Blue Hose game thread

[WolfganghisKhan]

We look a lot better actually. Defense is locking them down. Offense is finding open shots that aren't falling. Indiana was scoring at will and didn't let us get any clean looks.

We're losing to a sub 300 kenpom team. Stop it.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

A glance at the box score (no video for me) and WOW - where the heck is our offense!?! Thanks TAMU for your summaries.

[MUEng92]

There better be at least one inanimate object destroyed in the home team locker room at halftime

[jutaw22mu]

What game are people watching where they think our defense is playing well?  Our defense is largely terrible outside of a few possessions.

[marquette09]

We look a lot better actually. Defense is locking them down. Offense is finding open shots that aren't falling. Indiana was scoring at will and didn't let us get any clean looks.

Indiana also has Romeo Langford

[WolfganghisKhan]

What game are people watching where they think our defense is playing well?  Our defense is largely terrible outside of a few possessions.

Everything is terrible.

[WarriorDad]

We're losing to a sub 300 kenpom team. Stop it.

Over in college football, THE CITADEL hit a field goal to take the lead over #1 Alabama at Alabama in the second half.  Penalty called it back.  I expect Alabama to win the game, ultimately, as I expect MU to win this game ultimately.  But this is why we play the game.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Ummmmm. This team is super bad right now.

[jutaw22mu]

Everything is terrible.

This must be what it feels like to watch Depaul basketball.

[79Warrior]

Over in college football, THE CITADEL hit a field goal to take the lead over #1 Alabama at Alabama in the second half.  Penalty called it back.  I expect Alabama to win the game, ultimately, as I expect MU to win this game ultimately.  But this is why we play the game.

Some analogy

[MUEng92]

I'm with the defense is bad too side of the argument. Without the uniforms I honestly don't know if outside fans could recognize which is the Big East team in this game

[WolfganghisKhan]

Some analogy

I'm dead hahahah

[WarriorDad]

Some analogy

Alabama big favorite at home against The Citadel in football.  Tied at the half.

Marquette big favorite at home against Presbyterian in basketball.  Tied at the half.

[Floorslapper]

This is idiotic. Everyone has been subbed out besides Sam.

You have no clue.  There's a reason why Wojo struggles repeatedly as a coach.  Yanking a guy out from starting rotation 2:30 into a game because he misses two clean 3-point shots is terrible coaching.  That sure as hell doesn't happen to Markus.  Cain shooting 40% from 3.  He should take those shots. 

Feel free to probe my post history from end of last season and cautioning everyone that losing Rowsey was going to be a major blow, and would greatly hamper Markus and Sam.

The standard Wojo fanboys of course disagreed.

We lack athleticism and without a dynamic guy like Rowsey to create pure hell for the opposition's defense, this is what you get.

[79Warrior]

Alabama big favorite at home against The Citadel in football.  Tied at the half.

Marquette big favorite at home against Presbyterian in basketball.  Tied at the half.

Is Bama coming off an ass whopping?

[BM1090]

Just curious, what are everyone's thoughts if we hit 4 of our wide open 3s instead of 0. And 2 wide open 5 footers.

I generally think the offense was fine outside of missed shots. Not great, but fine.

I expect to win this by 15+

[nyg]

26 points on 25% shooting, 0 for 9 from three, against this team.  That's not good.  Expect that to change in second.

Theo again, for third game in a row, quick fouls and to bench. Same as last year.  Morrow short time at the 5, but mostly Joey. 

Markus took only 4 shots, with three turnovers.

Brendan Bailey is 1 for 13 in his short career.

[Floorslapper]

We look a lot better actually. Defense is locking them down. Offense is finding open shots that aren't falling. Indiana was scoring at will and didn't let us get any clean looks.

You guys are amusing.  "We look a lot better actually."  Give it a rest.  Presby is a sub 300 team. We trail at the half.

[goldeneagle91114]

Just flat out pathetic. This is a buy game, after an awful blowout. There is no reason we should be tied a half.

[BM1090]

You have no clue.  There's a reason why Wojo struggles repeatedly as a coach.  Yanking a guy out from starting rotation 2:30 into a game because he misses two clean 3-point shots is terrible coaching.  That sure as hell doesn't happen to Markus.  Cain shooting 40% from 3.  He should take those shots. 

Feel free to probe my post history from end of last season and cautioning everyone that losing Rowsey was going to be a major blow, and would greatly hamper Markus and Sam.

The standard Wojo fanboys of course disagreed.

We lack athleticism and without a dynamic guy like Rowsey to create pure hell for the opposition's defense, this is what you get.

Glad to have insight from someone sitting on the bench and knows Wojo's reasons.

[79Warrior]

You guys are amusing.  "We look a lot better actually."  Give it a rest.  Presby is a sub 300 team. We trail at the half.

Agree. Pathetic. Especially after Wednesday.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Just curious, what are everyone's thoughts if we hit 4 of our wide open 3s instead of 0. And 2 wide open 5 footers.

I generally think the offense was fine outside of missed shots. Not great, but fine.

I expect to win this by 15+

Definitely have missed a lot of open jumpers and bunnies.

Still concerning performance.

This team is going to get embarrassed on Wednesday if they don't magaically figure something out very soon.

[jutaw22mu]

Just curious, what are everyone's thoughts if we hit 4 of our wide open 3s instead of 0. And 2 wide open 5 footers.

I generally think the offense was fine outside of missed shots. Not great, but fine.

I expect to win this by 15+

My thoughts would still be that our defense is garbage and we turn the ball over too much on offense, even if that fantasy of draining open looks would have happened.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

We're losing to a sub 300 kenpom team. Stop it.

I'm not kidding. Part of that is how bad we were against Indiana. But we are tied because we can't hit the broadside of a barn right now. I'd need to go back and count to be sure, but I'm pretty sure on wide open jumpers:

Cain: 0/4
Joey: 0/1
Sam: 0/2
Bailey: 0/1
Anim: 0/1
Ed: 0/1

On Bunnies:
Ed: 0/2
Joey: 0/2
Sacar: 1/3

Those were all good shots as the result of good offense. Defensively, we've held them to 34% shooting. I saw three defensive breakdowns leading to threes and one bad transition d leading to another three. Their 5 2pt FGs have all been contested, three of them very long range 2P FGs.

This is a dreadful shooting performance. Everything else has looked solid. We have even a bad shooting night and we're winning by double digits.

[WarriorDad]

Is Bama coming off an ass whopping?

No, they're trying to play for a national championship in college football.