Welcome Mr. Jones

[Its DJOver]

The biggest problem with Rowsey and Howard was Markus ended up defending the opponent's best guard every night. That's not a recipe for success.

Though "not a recipe for success" describes Wojo's tenure on the whole.

Kind of in line with your thinking, but I think that a huge problem was that Wojo never really figured out that your couldn't play both of them together for an extended period.  To some extent you can hide one sub 6' player on defense, but if you roll with two of them together for 25+ish mpg, you're going to get burned. 

Would have been somewhat difficult to justify at the time, but I really wonder how that 17-18 season would have gone if instead of them both playing 30+ mpg, they each would have only played 25 mpg with 5 together.  I also think that if Haani doesn't transfer midseason, we're a tourney team that year, but Wojo had more than enough time after that transfer to figure it out, and he never did.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Would have been somewhat difficult to justify at the time, but I really wonder how that 17-18 season would have gone if instead of them both playing 30+ mpg, they each would have only played 25 mpg with 5 together.  I also think that if Haani doesn't transfer midseason, we're a tourney team that year, but Wojo had more than enough time after that transfer to figure it out, and he never did.

The sum total of his strategy was to get highly ranked recruits and extort them to play hard. That was it. He didn't figure out because that was the beginning and end of his strategy.

[MU82]

The sum total of his strategy was to get highly ranked recruits and extort them to play hard. That was it. He didn't figure out because that was the beginning and end of his strategy.

Extort them?

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Extort them?

LOL. Exhort.

[f/k/a humanlung]

It wasn't a Howard problem. It was a team construction and coaching problem.

I agree with this 1000%.  Wish Howard had better...something/everything...from the HC.

[f/k/a humanlung]

Extort them?

Fuhgeddabowtit....

[MU82]

LOL. Exhort.

I thought that's what you meant but I didn't want to assume. I mean, Wojo has been accused of just about everything else, so why not extortion, too?

[Dr. Blackheart]

I thought that's what you meant but I didn't want to assume. I mean, Wojo has been accused of just about everything else, so why not extortion, too?

The FBI teams bribed and won. Wojo extorted and lost. Too bad his teams were bad on steals as well. Wojo just couldn't get the criminal thing down, hey?

[MU82]

The FBI teams bribed and won. Wojo extorted and lost. Too bad his teams were bad on steals as well. Wojo just couldn't get the criminal thing down, hey?

Indeed, his teams ended up getting whacked year after year!

[Dr. Blackheart]

Indeed, his teams ended up getting whacked year after year!

His numbers game was not good either. Too often his crew paid out more than they took in.

[Hards Alumni]

I think the difference between Mr. Jones and the previous 5'10 PG stories at MU is that he is known as a defensive plus whereas the the ones under Wojo were known for their offensive prowess. That doesn't make him better or worse (though I seriously doubt he'll be as good as Howard or Rowdy), just different.

His moves and body language remind me a lot of Derrick Wilson.

[MU82]

His moves and body language remind me a lot of Derrick Wilson.

From the little bit we saw on film, our new PG is quicker than Derrick, and with a far better handle. But yes, I definitely see some similarities, too.

[mileskishnish72]

There are some similarities, but unlike Derrick (or Junior for that matter) he appears to be able to go to his left when the occasion calls for it.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

https://www.cerebrosports.com/blog/eybl-review-floor-general-skills-fgs

A really good article breaking down Mr. Jones' game. Gotta say I'm excited about this pickup

[Herman Cain]

https://www.cerebrosports.com/blog/eybl-review-floor-general-skills-fgs

A really good article breaking down Mr. Jones' game. Gotta say I'm excited about this pickup

Mr. Jones is an excellent prospect .

[MU82]

https://www.cerebrosports.com/blog/eybl-review-floor-general-skills-fgs

A really good article breaking down Mr. Jones' game. Gotta say I'm excited about this pickup

Love that, TAMU. Thanks for posting!

[brewcity77]

https://www.cerebrosports.com/blog/eybl-review-floor-general-skills-fgs

A really good article breaking down Mr. Jones' game. Gotta say I'm excited about this pickup

Great article. I really hope he likes Milwaukee

[Marqevans]

Great article. I really hope he likes Milwaukee

What's not to like about 36 degrees and rainy?

[Galway Eagle]

What's not to like about 36 degrees and rainy?

The fact that that's considered a warm spring day

[tower912]

What's not to like about 36 degrees and rainy?

Golf weather.

[muwarrior69]

https://www.cerebrosports.com/blog/eybl-review-floor-general-skills-fgs

A really good article breaking down Mr. Jones' game. Gotta say I'm excited about this pickup

Looks like he traveled on one or two of those plays.

[LAZER]

Looks like he traveled on one or two of those plays.

LOL

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Looks like he traveled on one or two of those plays.

He didn't.

[MU82]

Looks like he traveled on one or two of those plays.

Yeah, Mr. Naismith, it was the one where the ball ended up in the peach basket.

[tower912]

Before or after the 5 passes leading to a set shot?