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[Newsdreams]

Ok, and if Gold knocks down a few of the many open 3's he had, we win much more comfortably and put them away earlier.  You can apply this argument to most basketball games at any level for the team that lost.

There were good moments yesterday.  Much to clean up, like again playing way too fast on offense, leading to bad shots. That and overall, frustrating how many poor shooting games from 3 our guys have, and has become the norm under Shaka.  Tough to win in this day when you're shooting in the 20's or low 30's from 3. 

This board consensus was too high and overrated the team last season when there were obvious problems and we were just escaping with wins from December on.  Now, it's barely three weeks into the season and a young team is trash and full of wasted scholarships. 

Wasted scholarships? All these student athletes are going to get an excellent education.

[JTJ3]

Not sure I'm allowed to say anything positive about Marquette hoops, but I'll take the risk ...

Josh Clark had three or four legit plays yesterday, including one very impressive defensive stop at the end of the clock and a real nice putback dunk.

I have absolutely no problem with us having carried him on the roster last season, and with Shaka bringing him along slowly this season. If this 7-footer turns out to be a kid who can protect the rim and make dunks for a couple of years - kinda Kur Kuath like - that would be A-OK for me. If he turns out better, fantastic! If he doesn't, I still think the "risk" was worth it.

Now, if the argument is that Shaka has been working on too many projects like this, that's a whole different debate.

Kur is the exact same comparison me and my friends at the game said yesterday too.  Not a star, but a mobile 7 footer who can give you 20 really good minutes as an upperclassmen.

[JTJ3]

One rotation item I thought was noteworthy yesterday... Michael Phillips played before Owens in both halves.  I agree with it, but I thought it was interesting Shaka made that change already too.

He's still skinny and looks a little lost, but Phillips just shows more flashes right now.  He's sometimes in the wrong spots, but he's flying around out there and making things happen.  That offensive rebound and kickout to Nigel for a 3 was a bigger play than anything Owens has done this year.

Owens needs to be more physical.  To me he is shying away from contact out there.  The second he gets bumped on a drive he stops and gives up.  Have to play through contact at this level.  Phillips is throwing his body around in the paint to try and make plays, which is a great sign for the way he'll play in the future.  Cant wait til he's 20lbs stronger still playing this way.

[Scoop Snoop]

Josh Clark had three or four legit plays yesterday, including one very impressive defensive stop at the end of the clock and a real nice putback dunk.

He played for only 8 minutes and had 3 boards and went 2/3 on shots. If I remember correctly, the missed shot would have been another "real nice dunk" had it gone in. What I really liked was his take-no-prisoners, in-your-face attitude. Too bad that he also "earned" 2 fouls.

I'm NOT saying he is ready for more minutes, but I got my wish that he would get a little PT, even though Rocky replied to my post that he wished there was a "thumbs down" option.

[Badgerhater]

This team is 3 good minutes of basketball away from being 6-1.

And if it was 6-1, it would still have the same flaws and still be really young amd would probably still lose to Purdue and South Central WI State.

But would the sky be falling and folks here calling to hire Brian Wardle?

[GoldenEagles03]

This team is 3 good minutes of basketball away from being 6-1.

And if it was 6-1, it would still have the same flaws and still be really young amd would probably still lose to Purdue and South Central WI State.

But would the sky be falling and folks here calling to hire Brian Wardle?

Depends. How well does he use the portal?

[The Sultan]

This team is 3 good minutes of basketball away from being 6-1.

And if it was 6-1, it would still have the same flaws and still be really young amd would probably still lose to Purdue and South Central WI State.

But would the sky be falling and folks here calling to hire Brian Wardle?

Your first sentence is EXTREMELY generous.

And no one is calling for Wardle.

[wadesworld]

Your first sentence is EXTREMELY generous.

And no one is calling for Wardle.

2 rotation players for Wardle are transfers. That seems like a good ratio to me. I'm interested.

[Newsdreams]

This team is 3 good minutes of basketball away from being 6-1.

And if it was 6-1, it would still have the same flaws and still be really young amd would probably still lose to Purdue and South Central WI State.

But would the sky be falling and folks here calling to hire Brian Wardle?

I think Wardle is way down in pecking order now, but got to wait for Rico update.

[Scoop Snoop]

I think Wardle is way down in pecking order now, but got to wait for Rico update.

I gave him a new name for consideration.

[Newsdreams]

I gave him a new name for consideration.

Yes just saw, brilliant!