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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: tower912 on January 19, 2022, 09:01:03 PM
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1. Nova's record in this venue is 30- 3 since 2018. Can you storm the court on the road?
2. As soon as MU's offensive efficiency waned, as soon as MU's young guys looked young, Nova pounced.
3. Greg Elliott isn't a 3 point shooter.
4. Apparently, we should have had a thread about the Villanova big.
5. MU has been doing this for a few games, but it was very obvious tonight. No switching weak side. Almost zone principles. Effective against Nova because it simplified the closeouts when the ball was reversed or dished out from the paint.
6. Marquette did a great job of staying home and allowing very few uncontested 3's.
7. MU never quits. So awesome.
8. This might, just might, help with the NET and the voters.
9. Still only scored in the 50's. ;D
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I am. speechless....
What a show of grit. and poise. amazing W
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LFG
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Balls
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Wow. This is such a fun team.
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Elliot was enormous tonight.
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Coming back to win a brick fight on the road. Fantastic. Ceiling is high this year.
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I cannot believe my eyes. Are we really back?
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Can’t believe this was on CBSsports and I couldn’t watch.
Wow. Need highlights.
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Can’t believe this was on CBSsports and I couldn’t watch.
Wow. Need highlights.
Get cable.
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Great fxxkin team win. That is a big program win. Honestly I could not be happier for the team.
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That was a kinda nice finish.
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Holy crap
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Get cable.
I have cable.
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Might be a moral loss to some only scoring in the 50’s.
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Respect the process. Bs!
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That was a kinda nice finish.
Nova scored 3 points in the final 7:32
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Wow. So happy to eat crow on this team. Just love it. So much fight.
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I cannot believe my eyes. Are we really back?
How can you not love these kids!!!
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Incredible win
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We’re back, we’re officially back. And I’m so fricking excited. This is so much fun.
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I have cable.
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Is your cable plugged in? (Sorry, couldn’t resist)
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Awesome win
Seem to be rolling well now.
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I’m not shocked at all at the win. It was a hell of a comeback though.
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I have cable.
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Get a cable package that includes CBSSN
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YUUUUUGE WIN!
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Only thing missing was Shaka dancing on the V.
Incredible ending. Stole that one for sure.
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Great great win.
To be fair:
We could have lost by 10 or won by 10
Nova misses some open shots.
And we fuked up a few of transition plays after forcing turnovers. (Greg trying to force a shoelace pass to kur).
Lewis proved he wanted to be the man in the last 3 min. Love it!
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Someone get neverbeenawarrior his binky.
I love this team.
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Very similar to when MU beat at #1 ranked Nova. They went so cold down the stretch.
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I’d love to see the post game locker room scene. Hopefully MUBB twitter will post video
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Nova scored 3 points in the final 7:32
Wow. I said they were capable of brick-city but you rarely see that.
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A road win at Nova is a season changing win and very likely a program changing win. We ain’t on the big boy map yet, but they are trying awfully hard to get on it.
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Get cable Youtube TV.
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Very similar to when MU beat at #1 ranked Nova. They went so cold down the stretch.
This is also true.
But a solid D effort!!
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Wow. I said they were capable of brick-city but you rarely see that.
That’s how Nova will lose in March. Incredibly efficient team but capable of bad offensive nights
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After the Kolek clunk three miss and the Elliott pass at the ankles to Kur turnovers, this after two Nova turnovers, I believed it was over.
Defense won for MU, especially exterior. Kur was great, Oso got creamed. Shaka’s system for putting up threes almost got them in second half, that’s the only thing they were doing.
Good bounce off the foot and good shot by Lewis. Nice win, tough games coming up, don’t get cocky guys…..
Wish we had that Creighton game in pocket though.
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Both teams were playing intense defense. Loved it. Haven't seen a MU play D like that since....?
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Does anyone know where to find a full game replay?
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5 game win streak. Against high major competition? Nah, I must be dreaming.
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Turn 75 today; what an unbelievable birthday present.
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Shaka has now got these kids believing in each other. When that happens wins like tonight happen. We are building a tournament resume and more importantly the kind of mindset that can win tournament games. .
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After the Kolek clunk three miss and the Elliott pass at the ankles to Kur turnovers, this after two Nova turnovers, I believed it was over.
Defense won for MU, especially exterior. Kur was great, Oso got creamed. Shaka’s system for putting up threes almost got them in second half, that’s the only thing they were doing.
Good bounce off the foot and good shot by Lewis. Nice win, tough games coming up, don’t get cocky guys…..
Wish we had that Creighton game in pocket though.
Team is growing up fast before our eyes. I said what I wanted this year was a team that got better as the year went along. It has and the winning is a sweet bonus I didn’t expect. This is a huge win. I don’t think it can be understated. They had an opportunity and they seized it. In the last two games, they’ve had stretches of adversity and responded. Great sign
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Our D is getter better by the game. They are playing great half court defense and it is now coming naturally to them.
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Kolek blowing kisses towards the strident section after the final buzzer.
That dude is so unlikeable if he’s not on your team ;D
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Got little from Stevie, Kam, Osa. Joplin hit a 3.
nolongerworriers.
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Happy Birthday, Warrior. More wins to come.
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Get a cable package that includes CBSSN
I had to Navigate to Xfinity and add CBSSssnnnn??? 9.95 well spent.
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Got little from Stevie, Kam, Osa. Joplin hit a 3.
nolongerworriers.
Can't believe you didn't save this for one of your post-game thread titles...
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I've used it before, but it wasn't noticed
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I love the fact that down 4 and then down 2
Lewis didnt settle. He did what hes best at and got it tied.
Then drilled the 3 when he had little to no choice.
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To think people wanted to keep Wojo as coach.
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To think people wanted to keep Wojo as coach.
Jay Wright and Kevin Willard being two of them.
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Maybe that Creighton loss lit something!
If we are not back, we are well on the way!
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To think people wanted to keep Wojo as coach.
Somehow the first 3 years wasn't enough evidence.
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Turn 75 today; what an unbelievable birthday present.
Happy birthday Sir!!
Glad you got to witness it!!
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dgies
This is a warm up year. We are going to be back and back in a big way. The bar goes higher next season.
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I am over the moon. Terrific job in a tough venue. Kudos to Shaka and the guys for getting it done.
Makes my NY/NJ trip next week with my Nova/SHU nieces a bit more fun.
I had already decided that our results were better than we could have hoped for given all the new parts, but a win at the Finn vs. #11 is icing on the cake. Now I'm looking for the cherry.
If we wanted to win a week from tonight, I would not mind.
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dgies
This is a warm up year. We are going to be back and back in a big way. The bar goes higher next season.
Goose
Let’s meet at the Natty in a couple years!
You are one of the few guys in here who has been a Warrior as long as I have!
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dgies
You can count on it!!
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5 game win streak. Against high major competition? Nah, I must be dreaming.
Psst…three of those five were against ranked teams.
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Turn 75 today; what an unbelievable birthday present.
Happy
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Held Gillespie to 4-13 shooting, mostly thanks to DM.
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Held Nova to 25% from 3, and only 5 FT attempts, amazing!
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Very similar to when MU beat at #1 ranked Nova. They went so cold down the stretch.
There was some mother f’n big time defense being played out there tonight. Scheme and execution were both practically flawless.
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Maybe that Creighton loss lit something!
If we are not back, we are well on the way!
And absolutely amazing response to that crushing L. Love what it says about Shaka and this team.
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Goose
Let’s meet at the Natty in a couple years!
You are one of the few guys in here who has been a Warrior as long as I have!
Here is another one that has been around. Great game.
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Can’t believe this was on CBSsports and I couldn’t watch.
Wow. Need highlights.
https://youtu.be/j4iLnFy1lZw
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Class71
There is a great group of old time MU fans that remember the great days and want to do it again. It starts with defense and everything else is easy. Best part about tonight, there are going to be bigger wins down the road. Tonight is just getting a little taste of victory and cannot wait until the next big win.
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Turn 75 today; what an unbelievable birthday present.
Happy Birthday, Warrior!
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I have cable.
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Don’t listen. Ditch the cable, and get YouTube TV. Split it with a friend if you want.
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Does anyone know where to find a full game replay?
YouTube
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Does anyone know where to find a full game replay?
Check YouTube tomorrow. Someone will put the whole game up.
Also, Justin Lewis being the hero in two huge wins.
Wisconsin last year
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Villanova this year.
Definitely, SOTG for making the winner. But greatly appreciate Greg. Greg kept us in it.
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Class71
There is a great group of old time MU fans that remember the great days and want to do it again. It starts with defense and everything else is easy. Best part about tonight, there are going to be bigger wins down the road. Tonight is just getting a little taste of victory and cannot wait until the next big win.
Love this
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https://youtu.be/j4iLnFy1lZw
Thanks!!
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That’s how Nova will lose in March. Incredibly efficient team but capable of bad offensive nights
Our length and athleticism were a big part of that. That is why I think we can finally win one or two in the NCAA tournament. Keeping winning boys so we can find out! Go MU!
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Our length and athleticism were a big part of that. That is why I think we can finally win one or two in the NCAA tournament. Keeping winning boys so we can find out! Go MU!
We'll certainly be a dangerous teM if we get there. 5 to 7 seed to S16 seems not like an out of this world prospect.
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As heady as tonight is, I still can't get away from thinking that we'd be tied with Nova if we hadn't blown the Creighton game. Trying to forget it, trying to forget it, trying to fo....
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As heady as tonight is, I still can't get away from thinking that we'd be tied with Nova if we hadn't blown the Creighton game. Trying to forget it, trying to forget it, trying to fo....
Sometimes losses like that sparks a team. That’s my mindset at least ;D
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As heady as tonight is, I still can't get away from thinking that we'd be tied with Nova if we hadn't blown the Creighton game. Trying to forget it, trying to forget it, trying to fo....
It was a kick in the goolies to be sure, but I would've traded the SH win for it, not to say anything of this win. Yes it'd be great to ger them all, but this was the toughest test on the schedule this year and Shaka passed with flying colors
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Defensive masterpiece!! Very few good shots for Villanova despite great ball movement.
I like that we can win a game in the 50's. That is not negative against an opponent like Villanova.
Congrats to our players and to SHAKA!!!!!
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Can't lose sight of the fact that MU got down 9 to Nova in their house of horrors and found a way to claw themselves all the way back, plus 3.
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++ Winning shot: As the clock ticked and we had nothing going, I thought Shaka might call a TO. I nearly fainted when Daniels poked the ball away from Kolek. Great play by JL to get the ball back, get control, get himself in shooting position, and make the shot. 5/8 from 3 for Lewis, and we needed every freakin' one of 'em.
++ We don't have a chance in hell to win that game without Mr. Gregory Elliott III doing what he does better than most college basketball players in all the land. Ice water in that 3-point sniper's veins. 52% from 3 now on the season, 48% last 2 seasons, 45% for his career.
++ Great game for Shaka. Lots of nice plays out of time-outs, kept everybody's head in the game when it looked like things might be going south. I really liked how he used his TOs throughout. Every one of them stopped a Nova run, and we got the next basket -- a 3 -- after each of them.
++ We had several possessions in a row down the stretch where either Morsell or Lewis dribbled and backed in for 10+ seconds each before taking contested shots -- no ball movement, no nuthin' and ultimately no points. I guess Shaka saw matchups he wanted to exploit, but I thought we got away from what was working. My only nit to pick with the coaching tonight.
++ Morsell was outstanding offensively in the first half but scoreless in the second half and looked like he was trying to force things. But he more than made up for it with his D.
++ If you look at the box score, Kolek had a pretty meh game. And there was one brick of a shot he took down the stretch that made no sense whatsoever. But the kid did a really nice job on D all game, he kept our offense organized, and he makes so many little plays that turn out to be big. His play to bat away the rebound right at the end so that Nova didn't get another chance at a tying shot ... beautiful!
++ So it looks like Shaka's got his Closing 5: Morsell, Kuath, Elliott, Lewis, Kolek. It makes sense. You've got 3 men on the floor with a total of 326 college games between them, our best player, and our playmaking PG.
++ O-Max has had some good moments this season but he's in a bit of a funk now. He'll get more chances to shine, though. Tonight, one of the charges against him was BS but I thought the other was a good call. He can't just put his head down and run over people -- it makes even what should be block calls look like charges.
++ Best game of the season for Kuath IMHO. I know he's had better numbers, but the 3 blocks tell only a tiny piece of the story. Nova was totally afraid to shoot inside when he was in the game. Oso didn't have his best game, so we really needed it.
++ Kam was out of it -- maybe too amped up? But Joplin represented the frosh nicely with a big 3 to help us rally.
++ 5 straight wins, 3 over ranked teams, 2 on the road, capped by one in a venue where no Big East team not named Nova wins. Gotta keep it going Sunday vs. X at home. FF better be packed and loud. I wish like hell I could be there.
++ Guys: Stop it with the Creighton regret. That game was 1,000 years ago. It's gone. We've won games we "should have" lost, too. Just enjoy what we've got going.
++ I'm elated, as all of us are, and of course I'm a little surprised we actually won it. But I have to say I'm not super shocked. We've been playing elite-level defense and figuring out some things on offense. I saw that 12.5-point line grow to 14 and thought, "That's ridiculous. We're a pretty damn good team."
++ I wouldn't want to play Marquette in the NCAA Tournament ... and some poor team is gonna have to! Hell, hopefully several poor teams are gonna have to!
++ We Are Marquette!
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++ Winning shot: As the clock ticked and we had nothing going, I thought Shaka might call a TO. I nearly fainted when Daniels poked the ball away from Kolek. Great play by JL to get the ball back, get control, get himself in shooting position, and make the shot. 5/8 from 3 for Lewis, and we needed every freakin' one of 'em.
++ We don't have a chance in hell to win that game without Mr. Gregory Elliott III doing what he does better than most college basketball players in all the land. Ice water in that 3-point sniper's veins. 52% from 3 now on the season, 48% last 2 seasons, 45% for his career.
++ Great game for Shaka. Lots of nice plays out of time-outs, kept everybody's head in the game when it looked like things might be going south. I really liked how he used his TOs throughout. Every one of them stopped a Nova run, and we got the next basket -- a 3 -- after each of them.
++ We had several possessions in a row down the stretch where either Morsell or Lewis dribbled and backed in for 10+ seconds each before taking contested shots -- no ball movement, no nuthin' and ultimately no points. I guess Shaka saw matchups he wanted to exploit, but I thought we got away from what was working. My only nit to pick with the coaching tonight.
++ Morsell was outstanding offensively in the first half but scoreless in the second half and looked like he was trying to force things. But he more than made up for it with his D.
++ If you look at the box score, Kolek had a pretty meh game. And there was one brick of a shot he took down the stretch that made no sense whatsoever. But the kid did a really nice job on D all game, he kept our offense organized, and he makes so many little plays that turn out to be big. His play to bat away the rebound right at the end so that Nova didn't get another chance at a tying shot ... beautiful!
++ So it looks like Shaka's got his Closing 5: Morsell, Kuath, Elliott, Lewis, Kolek. It makes sense. You've got 3 men on the floor with a total of 326 college games between them, our best player, and our playmaking PG.
++ O-Max has had some good moments this season but he's in a bit of a funk now. He'll get more chances to shine, though. Tonight, one of the charges against him was BS but I thought the other was a good call. He can't just put his head down and run over people -- it makes even what should be block calls look like charges.
++ Best game of the season for Kuath IMHO. I know he's had better numbers, but the 3 blocks tell only a tiny piece of the story. Nova was totally afraid to shoot inside when he was in the game. Oso didn't have his best game, so we really needed it.
++ Kam was out of it -- maybe too amped up? But Joplin represented the frosh nicely with a big 3 to help us rally.
++ 5 straight wins, 3 over ranked teams, 2 on the road, capped by one in a venue where no Big East team not named Nova wins. Gotta keep it going Sunday vs. X at home. FF better be packed and loud. I wish like hell I could be there.
++ Guys: Stop it with the Creighton regret. That game was 1,000 years ago. It's gone. We've won games we "should have" lost, too. Just enjoy what we've got going.
++ I'm elated, as all of us are, and of course I'm a little surprised we actually won it. But I have to say I'm not super shocked. We've been playing elite-level defense and figuring out some things on offense. I saw that 12.5-point line grow to 14 and thought, "That's ridiculous. We're a pretty damn good team."
++ I wouldn't want to play Marquette in the NCAA Tournament ... and some poor team is gonna have to! Hell, hopefully several poor teams are gonna have to!
++ We Are Marquette!
100% to all of this
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If we didn't win this game, I'd be way more frustrated that they didn't overturn the ball that Morsell saved from going out of bounds. Heads up play.
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If we didn't win this game, I'd be way more frustrated that they didn't overturn the ball that Morsell saved from going out of bounds. Heads up play.
Good play by Morsell but the ball was already on the line before he “saved” it
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5. MU has been doing this for a few games, but it was very obvious tonight. No switching weak side. Almost zone principles. Effective against Nova because it simplified the closeouts when the ball was reversed or dished out from the paint.
This is an under discussed insight here. MU won this game with defense. They cut off the head (Gillespie) and won the rock fight. MU gave up some at the rim true but Nova's offense came to a full stop. Nice to have a great defense again. Great effort
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Our D is getter better by the game. They are playing great half court defense and it is now coming naturally to them.
Nova looked very confused throughout the first half. They figured out they could bully us inside a bit in the second half, but MU responded. Impressive.
Elliott and Joplin 3s were huge when we got down 9. What a win!
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The respect the process narrative has been put to bed, go warriors! Big finish!!
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If we didn't win this game, I'd be way more frustrated that they didn't overturn the ball that Morsell saved from going out of bounds. Heads up play.
The refs' call was correct.
The ball bounced on the line before Morsell tried to "save" it.
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To be fair:
We could have lost by 10 or won by 10
Nova misses some open shots.
And we fuked up a few of transition plays after forcing turnovers. (Greg trying to force a shoelace pass to kur).
? Lol
That's why you play the full 40 minutes every night, my man.
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I love the fact that down 4 and then down 2
Lewis didnt settle. He did what hes best at and got it tied.
Then drilled the 3 when he had little to no choice.
Loved the 2 plays by Lewis in the last minute.
Problem is that NBA scouts love that too.
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Goose
Let’s meet at the Natty in a couple years!
You are one of the few guys in here who has been a Warrior as long as I have!
Class of '70. See you and Goose at the Natty!
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Gosh, this team man…
https://twitter.com/marquettembb/status/1484016693223505920?s=21
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Good play by Morsell but the ball was already on the line before he “saved” it
Yeah, that was clearly the correct call
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Let’s meet at the Natty in a couple years!
Couple years??? Talk about cult of low expectations! 8-)
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Psst…three of those five were against ranked teams.
And of those, one by 30 and one on the road v No. 11. So impressive.
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The respect the process narrative has been put to bed, go warriors! Big finish!!
"Respect the process" was necessary to get us where we are. The "narrative" was authored by none other than Shaka himself.
Every single player on the team either was new or was thrust into a vastly different role, or both. I for one am amazed and thrilled with how quickly it's all happened. And I bet if you sat down with Shaka over a few beers and just chatted with him about hoops, he'd say that even he's surprised.
Credit to Shaka, and credit to the guys. Time to kick some more arse and take some more prisoners!
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As heady as tonight is, I still can't get away from thinking that we'd be tied with Nova if we hadn't blown the Creighton game. Trying to forget it, trying to forget it, trying to fo....
I understand.
I’m done saying we’re 3-3, should be 4-2 though.
We’re 4-3, but really we should be 5-2, etc.
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Couple years??? Talk about cult of low expectations! 8-)
Nattering nabobs of negativism!
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To think people wanted to keep Wojo as coach.
Who?
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Can't lose sight of the fact that MU got down 9 to Nova in their house of horrors and found a way to claw themselves all the way back, plus 3.
The BAM, BAM, BAM, sequence was gargantuan. Greg made that lefty finish off the steal look easy. It was smooth and took me by surprise.
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Loved the 2 plays by Lewis in the last minute.
Problem is that NBA scouts love that too.
That’s a good problem to have.
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The respect the process narrative has been put to bed, go warriors! Big finish!!
New process to respect now… the letdown after a big win will come eventually, and then we will see how the fellas respond.
You are right in a sense though-
Respecting the process with regards to not making the dance would be a huge letdown now.
Lets get it and go one step beyond, bring home a dub.
Don’t forget, Shaka needs an NCAA tourney monkey off his back too, almost as much as Marquette does.
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I love this team, that's all.
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The BAM, BAM, BAM, sequence was gargantuan. Greg made that lefty finish off the steal look easy. It was smooth and took me by surprise.
That was an awesome sequence, but his three later was even better. I was sure he was moving way too much laterally to make that shot, but it was pure.
If only he was a three point shooter...
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Loved the 2 plays by Lewis in the last minute.
Problem is that NBA scouts love that too.
That's OK. That's the toll that a team with good players pays.
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I get why Shaka says respect the process, he is trying to back down expectations… this program should expect success and is getting that earlier than the self proclaimed experts would believed. It is great to see! Now let’s go for the art of the possible!!
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Can't lose sight of the fact that MU got down 9 to Nova in their house of horrors and found a way to claw themselves all the way back, plus 3.
Down 36-45 with 11 minutes left. Below the Marquettes points the rest of the game
Greg 3
Jop 3 as shot clock winds down and he’s asking for the ball, ice cold
Greg 3 on long rebound
Greg layup after the deflection
Greg 3 on fast break
Justin 2
Justin 2
Justin 3 dagger.
JLew 3 and GE 3 were the only points scored before that 10:59 mark.
Obviously a ton of great defense in the last 10 minutes.
As I said in the SOG thread Greg and Justin deserve to split that award tonight. Justin was amazing and hit the game winner but so was Greg.
Oh and how about the chops on David Joplin begging for that ball and then canning that 3? Need more of that dude when Marquette needs to find points
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Shaka has a nice feel when to deploy Joplin and Kam, Dr. V.
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Held Gillespie to 4-13 shooting, mostly thanks to DM.
I felt O-Max and Kolek defended Gillespie more than DM? Wasn't DM defending Moore most of the game? Whatever the case, the hard hedge by Kur and Oso on the ball screens disrupted Gillespie.
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That was an awesome sequence, but his three later was even better. I was sure he was moving way too much laterally to make that shot, but it was pure.
If only he was a three point shooter...
Yea..that was an incredibly difficult shot, and nothing but net. HUGE shot!
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What has been so exciting to me with this team's development is that now nearly every f*cking one of our perimeter players can defend with alacrity; not just Morsell, but the young guys, the bench guys, the role guys, the stretch guys, everyone.
Having Kur back there as an eraser is great, but guards and stretch 4's being able to defend top level dribble penetrators without fouling is what brings tears to my eyes.
#DisrespectTheProcess
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Shaka has a nice feel when to deploy Joplin and Kam, Dr. V.
100%
And Oso/Kur. He pretty much knows how to use all of his guys to try to put them in spots to succeed.
His switch to Kam in the starting 5 followed by Omax back in after Kam went out was a good one too.
Omax has grown a lot on me and I won’t disrespect him again because he’s earned his role on this team.
How about not limiting Darryl’s minutes when he started struggling offensively?
He’s been huge of late.
Ditto with Kur when Oso caught fire.
Ditto with Greg when Greg started slow.
I have a sense that an arrival to the big show is due for David Joplin real soon too, and that might force Shakas hand to adjust his rotation again to get him more minutes, but I’m sure he will figure it out successfully
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Gosh, this team man…
https://twitter.com/marquettembb/status/1484016693223505920?s=21
They're so much fun .
Watched it on delay. Holy crap does this team fight. And fight for each other.
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I felt O-Max and Kolek defended Gillespie more than DM? Wasn't DM defending Moore most of the game? Whatever the case, the hard hedge by Kur and Oso on the ball screens disrupted Gillespie.
You might very well be correct. I know DM started on him but I do remember Kolek on him a lot too as well as OMax out on the parameter on him.
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I felt O-Max and Kolek defended Gillespie more than DM? Wasn't DM defending Moore most of the game? Whatever the case, the hard hedge by Kur and Oso on the ball screens disrupted Gillespie.
True. Morsell had Justin Moore whenever they were in the game at the same time. Team defense is outstanding, Morsell is so tough on that end of the court, but the entire team deserves credit - they are connected. Never saw defense like this under Wojo, really not since Buzz, Jimmy & Jae. Can you imagine beating Nova on the road scoring 57, with Wojo on the sideline?
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I have a sense that an arrival to the big show is due for David Joplin real soon too, and that might force Shakas hand to adjust his rotation again to get him more minutes, but I’m sure he will figure it out successfully
I heard a quote from Shaka recently that he has been telling Joplin he will lead the Big East in scoring by the time he is done here, so he obviously thinks very highly of him.
I agree that Joplin will have a big game or two before the season is over, but regardless I think he’ll make a huge jump next year. He has a lot of potential. Personally, I will be surprised if Lewis is here next year, so Joplin will have lots more chances.
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True. Morsell had Justin Moore whenever they were in the game at the same time. Team defense is outstanding, Morsell is so tough on that end of the court, but the entire team deserves credit - they are connected. Never saw defense like this under Wojo, really not since Buzz, Jimmy & Jae. Can you imagine beating Nova on the road scoring 57, with Wojo on the sideline?
Plenty of games left this year, but this team rates better defensively than all but one of Buzz’s teams. 2011 with Jae and DJO as seniors.
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You might very well be correct. I know DM started on him but I do remember Kolek on him a lot too as well as OMax out on the parameter on him.
The perimeter defense was outstanding tonight. I don’t think Nova had many open looks.
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351st in experience
3rd in assists percent (66% of baskets)
Top 10% in overall defense and opponents field goal percentage.
Wow.
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Saw Kolek go right up to JLew after that final triple and I wondered what the exchange was ; now I know - per postgame JSOnline article….
“Then after pulling down a rebound with 36 seconds left to cap a big defensive stand, Lewis told MU point guard Tyler Kolek that he wanted the ball”. Lewis is a throwback…a bad bad man without much hoopla…MU RAH!!!!!
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Also - this team and coach is getting locked in…. Did anyone notice how during the broadcast the announcers mentioned how Shaka and staff will at times let the players choose who they guard ….and , in postgame articles, I read this ….” "Those guys overruled me several times tonight," Smart said. "I've learned over the years that if the players are adamant about doing something, then it makes a lot of sense to let them go do it as opposed to me forcing something else."
Trust - a good system (at this point in his career hard to argue Shaka doesn’t have some chops in that regard) combined with player/coach/team trust is how you build a winner - look no further than Jay Wright for an example of that…. Shaka seems to be a special kind of guy for MU ….
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Kolek blowing kisses towards the strident section after the final buzzer.
That dude is so unlikeable if he’s not on your team ;D
Just got home from the game. Not sure if you could pick it up on TV but the Nova student section was all over TK from the opening tip. Literally, every single time he touched the ball they were on him.
Didn’t see him blowing kisses but I’m hoping I can find the clip somewhere.
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It is pretty cool how he handles the point guard position, always nice passes during the game, but today I was more impressed with his D. On Gillespie at times and was not intimidated by him. The whole team played Gillespie tough. Just think how good he could become, if he could shoot in games vs practice!
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True. Morsell had Justin Moore whenever they were in the game at the same time. Team defense is outstanding, Morsell is so tough on that end of the court, but the entire team deserves credit - they are connected. Never saw defense like this under Wojo, really not since Buzz, Jimmy & Jae. Can you imagine beating Nova on the road scoring 57, with Wojo on the sideline?
Yup, I stand corrected. After Moore's hot start, Morsell slide over and took him the rest of the game. Other than free throws after that ridiculous touch foul on Morsell, the only points Moore had were against OMax on a very long three and against Kam.
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Saw Kolek go right up to JLew after that final triple and I wondered what the exchange was ; now I know - per postgame JSOnline article….
“Then after pulling down a rebound with 36 seconds left to cap a big defensive stand, Lewis told MU point guard Tyler Kolek that he wanted the ball”. Lewis is a throwback…a bad bad man without much hoopla…MU RAH!!!!!
Was that Justin’s family in the crowd. Thought I saw Mr Joplin in the crowd along with Allison and Barb Kellaher. Someone said the game was over when Greg was singing the song I believe is called “I Am A Boss” coming out of the timeout with 3 minutes left.
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Good lord, massive big win on the road and now we got to preach about the letdown after a big win.
I nominate you as the cult master of the cult of low expectations.
New process to respect now… the letdown after a big win will come eventually, and then we will see how the fellas respond.
You are right in a sense though-
Respecting the process with regards to not making the dance would be a huge letdown now.
Lets get it and go one step beyond, bring home a dub.
Don’t forget, Shaka needs an NCAA tourney monkey off his back too, almost as much as Marquette does.
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Awesome win
Seem to be rolling well now.
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loved jlew's comments in post game interview-essentially, yes this is nice but not a lot of time to sit around and celebrate this win because they've got more games to prepare for. one at a time...what a put together young man
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TAMU
I have been watching MU basketball for 50+ years and this is rapidly becoming one of my all time favorite teams. I keep saying it, but we are going to be talking about this team years from now. More importantly than me loving this team/program, I am really, really loving the defense. It s not surprising they are getting big wins with the defensive performance.
FYI- this season has not exceeded my expectations, but I have a feeling they are going to.
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- Right off the bat, Nova made it clear the lane was closed to Kolek. His P&R drive and passing drives our offense, and he and we still found a way to get it done.
- This is the difference between talking about defense and playing defense. It's awesome to watch a team with so many good individual defenders also playing team defense.
- Still some bad decision making down the stretch. Tyler's three and Greg's pass to Kur stand out.
- Justin was a star tonight. The stones to take and make that last shot, just wow. I don't think he's at BEPOY level yet, but he's in the conversation.
- Shaka talking about his players overruling him feels so refreshing. Leadership is all about teaching the people you lead to grow into a place where you can trust their decision making. He seems like the perfect coach for this time, for this generation. Has to be the BECOY front runner, especially after starting 0-3.
- In back to back years, Shaka won at Phog and at the Finn. Wow.
- We're about halfway through YEAR ONE. Turn off your electronic devices, stow your tray tables, and fasten your mothereffing seatbelts because this rocket ship is taking off.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dG2cVQSI78
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Foul up 3? Moore was close at the end.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dG2cVQSI78
Thanks for sharing the link. Fanta is a hustler in the best sense. He has turned himself just a few years after graduating for one of the go to voices for BE content.
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MU had OMP and Osa in on defense on Villanova's last possession. Subtle. Dixon wasn't on the floor, Osa and OMP are long and quick.
Also, late in the game, Nova has the ball down low. Kolek is face guarding Gillespie on the weak side at the foul line. Defensive choices and adjustments.
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Waaay understated…..KK’s mere presence under the basket.
Multiple times, Nova had the ball under the basket and refused to shoot when KK was simply in a nearby zip code.
KK.’s presence stopped probably 10 shots. Same impact as a blocked shot, but it won’t show up in the box.
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401373554
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Waaay understated…..KK’s mere presence under the basket.
Multiple times, Nova had the ball under the basket and refused to shoot when KK was simply in a nearby zip code.
KK.’s presence stopped probably 10 shots. Same impact as a blocked shot, but it won’t show up in the box.
+1. Kur led the team in +/- last night with 15. Although an imperfect measure, that gives us an idea of his impact.
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Kur has been the difference all season when he plays enough minutes. He is a game changer and makes the other defenders better. He is a major part of the team success, and we need him on the court as many minutes as possible.
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Under Wojo, Marquette basketball became a Big East bottom feeder and completely lost its casual fan base. I’m not sure if Shaka can undo all that in a single season, but it seems like he’s gonna give it a f*ckin’ whirl.
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Just got home from the game. Not sure if you could pick it up on TV but the Nova student section was all over TK from the opening tip. Literally, every single time he touched the ball they were on him.
Didn’t see him blowing kisses but I’m hoping I can find the clip somewhere.
https://twitter.com/joshlepak/status/1484003802940387334?s=21
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- Right off the bat, Nova made it clear the lane was closed to Kolek. His P&R drive and passing drives our offense, and he and we still found a way to get it done.
- This is the difference between talking about defense and playing defense. It's awesome to watch a team with so many good individual defenders also playing team defense.
- Still some bad decision making down the stretch. Tyler's three and Greg's pass to Kur stand out.
- Justin was a star tonight. The stones to take and make that last shot, just wow. I don't think he's at BEPOY level yet, but he's in the conversation.
- Shaka talking about his players overruling him feels so refreshing. Leadership is all about teaching the people you lead to grow into a place where you can trust their decision making. He seems like the perfect coach for this time, for this generation. Has to be the BECOY front runner, especially after starting 0-3.
- In back to back years, Shaka won at Phog and at the Finn. Wow.
- We're about halfway through YEAR ONE. Turn off your electronic devices, stow your tray tables, and fasten your mothereffing seatbelts because this rocket ship is taking off.
Watched Glory Road a few days ago. New coach and essentially a new team. Haskin listened to his players as well and was the perfect coach for his time. We all know how that turned out. I find the parallels fascinating.
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Waaay understated…..KK’s mere presence under the basket.
Multiple times, Nova had the ball under the basket and refused to shoot when KK was simply in a nearby zip code.
KK.’s presence stopped probably 10 shots. Same impact as a blocked shot, but it won’t show up in the box.
I have said multiple times that it was his best game. Each of our Closing 5 had a significant effect on this game, an effect so large that we couldn't have won without it. Lewis, Elliott and Morsell stood out in pretty obvious ways, but Kuath had a huge impact.
Kur has been the difference all season when he plays enough minutes. He is a game changer and makes the other defenders better. He is a major part of the team success, and we need him on the court as many minutes as possible.
I'll disagree with you that he has been "the difference." I'll agree that he has had a major impact when he has played well.
There is a reason Shaka hasn't given Kuath big minutes in most games; Shaka has correctly felt Oso could be a difference in many of them, and Oso has delivered fairly often. Oso simply delivers in different ways than Kur does. I totally trust Shaka in his deployment of his bigs, and I think our coach has done an outstanding job apportioning playing time to them.
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Another thing.
For so much of this season I have mostly been hyped about the future. With Shaka steering the ship and the potential that I have seen from everyone one of our young guys are a reason for that.
But its awesome to win games like these right away because last nights game alone showcased we may have 4 very key guys to replace. Our clear cut 4 best guys last night may not be here next year.
2 are obviously gone forsure. Justin ain't hurting his stock. And no one knows what 6th year Greg has planned
Bringing in Kur and Daryl for 1 year is proving to be brilliant like most expected. They set the culture and leadership example while also being plenty good enough to help a team win right now.
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+1. Kur led the team in +/- last night with 15. Although an imperfect measure, that gives us an idea of his impact.
He was also at his very best when the game was on the line in the final minutes. Dixon became flummoxed to say the least.
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Not that it matters much but I thought Catalon and Spanarkel did a real nice job with the broadcast. They weren't screaming, weren't spewing stupid catchphrases. They were there to help guide viewers through the game and add a little insight rather than try to be the show. Most times I barely noticed them; as is the case with refs, that's a good thing IMHO.
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The rematch should be very interesting. Did we take them out of their game or did they just have a bad shooting night. The next game with them will answer that.
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The rematch should be very interesting. Did we take them out of their game or did they just have a bad shooting night. The next game with them will answer that.
Hopefully Shaka will pass his first test.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dG2cVQSI78
Thanks, Tower.
Also, for those with an Athletic subscription, there’s a great article about Lewis and Shaka.
For the old-timers like Goose, the relationship sounds almost Al - Toone-ish.
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Happy Shaka took the job this time!
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Was that Justin’s family in the crowd. Thought I saw Mr Joplin in the crowd along with Allison and Barb Kellaher. Someone said the game was over when Greg was singing the song I believe is called “I Am A Boss” coming out of the timeout with 3 minutes left.
Any video of this? I loved it at the time. He was enjoying the moment. Not scared of it. Love that!
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Any video of this? I loved it at the time. He was enjoying the moment. Not scared of it. Love that!
That was awesome! I get such a kick out of his demeanor when he gets rolling and feeling good about himself. Infectious.
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Saw Greg singing. It made me smile. Dovetails into the interaction with Darryl later.
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Who?
Exactly, who? Even Wojo's mom agrees this has been a great coaching change. Interesting that after the 0-3 Big East start, I saw some Twit-heads posting "Fire Shaka" tweets and questioning his style, etc. #weird ::)
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Saw Greg singing. It made me smile. Dovetails into the interaction with Darryl later.
Loved when I saw Greg out there singing and dancing coming out of that break. Honestly, it's been super fun to see all the players sort of "feeling themselves." Says a lot about the culture Shaka is setting up here (and reinforced by the articles out today) about letting the guys go out there and feel in their element--and listening to what makes them feel that. Wasn't sure how well he'd fit this year in the new system, but I've always loved how Greg can be a spark when everything feels like an uphill battle, and this year he's really showcasing it.
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Any video of this? I loved it at the time. He was enjoying the moment. Not scared of it. Love that!
I loved it too. Then he made that dumb bounce pass to Kur in the lane and almost threw my remote.
But really I do love how the seniors are showing the way here. During the key tie up toward the end, it was Greg and Daryl on the floor.
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I loved it too. Then he made that dumb bounce pass to Kur in the lane and almost threw my remote.
But really I do love how the seniors are showing the way here. During the key tie up toward the end, it was Greg and Daryl on the floor.
For as much as we worried about his defense (he still has lapses, no oneis perfect), I love how active he is on trying to get swipes. A couple of big plays where he poked the ball out or disrupted the flow of the guy with the ball (the biggest being the one that led to the layup). Oso had some big ones as well.
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I loved it too. Then he made that dumb bounce pass to Kur in the lane and almost threw my remote.
But really I do love how the seniors are showing the way here. During the key tie up toward the end, it was Greg and Daryl on the floor.
It was a dumb pass. If you are going to hit Kur there, you lob it ahead of him toward the hoop. Ah, well.
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Was that Justin’s family in the crowd. Thought I saw Mr Joplin in the crowd along with Allison and Barb Kellaher. Someone said the game was over when Greg was singing the song I believe is called “I Am A Boss” coming out of the timeout with 3 minutes left.
Greg singing was a great moment. Thanks for bringing that up.
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Fun fact #1: Since 2013-14, the two most difficult road conference games are Villanova at the Finn (42-2) and Kansas at Phog Allen (69-5).
Fun fact #2: Since January 14, 2020 in conference games, Villanova at the Finn and Kansas at Phog Allen are a combined 34-2. Both losses came to team coached by Shaka Smart.
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Yeah I loved Greg singing. Looked like he was trash talking at first standing next to Nova guys. Then I realized he was just into the music.
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Anyone seen the Shaka post-game presser? Usually Marquette posts those, but haven't seen it anywhere.
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Interesting that after the 0-3 Big East start, I saw some Twit-heads posting "Fire Shaka" tweets and questioning his style, etc. #weird ::)
Thems would be the answer to your “who?” question
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https://twitter.com/joshlepak/status/1484003802940387334?s=21
Thanks for sharing. Subtle but telling. Love it!
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https://twitter.com/joshlepak/status/1484003802940387334?s=21
He needs to find his shot to fully capitalize, but there's just such incredible Macura energy here
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Excellent! Ty for posting!
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For as much as we worried about his defense (he still has lapses, no oneis perfect), I love how active he is on trying to get swipes. A couple of big plays where he poked the ball out or disrupted the flow of the guy with the ball (the biggest being the one that led to the layup). Oso had some big ones as well.
I think he is also the one that dove toward the ball and caused dixon? and morsell to tie it up to give us possession late.
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I think he is also the one that dove toward the ball and caused dixon? and morsell to tie it up to give us possession late.
Yup...That was a huge play.
This team is so much fun to watch for so many reasons, but for me, I really enjoy seeing the player development. Outside of possibly Joplin and Ellis (and they've certainly had moments) I think every player has to feel like they are playing better than they expected. The player development is phenomenal. They showed a stat that was something like DM played at Maryland for 4 years without scoring 20pts and now has done it in 5 games for MU. Kur playing big minutes and doing more than he could imagine. Kam, Stevie, O-Max, Oso having big games. TK turning into a point guard. Greg putting himself in the doghouse and being allowed to get himself out, and of course, Justin being allowed to be the leader he is. Who the hell isn't going to want to play for MU?
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I am profoundly embarassed it took me a full day to get the Finnegan's wake reference. Well done.
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I am profoundly embarassed it took me a full day to get the Finnegan's wake reference. Well done.
Don't feel bad.
It was at least a month before I got brewcity77's signature. I was wondering what the heck he said to Kur on social media...
Also brew -- and don't get me wrong, I love Kur and what he brings -- but if you ever want a new sig for the offensive side of the ball:
Why does Kur never leave his pets at home?
Because he's always missing his bunnies.