Wojciechowski beat some cats, E-I-E-I-U

[tower912]

1.  That Garcia kid can play.  Blocked from behind by little guys at the rim, though.
2.  Theo sure is fun with two good wrists.
3.  Hire Spoonhour to coach defense.   Really like their pressure and  rotations.
4.  Symir dribbles too much.
5.  Good game rebounding.
6.  Cain with two fouls in the first 3 minutes (a) affected rotations the entire first half and (b) can't happen from a senior.
7.  MU's defense through two games has been solid.  Big guards are a wonderful thing.   It seems they both extended and simplified their rotations.  More staying in front of the man.
8.  Already with a short bench?   Get well soon, Dexter.
9.  DJ and Koby both ended up with decent numbers.
10.  Lewis had a couple nice plays in the first half.  Freshman.   Again, going to be fun to watch him grow.
11.  2 easy ones done.  Road gets tougher.

[PGsHeroes32]

If Theo is truly gonna be a one of our 3 best free throw shooters(I feel good about Koby and Dawson). We will have some scary finishes. I think we went 1/2 basically the entire second half and lots of the first.

Rebounding and D are pretty damn good. Most of the O rebounds they got were on complete bricks that took weird bounces. Cain is a huge difference maker in that department.

Symir can be really good with his passing but I completely agree with your point. In the half court he dribbles way too much at times(mostly in the second half here).

Dawson and Lewis both look like legit players but both as well as almost the entire team gotta get better aroudn the rim going strong. We have a lot of sacar style biffs or blocks do to thinking its gonna be a easy bucket.

[fjm]

-- JL needs to work on his FT's and he'll be unstoppable
--Sy was trying to do too much at times today. 6 assists though.
-- Great Great to see DJ get some shots to go today. Need him to grow his confidence.
--Theo still a beast.
-- The FS1 Glitches drove me nuts.
-- Tougher opponent, we showed some slop and some very stagnant stretches.
--Agree tower, the D looks improved.

--Like the look of this team, but I suspect we go 1-1 next week. W vs OKSU. L vs Bucky.

[Dish]

We almost saw this five on the floor together, but I'd like to see Theo, Dawson, McEwen, Lewis, Carton get some four minute runs as a unit.

1000% agree, Symir needs to stop dribbling so much.

[PGsHeroes32]

13/41(32%) from 2.

So that definitely gonna need to be better next week.

[tower912]

Through two games, big guards doing a good job of staying in front of the dribbler.   Theo doing his shot blocking thing, but there is enough size to help keep his guy off the boards or contest on the dump off.

[PGsHeroes32]

5 guys with 7 or more rebounds.

That is also very pleasant.

[nyg]

Wojo starting to cut down his rotation.  Oso and Perez got garbage time and Elliott had minimal.  When Cain had foul issues, McEwen went to the three and Carton and Torrence had the guards.  Garcia, Theo and Lewis rotated the other positions.  Carton will get significant minutes as the season progresses. 

Lewis played probably a half and had 10 points and 8 rebounds.  Could have been more but he went 5 for 10 from the line. He looks very poised as a freshman so far. 

[Jockey]

Wojo starting to cut down his rotation.  Oso and Perez got garbage time and Elliott had minimal.  When Cain had foul issues, McEwen went to the three and Carton and Torrence had the guards.  Garcia, Theo and Lewis rotated the other positions.  Carton will get significant minutes as the season progresses. 

Lewis played probably a half and had 10 points and 8 rebounds.  Could have been more but he went 5 for 10 from the line. He looks very poised as a freshman so far.

Once we get to the BE, Dawson and Carton will be 30+ minutes guys. Theo should be close to 30. Of course that is assuming no foul trouble. I look for McEwen to be around 25 and after that, it will be according to how well anyone is playing, although I think Lewis will be close to 20 minutes.

[mileskishnish72]

Justin spends (in my opinion) too long in a frozen position before a FT. It's like golf - good things don't happen after a Lot's wife-like preparation. It's probably what he's used to, it will be interesting to see how it develops  over his MU career.

[We R Final Four]

Lewis is my favorite player. Love how he plays all facets of the game.
Dawson is so sweet.
Need DJ...Symir will get us in trouble at the point.
DJ
Koby
Jamal?
Dawson/Theo/Justin.

Why doesn't Dawson jump the jump ball?

[PGsHeroes32]

Once we get to the BE, Dawson and Carton will be 30+ minutes guys. Theo should be close to 30. Of course that is assuming no foul trouble. I look for McEwen to be around 25 and after that, it will be according to how well anyone is playing, although I think Lewis will be close to 20 minutes.

Cain is gonna get a lot of minutes too it appears unless he has crazy TO's.

Guy got in foul trouble in the 1st half. Not sure he even came out in the second half until the end when we subbed.

[Dr. Blackheart]

6th best defensive game in Wojo Era, statistically.

[Jockey]

Cain is gonna get a lot of minutes too it appears unless he has crazy TO's.

Guy got in foul trouble in the 1st half. Not sure he even came out in the second half until the end when we subbed.

I agree. He will be 4th or 5th in minutes played.

[GooooMarquette]

I agree with the others who say Justin is going to be a very good player.

Also loving the healthy Theo, and Dawson is the real deal.

[zcg2013]

DJ with an ok day and still finished with 13-7-4. Can't wait for him to get going.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

In the first game, my thought was "wow, APB is really bad on offense." In this game, my thought was "wow, we are really good on defense." Very crisp rotations, good help when needed, very rarely did any one lose there man.

Also remind me, isn't the rule that if a player steps out of bounds (without the ball) he isn't allowed to be the first person to touch the ball? If so, the refs missed a very easy call and it led to an EIU three.

[PGsHeroes32]

In the first game, my thought was "wow, APB is really bad on offense." In this game, my thought was "wow, we are really good on defense." Very crisp rotations, good help when needed, very rarely did any one lose there man.

Also remind me, isn't the rule that if a player steps out of bounds (without the ball) he isn't allowed to be the first person to touch the ball? If so, the refs missed a very easy call and it led to an EIU three.

Yes thats the rule.

Happened in a different game I was watching today. Might of been SHU vs UL.

[Lennys Tap]

1.  That Garcia kid can play.  Blocked from behind by little guys at the rim, though.
2.  Theo sure is fun with two good wrists.
3.  Hire Spoonhour to coach defense.   Really like their pressure and  rotations.
4.  Symir dribbles too much.
5.  Good game rebounding.
6.  Cain with two fouls in the first 3 minutes (a) affected rotations the entire first half and (b) can't happen from a senior.
7.  MU's defense through two games has been solid.  Big guards are a wonderful thing.   It seems they both extended and simplified their rotations.  More staying in front of the man.
8.  Already with a short bench?   Get well soon, Dexter.
9.  DJ and Koby both ended up with decent numbers.
10.  Lewis had a couple nice plays in the first half.  Freshman.   Again, going to be fun to watch him grow.
11.  2 easy ones done.  Road gets tougher.

Overall agreement. Theo, Garcia and Lewis are our most formidable front line in some time. Re #6, Cain picked up foul #2 three minutes into the game riding and bumping his man on the dribble 35 feet from the basket. That just can't happen.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Yes thats the rule.

Happened in a different game I was watching today. Might of been SHU vs UL.

Think there was one in the Illinois game as well.

[The Lens]

This is Theo's team and that's absolutely fantastic.  This is a whole new Marquette.  I love it. 

[wadesworld]

In the first game, my thought was "wow, APB is really bad on offense." In this game, my thought was "wow, we are really good on defense." Very crisp rotations, good help when needed, very rarely did any one lose there man.

Also remind me, isn't the rule that if a player steps out of bounds (without the ball) he isn't allowed to be the first person to touch the ball? If so, the refs missed a very easy call and it led to an EIU three.

Pretty sure that's just football. Basketball if you reestablish yourself inbounds before you touch the ball it's fine.

[The Big East]

DJ Carton looked great tonight. The kid has elite speed and quickness. Love how he dives after loose balls.

[NWarsh]

Pretty sure that's just football. Basketball if you reestablish yourself inbounds before you touch the ball it's fine.

This

[Daniel]

All great point.  Some very exciting players to watch - freshmen doing pretty well.  Dream D, good ball movement. Symir does dribble too much in half court and almost always looks to pass on the perimeter.  I think general , we still have issues getting the ball inside consistently. 

Carton will be very very good, as well as Garcia (who doesn't smile much lol) and Lewis - thought at 50% from the ft line, he won't be in at the end of tight games unless rotated in fir defense. 

Overall, I am excited to watch this team play.  The whole team is pretty good.  Tough road ahead next week.   Tough early games to have.