Vanderbilt game thread

[Jacks DC]

Dykes put it best when he said this is a case of perception meeting reality.  We had the perception of being a top 10-15 team, but tonight we are getting seriously exposed in every area.  Knew it was bad when we were down 18-4 before the Rutgers game even ended.

Just poured my third glass of wine.

[Norm]

Yeah, Cadougan is just awful tonight.

[Da 'Lanche]

Ugh....after watching our two pgs drive and turn the ball over on consecutive possessions and then watching Vandy drill another 3....I can not stomach any more basketball tonight.   Signing off and enjoyed the discourse....much more than the game (which I was really looking forward to all week).

Hopefully we will flushg this turd down the toilet and get ready for Villanova.

[Mike Deane's Seat Belt]

Reality has set in big time tonight,  and yeah its HARSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mumagz84]

I disagree.  The effort is there.  Lazy shot selection, and the fact that the ball won't go in the hoop is the problem.

Lazy  shot selection suggests lack of effort and preparedness. You cannot deny they are being out hustled on their own floor and Cadougan jumps for a rebound after two foul shots for Crowder when he has three shows me his head is not in the game!!

[Class71]

Ouch! No confidence, no big man, no win

[steff_mckee]

Top 20 teams don't lose the way we lost to LSU and the way we will lose tonight....big difference is we have terrible and lazy ball movement

[Jacks DC]

Even before tonight I knew that this team was not that big, especially without Otule, so we don't rebound that well or score inside.  We are also not a very good outside shooting team so that puts a lot of pressure on our defense, which has been terrible.  I would take a 12 point loss right now.

[Lighthouse 84]

Yeah, Cadougan is just awful tonight.

couldn't disagree more. He's been awful more than just tonight. It's just showing more tonight.

Can VAndy miss now and then?

[MilWarrior]

Out for the night with a bunch of IU grads...couldn't be more depressed.

Well there's your first mistake.

[Norm]

Must be nice to have four guys 6'9" or taller on your roster like Vanderbilt has. The one guy who is taller than 6'8" for MU is likely done for the year.  Please let Durly at least be able to play 5 minutes a game next year....

[Jam Chowder]

vander might be the worst finisher i can remember in a long time for as much hype as he has gotten. HE IS TERRIBLE trying to finish shots

I have tried to be optimistic about vander up til this point... But how many wide open layups can the dude miss? Seriously...

[Les Nessman]

When 2 of your starters don't score at all, it's pretty tough to expect any success.

As for Durley, I really don't expect anything from him next year. Didn't someone say he's not even getting time playing on his high school team? If that's the case, what do they really expect him to be able to contribute?

[Jacks DC]

Must be nice to have four guys 6'9" or taller on your roster like Vanderbilt has. The one guy who is taller than 6'8" for MU is likely done for the year.  Please let Durly at least be able to play 5 minutes a game next year....

This is why I can't understand why people on this board have touted our great depth.  If you are in the Big East and have 1 active player over 6'7", depth is a serious problem.

[Les Nessman]

This is why I can't understand why people on this board have touted our great depth.  If you are in the Big East and have 1 active player over 6'7", depth is a serious problem.

Exactly.

[MattyWarrior]

We do have great depth, except in the middle. Why didn't we play D like this at the start, i put that on the coach.

[steff_mckee]

How can you put the fault of defense on someone not on the floor?

[MattyWarrior]

Now we need to start hoisting threes.

[steff_mckee]

turning this train wreck off.

[nyg]

Down 20 at 6 minute mark and Buzz just cleared the bench.  Oh boy......

[wheresthecake?]

has there ever been a team that folds more often on national TV than Marquette?  Honestly?!??! please tell me.....good lord i am fuc*ing sick of this $hit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mumagz84]

I would like to know how we prepared for this game when we had a week to prepare for Vandy.  Maybe the boys thought they had an easy game with "unranked" Vandy, enjoyed some eggnog and played some xbox.  Whereas,  Vandy had a "must win" situation.  Vandy was a previously ranked team with very high pre-season expectations.

I am very disappointed in both MU's lack of preparedness AND performance tonight!!

[Jacks DC]

I would say play the starters and try to make this look respectable, but Buzz has to be thinking about Villanova in 3 days.  This is a loss, and we HAVE to win that game with road games at Georgetown and Syracuse next.

[MattyWarrior]

This really sucks.

[MattyWarrior]

We never even made a half hearted run.