Alright Muggsy....
Locked and loaded?
Strapped in?
Fully c@ff1enated?
If we lose this one, we can ALL blame DG for not eating at Real Chili
GO WARRIORS!!!
Omax for SOTG
Let's go now!!
Bludgeon Butler!!
Let's hope the student athletes on both teams represent their universities with grace and humility. As important, they play hard, have fun and exhibit good sportsmanship
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 04, 2023, 01:02:48 PM
Let's hope the student athletes on both teams represent their universities with grace and humility. As important, they play hard, have fun and exhibit good sportsmanship
Eff that. Cut their heads off and.....
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🚨🚨🚨🚨BRIAN BUTCH ON COLOR🚨🚨🚨🚨
Butler injuries:
Looks like a trap game
Ugh, there goes the clean sheet
Quote from: MUEng92 on February 04, 2023, 01:16:19 PM
Ugh, there goes the clean sheet
Billy Packer was right
Butler mastering the Nova chicken wings.
Omax IS ALIVE
Chase Ross is going to be something else
Double big lineup, plus Jop.
Butch is good at his job.
A little out of control right now
I think the biggest concern today will be not getting too careless and losing focus. This is not a good Butler team.
The drop-off in the offense with TK on the bench is something
so hyped for a butler game. must be the sell out crowd. love to see it
Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on February 04, 2023, 01:26:14 PM
The drop-off in the offense with TK on the bench is something
I want Stevie and Kam on the court when TKo sits.
Too sloppy in offense - should be up 20 by now with Butler shooting bricks.
The floppiest flop of all flops
Did Wrightsil have surgery? On crutches and I don't remember him being on crutches earlier this year.
Quote from: Norm on February 04, 2023, 01:28:47 PM
Too sloppy in offense - should be up 20 by now with Butler shooting bricks.
Unless you start out with a 20-0 run, you're usually not going to be up 20 just 9 minutes into a game no matter how well you're playing.
Bad Oso so far.
Quote from: tower912 on February 04, 2023, 01:30:56 PM
Bad Oso so far.
Good defensive series for Ben there. Offense has gotten sloppy. Trap game
Quote from: tower912 on February 04, 2023, 01:30:56 PM
Bad Oso so far.
I don't blame him for the bad pass from Kam but Oso's hands have been weak so far
Last 7 possessions with their heads up their asses on offense.
Stevie is a damn good rebounder for his size.
Gotta make them defend longer in half court
Quote from: PointWarrior on February 04, 2023, 01:32:40 PM
Last 7 possessions with their heads up their asses on offense.
First 8 minutes were too easy and they lost focus.
Stevie, you couldn't physically get closer to the hoop...shoot it
And then terrible defensive rotation
13 point lead early and now only up 3 to the worse team in league? WTF?
We look like hit garbage right now. Terrible first half so far.
Butler is a damn good team. gotta respond
Quote from: willie warrior on February 04, 2023, 01:34:27 PM
13 point lead early and now only up 3 to the worse team in league? WTF?
Thanks, Wally
Quote from: mugrad_89 on February 04, 2023, 01:26:06 PM
I think the biggest concern today will be not getting too careless and losing focus. This is not a good Butler team.
That is happening. Play down to the opponent.
Quote from: mugrad_89 on February 04, 2023, 01:33:37 PM
First 8 minutes were too easy and they lost focus.
Yep. Besides rebounding, the other kryptonite for this team. Fucking terrible 10 possessions.
Quote from: willie warrior on February 04, 2023, 01:34:27 PM
13 point lead early and now only up 3 to the worse team in league? WTF?
Chill, honey
Time to wake up.
Quote from: PointWarrior on February 04, 2023, 01:32:40 PM
Last 7 possessions with their heads up their asses on offense.
Way up!
Quote from: willie warrior on February 04, 2023, 01:35:11 PM
Way up!
It's important at your age to have a regularly scheduled colonoscopy
Frustrating stretch. Obviously lost focus when up 16-3.
What's with everyone dribbling into no man's land?
Last five minutes
O points in eight possessions
2 Joplin shots, both misses
6 turnovers.
Let the regular rotation guys play together again for a while. I get people want everyone to get minutes against bad teams. I'd prefer to let them play the last 5 minutes of a blowout, not up 13 in the first half.
It'll be ok. Bad streak will end
Quote from: nyg on February 04, 2023, 01:36:15 PM
Last five minutes
O points in eight possessions
2 Joplin shots, both misses
6 turnovers.
Joplin is a great spot up shooter - I get nervous when he starts dribbling the ball.
JOP!
Let's go now.
Nice bucket by Joplin there. Patient and used his size advantage
A lot of MU players appear to be wearing Greg Elliot's feet today
Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on February 04, 2023, 01:39:45 PM
A lot of MU players appear to be wearing Greg Elliot's feet today
Probably thinking about the China balloon
Did Shaka go after Manny Bates in the portal? Feel like I remember his name around Scoop.
OMax is locked in on defense.
Oh that's right, the squatter shooter. I forgot about him
Lol
WTF Kam?
A bit out of sync. The ball movement and shot selection needs to be better.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 04, 2023, 01:35:45 PM
It's important at your age to have a regularly scheduled colonoscopy
Says the guy that has regular lobotomies
Quote from: wadesworld on February 04, 2023, 01:36:24 PM
Let the regular rotation guys play together again for a while. I get people want everyone to get minutes against bad teams. I'd prefer to let them play the last 5 minutes of a blowout, not up 13 in the first half.
This x infinity.
Disjointed lineups for MU after the hot start. They really got out of the game flow with Gold/Joplin both on the floor at the same time.
Quote from: willie warrior on February 04, 2023, 01:46:44 PM
Says the guy that has regular lobotomies
We're all concerned about your well-being, Walker
Was that Greg Odom on the Butler bench?
Quote from: DegenerateDish on February 04, 2023, 01:47:42 PM
This x infinity.
Disjointed lineups for MU after the hot start. They really got out of the game flow with Gold/Joplin both on the floor at the same time.
Agreed - experiment with different rotations after the game is put away.
Mitchell WTF?
WTH were those two possessions!!?? Wake the F up. NOW!
Hot trash offense so far. Defense is there
Wow
Ross 👀
Last 12 minutes have been pretty ugly.
He punched Kolek
Should've bet the under.
Def flagrant
Gold took a shot to the groin
F1
Boom!
I have already forgotten about the bad half
Butler gonna Butler. 😳
Wow. What a finish to the half!
KABOOM!! Let's go now!!
That last minute made up for the previous 19. Now let's have a good second half and pull away.
That flagrant 1 was significant to some (MU first half -8.5).
Kolek and Kam to cap the half. Great finish.
Ali Ali with a pretty bad end to the half. F1 and falling asleep on Kam
Glad that called the Flagrant. Dangerous pushes
Nice!
How many teams are going to give open 3s to Kam on inbounds plays?
BTW, that was a great, great pass by Tyrus Koldfinger.
At least the third time that exact look has worked this season.
How was Joplins flagrant ejection worthy, but Ali's (blatant attempt to hurt kolek) isnt?
Quote from: Jockey on February 04, 2023, 02:00:33 PM
How many teams are going to give open 3s to Kam on inbounds plays?
BTW, that was a great, great pass by Tyrus Koldfinger.
Reminds me of that Badgers inbound play to Davison in the corner when they ran it repeatedly every game and it was always open. Teams must just not put much scouting into those plays.
Loss of focus. Time to find some freaking energy.
Let's get the violence going!
Oso needs to knock that down.
Oso being unreliable offensively is really hurting us today
the fact this is even a game is annoying. Hate butler and they freakin suck
Quote from: NickelDimer on February 04, 2023, 02:15:52 PM
Oso being unreliable offensively is really hurting us today
Some credit to Butler's defense but lots of missed shots at the rim and way too much stagnant trips
Quote from: Daniel on February 04, 2023, 02:14:13 PM
Let's get the violence going!
Multiple passes, attack with authority. Increase the intensity and focus. NOW.
That was really a horrible shot that Butler banked in. Not like it was from straight on and just too strong. If it was from straight on, it would have been an airball
I hate the off the glass 3, unless of course it's MU that makes it. Great pass from Oso.
We really are not crisply passing and moving the ball around - outside that Oso pass to SM . Need to clean this up now.
Quote from: Johnny B on February 04, 2023, 02:17:13 PM
the fact this is even a game is annoying. Hate butler and they freakin suck
Ya....we're playing down to their level at the moment.
Passing good looks to dribble into no man's land. Let it fly and if the open shot isn't there keep the ball moving.
Looked like Ross was called for the second travel
Move the freaking basketball.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 04, 2023, 02:21:39 PM
Passing good looks to dribble into no man's land. Let it fly and if the open shot isn't there keep the ball moving.
Should not have this many turnovers to a bad team.
Jop haha
JOPPPP!!!!
Joplin really has such a sweet stroke. Such a high release
Need for us to go on a big run now
That should have been a 4pt play. Let's go now!
Fast broken
It's shocking when Oso makes that dumb of a play
Sloppy!!! Ughhh.
Quote from: MUEng92 on February 04, 2023, 02:27:13 PM
It's shocking when Oso makes that dumb of a play
He's made a lot of them today.
Terrible offensive performance so far. Lucky it's Butler today
The Oso/Jop/Gold/Ross/Kam lineup wasn't bad enough in the first half. Had to try it again in the second.
Let's put this one away
Our heads are somewhere else. Wow. Very sloppy play . Shaka should put in guys who want to play with violence .
Quote from: tower912 on February 04, 2023, 01:53:30 PM
Gold took a shot to the groin
Must be a Whisky player in a Butler uni.
Really hate how good of an analyst Butch has become
Quote from: JWags85 on February 04, 2023, 02:33:07 PM
Really hate how good of an analyst Butch has become
He's really good
Back to back games where we've struggled in the half court
Somewhere Jim Mcillvane is yelling that you don't need to block it so hard that the opponent gets the ball back
joplin had all ball there. Puke call by the ref.
Playing our C game at best.
Great sound on Oso's block. I could hear it all the way down here in Chicago.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 04, 2023, 02:37:56 PM
Playing our C game at best.
So many chances to put this game to bed much much sooner.
Umm, what?
Quote from: mugrad_89 on February 04, 2023, 02:38:37 PM
So many chances to put this game to bed much much sooner.
The attention to detail and solid fundamental play is a bit off kilter.
WTF? Who got the T?
Wow Gold
What a take Gold
Refs doing their best to keep Butler in game.
Where was the foul on that drive?
Gold a lot of second half minutes.
This game is annoying
Trap gane
Ticky tac calls on MU.
Too much overhelping on D. Don't really get it
We better wake up. Extremely disappointed this is a game.
This is pathetic.
Yuck
this is ridiculous. Is MU playling like trash or is butler playing very well.
Somebody on MU needs to step up.
Gotta respond this possession. And yes, why the F are we over helping???
They can't keep making these bombs. We'll be ok.
Quote from: Judge Smails on February 04, 2023, 02:47:36 PM
They can't keep making these bombs. We'll be ok.
Of course they can if we keep giving them open looks
Chance for Shaka to pass his first test
Quote from: Johnny B on February 04, 2023, 02:46:37 PM
this is ridiculous. Is MU playling like trash or is butler playing very well.
No, MU jacking up and missing threes.
MU doubling, Butler passes to open man and makes.
Difference in game is turnovers, six by Oso most leading to points.
Pretty crappy effort on National Marquette Day.
Calm down OMax. Ughhh.
Poor shot selection. Can drive on these guys with some crisp passing. Man
This was supposed to be a stress free win. 😳
Quote from: nyg on February 04, 2023, 02:49:40 PM
No, MU jacking up and missing threes.
MU doubling, Butler passes to open man and makes.
Difference in game is turnovers, six by Oso most leading to points.
Very uncharacteristic of MU this season.
Nothing is easy is this conference. UCONN struggled with Georgetown today.
Quote from: Daniel on February 04, 2023, 02:51:29 PM
Poor shot selection. Can drive on these guys with some crisp passing. Man
Exactly. Absolutely infuriating.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 04, 2023, 02:54:39 PM
Exactly. Absolutely infuriating.
Good thing I'm high as a kite
Kolek limping
Sweet Jesus. Just find a way to hold on.
So many unforced TOs
Sometimes really good teams come out completely flat and sloppy. Many times it's on the road or ends in a bad loss/upset. If they find a way to win, it's a gift of an outcome for that scenario
Letting a crap team hang around is not a good plan.
MUs body language is not good right now. Playing like they're afraid they're going to lose
Quote from: wisblue on February 04, 2023, 02:59:54 PM
Letting a crap team hang around is not a good plan.
MUs body language is not good right now. Playing like they're afraid they're going to lose
Bad body language? Uh, oh
Any high 5 attempts shunned?
Quote from: wadesworld on February 04, 2023, 03:00:57 PM
Any high 5 attempts shunned?
Lot of guys hunting shots today 🤔
Stevie says get out of my way, I'll finish this game myself
Mitchell wow. He's like I'll defend all 5 haha
Wow....just wow.
Is this going to hurt NET?
Great defense by Stevie. Not sure how a jump ball was not called but I'll take it.
Who was saying Mitchell should lose minutes? One of the worst takes I've seen on here in a while
Quote from: JWags85 on February 04, 2023, 02:59:40 PM
Sometimes really good teams come out completely flat and sloppy. Many times it's on the road or ends in a bad loss/upset. If they find a way to win, it's a gift of an outcome for that scenario
JWags,
This was what I call a "dud" game. I'm not saying we took Butler lightly but our heads were not in the game and we were very fortunate to win. All teams have at least one or perhaps two dud performances a year but we need to find our game on Tuesday.
Winning is a good thing
Quote from: Herman Cain on February 04, 2023, 03:07:11 PM
Winning is a good thing
Yes. And for at least 3 hours, we have sole possession of the top spot in the Big East.
Stevie on D.
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Quote from: Herman Cain on February 04, 2023, 03:07:11 PM
Winning is a good thing
Yes. And we won with our C-/D+ game.
All that matters is a win is a win.
It had all the makings of a trap game. Yet we still gutted it out. Butler is so bad that it's hard to get a good flow going. We were lucky to get the win but it's also a good wake up call.
On to UConn. We are going to need to be better Tuesday.
Maybe at the end of the day, struggling like this will force us to be more locked in from here on out? I thought we were inordinately sloppy today.
Ugly win is still a win. But wow! Good the guys pulled out a W!
And Purdue prob. won't either.
Quote from: NolongerWarriors on February 04, 2023, 02:50:28 PM
Pretty crappy effort on National Marquette Day.
I knew the victory was in hand when this one dropped.
I think Purdue is going to pull it out.
Quote from: Judge Smails on February 04, 2023, 04:58:54 PM
I think Purdue is going to pull it out.
This didn't age well
Have a Fresca.
Quote from: Judge Smails on February 04, 2023, 05:25:45 PM
This didn't age well
Purdue is about 80-90% Edey which could be an issue in the tournament.
I hope when we look back at this game we will see it as just a dud and not a sign that the league is figuring out how to defend MU and/or that the younger team is starting to wear down physically and mentally as the season enters its fourth month.
The offense the last two games looked nothing like one of the most efficient offenses in the country.
Looking forward to Tuesday where a win, no matter how ugly, would be very welcome and not just avoiding a bad loss.
Quote from: wisblue on February 04, 2023, 05:49:44 PM
I hope when we look back at this game we will see it as just a dud and not a sign that the league is figuring out how to defend MU and/or that the younger team is starting to wear down physically and mentally as the season enters its fourth month.
The offense the last two games looked nothing like one of the most efficient offenses in the country.
Looking forward to Tuesday where a win, no matter how ugly, would be very welcome and not just avoiding a bad loss.
If the scouting report on MU is "be really slow on rotations" then I think Shaka can figure it out
the scouting report may be to pack the lane, take away the back cuts and passing angles, and take your chances letting MU shoot 3's.
Quote from: tower912 on February 04, 2023, 06:04:47 PM
the scouting report may be to pack the lane, take away the back cuts and passing angles, and take your chances letting MU shoot 3's.
With one addition (pay attention to Kam Jones everywhere, including the 3 point line) I think that is the current scouting report on MU. I think most teams would prefer OMax, Kolek, Stevie, Ross and even Joplin shoot open 3s rather than have Kolek (and at times Oso) carve them up with passes that lead to lay ups or dunks.
Quote from: tower912 on February 04, 2023, 06:04:47 PM
the scouting report may be to pack the lane, take away the back cuts and passing angles, and take your chances letting MU shoot 3's.
Yes. That's basically been the scouting report for awhile. Everyone has dud performances during the course of the year.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on February 04, 2023, 06:16:14 PM
With one addition (pay attention to Kam Jones everywhere, including the 3 point line) I think that is the current scouting report on MU. I think most teams would prefer OMax, Kolek, Stevie, Ross and even Joplin shoot open 3s rather than have Kolek (and at times Oso) carve them up with passes that lead to lay ups or dunks.
We agree. Write it down.