I'll go OMax for his defense. Incredible.
Kolek and Jop were awesome. Stevie awesome on defense too.
Omax
OMAx stone cold busting Hawkins was huge.
I loveTKo, though.
OMax, zero question. Played possessed on both ends. The tape of his defensive effort should go into the MU HoF.
OMax
Omax missed that layup that would have put MU up 12, then UConn started the run.
He got over that.
But, Omax for the award. His defense was awesome on Hawkins holding him to 2 for 12 and 1 for 8 from three. Ballgame.
Omax.
Unbelievable tonight. Energy, passion, composure, big plays, and defense.
Hawkins was a shadow of himself. Omax was the reason
O-Max did it tonight. Amazing D. Great games TKO, Jop, Kam. Big 3 by Ross.
Joplin
Omax. So unbelievably proud of him on both ends. I love that goofy man
OMax, and I will never again question OMax or Jop. They won this game for us, and they deserve the support of the entire Marquette Nation!
Omax. That was a defensive clinic.
OMax with honorable mention to Jop.
So many that contributed, but give it to OMax for his D and other help.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper
I've come around on OMax. Always a great effort. When his offense catches up to his defense next year, look out.
Jop. And not just for his offense.
I also should've shouted out Kam. Handled the offense when Kolek was out most of the way. He was great too. Got to the rim a few times and it opened up some other things for him.
Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on March 10, 2023, 07:53:51 PM
Can't be. An expert has weighed in.
I am a recovering "hater" I'll be honest, but the effort today has absolutely earned massive respect. They will have more clunkers and will get substantially better, but I will never again question their effort.
OMax for making Hawkins look less than ordinary.
Lots of big contributors but O-Max and his D job on Hawkins edging out Joplin and his threes.
My first thought was to give it to the bench - sort of like a field bet.
Chase, Jop, Sean, and Ben all had their moments, when they had to play more minutes than might have been expected. Then I realized you have to pick one guy. I thought Jop.
Then I thought about D. Not Jop.
OMax was our standout tonight. And good for him.
OMax
Kam, so many clutch shots and rebounds
O MAX effort
Jop for me but Omax was huge as well
I vote the entire team. This really WAS a TEAM win!
I'd say Prosper. Kam HM.
omax.
Omax
I call a TEAM SOTG,
Jop had to guard the 5 lots of minutes and had some good offense going when needed. But I need Rico for doing a celebration bowl.
Kam-
-most minutes.. stayed on floor
-timely buckets
-handled the point and ran the team a lot when TKO and Oso sat.
-defended the last shot w/o fouling
-nice boxscore
-tried to pick a fight with UConn's bench
he was relied on heavily in this one.
Kam, Omax and Joplin are deserving.
Quote from: noblewarrior on March 10, 2023, 08:34:48 PM
Kam-
-most minutes.. stayed on floor
-timely buckets
-handled the point and ran the team a lot when TKO and Oso sat.
-defended the last shot w/o fouling
-nice boxscore
-tried to pick a fight with UConn's bench
he was relied on heavily in this one.
Well, their bench tried to pick one with him, but he somehow kept his cool. He should probably get SOTG just for that. Not sure why this wasn't looked at. What a bunch of punks.
https://twitter.com/DylanAnderman/status/1634360733184974849/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1634360733184974849¤tTweetUser=DylanAnderman
Joplin
Quote from: wadesworld on March 10, 2023, 08:43:03 PM
Well, their bench tried to pick one with him, but he somehow kept his cool. He should probably get SOTG just for that. Not sure why this wasn't looked at. What a bunch of punks.
https://twitter.com/DylanAnderman/status/1634360733184974849/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1634360733184974849¤tTweetUser=DylanAnderman
That was quite the angle and quite the no-call.
MVP = team... which is what it takes to win championships!.
Didn't have that stalled offense when Kolek was out. I saw confidence in Kam Jones.
OMax defense. Dude is our next Jimmy Butler by 2023-24.
Kolek is All American
We have a real Coach. Pray he stays for a long career
For us to win the Team had to play their best. They all had great games, including the bench. Each player had a role and they accomplished the nearly impossible. The bench keep us in the game against a top team in the country.
They are all SOTG's today! This team is making history. Enjoy it.
It's all about the O. O-Max!!! 8-)
Quote from: wadesworld on March 10, 2023, 08:43:03 PM
Well, their bench tried to pick one with him, but he somehow kept his cool. He should probably get SOTG just for that. Not sure why this wasn't looked at. What a bunch of punks.
https://twitter.com/DylanAnderman/status/1634360733184974849/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1634360733184974849¤tTweetUser=DylanAnderman
I probably should have worded it differently... like 'held his ground against the UConn bench after being popped in the melon'
Quote from: wadesworld on March 10, 2023, 08:43:03 PM
Well, their bench tried to pick one with him, but he somehow kept his cool. He should probably get SOTG just for that. Not sure why this wasn't looked at. What a bunch of punks.
https://twitter.com/DylanAnderman/status/1634360733184974849/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1634360733184974849¤tTweetUser=DylanAnderman
That was Sanogo. And Stu Jackson's finest were out of position (again) and not even looking. That missed out of bounds call (jump ball) with both refs out of position was embarrassing.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 10, 2023, 08:43:03 PM
Well, their bench tried to pick one with him, but he somehow kept his cool. He should probably get SOTG just for that. Not sure why this wasn't looked at. What a bunch of punks.
https://twitter.com/DylanAnderman/status/1634360733184974849/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1634360733184974849¤tTweetUser=DylanAnderman
Wow. Makes the win that much sweeter. F'k em for sure
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 10, 2023, 08:59:05 PM
That was Sanogo. And Stu Jackson's finest were out of position (again) and not even looking. That missed out of bounds call (jump ball) with both refs out of position was embarrassing.
Sanogo is a thug in these games and the refs allow it.
Kam - hit big shots, rebounded, and held offense together with TKO sitting with fouls. Also defended perfectly on the last play.
Was. Not MU's problem any more.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on March 10, 2023, 08:59:05 PM
That was Sanogo. And Stu Jackson's finest were out of position (again) and not even looking. That missed out of bounds call (jump ball) with both refs out of position was embarrassing.
Agreed. That was terrible, especially when you consider supposedly top officials are doing these games
Shaka for managing that roster....yhat was a thing of beauty.
I'm also on the O-Max bandwagon for this one. Awesome D, huge 3 with about 3:30 to go, incredible tip-in between the trees when we needed it.
I wouldn't object to any of the other candidates, either, but that was truly amazing D by him all night.
O-Max with a strong honorable mention to Jop.
The honest answer is probably Kolek, that's how studly his first half was. But he wasn't in down the stretch and Omax neutralized Hawkins all game. So I'll vote OMax
I'm gonna throw the entire TEAM a vote...I believe.
O-Max
What a ride tonight.
OMAX. And this is probably the gametape that gets him taken in the draft next year.
Quote from: wadesworld on March 10, 2023, 07:55:09 PM
I also should've shouted out Kam. Handled the offense when Kolek was out most of the way. He was great too. Got to the rim a few times and it opened up some other things for him.
Kam would be my pick for the reasons above.
Just watched it. Omax. Then Kolek. Then Kam. Then Joplin. Needed all of them. The whole team. Great win!
Mods need to get a hustle on the UCONN SOTG.
Championship game starts in 7 hours.
Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 10, 2023, 11:46:57 PM
The honest answer is probably Kolek, that's how studly his first half was. But he wasn't in down the stretch and Omax neutralized Hawkins all game. So I'll vote OMax
I would say this is true, but you expect a certain production out of Kolek.
Joplin exceeded what we would expect out of him and that is why we won.
Quote from: NCMUFan on March 11, 2023, 10:22:24 AM
Mods need to get a hustle on the UCONN SOTG.
Championship game starts in 7 hours.
I am getting so tired of these guys spending half their salaries on hookers and blow (and wasting the other half), which constantly causes them to be late posting the SOTG.
Omax or the bench as a whole. Great job by all!
Jop. 17 points in 19 minutes.
O-Max. Done deal.
Quote from: BLWarrior91 on March 11, 2023, 11:18:35 AM
Jop. 17 points in 19 minutes.
And held his own defensively down low. I gotta give it to Jop
Quote from: bilsu on March 11, 2023, 10:32:35 AM
I would say this is true, but you expect a certain production out of Kolek.
Joplin exceeded what we would expect out of him and that is why we won.
So O-Max and Jop played at a higher level relative to their "usual" than Kolek so they should be SOTG? Why should TK be punished because his "usual" is way better than the rest of our players?
That's just dumb.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on March 11, 2023, 02:16:59 PM
So O-Max and Jop played at a higher level relative to their "usual" than Kolek so they should be SOTG? Why should TK be punished because his "usual" is way better than the rest of our players?
That's just dumb.
You, I and I believe bilsu all took Logic 101 and 102 as a requirement as freshmen. This does not wash.
Personally I would have gone with Joplin, but for a rare occasion I went with the people's choice.
Quote from: NickelDimer on March 11, 2023, 01:02:20 PM
And held his own defensively down low. I gotta give it to Jop
Sorry, Jop did not hold his own down low. Clingan and Sanogo had lunch on him down low. You must have missed that.
Quote from: willie warrior on March 11, 2023, 04:49:59 PM
Sorry, Jop did not hold his own down low. Clingan and Sanogo had lunch on him down low. You must have missed that.
Clingan and Sanogo are good. Joplin did fine against much bigger dudes