2018/19 Marquette Basketball Optimism Thread

[TSmith34, Inc.]

This team can really shoot the crap out of free throws.

Theo is surprisingly fluid in the open court.

[skianth16]

This team can really shoot the crap out of free throws.

Theo is surprisingly fluid in the open court.

This is big. Getting into the paint and getting to the line does seem to help us even though we're a strong 3P team.

[GoldenEagle323]

Am i the only one who thinks markus has improved significantly on defense?

[YoungMUFan4]

Am i the only one who thinks markus has improved significantly on defense?

Yes! and the numbers bear out that he has been better.  Last year he gave up .912 points-per-possession and has improved that to just .640 PPP in the first 6 games this season.

[GGGG]

We haven't lost a game in our baby blues yet!!!

[Newsdreams]

I'm very optimistic but of course it is all hypothetical.

[Tha Hound]

Great contributions from a bunch of new faces last night against Charleston Southern. Happy to see Bailey finally break out of his shell.

[BM1090]

Defense is still trending the right direction. T-Rank's last 10 metric (so this season) has us at 34th in the country. If we maintain that, that is a leap beyond even the biggest optimist's dreams

[warriorchick]

Joseph, Brendan, and Ed all look much better than they did in the first couple of games.

[GGGG]

Bailey's got some hops to him!

[LloydsLegs]

Louisville will be better than many think. This win might end up looking better than we think down the road.

This post did age well!

[Goose]

Chick

I agree that all three look better than they did a couple of weeks ago. Hope they carry over against stiffer competition.

[war1980rior]

I don't know the stats, but it seems all transfers normally have 5-10 games or so before they figure out how to fit in and contribute on a steadier level.  As chick said, three of those (including BB since he has been out two years) are starting to contribute.  I only caught the second half, but JC seemed to be controlling the game a little and acting like a real point guard.  The threes were real nice to see, as having point guards that can't shoot really hurts an offense.  Overall, I was pretty happy to see how they played (the new guys).

[jesmu84]

Joseph, Brendan, and Ed all look much better than they did in the first couple of games.

Wait... so we shouldn't write-off any of our players at the beginning of a season? Weird logic

[MUBigDance]

We will win Saturday.
Not just optimistic. We match well with K-state. Home field is becoming home field. New guys getting used to it all. Multiple contributors (KSU only has 6 guys). We will win.

[GGGG]

The lighting at the fiserv.forum really makes our uniforms look snappy!!!

[Marqevans]

Edward R.??????

Wow what year did you graduate?

[LloydsLegs]

The lighting at the fiserv.forum really makes our uniforms look snappy!!!

Excellent use of snappy

[muwarrior69]

We will win Saturday.
Not just optimistic. We match well with K-state. Home field is becoming home field. New guys getting used to it all. Multiple contributors (KSU only has 6 guys). We will win.

Yeah! Get that cold air at the Forum to send a chill up their spines!

[Babybluejeans]

Reason for positivity: MUeagle's daily bets have been fire 🔥

[BM1090]

Reason for positivity: MUeagle's daily bets have been fire 🔥

I'm glad to take all the credit when I'm hot but when things start to regress they were just bad beats 

[Tha Hound]

Markus dropping 40+
Sacar finding success on drives to the lane
The defense!
Top 15 win!

[real chili 83]

We will win Saturday.
Not just optimistic. We match well with K-state. Home field is becoming home field. New guys getting used to it all. Multiple contributors (KSU only has 6 guys). We will win.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[NickelDimer]

Our freshman phenom smothering an all American to the tune of one shot attempt in the first half. Incredible effort

[Silkk the Shaka]

It's early, but MU ranked #25 in eFG% defense... after finishing the last 2 years ranked #292 & 241in that stat.

The last 2 times we were ranked in that range were 2012 (S16) and 2008 (Lopez junk ball away from S16)