Enough of Jake

[Bartender]

Jake sucks

[GGGG]

I didn't say he would "play more minutes," I said he would "play."

I actually agree with you that JJJ and Todd playing better, and Jake playing less, is a good thing because those with more talent are getting it.  

[jsglow]

Jake sucks

Not as much as your second post.   

[bradley center bat]

 I know IUPUI sucks bit

I'm not at all saying IUPUI is good. If you llok at their schedule and who they have won and lost to, the 36 point win is shocking.

[leever]

The roster is getting quite thin with these proposed changes.  No more Jake.  Can't play Derrick.  Mayo should be kicked off the team.  And two more guys (Steve Junior and Du Wilson) actually can't play.

Before long, Dylan Flood will be starting.

[MU82]

Bench Dylan Flood!

He plays like a walk-on!!!!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

You might have had me leaning toward your point of view until the "great talent" line.

Jake does not even have good talent, and one would be stretching the truth to say he has average high-major 2-guard talent.

Once conference play arrived last season, he couldn't get into games for a very good team because he didn't deserve to. He plays too many minutes this season for a (so far) better than average team. He has one skill and isn't doing it particularly well, especially against actual varsity competition.

Great talent? What the heck does Marcus Smart have then? Double-secret great talent?

Yes Marcus Smart does have double secret great talent. Personally, I respect all of our players and think they are all talented. I guarantee you that Jake could school 99% of the people on this board. Yes, Jake is not an above average high major 2 guard...I don't even think he's an average one. But he's got enough talent to be in our rotation and would be the best player on other D-1 teams.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Jake sucks

Solid analysis right here. If you are going to stick around the board, try to come up with something a little stronger in the future

[MU82]

Yes Marcus Smart does have double secret great talent. Personally, I respect all of our players and think they are all talented. I guarantee you that Jake could school 99% of the people on this board. Yes, Jake is not an above average high major 2 guard...I don't even think he's an average one. But he's got enough talent to be in our rotation and would be the best player on other D-1 teams.

Oh boy.

Yes, he would school everybody on this board. That's great. We're not basketball players, though. I would school all of the Warriors players in Scrabble. Which proves ... what?

Please let me know the next time you see a team for which Jake would be its best player. I will make sure not to watch one second of that team's games. Again, this point proves ... what?

The one thing you said here that proves something is this: "I don't think he's even an average one." Well, I don't want below-average players starting and getting significant minutes for my team!

(And I'm not even one of the over-the-top posters who think it's a travesty if we don't contend for the Sweet 16 every season or want to fire Buzz if he doesn't recruit two 4-star bigs every year.)

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Oh boy.

Yes, he would school everybody on this board. That's great. We're not basketball players, though. I would school all of the Warriors players in Scrabble. Which proves ... what?

Please let me know the next time you see a team for which Jake would be its best player. I will make sure not to watch one second of that team's games. Again, this point proves ... what?

The one thing you said here that proves something is this: "I don't think he's even an average one." Well, I don't want below-average players starting and getting significant minutes for my team!

(And I'm not even one of the over-the-top posters who think it's a travesty if we don't contend for the Sweet 16 every season or want to fire Buzz if he doesn't recruit two 4-star bigs every year.)

He's an above average defender and an above average three point shooter. As long as that's what he's doing, I have no problem with him on my team.

Jake was the best player on his old team before transferring to Marquette. He once dropped 40 points in a single game. Yes, that was low major ball but it still takes talent to be able to play at that level

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Jake is in for his defense . It seems to me that our offense is not run to open up our starting guards for a shot.

[GGGG]

Jake is in for his defense . It seems to me that our offense is not run to open up our starting guards for a shot.

History says otherwise.  It's just not an offense that runs a lot of screens to get shooters open...but relies more on penetration.