X Game Thread

[1SE]

Haven't really looked good since Providence

[Uncle Rico]

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[DoctorV]

Where's Stevie today? Need him to have a huge half to win

[MuggsyB]

We get more embarrassing by the game

Joplin is 2/8 and 1/5 from 3 and he's likely our best player of the half(thanks to D and rebounding) and having people point to articles on the season to defend his horrible shot selection in this half.

That's how bad it is. His half is getting defended.

Gotta get Ben a triple or two.  Change them packing the paint.  We also have to find a way to get to the line.  Stevie has to be a big part of the 2H imo.  Very disappointing 20 mins. 

[Elonsmusk]

If we don't win turnover margin by a big number/get fast break points, we struggle.  Teams loading up on Kam and rest of the team has been mediocre during conference play. 

No reason to turn on our team and discount all the good done in the season up to this point - but we are in a rut at the moment, and hopefully it's a short lived one.

[MuggsyB]

Haven't really looked good since Providence

The question is why?  We looked great against Prov. 

[mileskishnish72]

Something is wrong. This team is really not playing well. Stevie still looks unwell, Kam is off, and the underclassmen make me worry about next year.

It would be nice to pull this one out
but we are not playing well enough to be optimistic about the near future.

[jesmu84]

The question is why?  We looked great against Prov.

Teams have figured out the offense.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

We get more embarrassing by the game

Joplin is 2/8 and 1/5 from 3 and he's likely our best player of the half(thanks to D and rebounding) and having people point to articles on the season to defend his horrible shot selection in this half.

That's how bad it is. His half is getting defended.

You're constantly a whiny baby in game threads. Take a look in the mirror for once.

[MuggsyB]

Something is wrong. This team is rueally not playing well. Stevie still looks unwell, Kam is off, and the underclassmen make me worry about next year.

It would be nice to pull this one out
but we are not playing well enough to be optimistic about the near future.

They're capable of flipping the switch in the 2H.  That said, there are concerns for sure.

[BM1090]

At what point does a slump become something else like a bizzare fall off or regression. Kam shooting under 20 percent from 3 the past 7 games is incomprehensible.

It was similar last year. He has extended stretches of poor shooting. He just needs to see a few in a row go down.

[willie warrior]

Didn't they get the weekend off before the DePaul game?

Exactly they had a week before the last 3 games, both. That is a lame excuse.

[BM1090]

I'm usually pretty confident in our second half adjustments and execution. Not sure today. We'll see.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Teams have figured out the offense.

What offense?  A bunch of guys who aren't very good at driving to the basket trying to drive to the basket, getting stopped, passing out to the next guy to try? 

[muhoops1]

Zaide out of the rotation surprises me.

[Norm]

Starting Five are 1-11 from 3, 5-14 from 2, 4 assists, 3 turnovers.

Bench is 2-3 from 3, 2-4 from 2, 0 assists, 4 turnovers.

Overall, MU shooting 31% overall and 21% from 3. Xavier shooting 50% overall and 22% from 3.

[The Sultan]

Taking Kam off the ball would help, but MU has no other PGs. Maybe stop screening for Kam and let him drive.

I think they tried...and Chase promptly turned it over.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Zaide out of the rotation surprises me.

At the beginning of the game they showed Shaka giving slaps of five to the entire bench...except Zaide. Zaide did not look pleased

[The Sultan]

Teams have figured out the offense.

Yep. They're keeping Kam out of the lane. Making others step up. And they're not.

[GB Warrior]

I think they tried...and Chase promptly turned it over.

Why won't Sean Jones put the team first

[warriors141]

Zaide out of the rotation surprises me.

Yea...he had that one breakout game that delivered a glimmer of hope and then nothing. Shocking because owens and parham have been just awful and turnover machines

[Afroman]

It would be nice if Marquette had an active big like Freemantle.

[GB Warrior]

Ben is very actively bad today

[MuggsyB]

At the beginning of the game they showed Shaka giving slaps of five to the entire bench...except Zaide. Zaide did not look pleased

Weird.  His shot looked pure against Prov. 

[bradforster]

Yea...he had that one breakout game that delivered a glimmer of hope and then nothing. Shocking because owens and parham have been just awful and turnover machines

Zaide is out with illness.