seniors

[mhendrick]

seniors need to step up. Why has our best leader(cadougan) been on the bench so much?? Otule has heart but
no hands. Lockett provides experience but not much else. The future looks bright , but for this year to finnish strong
we need our seniors.

[GGGG]

Lockett had his best game of the year today and has been improving as the season has gone on....way more than just "experience."

[mhendrick]

must be talking about someone else. The lockett I watch is always out of position on defense. takes questionable shots
and commits some of the most head scratching fouls in crunch time of any player in memory.

[GGGG]

Lockett's game stats are trending very nicely.

http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/player/marquette/trent-lockett/game_stats

He's third in minutes...second in rebounds...top five in steals, assists and points.  He's not a superstar, but he is certainly playing well.

[mhendrick]

never going to change my mind on lockett. But what is the deal with junior??

[MuMark]

Lockett played very well today. Otule is what he is...he played hard and did some good things but he is a very limited player.

Junior never seems to play well against Louisville......Has had a very up and down season so far.

Jae and DJO aren't walking through that door......

[OrangeGreenGolden]

Lockett is a good stat filler type of player but he just does not seem to fit with the players and style marquette plays. Hes too slow, slumbles and falls anytime he goes into traffic, and he out of position/soft on D.

[4everwarriors]

never going to change my mind on lockett. But what is the deal with junior??

Suffers from L.O.F.T.

[GGGG]

Lockett is a good stat filler type of player but he just does not seem to fit with the players and style marquette plays. Hes too slow, slumbles and falls anytime he goes into traffic, and he out of position/soft on D.

That is the first time I have ever heard Trent described as a "stat filler type."

[mhendrick]

lack of full testicals

[mhendrick]

stat stuffer no. buzz calls him the smartest player but smart players do not make stupid fouls in crunch time.
simply put he is experienced.

[keefe]

little onions for testicles

[dpucane]

Can we throw Jamil in there as a 4th year player? Total bumslayer. Plays scared against good teams. Not even giving the defensive plus he did last year

[Lennys Tap]

Blue was outstanding today. Lockett was good offensively, but lost his man for back door layups several times. Otule was ok. Downhill from there.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

I thought Lockett was one of our better players on the court today. Diving for balls  and making a good effort. I thought he and Blue were the two guys who wanted to be on the floor and take it to LU

[mubb34]

Lockett looked better than anyone else today. He has been improving every day....

[keefe]

Lockett looked better than anyone else today. He has been improving every day....

He needs to improve, especially his defense. He looked silly out there against UL. They are simply much too quick for him.

[Goose]

IMO we need more help at PG than anything else. Both guys hold the ball too long and get sloppy with passes. Our seniors are giving us exactly what was expected for the most part.

[GGGG]

lack of full testicals

little onions for testicles

Can we throw Jamil in there as a 4th year player? Total bumslayer. Plays scared against good teams. Not even giving the defensive plus he did last year

It would be nice if people could actually post logical thoughts about our players instead of this embarrassing crap.  I don't mind criticism, but this kind of stuff is just useless and unnecessary.

[tower912]

Lockett had a good game relative to the rest of the team, at least he was playing hard.   He still gets caught watching the ball and giving up back door cuts a couple of times a game.    Blue showed up and played hard.   Siva owns Junior.    JWilson is starting to genuinely concern me.   He has regressed.  Last year, being forced to play lots of minutes out of position, he was an able and talented sidekick to Crowder.   He didn't get outmuscled/ outfought, he guarded in the post without committing stupid fouls, he played smart on offense, he competed hard for an extended period of games.   I'm not seeing much of that this year.   He had a rep coming out of high school of being soft, but I thought he was past that.     
Otule competed harder than Gardner yesterday.    DG got his early fouls and packed it in.   You can't make slow motion moves against Louisville. 

[Stretchdeltsig]

We were beat by a better team on their home court.  Our seniors played hard.  Losses are tough to take.  But, we lost, let's move on. 

[GGGG]

Regarding Jamil, there has been a number of comments that talk about his natural ability and his gifts, but honestly I am beginning to think that has been exaggerated.  He can clearly jump.  

But I don't think he is quick enough.  He oftentimes can't stay in front of people on defense at times.  Also, he never takes guys off the dribble and attacks the basket.  His offensive game is limited to spot up shooting.  Even the curl off the pick that Vander is starting to hit, Jamil can't really do.

I'm not exactly sure what Jamil is even after a year and a half of watching him.  

[nathanziarek]

JWilson is starting to genuinely concern me.

Same here. With all of his natural athletic talent, it makes me wonder if he even wants to be here. He has all the tools to be a great player (and, I think, the personality to be a strong leader), but seems to want to handicap himself. Just don't get it.

DG got his early fouls and packed it in.

(I only watched the first half, so this may be a completely ignorant comment.) I have to think the flagrant 2 had an effect on him. He's a pretty emotional guy—pounding his chest, crushing the ball after a miss—and I didn't see much of that yesterday. I think he might have been told to take it down a notch, and responded in-kind. After Harrel's flop (DG's second foul, I believe), he seemed pretty calm. Not what I expected.

[nathanziarek]

Regarding Jamil, there has been a number of comments that talk about his natural ability and his gifts, but honestly I am beginning to think that has been exaggerated.

That's certainly possible. It explains his output better than lack of trying.

[tower912]

Regarding Jamil, there has been a number of comments that talk about his natural ability and his gifts, but honestly I am beginning to think that has been exaggerated.  He can clearly jump.  

But I don't think he is quick enough.  He oftentimes can't stay in front of people on defense at times.  Also, he never takes guys off the dribble and attacks the basket.  His offensive game is limited to spot up shooting.  Even the curl off the pick that Vander is starting to hit, Jamil can't really do.

I'm not exactly sure what Jamil is even after a year and a half of watching him.  

Perhaps.   What confuses me more is that he produced at a fairly high level for half a season last year as Crowder's sidekick.   It appeared that the spot up 4 position in Buzz's offense was made for his skills.   It appeared that he could defend multiple positions without fouling.   It appeared he could make good decisions.     I think the talent is there, but he hasn't yet taken on the warrior mentality of a Crowder/Butler/Lazar.