Bailey

[tower912]

I don't expect this many points every game, but I hope the confidence with which he played today is the new normal.   Has all the tools.  Could probably initiate the offense if he had to.  A bright spot on a dreary day.

[Herman Cain]

I don't expect this many points every game, but I hope the confidence with which he played today is the new normal.   Has all the tools.  Could probably initiate the offense if he had to.  A bright spot on a dreary day.

Brendan has very good court awareness.  Is consistently in the right spots on the floor at the right time. We saw that a little bit last year and today those tools really worked in his favor. I think he will continue to make steady improvement.

[GoldenDieners32]

Should we start a thread for every player?

[JakeBarnes]

Brendan has very good court awareness.  Is consistently in the right spots on the floor at the right time. We saw that a little bit last year and today those tools really worked in his favor. I think he will continue to make steady improvement.

Seeing him do the Sam pick and pop made me happy. If he can hit 3s near this clip, we will be in good shape.

[mu.n8ball]

love his high effort hustle plays too. got beat, able to tip the press intended for his man, stays with it and recovers the ball. and the hustle for long offensive boards is nice too. love to see he and the team playing hard.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Great to see him do so well. He is a guy that can create his own shot.  So desperately needed if we want a solid season this year. 

[MUEng92]

I think all of his shots today were with his feet set or at least facing the basket, unlike the last few games.  That tends to increase the likelihood of making the shot.  I hope he keeps up this footwork

[CountryRoads]

Would like to see Bailey setting more ball screens for Howard like Sam Hauser did. Sam just killed teams on that pick and fade and we actually saw Bailey do the same thing today and swish a three from the wing. More of that would be nice. The bigs setting screens up there seems pretty useless to me.

[StillWarriors]

love his high effort hustle plays too. got beat, able to tip the press intended for his man, stays with it and recovers the ball. and the hustle for long offensive boards is nice too. love to see he and the team playing hard.

Agree completely. Right from the start of the game he was making hustle plays, getting deflections and tracking down loose balls. Nice to see that kind of effort and fight. Had to be so nice for him to see all those shots go down. Huge potential. Will be nice down the road to have 6'8" and 6'11" threats from outside.

[MU82]

If Bailey plays like this most of the time for the rest of the season -- accepting that just about player has a bad game or three -- we will have a heck of next four months. Making the shots, of course, was fantastic, but I loved the way he hustled, rebounded and did some of the other things he did.

[Silkk the Shaka]

I think all of his shots today were with his feet set or at least facing the basket, unlike the last few games.  That tends to increase the likelihood of making the shot.  I hope he keeps up this footwork

Footwork definitely key with him. It has looked either rushed or an awkward angle for most of the season. Timing and placement much better today, hope he keeps it up

[skianth16]

Seeing him do the Sam pick and pop made me happy. If he can hit 3s near this clip, we will be in good shape.

Last year he shot 25% from 3. In the firs 6 games of this season, he shot 28%. He's not likely to replicate today's 60% rate again soon. If he even shoot 35%, that will be a significant improvement over from his first 40 games. So, while it's great to see him knock down threes with confidence today, I don't think the odds are strong that he'll continue to hit threes near today's rate.

But, if he can hit them consistently enough and then know when to shoot and when to drive, he can be a dangerous player on offense.

[Markusquette]

Makes me feel good about a contributor after Markus and Sacar leave. No hesitation shooting. Pretty good touch driving to the hoop. Active on D.

[MU82]

Last year he shot 25% from 3. In the firs 6 games of this season, he shot 28%. He's not likely to replicate today's 60% rate again soon. If he even shoot 35%, that will be a significant improvement over from his first 40 games. So, while it's great to see him knock down threes with confidence today, I don't think the odds are strong that he'll continue to hit threes near today's rate.

But, if he can hit them consistently enough and then know when to shoot and when to drive, he can be a dangerous player on offense.

Agree with all of this. That's why I said I liked the way he went after loose basketballs, rebounds, etc. His on-ball D was still somewhat lacking, but this was encouraging.

[Earl Tatum]

I knocked Bailey and Sacar for not doing much. Glad to see Bailey play
well. His shooting was exceptional over what Markus did.

[PGsHeroes32]

The 3s today were nice. I wont expect days like this often or maybe ever agin this year but I do open he can confidently knock down the wide open 3 at a decent rate. And I really hope he can get a consistent mid range jumper especially if teams go zone on us.

He can be lethal if he can get a solid jumper going. Really hope he does because we will become a lot tougher to stop

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Bailey needed a lid lifter more than any player I have ever seen. I hope this does it for him and he starts to be the 9-14 point a game scorer that I thought he could be.

[Cheeks]

Last year he shot 25% from 3. In the firs 6 games of this season, he shot 28%. He's not likely to replicate today's 60% rate again soon. If he even shoot 35%, that will be a significant improvement over from his first 40 games. So, while it's great to see him knock down threes with confidence today, I don't think the odds are strong that he'll continue to hit threes near today's rate.

But, if he can hit them consistently enough and then know when to shoot and when to drive, he can be a dangerous player on offense.

No one will consistently hit at 60%, and certainly not BB...I agree.  But I'm guessing we will start to see him hit 35% to 40% regularly rest of the year.  Well, that's my hope anyway.

[DoctorV]

I don't expect this many points every game, but I hope the confidence with which he played today is the new normal.   Has all the tools.  Could probably initiate the offense if he had to.  A bright spot on a dreary day.

Here's the thing though- guy hit everything. Bright spot on a dreary day ya right, but unfortunately as I thought to myself this could be one of his best performances ever. Do we want more? Sure. Will we get more? Yea, but I'm not sure that we will get many or any advice good. That's the difference between what dudes like Markus and Bailey do

[WarriorFan]

He's good in the "Sam" role.  Do I dare say better than Sam?  Seems longer, better D, got to some hustle balls that maybe wouldn't have been retrieved last year.  If he can continue nailing the 3's and driving occasionally MU won't miss Sam.

[skianth16]

He's good in the "Sam" role.  Do I dare say better than Sam?  Seems longer, better D, got to some hustle balls that maybe wouldn't have been retrieved last year.  If he can continue nailing the 3's and driving occasionally MU won't miss Sam.

Sam was a likely All Big East first teamer this year. He averaged 15 points and 7 boards last year. Brendan has averaged about 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game before today's game. Even with this big outing, his numbers won't go up too much.

This was a great game by Brendan today, and it showed what his ceiling might be. But until we see this kind of outing more than once a year, it's awfully premature to say he is or could be better than Sam.

[Lennys Tap]

He's good in the "Sam" role.  Do I dare say better than Sam?  Seems longer, better D, got to some hustle balls that maybe wouldn't have been retrieved last year.  If he can continue nailing the 3's and driving occasionally MU won't miss Sam.

So Brendan is better than Sam and Joey sucked balls so he won't be missed. We added a C better than Theo or Morrow and a PG who's the second best player on the team in practice. Markus is a first team AA and likely POY. GE is finally healthy and Sacar is poised for that "senior leap" (see Novak, Mathews). Put it in a blender and it comes out Big East champs/3 seed. Why am I not feelin' it?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Im excited about bailey's play today. Jayces as well. But just like the Wisconsin game didn't mean the season was over, today doesn't mean they are stars or even starters going forward.

And I would take Sam Hauser over Bailey every day and twice on Sunday. But that's not an option so that wish is just a fart in the wind.

[MUHoopsFan2]

Sam was a likely All Big East first teamer this year. He averaged 15 points and 7 boards last year. Brendan has averaged about 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game before today's game. Even with this big outing, his numbers won't go up too much.

This was a great game by Brendan today, and it showed what his ceiling might be. But until we see this kind of outing more than once a year, it's awfully premature to say he is or could be better than Sam.

You have to remember last year was a 'get my legs back' year for Brendan.
After two years off from playing high level basketball because of his 2 year commitment it would take him this long to see what he could be and do.

Last year it looked like a player just trying to get back in the swing of the speed and demands of the game. But you saw that the wind in the lungs, and the game legs are back!

Good to see. Lets see what the next two games, two weeks, two months and   maybe two years brings...Good game BB!

[D'Lo Brown]

Should we start a thread for every player?

I mean. It's really not a terrible idea