Freshman.

[JD]

This is not intended to dog the upperclassman, but watching Sam and Marcus play is refreshing.

Without Sam and Marcus, Marquette would not have won this game.  (Surprise)  I hope wojo continues to allow the two freshman to start. This is high D1 basketball, and skill should trump seniority.

Side question;  anyone know why wojo pulled Howard after about 5 minutes into the start of the game?  I thought our defense was better and we had better shot selection with Marcus then with traci.

[jsglow]

Big time!  Big league.

[T-Bone]

Agreed. Our normal core had an off game and the frosh brought it. Still believe in the core, but the kids are fun to watch and will have some great games.

[Markusquette]

Side question;  anyone know why wojo pulled Howard after about 5 minutes into the start of the game?  I thought our defense was better and we had better shot selection with Marcus then with traci.

I thought the same thing when I realized Markus missed a large chunk of time in the first half.  He scored 5 quick points.  Maybe I missed some lapses on D or early fouls? 

Anyway, I'm calling Howard and Hauser h2o.  Two parts H and one part offense.  Shots are wet.

[Newsdreams]

I thought the same thing when I realized Markus missed a large chunk of time in the first half.  He scored 5 quick points.  Maybe I missed some lapses on D or early fouls? 

Anyway, I'm calling Howard and Hauser h2o.  Two parts H and one part offense.  Shots are wet.

Water, hey? they make a splash!

[JD]

I thought the same thing when I realized Markus missed a large chunk of time in the first half.  He scored 5 quick points.  Maybe I missed some lapses on D or early fouls? 

Anyway, I'm calling Howard and Hauser h2o.  Two parts H and one part offense.  Shots are wet.

Best. Nickname. Ever

"Shots are wet"

[Jay Bee]

Side question;  anyone know why wojo pulled Howard after about 5 minutes into the start of the game?  I thought our defense was better and we had better shot selection with Marcus then with traci.

Bad choice by wojo. I've talked about it here and elsewhere.. but those are the facts.

People are still gradually understanding how fortunate we are to have Markus. 

[LloydsLegs]

Nm

[forgetful]

Both Howard and Hauser are playing big minutes and each is at 50% from 3.  That's just plain impressive.  Shots are so smooth too.

Actually a little more impressed with Howard's shooting as he has more of his shots that are created by him off the bounce.  Typically you see a drop off in %, but he is still at 50%.

Early in the season but if they can even keep up 40%+, we'll be a dangerous team.  Problem is, we'll still lose several that we shouldn't.

[GoldenDieners32]

Both Howard and Hauser are playing big minutes and each is at 50% from 3.  That's just plain impressive.  Shots are so smooth too.

Actually a little more impressed with Howard's shooting as he has more of his shots that are created by him off the bounce.  Typically you see a drop off in %, but he is still at 50%.

Early in the season but if they can even keep up 40%+, we'll be a dangerous team.  Problem is, we'll still lose several that we shouldn't.

Whenever they shoot i feel like it's going in

[Herman Cain]

Whenever they shoot i feel like it's going in

They both have great form and take shots in the proper flow.

[SaveOD238]

What makes me the most excited about these two is that they are the best freshman duo we've had...since last year!  The level of production and leadership we have seen from the last two freshmen classes (Cheatam, Ellenson, Carter, Hauser, Howard) really only compares to one other group in my Marquette experience: the Three Amigos and Hayward the next year. Blue and Gardner didn't even come close as freshmen to what Sam and Markus have done this year.

The Matthews-McNeal-James-Hayward combo was an freak injury from being a Final Four favorite as seniors and juniors.  If we bolster the Cheatam-Hauser-Howard-Carter core with another strong frosh class or transfers/jucos we are primed for a great run of success.

[KampusFoods]

Picking nits here but can we all start spelling "freshmen" correctly when talking about both of them?

[Jay Bee]

Picking nits here but can we all start spelling "freshmen" correctly when talking about both of them?

Are they fifth year freshman tho?