No cigar

[PointWarrior]

I think ending the season 2-6 against the top 4 big East teams is a real kick in the nuts after the results of the non-con

Don't forget the loss to Xavier at home.

[HutchwasClutch]

You obviously weren't around during the Dukiet years.

I sure was.  John Leurck.  Anthony Candelino. Joe Krysiak.  He's as bad as any from back then.

[lostpassword]

We shoot this poorly with alarming frequency

I agree with the point, but **technically** this is the worst MU has shot since NC State.

Worst this year:
@UConn (L) - 3 of 22 = 14%
Depaul (W) - 4 of 25 = 16%
Butler (W) - 6 of 30 = 20%
Xavier (L) - 8 of 29 = 28%
Central Michigan (W) - 10 of 36 = 28%

The offense doesn't work if 1 of the 2 things it's designed to do is broken.

[CountryRoads]

Tre Norman is absolutely in the discussion of the worst scholarship player in program history. Tonight consisted of throwing up another brick, turnover, and beat off the dribble by Diarra for a layup. He was beat on another possession that would have been a basket had it not been for a bad pass.  He has no business playing at this level.

Symir was worse but is a similar type of skillset to Tre. Still think Tre could find a role in this program. Needs to be a pisser on the offensive glass or something. Sort of concerning Shaka wanted to keep Symir though lol

[The Sultan]

Symir was worse but is a similar type of skillset to Tre. Still think Tre could find a role in this program. Needs to be a pisser on the offensive glass or something. Sort of concerning Shaka wanted to keep Symir though lol

I am only big pisser on the same days I'm a three pint juggernaut.

[MuggsyB]

We've lost our composure many times this season which really shouldn't happen from an experienced team.  It's okay to be angry.  I would imagine all of our players are furious tonight.  Harness the anger and play with a refuse to lose mentality on Saturday.

[GoldenEagles03]

Bad shooters don't "suddenly get hot."

Didn't they just make almost 20 threes in a game last week?

[HutchwasClutch]

Symir was worse but is a similar type of skillset to Tre. Still think Tre could find a role in this program. Needs to be a pisser on the offensive glass or something. Sort of concerning Shaka wanted to keep Symir though lol

What's more concerning is Shaka still puts him in there every game.  He yanked him quick tonight, but begs the question why does he even get in still?

[Johnny B]

Symir was worse but is a similar type of skillset to Tre. Still think Tre could find a role in this program. Needs to be a pisser on the offensive glass or something. Sort of concerning Shaka wanted to keep Symir though lol

As if he would publicly say he wanted him to transfer

[MU82]

If every player performed as well as The Worst Player In Marquette Basketball History, we'd have won by 15.

After we cut it to 1, I told my text chain, "We need to defend well - but anything is ok as long as we don't give up a wide-open 3." We needed the shooter to be KaraBad. Unfortunately he wasn't.

I hope Chase is OK. Desperately need him.

Liam McNeeley was mostly a non-factor. Needed an APB to even find him in the second half.

Gold was doing great until the fouls. Total killers. Royce is gonna be a good player, but he's not quite ready for Storrs kind of intensity.

We needed to turn them over more and get a few easy breakaway buckets to overcome our bad shooting.

UConn had no first-half FTs, so you know Hurley was beyotching big-time before the second half.

We're playing well. I remain encouraged. We're gonna beat St. John's on Saturday to launch a few fun weeks!

[CountryRoads]

As if he would publicly say he wanted him to transfer

Well, it was my understanding he was already in the portal and we were still pursuing him but probably about the least important thing to be discussing so I'll just let it go.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Team can't shoot yet the offense does the same stupid crap all year that relies on hitting the 3. It isn't a slump. This is not a good shooting team, yet we run an offense where you would think we are a 3 point juggernaut

Did you actually watch the game?  Because it sure doesn't sound like it.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Run some plays that free Ben for a three
I have become weary of our offense. Too much standing around while someone dribbles  would love to see more movement off the ball particularly since we can't hit jumpers

[DoctorV]

It's getting a bit late for moral victories so pardon my French, but this was one of the better Marquette performances I've seen that resulted in a loss in quite some time.

Sure they missed a lot of 3s, got out-rebounded and couldn't get their hands on a lot of loose balls, but they were relentless at attacking the rim all game.

They didn't settle for 3 and they played tough, played with a lot of poise and took their time attacking on offense. They slowed down a bit and weren't sped up.

The game was there for them if they could just make a few damn shots but alas, this game requires shooting better than 13% from 3 and grabbing the f'ing ball.

Beat StJ twice in one week and ride that confidence to the E8

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Most of the posts in this thread are embarrassing.

In spite of the loss, if you can't see that the team is playing much better I'd question how far your head is up your own ass.

I expect to beat St. John's on Saturday and then we'll see what happens from there.

[jesmu84]

Most of the posts in this thread are embarrassing.

In spite of the loss, if you can't see that the team is playing much better I'd question how far your head is up your own ass.

I expect to beat St. John's on Saturday and then we'll see what happens from there.

Do you think the team has played better during the conference games vs the non-con?

[94Warrior]

Take five fewer threes and drive the hoop instead we win. Chase seems to be less hesitant to drive recently.

It's really not more complicated than this. 

At halftime, if Shaka simply says, "Zero 3s in the 2nd half". We win!  Drive the ball, and get to the line!  When we do it, we are very good at it.   

Shooting 41 3s during the Providence game was the dumbest thing we couldve done. We can't shoot the 3 period.  It leads to way too many empty possessions.

[Zog from Margo]

I sure was.  John Leurck.  Anthony Candelino. Joe Krysiak.  He's as bad as any from back then.

No offense, but that's nuts. Krysiak was really bad. How about Don Smolinski?

Norman didn't play well tonight and his jump shot is a mess, but he's only a sophomore and he's a decent defender.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Do you think the team has played better during the conference games vs the non-con?

On the whole, no. But that seems pretty irrelevant. I like what I've seen since the Nova game.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

It's really not more complicated than this. 

At halftime, if Shaka simply says, "Zero 3s in the 2nd half". We win!  Drive the ball, and get to the line!  When we do it, we are very good at it.   

Shooting 41 3s during the Providence game was the dumbest thing we couldve done. Ws can't shoot period.  It leads to way too many empty possessions.

How many 3s did we shoot tonight?

[MurphysTillClose]

On the whole, no. But that seems pretty irrelevant. I like what I've seen since the Nova game.

Zero Q1 wins since December is irrelevant? Honest question

[warriors141]

On the whole, no. But that seems pretty irrelevant. I like what I've seen since the Nova game.

Playing teams that would struggle in the A-10. They played okay tonight but let's not kid ourselves, UConn ain't great. We are consistently losing to tournament and bubble teams. Thank goodness for non conference or this team would likely be on wrong side of bubble

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Zero Q1 wins since December is irrelevant? Honest question

With context, yes. Part of it coincides with when we clearly weren't playing well and part of it is the schedule. There's also not many Q1 opportunities in this year's iteration of the Big East.

Again, I'm not sure how anyone that's paying attention can't see the change since the Nova game.

Now if we lay a turd at home this Saturday that's a problem.

[MuggsyB]

If every player performed as well as The Worst Player In Marquette Basketball History, we'd have won by 15.

After we cut it to 1, I told my text chain, "We need to defend well - but anything is ok as long as we don't give up a wide-open 3." We needed the shooter to be KaraBad. Unfortunately he wasn't.

I hope Chase is OK. Desperately need him.

Liam McNeeley was mostly a non-factor. Needed an APB to even find him in the second half.

Gold was doing great until the fouls. Total killers. Royce is gonna be a good player, but he's not quite ready for Storrs kind of intensity.

We needed to turn them over more and get a few easy breakaway buckets to overcome our bad shooting.

UConn had no first-half FTs, so you know Hurley was beyotching big-time before the second half.

We're playing well. I remain encouraged. We're gonna beat St. John's on Saturday to launch a few fun weeks!

Hurley is a great coach but it's honestly laughable that he doesn't get teed up more. 

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Playing teams that would struggle in the A-10. They played okay tonight but let's not kid ourselves, UConn ain't great. We are consistently losing to tournament and bubble teams. Thank goodness for non conference or this team would likely be on wrong side of bubble

I'm not sure you understand what the word "constantly" means.