Read and study your Bible, it helps tremendously.

With Chase, I honestly think if he had taken and made the game winners when he had the opportunity, I think his arc and the team's arc would have been different.   Too much Jamil Wilson, not enough Vander Blue.

With Ben, particularly on defense, I think after excelling in his role for a season and a half, he started trying to be everywhere at once and therefore wasn't where he needs to be.  Watching him be the only one sliding over appropriately, only to see his man get the pass and then dunk, or overcommit trying to generate a deflection, only to see his man roll, the help be non-existent, and Ben be two steps late is so frustrating.   On offense, he isn't willing to be the man.  The drives he has shown are better than he is given credit for.   But he has to want to do it 8 times every game.

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 03:13:21 PMIMO, Detroit grabs Kingsbury or Stefanski.

Bears v Packers

Too quiet.   Let it rip.

I would a little surprised if Stefanski doesn't get a HC gig. Already interviewing with the Giants.

Well played.  But, please, no.

Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 03:05:26 PMI hope not. The As are iconic in my book. And please get off my lawn. 

Can't believe you said 'please'.

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 10:36:54 AMJoke aside, not that bad.  I could see that theme as a polo. (With a contrasting base layer underneath.  )

But could you see them on Polo?

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 02:39:40 PMI'm simply saying that there are certain things in regard to performance that a head coach can't control or account for. 

When your two seniors are performing well below their career norms in certain aspects of the game (3 point %, missing layup/dunks) for an extended period of time and it's impacting wins and losses, at a certain point that's on the players.

I'm really not sure what's so complicated or difficult to understand about that.

Georgetown and Seton Hall were both winnable games.  Chase & Ben went 3/17 and 0/9 from 3 in the Georgetown game. 

Ben played well overall in the SH game but was still 1/7 from 3.  Chase was 5/17 overall and 1/5 from 3, including a missed breakaway that changed the game. 

I asked this earlier in the thread, or another thread, but I'm assuming you didn't see it.
What's your theory for why the seniors' play has fallen off so much?

Quote from: NCMUFan on Today at 03:04:16 PMMatthew 28:18

We've kidnapped another nation's leader, and been explicit we're there to take their oil...so that we can impose Christianity on them?? A nation that is already ~90% Christian? Or is Trump Jesus in this case??

Are we restarting the Crusades, but with 100% more oil?

So confused.

Maybe it's me having blinders on but I feel like in addition to our myriad of problems and talent issues, this group has not played with the needed mindset through 15 games.  I'm not saying they're not trying, but there isn't the tenacity across the board for 40 mins. Both defensively and offensively, 

Nigel is attacking the rim with some power, but other than that I see guys trying to avoid contact and refusing to play with force and intelligence.  Granted, we have Kelvin cohesion, but I'd like to see guys diving all over the floor as an example.  Swarming defensively and exerting some physicality.  Maybe take a charge or two or trap dudes in a vice.  I'm sorry Scoopers, but the aggressiveness and tenacity just isn't there

Now, I get we don't have great personel when it comes to this style, but we can't be a sieve and allow dunk, after dunk, after dunk, after dunk, etc, etc.  Play with fire and with venom!!  These guys should be freaking embarrassed for goodness sake.  Instead we are seeing a bunch of guys standing around offensively, and Moai guarding on the defensive end.  That can't happen.

Furthermore, are we bad?  Yes.  Are we really bad? Yes.  Are we as bad a team as we've seen since forever?  No question.  But imo we shouldn't be this horrific, meaning historically horrific and an absolute abomination. It's time for us to get it fking together starting tomorrow. 

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on Today at 02:22:29 PMLike RIP John Sichterman's left over's at the Bars girl wise were not bad. The Crown and NIT are not that bad given were we are at currently this year. And agree RGV has got to go. As David Grubor says in his new Commercial we understand the importance of winning and RGV is not working. Time to focus on X Go Marquette!

RGV is really nothing more than an alternate to culture, development, and of course victory (Duh! ) as if there is a team out there that wants to be defeated. (Cue the jokes about Marquette's year to date performances). I was fine with it as background music or elevator music, but it somehow was given primacy. The RGV crap in the Spirit Shop isn't the problem, but the idea that RGV should be the framework for Marquette basketball is very disturbing to me. WHY should fans be expected to play along with this slogan sh!t and wear RGV gear?

Marquette is a college basketball team, not a Middle School team. Ship that crap free of charge to Marquette Michigan. Their schools will love it!