Proud of Our Team

[GooooMarquette]

How did Wojo take a step forward in his progress as a coach?

2014-15:  9th in BE, no postseason
2015-16:  7th in BE, no postseason
2016-17:  tied for 3rd in BE, NCAA first round

And that's as the number of the players he recruited is increasing.

Thanks for the softball....

[damuts222]

Mayfair anything positive to add..geez, get off the ledge.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Mayfair anything positive to add..geez, get off the ledge.

Dont feed the troll. He's just a prick that disappears when MU wins.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I'm obviously bummed. First time I've braved Scoop since last night. Our defense was pitiful. We made a bad offensive team look like world beaters. Some of that's on our guys of course, but SC was just plain hot. They made everything. Those last 10 minutes were very hard to watch.

It is what it is. Anything this year was going to be gravy. But once we got there, didn't make me want it any less. I'm excited for what next year brings, but now it's time to turn my focus to baseball for the next few months. Unfortunately don't have much to look forward to there either. Oh well, at least it's almost summer.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Fair point.  I wonder if everyone is happy with an inconsistent team that beats some top schools but loses to average teams... or if they'd be more happy with consistency... which would mean not beating teams like Villanova, but not losing to St. John's and Georgetown.

Not sure, but my guess is that if we lost to Villanova but beat St. John's and Georgetown, we wouldn't be dancing. So I'd rather take big wins with headscratching losses than just consistently average.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Not sure, but my guess is that if we lost to Villanova but beat St. John's and Georgetown, we wouldn't be dancing. So I'd rather take big wins with headscratching losses than just consistently average.

Ehh. We would have been in.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Ehh. We would have been in.

Like I said, wasn't sure but I'm pretty sure we would have been closer to the bubble than we were. The win over Nova helped us a lot more than those losses hurt us.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Like I said, wasn't sure but I'm pretty sure we would have been closer to the bubble than we were. The win over Nova helped us a lot more than those losses hurt us.

Again, ehhhh. 11-7 BE team isn't going to be that close to the bubble. Nova win was huge, but 11-7 would be been bigger. Probably still a 9-10ish seed.

But it didn't happen so it doesn't matter. We are a few months away from bubble worries, TAMU!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Again, ehhhh. 11-7 BE team isn't going to be that close to the bubble. Nova win was huge, but 11-7 would be been bigger. Probably still a 9-10ish seed.

But it didn't happen so it doesn't matter. We are a few months away from bubble worries, TAMU!

Disagree but you are right. We are at least 10 months away from bubble worries! In fact, let's make it years away from bubble worries because we will just be a lock every year!

[Hards Alumni]

Disagree but you are right. We are at least 10 months away from bubble worries! In fact, let's make it years away from bubble worries because we will just be a lock every year!

We'd have been 11-7 and had two of our 'bad losses' removed.  We'd still have a bunch of top 50 wins.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Great effort all season long by the whole team. Very proud of our Warriors.  Was a fun and exciting season . We can build off this and the future is bright.

+1
Thanks MUFINY.

[willie warrior]

Defense was always going to catch up to us. And bite. It sure did.

Why should it catch up to us. Wojo was a defensive player of the year. He should be able to.......Coach that.

[forgetful]

Why should it catch up to us. Wojo was a defensive player of the year. He should be able to.......Coach that.

Coaching and players executing is a completely different thing.

[tower912]

Why should it catch up to us. Wojo was a defensive player of the year. He should be able to.......Coach that.

Which is why Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were so successful as head coaches in the NBA. 

[GoldenDieners32]

Hopefully the players are hungry next season

[Loose Cannon]

They played tough tonight?

Yeah, don't let the Body of Work get in your eyes.

[Loose Cannon]

Great effort all season long by the whole team. Very proud of our Warriors.  Was a fun and exciting season . We can build off this and the future is bright.

Sometimes you say the Right things at the Right time.

[Billy Hoyle]

We'd have been 11-7 and had two of our 'bad losses' removed.  We'd still have a bunch of top 50 wins.

Yeah, but if Watson doesn't rip up his knee we're 9-9, prob probably 8-10. And if Sumner is healthy we're 8-10/7-11.

[Loose Cannon]

Good q .. I guess it's more fun to win surprisingly on occasion, than be consistently mediocre.

The inconsistency is from a faulty defensive system.   Even a RPI 300 team can beat anyone if they get hot from 3 one night.  MU did that with regularity.

MU couldn't surmount a cold shooting night as they were going to let their opponent get 75-90 points, which meant doom.

Did you really think this team was going to be consistent all year with the obvious shortcoming they had.  At the end of last season, what was your prediction of wins for this years team.  Did they exceed it?  If I remember correctly they did.  I consider them overachievers?

Yeah, I'm well pleased with their Body of work.  Looking forward to next years steps of improvement.

[Loose Cannon]

How did Wojo take a step forward in his progress as a coach?

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Elementary,  Year 1   Year 2  Year 3  Looking forward to Year  4.

[Loose Cannon]

Why should it catch up to us. Wojo was a defensive player of the year. He should be able to.......Coach that.

That was Easy.

[mu_hilltopper]

Did you really think this team was going to be consistent all year with the obvious shortcoming they had.  At the end of last season, what was your prediction of wins for this years team.  Did they exceed it?  If I remember correctly they did.  I consider them overachievers?

Yeah, I'm well pleased with their Body of work.  Looking forward to next years steps of improvement.

When the season began, I predicted 8 BE wins and an RPI around 70, so no doubt, they exceeded my expectations.

Had there been one known fact, I think I'd have gotten it closer:  I had no idea 4 newcomers Markus, Sam, Katin, and Rowsey would lead MU to the best 3-point shooting in the country.    That covers up a lot of warts.

[MU82]

When the season began, I predicted 8 BE wins and an RPI around 70, so no doubt, they exceeded my expectations.

Had there been one known fact, I think I'd have gotten it closer:  I had no idea 4 newcomers Markus, Sam, Katin, and Rowsey would lead MU to the best 3-point shooting in the country.    That covers up a lot of warts.

Yes it does. It also helped make for a fun, exciting team to watch most nights.

I enjoyed this team immensely. For those who chose not to ... their effen loss.

[MU82]

Which is why Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were so successful as head coaches in the NBA.

Well, in 3 seasons as an NBA head coach, Bird was 147-67 (.687) plus 32-20 in the playoffs. He took the Pacers to the 2000 NBA Finals and also made 2 trips to the conference finals.

I know that many considered him a mere "figurehead" coach, but whatever word you want to use to describe him, "unsuccessful" wouldn't seem an accurate one.

[tower912]

Longevity.  Honestly, I had forgotten he was successful.