MU/UCONN Game Thread

[Pakuni]

Beat the spread. Victory

Good teams win, great teams cover.

[nyg]

4/22 from 3. Crazy!!

Not crazy, that's Shaka's game philosophy and it's been like that since he got here. Live and ie with the three He has stated he has no problem with it, but it's crazy that MU has no one this year who can shoot it. Maybe the Phillips guy can come around, who knows.  Then if MU drives and gets fouled, they miss the free throws. Gonna be long year

[WhiteTrash]

Nice of Hurley to laugh at Shaka.

[Afroman]

[rocky_warrior]

Gonna be long year

I know we're only a few days into the year, but the season is already long.

[drbob]

Calling Ross the stud of your program is evidence enough that your team is in deep s—t

[JakeBarnes]

They can't shoot worth a damn, their defense sucks, but they're not quitters.

Defense with the Clark/gold shift was actually pretty good.

There are positives--they're just covered up due to the losing.

I think most frustrating (outside of the main gripe I bring up) is Nigel is kinda just playing solo ball. Feels like a regression. There was a clear frustration from parham on Nigel not looking up and seeing an open 3 dish opportunity.

[Norm]

Hurley talking up Shaka and Marquette's culture in the post-game interview.

[WhiteTrash]

Hurley talking up Shaka and Marquette's culture in the post-game interview.

He just got a literal cupcake game on his conference schedule. Life is good.

[CountryRoads]

Hurley talking up Shaka and Marquette's culture in the post-game interview.

Of course he is. That's the classic thing that happens. If you only listened to Big East coaches during Wojo's tenure then you'd think he was a hall of famer.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Defense with the Clark/gold shift was actually pretty good.

There are positives--they're just covered up due to the losing.

I think most frustrating (outside of the main gripe I bring up) is Nigel is kinda just playing solo ball. Feels like a regression. There was a clear frustration from parham on Nigel not looking up and seeing an open 3 dish opportunity.

Reminds me off Markus but he looked up and saw Sam and would not pass to him anyway. That was in many games but also That was in Hartford Connecticut too against Murray State. Ugh. We rode the bus to the game sitting next to Markus' Parents fun ride. We rode the Bus back with Sam's Parents. Mrs Hauser kept saying we have to talk to the boys and believe she wanted the Boys to stay at Marquette. Mr Hauser wanted the boys to stay at Marquette. Much like Mr Knueppel wanted Kon to go to Marquette. Excuse the rambling. Go Marquette!

[MuggsyB]

Defense with the Clark/gold shift was actually pretty good.

There are positives--they're just covered up due to the losing.

I think most frustrating (outside of the main gripe I bring up) is Nigel is kinda just playing solo ball. Feels like a regression. There was a clear frustration from parham on Nigel not looking up and seeing an open 3 dish opportunity.

Yes.  This is a problem.  Nigel constantly going on on one is not going to improve our offense or make other guys better. We need far more ball movement and player movement. 

[nyg]

Defense with the Clark/gold shift was actually pretty good.

There are positives--they're just covered up due to the losing.

I think most frustrating (outside of the main gripe I bring up) is Nigel is kinda just playing solo ball. Feels like a regression. There was a clear frustration from parham on Nigel not looking up and seeing an open 3 dish opportunity.

James dribbling around the three point line like Curly Neal is hard to watch.  But he at least plays hard, just needs to calm down. Potential thru the roof, I hope he stays after the year, which could get ugly internally. James could make a fortune with NIL somewhere.

Tre Norman hardly playing with no Lowery and Sean Jones is a sign.

Ben Gold shooting, which is his supposed forte is not good now.
In last six games of losing streak, his three point shooting is:

3 for 28.  Yes, 3 for 28 11%..

[Ericdonpaul]

Don't know what to say about this team. This might be peak performance at this point. I'll keep watching but to look up at the scoreboard and see a blowout with 3 minutes left, knowing this is probably as good as it gets. Tough.

[Billy Hoyle]

Hurley talking up Shaka and Marquette's culture in the post-game interview.

Hurley has always shown respect towards Shaka and MU.

[Small Orange Soda]

Hamilton might be the worst player I've ever seen in a Marquette uniform, and definitely the worst I've ever seen start.

Don't know what Shaka said in the postgame, but I hope it wasn't 'we're getting good looks, they're just not falling'. Nah, you recruited a bunch of bad shooters.

[Biggie Clausen]

Hurley talking up Shaka and Marquette's culture in the post-game interview.

I'm sure he hopes Shaka doesn't change a thing about RGV.

[panda]

I don't think UConn broke a sweat today lol

[Afroman]

Hurley has always shown respect towards Shaka and MU.

Reminds me of when Bob Knight would talk about how wonderful Steve Yoder was after beating the Badgers by 35.

[dpucane]

Officially Blame The Players SZN
https://x.com/dalydoseofhoops/status/2007927035201823207?s=46

[MUbiz]

Hamilton might be the worst player I've ever seen in a Marquette uniform, and definitely the worst I've ever seen start.

Don't know what Shaka said in the postgame, but I hope it wasn't 'we're getting good looks, they're just not falling'. Nah, you recruited a bunch of bad shooters.

What defensive numbers is Shaka looking at? This is downright worrying.

https://x.com/i/status/2007926228989481214

[Pakuni]

Officially Blame The Players SZN
https://x.com/dalydoseofhoops/status/2007927035201823207?s=46

But guys, my players are elite when nobody's watching. Trust me.

[Pakuni]

What defensive numbers is Shaka looking at? This is downright worrying.

https://x.com/i/status/2007926228989481214

Shaka two weeks ago: I don't care about stats when it comes to lineup decisions. I want to see that look in their eye.
Shaka today: I'm making my lineup decisions based on stats.

[SOSW]

What defensive numbers is Shaka looking at? This is downright worrying.

https://x.com/i/status/2007926228989481214

This is just comically untrue.

[MUbiz]

Shaka two weeks ago: I don't care about stats when it comes to lineup decisions. I want to see that look in their eye.
Shaka today: I'm making my lineup decisions based on stats.

The stats:

https://x.com/i/status/2007933668090933469