Stud of the game HAS to be Junior!

[avid1010]

and suddenly we all wish he would have sat out all of last year...  sure makes me feel better about next years team as well.  he was in control of the 2nd half of the game.

[spiral97]

Granted.

[timinatorx3]

That was an incredible showing by Junior, I really like seeing him showing the ability to step up and be "the guy." Awesome.

[Jam Chowder]

You could see tonight the importance of a player's confidence. Whereas before junior has been shaky (especially at the free throw li e), tonight he found his confidence. It showed tremendously in his aggressive drives, sharp passing, and swagger at the line. In the past o have cringed when he was at the line. Tonight he looked like a man possessed and knew he would sink those FTs. Kid could be a serious stud.

[Markusquette]

On ESPN they called him CADDAGAN.  Yet another screw up of a player's name on MU.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Great game for Junior!

[timinatorx3]

I love March

[Blackhat]

On ESPN they called him CADDAGAN.  Yet another screw up of a player's name on MU.

WTF?  They've got DDD Syndrome, Dumbazz Dickie Simpkins syndrome at ESPN.

[CTWarrior]

Wow.  Don't have any idea where that game from Cadougan came from, but if he plays like that the rest of the way, we will be a very tough out. 

Just an awesome performance, including some big FTs.

[Silkk the Shaka]

The Canadian spelling of "saviour": clutch like JFC

[MerrittsMustache]

When Junior gains some confidence in his outside shot, he is going to be a handful...unless, of course, he plays poorly against Louisville. In which case, he should be sent back to Canada and MU needs to find a new PG.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Junior was terrific tonight.  A pleasure to watch.

In the offseason, if he can work on going to his left, take 500 free throws a day and improve that mid range jumper, he'll be an even more valuable asset next year.afdsa

Was very good tonight.  Definite SOG

[El Duderino]

Holy Christ that was a revelation.  He was demanding the ball and took the team on his shoulders.  I can't wait to see these underclassmen grow.

Still blown away by his performance.

He was fabulous tonight, i just hope next year that Junior will be able to play with more consistency.

He's shown flashes of really nice play through the second half of this season, but more often than not, he'll follow a nice game with a mediocre or poor one. The mark of pretty much any really good PG is the consistency they provide to their team.

I will grant though that missing all of last year did have to put a serious dent in his development.

[romey]

No fear in going to the hole tonight.  Some great passes too.  I do have one negative to point out though - only because it was so obvious to me.  on three or four occasions he mad this soft lob/ floater pass over the defender's head and once or twice it resulted in a turnover and the other times caused the player on the receiving end to have to battle for the ball.  that seemed very strange to me since he otherwise is a very good passer.

[TJ]

and suddenly we all wish he would have sat out all of last year...  sure makes me feel better about next years team as well.  he was in control of the 2nd half of the game.

I've been wishing that for over a year now.  What a waste of a year of eligibility.

AMAZING game by Junior!  It was fantastic to see.  SOTG for sure!

[mileskishnish72]

Especially nice to see his breakout game after last year's troubles - an Achilles rupture is a significant injury and Jr.'s toughness shows in his getting back as fast as he did and playing as well as he did tonight.

[MU B2002]

Loved the toughness.  Was he jawing at Mizzula after the made layup at the end?  I couldn't tell who from WV was laying on the ground.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Great game Junior!!! You played with conviction, showed leadership and had great finishes and free throws.  Loved your burst of speed driving the lane and finishing so well.  You are looking like former Marquette great Butch Lee!

[Silkk the Shaka]

Loved the toughness.  Was he jawing at Mizzula after the made layup at the end?  I couldn't tell who from WV was laying on the ground.

Yes, it was incredible.  He looked like a prize fighter standing over a vanquished foe.  If he can play that assertive the next two years we won't be playing a Big East tournament game on Tuesday or Wednesday until 2014 at the earliest.

[NersEllenson]

Junior was terrific tonight.  A pleasure to watch.

In the offseason, if he can work on going to his left, take 500 free throws a day and improve that mid range jumper, he'll be an even more valuable asset next year.afdsa

Was very good tonight.  Definite SOG

His left does worry me a bit, but not nearly as much as we saw with Scott C as a freshman.  The good news is that after 4 years on D-1 ball, Scott C has been able to develop a decent left.  Certainly hope for Junior too!

[DoggyDaddy]

When a possible win needed protection, Al had the ball in Dean's hands, later it was Marcus Washington then Butch (called Butch Lee Time or BLT). Now we may be on the verge of JCT, carrying on a great tradition in MU guard play.