Villanova game thread

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Nova and Wright are awesome.

Aside from that awful stretch in the first half we've showed up.

[PGsHeroes32]

Well, at least we haven't let it snowball.

Not capable of a big crowd changing run tho.

[rocky_warrior]

-1 the second 5 min

[nyg]

MU shooting like 75% in half, but the defense is just unbelievable bad.  No stops, not even close.  Shame. 

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Good experience for Howard and Hauser.

What an awful call.

[wadesworld]

Can't box out boys.  Foul if you do.

[Fred Garvin]

Game would be much closer,if they could limit them to one shot

[Dish]

Every time MU cuts it to 9, it's back up to 15 in like a blink of an eye.

[ecompt]

Can't blame Markus. Physical nightmare against Nova. None of our players would get a minute of playing time over the top seven at Nova. They're No. 1 for a reason.

[Norm]

When is the last stop on D MU has had? They can score but the D is just awful.

[Lighthouse 84]

Can't box out boys.  Foul if you do.

Looked like a good box out by Markus. Not sure why it's a foul when the guy goes over his back.

[ecompt]

When is the last stop on D MU has had? They can score but the D is just awful.

I really don't know how you guard them. You need two quick 6-5 guards and two 6-9 bruisers, for starters.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Looked like a good box out by Markus. Not sure why it's a foul when the guy goes over his back.

It was awful, IMO. Maybe he stuck his backside out a touch but that's no foul.  Or I'm drunk.

[muhoops1]

Does anyone track 50/50 balls?  MU has lost all of them tonight.  Just watching the ball.

[fjm]

This MU team is capable of beating almost anyone in big east. Except Nova.

Goodness nova is just a monster team

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Part of the problem is we just don't have the physicality needed to defend. That will change.

[nyg]

Every time MU cuts it to 9, it's back up to 15 in like a blink of an eye.

Zone not working at all and killing them.  Open threes, no offfensive boards and like Raferty said lead to Rowsey and Howard fouls cause they playing wing on defense.
Just pitiful effort on getting stops.

Wojo yells at team, Wright coaches them.  Wojo will learn, but really needs a new defensive coach/scheme. 

[wadesworld]

This MU team is capable of beating almost anyone in big east. Except Nova.

Goodness nova is just a monster team

Yup.

PS Neither box out on our 5'8" guards were fouls.

[muhoops1]

Why does Raf say "make your FT's". Everyone knows it FT's don't matter!

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Zone not working at all and killing them.  Open threes, no offfensive boards and like Raferty said lead to Rowsey and Howard fouls cause they playing wing on defense.
Just pitiful effort on getting stops.

Wojo yells at team, Wright coaches them.  Wojo will learn, but really needs a new defensive coach/scheme.

Not sure it's the scheme as opposed to the personnel. I don't care what scheme you use - sometimes you don't have the horses.

[Lighthouse 84]

Good thing FTS no matta, hey?  Otherwise we'd be down single digits if we made as many as we usually do.

[wadesworld]

Not sure it's the scheme as opposed to the personnel. I don't care what scheme you use - sometimes you don't have the horses.

Considering we've tried 3 separate schemes tonight I think you may be right.

[awilhelmscream]

You literally aren't allowed to box anyone out. Wtf?

[Norm]

some of these blocking out fouls are getting ridiculous

[rocky_warrior]

+1 3rd five min