Mayo Clinic out there.
Mayo
Blue
DJO
Mayo. Vander was great, and D-Wil was huge on D. But Mayo played huge.
Quote from: tower912 on December 03, 2011, 06:17:55 PM
Torn between Mayo and Blue. Is it possible to share? If not, then I give it to Todd, who put on a Mayo Clinic out there.
oooohhhhhhhhh.......
Underclassmen with an amazing 31 rebounds. I haven't seen a freshman class so underrated but with so much poise. Stones to the Buzzman.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on December 03, 2011, 06:24:43 PM
Underclassmen with an amazing 31 rebounds. I haven't seen a freshman class so underrated but with so much poise. Stones to the Buzzman.
Agree. This is Buzz's lowest rated recruiting class? The recruiting services might have to turn over their keys. Wilson plays the defense of a senior, Anderson rebounds like one, and Mayo is a complete player and star in the making. Great players with higher ceilings and unbelievable they're 7 games into their careers.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on December 03, 2011, 06:24:43 PM
Underclassmen with an amazing 31 rebounds. I haven't seen a freshman class so underrated but with so much poise. Stones to the Buzzman.
Spot on.
SOTG should go to entire Freshmen class - D.Wilson's solid D, Juan with hussle and boards, & Mayo's big shots. Weren't fazed by the khole and played like men.
Mayo over DJO by a small margin. Davante Gardner was huge, too. 8 pts., 7 rebounds in 14 minutes.
I vote Blue, followed by Mayo. Blue had all the intangibles and did it in his 1st trip to Madison. Huge 3. Ran the point a great deal. Rebounds, defense. Plus, the 1st half that he played, with Mayo, were critical with DJO and Crowder in foul trouble.
Mayo also came up huge. His baskets just after UW cuts it to 1. WOW. He's a frosh? Now I know what Ted Baxter saw!
Blue took his game to another level today. Mayo was great, but Blue earned some more stripes today. GTST.
Mayo was sotg for sure. He hit big shots to shut up the crowd in the first half when Badgers started coming back. He wanted the ball in crunch time. He made the shot of the game after UW cut it to 3 at the end. Amazing player.
I this thread proves anything it's that everybody played great. DJO, Vander, Mayo, DWilson. Looking at stats Jae doesn't stand out, but there sure wasn't any point in the game when I thought he played poorly. He Picked up about 5 loose balls on hustle alone.
This is a very, very good team. Look out people. We are headed to a 2 seed. You heard it here first.
I vote for team defense as SOTG. That was impressive lock down. Winning in Madison does not happen often and the D was unreal.
Mayo.
Blue missed layup after layup after layup... 4 for 14 shooting mostly no footers. He rebounded well, but he was frustrating to watch on offense.
DJO. He was our "we need an answer" guy when they'd (finally) make a basket.
No one is a wrong decision today. Can't say enough about that full team effort. It was so satisfying hearing the "WE ARE MARQUETTE" chants ring out to end the game!
Quote from: WarriorHal on December 03, 2011, 07:58:57 PM
Blue missed layup after layup after layup... 4 for 14 shooting mostly no footers. He rebounded well, but he was frustrating to watch on offense.
He played 33 minutes...hounded UW players from Brust to Breusewitz to Taylor all day...lead the team in rebounds. Keyed the big first half run.
Yeah I know he shot poorly, but he was great in so many other ways.
Quote from: shiloh26 on December 03, 2011, 07:59:48 PM
DJO. He was our "we need an answer" guy when they'd (finally) make a basket.
No one is a wrong decision today. Can't say enough about that full team effort. It was so satisfying hearing the "WE ARE MARQUETTE" chants ring out to end the game!
+1 I vote DJO barely over Mayo. There were so many times where we needed a basket, and most of the time DJO was our answer. Great effort by everyone on both ends of the floor, but I really think that the reason we came out on top tonight was DJO's ability to hit the 15-footer time and time again.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on December 03, 2011, 08:44:00 PM
He played 33 minutes...hounded UW players from Brust to Breusewitz to Taylor all day...lead the team in rebounds. Keyed the big first half run.
Yeah I know he shot poorly, but he was great in so many other ways.
Totally agree. Blue was as big a part of this win as anybody. For one thing, he got us off to a great start and that was big.
With that said, the player of the game for Marquette was DJO. I mean, you can reach for freshmen and role players but DJO played like a man today.
Mayo. That beautiful layup over that tall white guy is the tiebreaker for me.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on December 03, 2011, 08:44:00 PM
He played 33 minutes...hounded UW players from Brust to Breusewitz to Taylor all day...lead the team in rebounds. Keyed the big first half run.
Yeah I know he shot poorly, but he was great in so many other ways.
I wouldn't even say he shot poorly. Many of his shots were highly contested. Some led to put backs. Others were on the rim, just out.
As for the poster complaining, jeez. A thread about SOTG, commenting on the positives and all he added was a whiny post. Man, I am getting tired of some of the criticism. Shows how little many know about basketball.
Gotta be Mayo, but Blue was really huge.
TODD MAYO
Quote from: KC2016 on December 03, 2011, 08:50:26 PM
Mayo. That beautiful layup over that tall white guy is the tiebreaker for me.
seconded. Mayo by a whisker over Blue.
Quote from: KC2016 on December 03, 2011, 08:50:26 PM
Mayo. That beautiful layup over that tall white guy is the tiebreaker for me.
UW has 15 of those on their roster.
Anyway, I say Mayo too. But like others have said, everyone had some kind of contribution. I know it won't really show up in the stats, but I liked what I saw from Jamil Wilson. Not that I think he should get SOTG, but he took 2 charges and had at least 2 blocks where he was called for fouls when they really weren't fouls. Also hit a 3. When he gets his confidence in his offensive game he's going to be a really special player at Marquette. You can see the ridiculous athleticism with some of his blocks and rebounds.
Has to be Mayo with the key high glass lay in... the slam dunk put the icing on the cake.
Mayo. That statement dunk to crush the punks in red will go down as one of my favorite Marquette moments.
Mayo. I think DJO had the best game but Mayo seemed to get a bucked every time we needed one.
Mayo. DWill
JA! Game 1 -- 5 in 7. JFBJr.
I was completely honest when i said TEAM SOTG. this game was won straight up by the entire squad. Anything else would be an insult to the team.
Fried and minced badger sandwich with MAYO on top.
It has to be Bo...for cooling on Vander...
Quote from: Goose on December 03, 2011, 07:55:49 PM
I vote for team defense as SOTG. That was impressive lock down. Winning in Madison does not happen often and the D was unreal.
Are you nuts? We let Bucky score 54. Isn't that 15 points more than a typical Big10/11/12 game? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Something just feels wrong about a whole team winning SOTG. Even though it was a great effort by all, much like Highlander, there can truly be only one.
Mayo was a huge spark and didn't play like a freshman at all.
Like others said: DJO had the best game, but Mayo was the stud.
Quote from: Jam Chowder on December 03, 2011, 11:23:18 PM
Mayo. That statement dunk to crush the punks in red will go down as one of my favorite Marquette moments.
Anybody have a highlight of this or know where I can find one? They didn't even replay it on the original telecast.
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on December 04, 2011, 12:01:02 PM
Anybody have a highlight of this or know where I can find one? They didn't even replay it on the original telecast.
These are the only highlights I've found so far. It has Mayo's sweet high-off-the-glass layup, but no breakaway jam.
http://www.youtube.com/v/UV7VWIueKKU
http://www.youtube.com/v/4SPMjfDssz0
The highlights on ESPNEWS had the dunk...
Mayo would be my second pick. Derick Wilson has to be player of the game. We would not of won without him taking Cadougan's place. He played excellant defense on UW's best player. I have not looked at the box score, but I do not believe he had a turnover. He did not take any shots, which is okay because he did his job without trying to force things.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on December 04, 2011, 12:04:11 PM
These are the only highlights I've found so far. It has Mayo's sweet high-off-the-glass layup, but no breakaway jam.
http://www.youtube.com/v/UV7VWIueKKU
Same here...would love to see the dunk.
Jae didn't score big but was huge in other ways. How many assists did he get? :Two big ones come to mind- Mayo's cut to the basket and the inbounds for the dunk
I'm starting to lean towards TEAM because of the huge effort by 10 guys