All good things must end

[mileskishnish72]

The three main reasons we lost this one are rebounding, rebounding, and rebounding.

Fairly pathetic last possession out of a TO, Shak.

[tower912]

Why some don't have that douche blocked is beyond me.

Mods: it's your board to do with what you want but how you haven't permabanned this loser is beyond me

Treat him as the unintentional comedian he is.   

[IrwinFletcher]

1.  MU is doing some really great things on defense.  Great scout, anticipating passing lanes, anticipating off the ball movement in order to keep size down low and guards on the perimeter.    Having size everywhere helps.


#nolongerworriers

Would argue the defense in the second half was not very good.  Plenty of time Friars got to the rim and plenty of times we didn't get the rebound.  Gave up 40 in 2H.

[NolongerWarriors]

ROFLMFAO

I take it that's a "yes."

Which year?

[mileskishnish72]

I have a football game to go watch now ...

Go, Bengals!

[tower912]

Would argue the defense in the second half was not very good.  Plenty of time Friars got to the rim and plenty of times we didn't get the rebound.  Gave up 40 in 2H.

The Providence offense was to quit running sets and cuts and to bully their way to the basket and then attack the boards.   Neutralized MU's length by making it about Providence strength and additional years in the weight room.   

[The Sultan]

I take it that's a "yes."

Which year?

Plenty. You have an over romantic memory of the Buzz years.

No only that but you have proven repeatedly over the years to have a horrible basketball knowledge.

[tower912]

I take it that's a "yes."

Which year?

Your premise is flawed.  The last thing this team is is soft.   But you know that.   You are simply here to celebrate a loss for the first time in a long time.

#characterrevealed

[bradforster]

Were any of Buzz's teams as soft as this group?

How is the team "soft?"  Can someone please explain this one?  Please enlighten me what you mean by "soft."  The squad is never out of a game and just rattled off seven wins in a row.  Providence has been impossible to beat this year on its home floor and just won a thriller.  This comment is comical!

[WellsstreetWanderer]

They sped up in the second half and we slowed down...  Shots weren't falling but defense stayed tough
We need some beef under the rim next year

  I liked how Lewis was coaching and encouraging teammates the entire game. He is special.
 
 

[Shark]

Not to be salty but Providence is Creighton with a lot of lucky coin flips. Hope we play them in the BET

[Afroman]

The Providence offense was to quit running sets and cuts and to bully their way to the basket and then attack the boards.   Neutralized MU's length by making it about Providence strength and additional years in the weight room.

Theo John spent years in the weight room and he was a horrible rebounder.

[IrwinFletcher]

The Providence offense was to quit running sets and cuts and to bully their way to the basket and then attack the boards.   Neutralized MU's length by making it about Providence strength and additional years in the weight room.

And we had no counter to that.  Thus my point that we did not play great D in the 2H.

[NinjaWes]

Can we at least acknowledge Watson is a grown man and rebounding is what it is against a guy like that?
Durham likes to flail but was solid in the 2nd half. Friars have plenty of grit but we're doing just fine.

Tough misses for J-Lew down the stretch but he's the guy we want in those situations. Losing a big one sucks but that was legit ole school Big East ball (at least compared to what we've become accustomed to of late)

#nolongerfeedingthetroll

[5DollarPitcher]

Respectable loss to a good team. Played good but not great. I'm fine with a loss here to learn from moving forward. Don't want to fall into the peak in January trap.

Oh and NLW - Buzz isn't gonna f**k you bro. Quit trying - it's cringe.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

1. Awful defensive rebounding
2. Too many missed bunnies.
3. Poor 3 point shooting.
4. Pedestrian game from Lewis

All that and still right there with a chance to win.  Luck went against us today.

That said, gotta clean up the defensive rebounding going forward.  It's our Achilles heel.

[DoctorV]

Jus played his worst game in nearly a month.

Last time he played that poorly Marquette lost to Creighton.

Despite his worst game in a month Marquette nearly won on the road against a top of the BE squad.

Also 5/19 for 26% from 3.

Clear up the rebounding some for Wednesday because Villanova loves the offensive glass.
Lets get a program changing victory at home!

[tower912]

Theo John spent years in the weight room and he was a horrible rebounder.

Because he went for a lot of blocks and was out of position.  Saw that a couple of times with Oso today.

[NolongerWarriors]

How is the team "soft?"  Can someone please explain this one?  Please enlighten me what you mean by "soft."  The squad is never out of a game and just rattled off seven wins in a row.  Providence has been impossible to beat this year on its home floor and just won a thriller.  This comment is comical!

MU can have 3 guys under the hoop and the opposition can have one, and that one guy will outhustle MU's 3 and get the rebound.

Providence didn't win the game because they were the better team (they aren't).  They won simply on effort.

[21Jumpstreet]

Dumb comment.  We played our asses off.  We only have 1 physical guy..JLew..so the boards are going to be a problem.

Perhaps dumb, perhaps not. Physicality and boards aren't the only considerations for max effort. So is boxing out, making smart passes, not stepping in the lane on a FT, not throwing our hands up and getting beat down the floor, playing full out every trip (Oso, Morsell, Lewis did not). Like I said, I won't lose sleep, nor do I fall in the camp that they should have won. And, they did not play with max effort.

[GB Warrior]

7-2 in the last 9, and both losses very well could be wins. Take this and rebound (yes) against Nova

[NolongerWarriors]

Respectable loss to a good team. Played good but not great. I'm fine with a loss here to learn from moving forward. Don't want to fall into the peak in January trap.

Oh and NLW - Buzz isn't gonna f**k you bro. Quit trying - it's cringe.

LOL, I love it!

[nyg]

rebounds

PU 41-31

Offensive 16-7.

Out of those 16, it resulted in four three pointers and a three point play by Watson.  They converted those offensive rebounds for a total of 21 points.  That was the ballgame and has been a major issue all year. 

Tough games ahead and hope MU can get one of them. 

[5DollarPitcher]

LOL, I love it!

Cringe

[1SE]

Well, we probably needed that one for a regular season title, but putting it I  perspective, I don't think many of us would.be playing a game.in late January with regular season title implications