Stealing Tower's Thunder

[Galway Eagle]

JJJ shot 38% on 3s as an upperclassman. He developed into a good shooter.

I do not recall that his Junior year. I recall he was respectable senior year

[willie warrior]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Wilson have severe shin splints(hairline fractures). I also seem to recall that Luke had a bad shoulder that required surgery. I further recall Deonte being a head case and with good reason considering the unfortunate circumstances surrounding his family. Dawson? Who Dat? And JJJ =this years JC, athletic but unpolished.
Wojo scrambled to put together a recruiting class after Buzz left the cupboard bare. For a number of reasons it didn't work out. Some of which I mentioned. And yes Wojo was a first time head coach who made mistakes. Fast forward to last season and the team had 27 wins and a decent seed in the tournament. Yeah the end was disappointing but there were a few shining moments along the way.

This years team reminds me of last years in ways with Koby, Brendan, Jamal, and Greg replacing the Hausers, and Jayce replacing Matt, sacrificing some offense for some improved defense. Basically a wash. That's why there's every reason to be optimistic about the teams chances going forward. With the added depth of athletic players they should be able to absorb a few minor injuries and avoid late season fatigue, reducing the likelihood of another late season meltdown. Hopefully that gets us in the tournament as well as a couple wins.

And, in the event they do win one or two or more games at the big dance, you won't hear me giving Wojo the lions share of the credit, just like Buzz didn't deserve most of the credit for the Davidson win and subsequent run.

you are way off by calling the guys you mentioned replacing the Hausers a wash
Non of them is near as good as Sam and maybe one or 2 approach the potential of Joe. And none replaced them  as they were all here in the system. Hardly a wash.

[Lighthouse 84]

JJJ shot 38% on 3s as an upperclassman. He developed into a good shooter.

Exactly.  His form was completely remade and he developed into a much better shooter.  Again, I've been on JC since he got to MU.  But to call JjJ an unpolished Jamal Cain is neither accurate nor fair to JjJ.

[WhoaJoe2020]

you are way off by calling the guys you mentioned replacing the Hausers a wash
Non of them is near as good as Sam and maybe one or 2 approach the potential of Joe. And none replaced them  as they were all here in the system. Hardly a wash.

I'll stand by my comment.
I conceded that the team lost some offense but I will not concede that the defense isn't better.
So yeah basically a wash.

The main difference is the current lack of chemistry on offense. Of course Sam and Joey had the advantage there but I saw glimpses of it in the Nova game. Once Koby, Brendan, and Sacar get more comfortable with their roles and understand when to exert themselves offensively on a consistent basis things should click. Then they can show the way to Greg, Jamal, and Symir. At that point, maybe Markus can let the game come to him a little more.

[WhoaJoe2020]

Exactly.  His form was completely remade and he developed into a much better shooter.  Again, I've been on JC since he got to MU.  But to call JjJ an unpolished Jamal Cain is neither accurate nor fair to JjJ.

Ummm .... You do realize he averaged less than one 3pt fg per game over his final two seasons on about 2.35 attempts per game. He also had far more usage on a team with fewer options offensively. Again I'm not trying to trash the guy I'm just saying he was in Jamal's league.