Joplin at Wintrust.

[lostpassword]

I think someone mentioned in the game chat that Stevie looked under the weather.  Shaka just confirmed on the post-game... "all stuffed up".

[lostpassword]

Kam needs to find his jumper badly.

Bring back the moon ball.

[MUEng92]

Does Chicago have a G League team that plays at Wintrust?  Jop would be their best signing

[NotAnAlum]

Second game in a row where MU has been brought to their knees by a simple 2-3 zone.  Can not rely on 3s to break the zone.  We don't have a shooter who is automatic to do that.

Shaka needs to go to something else against the zone.  I think they need to use the pivot offense and I think we saw it a couple times late in regulation.  Kam flashes to the free throw line and they pass it to him.  Now he can drive, hit a cutter or if the zone completely sags pass out for wide open 3s. 
We have got to make teams pay for playing zone or we're going to start losing these game.

[tower912]

Is your implication that there is scheme/strategy that the coaches are trying to implement but the players can't or won't execute?

Yes.  You even saw it a few times tonight, with different players flashing to the foul line area...Kam got the ball, turned and shot floaters rather than attack and seek contact.  Ben caught the ball there and immediately gave it up.  Stevie caught it and drove diagonally away from contact, leading to a shot block.  MU got the ball right where they wanted several times and then did not exploit it.  And then they became passive.

[mug644]

Worst win in the Shaka era? Normally I'm a "wins a win" guy but wow that was alarmingly bad. The bench has gone from not great to a complete liability and Kam is a shadow of his earlier season self and has bad 2 brutal games in a row

18 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Brutal.

[The Sultan]

18 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Brutal.

Sure...but he went 8/21 and 1/10 to get there.

[swoopem]

Does Chicago have a G League team that plays at Wintrust?  Jop would be their best signing

The combine is there. Maybe Jop can wow the scouts and get drafted

[mug644]

Sure...but he went 8/21 and 1/10 to get there.

In a victory.

[MU82]

Credit to chase for the crazy 3.

Why was it "crazy"? He was wide open, he caught the ball clean, and he's a good spot-up shooter.

The only crazy part was that for once we actually attacked the zone well with penetration and a kick.

[FairWeatherEagle]

Fortunately we'll have a few more games against the zone before UCONN who will do it better than the rest. Maybe we'll figure it out by then. Because we know it's coming.

[Johnny B]

Why was it "crazy"? He was wide open, he caught the ball clean, and he's a good spot-up shooter.

The only crazy part was that for once we actually attacked the zone well with penetration and a kick.

Cause the stakes/pressure of the shot ?

[MUfan12]

Does Chicago have a G League team that plays at Wintrust?  Jop would be their best signing

NBA Combine, baby. Get that paper, Jop!

[MUfan12]

The problem I'm seeing with the zone offense is they're not reading and reacting to the play. It's too static. If they drive into it and the defense collapses, there's no cut in behind.

I'd also bring two up rather than one flash at the FT line. Run off them and make the defense make a choice.

[TallTitan34]

Lappas wondering why Mitchell wasn't in the game with 20 seconds left in OT was humorous.

He also had the hot take "the key to DePaul winning the game is maintaining their lead".

Their lead was one at that point.

[Uncle Rico]

He also had the hot take "the key to DePaul winning the game is maintaining their lead".

Their lead was one at that point.

Does he post on scoop, I ponder?

[TallTitan34]

I've seen several very good Marquette teams go to Chicago and lose to all-time bad DePaul teams.

I will take this any day.



(but please figure out the zone)

[Scoop Snoop]

He also had the hot take "the key to DePaul winning the game is maintaining their lead".

Their lead was one at that point.

Yeah, but ya gotta admit...it was true now, wasn't it?

[TallTitan34]

https://x.com/whatawouldusay/status/1879364038481859018?s=46&t=jxqs74xjrj0YOEifH9UtCw

[GB Warrior]

Couldn't watch live, but even knowing the outcome that was a stressful watch.

This team looked uninterested until it really mattered.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

I think someone mentioned in the game chat that Stevie looked under the weather.  Shaka just confirmed on the post-game... "all stuffed up".

I should be a teledoc

[mileskishnish72]

A strong agree on points 1 to 6.

Bench is a detriment. The kudos Ben has been getting on D this year should all be taken back. Having him guard a guard is nuts, and unproductive.

We've been the beneficiary of a soft front-loaded BE schedule. It's going to get tougher.

You can't be having nip and tuck games with the likes of Georgetown and DePaul and expect to be playing in April. The lack of depth is a big problem.

And despite having to give Lappas some of his due, the O against a zone is not setting any records.

If the coaching staff can make some adjustments, we can be optimistic. At the present time, surpassing last year's team's tournament performance seems unlikely.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Joplin Hot Again At Wintrust

[bradforster]

Can Homer ask one legitimate question in the post game interview?  I'm just asking for a single question germane to the actual game that just unfolded.  It's nothing but inane grab ass, with every post game interaction starting in the same fashion - "Coach, I can't wait to hear what you have to say tonight."  Homer is beyond atrocious on play by play, and after two hours of incoherent drivel we can't even get one effing relevant question for the coach.  Oy vey!

[MU82]

Kam went for 18 pts, 11 assists, 6 rebs and 3 steals, and he committed only 1 turnover in 42 minutes.

Shooting poorly doesn't mean he played poorly.