Let's Freaking GOOOOO!
Focus
Precision
Dominate
Muggsy
Let's blow 'em tonight!!
Here's hoping both teams play hard and have fun. College basketball is meant to teach hustle, hard work and team work. This is a great opportunity for both squads to learn valuable life lessons that will make them great members of their respective communities.
Did you miss a word there goose
Frenn's
Yes, and not changing it.
Based on early reports, the crowd is well lubed
Rico
I am getting similar reports.
Here's hoping MU plays both halves of basketball tonight
Damn two game threads for this title clinching game.
Kam...good sign
Kam...really good sign
DePaul guy was already walking up court and Oso gets called for fouling him
Time to get high
Start running the offense.
Fun game so far
Going to be hard to lose making all the three pointers
Kam is shooting like he is looking forward to his first beer tonight on his 21st birthday
Quote from: MUEng92 on February 25, 2023, 06:52:26 PM
Kam is shooting like he is looking forward to his first beer tonight on his 21st birthday
He's already drunk.
Feels like we should be up more than 5
No Oso for a half is not ideal.
Good minutes from Gold
Coach Stubblefield cracks me up
Omax does not need to live on the three point line.
Gold puts it up, rims out, he knocks it past half court line.
How is that not a half-court over and back? I'll take it, I guess.
Quote from: Fred Garvin on February 25, 2023, 07:02:20 PM
Omax does not need to live on the three point line.
Expect when Kolek expects him to be there
Gotta punch the paint more.
Stevie Mitchell hit Select for the spin-o-rama move there. More effective in NHL 96 than it is in modern day CBB
Where is Chase?
It would be nice if we can get OMax going.
Defense has been locked in tonight
Ben getting some nice run, looking like he belongs.
That's a good sign for emergency needs.
Wow Oso back in
What does Omax do?
Two early fouls on Oso. Which is why Ben got so much run.
TREMENDOUS dime there!
DIMES!!!
Let's go now!!!
Feels like we should be up more than 13
DePaul coaching staff should probably walk home
Stevie l!!
Stevie the thief
Outstanding defense.
Crank it up!!!
I'd pay to watch Stevie Mitchell just play on the defensive end. Pure menace
Feels like we should be up more than 17
Ginzu Hands from.SM!!
Stevie Mitchell is a dude
Perhaps that chippie gets OMax going?
Stevie is such a great defender, Nice up and by OMax.
Stevie seems to enjoy basketball more than anyone else on the court
Count that!!
The only bad thing about this game is the idiot who keeps throwing a t-shirt in front of the camera
Quote from: MUEng92 on February 25, 2023, 07:21:22 PM
The only bad thing about this game is the idiot who keeps throwing a t-shirt in front of the camera
He has to run out of tshirts eventually, right?
Well this has been so amazing to watch defensively, just awesome
Ben!! Keep on the gas.
Stuck at work, anybody say why the freshmen guards haven't played in such a one-sided game?
Have we taken a FT?
Thievie Mitchell. Credit to "Gally G" on Twitter via Ben Steele.
Outstanding!
Oso should have been sitting.
Absolutely no foul by Oso. Bail out because he slipped
Quote from: CTWarrior on February 25, 2023, 07:24:09 PM
Stuck at work, anybody say why the freshmen guards haven't played in such a one-sided game?
Within 3 seconds of posting that, their names showed up in the ESPN Gamecast Box Score.
Count it!!!
Happy 21st, Kam.
Wow Kolek 11 assists at the half. Might see a record tonight.
Quote from: CountryRoads on February 25, 2023, 07:29:03 PM
Wow Kolek 11 assists at the half. Might see a record tonight.
It's 17, right?
Jesus what a half...
Kam is on fire tonight
Kam in Markus Mode
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on February 25, 2023, 07:30:01 PM
Jesus what a half...
I know it's DePaul, but yeah. That was impressive as hell.
Wonder if Willie wants Kam benched still
Solid half for MU.
Drop the freaking hammer by the 13 min mark of the 2H.
It's nice to have fun while watching Marquette games again
Muggsy
Solid half?
What a half by Kam. Love that dude
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 07:32:24 PM
Solid half for MU.
Drop the freaking hammer by the 13 min mark of the 2H.
The hammer has been dropped
Quote from: Oldgym on February 25, 2023, 07:31:27 PM
Kam in Markus Mode
No, I saw him pass. (OK, maybe that's not fair)
Being outrebounded. Too many fouls. Not getting to the line. Terrible team.
-- neverwasawarrior
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 07:32:24 PM
Solid half for MU.
Drop the freaking hammer by the 13 min mark of the 2H.
Yes, and Margot Robbie is ok to look at.
Frenn's
We blew 'em. Ten more games to go.
Two possibilities for today:
11 made 3's
17 Assists
Both would be not bad.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 07:32:24 PM
Solid half for MU.
Drop the freaking hammer by the 13 min mark of the 2H.
Just don't pull a Miami.
Kam's hip does not seem to be bothering him tonight lol! Great half for the team
Quote from: WarriorFan on February 25, 2023, 07:37:11 PM
Two possibilities for today:
11 made 3's
17 Assists
Both would be not bad.
Want to see the walk-ons at the five minute mark
They better fade pretty quick,February is almost over!!
Quote from: Johnny B on February 25, 2023, 07:33:54 PM
The hammer has been dropped
I' was thinking 35-45 pt lead
Rico
I want Kolek to get the assist record.
I'm at home tonight but crowd looks and sounds amazing on TV. Keep up the good work, guys.
Quote from: Goose on February 25, 2023, 07:40:10 PM
Rico
I want Kolek to get the assist record.
DePaul will give him plenty of chances
Oso apparently has been told to do nothing on the defensive end
Shaka with a line change.
Not a great first 4 mins. Maintain focus and thoroughly dominate.
Rico
I hope he gets enough minutes to get it done. Want a new record for him to break down the road.
Just keep hammering the demons ....... No let up.
That's twice guys have gone right down Broadway. They will hear about it from Shaka.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 25, 2023, 07:32:06 PM
Wonder if Willie wants Kam benched still
Nah. Just bench your mouth.
Quote from: willie warrior on February 25, 2023, 07:52:53 PM
Nah. Just bench your mouth.
DePaul has outscored Marquette in this half
Losing the 2nd half so far
Left the focus in the locker room.
MU realizes Oso is the only one in foul trouble right? The last 3 possessions looked like they are all trying to avoid contact
Sweet Jesus. Time to get our mojo back. NOW.
Quote from: MUEng92 on February 25, 2023, 07:55:16 PM
Losing the 2nd half so far
Joplin defense is not there.
That was an experimental lineup if I've ever seen one. We'll be fine.
Team without Kolek does not equal team with Kolek.
KAM!!!
Have to wonder if Shaka has lost the team
Just give him the layup.
Gotta amp up the focus and intensity. We're going through the motions.
OK, I officially (as a MA guy) forgive Connaughton for going to ND.
Seems like MU should be down by more than 3 in the 2nd half
Playing Oso late in the first half coming back to bite us. Picked up 3 before half, played soft defense to start the 2nd half as a result, now picked up number 4 with 13 minutes left.
What was that tech? Ughh.
Quote from: mileskishnish72 on February 25, 2023, 08:02:23 PM
OK, I officially (as a MA guy) forgive Connaughton for going to ND.
It's pretty damn cool how he comes to games. Saw him sitting near me at the nova game
Quote from: mileskishnish72 on February 25, 2023, 08:02:23 PM
OK, I officially (as a MA guy) forgive Connaughton for going to ND.
I unforgive him for wearing a murse
Shaka lost the team and his composure. February fade underway
I love you, Rico. Keep twisting the knife.
There are going to be a million fouls called this half, aren't there?
Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on February 25, 2023, 08:03:35 PM
Playing Oso late in the first half coming back to bite us. Picked up 3 before half, played soft defense to start the 2nd half as a result, now picked up number 4 with 13 minutes left.
Wasn't a good decision but we did not step on their throats to begin the 2H.
TK at 14 assists.
Tech?
Shaka coaching with avoidance goals rn; needs to get it together.
Refs losing control of game with their bs bias calls. Check out ft differential.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on February 25, 2023, 08:04:49 PM
What did he do?
Saw on Twitter that Ben Steele is going to ask him.
I love that Shaka trusted oso with 3 fouls.. there may be a situation in be tourney or NCAA tourney that he will have to play with 3..
Shaka is playing for much bigger stakes than todays game
Quote from: willie warrior on February 25, 2023, 08:08:13 PM
Refs losing control of game with their bs bias calls. Check out ft differential.
You should get high
Hell yeah, Ben.
12 minutes to BE Champions.
Keep it together.
Gold is gassed
Don't sleep on Ben Gold.
Wonder if Gold is any good at writing letters?
Really good minutes from Gold.
Gold fits in with the team mind set. Great hussle.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 25, 2023, 08:12:26 PM
Wonder if Gold is any good at writing letters?
Sadly for Gold, Shaka refuses to read letters.
Ben Gold is a star in the making.
Chase having an off night
Frustrating half from Chase and Sean.
This half is annoying
The fade has finally arrived
Quote from: MUEng92 on February 25, 2023, 08:18:25 PM
This half is annoying
We better wake the H up. The fouls disrupted everything.
Rico is the Carlos mancia of this board :)
DePaul is playing extremely hard in this half.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 08:19:22 PM
We better wake the H up. The fouls disrupted everything.
Us playing sloppy disrupted everything. DePaul came out of halftime driving straight to the basket, really aggresive.
Can't afford another of those 5 minute scoring droughts while the Demons are scoring at will. They're heading for a 50 point half.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on February 25, 2023, 08:21:04 PM
Us playing sloppy disrupted everything. DePaul came out of halftime driving straight to the basket, really aggresive.
YEP. Came out like the game was over. Very frustrating.
Is this a home game?
Grab that rebound!!
Bardo is starting to annoy me with the "tough breaks for DePaul"'s
Slam the freaking door. This should have never, EVER, been so difficult in the 2H.
It's been a while since the 1st half was the good half
Really wish we had a guy like Onenga to back up Oso
Nothing bouncing MU's way
They've gotta be shooting like 70% from 3. It's ridiculous
Kolek has played some bad defense the last few minutes. Canceling out his offense
Quote from: MUEng92 on February 25, 2023, 08:34:26 PM
Nothing bouncing MU's way
Yes, the problem is the bad bounces!
The D has been non-existent the 2H. Hard to understand.
Weird second half. Doesn't feel like they're playing bad, DePaul is just playing fearless
Like I've been saying all season, we're really a 1st half team
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 25, 2023, 08:37:03 PM
Weird second half. Doesn't feel like they're playing bad, DePaul is just playing fearless
DePaul decided their a tourney team in the second half...
Quote from: NolongerWarriors on February 25, 2023, 08:36:24 PM
Yes, the problem is the bad bounces!
Thank you for coming by to see Marquette clinch the Big East Championship!
Give Kolek stud of game again. Only guy that has done anything in crunch time.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 25, 2023, 08:37:03 PM
Weird second half. Doesn't feel like they're playing bad, DePaul is just playing fearless
Probably the best they've played all season long.
Gotta be shooting close to 60% from the floor.
Prosper...wtf are you thinking
Great rebound, bad brain by OMax.
Stupid!!
Absolutely inexcusable decision by OMax there. Bring the ball out. WTF?? So frustrating.
Quote from: Ellenson Guerrero on February 25, 2023, 08:37:50 PM
DePaul decided their a tourney team in the second half...
As bad as their game plan was in the first half, they did better in the second half. They've been more aggressive and Marquette has been more passive.
The team is screaming at Omax. All 4 players pointing to pull it out. Brain dead play.
extremely stupid play by Omax. As I have stated before, he cannot keep up mentally at this level.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 08:39:45 PM
Absolutely inexcusable decision by OMax there. Bring the ball out. WTF?? So frustrating.
Situational awareness!!!!! Hello????????
Why take that rebound up.
Not playing smart.
Quote from: Skatastrophy on February 25, 2023, 08:37:25 PM
Like I've been saying all season, we're really a 1st half team
Like Wojo's teams?
Just messing with you all.
Peace all.
Dumber possession by DePaul.
Omax, oh my. Bring it back out. Kolek jumped all over him for that......
Stupid play
Kolek with 11straight MU points in last like five minutes.
On one hand I fu cking love that we have a leader in TK
On the other hand. It's borderline embarrassing seeing how he has to continually bi tch at guys for simply not having brains
Longest half ever? OMG.
I hate Stubblefield
Have we gotten more than 3 stops the entire second half? It's a serious question.
Kam is the guy to foul.
Make your damn free throws!!!
Quote from: willie warrior on February 25, 2023, 08:44:40 PM
Kam is the guy to foul.
Should have benched him. One wonders aloud if Shaka is the guy for this job
Joplin is just unplayable at times
How the hell did that follow go in?
Will this game ever end???
Now you know why I stated emphatically that we needed to drop the hammer by the 13 min mark.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 25, 2023, 08:45:14 PM
Should have benched him. One wonders aloud if Shaka is the guy for this job
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........
Congratulations MU for being BE Champions.
Wow. That half drove me nuts. I'm going to get some air.
Congrats to the team and coaching staff !!
Big East champs
Time to complain
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 08:49:34 PM
Wow. That half drove me nuts. I'm going to get some air.
Lol. It was never in doubt.
Hats off to DePaul. They kicked our ass in the second half and really took it to us. Without Kolek, MU loses that game down the stretch.
We won and that's all that matters
We had a rough second half. Hopefully we learn from it and play a 40 min game Tuesday.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 08:49:34 PM
Wow. That half drove me nuts. I'm going to get some air.
Muggsy:
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Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 25, 2023, 08:50:30 PM
Big East champs
Time to complain
But not outright champs yet. We have work to do and perhaps this scare will get our heads right for the stretch run and tournament.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 25, 2023, 09:05:34 PM
Muggsy:
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Who's that guy?
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 09:07:24 PM
But not outright champs yet. We have work to do and perhaps this scare will get our heads right for the stretch run and tournament.
You need to smoke a bowl
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 09:08:21 PM
Who's that guy?
You're an interesting dude.
Look up The Last of Us. The guy in the screenshot embodies what you want out of Marquette basketball. Well, maybe except the murders. Or maybe not.
Big lead at half time and less effort to start second half letting DP get the first 5 points. We need to get big leads and crush the opponent. I'm sure Shaka cannot be happy with the way the second half went and will lay into the team about it. Glad we win! They fought at the end and did not let it get away. Kolek hits like what 7 of 8 from the line to seal the deal. Whew
Quote from: Daniel on February 25, 2023, 09:15:25 PM
Big lead at half time and less effort to start second half letting DP get the first 5 points. We need to get big leads and crush the opponent. I'm sure Shaka cannot be happy with the way the second half went and will lay into the team about it. Glad we win! They fought at the end and did not let it get away. Kolek hits like what 7 of 8 from the line to seal the deal. Whew
It's a teaching moment. Young team getting ahead of itself but they still won and quite frankly, I'm as impressed had they won by 40. Saw a few teams meltdown today as they blew big leads. Marquette found enough offense to hold on. That's basketball
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 25, 2023, 09:10:53 PM
You're an interesting dude.
Look up The Last of Us. The guy in the screenshot embodies what you want out of Marquette basketball. Well, maybe except the murders. Or maybe not.
I don't know the guy. I get that I can fly off the handle but we played poorly in the 2H and lost focus. It's something we can learn from but I am just calling it as I saw it.
Quote from: Daniel on February 25, 2023, 09:15:25 PM
Big lead at half time and less effort to start second half letting DP get the first 5 points. We need to get big leads and crush the opponent. I'm sure Shaka cannot be happy with the way the second half went and will lay into the team about it. Glad we win! They fought at the end and did not let it get away. Kolek hits like what 7 of 8 from the line to seal the deal. Whew
He clearly wasn't happy at all Daniel. But it absolutely is a good teaching moment.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 09:17:26 PM
I don't know the guy. I get that I can fly off the handle but we played poorly in the 2H and lost focus. It's something we can learn from.but I am just calling it as I saw it.
I'm just trying to say take a breath, keep some perspective, and try to enjoy this.
Don't let a frustrating half of basketball distract from how f'n great this season is and what was accomplished tonight.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 09:17:26 PM
I don't know the guy. I get that I can fly off the handle but we played poorly in the 2H and lost focus. It's something we can learn from.but I am just calling it as I saw it.
His name is Joel, and was last seen with a baseball bat sheath in his gut. Just like MU giving up 56 points to DePaul in second half. Gut wrenching. But the good guys always win.
Shaka had four subs on the floor less than four minutes into second half. No rhythm and a lot of stops in play made for an ugly half. Just feel badly we were not entertained in the second half, otherwise it was a game they had no chance of losing.
Quote from: nyg on February 25, 2023, 09:21:24 PM
His name is Joel, and was last seen with a baseball bat sheath in his gut. Just like MU giving up 56 points to DePaul in second half. Gut wrenching. But the good guys always win.
And that was my main source of frustration nyg. We were a sieve for the entire 2H defensively. A 2 seed is in play and we're in excellent shape to solidify a 3 seed. Obviously it's been a fantastic season but I do think it's important not to be satisfied at this point. It happens though, teams lose focus with big leads. The expectations from my vantage point should be to bludgeon a team like DePaul and then pickaxe Butler and St. J . Then we should be in an eagle eye focus zone for the conf and ncaa tournament.
We won. Move on to Butler.
Muggsy
They were playing at high speed and efficiency for first 24 minutes and then rhythm changed. I wish it had not happened, but a non event. Big leads can turn into sloppy play and that happens.
The game was anticlimactic because the sloppy/choppy play took the crowd out of it.
When I look back at this season tonight's game won't be one of the highlights.
Quote from: Goose on February 25, 2023, 09:35:00 PM
Muggsy
They were playing at high speed and efficiency for first 24 minutes and then rhythm changed. I wish it had not happened, but a non event. Big leads can turn into sloppy play and that happens.
Agreed Goose. I think Sean and Chase have forced a bit too much in recent games. Part of it is they feel like they have to make plays to stay on the floor but truthfully they just need to let their games come to them. Still, Gold. Ross, and Sean will be really good for us moving forward.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 25, 2023, 09:17:26 PM
I don't know the guy. I get that I can fly off the handle but we played poorly in the 2H and lost focus. It's something we can learn from but I am just calling it as I saw it.
You treat the handle like molten lava at all times
Regarding the Shaka technical:
"My point throughout the year is that if we have a lead the fouls should be called the same way as if it was tied," Smart said. "Any other coach would advocate for that same thing."
Bad win.