Frustrating but Fresh Start

[MuggsyB]

That was terrible other than a few scattered stretches.  I thought it was a dismal performance with very little intensity or energy until it was too late.  This team the last month has lost their focus and poise.  There are way too many mistakes we make to list them all,  but it's the combination of the turns and poor shot selection on offense combined with the matador interior D.  The good news is even at a 10 or 11 seed you just never know.  Needless to say I am extremely disappointed with how we played today.

[Uncle Rico]

Get on board now

[We R Final Four]

11 seed? What are you talking about??

[MuggsyB]

11 seed? What are you talking about??

What do you think?  My guess is a 10.

[brewcity77]

8/9 game still feels likely, but 10 not out of the realm of possibility. Predictive metrics are not our friend.

[We R Final Four]

What do you think?  My guess is a 10.

9.....losing to CU in the BET doesn't drip you off the map.

[Tha Hound]

10 seed could be a blessing - Wont matter with how we're playing but I'd rather 10 than 8 or 9.

[MuggsyB]

9.....losing to CU in the BET doesn't drip you off the map.

It's probably better to be a 10.  Anyway we have severe probs but you never know.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Creighton owned us this year.  They are terrible match-up for us.

Frankly, any team that remotely rebounds the ball and shoots well without anyone contesting them is a really bad match-up for us.

[MuggsyB]

Creighton owned us this year.  They are terrible match-up for us.

Frankly, any team that remotely rebounds the ball and shoots well without anyone contesting them is a really bad match-up for us.

Kalky is the main problem.  We seemingly have no answers for him.

[CountryRoads]

Our seed makes zero difference. The first round game is completely just based on matchups. The 6 to 11s are all almost the exact same talent wise.

Worrying about a marginally better second round opponent is silly. The first round is Marquette's super bowl. We haven't beaten a tournament team in a month and a half.

[MuggsyB]

Our seed makes zero difference. The first round game is completely just based on matchups. The 6 to 11s are all almost the exact same talent wise.

Worrying about a marginally better second round opponent is silly. The first round is Marquette's super bowl. We haven't beaten a tournament team in a month and a half.

Good points.  I'm just dumbfounded we have played this poorly after so much optimism in Jan.

[JakeBarnes]

I've gone from "when does the tournament start!?!?!??!" to "I will watch out of obligation" for this year's NCAAs.

This stretch has been rough. But what made it worse is watching a team that doesn't play for each other right now. Too many "me's" and not enough heart and "playing for each other."

[NickelDimer]

Our seed makes zero difference. The first round game is completely just based on matchups. The 6 to 11s are all almost the exact same talent wise.

Worrying about a marginally better second round opponent is silly. The first round is Marquette's super bowl. We haven't beaten a tournament team in a month and a half.

Much more concerned with how we're playing than I am our seed

[Mu8891]

Jake ...

You're right.  Watching next week will be painful.  They can't beat a semi decent team, and can't win a road game.  A
real collapse in last month.

[MuggsyB]

I didn't notice many adjustments to begin the 2nd half.  We don't seem to have auxiliary plans when things go to H.

[TrojanWarrior]

That Providence loss, ending our streak, was a heartbreaker and the team has never recovered...

[NinjaWes]

Our program is historically a BET choker. We don't have a pedigree of success at the conference tourney level. Not an excuse but are we really that surprised given the last few weeks of conference play?

Big dance is all that matters. Just glad we're in this year. One win and I'll be over the moon.

...but yeah this game stunk. Creighton has been a huge stumbling block.

[StillWarriors]

Good points.  I'm just dumbfounded we have played this poorly after so much optimism in Jan.

Same. Discouraging that we never came up with a counter after teams figured out the pick and roll game we were killing people with. Everything went to crap since.

[nyg]

3-5 in last eight games, with wins over a terrible Georgetown team and a not so good Butler.

Same every year, but this is Shaka's first at MU. He has seen it before.  I thought Shaka did some weird substitutions today starting with taking out Morsell for Elliott three minutes into game.

After today, I believe Elliotts days are numbered.  Thanks for your years of play at MU, but we are moving on.  His deficiency were noted by others. It's time

Shaka needs a big or two if Lewis bolts, and I see a contest at pg. Mitchell hardly played today.

Frustrating to say the least, probably went from a 6 to 9 seed in two weeks. 

[goldeneagle91114]

The worst part is that we've shown little improvement as the season has progressed.
- Last road win was Jan 26.
- 0-6 on the road since
- haven't beat a tournament team since 2/2
- dropped out of the top 25
- Defense has dropped well outside top 40
- and WORST of all the team has zero fight and is playing selfish iso basketball.

I'll give Shaka a C for the season, but it has certainly been a tale of two halves.

[BM1090]

I've gone from "when does the tournament start!?!?!??!" to "I will watch out of obligation" for this year's NCAAs.

This stretch has been rough. But what made it worse is watching a team that doesn't play for each other right now. Too many "me's" and not enough heart and "playing for each other."

I agree with the second part of this. But I will be pumped for the tourney come next Thursday. We didn't expect to be there and it's fun that we will be.

[drbob]

No offense or defense out of the 5  spot. Oso is all alone 10 ft from the basket and doesn't even look to shoot. Playing 4 on 5 or 3 on 5 when Kolek doesn't look to shoot is not a recipe for success .  Offense breaks down to one on one

[AlumKCof93]

I'm surprised how the wheels came off again this year.  The team played so cohesively until the UCONN game and they never got it back.  They won some games since UCONN with the most recent performance against St. John's perhaps the strongest, but they are not close to the team they were before UCONN.

With a young team, I expected them to get better throughout the year.  Very disappointing to see another year end this way.

[goldeneagle91114]

I'm surprised how the wheels came off again this year.  The team played so cohesively until the UCONN game and they never got it back.  They won some games since UCONN with the most recent performance against St. John's perhaps the strongest, but they are not close to the team they were before UCONN.

With a young team, I expected them to get better throughout the year.  Very disappointing to see another year end this way.

Preach