In-season improvement

[AverageJoe]

Off the top of my head, I don't remember any Marquette player having improved as much as Royce has this year-during the season-since maybe Aaron Hutchins.  Just the confidence and the aggressiveness on both offensive and defense are light-years ahead of where he was at the beginning of the year.  He's actually a lot more athletic than I thought.
Also props to Nigel James for his strides in-season. He's greatly improved his outside shooting, doesn't drive into the lane and get stuck as much, and makes less ankle passes than he did in the beginning of the year.
Obviously, this season sucks, but those are a couple of bright spots.