SOTG St John's

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

KenPom says Mr. Lewis and I think I have to agree. 13 points, 7 boards, a steal, two blocks, only one TO in a really sloppy game, and played defense on Champagnie in some key spots.

He certainly didn't earn SOTG with his play, but Koby came up big a few times. Obviously the game winner was clutch but he also had a pair of man sized rebounds in the last two minutes to help seal it and hit the go ahead FTs a little bit earlier. He's come up clutch a few times this year...though he did have the travel late in the game today.

I wouldn't begrudge a Carton selection. The dunks were awesome and he did a lot to steady us against the press. I just hated that heat check three. I knew he was going to launch it the second he crossed halfcourt. If you're Markus, you can do that because you have a good chance of hitting them. Carton hasn't shown that ability yet.

[drbchilds]

Justin

My gut says DJ, but he had zero assists
He's our point guard.  We can't have that

[CTWarrior]

Too tough to call today, four guys with roughly equal cases.  Forced to choose, Lewis by a hair over Theo.

[brewcity77]

Justin

My gut says DJ, but he had zero assists
He's our point guard.  We can't have that

That's not all on DJ. A couple of wide open looks missed, and the nice feed underneath to Cain that he completely flubbed but was able to score on a putback.

[rocky_warrior]

This was a really tough one.  Watching the game, my eyeballs said Carton, but I was swayed by the comments on JFL stats and defense.

Nod to Koby who provided a stabilizing attitude even if it was not spectacular game for him.

[MU82]

This was a really tough one.  Watching the game, my eyeballs said Carton, but I was swayed by the comments on JFL stats and defense.

Nod to Koby who provided a stabilizing attitude even if it was not spectacular game for him.

That's cool ... you're allowed to be wrong.

Seriously, any of several would have been "right," and Lewis had a fine all-around game.

[BM1090]

Lewis seems to get beat constantly on defense. . I would guess he is our worst wing/post defender by far. I haven't dug into the numbers so maybe my eye test is completely wrong, as it often is.

[tower912]

No obvious answer.  Many defendable positions.

[bilsu]

It will interesting to see how Lewis does in the next game. It seems like the SOTG has been a jinx for the player that gets it.

[GooooMarquette]

Osa.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Lewis seems to get beat constantly on defense. . I would guess he is our worst wing/post defender by far. I haven't dug into the numbers so maybe my eye test is completely wrong, as it often is.

Your eye test isn't wrong,  but he was solid yesterday

[MU82]

He's generally a better help defender that MTM defender, but a lot depends on the matchup. He's not gonna stay with quick guys.

[Lennys Tap]

This was a really tough one.  Watching the game, my eyeballs said Carton, but I was swayed by the comments on JFL stats and defense.

Nod to Koby who provided a stabilizing attitude even if it was not spectacular game for him.

Rocky

Agree it was a close/tough call. But you made the right choice - it's why you make the big bucks.

[Marquetteauburn]

I would have gone Theo, but very close call with Lewis.

If Lewis can just cut down on a few freshman lapses on defense, he will be PERFECT because every other part of his game is AWESOME!

[MarquetteMike1977]

Awesome Pick With Justin. JLew, DJ, Theo, Greg, with honorable mention to Koby, for his "possessed" "possession" after shooting 1 of 7, making a Vanderlike layup to beat SJU similar to Vander beating SJU, although it was on the left Davidson side of the hoop. Not to compare 🙂.