Central Arkansas thoughts

[panda]

We were playing Central Arkansas. My guess is Koby would've looked quite good today, too.

Yep - Just like how he dominated against Robert Morris, Jacksonville, Grambling and NDSU.

[wadesworld]

Yep - Just like how he dominated against Robert Morris, Jacksonville, Grambling and NDSU.

As did Symir, Brendan, Theo...

[Cheeks]

Yep - Just like how he dominated against Robert Morris, Jacksonville, Grambling and NDSU.

You forgot how Kobe did against Purdue, as well as some of the defense and assist games he had against others.  He is an important player for us....as is Symir.

[panda]

As did Symir, Brendan, Theo...

Which of those 3 players you mentioned did you expect to be the second scoring option behind Markus?

[panda]

You forgot how Kobe did against Purdue, as well as some of the defense and assist games he had against others.  He is an important player for us....as is Symir.

I didn't forget - I'm still waiting for any shred of consistency.

[Dr. Blackheart]

God game against a poor team. Let's hope there is carryover.

God approves

[marqfan22]

When does Koby come back?

[#UnleashSean]

Regards to walkons:

Wojo has had a very short "leash" when it comes to putting in walkons. One that needs to extend.

But to interject with "ectera player" may get hurt.. They may get hurt in practice or a game. UT playing them an extra 2 minutes does not increase injury factor at all.

[rocket surgeon]

We were playing Central Arkansas. My guess is Koby would've looked quite good today, too.

And Kentucky lost to an Evansville in rupp arena, Duke to Woodford in Cameron indoor...so what's your point wades. If we would have struggled or even worse, lost, etc etc, don't take any of these games for granted. A win is a win is a win. Take them and prepare for the next, regardless of who it is.  These are still div I players. Central Arkansas is the woffords and evansvilles of the ncaa

[wadesworld]

Which of those 3 players you mentioned did you expect to be the second scoring option behind Markus?

Sacar.

[#UnleashSean]

Which of those 3 players you mentioned did you expect to be the second scoring option behind Markus?

Koby is perfectly fine. For the subset (or majority) of our fan base who doesn't understand what happens in basketball besides scoring... Koby is an indesipensible part of our offense whose absence would hurt very hard.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Marquette is #1 in the NCAA in three fg%.

[wadesworld]

And Kentucky lost to an Evansville in rupp arena, Duke to Woodford in Cameron indoor...so what's your point wades. If we would have struggled or even worse, lost, etc etc, don't take any of these games for granted. A win is a win is a win. Take them and prepare for the next, regardless of who it is.  These are still div I players. Central Arkansas is the woffords and evansvilles of the ncaa

My point is claiming Symir should be playing over Koby because Symir looked great against one of the worst D1 teams in college basketball while Koby was out injured is taking quite a leap of faith. Not many players in Marquette's history would struggle against what Central Arkansas is, including Koby.

[panda]

Koby is perfectly fine. For the subset (or majority) of our fan base who doesn't understand what happens in basketball besides scoring... Koby is an indesipensible part of our offense whose absence would hurt very hard.

Markus Howard is indispensable. Koby Mcewen is not even remotely close to that.

Any combination of Elliott, Cain, Bailey and Torrence are more deserving of a chunk of minutes Mcewen has been playing so far. Each of those players offer most of the positives Mcewen does, without the embarrassing offensive output he's put forth so far.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Markus Howard is indispensable. Koby Mcewen is not even remotely close to that.

Any combination of Elliott, Cain, Bailey and Torrence are more deserving of a chunk of minutes Mcewen has been playing so far. Each of those players offer most of the positives Mcewen does, without the embarrassing offensive output he's put forth so far.

This is a joke right? 

3rd leading scorer
Leads team in assists
2nd leading rebounder

I'm not sure how that could be considered embarassing, but I guess everybody is entitled to their take, no matter how bizarre it is.

[MU82]

Marquette is #1 in the NCAA in three fg%.

I have to admit ... I didn't see that as likely to be the case

[Cheeks]

This is a joke right? 

3rd leading scorer
Leads team in assists
2nd leading rebounder

I'm not sure how that could be considered embarassing, but I guess everybody is entitled to their take, no matter how bizarre it is.

I think if you review Panda's posts, especially of late, you will see he isn't joking but is dead wrong in his analysis.

As you correctly point out on the stats and that doesn't even account for his upper classman swagger, defense, etc.  Symir looks like he will be terrific, but he's young and needs to do it against quality teams...McEwen has struggled with his shot, but also led us to our biggest win of the season.

[LloydsLegs]

Marquette is #1 in the NCAA in three fg%.

Wowza! Let's live by the three!

[NCMUFan]

As Connie said, let us see if we have sufficient carryover against Creighton.
Practice season is over.  Real season starts Wednesday.
Now every blown coverage, bad pass, careless turnover, stupid foul, forced shot will bite us severely.
We thought we were pretty high & mighty after the SC game.  Maryland seemed to let quite a bit of puffiness out.
Let see how we do against Creighton.

[lawdog77]

Marquette is #1 in the NCAA in three fg%.

ESPN shows us #3. Either way, color me impressed. Unfortunately we are #313 in 2pt FG%, so something clearly we need to improve.

[MU82]

ESPN shows us #3. Either way, color me impressed. Unfortunately we are #313 in 2pt FG%, so something clearly we need to improve.

We are No. 3 when all games are factored in, but No. 1 in games involving only two D1 teams. I started looking at this and thought it was interesting enough to start a separate thread.

https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=59585.0

[panda]

I think if you review Panda's posts, especially of late, you will see he isn't joking but is dead wrong in his analysis.

As you correctly point out on the stats and that doesn't even account for his upper classman swagger, defense, etc.  Symir looks like he will be terrific, but he's young and needs to do it against quality teams...McEwen has struggled with his shot, but also led us to our biggest win of the season.

You mean the guy with the worst efg and the second worst turnover percentage on the team?

Or is it the same guy who continues to throw up awful/dumb shots to try and shoot himself out of a slump or the guy who sulked for two straight games because of his poor performance?

But leadership!!! Swagger! C'mon cheeks be better. I'm not advocating taking all of his minutes away, but there are more deserving players in line.

[SaveOD238]

Ignorant, check the. Championship season schedule.

Stop living in the past.  Last season, the National Champion Virginia Cavaliers played KenPom #342 Coppin State, #293 George Washington, #291 Towson, and #333 Morgan State.

Playing crappy teams is what contenders do.

[tower912]

Symir is better than Dawson was.  However, arguing that he should be starting over Koby is severe Dawson-itis.

[panda]

Call me crazy but I don't think a shoot first 2guard with minimal distribution skills is the best option for the team with an All-American ball dominant off guard.

Skill wise, Koby is obviously further along, but this team will run much more efficiently with a pass first PG.