It was the worst of halves, it was the best of halves.

[tower912]

1.   Anderson benched Posh due to performance, Curbelo due to conduct.    Soriano was seriously ticked about the effort against SHU.   SJU came out angry and took their anger and frustration out on MU in the first half.     
2.   I had not, over two games, seen SJU run that high post action off of Soriano.    It was isolations and hitting him low post to mid post.    That high post movement was very effective.   
3.   I would like to get mad at Sean and Ben for that play at the end of the half, but..... freshmen.    Waddayagonna do?   They both stayed in it in the second half.  .
4.   There are many ways to defend the high pick and roll.    Buzz claimed to have 6.    Frequently, Shaka will double and turn the ballhandler.   Switching every time and leaving a big out high and a guard down low can kill you if the other team is patient.   We saw that under Wojo.   I know Shaka likes to switch all 5, but there comes a time to change it up to leave big on big.   In Shaka's defense, he changed things up at half time.   
5.  I think we can all see the value of Omax on the floor.    Two fouls in the first half, the flow went SJU's way.    He was the freaking man in the second half.   #OMax2nba
6.  I also think we can all agree this was not Oso's best work.    First time all year he looked weak with the ball.   Probably because he kept getting called 'Ighodory'.    Really?
7.  I love Stevie a little more every game.   
8.  The bench all had moments.    But the starters are all in the game at the end.   Well, except for avoiding the 'Hack-an-Oso'.
9.   MU took SJU's best shot.   The absorbed it and stayed within reach.    They made adjustments on defense in the second half.   Two straight conference road wins.    Warriors.   

Hearing the "We are... Marquette" cheer in NYC.    Priceless.


   

[MuggsyB]

Olivier
Maxence
Prosper

Sledgehammer 2nd half for the young man Tower. 

[Uncle Rico]

1.   Anderson benched Posh due to performance, Curbelo due to conduct.    Soriano was seriously ticked about the effort against SHU.   SJU came out angry and took their anger and frustration out on MU in the first half.     
2.   I had not, over two games, seen SJU run that high post action off of Soriano.    It was isolations and hitting him low post to mid post.    That high post movement was very effective.   
3.   I would like to get mad at Sean and Ben for that play at the end of the half, but..... freshmen.    Waddayagonna do?   They both stayed in it in the second half.  .
4.   There are many ways to defend the high pick and roll.    Buzz claimed to have 6.    Frequently, Shaka will double and turn the ballhandler.   Switching every time and leaving a big out high and a guard down low can kill you if the other team is patient.   We saw that under Wojo.   I know Shaka likes to switch all 5, but there comes a time to change it up to leave big on big.   In Shaka's defense, he changed things up at half time.   
5.  I think we can all see the value of Omax on the floor.    Two fouls in the first half, the flow went SJU's way.    He was the freaking man in the second half.   #OMax2nba
6.  I also think we can all agree this was not Oso's best work.    First time all year he looked weak with the ball.   Probably because he kept getting called 'Ighodory'.    Really?
7.  I love Stevie a little more every game.   
8.  The bench all had moments.    But the starters are all in the game at the end.   Well, except for avoiding the 'Hack-an-Oso'.
9.   MU took SJU's best shot.   The absorbed it and stayed within reach.    They made adjustments on defense in the second half.   Two straight conference road wins.    Warriors.   

Hearing the "We are... Marquette" cheer in NYC.    Priceless.

Wait?!?  They won?!?

[The Sultan]

I noticed the change you mentioned on PNR defense immediately in the second half. They got burned a couple times but really a great adjustment.

[Dish]

I forgot how "interesting" the game chat thread is. Both Goose & I (couple others too) mentioned that Johnnie's first half shooting was unsustainable, and MU picked up the intensity on defense. Very nice road win, that's a money in the bank type win come March.

[mugrad_89]

If we can start stringing two solid halves together, look out Big East.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

This was a really nice performance. Withstood SJU's best shot on their home floor and still ended up with a double figure victory. Wojo's teams would have folded it in after that first half.

[Goose]

Dish

Great call on the first 70. I liked that play big time. This will be a great win come March.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Very entertaining basketball team.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

14/8 for Kolek. Can't say enough about how steady he is.

[BallBoy]

Over several games MU seems to lose the first half and then come out gunning in the 2nd which I hope is due to the defense wearing down the opponent.  I don't like giving the opposing team 7+ pts.

[PGsHeroes32]

14/8 for Kolek. Can't say enough about how steady he is.

Its the lack of TO's too.

Really incredible.

Hes getting a bit better at the lay ups too. If those keep improving his scoring will make him even more dynamic.

[GoldenEagles03]

One really minor detail from tonight's game that I enjoyed was that Shaka had the confidence to go to Ben Gold with 4 minutes left even though Oso had no foul trouble.  They just needed quick change.

Love that they have that confidence in Benny!

[tower912]

Over several games MU seems to lose the first half and then come out gunning in the 2nd which I hope is due to the defense wearing down the opponent.  I don't like giving the opposing team 7+ pts.

MU makes adjustments at half time.   

[Skatastrophy]

[BallBoy]

MU makes adjustments at half time.   

Great but we still shouldn't be that far back. That would imply bad game planning. Seems like the intensity only show up in the 2nd half. Not a great plan for tournament time.

[MUEng92]

Laughed out loud so much I had to spell it out because LOL didn't do it justice

[MuggsyB]

I thought my hearing was off. 

[We R Final Four]

Do we give up a basket ....and a foul later on an opponents inbound play......every. Single. Game?

[wadesworld]

Great offense all night. Defense was great for the first 10 minutes of the second half. Keep gang rebounding and we'll be in good shape.

[Goose]

Tyler Kolek may end going down as one of my all time favorites before his career is over. I have liked him from day one and I hope they have some real success in March to enhance his legacy. He is a special college basketball player.

[Dr. Blackheart]

4-1 to start conference.  2-1 on the road (still no game has been called like that Providence game.  )

Bring on the Hoyas and Huskies. I expect some home cooking for once.

[Slim]

One really minor detail from tonight's game that I enjoyed was that Shaka had the confidence to go to Ben Gold with 4 minutes left even though Oso had no foul trouble.  They just needed quick change.

Love that they have that confidence in Benny!

One other detail. Did it seem like the kids on St. John liked Shaka and wanted to engage him?

[tower912]

Tyler Kolek may end going down as one of my all time favorites before his career is over. I have liked him from day one and I hope they have some real success in March to enhance his legacy. He is a special college basketball player.

To be fair, you thought Kur should get more of Oso's minutes.          Kolek is the guy everybody else hates.    Which is awesome.   

[Uncle Rico]

I forgot how "interesting" the game chat thread is. Both Goose & I (couple others too) mentioned that Johnnie's first half shooting was unsustainable, and MU picked up the intensity on defense. Very nice road win, that's a money in the bank type win come March.

You made your bet at half, correct?