The Problem With NJ

[jimmybutlerfanatic]

Seems like a lot of 1st time NCAA basketball fans on this board.

Allow me to give you a history lesson and the likely issue with NJ.

HE'S A SOPHOMORE.

EOM

[Johnny B]

We get it but that's the worst he's ever looked by far in a Marquette uniform. good chance that's the worst he'll ever look in a Marquette uniform.

[Uncle Rico]

Seems like a lot of 1st time NCAA basketball fans on this board.

Allow me to give you a history lesson and the likely issue with NJ.

HE'S A SOPHOMORE.

EOM

That doesn't fly in 2026.

[Scoop Snoop]

Seems like a lot of 1st time NCAA basketball fans on this board.

Allow me to give you a history lesson and the likely issue with NJ.

HE'S A SOPHOMORE.

EOM

Oh, THANK YOU for this brilliant observation! Mystery solved.

[MU82]

That doesn't fly in 2026.

Yup.

Love that Nigel is a Warrior, but he has to play much much much better for this team to have a chance at anything resembling success.

And he will!

[Vander Blue Man Group]

There's no guarantee Nigel doesn't regress offensively (see Dominic James).  But it's far too early for me to have that level of concern right now.

I think the first two games he tried to facilitate and wasn't needed as a scorer.  He struggled against a good team Wednesday and started pressing. 

If he's still in a serious funk through Atlantis, then maybe it's time to get worried.  I'm expecting a much better effort on Sunday.

[Uncle Rico]

Yup.

Love that Nigel is a Warrior, but he has to play much much much better for this team to have a chance at anything resembling success.

And he will!

I'm not buying he's "young".  He played a lot of successful minutes last year.  I'll buy it's a 3-game outlier, but I won't buy, "he's a sophomore"

[tower912]

I do.  It also appears to my eyes that he is struggling to make the transition to a complete leader.   Last season, when he was given the reins, the mission brief was basically to channel Markus Howard.  This season, again to my eyes, it appears that he is now trying to find the balance of when to get everybody else theirs and when to get his own. 

An extra nanosecond of indecision is all it takes.

[Nukem2]

I do.  It also appears to my eyes that he is struggling to make the transition to a complete leader.   Last season, when he was given the reins, the mission brief was basically to channel Markus Howard.  This season, again to my eyes, it appears that he is now trying to find the balance of when to get everybody else theirs and when to get his own. 

An extra nanosecond of indecision is all it takes.

Yeah, there is too much thinking here than reacting. Can he bridge that gap or is his role better suited as an attack the basket scorer? TBD

[WhiteTrash]

Seems like a lot of 1st time NCAA basketball fans on this board.

Allow me to give you a history lesson and the likely issue with NJ.

HE'S A SOPHOMORE.

EOM

I'll try and meet you half way and say that the spirit of this post is understood. But this still gets a 2/10.

[muwarrior69]

Yeah, there is too much thinking here than reacting. Can he bridge that gap or is his role better suited as an attack the basket scorer? TBD

I think Porter has earned the starting spot. Let NJ come in off the bench. Is that too much thinking?

[tower912]

 

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

I think Porter has earned the starting spot. Let NJ come in off the bench. Is that too much thinking?

[Scoop Snoop]

I think Porter has earned the starting spot. Let NJ come in off the bench. Is that too much thinking?

   Just "too much (fill in the blank with anything other than the word thinking)."

[MU82]

I think Porter has earned the starting spot. Let NJ come in off the bench. Is that too much thinking?

Outstanding sarcasm without using teal. Well done!

[muwarrior69]

Outstanding sarcasm without using teal. Well done!

Even Eeyore has his moments.

[Markusquette]

He did very little even versus our lowly first two opponents, but I chalked it up to not needing to do anything. I still expected to see a short spurt of dominance in the beginning of each game. Scouting report is out on a 5'11 guy. Everyone was talking about NJ and less so about Parham, Fru, Stevens...he's going to bounce back and thankfully it really can't get worse than the other night

[willie warrior]

I think Porter has earned the starting spot. Let NJ come in off the bench. Is that too much thinking?

James won't be happy with that. His NIL salary won't allow it.

[mileskishnish72]

When I first saw the thread title on the home page I thought it was about New Jersey. I figured it would leave the nm thread in the dust given all the problems there.

[brewcity77]

When I first saw the thread title on the home page I thought it was about New Jersey. I figured it would leave the nm thread in the dust given all the problems there.

Yeah, the OP would need to be a lot longer and the only way to shorten that inevitable king of Scoop threads would be to discuss what isn't wrong with NJ.