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[mug644]

Interesting that we started the same guys last March against Creighton and though we played tough, it felt like we were handicapped. This year we handled them. Lots of growth in that time period.

Did you all hear the announcer say that MU has started only 8 different players in the last three seasons? Stunning. Says a lot about Shaka's plan. And kudos to Todd Smith for helping keep the guys healthy.

[Uncle Rico]

Kudos to Creighton for making Marquette earn this one. SO glad Creighton's 3 point shooting % was not great. Ballsy shot by Jop near the end. Totally agree with "more credit to Marquette for finding a way to win."

Would prefer a lot more blowouts but with Marquette near the top of the league, bubble teams are going to have to steal wins against them.  They'll have to learn that each night won't be a cakewalk without Muggsy like execution being executed

[wadesworld]

Interesting that we started the same guys last March against Creighton and though we played tough, it felt like we were handicapped. This year we handled them. Lots of growth in that time period.

It helps when you're at home and the opponent lost its 2 best players. But yeah I guess.

[cheebs09]

I agree with Stevie being on the bench too long, but he looked gassed in the middle of the second half.

Gutty win. It is fun seeing guys like Lowery progress and play very meaningful minutes.

[Big Papi]

Some great timely putbacks in this game by Zaide, Owens and Stevie.

Kalk was a force defensively and takes us out of our comfort zone down low. Have to hit those open threes more consistently in these types of games.

 

[MessWithAll]

I'll take the BE win and run!  Fun game!  That said, CU(Kalk) missed a ton of bunnies and MU couldn't hit the broad side of the barn (Stewie/Zadie 3-15) when Kaulks's assignment was left wiiiiide open.  As an opposing Coach, why WOULDNT you leave Zaide, Stevie, Tre, Caden, Jop open all game long?? I'm afraid this team is easy to guard vs S16/E8-caliber teams in March.  That said, I sure hope Im wrong then, and will absolutely enjoy the ride as we get there!!

[brewcity77]

All week, I knew the whistle was coming, but when you see body checks under the rim go uncalled, offensive push offs on every possession go uncalled (Ashworth flails that off arm around like a tube man), moving screens uncalled, hand checks uncalled, travels uncalled, man they are frustrating to play against.

It isn't that they don't foul. They do. Kalkbrenner does. The refs just don't call it.

Shaka lit into both James Breeding and Tim Clougherty on separate instances for about 45 seconds each. The Clougherty one, I'm pretty sure he called the timeout just to yell at him because he spent all of it in his face. Never seen him so incensed.

[cheebs09]

All week, I knew the whistle was coming, but when you see body checks under the rim go uncalled, offensive push offs on every possession go uncalled (Ashworth flails that off arm around like a tube man), moving screens uncalled, hand checks uncalled, travels uncalled, man they are frustrating to play against.

It isn't that they don't foul. They do. Kalkbrenner does. The refs just don't call it.

Shaka lit into both James Breeding and Tim Clougherty on separate instances for about 45 seconds each. The Clougherty one, I'm pretty sure he called the timeout just to yell at him because he spent all of it in his face. Never seen him so incensed.

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That was the closest I've seen Shaka to a T. I thought he was for sure getting one.

[GoldenEagles03]

Hope Miletic, who was in the building, took some notes on McAndrews. He's going to be a player for Creighton.

Pretty ugly game. Once we stopped taking the available shot and started working for the good shot, good things happened.

He also looked a lot bigger on the court than I expected him to. He was a presence.

[TallTitan34]

Did you all hear the announcer say that MU has started only 8 different players in the last three seasons? Stunning. Says a lot about Shaka's plan. And kudos to Todd Smith for helping keep the guys healthy.

See those starters at muoverload.com > Starting Lineups

[MU82]

Jop's 3 at the end was a classic dagger, just a huge shot, but man he has mostly lost his touch from 3.

Despite all of MU's frustrations from 3 tonight - Creighton literally was daring any Marquette player to shoot open 3s (even Kam a couple times) - we actually shot it better than Creighton did. Ashworth undoubtedly was exhausted; it's not easy to hit the 25-footers he kept having to take when your legs are dead from having Stevie or Chase or Zaide draped all over you.

Kalkbrenner was his typical self. Bad Blk% tonight but he definitely affected the ability of Kam, Stevie and Jop to take it inside. But he was so soft offensively. If I were a Creighton fan, I think I would have been screaming, "You've been playing college ball for 14 years - dunk it, you big dope!"

Most teams don't have a rim-protector even close to Kalkbrenner. I'll take my chances on our guys making shots from the paint against most teams.

Creighton came in with a big turnover problem and I thought we'd feast on them there. Got a few during our big run, but they mostly took good care of the ball and that's what I give them credit for most.

Stevie plays so hard that he needs some bench time if he's gonna be able to excel at winning time. Shaka didn't forget about him; he just wanted Stevie  to be fresh at the end.

We got nothing offensively from Ross, little from Gold, not much from Jop (until his dagger), not a ton from our bench, and hardly anything from Kam in the first half. And yet we beat a desperate team that mostly executed its game plan on both sides of the ball.

Marquette's a damn good team!

[JakeBarnes]

I thought the defense on Ashworth was outstanding, especially in the first half. Stevie, Zaide and Chase guarded him for 94 feet and eventually forced others to bring the ball upcourt

Even more impressive given how many walks Ashworth was allowed to have. Hard to guard a dude when he can just change pivot feet.

[Shaka Shart]

Even more impressive given how many walks Ashworth was allowed to have. Hard to guard a dude when he can just change pivot feet.

I thought I was losing my mind, but I counted like 4 times. Ridiculous

[TallTitan34]

Question on the time out granted when Ashworth was falling out of bounds...

I was under the belief that a player couldn't call timeout when falling out of bounds. Is that just for an airborne player?  He did have one foot planted inbounds as he was falling out of bounds. 

[CTWarrior]

Honestly, don't think we took many bad shots at all.

Stevie went cold but no issue with any of his 3's. Same with Zaide, for the most part.

When the other team is making a run, any three by a non-starter is a bad shot.  Our bench takes too many early in the shot clock.

[cheebs09]

I'm glad Kalkbrenner finally got called for a moving screen. Felt like they got away with a lot of those.

[Lennys Tap]

It helps when you're at home and the opponent lost its 2 best players. But yeah I guess.

Exactly. We were shorthanded and on the road last year. This year it was them.

We deserved credit for playing them tough last year. They deserve the same this time around.

[pbiflyer]

See those starters at muoverload.com > Starting Lineups

The amazing thing about the 8 number over the last three years is that 5 are currently starting and the remaining three are in the NBA.

[Husker4MU]

All week, I knew the whistle was coming, but when you see body checks under the rim go uncalled, offensive push offs on every possession go uncalled (Ashworth flails that off arm around like a tube man), moving screens uncalled, hand checks uncalled, travels uncalled, man they are frustrating to play against.

It isn't that they don't foul. They do. Kalkbrenner does. The refs just don't call it.

Shaka lit into both James Breeding and Tim Clougherty on separate instances for about 45 seconds each. The Clougherty one, I'm pretty sure he called the timeout just to yell at him because he spent all of it in his face. Never seen him so incensed.

All week, I knew the whistle was coming, but when you see body checks under the rim go uncalled, offensive push offs on every possession go uncalled (Ashworth flails that off arm around like a tube man), moving screens uncalled, hand checks uncalled, travels uncalled, man they are frustrating to play against.

It isn't that they don't foul. They do. Kalkbrenner does. The refs just don't call it.

Shaka lit into both James Breeding and Tim Clougherty on separate instances for about 45 seconds each. The Clougherty one, I'm pretty sure he called the timeout just to yell at him because he spent all of it in his face. Never seen him so incensed.

This exactly.  McDermott does a great job of working the refs and it pays off.  Ashworth flails all over the place and you just can't even touch Kalk.

I need to look up CU's defensive efficiency numbers under McDermott before and after Kalk's arrival.  They could be in for a rude awakening next year.

Creighton is hands down the most annoying team and 2nd most annoying fan base in the league (hard to top PC).  Always good to get a win against them.  Will have to play significantly better to win in Omaha though.

[Scoop Snoop]

I try very hard to stay clear of blaming the refs, but last night the officiating was exceptionally bad.

Really nice summary by 82. I think he's auditioning for Tower's post-game job.

Creighton actually did us a favor by challenging Marquette last night. In a sense, it was a double win.

[Uncle Rico]

I try very hard to stay clear of blaming the refs, but last night the officiating was exceptionally bad.

Really nice summary by 82. I think he's auditioning for Tower's post-game job.

Creighton actually did us a favor by challenging Marquette last night. In a sense, it was a double win.

I think Marquette is going to see teams challenge them that way the rest of the season.

It's still relatively early to use these numbers, but Marquette is 13th in Adjusted O in KenPom.  Only UConn at 2 and Nova at 7 are better in conference.  You have to go down to St.John's at 38 to find the next most efficient BE O.  Offense in the league isn't special outside the top 3 of UConn, Nova and MU.

And the defenses aren't any better.  Only St. John's is better than MU.  The Johnnies are 10th, MU 11.  You drop to GTown at 31 to find the next BE team.

This screams to me, muck it up against Marquette. 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I think Marquette is going to see teams challenge them that way the rest of the season.

It's still relatively early to use these numbers, but Marquette is 13th in Adjusted O in KenPom.  Only UConn at 2 and Nova at 7 are better in conference.  You have to go down to St.John's at 38 to find the next most efficient BE O.  Offense in the league isn't special outside the top 3 of UConn, Nova and MU.

And the defenses aren't any better.  Only St. John's is better than MU.  The Johnnies are 10th, MU 11.  You drop to GTown at 31 to find the next BE team.

This screams to me, muck it up against Marquette. 

Perhaps this year's BE is just filled with muck.

[Uncle Rico]

Perhaps this year's BE is just filled with muck.

That's probably a better way to sum it up

[tower912]

Really nice summary by 82. I think he's auditioning for Tower's post-game job

He can have it. Smarter and more coherent than I am.  Talk to the mods about transferring my stipend to him.

[CountryRoads]

He also looked a lot bigger on the court than I expected him to. He was a presence.

Yeah, McAndrew is good. Thankfully will likely only have to worry about him once next year when the Badgers get their NIL sorted out and throw a huge bag at him.