NIT bound next year right?!

[Mike Deane's Seat Belt]

What are the chances we get back to the tourney next year,   im thinking pretty low unfortunately.    Dang i wish we could have ended it this year with a game.

[MerrittsMustache]

What are the chances we get back to the tourney next year,   im thinking pretty low unfortunately.    Dang i wish we could have ended it this year with a game.

Turn the TV off. Go to bed. Get on with your life. Come back around Thanksgiving. Thanks.

[Small Orange Soda]

Sweet, this dude's back...

[MUCam]

Colossal ass hole.

[real chili 83]

Colossal ass hole.

You are being kind.

[redddog13]

dumb ass fans have said the same thing about mu so many times.  yet.

[madtownwarrior]

either NIT or short crappin in the sweet 16...

[Mike Deane's Seat Belt]

is this not a legitimate question to ponder at the end of this season, where can we go from here. With the loss of those two, who will carry us to the ncaa tourney next year .... please tell me

[brewcity77]

is this not a legitimate question to ponder at the end of this season, where can we go from here. With the loss of those two, who will carry us to the ncaa tourney next year .... please tell me

No, it's not. [/thread]

[Blackhat]

when Crowder was out the offense was scary.,...we'll see.   Hopefully TJ Taylor is the real deal.   Wish we had a JUCO big lined up.

[5YearsatMU]

is this not a legitimate question to ponder at the end of this season, where can we go from here. With the loss of those two, who will carry us to the ncaa tourney next year .... please tell me

I went back and looked at all your posts since January. I've come to two conclusions: 

1) you aren't a fan
2) go F yourself

[Goose]

We will be back next year. All part of the process of building elite program.

[g0lden3agle]

is this not a legitimate question to ponder at the end of this season, where can we go from here. With the loss of those two, who will carry us to the ncaa tourney next year .... please tell me

Jamil has the potential to step up.  So does Mayo.  Junior, aside from a couple HUGE eggs, was solid enough to get us into the tournament.  Blue needs to get his basketball IQ up and will be fine.  Lets not forget that we will have a defensive boost from the 5 when Otule comes back, along with an offensive boost from the 5 when Gardner is at 100%.  

I just rattled off 6 guys that are NCAA tournament caliber.  Juan and Jamail will have plenty of opportunities early to earn their spots on the depth chart, Derrick will be a more mature backup PG, and any contributions from the new guys will help out too.  

So ya, other than that, this team is doomed and bound for the NIT.

[IrritatedWhiteCat]

no chance we dont make the tourney next year.  The conference will be weak and we have grat players coming back. TJ Taylor will be great.

[statnik]

What are the chances we get back to the tourney next year,   im thinking pretty low unfortunately.    Dang i wish we could have ended it this year with a game.

People always overreact one way or the other.  We won't be as good, but we won't be that bad either.  Probably in the 25-40 range in the nation, unless someone like Vander breaks out.

[awilhelmscream]

no chance we dont make the tourney next year.  The conference will be weak and we have grat players coming back. TJ Taylor will be great.

So will Steve Taylor.  You could see tonight that Todd Mayo started to take a bit of a leadership role as far as his effort goes.  Jamil was leading vocally with Crowder on the bench in the first half.  There is a lot to be excited about and we will be fine.  I predict a little more even scoring spread next year amongst the 7 man rotation.

[saidso17]

If Vander can finish around the rim he could be a real stud.  Has plenty of confidence with the ball in his hands. I think Todd is going to have a huge Soph year.  Too much natural talent and work ethic not to.  Otule returning will be huge.  Would love to see Juan's athleticism used more. Jamil showed today that he has what it takes to be a big threat.  I hope he steps it up a bit next year.  Similar to the jump Jimmy Butler made between his first and second years.  We should be a good team with a lot of depth.

[PVMagic]

We'll miss Crowder and DJO.  But I would be shocked if we don't make the tournament.  We lose Crowder and DJO, but we add two centers (I know Gardner played. But he didn't play like we know he can once he's healthy).  We will drop, but step away from the ledge, it's not going to be a freefall.

[madtownwarrior]

not quite I would call Marquette elite at this point...

We will be back next year. All part of the process of building elite program.

[The Lens]

A year ago Jae Crowder was coming off the bench behind Eric Williams because he couldn't stay out of foul trouble.  Someone will step up.  We'll be fine.

[g0lden3agle]

not quite I would call Marquette elite at this point...

Hense why he said part of the process of building an elite program.  Thanks for playing.

[IrritatedWhiteCat]

we'll be a ff team well ahead of UW if we can keep it going w/out any more trouble or bad kids.

Dekker is another white hype that will do nothing like Gasser.  Koenig can't carry Duane Wilsons jock

[Norm]

I hate to be negative, but we are due for a big setback next year. We have bigs that are injury prone and guards that have trouble scoring coming back next year. DJO and Crowder will be severely missed next year. Do we have anyone that can create their own shot coming back? I don't see it. 

Great run this year, was hoping we could go further, but shots were not falling tonight. Great 2011-12 season.

[cheebs09]

If the bubble is at all like this year, we will be in the tournament. The bubble was brutal this year. In a "down" Big East, we still got 9 teams in.

[tower912]

If health holds up and everybody makes a normal progression, I see a 40 minutes of hell type team.  Less reliant on two guys, possibly just as successful.    There are things that concern me, but I can foresee a final result similar to this season.