otule

[Canadian Dimes]

The kid was really good tonight.  Our defense was horrible, horrible, horrible tonight without him on the floor in the first half.  Jae and Otule stay out of foul trouble and we win that game.

[warriors1965]

MU players just have terrible bball IQ. 

Crowder had one of those MU Specials in the first half when he bumped someone past the top of the key.  It was completely unnecessary.  And, of course, the technical wasn't exactly smart bball since Crowder knows he must be in the game in crunch time.

And Otule starts the game with 2 soft fouls, and leaves the game just a few minutes in. 

[JustinLewisFanClubPres]

MU players just have terrible bball IQ. 

Crowder had one of those MU Specials in the first half when he bumped someone past the top of the key.  It was completely unnecessary.  And, of course, the technical wasn't exactly smart bball since Crowder knows he must be in the game in crunch time.

And Otule starts the game with 2 soft fouls, and leaves the game just a few minutes in. 

Thanks for your input.  It kills me to know that we were definitely supposed to win that game and blew it too.  I know that refs are not human and never call bad fouls on the visiting team due to atmosphere, etc.

On a side note, great job fighting back in the second half.  That could've been really ugly for a while but we responded and made a game of it.  Our team always fights for 40 minutes and that makes every game fun to watch.  I wish our fans handled adversity as well as our team does.

[Clam Crowder]

It kills me to know that we were definitely supposed to win that game and blew it too. 

down 9 at half away against the number 12 team in the country does not translate to us being favored...or definitely winning a game

[Markusquette]

down 9 at half away against the number 12 team in the country does not translate to us being favored...or definitely winning a game

Yeah, we were 'supposed' to win games before, but if any we weren't it was this.  They had our number all night and we couldn't get over the hump.

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

I've seen enough moving high ball screens for awhile. He seems to always pick up a cheap one and they don't seem very effective.

[DCWarriors04]

MU players just have terrible bball IQ. 

Crowder had one of those MU Specials in the first half when he bumped someone past the top of the key.  It was completely unnecessary.  And, of course, the technical wasn't exactly smart bball since Crowder knows he must be in the game in crunch time.

And Otule starts the game with 2 soft fouls, and leaves the game just a few minutes in. 

How many of these kids are still in their first year of division I bball...I want to see you get out there and do what they do.

[warriors1991]

I've seen enough moving high ball screens for awhile. He seems to always pick up a cheap one and they don't seem very effective.

This is the exact thing I was thinking last night too. He's a big man who already struggles with foul trouble. Why put a 6'11" guy out 35 feet from the basket where the ref is just sitting there watching him. It's an awful place for CO to pick up a foul and never really does much for the offense.

That said, I think he's done a nice job of improving this year, definitely making strides, and his timing and instincts to block shots is improving. He's not going to play 35min/game but I'd like him on the court more often than on the bench.

[g0lden3agle]

I've seen enough moving high ball screens for awhile. He seems to always pick up a cheap one and they don't seem very effective.

I coulda sworn he was pushed into the defender when he got called for that moving screen.  No way he naturally came into that guy so out of control.

[RawdogDX]

down 9 at half away against the number 12 team in the country does not translate to us being favored...or definitely winning a game

pretty sure that was sarcasism.  He also said ref's were not human.

[chren21]

I coulda sworn he was pushed into the defender when he got called for that moving screen.  No way he naturally came into that guy so out of control.

Chris was doing exactly what he was supposed to.  I believe Buycks had the ball.  Buycks made his move too early.  Otule was not set yet and so when Buycks made his move to drive the defender into the screen, Chris was still moving.  Right back to the over trying, not thinking clearly on the road...  Leads to stupid things like that.

[79Warrior]

Thanks for your input.  It kills me to know that we were definitely supposed to win that game and blew it too.  I know that refs are not human and never call bad fouls on the visiting team due to atmosphere, etc.

On a side note, great job fighting back in the second half.  That could've been really ugly for a while but we responded and made a game of it.  Our team always fights for 40 minutes and that makes every game fun to watch.  I wish our fans handled adversity as well as our team does.

Otule did a nice job. disagree we were supposed to win the game. Based on what? The game was never in doubt. Granted we play hard, but to compete in the BE you have to play hard. I still think 9-9 is where we end up. 2-8 against ranked teams puts us on the wrong side of the bubble.

[RawdogDX]

Otule did a nice job. disagree we were supposed to win the game. Based on what? The game was never in doubt. Granted we play hard, but to compete in the BE you have to play hard. I still think 9-9 is where we end up. 2-8 against ranked teams puts us on the wrong side of the bubble.

Sarcasm People.  He says that refs never make calls based on emotion and are not human.

And this is why Teal is good.

[bilsu]

The early plays are sometimes the key to the game. We scored 7 points quickly. Butler then missed a contested layup and Otule gets called for a foul on the rebound. If Butler makes the shot, not only do we get 2 points, but Otule does not get the foul. After Otule and Gardner pick up their second fouls
crowder has to play the post and gets called for a foul. In my mind the game is totally different if Butler made that shot.

[MuMark]

A 3 point game with 4 minutes to go is "never in doubt"?

Some of you people are just unbelievable. 

[79Warrior]

A 3 point game with 4 minutes to go is "never in doubt"?

Some of you people are just unbelievable. 

you really thought we were going to win? I did not.

[Skatastrophy]

you really thought we were going to win? I did not.

So we come storming back from 14 down to bring it within 3 and you were the guy sitting there saying, "Who cares, we're not going to win anyway."?

You must be a lot of fun to be around.

[tower912]

Down 3 with the ball, with momentum, 79whiner sees no reason to not sound like Tigger.   "Oh, well..."

[Henry Sugar]

I never thought we were going to win either. 

[GGGG]

I never thought we were going to win either. 

+1.

But I never thought we were going to lose at Louisville either.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

And this is why Teal is good.

Shouldn't that be in teal?

[Canadian Dimes]

As far as the Otule moving screen....first of all I think it was a terrible call and did not feel Chris was moving.
  Secondly, yes a moving screen is usually the mistake of the ball handler going too elarly and running his defender into a not yet set screener.  The rule since third grade for these guys is to wait until his feet are set to go. 

thirdly, for the genius asking why he is out there.  ...ahhh well have you been paying attention... our motion offesne starts with a pitch to the corner then a ball reversal.... side... top... side back to the PG who gets a high ball screen.  We only do it 50 times a game so to wonder why he is doing it now is simply ahead scratcher.

[GGGG]

This is the exact thing I was thinking last night too. He's a big man who already struggles with foul trouble. Why put a 6'11" guy out 35 feet from the basket where the ref is just sitting there watching him. It's an awful place for CO to pick up a foul and never really does much for the offense.

Oh of course it does a lot for the offense.  First of all, he generally sets good screens.  He's a big guy so it is hard for a defender to get around him.  Finally it gets CO's guy (mostly likely a big guy) away from the basket so we can attack the lane.  As Dimes mentioned, it is usually the fault of the man with the ball.

[brewcity77]

A 3 point game with 4 minutes to go is "never in doubt"?

Some of you people are just unbelievable. 

I never thought we were going to win either.

But that's not really the point, is it? He's disputing the claim that the game was "never in doubt". When you are down 3 with the ball and there's only a handful of minutes left, it's safe to say that Marquette had a chance to win. We didn't, I never expected to go into 'Nova and win that game, but we had a chance, and if I was a 'Nova fan, I certainly would have seen frittering away a 14-point lead to 3 in the final minutes as "in doubt".

We didn't win. That doesn't mean we didn't have a legitimate chance to do so.

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

Oh of course it does a lot for the offense.  First of all, he generally sets good screens.  He's a big guy so it is hard for a defender to get around him.  Finally it gets CO's guy (mostly likely a big guy) away from the basket so we can attack the lane.  As Dimes mentioned, it is usually the fault of the man with the ball.

I agree. Just can't afford to get a foul so far away from the basket as we've seen how valuable co is on defense and to have a post threat on offense. Same goes for excessive hedge bump at three point line on defense.  Not saying it's all otules fault, but I think he'll get better at bailing on high screens if guards don't set it up right. He needs to be out there the majority of the time for our best chance to win.