Marquette Open Gym

[Uncle Rico]

Sean Jones will be starting PG by conference play - he can play with Kolek.

Sean Jones, Kolek, Kam, Omax, Oso is starting and closing lineup.

I have to say, the more we hear about Sean Jones and the closer I get to proclaiming him Marquette's Trey Burke

[The Sultan]

Ya...I loved Siva.  He was sort of a poor man's Muggsy with tremendous speed of the bounce.  Guys with jets that are immune to full-court presses, can control tempo and the entire game, are valuable assets Goose.  Some also cut off the head of the snake defensively. 

One of the worst coaching moves Buzz made was trying to use Junior to guard Siva in the 2012 BET while Vander was standing over in the corner.

[DienerTime34]

What are the beer prices this year?

[Warrior2008]

Any Stevie Mitchell news?

Stevie looked good, ball defense was fantastic as to be expected. Had multiple deflections off the ball too. Definitely looked bigger physically than last year, maybe not as much as Tyler or Kam though. Had a couple turnovers driving in the paint, but also made some nice plays as well. Shot looks more confident than last year. Really shined when he played the 2G with Sean playing PG.

Another tidbit, Shaka mentioned Stevie nearly has a 4.0 gpa!

[tower912]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOroJC8LDE

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

How are you able to get to the scrimmage, the open practice, etc if you live in Texas? Not only is it impressive but as a guy who lives outside Wisconsin I'm jealous. Also, thanks for the info

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

TAMU

Kolek stood out to me for his shooting, but more importantly, he looked stronger and it better shape. He definitely looks more like big time BE player body wise, IMO. I was impressed with Oso's ball handling and passing. Chase Ross was better than expected and I love everything about Sean Jones.

I have been very high on Omax and it was hard to tell how big of a step forward he made last night. I still think he makes a big impact this season, but he did nothing special last night. In fairness, there were a million drills and hard to judge guys off of last night.

That being said, I am far more optimistic going into this season over last season. Aside from Gold, this team is stacked with athletes and lot of guys fighting for playing time. Plus, it seems like every guy has bought in their role and the system. I am a system guy and happen to love Shaka's approach in style of play.

Good call on Ross. I liked what he was putting down. I think he could be really good in a year or two

[MuggsyB]

Stevie looked good, ball defense was fantastic as to be expected. Had multiple deflections off the ball too. Definitely looked bigger physically than last year, maybe not as much as Tyler or Kam though. Had a couple turnovers driving in the paint, but also made some nice plays as well. Shot looks more confident than last year. Really shined when he played the 2G with Sean playing PG.

Another tidbit, Shaka mentioned Stevie nearly has a 4.0 gpa!

Stevie is a superb young man.  Tremendous representative for MU hoops. 

[Boards]

I have to say, the more we hear about Sean Jones and the closer I get to proclaiming him Marquette's Trey Burke

[rocky_warrior]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOroJC8LDE

* Crean quote - uh oh!
* Talk of Oso not wanting to stick around? Presumably was considering transfer - maybe I missed that

[MUfan12]

* Crean quote - uh oh!
* Talk of Oso not wanting to stick around? Presumably was considering transfer - maybe I missed that

After the coaching change he was considering it.

[tower912]

Finally, Joplin's practice habits.

[rocky_warrior]

After the coaching change he was considering it.

Ah yes, just went back and listened - I initially missed the first part of the question "When you first got here...Oso was deciding...".  Nevermind!

[Shooter McGavin]

Stevie looked good, ball defense was fantastic as to be expected. Had multiple deflections off the ball too. Definitely looked bigger physically than last year, maybe not as much as Tyler or Kam though. Had a couple turnovers driving in the paint, but also made some nice plays as well. Shot looks more confident than last year. Really shined when he played the 2G with Sean playing PG.

Another tidbit, Shaka mentioned Stevie nearly has a 4.0 gpa!

Thanks.  Tower mentioned another board.  I don't go to another board.  Is there more to the story?

[GoldenEagles03]

https://twitter.com/MarquetteMBB/status/1586013548689358848?t=Q88I1MBGAi7IUZXPZD-5eQ&s=19

[rocky_warrior]

Finally, Joplin's practice habits.

I will be interesting to see if Shaka's "could be our best player" materializes.

[BrewCity83]

Sean Jones will be starting PG by conference play - he can play with Kolek.

Sean Jones, Kolek, Kam, Omax, Oso is starting and closing lineup.

What about Zach Wrightsil--how's he looking?  I thought we were going to be leaning on him pretty heavily for some rebounding...

[PointWarrior]

and a "KenPom Tempo" reference....

[tower912]

Shaka:  ...... Wrightsil had surgery over the summer.   Plus the adjustment from NAIA. He will get better as the season goes on.

[Boards]

What about Zach Wrightsil--how's he looking?  I thought we were going to be leaning on him pretty heavily for some rebounding...

I wasn't there last night but to me Wrightsill contributes 15 minutes a night with pure hustle plays

[MU82]

Did we have the requisite number of deflections?

[rocky_warrior]

I wasn't there last night but to me Wrightsill contributes 15 minutes a night with pure hustle plays

Hm, if you watch Shaka's video, it sounds like he may get there by the end of the season, and is giving max effort now, but might not be ready for the step up in competition...yet.

[4everwarriors]

Crean sucks

[Boards]

Hm, if you watch Shaka's video, it sounds like he may get there by the end of the season, and is giving max effort now, but might not be ready for the step up in competition...yet.

You may be right. Clearly has a motor. I'm very skeptical of the move from NAIA which is really level lower than DIII so we'll see. Motors travel I suppose, just not buying the stock.

[panda]

You may be right. Clearly has a motor. I'm very skeptical of the move from NAIA which is really level lower than DIII so we'll see. Motors travel I suppose, just not buying the stock.

The level he played at is much higher than d3. I'd compare his championship squad  to low level d1 hoops.