Are MU Games More Enjoyable Than Years Past?

[Floorslapper]

The last two seasons were two of three best offensively in likely 101 years of Marquette basketball.  They are also likely two of the worst defensively.  So no, not more enjoyable overall, but light years over many years in the past 40 years for sure.

Despite my harping on here about paint defense, I was not a fan of the KO and Deane teams. Slogging basketball was hard to get jazzed about.  If this team had just a mediocre defense, they would be as elite overall as their offense. This makes the Vichy Defense of the rim harder to watch, though.  When MU needs a stop, they better make their return trey.

I really enjoyed the Midgets year.  No margin of error. No match-up advantage.  Don't turn it over.  Find a vulnerability. Defend the paint at all costs. Shoot treys. Every game was a surprise.

What he said..

I can live with an entertaining product, that is NCAA caliber year in, year out, with the occasional hope for a team talented enough to legitimately push for an Elite 8/Final Four bid.

Wojo is improving as a coach, feel he's made great strides in his allocation of minutes, substitutions, and allowing guys to play through mistakes.  Not quite as maniacal on the sidelines as Years 1-3, more composed.  Keep doing that yoga Wojo.

[The Lens]

2012 ---- 14-4 in the SEC of Hoops
2013 ---- 14-4 in the SEC of Hoops

To me, THAT is enjoyable.

Getting there. 

[MU82]

I haven't read every word of every comment. Has anybody said he or she prefers losing with an "entertaining" team vs. winning big with a less-entertaining team?

I don't want to speak for others, but I doubt many would prefer last year's team to our 2003 team.

Does it have to be mutually exclusive? The 2012-13 team didn't shoot all that well, but I'd argue that they were pretty entertaining.