Where's Sacar?

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Since February 1, Marquette is 3-5.  Sacar is averaging 10 points a game on 34% from the field and 25.7% from three.  These numbers are very inflated by hot 2 minutes in garbage time against Hall on Saturday. 

This team needs Sacar to be the early Big East season version of himself, or we simply just don't have the firepower.  Bailey is in his own head and his confidence is completely shot, so we need Sacar to be the true 2nd option on offense or this team is likely in for 0-3 finish to the season. 

Earlier in the season, Sacar was hitting the open three a good clip.  Lately, brick after brick.  He can't seem to hit a mid range shot either.  Wake up, man!  We need you!

[MU24]

Now that I had time to sleep on the terrible loss last night and reflect my fandom of MUBB, it has became so obvious that a second scoring option or even ANOTHER scoring option PERIOD isnt there for the team. Scoring implies making shots and its not that Markus has teammates that arent taking the shots, they are just missing them badly. Does the loss of an assistant that was a great shooter impact this? Ever since Brett Nelson left I feel like MUs shooting has drastically gotten worse. Probably not connected at all, but it is interesting. MU needs another reliable scoring option and players need to hit shots. Not much of that is on Wojo, but the collapse at the end of the game (up EIGHT) is inexcusable.

[MDMU04]

Now that I had time to sleep on the terrible loss last night and reflect my fandom of MUBB, it has became so obvious that a second scoring option or even ANOTHER scoring option PERIOD isnt there for the team. Scoring implies making shots and its not that Markus has teammates that arent taking the shots, they are just missing them badly. Does the loss of an assistant that was a great shooter impact this? Ever since Brett Nelson left I feel like MUs shooting has drastically gotten worse. Probably not connected at all, but it is interesting. MU needs another reliable scoring option and players need to hit shots. Not much of that is on Wojo, but the collapse at the end of the game (up EIGHT) is inexcusable.

A couple things on that:

Wojo assembles his staff.
Wojo assembles his roster.

If there was concern about developing secondary shooting either through coaching or personnel, it is his responsibility to address  the concern.

I think his roster construction is like his game coaching style. He develops a pretty good plan going into a season regarding usage. When plan A works, the results are usually pretty good. But when it doesn't work, he doesn't ever seem to have a contingency. That typically ends with doe-eyed Wojo standing on the sidelines, arms at his side and mouth agape, wondering where it all went wrong.

It could also explain why the end of the season has been so bad the last two years. A double round robin doesn't leave anywhere to hide. If you're going to just roll the ball out there with Plan A, the other coaches are going to have a pretty good idea what you're going to do and how to stop it.

[streetswithnames]

College athletes need to be good with the ability to just "turn it on". However, i wonder how much chemistry this team has or willingness to fight for each other. The last 4 minutes were pathetic and a few possession which Markus never even passed the ball. I get some of these guys need to hit shots. I would argue when the entire team is involved, passing the ball, moving off the ball, etc. then the guys seem to be hitting shots (no stats on this) with rhythm and flow. When it becomes...throw the ball to Markus wait for him to make some shots, it has to take guys mentally out of the game.  I feel like Wojo built his career around Markus and Markus around Wojo. So many talented players that don't get to shine in our program. I understand the counter argument that if we have an all american, the ball should be in his hands. But turnover after turnover, poor decisions after poor decision isn't winning us games.

[NickelDimer]

College athletes need to be good with the ability to just "turn it on". However, i wonder how much chemistry this team has or willingness to fight for each other. The last 4 minutes were pathetic and a few possession which Markus never even passed the ball. I get some of these guys need to hit shots. I would argue when the entire team is involved, passing the ball, moving off the ball, etc. then the guys seem to be hitting shots (no stats on this) with rhythm and flow. When it becomes...throw the ball to Markus wait for him to make some shots, it has to take guys mentally out of the game.  I feel like Wojo built his career around Markus and Markus around Wojo. So many talented players that don't get to shine in our program. I understand the counter argument that if we have an all american, the ball should be in his hands. But turnover after turnover, poor decisions after poor decision isn't winning us games.

This is why we lost the Hausers. MU fan predictably and understandably vilified them for leaving, but they left for a reason. That's also the day I would've found a new coach.