1. DJO
2. Ox
3. J Wil
OX Big Smoove
Close one, but I'll go with Gardner.
13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, one block.
DJO early, but his 2nd half was horrendous with TOs and missed paint touches.
I say OX.
Without an interior presence, we would've lost this game.
Give it to the Big Guy!
Gardner.
DJO was horrendous late in the second half with turnovers and dumb fouls.
But why is MU pressuring the ball at that point?
Ox
DJO set the tone early...but had troubles in the second half.
Davante played solid. Got tired and made some dumb fouls.
Jamil played excellent defense, but took some dumb shots.
I say Davante. Solid bounce back effort from his worst performance of the year.
My vote is for Gardner. Yeah DJO was awesome early but everytime his number was called Gardner was there. He made several big plays.
Gardner. Double double. Solid effort.
OX over DJO.
Gotta be DJO. Carried us through the first half, hit his threes, and chipped in with 6 boards and 3 assists.
Honorable mention to Gardner, but fouling out and not being available at the end tips it in DJO's favor.
DJO in a close one over Davante. Could certainly make the case for either.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 01, 2012, 03:03:24 PM
Gotta be DJO. Carried us through the first half, hit his threes, and chipped in with 6 boards and 3 assists.
Honorable mention to Gardner, but fouling out and not being available at the end tips it in DJO's favor.
As much as you could say DJO kept us in the game the 1st half, he almost played us out of it in the 2nd. Ox is my vote...solid throughout..timely big plays..very active on the boards and defensive end.
We would be screwed without DJO but how many times have we seen him shoot the lights out in the first 10 minutes and then disappear?
DJO.
Then DG
Ox
Quote from: Ners on January 01, 2012, 03:21:23 PMAs much as you could say DJO kept us in the game the 1st half, he almost played us out of it in the 2nd. Ox is my vote...solid throughout..timely big plays..very active on the boards and defensive end.
For the love of God, Ners, do you have to come out and slam my post every time I don't stick my tongue 4 inches up DG's heinie? I said he had a good game. I don't give him my vote because he fouled out. But in general, he played well.
Why not quote everyone else who didn't vote for Ox? Hell, why not do that every game. Just post "Ox" in 24 pt font, bold-faced, italicized, with a picture of you photoshopped standing next to him so we all know that he's the only guy who can ever be worth of SOTG?
I said DJO because he got us to the early lead which was tough for Nova to overcome. I realize they got to within 1 but I still think DJO's early play earned him SOTG.
Day-Day....DJO again made a lot of stupid decisions with the ball today.
Without a doubt the SOTG is Derrick Wilson, for continuing to solider on after Vander left him hanging on that high-five.
If Derrick shows the heart to dress for the Georgetown game, I say we give him the SOTG again, regardless of the final outcome. Some things are more important than the box score.
Quote from: WI_inferiority_complexes on January 01, 2012, 04:38:08 PM
Without a doubt the SOTG is Derrick Wilson, for continuing to solider on after Vander left him hanging on that high-five.
If Derrick shows the heart to dress for the Georgetown game, I say we give him the SOTG again, regardless of the final outcome. Some things are more important than the box score.
Well done, sir!
Big Easy. Love to watch him work. He is an old-time post guy on offense. I love the confidence when he just stands there and holds the ball, back to the basket. He is working hard to be better on defense. His on-ball is good. He's not the off-the-ball good like a good center these days. Not really a shot-blocker or charge-taker. Otule was both.
Had foul trouble, which I assume will be an issue the rest of the season. Still, he was the stud of the game. When he was in the game it was his game. When he gets the ball he's going to score. That's it. Get buckets.
Quote from: WI_inferiority_complexes on January 01, 2012, 04:38:08 PM
Without a doubt the SOTG is Derrick Wilson, for continuing to solider on after Vander left him hanging on that high-five.
If Derrick shows the heart to dress for the Georgetown game, I say we give him the SOTG again, regardless of the final outcome. Some things are more important than the box score.
Strong candidate for post of the year. Only 365 days to best this.
Quote from: marqptm on January 01, 2012, 04:54:45 PM
Strong candidate for post of the year. Only 365 days to best this.
+1. Still laughing at that post.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 01, 2012, 03:03:24 PM
Gotta be DJO. Carried us through the first half, hit his threes, and chipped in with 6 boards and 3 assists.
Honorable mention to Gardner, but fouling out and not being available at the end tips it in DJO's favor.
DJO fouling out in the second half might have
improved MU's chances.
I'm going with Ox. Sure DJO hit a bunch of shots, especially in the first half. But a double - double from the big fella was huge. I remember 3-4 put backs on misses where he grabbed the O rebound and put the ball in the hole. Those two quick fouls in the second half could have been due to fatigue when he reached rather than moved his feet. It that's true, Buzz needed to get him out for a rest. If Davante plays that well every game, we'll be successful this year.
DJO!
The obvious answer is DJO. Davante had the best game of his career. However, I believe the player of the game was Crowder. We had 10 point lead when he went out with 8 minutes to go in first half with 2 fouls. Without him the lead got down to one before we scored on our last possession of the half. He quickly scored 7 points at the beginning of the second half and blocked two shots on the other end. What was a close game turned back into a double digit lead. Essentially with Crowder was on the floor we were the better team. When he was not on the floor Villanova was the better team.
DJO
DJO followed by DG.
DG. His best line ever, but more importantly, a lot of needed put backs.
Stud of the game was Coach Williams for having figured out the proper rotation for a Otule-less Warrior team. It would appear that Coach Williams has re-fit the team pieces at the right moment and that there is now the sort of flow that existed when Otule was available. One need simply look at the production of the Wilson/Gardner sharing the "5" slot.
Quote from: bilsu on January 01, 2012, 09:31:09 PM
The obvious answer is DJO. Davante had the best game of his career. However, I believe the player of the game was Crowder. We had 10 point lead when he went out with 8 minutes to go in first half with 2 fouls. Without him the lead got down to one before we scored on our last possession of the half. He quickly scored 7 points at the beginning of the second half and blocked two shots on the other end. What was a close game turned back into a double digit lead. Essentially with Crowder was on the floor we were the better team. When he was not on the floor Villanova was the better team.
Interesting comment. MU really dominated the game in both halves, but closed out poorly in each. Crowder was on the bench for the bulk of both runs. It would be interesting to see the +/- when Crowder was on the floor. Likely pretty in the 15+ range.
DG followed by DJO
DG
I'm glad we're voting....