We Crapped the Bed

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Most disappointed with how OSO finished the season. I can't remember a player disappearing like that. I hope it isn't a personal matter

[WhiteTrash]

I'm going to predict Oso comes back.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I'm going to predict Oso comes back.

I can't imagine that's a possibility but he was definitely not himself.

[muhoops1]

The Other Team Had Better Players. We didn't have the talent to compete at this stage of the tournament .

I love our guys and they were very fun to watch over the of the last two years .

NCST played better but they are not the better team.  MU missed soooo many open looks.  This stings.  Stings bad.  No blame, just a no show from MU.  Shizzz.😞

[Tyler COLEk]

To beat the dead horse:

Marquette went 4-of-31 on three-pointers tonight (12.9%), the 1,331st instance of a team attempting 30+ threes in a game this season in Division-I

Only one of those teams shot a lower percentage than Marquette (Furman, shot 12.1% vs Chattanooga Jan 6).

[DoctorV]

I'm going to predict Oso comes back.

Haha at that point midas whale run it back with the entire gang

[MuggsyB]

To beat the dead horse:

Marquette went 4-of-31 on three-pointers tonight (12.9%), the 1,331st instance of a team attempting 30+ threes in a game this season in Division-I

Only one of those teams shot a lower percentage than Marquette (Furman, shot 12.1% vs Chattanooga Jan 6).

Wow.

[Norm]

I'm going to predict Oso comes back.

Highly doubt that happens. He went through senior ceremony and my guess is he keeps to plans of moving on.

[Tyler COLEk]

Oso announced before the season that this was his last college season. Kolek, nut that he is, might have an outside shot of returning (especially if a giant NIL bag is procured?). But even if he wants to I think Shaka would do right by him and tell him it's time to move on.

[MUMountin]

Most disappointed with how OSO finished the season. I can't remember a player disappearing like that. I hope it isn't a personal matter

I've begun to wonder if this is the case—he has not seemed like himself in a few weeks and I just wonder if there was something non-basketball related that has impacted him. I hope he is ok. 

[DoctorV]

Oso announced before the season that this was his last college season. Kolek, nut that he is, might have an outside shot of returning (especially if a giant NIL bag is procured?). But even if he wants to I think Shaka would do right by him and tell him it's time to move on.

Why? Because of all the NCAAt success he's had?

He's been great but Shaka and Marquette were his vessel for that greatness.

What can he improve on in college?
Winning big games and becoming a star in the big stage, like the Villanova comps folks around here have had for him.

[79Warrior]

I'm going to predict Oso comes back.

No chance. He is gone.

[mu_hilltopper]

Tyler .. should get drafted.  He's done enough, finished well.  No reason to stay in college besides pride/bad ending (that frankly, could repeat.)

Oso .. hurt himself a ton in the past 30 days, it's sad.   If his goal is the NBA, he's got two choices .. play overseas/G-League and hope to get noticed .. or stay in college another year where the competition isn't as fierce.

I'm not an NBA scout, but I've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express before, so I know.

[WhiteTrash]

I've begun to wonder if this is the case—he has not seemed like himself in a few weeks and I just wonder if there was something non-basketball related that has impacted him. I hope he is ok.

As much as I respect Shaka for not divulging what is going on with Oso, everyone knows something has happened, injury, sickness, personal, etc. If he doesn't get right for NBA combines, he won't be drafted.

[WhiteTrash]

Tyler .. should get drafted.  He's done enough, finished well.  No reason to stay in college besides pride/bad ending (that frankly, could repeat.)

Oso .. hurt himself a ton in the past 30 days, it's sad.   If his goal is the NBA, he's got two choices .. play overseas/G-League and hope to get noticed .. or stay in college another year where the competition isn't as fierce.

I'm not an NBA scout, but I've stayed at a Holiday Inn Express before, so I know.

100%

[MuggsyB]

As much as I respect Shaka for not divulging what is going on with Oso, everyone knows something has happened, injury, sickness, personal, etc. If he doesn't get right for NBA combines, he won't be drafted.

Oso has a lot of skills when he is on his game, and it's an unusually weak draft.  That said, I don't think he's elite at anything when you're talking the NBA level. 

[warriors141]

how bad do you think oso hurt his draft stock? i'm not going to pretend to know anything about the nba draft.

can't remember a star player ending his career at MU so poorly. every single game in the NCAA he was terrible

[ATL MU Warrior]

LOL. MU basketball message board tough guy, huh? "Bitching on the internet," unheard of for fans to bitch after their team's latest choke in a long history of chokes, right? 


Again, sounds like you're fine with a S16 appearance. That's cute. Some expect more and don't want to settle.

You bought a Sweet 16 tshirt, didn't you?

I didn't buy a sweet 16 shirt but I had us losing to Houston in the next round. Guess that makes me a bad fan who "settles" or something.  Or, it makes me a realistic person who doesn't rely on 19-21 year old kids playing a game for my sense of self worth.

But you have higher expectations which is great!  Get yourself all worked up and pissed off about it. Who cares?

[willie warrior]

Most disappointed with how OSO finished the season. I can't remember a player disappearing like that. I hope it isn't a personal matter

He is not ready for prime time. Likely be a G leaguer.

[WhiteTrash]

how bad do you think oso hurt his draft stock? i'm not going to pretend to know anything about the nba draft.

can't remember a star player ending his career at MU so poorly. every single game in the NCAA he was terrible

Whatever happened, it started the last two(?) games of the regular season, not just the Tourney.

If the NBA finds out there was a legit mitigating and temporary circumstance that caused the poor play (i.e. injury), then he'll be drafted. That is my hope. As Muggsy pointed out, he isn't elite at anything so he doesn't have the luxury of having a bad month.

Anyway, the NBA will figure it out.

[ATWizJr]

Highly doubt that happens. He went through senior ceremony and my guess is he keeps to plans of moving on.

. He cost himself a lot of money by playing so soft and almost as though he was afraid of the physical side of the game.