Cronin is correct on Macura

[MarquetteDano]

This is inaccurate.  Rowsey largely plays hero ball.  He certainly is a great shooter but he is also often selfish and a ball hog.  Fortunately our coach is not shy about letting him know the hero garbage needs to stop.

Largely plays hero ball yet one of the assist leaders in Big East? Dont buy it.  At times, yes. But not "largely".

[injuryBug]

Macura will get someone injured bad before he is done by randomly stepping in front of cutters.  Good way to get a concussion popping out from behind a screen to draw a charge. Just plain stupid and he did it on back to back possessions to Rowsey and Theo.
Its called freedom of movement and the refs re supposed to allow guys to move freely without the ball not play pinball

[Marqevans]

Don't know if they are allowed to but the refs should have waived off the T after watching the obvious flop. It was a defining moment of the game.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Don't know if they are allowed to but the refs should have waived off the T after watching the obvious flop. It was a defining moment of the game.

I don't think they can.  At least they changed it from Rowsey to Froling, it would have been his 4th.  Harry did give him a shoulder, but not nearly as much of one as Macura was giving trying to box out. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

This is inaccurate.  Rowsey largely plays hero ball.  He certainly is a great shooter but he is also often selfish and a ball hog.  Fortunately our coach is not shy about letting him know the hero garbage needs to stop.

But leads the team in assists and is top ten in the conference....

[GGGG]

Don't know if they are allowed to but the refs should have waived off the T after watching the obvious flop. It was a defining moment of the game.

Defining moment?  MU got the lead back less than two minutes later and soon after that were up 4 with the ball and missed two three pointers. (Rowsey and Hauser.)  Despite that, John put them up by five a couple minutes after that.

[Dawson Rental]

Guys, we would love a guy like Macura on this team. That said, I won't be sad if he tears his ACL flopping this year

Sure he would have his defenders, but many would see him for the embarressment that he is.

[Jockey]

Sure he would have his defenders, but many would see him for the embarressment that he is.

No they wouldn't.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

No they wouldn't.

Some would. Hell we have people who criticize Rowdy regularly. But your right that most of us would love him. Personally,  I'd view him as a necessary evil

[warriorchick]

Some would. Hell we have people who criticize Rowdy regularly. But your right that most of us would love him. Personally,  I'd view him as a necessary evil

Exactly.  He's the kind of guy you hate unless he is on your team.

But he's not on my team, so I hate him.  He is a whiny punk.

[We R Final Four]

There is a huge difference in my mind between the Macura and Rowsey.
Rowsey doesn't flop.
They both talk. They both talk to opposing players/coach/bench.
They both talk to opposing fans/student section.
Macura, like Davison, flops.
Rowsey doesn't flop.
Because there are some similarities don't make the sweeping generalization that MU would embrace and love a guy like Macura/Davison and they only reason we don't is because he wears a different colored jersey.

[TallTitan34]

Macura just got away with what should have been two fouls at the end of DePaul/Xavier.

He's untouchable.

[MUEng92]

I assume refs watch some game film of their performances.  I would think they would be pissed at him for making them look bad as a ref.  It would be hard to give him the benefit of the doubt on any call from then on

[brewcity77]

I assume refs watch some game film of their performances.  I would think they would be pissed at him for making them look bad as a ref.  It would be hard to give him the benefit of the doubt on any call from then on

I actually expect the opposite. If refs watched footage, Macura wouldn't be so untouchable and they'd be more particular on #TheThing.