If these stats are correct, Fischer may have set a record...

[ecompt]

Two consecutive games in which a 7-foot center did not grab a defensive rebound.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

He is two steps behind on everything.  Wojo needs to pull the plug or he is going to submarine another season for us.  Play heldt or hauser n rinehardt together. We cannot win BE games with Fisher in the lineup.

[Jay Bee]

He is two steps behind on everything.  Wojo needs to pull the plug or he is going to submarine another season for us.  Play heldt or hauser n rinehardt together. We cannot win BE games with Fisher in the lineup.

lol. We NEED Luke. Offensively and defensively.

He's never been a good defensive rebounder.. that's not going to change. Not a good night tonight, but a solid season this year. Absolutely key to this team.

[muhoops1]

Luke sucks so we're basically screwed

[Sharpie]

lol. We NEED Luke. Offensively and defensively.

He's never been a good defensive rebounder.. that's not going to change. Not a good night tonight, but a solid season this year. Absolutely key to this team.

I agree that we definitely need him this year. It's just so furnishing that he plays so soft and disappears when he should step up as a leader in times when you'd expect a senior to do so. Instead, we have freshman stepping up.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

He has done nothing against teams of consequence.  Wojo needs to make changes, we r a better team with jjj n fischer on the bench.  Play the sophs n freshman, not because the season is lost, but because they are our best players.

[mug644]

I agree with the important observation of the subject, and hope that Wojo is well aware of that statistic.

I disagree with the text of the original post. Silly.

[MerrittsMustache]

In his defense, he's only 6'11" and Nova didn't miss any shots.

[GoldenDieners32]

He needs to step his game up he's a senior leader. Wojo needs to give him a message so he can step up. Huge game next

[muguru]

lol. We NEED Luke. Offensively and defensively.

He's never been a good defensive rebounder.. that's not going to change. Not a good night tonight, but a solid season this year. Absolutely key to this team.

Novak was never a good defensive rebounder either, but he improved by leaps and bounds his Senior year..That's what a Senior does.

[hoops12]

Luke is one of those guys that has a ton of potential, but he hasn't reached the heights that most of us thought he would. He has a nice touch for a big man, and he moves up and down the court quite well. The one MAJOR ingredient that he lacks is intensity. He doesn't play physical or with intensity. His fouls are typically weak, he doesn't really protect the basket for us, and is not a good rebounder for 6'10" or 6'11". I would like to see him play with emotion and enthusiasm. I really thought he would rise to the occasion as a senior, but to this point he hasn't. Hopefully, he will show us some senior leadership "on the court" before all is said and done. He most definitely has the potential!

GO MU!

[GGGG]

He doesn't have the potential.  He is who he is.

[MerrittsMustache]

Luke is one of those guys that has a ton of potential, but he hasn't reached the heights that most of us thought he would. He has a nice touch for a big man, and he moves up and down the court quite well. The one MAJOR ingredient that he lacks is intensity. He doesn't play physical of with intensity. His fouls are typically weak, he doesn't really protect the basket for us, and is not a good rebounder for 6'10" or 6'11". I would like to see he play with emotion and enthusiasm. I really thought he would rise to the occasion as a senior, but to this point he hasn't. Hopefully, he will show us some senior leadership "on the court" before all is said and done. He most definitely has the potential!

GO MU!

Is Fischer the new Jamil Wilson where he's not as good as fans want him to be and therefore he lacks intensity and heart? I mean, it couldn't be that he's just a solid, unspectacular big man and that's it, right?

Also, Fischer doesn't play all that physical in the BE because he's not nearly as broad or as strong as many BE post players. He's got the build of a stretch-4 but the skills of a true center. He does his best to bang in the post but the size and strength just aren't there.

[Marcus92]

Nova only missed 17 of 49 shots, which didn't leave that many rebounds for anybody. Giving up 93 points is why we lost. Not Luke's defensive rebounding.

[Jay Bee]

Novak was never a good defensive rebounder either, but he improved by leaps and bounds his Senior year..That's what a Senior does.

Yeah, so tell me why you're ignoring his top 100 (nationally) ORtg, career-high reb %'s, career low TO%'s, etc?

Or tell me why you were impressed by Novak's 15% DR% as a senior?

[#UnleashSean]

lol. We NEED Luke. Offensively and defensively.

He's never been a good defensive rebounder.. that's not going to change. Not a good night tonight, but a solid season this year. Absolutely key to this team.

I mean, theres bad, then there is not a single rebound bad.

[MU82]

So I guess we're not going to see any more "Luke to the NBA" threads.

[RJax55]

He doesn't have the potential.  He is who he is.

His best MU performance is still his debut against ASU. Whether Luke should have progressed more is certainly up for debate. He's made some small improvements, but no big leap. And, as he has played, coaches (especially within the conference) have found ways to exposed his defensive liabilities.

But, I agree, at this point in his career he is who he is.

[avid1010]

Yeah, so tell me why you're ignoring his top 100 (nationally) ORtg, career-high reb %'s, career low TO%'s, etc?

Or tell me why you were impressed by Novak's 15% DR% as a senior?

If he hasn't grabbed a defensive rebound in two games you can take all those stats and sit on them because a case can be made for benching a player for that just based on principle. 

[Lennys Tap]

Nova only missed 17 of 49 shots, which didn't leave that many rebounds for anybody. Giving up 93 points is why we lost. Not Luke's defensive rebounding.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

[Eye]

I think the Fischer/Jamil Wilson comparison is excellent. Fine complementary option on a good team. Not a primary option. 13 years after the fact, kind of like Scott Merritt, too. Fine fourth starter with Wade and Jackson. Not what you expected when down to Diener and a young Novak. Ooze a decent comparison, too. How much better would Fischer be playing with the triplets?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Luke misses Henry on defense.

[Nostradamus]

He has done nothing against teams of consequence.  Wojo needs to make changes, we r a better team with jjj n fischer on the bench.  Play the sophs n freshman, not because the season is lost, but because they are our best players.

Newsflash:  The freshman and sophomores have been getting played the most:  Cheatham and Hauser are above 30 minutes per game in BE Play.  Howard, due to foul trouble against Gtown limited by foul trouble only played 21, and then 25 against Hall when he had 5 turnovers. 

[Eye]

Luke misses Henry on defense.

Kind of like Merritt missed Jackson on defense.

[Jay Bee]

If he hasn't grabbed a defensive rebound in two games you can take all those stats and sit on them because a case can be made for benching a player for that just based on principle.

Last 2 games, MU has allowed 34% OR% by the opp.

Other Big East game, Luke had 5 DR. MU allowed 36.4% OR% by the opp