SOTG MU vs. GTown

[EnderWiggen]

Todd for sending us into overtime
Dawson for his vision, 12 points, and making me optimistic about MUBB again
Devante for 20 points
Jake Thomas for 4 3s
and STJ for a very nice surprise.

SotG?  All of them.  

[chapman]

Steve, by the slimmest of margins over Dawson.  Really don't know which to choose though - Dawson picked up #4 with what, 12 minutes left?  And he seemed to play better defense after.

And an almost forgotten attaboy to Gardner.  20 points, 8-8 from the line, and involving his teammates with 5 assists.  Got to get Mom to a few more games.

Don't forget Todd guys.  Love the win.  Felt a bit bad for Mayo sulking bench after hitting that shot.  Then again it kind of shows he's not as invested in the team based on body language.

Loved the "we're +1" in his post-game interview.  A Buzzism for conference play: win at home: 0, lose at home: -1, lose on the road: 0, win on the road: +1.  He's getting it.

[4th and State]

Do we seriously even need this thread.  MAGIC DAWSON BABY!!!

[avid1010]

Thought the same after too....he's a tough cookie to figure out.  Always go back and forth between that based on his demeanor.  He's so laid back all the time.

he tries to be a "pro," and i think he'd be a lot better of if he was just himself.  when he was first asked to reflect on his 3, he started to crack a nice smile, then regained his demeanor.  either way...it's a step in the right direction for MU.

[jesmu84]

Tough. Steve kept us in it in the first half. Dawson won OT for us.

[forgetful]

Steve Taylor Jr.

1A Todd Mayo
1B John Dawson

I agree with this.  Steve came in and carried this team for a long time.  No one was stepping up and he did it for us.  If he didn't carry the team we would have lost by double digits.

Mayo makes so much sense.  Clutch shot and can't complain if he gets it.  Great way to overcome a tough game where he struggled...suddenly I don't care about the rest of the game.

Dawson played an unbelievable game, especially in overtime.  He really deserves recognition for his coming out party, but Steve with 14 pts 9 rbs earned it.

[Sunbelt15]

Johnny D.  

[brandx]

Don't forget Todd guys.  Love the win.  Felt a bit bad for Mayo sulking bench after hitting that shot.  Then again it kind of shows he's not as invested in the team based on body language.

That is Todd's look all of the time - whether he's in the game or on the best or in pre-game warmup.

Just a stoic guy.

[Markusquette]

he tries to be a "pro," and i think he'd be a lot better of if he was just himself.  when he was first asked to reflect on his 3, he started to crack a nice smile, then regained his demeanor.  either way...it's a step in the right direction for MU.

Can't help but think his brother influences that.  O.J. sort of acts the same way.  Game face all the time.  I'd just like to see Todd smiling and laughing out there with the guys.

[BossplayaOtto]

Don't forget Todd guys.  Love the win.  Felt a bit bad for Mayo sulking bench after hitting that shot.  Then again it kind of shows he's not as invested in the team based on body language.

Disagree.  Based on the interview with Stu, he seemed plenty invested.  He tends to carry a scowl on his face, doesn't mean he isn't invested.  Focused?

SoG= 1. Dawson
         2. Taylor
         3.  Mayo (there is no SoG if not for Todd's Clutch Shot)

[ZiggysFryBoy]

my read on his interview is that he is a really shy guy.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Dylan Flood - w/o his constant cheering and support of his teammates, who knows where'd the team would be.

[Texas Western]

We could not have won this game without STJ. Welcome back Steven.

[Markusquette]

Disagree.  Based on the interview with Stu, he seemed plenty invested.  He tends to carry a scowl on his face, doesn't mean he isn't invested.  Focused?

SoG= 1. Dawson
         2. Taylor
         3.  Mayo (there is no SoG if not for Todd's Clutch Shot)

Right.  I changed my mind a bit after seeing that interview.  Get the focused part, but on the bench I would expect a bit less pensiveness.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

5 solid candidates tonight:

Todd
Steve
Davante
Jake
John

I'll need to sleep on this.

[AZWarrior]

Man, ST with a double double!!

DG with a great stat line (including 5 assists) himself.

But if JD doesn't play as much as he did, and as well as he did, we would not have been in this game.

John Dawson for SOTG.

[PistolPete]

Steve, by the slimmest of margins over Dawson.  Really don't know which to choose though - Dawson picked up #4 with what, 12 minutes left?  And he seemed to play better defense after.

+1

Dawson was excellent in OT. Love his confidence. Having said that, Steve stepped up in a huge way when we could not get anything going on offense. His first FG came after a 4-5 minute drought without a field goal.

Excellent game by Steve, JD, Todd, and props to Jake for hitting some big shots.

[94Warrior]

Dawson & STJ deserve co-studs.   Mayo was god-awful outside of one shot.  Yes, it was a big shot, but his 4-5 turnovers (including dreadful shot selection) were huge,as well.

[Logi4three]

Mayo for making it when it counted.  We wouldn't have had a chance to win w/o him and he could use some pats on the back.  Major kudos to STJr. and JD (who will definitely be getting more minutes).

[BossplayaOtto]

Right.  I changed my mind a bit after seeing that interview.  Get the focused part, but on the bench I would expect a bit less pensiveness.

Thats Fair.  He is an enigma.  As another poster also mentioned, I loved the +1 reference.  Perhaps he is starting to figure it out.  Bring on 'Nova and lets turn this season around!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Dylan Flood - w/o his constant cheering and support of his teammates, who knows where'd the team would be.

so you're the cat that runs the marquette bball twitter account, a'ina?

[AirPunches]

Steve and Dawson were huge but I think davante was also really clutch. He hit a big 18 footer to cut it to 2 and also drilled all his free throws.

[DoggyDaddy]

JD but STJr was terrific and as other folks said Todd made the key shot which is why he needs to be around at crunch time.  

[BM1090]

Gardner. Consistent start to finish. An efficient 20 points. 4 assists and 5 rebounds

[brandx]

Can't help but think his brother influences that.  O.J. sort of acts the same way.  Game face all the time.  I'd just like to see Todd smiling and laughing out there with the guys.

Why? Having a few guys that are all business doesn't hurt.