Holy crap that windmill was nasty. Nigel is awesome.
Yeah he's electric. He makes a down year worth watching. Royce as well.
Quote from: wadesworld on January 27, 2026, 10:35:52 PMHoly crap that windmill was nasty. Nigel is awesome.
And apparently the last time he did that was in 9th grade. Hopefully we don't have to wait several more years until the next one.
Portal
Nigel
Our best freshman since Dominic James
It would've been Parham but James' second half and that exclamation point with the windmill makes NG the star.
Royce was solid but somewhat quiet in the second half.
Parham
I'd probably go Royce because he did it when the game was close. But Nigel is awesome and fun as hell. Either is a good choice.
Parham
I was on Royce the first half, but SOTG is NJJ.
Torn between Nigel and Royce. I'll go with Royce. Love his confidence and bully ball lately.
Royce, but Nigel electrifying.
The two coming together as future stars of this team is the most important part of the remainder of the season imo
I'd go with Parham, but it's close. Parham's improved play is a big factor in MU's improvement. Getting Parham inside has worked wonders. James is something else. I'll give a shout out to Stevens. He was likely MU's best defender tonight. He and James know how to play.
Must be the dude from the portal
Parham built the lead in the first half and James kept the lead in the second. I'm going with Parham.
Tie Between Nigel And Royce
Royce Parham
Nigel or Royce are good by me!
Parham who ruled the first half and I don't think played as many minutes in the second Nigel would be an excellent choice as well
Nijel or Parnham
Royce
NJ
NJ with big assist from Royce.
Gotta go Royce - his 1st half is what put it away
Royce's 8/8 from two was huge, especially because it seems he's figuring out that being inside is his strength. 19/7 is a great line, but I didn't feel comfortable in the win until we got under 5 minutes with a 20-point lead, and it was NJ that drove that.
NJ with a close honorable mention to Royce.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 28, 2026, 06:40:33 AMRoyce's 8/8 from two was huge, especially because it seems he's figuring out that being inside is his strength. 19/7 is a great line, but I didn't feel comfortable in the win until we got under 5 minutes with a 20-point lead, and it was NJ that drove that.
NJ with a close honorable mention to Royce.
Royce was miscast early in the season a perimeter shooter. He's finally being deployed properly.
He's always been better suited for an Oso style offensive role (ball handling big) than a Steve Novak/Sam Hauser role (stretch 4 sniper).
The whole team has shifted their focus from shooting the early 3 to getting to the basket.
Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on January 27, 2026, 11:47:35 PMTie Between Nigel And Royce
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Royce
Very close, but I will roll with Royce.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 28, 2026, 06:40:33 AMRoyce's 8/8 from two was huge, especially because it seems he's figuring out that being inside is his strength. 19/7 is a great line, but I didn't feel comfortable in the win until we got under 5 minutes with a 20-point lead, and it was NJ that drove that.
NJ with a close honorable mention to Royce.
The bolded, but the entire post as well. It's great that we have two worthy of the SOTG.
Too bad Rocky won't bother counting the votes. He's the Putin of Scoop.
Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on January 28, 2026, 06:55:45 AMRoyce was miscast early in the season a perimeter shooter. He's finally being deployed properly.
He's always been better suited for an Oso style offensive role (ball handling big) than a Steve Novak/Sam Hauser role (stretch 4 sniper).
Maybe, but I think it's more a matter of Parham being stronger down low and going up with confidence and ferocity. He had plenty of inside looks earlier in the season but was tentative.
Quote from: K1 Lover on January 27, 2026, 10:41:25 PMAnd apparently the last time he did that was in 9th grade. Hopefully we don't have to wait several more years until the next one.
NERS like
I like dunks over layups........he has gotten stronger, more assertive and that has lead to better results and more confidence.......
Rolls Royce. What an efficient game, and at times just a bully.
Quote from: MU82 on January 28, 2026, 01:39:56 PMMaybe, but I think it's more a matter of Parham being stronger down low and going up with confidence and ferocity. He had plenty of inside looks earlier in the season but was tentative.
This. I thought for a year and a half he was just very soft inside, and almost suddenly, I don't think that anymore.
Close call, but Royce.
Tie between Nigel and Royce but I will go with Royce
Was going to add this earlier lol
Royce!
Love the strong finish by Nigel too.
Royce
But want to give Adrien a shoutout too. The way he capped the end of the first half with those steals and finishes was kind of the dagger for Creighton. They were completely checked out after that run.
Nigel with 7 assists to one turn. 3 steals. 21 points and 5 boards. Royce was really solid all game but NJJ is the main cog in the machine (that is normally not well-oiled).