So, I was off by 7.
#M2N
Appreciate him while he is here.
That dude from Arizona
If Markus doesn't take over, we lose that game by 15-20 points.
So lucky to have that Warrior on our team.
Kudos also to Wojo for recognizing that it was "Markus or bust" in this game and putting him on the ball.
Quote from: tower912 on November 28, 2019, 07:37:06 PM
Appreciate him while he is here.
+111111111111111111111
Is it even possible to argue anyone else
The little guy was the big guy.
Lets just lock the thread
Markus is the SOTG and a hat tip to the defense tonight. Holding Davidson to no 3-pointers is very impressive. 3Pt % is a lot of luck but good defense helps, too
Markus. I did like some of the flashes from others in the second half. Glad we have another game tomorrow, hopefully others will start to find their groove offensively.
If Markus has a bad game come January or February remind me of the attempt to have him do nothing last game and I'll be okay with him shooting while having a bad game
Oh... and Markus for SOTG
Matt Carlino....for motivating Markus to get 40
Markus is clearly the offense for this team. No one else has stepped up. It is unfortunate that our all time best scorer has no supporting cast. We need to manage our expectations. Even Markus can only carry this load so far.
Mr. 40
The Cancer and by the way PRNM Butch hates you. :)
Quote from: Class71 on November 28, 2019, 07:52:29 PM
Markus is clearly the offense for this team. No one else has stepped up. It is unfortunate that our all time best scorer has no supporting cast. We need to manage our expectations. Even Markus can only carry this load so far.
While I don't have the pessimism of the tone of your post, I agree.
Quote from: Class71 on November 28, 2019, 07:52:29 PM
Markus is clearly the offense for this team. No one else has stepped up. It is unfortunate that our all time best scorer has no supporting cast. We need to manage our expectations. Even Markus can only carry this load so far.
Koby did v Purdue...but yeah.
Quote from: MU82 on November 28, 2019, 07:40:20 PM
If Markus doesn't take over, we lose that game by 15-20 points.
So lucky to have that Warrior on our team.
Kudos also to Wojo for recognizing that it was "Markus or bust" in this game and putting him on the ball.
One thing Wojo has been very good at is recognizing the hot hand
Markus
This was by far the best Sacar has looked this year. Finally locked in as the defensive stopper and provided enough offensively. Would've liked to see him on Grady more.
Markus the All American.
Markus, Mr 40
Markus Howard
Obviously Markus.
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+20 years
40 points
Markus (Here he comes to save the day)
Quote from: Ellenson Family Reunion on November 28, 2019, 08:37:21 PM
One thing Wojo has been very good at is recognizing the hot hand
Agreed.
He also has managed minutes for our bigs well over the years. Tonight was a real challenge in that department, and he did a good job.
As for the contention that "no one else has stepped up" offensively except for Markus ... McEwen stepping up was the main reason we won the Purdue game. And I agree with brewski that Sacar was quite effective tonight.
Markus was special offensively, especially down the stretch - put the team on his back.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on November 28, 2019, 07:43:10 PM
Markus is the SOTG and a hat tip to the defense tonight. Holding Davidson to no 3-pointers is very impressive. 3Pt % is a lot of luck but good defense helps, too
The defensive rebounding us poor, but the defense is pretty good. If we could find some consistant scoring the team can be pretty good. If not maybe Markus can average 40 a night n carry us like tonight
Quote from: MU82 on November 28, 2019, 07:40:20 PM
If Markus doesn't take over, we lose that game by 15-20 points.
So lucky to have that Warrior on our team.
Kudos also to Wojo for recognizing that it was "Markus or bust" in this game and putting him on the ball.
This is the lamest Wojo apologist Kool-aid toast I've seen this year.
If our gameplan has to resemble a 12 year old playing a video game against even mediocre mid-majors, that's not a coaching success, in my humble opinion. Is Plan B always going to be "Markus go figure it out?" Why do we have to rely on Markus scoring 40 to beat a sub-500 team?
Not a single shot from our bigs tonight. Not one shot taken in 40 minutes? And only 3 shots attempted for Greg and Jamal combined? What kind of gameplan calls for this? I love seeing Markus go off, but that can't be assumed in the gameplan. That's too much to ask of him.
We have talent on the roster. We have guys that are capable of scoring more than we've seen this year. Wojo needs to utilize his tools better. He's like a carpenter trying to build an entire house with just a screwdriver. Use the other tools!
Some serious ESPN shade - Markus goes for 40 (a pretty big deal in CBB I would say) and it's not anywhere on the landing page. I guess maybe the interns had an early bedtime last night?
Quote from: 1SE on November 29, 2019, 05:20:52 AM
Some serious ESPN shade - Markus goes for 40 (a pretty big deal in CBB I would say) and it's not anywhere on the landing page. I guess maybe the interns had an early bedtime last night?
Yeah let's be honest, marquette is unranked and does not look very good. Davidson looks pretty bad and it's a first round game. They 2-4 now. Cant. Really.expext articles all over the place from ESPN.
Thankfully Markus got the hot hand.
Definitely the SOTG.
Hopefully other players can pick up or team will be same version of last year minus Sam & Joey Hauser.
Quote from: Johnny B on November 29, 2019, 05:45:39 AM
Yeah let's be honest, marquette is unranked and does not look very good. Davidson looks pretty bad and it's a first round game. They 2-4 now. Cant. Really.expext articles all over the place from ESPN.
Sure, but there will be what, a dozen 40 pt games all year? You'd think 40 from a pre-season 1st team all american a Wooden Award finalist would generate at least SOME buzz...
Quote from: skianth16 on November 29, 2019, 12:45:36 AM
This is the lamest Wojo apologist Kool-aid toast I've seen this year.
If our gameplan has to resemble a 12 year old playing a video game against even mediocre mid-majors, that's not a coaching success, in my humble opinion. Is Plan B always going to be "Markus go figure it out?" Why do we have to rely on Markus scoring 40 to beat a sub-500 team?
Not a single shot from our bigs tonight. Not one shot taken in 40 minutes? And only 3 shots attempted for Greg and Jamal combined? What kind of gameplan calls for this? I love seeing Markus go off, but that can't be assumed in the gameplan. That's too much to ask of him.
We have talent on the roster. We have guys that are capable of scoring more than we've seen this year. Wojo needs to utilize his tools better. He's like a carpenter trying to build an entire house with just a screwdriver. Use the other tools!
Not sure I agree there is all that much talent. In watching a lot of games over the past few weeks I've realized how bad our bigs are offensively. We have athleticism on the wings but again not sure how much talent is there. Guys other than Markus were 1-7 on wide open threes. Koby bricked a few layups and went 0-8 on mostly good shots. If you're role players (other than Sacar) are missing every shot they take, I'm really not sure what you're supposed to do.
Quote from: skianth16 on November 29, 2019, 12:45:36 AM
This is the lamest Wojo apologist Kool-aid toast I've seen this year.
If our gameplan has to resemble a 12 year old playing a video game against even mediocre mid-majors, that's not a coaching success, in my humble opinion. Is Plan B always going to be "Markus go figure it out?" Why do we have to rely on Markus scoring 40 to beat a sub-500 team?
Not a single shot from our bigs tonight. Not one shot taken in 40 minutes? And only 3 shots attempted for Greg and Jamal combined? What kind of gameplan calls for this? I love seeing Markus go off, but that can't be assumed in the gameplan. That's too much to ask of him.
We have talent on the roster. We have guys that are capable of scoring more than we've seen this year. Wojo needs to utilize his tools better. He's like a carpenter trying to build an entire house with just a screwdriver. Use the other tools!
I respectfully disagree with your post and stick to my "lame" observation. Have a nice afternoon.