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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: tower912 on November 18, 2021, 08:00:55 PM
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1. I don't know that MU will have a consistent third scorer this year. I know a lot of guys can bet buckets.
2. OMP will eventually see his minutes taken by Joplin and Greg. But I still like him long term. Just not in the groove yet.
3. Felt like the Illinois game in that both teams were working extremely hard.
4. 4th youngest team in D1. "ooooh, they said freshmen and I disagree.... blahblahblah". Semantics. Bottom line, 4th youngest team. The really amazing thing is that Coach Smart has them playing fearlessly. Play aggressively and let the chips fall where they may. If you miss, keep firing.
5. Loved Kuath hitting a cutting Jones who got the lay up and the foul. When everybody really gets dialed in, I expect a lot of weak side cuts.
6. Like playing a mirror image. Ole Miss shot a lot of threes, ran a lot of dribble drive, pressured on defense.
7. The offense looks so much better when the threes fall. Still felt like MU settled a little bit.
8. A gamble leaving Kuath in the game after he picked up his 4th. That block was sick.
9. Nice to have an old guy like Morsell with the ball in his hands and going to the line late.
10. It was interesting to see the combo on the end of the game protecting the lead. Running a klear out for Kam? Bold.
11. Free throws matta
12. A great win. So much fun.
Nice Job, Xavier. Represent.
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Great win. It's already such a different feeling.
Props to Kam. Fearless.
JLew and Morsell need to be and have been rocks.
Looking forward to Greg coming back.
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We are winning a tournament game this year.
F**k 5 years to judge. College basketball is about having leadership, grit, and an identity and we finally have all 3.
Several teams in the Big East will have major trouble with us.
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Still have no idea how things will go throughout the season.
But this team is damn fun.
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Win every day.
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Damn it - I was told this team was going to score in the 50’s.
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Still have no idea how things will go throughout the season.
But this team is damn fun.
The confidence that is being built right now is big.
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This is gonna be an enjoyable, and at times, frustrating, team to watch.
We needed an identity. I think we got one.
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This MU team…might be good?
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Damn it - I was told this team was going to score in the 50’s.
Group think at its finest.
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He hasn't shot well, but I think Kolek really adds a lot to the offense. His court vision and passing are better than we've seen at MU in a long time. He had 6 assists today and several other possessions where he put pressure on the defense. A welcome change from the stagnant offenses we saw the last several years.
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There's going to be a lot of ups and downs but can't wait to see how this team is playing come Feb/Mar.
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I've had more fun watching this team,than I did all last year.
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Shaka is worth every penny, including the buyout made to Wojo.
I don't know how many games we win this year, but the tangible progress and development is apparent. And we are once again a team that opponents will dread playing.
Another fun gritty win. Just outstanding.
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The absence of constant feet shuffling and lost dribbles is refreshing, even from the young guys.
Strangely, the shot clock beating long 3 by Lewis may have been just what he needed. No time to think and steer it and he got to see one go in. Sure enough, the hoop opened up.
Didn't like all the layups we gave up late protecting the lead, but the scoreless stretch while we went on the 10-0 run was reminiscent of the IL game. Nice to have that ability to lockdown.
It will interesting to see what kind of legs we have tomorrow with this style of play. Yes we are young, but it is still a demanding style. We do have some depth and it will be great to have Greg back. He would have been really useful tonight with baseline 3s, but we got it done regardless.
Great to see Morsell knock down free throws after struggling so badly last game from there.
Another great night for the Big East. Xavier looked great in knocking off Ohio State. They are very deep even with Freemantle out.
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There's going to be a lot of ups and downs but can't wait to see how this team is playing come Feb/Mar.
Man, this is what gets me pumped. Can you imagine a team in March trying to prep for MU? We would be the team no one wants to play. I know we’re not even at Thanksgiving yet, just fun to think about.
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The confidence that is being built right now is big.
Yup.
And guys like Jones already got a lot of it.
When the raw talent for a lot of these young guys develops into stability it’s gonna be a lot of fun over the coming years
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Tenacious and fearless. The freshmen are tough and go at it. Such a fun team to watch ! Morsell is such a leader out there. Love it. Go Marquette!
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We went from popping balloons and punching white boards to writing down our deflections on the white board and winning.
Seems sound.
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This MU team…might be good?
They'll never give up. Shaka is doing an amazing job so far. Losing themselves in the fight is right
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Our HC is now responsible for two big wins already this season.
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Just here to tip the hat to Tower for the name of the thread
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Our HC is now responsible for two big wins already this season.
Identity!
It is being built in every practice.
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This MU team…might be good?
One of my favorite lines from Major League, “you know, these guys ain’t so f****ing bad”
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One of my favorite lines from Major League, “you know, these guys ain’t so f****ing bad”
I used that reference to my wife during the Illinois game.
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Very solid win.
One of unsung heroes was Joplin. Very limited minutes, but he had two big threes. I agree with tower that he will get more minutes as the season progresses.
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Sorry if this was mentioned in another thread, but do we know how many deflections we had in this game?
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Sorry if this was mentioned in another thread, but do we know how many deflections we had in this game?
I believe they had 19 with about 1:00 left, but I could be wrong
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Excellent performance by our team. They fought and scrapped their way back against a team with some quickness. Lots of positives .
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Still have no idea how things will go throughout the season.
But this team is damn fun.
Yep!
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Our HC is now responsible for two big wins already this season.
💯
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One of my favorite lines from Major League, “you know, these guys ain’t so f****ing bad”
Sir, I tip my cap to you for the post of the night.
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So hard-working and tough. Even most of our mistakes are mistakes of aggression, and any coach can live with those. I love how quickly Shaka established this team's personality. Tons of credit to him.
We got better from Game 1 to Game 2, better from Game 2 to Game 3 and better from Game 3 to Game 4. Ya gotta love seeing that!
That chuck-it-in-from-32 shot by Lewis was huge, and then he rode that to a red-hot second half.
Joplin's 3 at the HT buzzer also was immense. He has gorgeous shooting form. He's gonna be a player for us, even if not all the time this season.
Kolek showed that a guy can have a major impact on a game without scoring.
Morsell does such a nice job of letting the game come to him. Great to see him swish all those FTs at the end.
Kam has absolutely no conscience. He very much looks like he belongs.
Even a few guys who didn't have great games - Kuath, Stevie, Oso -- had a highlight or three. Good team win even if 3 guys scored just about all of our points.
Thank goodness we finally got hot from 3. Needed 'em all tonight!
We Are Marquette!!!
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My #mubb related texts are off the charts this week.
Fans coming out of the woodwork. This is so much fun. Exactly what we needed.
We are back
We are playing defense
We are a problem
We Are Marquette
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The Lens
They are coming out of the woodwork. It’s building momentum.
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I've had more fun watching this team,than I did all last year.
+1000
BTW, love your nom de guerre - how’s business?
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—Fabulous crowd—We are chants were loud!
—Shaka’s improvements at half the last two games is something we haven’t seen in awhile.
—Shaka said he wants to play 11 guys. He has an exceptional feel for which guys to play when. Kam sometimes…..Stevie other times.
OMax Joplin Oso Kur, etc.
—seems like it will be Kolek, J Lew, Darryl and the other two spots will be filled by whomever is playing best that game. Love it.
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So hard-working and tough. Even most of our mistakes are mistakes of aggression, and any coach can live with those. I love how quickly Shaka established this team's personality. Tons of credit to him.
We got better from Game 1 to Game 2, better from Game 2 to Game 3 and better from Game 3 to Game 4. Ya gotta love seeing that!
That chuck-it-in-from-32 shot by Lewis was huge, and then he rode that to a red-hot second half.
Joplin's 3 at the HT buzzer also was immense. He has gorgeous shooting form. He's gonna be a player for us, even if not all the time this season.
Kolek showed that a guy can have a major impact on a game without scoring.
Morsell does such a nice job of letting the game come to him. Great to see him swish all those FTs at the end.
Kam has absolutely no conscience. He very much looks like he belongs.
Even a few guys who didn't have great games - Kuath, Stevie, Oso -- had a highlight or three. Good team win even if 3 guys scored just about all of our points.
Thank goodness we finally got hot from 3. Needed 'em all tonight!
We Are Marquette!!!
Great post, 82 - agree.
What I like is that we're no longer the vanilla Wojo team. I was PO'd when we were down 12, but in prior (7) years, that would have been it. Those days are over!
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Great post, 82 - agree.
What I like is that we're no longer the vanilla Wojo team. I was PO'd when we were down 12, but in prior (7) years, that would have been it. Those days are over!
Thanks.
Though, if we're gonna be factual, we had many come-from-behind wins under many coaches over many years, including under Wojo. But yes, I love the way we're playing under Shaka.
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Anyone else surprised to see Shaka subbing OMax in at the end of the game for defense...he sees something I don't?
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Anyone else surprised to see Shaka subbing OMax in at the end of the game for defense...he sees something I don't?
O-Max closes out well and his length is disruptive. He made some great rebounds today. O game isn't there yet, but have liked some of his work on the defensive end
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This team is just so damn enjoyable to watch. I know this team is gonna lose some games and probably won’t make the tourney. But it will be a hell of a ride.
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Anyone else surprised to see Shaka subbing OMax in at the end of the game for defense...he sees something I don't?
Probably.
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Damn it - I was told this team was going to score in the 50’s.
Love it Point! Hammer it home!!!
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He hasn't shot well, but I think Kolek really adds a lot to the offense. His court vision and passing are better than we've seen at MU in a long time. He had 6 assists today and several other possessions where he put pressure on the defense. A welcome change from the stagnant offenses we saw the last several years.
Love that he kept shooting and made a three late in the second half. Keep shooting!!!
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Love what I’m hearing about Kam in practice!
And what he did tonight of course!
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Plenty of progress needed, however, over the last several years it was so tiring watching us blow leads and lose to teams that weren’t as talented as us. We were so soft. It has been so fun the last two games watching this team win versus more talented teams. The swagger, grit, toughness and identity is just awesome and makes being a fan fun. Looking forward to the roller coaster ahead with these guys.
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Love that he kept shooting and made a three late in the second half. Keep shooting!!!
Kolek definitely showing signs of having that "clutch" gene where he'll make a big play in the big moments. Love that backcourt with Morsell and Kolek.
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Love that he kept shooting and made a three late in the second half. Keep shooting!!!
The difference that I saw was he was set and square on the three he made late. Most of the others were rushed and/or he was still moving laterally when he shot. He, Kam, Stevie, and David will hopefully learn as they grow what constitutes a good shot vs. a bad one.
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Tyler's gotta get a little more air under it and he'll be fine. His mechanics are sound. Easy enough to fix.
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Really, really encouraged with what I have seen so far. This team has been really fun to watch the last 2 games.
I was pretty bearish on this squad, but am happy to admit that so far I was dead wrong. The defense is fantastic, Morsell is taking on the role of the dude much better than I envisioned, the freshman have shown flashes of being big east quality players already, Lewis is what I thought he'd be. I still think we're going to struggle to put the ball in the basket at times, but these last 2 wins have already made tournament talk something that isn't a pipe dream. Heck, two more wins in Charleston and we'll be ranked on Monday. Crazy.
Finish non-con 9-2 and go 10-10 or better in BE and this is a tournament team. Neither of those will be easy, but I didn't see any realistic shot of that 5 days ago. Again, very happy to be wrong.
Let's get another W tonight!