Marquette shoots for second win over a No. 1 teamMarquette will try for a win over a No. 1 ranked team for the only time besides Dwyane Wade's win over Kentucky.
Kenpom gives Marquette a 14% chance of the upset in the toughest game of the year - at Villanova. Based on
Value Add, Nova's offense beats out Creighton for best in the conference, and their defense beats out Xavier for best. Marquette still ranks ahead of Seton Hall despite the heartbreaking loss there.
| Rnk | Team | Off | Def | Value Add |
|---|
| 2 | Villanova | 37.3 | -11.06 | 48.54 |
| 12 | Butler | 32.82 | -9.36 | 43.07 |
| 18 | Xavier | 30.7 | -9.99 | 40.69 |
| 25 | Creighton | 34.41 | -4.41 | 39.43 |
| 36 | Marquette | 29.19 | -5.37 | 35.01 |
| 52 | Seton Hall | 24.5 | -7.56 | 32.66 |
| 68 | Georgetown | 26.43 | -3.13 | 31.04 |
| 74 | Providence | 21.52 | -8.35 | 29.98 |
| 108 | St. John's | 22.75 | -2.65 | 26.06 |
| 198 | DePaul | 19.69 | 1.03 | 20.72 |
Nova has three of the top six players in the conference, while Marquette is very balanced, with five players in the top 500, however noone in the top 200 or top 15 in the Big East.
| Season Rank | Player | Team | Value |
|---|
| 1 | Josh Hart^ 3 | Villanova | 16.11 |
| 11 | JP Macura^ 55 | Xavier | 11.21 |
| 34 | Jalen Brunson^ 1 | Villanova | 9.96 |
| 64 | Shamorie Ponds^ 2 | St. John's | 9.1 |
| 68 | Khyri Thomas^ 2 | Creighton | 8.95 |
| 76 | Mikal Bridges^ 25 | Villanova | 8.74 |
| 77 | Rodney Pryor^ 23 | Georgetown | 8.72 |
| 83 | Justin Patton^ 23 | Creighton | 8.58 |
| 84 | Andrew Chrabascz^ 45 | Butler | 8.56 |
| 88 | Edmond Sumner^ 4 | Xavier | 8.51 |
| 92 | Trevon Bluiett^ 5 | Xavier | 8.48 |
| 134 | Khadeen Carrington^ 0 | Seton Hall | 7.51 |
| 149 | LJ Peak^ 0 | Georgetown | 7.39 |
| 165 | Emmitt Holt^ 15 | Providence | 7.22 |
| 166 | Tyler Lewis^ 1 | Butler | 7.18 |
| 202 | Maurice Watson^ 10 | Creighton | 6.78 |
| 210 | Jalen Lindsey^ 21 | Providence | 6.67 |
| 223 | Luke Fischer^ 40 | Marquette | 6.59 |
| 232 | Angel Delgado^ 31 | Seton Hall | 6.53 |
| 239 | Kris Jenkins^ 2 | Villanova | 6.45 |
| 256 | Rodney Bullock^ 5 | Providence | 6.31 |
| 278 | Tyler Wideman^ 4 | Butler | 6.2 |
| 281 | Kelan Martin^ 30 | Butler | 6.17 |
| 295 | JaJuan Johnson^ 23 | Marquette | 6.06 |
| 373 | Desi Rodriguez^ 20 | Seton Hall | 5.44 |
| 384 | Sam Hauser^ 10 | Marquette | 5.32 |
| 403 | Kamar Baldwin^ 3 | Butler | 5.24 |
| 406 | Avery Woodson^ 0 | Butler | 5.22 |
| 422 | Jessie Govan^ 15 | Georgetown | 5.12 |
| 428 | Markus Howard^ 0 | Marquette | 5.1 |
| 431 | Tre'Darius McCallum^ 10 | DePaul | 5.09 |
| 441 | Marcus Foster^ 0 | Creighton | 5.05 |
| 490 | Haanif Cheatham^ 25 | Marquette | 4.79 |
| 492 | RaShid Gaston^ 35 | Xavier | 4.77 |
Source: Marquette shoots for second win over a No. 1 team (http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2017/01/marquette-shoots-for-second-win-over-no.html)
Too bad D Wade isn't on the roster to lead us to victory.
Fact is, we are getting our asses handed to us. Frankly, this sh1t is getting old
Quote from: keefe on January 07, 2017, 03:40:11 AM
Fact is, we are getting our asses handed to us. Frankly, this sh1t is getting old
You're probably not wrong, and there is nothing wrong with being realistic. But luckily for you there are many other channels on a TV for you to watch.
Quote from: keefe on January 07, 2017, 03:40:11 AM
Too bad D Wade isn't on the roster to lead us to victory.
Fact is, we are getting our asses handed to us. Frankly, this sh1t is getting old
Getting old? Wojo is 0-1 against #1 teams. Buzz was 0-2. Al was 0-2. In fact only your favorite, Tom Crean managed a win against a #1. He was 1-1.
We get that you are disappointed in Wojo. But expecting him to bet a #1 team on the road seems a little unreasonable.
Agreed- this was the most impossible game on the schedule from day 1 - and having Howard top 20 again is certainly nice. For me Seton Hall and Pitt hurt, because if we held onto either of them we'd be in the tournament as of today.
This was a nothing to lose game.
Quote from: keefe on January 07, 2017, 03:40:11 AM
Too bad D Wade isn't on the roster to lead us to victory.
Fact is, we are getting our asses handed to us. Frankly, this sh1t is getting old
Thank you. Although most will just regurgitate the fact that Nova is #1
I'd be shocked if anyone in the MU universe thought this game was anything but an L before the season started. So that's not where the angst comes from.
It's not that we lost to the #1 team .. it's how non-competitive we were, how non-competitive we'll likely be against Butler, X, Creighton, and the top half of the BE -- for a 4th year in a row.
"There's always next year" is getting old.