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[Lennys Tap]

I'm going to summarize what I said in another post.

You guys are crazy.

If you get your way and sack Wojo, who do we attract?

Who will come here?

And what will happen to the guys we have and the guys on the line?

Are you prepared to cede the state to the Red Rodent?

Are you prepared to go back into rebuilding mode for three to five years?

This Warrior almost threw a beer mug through his TV today. But in a saner moment, we're better off than we were five years ago. Brother Goose is right. We're not close to elite yet. But we are going to the tournament. I hope we're headed where we need to be

Take those torches and put 'em out. We're not having a stake burning at Joan of Arc tonight.

People, relax. Go find a legal reefer in Illinois. Or take your vallium. But the world did not end late this afternoon.

dg - agree that sacking Wojo would be disaster - he's ours and we're his for better or worse. All we can do is hope its the former. TBD.

[goinUptown]

There is a lot of work still be done to get this program to elite status. Anyone that believes that major progress has been made over the last five years is kidding themselves. Take away a couple of wins they stole, and this is a bubble team in year five.

Everyone here wants MU to win to high level and I believe that, but simply wanting it is not good enough. This team is exactly what I believed it would be going into the season.

why would it be okay to take away the couple of wins, just to get them on the bubble in your hypothetical?   I mean, those wins were just that, right, MU won the games.

goinUptown

[TheREALwrk]

Can we stop pretending that Marcus Howard's wrist is okay?

Markus* you fucking moron.

[skianth16]

The last 4 games have been nothing short of a disaster. Wojo has been outcoached, outclassed. We're dead in the water right now. The tape is out. We're going to struggle to win another game.

If we don't advance past the round of 64, Wojo should have some heat on his seat.

[bilsu]

Both MU and Villanova lost 4 games down the stretch. Maybe the rest of the Big East just got better.

[Mike Deane's Seat Belt]

The worst part might be watching bucky dance past us once again into the latter rounds of the tourney even though we handled em this year ( barely)

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

From 11-1 to 12-6 in BE.   Name another team that has done that?  Pathetic any way you cut it.

They were never 11-1. They were 8-1, and and 12-2.

[brewcity77]

Big East was stolen from us by zebras. Sam was fouled. Mac MacClung was gifted 8 free throws.

[skianth16]

Big East was stolen from us by zebras. Sam was fouled. Mac MacClung was gifted 8 free throws.

Get out of here. Refs weren't doing us any favors, but that's not why we lost.

We were 10 (10!!!) point favorites today. And we choked. Again. For the fourth time in a row. This team is lost. Wojo is lost. Our play lately has been terrible. I won't be surprised to see and 0-fer in NYC at this point.

[brewcity77]

Get out of here. Refs weren't doing us any favors, but that's not why we lost.

We were 10 (10!!!) point favorites today. And we choked. Again. For the fourth time in a row. This team is lost. Wojo is lost. Our play lately has been terrible. I won't be surprised to see and 0-fer in NYC at this point.

We played like shit but that doesn't change that Sam was blatantly fouled and MacClung was sent to the line for flailing out of control repeatedly.

[skianth16]

We played like shit but that doesn't change that Sam was blatantly fouled and MacClung was sent to the line for flailing out of control repeatedly.

Baby eminem got some calls he shouldn't have, but that should not have mattered. We gave this away. On senior day. With a shot at the conference title. To reiterate - THE CONFERENCE TITLE! Awful effort. Awful coaching. Awful way to finish a promising season.

[Shooter McGavin]

dg - agree that sacking Wojo would be disaster - he's ours and we're his for better or worse. All we can do is hope its the former. TBD.

Agreed on both counts DG and Lenny.  I think the 2020 class will be the determining factor.   We get a loaded class and the program will continue in the right direction and the progress may accelerate exponentially.  This will then satisfy even our most discerning fans (the ones who were prescient enough to see we are not good enough to win the national championship this year). 

If it doesn't happen and we are mediocre for the next 2-3 years we either have to accept a ND path and make the tournament but flame out early most years or fire Wojo and hope like hell Goose and 4 ever are in charge of the next hire.

[Goose]

Shooter
So, you are saying we need a big time recruiting class in 2020? I'm good with that. How about 2019 or 2021? I think it would be great to have nationally ranked recruiting class every year.

[🏀]

Kinda sad that Lenny, 4ever, Goose, etc are just turning into their own brand of the '72 Dolphins aina?

[Shooter McGavin]

Shooter
So, you are saying we need a big time recruiting class in 2020? I'm good with that. How about 2019 or 2021? I think it would be great to have nationally ranked recruiting class every year.

Agreed.  I think the 2020 class will be the bell weather class though and signal more rapid growth.  Success breeds success.  2021 would hopefully fall into place.  2019 is done except for maybe Symir if he reclassifies or a grad transfer if someone leaves. 

[MomofMUltiples]

Oh, boo hoo, Marquette lost.  You p*ssy fans surely have more important things in your life than how a college basketball team does (except guru). If your happiness depends on an elite basketball season, I feel sorry for you.  It's not the 70's anymore (and thank God for that - bell bottoms and disco, ugh!).  I like this team.  I like Wojo.  I don't apologize for that and I don't care what you think about it.  This has been a fun season for me and there is more basketball to be played. I'm going to enjoy every minute of it. Thank goodness most of you moaners and whiners disappear in the off season.

Go Marquette!

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Kinda sad that Lenny, 4ever, Goose, etc are just turning into their own brand of the '72 Dolphins aina?

This is pretty funny. 

[The Sultan]

Probably sarcastic but correct.  Year to year improvement the right way.  And if he lands a loaded class with a decent year this year and a great one next then he has us rolling.  Think big picture guys.  You are micromanaging.

Not sarcastic at all. Love what Wojo is doing.

[Its DJOver]

Oh, boo hoo, Marquette lost.  You p*ssy fans surely have more important things in your life than how a college basketball team does (except guru). If your happiness depends on an elite basketball season, I feel sorry for you.  It's not the 70's anymore (and thank God for that - bell bottoms and disco, ugh!).  I like this team.  I like Wojo.  I don't apologize for that and I don't care what you think about it.  This has been a fun season for me and there is more basketball to be played. I'm going to enjoy every minute of it. Thank goodness most of you moaners and whiners disappear in the off season.

Go Marquette!

I second this, despite the poor run of form the good far outweighed the bad this season.  If we won every game, things would get pretty boring.  The harder the journey they sweeter the reward.  "If you're absent for my struggles, don't expect to be present during my success". Okay, I'll put my book of cliches away now.

[🏀]

This is pretty funny. 

Still determining which one gets to be Czonka.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

I'm with MOM 100%. Been a great year and this little hiccup doesn't change that.

And I don't want to have the top rated recruiting class every year, at least until one and done goes away. I love learning about our student athletes over their years at MU.

Lastly, I didn't want the noon game on Thursday at the BET. Hope to see some of you at Mustang Harry's pregame in 4 days!

Go Marquette!

[LAZER]

Kinda sad that Lenny, 4ever, Goose, etc are just turning into their own brand of the '72 Dolphins aina?

Couldn't have said it any better

[willie warrior]

Both MU and Villanova lost 4 games down the stretch. Maybe the rest of the Big East just got better.

Excuses

[WarriorFan]

I'm going to be the dissenter here and point out the following:
- following the turnover fests that were the last 3 games, the ball control this game was a huge improvement
- the guys ran the offense this time, and got a lot of good looks out of it.
- No hero-ball from anyone
- Wojo all but eliminated the ball screen for Markus and that helped initiate the offense and reduced turnovers
- Plays out of TO's were excellent
- Boxing out and rebounding were excellent.  For those of you who think Joey is not contributing, watch him box out. 
- Joey got some mojo back
- Nice bench minutes from Morrow, Bailey, Joe C
- The right guys got to the line at the end of the game
- Joey's 3 near the end was as clutch as they come

OK, they lost - and to a team they were supposed to beat, but a lot of improvements came through.

GT knows they need 21 wins to be in the tournament "for sure".  Quite likely we'll be what's between them and 21 if we can dispose of Depaul/StJohns properly.  It will be nice to have a chance for sweet revenge.

[warriorfred]

Big East was stolen from us by zebras. Sam was fouled. Mac MacClung was gifted 8 free throws.

The Sam foul bothers me, and some of the Mac no-foul, fouls, but hit 2 wide-open shots or make a few free throws and MU wins.  The refs certainly did not help, but MU had its chances.