Royce was actually around 33% from 3 in conference play until the 0-5 against Butler torpedoed that. 

Agree his focus should be in the paint but I still think the 3 can be part of his arsenal with some improvements in footwork and shot selection. 

Giants hiring Matt Nagy as offensive coordinator

To You Bears fans is Naggy any good?

Quote from: willie warrior on Today at 11:02:40 AMAgreed. he is playing well, except for his loving every 3 point shot he can take. He needs to play down low.

I'd like to see him gain 10-15 pounds over the summer to become stronger in the post. He has good moves and can dribble well in the paint but it would be nice to see him be able to overpower guys down low.

Quote from: Its DJOver on Today at 10:30:28 AMCounterpoint, how often do you see someone not have a three point shot as a Freshman or Sophomore suddenly take a significant leap split-wise as a JR? Sure if it's wide open, and the shot clock is sub 5, you want him firing away, but that situation should not be happening 3.4 times per game.

I get it.  And believe me I'm not dismissing your point. You absolutely could be right.  I just have a feeling he's got another level to get too.

Quote from: DoctorV on February 02, 2026, 11:01:49 PMI had St Thomas on the side tv on Sunday while watching a soccer game.

I must've caught one of Minessales worst stretches of the season but it was really really bad...

I get that everyone has a bad game but usually studs seems to jump off the screen at lower levels and his athleticism didn't seem to fit the bill.
They were playing a 4-16 team.
On one possession he did this quadruple fake thing in the post to trick the defender that almost made me fall off the couch in laughter, and then he got swatted.

Not trying to disparage the kid but in the 15-20 mins of real time that I watch it was not good.

On the other hand, he's got a teammate named Bjerke that went 10-12 from 3.
He's 6-9, pretty unathletic, but is shooting 47% from 3 and shot 42% last year and 47% in year 1. A guy like that would be a decent one year Caedin replacement imo.
Probably only gives you 10-12 mpg but can light it up with guys getting him the ball for some open looks

Bjerke's #'s are what Shaka needed from Gold. Definitely need a big w/Lowrey's scholly, imo...they are out there. Watch any random game and teams have 'bigs' better than MU.

Quote from: Its DJOver on Today at 10:02:05 AMHe still takes too many threes for not being able to hit consistently. If you're going to take 3.5 a game you need to hit more than 26%. I do like that his 3PAr is down significantly from last year. I call him the "anti-Joplin", don't be a catch-and-shoot player, put the ball on the floor and drive.

Agreed. he is playing well, except for his loving every 3 point shot he can take. He needs to play down low.

Quote from: MU82 on Today at 10:11:52 AMAt least there's always this ...

Last year's National Marquette Day was an alcohol-soaked rager, Kelly Meyerhofer writes. Ahead of this year's event on Feb. 7, is the university making any changes to ensure student safety?

For one, the Athletic Department worked with broadcast partners to select an earlier tipoff time. Marquette police have also coordinated with local ambulance services to reduce response times for medical incidents.

Last year, staff triaged students in dorm lobbies as the wait for an ambulance grew to an hour. Marquette police eventually called Bell Ambulances and told them to park ambulances on campus.

"My concern is if this continues or goes any further, students are going to continue to get really hurt, and God forbid we would lose a student," Erin Gannon, the dean of students, said at a University Academic Senate meeting held in the days after the 2025 event.

(From MJS)

I like the earlier start time because people don't show up for NMD viewing when it's a later tip time.  They'd rather just watch from home.

Quote from: dgies9156 on February 02, 2026, 01:18:13 PMAt this point, no.

Like you, I had it free from United as part of a 1K benefit. But, when I retired, I was demoted to Premier Gold and the benefit was more than $200, so I said, thanks but no thanks.

I still have TSA Pre and Global entry.

I frequently travel from Orlando McCoy and the TSA pre lines actually are pretty easy. Rarely more than about five minutes to get through. You'd have to be insane or have the patience of Jesus himself to use standard security at Orlando!

Yep, same, TSA Pre and Global have been perfectly fine for years.  Hell, I was at SFO/LAX in the fall and watched both times the person in front of me head to Clear with Pre while I chose standard TSA Pre, and I beat them to the scanners by 2-3 people easily.

Quote from: WarriorFan on February 02, 2026, 08:55:03 PMI get Clear for free and I use it in T4 at JFK where the pre-check line can easily be 30 minutes.  It's much faster.  It's also faster than pre-check at ORD T5.  It can help in Minneapolis.  Most of my travel is international, and my philosophy is to get out of USA on a non-US carrier so I'm usually out of ORD or JFK. 

I can see that making a difference.  Havent flown JFK in years but I remember security stinking there, and ORD T5, much like Terminal B at EWR, is always a security line nightmare. 

Even when I'm flying international out of ORD or EWR, if I'm not on United, I'm usually on ANA or Lufthansa, which end up flying out of the "domestic" gates same as United due to Star Alliance codeshares, so I don't have the international terminal issues.

I appreciate how the entire team, not just Royce, has really emphasized getting to the basket.  And then actually making the lay ups. It coincides with the team being much more competitive.  But they still have to take open 3s.

Quote from: tower912 on February 02, 2026, 07:34:51 PMNoah Kahan is back.  He still has issues. 

Chelsea has won 3 straight and still only sits 5th in the PL table.  I understand why he's so morose.