MU/UNM thoughts

[MuggsyB]

Guys I'm finally bringing this up. Since we've been doing these games threads days in advance, Marquette has sucked and lost.


We need to go back to making game threads 10 minutes beforehand and fighting over two of them to see which one wins.

It's the least we can do for the team!

I changed it. 

[JakeBarnes]

Guys I'm finally bringing this up. Since we've been doing these games threads days in advance, Marquette has sucked and lost.


We need to go back to making game threads 10 minutes beforehand and fighting over two of them to see which one wins.

It's the least we can do for the team!

I thought the same.

[Newsdreams]

I changed it. 

TY

[MU82]

Wait there's a NEW Mexico?!

Nope. New America now.

[willie warrior]

How do we eliminate Donovan Dent?  He's very efficient.  41.5% from downtown.  Can we turn him over?  I have some concen about tempo because they like to run.  We need Benny to step out and drain some threes.

Yeah. How often does that happen?

[muwarrior69]

Wait there's a NEW Mexico?!

For now!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

How do we eliminate Donovan Dent?  He's very efficient.  41.5% from downtown.  Can we turn him over?  I have some concen about tempo because they like to run.  We need Benny to step out and drain some threes.

Context,  he averages 0.8 threes a game. He's much more dangerous in the arc than out of it

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

He AVERAGES 11 rebounds a game? Oh crap

He's an elite defensive rebounder, 10th best in the nation. He's a very good offensive rebounder, 163rd in the nation

[StillAWarrior]

He's an elite defensive rebounder, 10th best in the nation. He's a very good offensive rebounder, 163rd in the nation

Well then, the strategy is simple - Marquette needs to not miss shots.

[JakeBarnes]

Well then, the strategy is simple - Marquette needs to not miss shots.

Scoop needs to write a letter to Shaka now.

[MUbiz]

Context,  he averages 0.8 threes a game. He's much more dangerous in the arc than out of it

In the 4 or so New Mexico games I have seen, Dent shoots a ton of mid range. (which I am sure will excite some of the scoopers)  I think of Dent as a smaller, faster Kadary Richmond.

[Newsdreams]

Scoop needs to write a letter to Shaka now.

More mid range!! Or cowbell??

[StillAWarrior]

Scoop needs to write a letter to Shaka now.

Not necessary...Shaka reads Scoop.

[MU82]

The Athletic picked Kam Jones as one of the tournament's 13 "most intriguing players," saying:

This only has a little to do with the part-time boxing, the podcasting, the flair for fashion and the fact that one of his best friends is the team chaplain. At one point, the 6-4 senior looked like a first-team All-America lock. He finished the regular season fifth in KenPom.com's player of the year ratings. But ... it didn't feel like that by the end? Because the Golden Eagles went 4-6 from Feb. 1 to the start of the Big East tournament, probably? And yet: Is there not some Kemba Walker-esque potential here, for a guy who posted career-highs in player efficiency rating (24.8) and assist percentage (38.5) going into the NCAA Tournament? Jones shot 40.6 percent from 3-point range as a junior and has dropped to 31.2 percent this season. The former was certainly a function of Tyler Kolek providing open looks; the latter still feels like a number that could aggress to a mean. In the regular-season finale against St. John's, Jones posted 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, taking 30 shots to get there and mixing in a couple head-scratching moments. That's a decent measure of the volatility here.

[#UnleashSean]

Yes, yes I like this thread better

[Scoop Snoop]

Not necessary...Shaka reads Scoop for laughs.

FIFY

[willie warrior]

we have Ben Gold, and Tower and MU82 are optimistic 🤣

Gold will be the difference maker in the game

[willie warrior]

But we have a Hulk (Stevie)

We also have the green weiner

[FairWeatherEagle]

Lot of people picking UNM. Certainly no one picking MU to go to S16.

if we go to S16 then real successful season.
If we win 1 then ok season
If we lose, ugh. See you next year

[JakeBarnes]

We also have the green weiner

I think we celebrate St. Paddy's a bit differently

[MU82]

Lot of people picking UNM. Certainly no one picking MU to go to S16.

if we go to S16 then real successful season.
If we win 1 then ok season
If we lose, ugh. See you next year

I'm picking MU to go to the Elite Eight.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

In the 4 or so New Mexico games I have seen, Dent shoots a ton of mid range. (which I am sure will excite some of the scoopers)  I think of Dent as a smaller, faster Kadary Richmond.

Funny enough,  Dent has taken exactly 100 midrange shots this season.  He has made 33 of them. It's even worse if you include shots between the FT line and at the rim where he's 8/26 on the season.

So yes,  I would be very excited if Dent takes a lot of mid range jumpers against us. If hes getting to the rim that Ill get worried, particularly in transition.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Double post

[ATL MU Warrior]

I feel like we have a lot of bodies to throw at Dent to try to wear him down and neutralize him (Stevie, Chase, Zaide, Tre, Kam). I'm more worried about the big guy and the other randos that we will likely leave wide open. Can almost guarantee that one of them will go off from 3. 

[MuggsyB]

I feel like we have a lot of bodies to throw at Dent to try to war him down and neutralize him (Stevie, Chase, Zaide, Tre, Kam). I'm more worried about the big guy and the other randos that we will likely leave wide open. Can almost guarantee that one of them will go off from 3. 

They're good.  This isn't breaking news.  It's essentially a pick 'em game.  But we can absolutely do this.  I believe in our guys despite our struggles.  I also believe in Shaka and his preparation for this game.