Basketball Prospectus Previews Conference Play

[Henry Sugar]

Article covers the ACC, Big East, and Big Ten, but if you just want to get to the MU stuff

[on Georgetown] "the Memphis tape will be of interest to another team that happens to be outstanding on the offensive glass….

...such as Marquette. The Golden Eagles have grabbed more than 42 percent of their own misses thus far this season, not that those misses have been plentiful. On the contrary, Tom Crean’s men are alternately driving and pounding the ball down into the paint, and that strategy is working. Lazar Hayward in particular has had a great start on offense this season. Granted, this team is notably weak on the defensive glass, and Dominic James, while dishing assists and recording steals, still misses a fair number of shots. Still, Marquette as a team is shooting a lot of twos and making them. That’s a good way to win games."

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