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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: tower912 on February 09, 2019, 03:33:20 PM
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1. Markus. His hero ball kept Marquette in the game in the first half. Picked clean when it mattered. Where was the screen? Surprised about the amount of NBA speculation by the announcers.
2. Sacar. Nice scoring with nobody else stepping up.
3. I stand by my comments about Joey after the last game. Freshman wall. Looks slow, lost, and tired.
4. Theo. A force of nature, only when he can stay on the floor.
5. Villanova is pure class. What an amazing culture. Kept getting off the mat. (cliché Philly reference) Like Rocky. Paschall and Booth have won national championships. It shows. Booth knows when it is his time.
6. I really liked the effort at the start of the second half to get shots for everybody else.
7. Sam really worked on Paschall defensively. P is going to score, but Sam made him work for every one.
8. MU shot an insane percentage from 2 in the second half, offset by Villanova making it rain from 3.
9. Defense wins championships.
10. Nice bounce back. Nice show for the nation. 20-4 Next.
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Nova is TOUGH. Not nearly as talented as the last 3 years beyond their top 2, but know exactly who they are and don’t beat themselves. Some of the defense we played on possessions they made a shot on was fantastic.
Onto DePaul. No letdowns.
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Survival.
Huge win.
And I won money.
Had Nova -2 for my usual win/win.
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Gotta quick turnaround Tuesday night in Chicago. MU has given themselves a chance to still win the regular season title.
Mad respect for Nova, not close to as talented as last few years, but that’s an A+ coach/program.
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`Nova is a great team and program but the best team won today period. Our bench stepped up, Marcus was Marcus and Sacar was the difference. I am not concerned about the Hausers. They will be there.
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Survival.
Huge win.
And I won money.
Had Nova -2 for my usual win/win.
Hopefully, you had Nova +2.
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Great halftime adjustments by Wojo to get others involved early.
Hated the Markus iso at the end. Run the damned offense.
Shouldn’t have been this close.
Nova is class.
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Great halftime adjustments by Wojo to get others involved early.
Hated the Markus iso at the end. Run the damned offense.
I thought it was an odd call. MU has run next to zero flattened 1-4 sets this season. Almost always, there is a high screen. MU had the match up it wanted but the defender made a nice strip.
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11. Happy National Marquette Day!
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1) Nova may be the best team we played this year.
2) I suspect we'd have a very different game if we had played either Kansas or Indiana now.
3) That last defensive stand looked like our Warriors of old.
Wonderful win. We're only as good as how we play Tuesday.
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Great halftime adjustments by Wojo to get others involved early.
Hated the Markus iso at the end. Run the damned offense.
Shouldn’t have been this close.
Nova is class.
That’s two games in a row we’ve relied on that. Our offense is WAY too good to have that as our first option in critical situations. Wojo has work to do there.
But this was a huge win for this program. I never doubted a win until the last possession and then I was at worst unsure. We deserved to win. Love this team
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Hopefully, you had Nova +2.
You are correct
Nose bleed from actually winning for once.
I chose not to bet Seton Hall had to much confidence. We covered every other win.
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Nova is TOUGH. Not nearly as talented as the last 3 years beyond their top 2, but know exactly who they are and don’t beat themselves. Some of the defense we played on possessions they made a shot on was fantastic.
Onto DePaul. No letdowns.
They may not be as talented, but none of those teams started out 10-0 in Beast. Conference is a few steps down from past few years.
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http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401083262
Box score. Markus and Sacar combine for 56. The entire rest of the team, 10.
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That’s two games in a row we’ve relied on that. Our offense is WAY too good to have that as our first option in critical situations. Wojo has work to do there.
But this was a huge win for this program. I never doubted a win until the last possession and then I was at worst unsure. We deserved to win. Love this team
Agree on all. There were a couple plays down the stretch that left something to be desired - but the worst by far was the play coming out of the timeout with a minute to go. Coming out of a timeout, with a bunch of time on the shot clock, Sam receives the ball deep on the wing, and everyone else stands and watches. Without having rewatched, I assume Nova denied the first option there, but there has to be offball movement and second and third options.
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Nova is TOUGH. Not nearly as talented as the last 3 years beyond their top 2, but know exactly who they are and don’t beat themselves. Some of the defense we played on possessions they made a shot on was fantastic.
Onto DePaul. No letdowns.
Agreed times a gajillion. Especially Paschall. He took insanely tough shots repeatedly against perfect defense and made them. He looked like the guy people said preseason was an AA candidate.
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Had a chance to watch jay wright up close..
Not sure class is a term I would use ....
Swearing at players
Working the refs more than coaching
Mocking sacar as he made shots
Never thought Villanova was on the right side of a call
Great program
Organized
Demanding
Not much different than any successful coach
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Whew.
Agree Wojo needs to rethink his end of game O.
The D at the end was good. When Booth went to pass, someone (Sam?) got just a slight deflection. Need the Stevens Point boys to get back from their break (although I agree with a poster above that Sam's D was laudable).
Hoping that the hold will reinforce their desire to play tough D.
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`Nova is a great team and program but the best team won today period. Our bench stepped up, Marcus was Marcus and Sacar was the difference. I am not concerned about the Hausers. They will be there.
But WHO is Marcus?
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They may not be as talented, but none of those teams started out 10-0 in Beast. Conference is a few steps down from past few years.
Yup. Top/middle isn’t as good, but bottom is much, much better.
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Had a chance to watch jay wright up close..
Not sure class is a term I would use ....
Swearing at players
Working the refs more than coaching
Mocking sacar as he made shots
Never thought Villanova was on the right side of a call
Great program
Organized
Demanding
Not much different than any successful coach
Mocking how ? Any specific things he said about sacar or to his players of note? Just curious
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Great win against a program we want MU to be. Fun day at the Fiserv!!
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12. Home cooking tastes good.
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Now 7-1 in games decided by 2 possessions or less. I'm starting to feel real bad for Theo, kid just wants to play ball, but some zebras won't let him.
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Now 7-1 in games decided by 2 possessions or less. I'm starting to feel real bad for Theo, kid just wants to play ball, but some zebras won't let him.
Alot of those fouls were warranted. At least arguably. Tired of people acting like marquette never commits a foul. Sure there are some games where it was bad like at xavier but today no. Come on..
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Amazing -- AMAZING! -- that we got nothing offensively from the Hausers and beat Nova.
A-freakin-mazing.
If you had told me before the game that we'd get 4 points from the Hausers, I mighta thought we'd lose by 20.
So nice to have a team that has many ways to beat opponents. SO NICE!!
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Alot of those fouls were warranted. At least arguably. Tired of people acting like marquette never commits a foul. Sure there are some games where it was bad like at xavier but today no. Come on..
Some of them are fouls sure, but Theo's is the type of guy where when he fouls someone, everyone in the building knows it. He doesn't do the Fischer Heldt ticky tack fouls. When he gets a clean block and the whistle still blows, and this has been happening all season, I can understand if he starts to get frustrated.
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Whew.
Agree Wojo needs to rethink his end of game O.
The D at the end was good. When Booth went to pass, someone (Sam?) got just a slight deflection. Need the Stevens Point boys to get back from their break (although I agree with a poster above that Sam's D was laudable).
Hoping that the hold will reinforce their desire to play tough D.
He definitely needs to rethink end of game. Markus is a great offensive player, but the last two games should clearly show what to do. The opponent knows it will be the Markus show, so it must be given the last shot to Sam. Markus will be double or triple teamed so give it up to Sam. He is the only other guy that can make that clutch shot, or get fouled and make the FTs.
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That’s two games in a row we’ve relied on that. Our offense is WAY too good to have that as our first option in critical situations. Wojo has work to do there.
The way our offensive played today ( Two players combined for 56 ) and you don't like Markus having the ball in that last 30 + seconds. The rest of the team scores 10 and Sam missing an open 3 in the last minute. With that I'm going with the Markus.
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The way our offensive played today ( Two players combined for 56 ) and you don't like Markus having the ball in that last 30 + seconds. The rest of the team scores 10 and Sam missing an open 3 in the last minute. With that I'm going with the Markus.
Sam was offensively AWOL today, and Joey has been on the milk carton for two games now.
Markus. Period.
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Exactly. Based on the way everyone played TODAY, who else should have had the ball? Marquette had the ball where they wanted, Markus isolated with no help available. Defender made a nice play. Sam had just thrown up a couple of scuds. Joey was MIA all day. If Sacar touched the ball, he would have been fouled. A little surprised that Nova didn't play hack-an-Anim. I am not a fan of the flat 1-4 set, and don't think it is MU's best look. But if Markus and Sam run a pick and pop and the ball gets passed to Sam, based on how he played today, is that a good thing?
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Alot of those fouls were warranted. At least arguably. Tired of people acting like marquette never commits a foul. Sure there are some games where it was bad like at xavier but today no. Come on..
There was only one really bad one. His 4th I think. His 5th definitely was a foul
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Exactly. Based on the way everyone played TODAY, who else should have had the ball? Marquette had the ball where they wanted, Markus isolated with no help available. Defender made a nice play. Sam had just thrown up a couple of scuds. Joey was MIA all day. If Sacar touched the ball, he would have been fouled. A little surprised that Nova didn't play hack-an-Anim. I am not a fan of the flat 1-4 set, and don't think it is MU's best look. But if Markus Sam run a pick and pop and the ball gets passed to Sam, based on how he played today, is that a good thing?
Yep.
We need to get Sam right, and I'm pretty sure we will. And hopefully Joey, too.
With those 3 all on our game, we're damn hard to beat. Today, only 1/3 and we still won. Peeps need to appreciate that.
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On Jay...
F word was used many times as he was taking people out...
A lot of throwing hands in the air, half smile like I can’t believe sacar made that shot...
Constantly on refs on 3 seconds, Markus push offs ..
Can’t say he is above the noise...
Felt like he was ripped off every call
Not saying anything different than most coaches but not classy
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http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401083262
Box score. Markus and Sacar combine for 56. The entire rest of the team, 10.
Perfect reason why only Howard had the ball in his hands at the end. Sam and Joey were no-shows on offense the entire game.
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The way our offensive played today ( Two players combined for 56 ) and you don't like Markus having the ball in that last 30 + seconds. The rest of the team scores 10 and Sam missing an open 3 in the last minute. With that I'm going with the Markus.
Without a single pass? Hell no. That’s not offense
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http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401083262
Box score. Markus and Sacar combine for 56. The entire rest of the team, 10.
Undefeated when Marcus scores more than 20 points.
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On Jay...
A lot of throwing hands in the air, half smile like I can’t believe sacar made that shot...
I couldn't believe it either :)
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Yep.
We need to get Sam right, and I'm pretty sure we will. And hopefully Joey, too.
With those 3 all on our game, we're damn hard to beat. Today, only 1/3 and we still won. Peeps need to appreciate that.
The exact reason we could be in the Final Four - or - be gone the 1st weekend.
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On Jay...
F word was used many times as he was taking people out...
A lot of throwing hands in the air, half smile like I can’t believe sacar made that shot...
Constantly on refs on 3 seconds, Markus push offs ..
Can’t say he is above the noise...
Felt like he was ripped off every call
Not saying anything different than most coaches but not classy
Ever watch Al on the sidelines? He made Jay look like a piker. Jay Wright is a class act. He gets it done on the court. Jay always has nice things to say about MU. The dude is a winner.
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Hated the Markus iso at the end. Run the damned offense.
This. It's easy(and fair) to blame Markus for getting picked, but Wojo gave him way too much time just standing there dribbling with the assumption that Nova would lay back. IMHO you only do that if you have an A+ ball handler. Markus is OK, but not a marquee ball protection guy. Should have at least let Sam or Sacar touch the ball too.
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20 wins is nice.
Bevvies at Chophouse
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Again, not saying jay isn’t a winner or like al...
He might be classy in the public eye but a street fighter who may in today’s environment, punch just below the waist as the next guy....
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Survival.
Huge win.
And I won money.
Had Nova -2 for my usual win/win.
You lost, if you bet on Nova at -2.
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The exact reason we could be in the Final Four - or - be gone the 1st weekend.
That's reasonable, Mr. brand.
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Tower and the rest of Scoop bringing the "A" game on this thread.
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Per ESPN, Markus and sacar scored our last 28.
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Great win against a program we want MU to be. Fun day at the Fiserv!!
Seems like you struggle with MU wins.
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That’s two games in a row we’ve relied on that. Our offense is WAY too good to have that as our first option in critical situations. Wojo has work to do there.
But this was a huge win for this program. I never doubted a win until the last possession and then I was at worst unsure. We deserved to win. Love this team
No the previous game was a broken play. Today who else? The Husers were no reliable and Sacar had a great game but he is not wired for that type of play, plus his FT shooting (no matta) is not what you want for a final play.
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No the previous game was a broken play. Today who else? The Husers were no reliable and Sacar had a great game but he is not wired for that type of play, plus his FT shooting (no matta) is not what you qant for a final play.
I never said Markus shouldn’t be the one taking the shot but dribbling the ball for 30 seconds then creating a shot isn’t offense and we’re much better than having to resort to that
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That's reasonable, Mr. brand.
I'm liking our chances to go far more and more.
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I never said Markus shouldn’t be the one taking the shot but dribbling the ball for 30 seconds then creating a shot isn’t offense and we’re much better than having to resort to that
This. Set a pick, create a mismatch for Markus. If they double him, I'll still take a wide open 3 by Sam or a slash to the basket by Sacar in that situation.
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He definitely needs to rethink end of game. Markus is a great offensive player, but the last two games should clearly show what to do. The opponent knows it will be the Markus show, so it must be given the last shot to Sam. Markus will be double or triple teamed so give it up to Sam. He is the only other guy that can make that clutch shot, or get fouled and make the FTs.
You don't know basketball, last game the play was not for Markus but it ended up being for him because of his fumble. Today it was either Sacar or him no other offensive threats. Would you have Sacar handling the ball and getting foul? Nope!
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I just was able to watch the game. I don't think Joey has sit some sort of wall. He scored 21 at Xavier, which was two weeks ago, and has played three games since then. That's not all that demanding.
What I see defenses doing is rushing him. Running him off the three point line and making him put the ball on the floor. He hasn't developed that part of his game enough yet. Sam has similar problems.
And I don't think Jay Wright is mocking Sacar at all. I think he was annoyed at his defense.
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12. Big East officials suck. Nova walks on every possession.
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Lazer
No struggle at all. Great win and they beat program that I hope is the standard they are chasing. I cannot thing of a negative with the win, the game or the season. Not sure how my previous post indicated any negativity or struggle on my part.
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I just was able to watch the game. I don't think Joey has sit some sort of wall. He scored 21 at Xavier, which was two weeks ago, and has played three games since then. That's not all that demanding.
What I see defenses doing is rushing him. Running him off the three point line and making him put the ball on the floor. He hasn't developed that part of his game enough yet. Sam has similar problems.
And I don't think Jay Wright is mocking Sacar at all. I think he was annoyed at his defense.
There's ample film on Joey now and he's part of the defensive gameplan. He needs to continue to work hard and develop.
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Another reason I don't think it's a wall is because his defense is still very good.
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You don't know basketball, last game the play was not for Markus but it ended up being for him because of his fumble. Today it was either Sacar or him no other offensive threats. Would you have Sacar handling the ball and getting foul? Nope!
Thank you for your critique Mr. Know Basketball. BTW. Dont ask me a question and then answer it.
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12. Big East officials suck. Nova walks on every possession.
The two whistles that bugged me were the calls on Brendan. One was a strip and the other straight up a phantom call.
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I re-watched the game.
First half positives:
Markus Howard Scoring
General team defense
Limited mistakes
First half things to work on:
Joey Hauser struggled a lot in all phases all half, including the first 4 minutes.
Sam Hauser couldn’t guard Paschall. Many ppl can’t.
2nd half positives:
First 5 minutes, Sam and Sacar making plays on offense getting in the lane. Had Markus’ 3 gone in up 15 with building shaking (in and out) would have been 12 minute time out and trouble for VU. Instead Nova started getting scoring from ppl other than Paschall and Booth. 3 different players scored and their confidence skyrocketed rest of game.
Defensive rebounding limiting 2nd chances.
2nd half things to work on.....more mistakes with turnovers in a variety of ways. Markus can have his at times because of his elite scoring. Other guys can’t have that. Sam still couldn’t guard Paschall. Would have liked to have seen more Bailey. Bailey misses his jumper and free throws long frequently, needs to get under the ball a little more for front rim. Both Sam and Joey’s misses were very short, .....legs.
When Sam scored finally in 2nd half, Sacar went out of his way to encourage Sam’s confidence. Big 2nd half from Sacar.
Great win. If Theo can pick and choose a little more when fouling to stay in game.....such a difference maker for lane drivers. Fouling both on a 30 foot 3 not ideal.
Needed screen last offensive play with more space provided for Markus for more options.
Marquette doesn’t really have a wing defensive stopper. Limiting that as a team with team defense is important.
It really helps Sam and Joey to get an earlier bucket to get going.
Respectfully disagree that defense wins championships. Balance will always win championships. And, balance can be achieved in a wide variety of ways.
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I don't think Joey has sit some sort of wall.
What I see defenses doing is rushing him. Running him off the three point line and making him put the ball on the floor. He hasn't developed that part of his game enough yet. Sam has similar problems.
While I think Joey may be hitting a bit of a wall (It has to be emotionally and physically draining at this point of the season). I think this is right on. He is not getting as many open looks from deep and when he puts it on the floor he presses. He is going to be amazing when he figures out how to slow down and not rush it as he moves into the paint. He already has the ability to get his own shot he just pushes a bit too hard.
I am not sure about Sam having similar problems. Sam does this well. Once in a while he forces a bad one that he should kick back out but for the most part I think he has always been a patient player when run off the arc.
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2nd half positives:
First 5 minutes, Sam and Sacar making plays on offense getting in the lane. Had Markus’ 3 gone in up 15 with building shaking (in and out) would have been 12 minute time out and trouble for VU. Instead Nova started getting scoring from ppl other than Paschall and Booth. 3 different players scored and their confidence skyrocketed rest of game.
IMHO, that missed 3 was the difference between a comfortable win and a nail-biter. Not that Nova would have given up - they still would have made a run or two - but the miss and Nova's quick 3s swung the momentum in a heartbeat. Eighteen points and momentum is awfully tough to overcome, even for a team like Nova.
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IMHO, that missed 3 was the difference between a comfortable win and a nail-biter. Not that Nova would have given up - they still would have made a run or two - but the miss and Nova's quick 3s swung the momentum in a heartbeat. Eighteen points and momentum is awfully tough to overcome, even for a team like Nova.
Markus and Sam each had a clean look from 3 on the two possessions prior to the Markus iso TO. At least one of those typically goes in, which also would have changed the game and probably forced Nova to start fouling MU.
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`Nova is a great team and program but the best team won today period. Our bench stepped up, Marcus was Marcus and Sacar was the difference. I am not concerned about the Hausers. They will be there.
It blows my mind that, to this day, you call him MarCus.
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IMHO, that missed 3 was the difference between a comfortable win and a nail-biter. Not that Nova would have given up - they still would have made a run or two - but the miss and Nova's quick 3s swung the momentum in a heartbeat. Eighteen points and momentum is awfully tough to overcome, even for a team like Nova.
Yes, that would have been the nail in the coffin if Markus would have made that three.
I also thought that Theo's reaction after blocking Paschall's shot, (standing almost over / looking down on him on the floor), may have actually fired Nova up during their second half run. I love this enthusiasm and his role as a rim protector, but he needs to be careful in crucial situations as these days, it does not seem to take a whole lot to be assessed a technical foul.
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Yes, that would have been the nail in the coffin if Markus would have made that three.
I also thought that Theo's reaction after blocking Paschall's shot, (standing almost over / looking down on him on the floor), may have actually fired Nova up during their second half run. I love this enthusiasm and his role as a rim protector, but he needs to be careful in crucial situations as these days, it does not seem to take a whole lot to be assessed a technical foul.
I couldn’t believe he wasn’t T’d up for his fifth there.
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Paschal is a man’s basketball player....I was impressed seeing him in person
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I never said Markus shouldn’t be the one taking the shot but dribbling the ball for 30 seconds then creating a shot isn’t offense and we’re much better than having to resort to that
Ok, fair enough. I agree on this. Markus needs to stop cross dribble right in front of the defender.
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Thank you for your critique Mr. Know Basketball. BTW. Dont ask me a question and then answer it.
Just trying to be helpful.
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Paschal is a man’s basketball player....I was impressed seeing him in person
I thought for the most part, Sam defended him really well. I remember at least three off balance shots where all I could think was "damn that was a tough shot."
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Yes, that would have been the nail in the coffin if Markus would have made that three.
I also thought that Theo's reaction after blocking Paschall's shot, (standing almost over / looking down on him on the floor), may have actually fired Nova up during their second half run. I love this enthusiasm and his role as a rim protector, but he needs to be careful in crucial situations as these days, it does not seem to take a whole lot to be assessed a technical foul.
I totally agree that play fired Nova up and they fed off that spark
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Another reason I don't think it's a wall is because his defense is still very good.
Ilove Joey, but he's the worst defensive starter by a lot.
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I couldn’t believe he wasn’t T’d up for his fifth there.
Agree - plenty of guys get T'd up for less. Either way, the others here are right that that play seemed to fire up Nova....
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I couldn’t believe he wasn’t T’d up for his fifth there.
A lot of times, refs know they made a bad call, and will give the player a ton of rope in those situations.
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Cheeks
Agreed on Paschal. Seeing him in person really showed how developed he is as man/player. He is the real deal.
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Yes, that would have been the nail in the coffin if Markus would have made that three.
I also thought that Theo's reaction after blocking Paschall's shot, (standing almost over / looking down on him on the floor), may have actually fired Nova up during their second half run. I love this enthusiasm and his role as a rim protector, but he needs to be careful in crucial situations as these days, it does not seem to take a whole lot to be assessed a technical foul.
I think it was the Buffalo game where Theo got T’d up for screaming in a player’s face after a dunk. He maybe needs to reign it in a little if he’s in foul trouble, but overall, I love the emotion he plays with. You need some badasses on your team.
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I thought for the most part, Sam defended him really well. I remember at least three off balance shots where all I could think was "damn that was a tough shot."
This. THought Sam's defense was very good all night. Paschall's offense was just better. He had to work for everything and made some very tough shots.
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I thought for the most part, Sam defended him really well. I remember at least three off balance shots where all I could think was "damn that was a tough shot."
Agree, Sam did well with and made him work hard.
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Yes, that would have been the nail in the coffin if Markus would have made that three.
I also thought that Theo's reaction after blocking Paschall's shot, (standing almost over / looking down on him on the floor), may have actually fired Nova up during their second half run. I love this enthusiasm and his role as a rim protector, but he needs to be careful in crucial situations as these days, it does not seem to take a whole lot to be assessed a technical foul.
One thing that was funny to me when Theo was standing over Paschall was that I swear I saw him make a motion at first to help him up. Then he stopped like something clicked in his head realizing what he was doing, and then put on a mean/intimidating look after that. I have to go back to watch it... but I pretty distinctly remember he started to reach out then pulled back to a flex.
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Couple videos I took from my seat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAekFhpBpF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPJ5iBfzv4A