Respect

[Zog from Margo]

MU is good but they won't advance far in the NCAAs unless Kam starts playing better and Kolek avoids games like today. The 4 and 5 spots and Stevie can't be relied on to carry the scoring. Kam and Kolek were supposed to be one of the best backcourts in the country. It hasn't played out that way.

D got exposed today.

UConn is really a great team. Spencer is a dick but he's good and he really makes it tough to stop the inside game. UConn has to be a favorite for another title.

[ATL MU Warrior]

My first thought when I saw the seed reveal today is that I did not want to be in UConn (which we wouldn't be) or Houston's bracket.  Those two teams are horrible matchups for us.  I think Purdue matches up with UConn better than you think because Edey will not be intimidated by Clingan, but their guards will have trouble keeping up with UConn.

Edey and Clingan cancel each other out. The rest of UConn is much better than the rest of Purdue.

[HowardsWorld]

Load management.

Thank you for that. I legit laughed out loud.

[Johnny B]

Turned it off at halftime. Worst performance of the season. Complete embarrassment. I don't get it...
The game in Milwaukee may be close but I guarantee this UConn team isn't folding like these scared ass Marquette boys did today.

[wadesworld]

Edey and Clingan cancel each other out. The rest of UConn is much better than the rest of Purdue.

Edey is WAY better than Clingan.

[Johnny B]

It wasn't even a game. Cup cake game for UConn

[21Jumpstreet]

No positives this game. Well one, health.  Was hoping they would come in with a chip on their shoulder and give UConn a game. But they did not show up.  No players stood out on the positive ledger.  Wish Stevie played more in the second half.  Needed toughness. 

Still bullish on this team but UConn is simply better.

I actually thought Chase was a positive today.

[Farley36]

UConn's better. Doesn't mean they're unbeatable.

No one is unbeatable under the right circumstances but I'd venture to guess in 10 matches between these teams UConn would win 8.

[warriorfred]

Repeatedly? We're 19-6.

Lost 2 in a row, with poor, tentative play.  So, yes, repeatedly.

A team led by upper class men, ranked 4 in the country should not get lit-up like this.  Georgetown level play today.

[Skatastrophy]

Thankfully that only counts as one loss.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Edey is WAY better than Klingan.

I agree. I don't think Clingan brings much to the table except size. He looks like he has trouble running.

[Scoop Snoop]

I thought we were going to be beaten badly, so I'm not surprised.  But I did not think we were going to play so scared and tentatively.  I am very disappointed in every aspect of the game today. 

Just have to forget about it and move on.

Bingo.

[1SE]

First time we really gave up on a game all season - just stopped playing D - guys stopped looking for each other - that Chase baseline drive that got stuffed by Klingon when Oso was right there for the dump and dunk. Really disappointing.

If we hadn't started out 0-8 from three (or whatever it was) we would have had a nice little lead about 10 minutes in (of course their shooting was dung too at that point).

Tyler's gotta figure out his head game when things aren't going his way. He was getting mugged to start the game and nothing was being called and you could seem him getting frustrated - head down. This team will 100% go as far as Tyler can carry them - need him to stay in the moment even when he feels everything is going against him - easier said that done.

[CountryRoads]

Lost 2 in a row

This is a pretty bad error. MU came into the game as one of the hottest teams in the country with an 8 game winning streak.

[nyg]

When MU gets a very high ranking, they always have a stumble, whether a loss at home to a mid conference opponent or a blowout like today.  A close loss today would have been acceptable to say the least, but did not believe such a big loss would occur.  Not a good look.

Not one player was up to his game, but for MU to move forward in the NCAA tournament, they must get more from the bench, especially when it is down really to a seven man rotation.  Ross was pretty good, Gold not so and MU has gotten nothing from its incoming three freshmen the entire year. Too late in the season I guess for any changes in playing time, but the five starters are going to get beat up and tired, like today.

Move on, kick butt in next three home games.  And work on the back door passing defense, mu was eaten alive today. 

[warriorfred]

This is a pretty bad error. MU came into the game as one of the hottest teams in the country with an 8 game winning streak.

Read the quote for context, I was referring to earlier in the season.

[AlumKCof93]

For Marquette to make it a game today, they needed their stars to be stars and Jop, Kam and Gold to be hot.  None of that happened.  It was ugly.

I'll add that I thought early on UConn was the dominant team this year and they've only gotten better.  And aside from Spencer, I find this a likable team.  I love Caraban, and the poise of Castle is impressive.  Hurley has built a machine.

[wisblue]

MU needs to regroup and win these 3 home games coming up.

A loss in any of those would probably mean they'd need to beat Creighton to stay on the 2 seed line. I'm sure not seeing a win over UConn at home, Senior Day notwithstanding.

I know, MU got blown out by UConn on the road last year too. But that was more a case of UConn coming out with blistering shooting and putting the game away early. This was a matter of superior athletes taking MU completely out of its rhythm, and that will travel well.

Maybe I'll feel differently if Creighton can stay with them next week.

[CountryRoads]

Read the quote for context, I was referring to earlier in the season.

Ok, my bad then.

[warriorfred]

Ok, my bad then.

No worries.  We are edgy after that performance.

[Dr. Blackheart]

All of this and it was just a tough day versus a top defense.  UCONN is the clear #1.

However, the one controllable, especially on the road, was the poor Marquette defensive effort. UCONN was continuously picking off the ball from the tip, and MU's switching, chasing, positioning and communication was as bad as I've seen under Shaka and maybe under Wojo. Andrew Rowsey showed up in TyKo's uniform, for instance.

The one positive thing that was consistent all year wasn't today, and when you get beat like a drum like that, that's on the coaches and game prep.  Hurley owned Shaka today.

The other consistent (negative) thing, was the lack of contribution from the bench.  Yes, some garbage points at the end but UCONN's bench obliterated MU today.

[GoFastAndWin]

I plead guilty of thinking we had a big chance to win this game. I had seen UConn play a couple times against inferior opponents and I felt our early work in Maui would show up here. I couldn't have been more wrong. UConn's length on D and preventing our Pick n Roll was imo the defining factor. It seriously looked like they had 3 or 4 Omaxes skating around out there defending the entire floor.

As we like to say in the equine world, "throw that race out." Still, this was disappointing. Can we respond and at the end of the year look back to this game as a catalyst? I sure hope so.

[DoctorV]

This game just showed me that UConn is just in a class of itself. I don't see any team beating them in the tournament.

They would manhandle Purdue imo. Unless they run into a team that shoots 60% from 3 they are repeating as champs

I actually thought the opposite tbh, even though Marquette got embarrassed.

Newton is no PG and will turn it over a lot. He made some 3s today but those wont go under pressure.

Spencer will get bottled up by a lengthy defender.

Clingan is good, but he's a bit slow and won't be enough.

I know this is an insane take when Marquette loses by 100, but I don't think this UConn version makes the FF because of their offense, unless Karaban and Spencer are making their outside shots at an elite clip

[Newsdreams]

This reads like the lost by 3, not 30.   Total dung today.

Dung team

[dgies9156]

Additional thoughts:

1) The defense looked liked something Wojo created. Either we (A) Didn't watch the films, (B) Didn't pay attention or (C) Need to be taken to the woodshed for extremely poor execution. Regardless, we played really poorly and looked either intimidated or downright scared.

2) Kam: Please keep your mouth shut about the other team. All you need to say is, "We played well. They're a tough team and we're honored to be able to play them. I'm glad we came out with a victory." The stuff you said at MSG was undoubtedly locker room material this year.

3) Learn from this debacle. Bad teams pout, go into tailspins and lose two of their next three. Good teams dust themselves off, look at the films, fix their mistakes and say, "f*ck 'em! We'll kick their ass in Milwaukee!!!!" But please, don't say that outside the locker room.

4) 10:00 p.m., practice tonight at the McGuire Center. Coach Shaka has to fix this problem now!!!!!

5) Thank God DePaul is our next opponent.

6) They're good and we're a lot better than we showerd today.