Game 4 - Go Friars

[muguru]

This is why i was so pissed off that MU lost twice to this PC team. They just aren't/weren't very good. I said that all along. I really believed they just took advantage of some situations down the stretch that got them in to the First Four. Otherwise, didn't have the look of an NCAA team to me.

[muwarrior69]

I was impressed with the USC freshmen Nick Rokovecik as he had a pretty good game. Did MU have any interest in him as he is out of Chicago?

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I was impressed with the USC freshmen Nick Rokovecik as he had a pretty good game. Did MU have any interest in him as he is out of Chicago?

Has Marquette even attempted to recruit Chicago since Teve and Kendrick Nunn?

[ATWizJr]

This is a lesson in not getting overly down if you start off flat - holy cow!

lol.

[Dr. Blackheart]

This is why i was so pissed off that MU lost twice to this PC team. They just aren't/weren't very good. I said that all along. I really believed they just took advantage of some situations down the stretch that got them in to the First Four. Otherwise, didn't have the look of an NCAA team to me.

PC got the calls against MU. The refs let USC get physical on PCs perimeter.

[tower912]

A big East team blew a large second half lead.  Glad it was someone else for a change.

[bilsu]

PC got the calls against MU. The refs let USC get physical on PCs perimeter.

As time goes on it bothers me more an more about the non-travel calls because the court was slippery. You do not change the rules, especially for the home team that is responsable for the court conditions.

[naginiF]

lol.

no kidding.  apparently it was actually a lesson on not counting your chickens before they hatch

[wadesworld]

A big East team blew a large second half lead.  Glad it was someone else for a change.

"Someone else" = not Nova right?

[GGGG]

This game was exactly why I was not sold on Cartwright and didn't think he deserved BE second team above Markus.  The announcers were going nuts over him in the first half because he has that look of a traditional point guard, but he turns the ball over too much and doesn't score enough. 

BTW, is PCScoop calling for Cooley's head?  I have been told that a second half collapse is solely the result of poor coaching.

[brewcity77]

I was impressed with the USC freshmen Nick Rokovecik as he had a pretty good game. Did MU have any interest in him as he is out of Chicago?

Wojo hasn't really delved into Chicago much so far. I don't think we pursued Rakocevic, though at the time of his recruitment, we were pretty full up. He was a late decision last year, committing to USC in April.

We had Hauser early, and were slated to have 12 players, pending Howard's decision and reclassification (also committed in April). If Stan and Wojo had a good idea of Markus' plans, they really couldn't have recruited anyone else at that time until Henry declared. We ended up one under because the Ellensons left and we only added Reinhardt, but by the time that happened, it would've been too late to get in on Rakocevic, as Henry declared 5 days before and Wally's departure was announced 10 days after Rakocevic committed to USC.

[The Lens]

This is why i was so pissed off that MU lost twice to this PC team. They just aren't/weren't very good. I said that all along. I really believed they just took advantage of some situations down the stretch that got them in to the First Four. Otherwise, didn't have the look of an NCAA team to me.

Kind of like beating Creighton twice with no Mo Watson or X twice with no Sumner?

[brewcity77]

Otherwise, didn't have the look of an NCAA team to me.

Okay...so who did? Syracuse? Illinois State? Who was left out at the Friars expense that should've been in?

[Jay Bee]

Pee down leg. #crapshoot though

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

PC should not have even been in the play in game.  But they really let that one get away. USC's length and athleticism got to them in the 2H.  Lindsay stopped hitting shots.  The end.

[Herman Cain]

This game was exactly why I was not sold on Cartwright and didn't think he deserved BE second team above Markus.  The announcers were going nuts over him in the first half because he has that look of a traditional point guard, but he turns the ball over too much and doesn't score enough. 

BTW, is PCScoop calling for Cooley's head?  I have been told that a second half collapse is solely the result of poor coaching.

If I was on that board I would be leading the charge against Cooley. He screwed the Big East last night. 

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

If I was on that board I would be leading the charge against Cooley. He screwed the Big East last night.

Dear lord.

[brewcity77]

If I was on that board I would be leading the charge against Cooley. He screwed the Big East last night.

So the guy whose team was picked 9th in the preseason making it to the NCAA Tournament after losing his two best players to the NBA, earning a tourney share for the league, and returning all five starters next year is the guy you'd want to fire? Jeez...tough crowd you run with.

[GGGG]

If I was on that board I would be leading the charge against Cooley. He screwed the Big East last night. 

For sh*ts and giggles I went over and looked.

Some posters are saying that PC is soft and using an example when the USC guy walked through their huddle during a timeout with no repercussions. 

"Yes maybe you are right in the grand scheme of things but in a snap shot of yesterday, after usc got the lead back late in second half and that punk walked through our huddle and our guys came out of timeout flat was soft as wet dog poop."

[Herman Cain]

So the guy whose team was picked 9th in the preseason making it to the NCAA Tournament after losing his two best players to the NBA, earning a tourney share for the league, and returning all five starters next year is the guy you'd want to fire? Jeez...tough crowd you run with.

I was in the Pro Cooley camp until last night. It's called March Madness for a reason.  After a day or two I will be back in my usual Pro Cooley mode .  We have too much deep history with Cooley and PC for me to have a hate on him for long.

[MU82]

If I was on that board I would be leading the charge against Cooley. He screwed the Big East last night.

Wait ... I must have missed the story ... did the Big East have to disband after Cooley's evil production last night?

[StillWarriors]

Wojo hasn't really delved into Chicago much so far. I don't think we pursued Rakocevic, though at the time of his recruitment, we were pretty full up. He was a late decision last year, committing to USC in April.

We had Hauser early, and were slated to have 12 players, pending Howard's decision and reclassification (also committed in April). If Stan and Wojo had a good idea of Markus' plans, they really couldn't have recruited anyone else at that time until Henry declared. We ended up one under because the Ellensons left and we only added Reinhardt, but by the time that happened, it would've been too late to get in on Rakocevic, as Henry declared 5 days before and Wally's departure was announced 10 days after Rakocevic committed to USC.

Rakocevic had some baggage in terms of serious questions about attitude that led to him not being as heavily recruited as he otherwise would have been. He held off on committing, bet on himself to some degree by waiting and he's had a pretty good frosh season. Definitely has the ability/potential to be a really good player as he continues to develop if he keeps his head on straight. 

[wadesworld]

If I was on that board I would be leading the charge against Cooley. He screwed the Big East last night.

Hashtag @ScoopTakes

[Ardmore Mug]

Badgers were in heavy for Rakocevic... Lost out to USC

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Hashtag @ScoopTakes

I hope they stop using his posts in tweets. To shut the obvious troll up dont give them any attention.