LS Whew

[tower912]

1.  Elliot looked good.   
2.  5 guys in double digits is always a good thing.   I predict MU will not lose a game all year with 5 guys in double figures.
3.  I know that some people say free throws no matta, but it sure is nice to send Rowsey and Howard and Sam to the line down the stretch. 
4.  Not good defense, but just enough on occasion.    There isn't enough size or depth.     Howard and Rowsey get shredded.   Heldt can only do so much.    Elliot, Anim, and Haanif had their moments.
5.   Waters was unstoppable.    That will happen.  But it is tough to win when one guy scores almost 1/2 your points. 
6.  Sam  needs to manage his fouls better.   And he looks like a Badger kvetching after every call. 
7.   Theo and Jamal, we will need you this season.   Keep working. 
8.  2 and 1 in Maui.   Take it, run.  Build on it. 
9.  3 days in 3 games not getting huge run from all 9 guys is rough.   

[DJO's Jaw]

Take the win and run. Great trip to Maui. Greg Elliott can play, and he's only going to get better. He's gonna be pressing Haanif and Sacar for playing time soon.

[cheese ball chaser]

I credit this victory to #TheThing

[PGsHeroes32]

Markus hasn't found his shot yet and we are winning/hanging around so that's good too

[Mr. Nielsen]

Most didn't think 2-1 in the winners bracket and a third place finish would happen.

[buckchuckler]

I know they don't matter, but 31-35 from the line is pretty darn strong.  Too bad it is meaningless.  Oh well.

[GGGG]

I know they don't matter, but 31-35 from the line is pretty darn strong.  Too bad it is meaningless.  Oh well.

It is meaningless. They could have shot 22/35 and still won.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Nice contributions from Heldt, Elliott, and Anim. 

Sam needs to stay out of foul trouble but that 4th foul call on him was absolutely horrendous. 

Playing defense without fouling continues to be an issue as does allowing guys to get the and-1.  If you're going to foul someone make it tough for them to get the shot off, if possible. 

Markus and Rowsey can't contain quick guards so we're going to need defense from Anim, Elliott, and Haniif.   

Bilas was really, really positive regarding what Froling will bring to the team.  I hope he's right as that would be huge.  I do really enjoy him as an announcer as well, which I can't say about too many. 

Overall, I'm happy with the result. 

[brewcity77]

Most didn't think 2-1 in the winners bracket and a third place finish would happen.

I honestly felt that was our best case scenario. I'm really happy with our Maui. If WSU wins tonight, we had the second best resume showing.

[Bad_Reporter]

Biggest point I think that was forgotten..

LEARN HOW TO INBOUND THE BALL! 

[jsglow]

A very successful trip to Maui is now in the books.  Let's feast on some cupcakes for a little.  Kids have earned a break with a very solid 3-2 start to the season.

[GoldenZebra]

Those offensive rebounding numbers didnt look good but a win is a win.

[chapman]

2-1 and the loss coming to WSU isn't bad for the resume. 

Elliott and Anim both looked pretty good, and they play defense.  Hope they continue to improve with more game experience; they've earned more minutes.

Very nice game from Heldt.  Lot of hustle, looked to finish strong which was nice to see.

[Lennys Tap]

I was encouraged by Sacar. And by Elliot. John will be good, though maybe not this year. Rowsey, Markus and Sam are players, but we knew that. Matt is a solid back up 5. Sorry to say Haani is pretty much who we saw last year - I expect his minutes to dwindle.

[MU82]

By far Sacar's best game. I was glad to see him dunk after that one steal because, after yesterday, I wasn't sure he could. We wouldn't have won yesterday had he dunked instead of getting 2 lazy layups blocked, but that definitely energized the Shockers.

2-1 and 3rd place in a very good tournament. Definitely a nice showing and something to build off of. We have lots of weaknesses but also some real strengths, and we're a fun team to watch.

Ring out Aloha! (trademark pending)

[TheREALwrk]

It is meaningless. They could have shot 22/35 and still won.

Top three worst takes of all time.

[warriorchick]

So grateful that Waters decommitted from Georgetown.  I would have hated having to face that guy at least 7 more times.

[wadesworld]

Greg, Matt, and Sacar were all very, very good.  If we can get those kinds of contributions from those players all year we're in business.

Sam was great but foul trouble got him in some trouble again.

Rowsey was godawful in the first half, outstanding in the second.

When Howard's shots start to fall the offense will be back to scary good.

When Harry is eligible to play we might not be terribly thin.

[Mr. Nielsen]

I know they don't matter, but 31-35 from the line is pretty darn strong.  Too bad it is meaningless.  Oh well.

Nothing meaningless about it.

[Nukem2]

So grateful that Waters decommitted from Georgetown.  I would have hated having to face that guy at least 7 more times.

Nope, those are the kind of guys we want in thE BE.

[MU82]

Nothing meaningless about it.

I'm sure Sultan was simply going teal-less. He wouldn't have made such a ridiculous comment. Right, Sultan?

[wadesworld]

Also, when the ball is moving offensively we are pretty darn impressive.  When Howard and Rowsey go into hero ball the offense looks a lot worse, even though they have the ability to make tough shots.

[warriorchick]

Nope, those are the kind of guys we want in thE BE.

So all of the other teams in the Big East should be stacked with players that are better than ours?

[jsglow]

Nothing meaningless about it.

I'm sure there's some advanced metric out there about free throws but I simply LOVE that we can put the ball in the hands of 3 guys and know that the end of game the charity shots are swishing.  Even Matty has become 'solid'.  All good.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Something about LSU's coach bugged me. Not sure what it was - probably the fact that he had his polo buttoned all the way up.