Stud of the Game?

[muwarrior69]

I guess Jamil.

[WarriorHal]

Jamil or Juan Anderson.

[jeffreyweee]

Juan. Monster on the boards when he was in the game. High energy player that manufactures his own points.

[Goose]

Juan

[DCWarriors04]

Anderson...hopefully today was the start of a breakout year for him.

[lab_warrior]

Jamil.

But Juan certainly served some notice to his doubters on this board today.

[chapman]

Going with Anderson with a slight edge over Davante.   A very pleasant surprise to see his improvement even after missing time with the surgery.

[mubb34]

Juan, BUT Lockett is going to be a great asset to this team. 5 steals and 7 board for the fella.

[muarmy81]

Juan played great but my money would be on either big fella, Chris or devante.

[onepost]

Jamil - awesome seeing him play his natural position and not being forced to play the 5. Good looking shot. Drives to hole with a purpose.

[brewcity77]

Juan deserves it. He was excellent in the second half, his energy is off the charts, very active on the boards, drained the three, the block, he just seemed to be on.

Honorable mention goes to the student section. While I haven't been a fan of aping "We believe" from USU, the student section was well-coordinated and I feel actually had an impact on the game. Colgate shot 6/6 from the free throw line in the first half. When they faced the students, who did a number of different "perspective altering" movements rather than the usual waving and shouting, Colgate shot 6/12. The "Blue/Gold" chant was also a nice addition. A lot less "We Are Marquette", the guys at the start talked about how they wanted that chant to be for special moments. I only recall hearing it at the very end when the win was assured. I think we could use it a bit more, maybe 2-3 times per game, but all in all, great, great work by a student section that, at least tonight, actually looked the part of "best in the country".

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Juan or jamil. Otule honorable mention.

[mu_hilltopper]

Agree with Brew .. student section was impressive.  Keep it going.

[martyconlonontherun]

I think this is a case of better player or more impressive contribution. I think JWilson was the stud of the game but he played as you would expect. Juan played way above expectations but overall I think JWilson just was the most valuable.


Student Section was even able to keep the slow clap for a few minutes without out it completely falling apart. The Blue/Gold chant was great.

[MU82]

Hard to go wrong with either Jamil or Juan.

I'm saying Juan because of the incredible energy he brought and the way he returned from what appeared at the time to be a scary shoulder injury.

[AZWarrior]

Jamil.

But I was real happy to see Juan play so impactfully.

[GGGG]

I think this is a case of better player or more impressive contribution. I think JWilson was the stud of the game but he played as you would expect. Juan played way above expectations but overall I think JWilson just was the most valuable.

+1.  Juan was great, but Jamil is the best player on the team. 

[ATL MU Warrior]

I have a feeling these are going to be a lot less clear cut selections than last year.

That said... Jamil.

[Real Chilly Podcast]

Davante.  The points in the paint numbers were rediculous, and I think that effort he gives on the offensive glass really wears down opposing frontcourts in a way that we don't always give him credit for.

Jamil will have some beastly games and we'll know when to dub him SOG... he is so talented that today's game only deserves a "meh" ... he was the most talented player on the team last year, just didn't have the opportunities to display his skill as it was Jae&DJO's team.  just wait

[awilhelmscream]

Jamil or Juan Anderson.

+1.  At the very least, Juan is on the watch list to win a few SOTG awards this year.  Mark my words, he will win us a game this year.

[tower912]

Juan, simply because it was so unexpected.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Jamil with a 176 Offensive Rating.

[Daniel]

I'd have to say Jamil as he played a solid game, but Juan would be just about tied for it - I enjoyed his aggressive play.

[jsglow]

Juan deserves it. He was excellent in the second half, his energy is off the charts, very active on the boards, drained the three, the block, he just seemed to be on.

Honorable mention goes to the student section. While I haven't been a fan of aping "We believe" from USU, the student section was well-coordinated and I feel actually had an impact on the game. Colgate shot 6/6 from the free throw line in the first half. When they faced the students, who did a number of different "perspective altering" movements rather than the usual waving and shouting, Colgate shot 6/12. The "Blue/Gold" chant was also a nice addition. A lot less "We Are Marquette", the guys at the start talked about how they wanted that chant to be for special moments. I only recall hearing it at the very end when the win was assured. I think we could use it a bit more, maybe 2-3 times per game, but all in all, great, great work by a student section that, at least tonight, actually looked the part of "best in the country".

My vote also goes to the student section.  Kudos to the brilliant kids that conceived the Blue and Gold paper for the traditional 'ticket tear'.  As I learned from my son, underclassmen were handed Gold papers that contained detailed instructions on the cheers, etc.  The very last instruction was to tear the paper up once you had learned everything.  Upperclassmen were give Blue paper that had stuff appropriate for them.  Some outstanding new stuff along with several of the old traditionals.  And today's version of Thunder Struck went on a good long time with the students doing their traditional arm wave clap all the way to the upper deck.  Very impressive ladies and gentlemen.  Keep up the good work!  

[Jay Bee]

Jamil. Not close.

[Marqus Howard]

Jamil.

[sellit07]

Easy Juan Anderson.

[CTWarrior]

Jamil.

Juan may have been the best compared to expectation, but Jamil got us the lead in the early going and was more valuable.  Tough to pick the SOG when we would have won easily whether or not any particular player even played.

[bilsu]

Jamil should never be player of the game in which he gets only 2 rebounds.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

I say Davante because he established himself down low and caused Colgate to double and triple team him. He dominated under the boards.

[Warrior2008]

Jamil.

[tower912]

I say Davante because he established himself down low and caused Colgate to double and triple team him. He dominated under the boards.

4 rebounds off his own miss and 2 defensive rebounds does not equal domination.  

[swoopem]

Jamil should never be player of the game in which he gets only 2 rebounds.

I agree with this so therefore I'm going with Juan

[slack00]

I was torn between Juan and Jamil, and Jimmy Mac picking Juan is my tiebreaker.  9 points and 9 rebs in 21 minutes is impressive no matter who it's against.

It was very encouraging to see Jamil confidently hit the top of the key 3ptr a couple times.  We saw Jae do that all last year and it's important that we have a "4" that can hit that shot consistently.

[martyconlonontherun]

4 rebounds off his own miss and 2 defensive rebounds does not equal domination.  

Gardner had a Jermichael Finley type game. Had a lot of focus from the d which overall helped the offense but he wasn't the most efficient with his opportunities. He seemed to rush some shots and never let the play develop to set up teammates. Has a ton of talent and I hope he gets it all together by BE to be a force.

[Lighthouse 84]

Juan played great but my money would be on either big fella, Chris or devante.

I go with Juan.  Devante did what Devante does, and we need it game in and game out from him, but I agree with the idea that he gets his own rebound off his miss, which somewhat adds to his rebound total.  And speaking of rebounding, it was good to see Chris play well in his first game back but since I didn't see the first half I'm trying to figure out how someone who is 6'11" got 0 boards in the game.  Therefore, I can't vote for Chris.

Anyone who saw the entire game have any insight about Chris's rebounding numbers?

[icheights]

Jamil.

Juan a close second.

Davante a distant third.

[BubbaWilliams]

I would vote Juan, but as everyone on here has already stated, it should be between Juan and the Jamillionaire.

[RushmoreAcademy]

Gotta go Jamil this time, but I would be happy to see Juan get it.

[MrSquido50]

My vote goes to section 400.  I believe I actually saw two people standing up at the start of the game for a change.  Must have finished their funeral preplanning early.

If that doesn't qualify then I'll go with Jamil for reasons previously mentioned plus pulling Davante away from ref once before he got T'd up for his barking.

[bilsu]

Juan had 9 rebounds because he went after them. The rest of the team got rebounds when the ball hit them in the hands Thomas also went after rebounds.

[Lennys Tap]

Juan had 9 rebounds because he went after them. The rest of the team got rebounds when the ball hit them in the hands Thomas also went after rebounds.

Good observation.

[warriorchick]

My vote goes to section 400.  I believe I actually saw two people standing up at the start of the game for a change.  Must have finished their funeral preplanning early.

If that doesn't qualify then I'll go with Jamil for reasons previously mentioned plus pulling Davante away from ref once before he got T'd up for his barking.

Hey, that must have been me and jsglow.  Did we really look that old?

[Marqus Howard]

Juan had 9 rebounds because he went after them. The rest of the team got rebounds when the ball hit them in the hands Thomas also went after rebounds.

Lockett rebounded well too.

[MrSquido50]

I'm sure you "kids" were fine.  Just working off some "issues" from my past two year stay in that section before I was able to escape.

[jsglow]

My vote goes to section 400.  I believe I actually saw two people standing up at the start of the game for a change.  Must have finished their funeral preplanning early.

Easy there big fella.  Those two people were warriorchick and me.

[rocky_warrior]

And the winner is....Jaun.

The only MU player that didn't get blanked on at least one stat.  More rebounds than Davante and Jamil combined.  The only player other than Otule to register a block.  All done in 21 min.


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                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 Wilson, Jamil....... f  4-7    2-2    5-6    1  1  2   0  15  4  0  0  2  26
42 Otule, Chris........ c  5-5    0-0    1-3    0  0  0   2  11  0  1  1  0  17
05 Cadougan, Junior.... g  2-8    2-4    3-4    0  1  1   1   9  3  0  0  0  22
13 Blue, Vander........ g  2-8    0-1    2-3    0  1  1   0   6  1  2  0  0  21
22 Lockett, Trent...... g  3-7    0-1    1-2    3  4  7   1   7  3  1  0  5  19
01 Ferguson, Jamal.....    2-3    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   4  0  0  0  1   8
10 Anderson, Juan......    4-8    1-2    0-0    2  7  9   3   9  2  1  1  2  21
12 Wilson, Derrick.....    1-2    0-1    0-0    2  0  2   0   2  5  0  0  0  18
23 Thomas, Jake........    1-3    1-2    0-0    0  4  4   0   3  4  1  0  1  19
25 TAYLOR, JR, Steve...    2-3    0-0    0-1    0  1  1   4   4  0  0  0  0  13
54 Gardner, Davante....    5-11   0-0    4-5    4  2  6   2  14  1  2  0  1  16

[Marqevans]

I go with Juan.  Devante did what Devante does, and we need it game in and game out from him, but I agree with the idea that he gets his own rebound off his miss, which somewhat adds to his rebound total.  And speaking of rebounding, it was good to see Chris play well in his first game back but since I didn't see the first half I'm trying to figure out how someone who is 6'11" got 0 boards in the game.  Therefore, I can't vote for Chris.

Anyone who saw the entire game have any insight about Chris's rebounding numbers?

I don't know about Chris's rebounding numbers, but he is starting to remind me of Jim Chones! He really looks confident out there.

[AZWarrior]

So it still not a democracy, right?   

Anyway, congratulations Juan!  A lot of posters said you'd never amount to "stud-worthyness". 

[leever]

I don't know about Chris's rebounding numbers, but he is starting to remind me of Jim Chones! He really looks confident out there.

All due respect, but perhaps your memory is fading.  Other than being about the same height, there is no resemblance between the two.  Hope we have a healthy Chris all year, but he's not looking like Chones.

[muwarrior69]

I know Mr. Chones and Chris is no Mr. Chones.

[Marqevans]

I know Mr. Chones and Chris is no Mr. Chones.

Well I handed Jim my homework in Econ class a couple of times and he has no clue who I am.  That out of the way, I was just trying to say Chris looked really good the other night.