Strategy Thurs???

[Scoop Snoop]

I'm going with whatever strategy Shaka comes up with.

Watching the team at MSG was not a lot of fun and I am hoping that the team's chemistry changes vs. NC. If they can get back to their January chemistry, we are in good shape. Then even if they fall behind, they could rally as they did earlier in the season, but I think we would need to stay within 10 points at the midpoint of the second half. 

   

[Goose]

Dating back to when we started our run of good basketball, I have always felt the key for this team is getting off to hot start. Irealize that is not a deep dive into strategy, but their level of confidence when off to hot start is very high. Even the St. John's game when they started out 10-0 and let St. John's back in the game rather quickly their confidence level stayed high. I have had a positive or negative feeling on outcome of game quickly over the past two months. I am hoping they get to the basket early and take the lid off the hope in first couple of minutes.

[JakeBarnes]

Dating back to when we started our run of good basketball, I have always felt the key for this team is getting off to hot start. Irealize that is not a deep dive into strategy, but their level of confidence when off to hot start is very high. Even the St. John's game when they started out 10-0 and let St. John's back in the game rather quickly their confidence level stayed high. I have had a positive or negative feeling on outcome of game quickly over the past two months. I am hoping they get to the basket early and take the lid off the hope in first couple of minutes.

I agree. Getting up early can pay in spades for Marquette. Making UNC be on their heels and looking for shots (ideally contested), or causing Love to be a slasher/driver and chuck up shots. It has a lot of benefit to speeding them up when they don't want to be (yes, I understand UNC is uptempo).

[JakeBarnes]

Our bigs need to show up Thurs.  Tenacity, power, aggression, force, and intelligence, should be part of the conversation Shaka has with them.  I expect 20 pts, 10 rebs, 4 blks.

And we definitely need the trey-bouchet to show up if we're really going to get medieval.

[SaveOD238]

I've watched around 15 different bracket predictions and not a single one picked Marquette to beat UNC.  I kinda like it that way.

Norlander was leaning towards MU just because he thought too many others were taking UNC.  He said there's usually an 8-9 game that everyone thinks will go one way, but doesn't.

[MUfan12]

To me this comes down to Tyler. I've defended him a bunch, and will continue to do so, but when things have gotten stressful at the end of the year he has gotten swept up in it and made some poor decisions. If he can keep a cool head and make the right play, I think MU has a real shot.

[JakeBarnes]

Norlander was leaning towards MU just because he thought too many others were taking UNC.  He said there's usually an 8-9 game that everyone thinks will go one way, but doesn't.

Steve Prohm likes us on field of 68. Feels like people are underestimating Morsell and Lewis and likes underdog shaka teams.

[cheebs09]

I'm hoping being an underdog and playing a blue blood program will help us relax a bit. It seems in our run when we weren't really expected to win, we played free and easy.

In the end of season stretch where we were expected to win, we played a little tight and went away from what brought us success.

That's at least my armchair analysis. Granted, being the NCAA tourney alone could make us tight.

[muwarrior69]

Damn!  Thanks for ruining my day.

Look on the bright side 2 of those teams are in the BE and we could be the first 9 seed to win it all.

[PGsHeroes32]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUUyRrTsR5Y&t=43s

3 man weave guys seem pretty high on us in the game.

2 all in and the other on the fence(doesnt like UNC giving 3)

[TallTitan34]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUUyRrTsR5Y&t=43s

3 man weave guys seem pretty high on us in the game.

2 all in and the other on the fence(doesnt like UNC giving 3)

https://youtu.be/VUUyRrTsR5Y?t=883

This link will start at the MU/UNC talk.

[MU82]

Big spender, hey?

$1977 spender.

See ... 1977 is the year Marquette won the national title. You might not have been aware of that.

You're welcome, nu?

[PGsHeroes32]

Cant lose to UNC if we dont play them

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1504399140884725760

[Galway Eagle]

Cant lose to UNC if we dont play them

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1504399140884725760

bold strategy cotton let's see if it pays off

[StillAWarrior]

Cant lose to UNC if we dont play them

Counterpoint: Can't beat UNC if we don't play them.

Discuss.

[Galway Eagle]

Counterpoint: Can't beat UNC if we don't play them.

Discuss.

Counter counter, UNC can't beat us if they don't play us

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Cant lose to UNC if we dont play them

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1504399140884725760

Of course it's Rothstein. Honestly makes me feel better about today.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Of course it's Rothstein. Honestly makes me feel better about today.

Give Jon a break, he was blinded by Rex's blazer.

[rocky_warrior]

If MU doesn't have a big coaching advantage Thursday, we probably hired the wrong guy.

Hmm

[4everwarriors]

$1977 spender.

See ... 1977 is the year Marquette won the national title. You might not have been aware of that.

You're welcome, nu?

I was at the Omni on that memorable night. Didn't you see me storm the court when we won? Have a piece of the championship net secured in a safety deposit box, hey?