That was a bad loss.

[1SE]

Not seeing anything yet to make me think last year was an aberration. Or that $13 million was worth it.

[Farley36]

VBMG emotional outburst incoming in 3...2...1

[StillWarriors]

Horrendous. Stupid basketball. Parham a shell of what he was last year and James slightly better today but still plenty of huge mental mistakes and zero confidence in his shot. Not good.

[goldeneagle91114]

Horrendous. Stupid basketball. Parham a shell of what he was last year and James slightly better today but still plenty of huge mental mistakes and zero confidence in his shot. Not good.

James with more TO's than baskets made. that does not equal a winning combo from the best Player on the team.

[MuggsyB]

Thas was a terrible loss.  Absolutely putrid. 

[StillWarriors]

James with more TO's than baskets made. that does not equal a winning combo from the best Player on the team.

His gamble for a steal that led to Fru's 4th foul showed zero discipline and was very costly. Have to be smarter than that. Especially with a lead.

[1SE]

Why is Shaka so bad at end of game situations (not that we should have been in one in the first place). Not getting a shot off is a Scoop trope now.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

There's a realistic scenario where we lose to DePaul twice this year

[Tha Hound]

No sugar coating, losing that game to a team missing one of their best players is a very bad sign. I thought a year of development and new signings would have a major impact. I appear to have been wrong.

[MuggsyB]

James with more TO's than baskets made. that does not equal a winning combo from the best Player on the team.

Don't gloss over what our 2nd best player has done vs Mich & Mizzou. 

[goldeneagle91114]

Don't gloss over what our 2nd best player has done vs Mich & Mizzou.

look at James, Royce and Fru a a whole over that period. Those were the 3 that were suppose to save us from what took place last year.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I don't even know if I blame Nigel, if you know nobody else can score what else is he supposed to do?

I wish he fixed his shot in the offseason but he has zero help out there with Parham missing 0 footers.

[wisblue]

There's a realistic scenario where we lose to DePaul twice this year

Is there a realistic scenario in which Marquette would beat de Paul once?

[MuggsyB]

look at James, Royce and Fru a a whole over that period. Those were the 3 that were suppose to save us from what took place last year.

Ya....it's been pretty much a disaster for that trio. 

[TFlegend]

This team sucks.  Our season was a wrap in mid December last year and we are on the exact same track.  I know we all thought retaining James, Stevens and Parham was a great core to build around, but those guys have yet to show they can win at a high level.

Horrific shooting, stagnant offense, brain dead basketball.  Wake me up when any of that improves. 

[lostpassword]

We'll get Hamilton back.  Withholding judgement until then.

[1SE]

At leadt Alex gave us 75 seconds of entertaining basketball - where it *felt* like a MU team, even if wver so fleeting.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Of the three, I still like Stevens, would like to see him be a little more aggressive.

Nigel will continue to struggle as teams sag on him and have their bigs pull off their assignment to help on him defensively.

Parham...good riddance

[nyg]

I am going to reserve judgement until after the Wisconsin game.  By then it will be  five easy, crap games and five power conference games.  Do they even win one of the power conference games? 

Right now, they are not being coached at a high level.  The mistakes, rotations, not getting ball inbounds, 12 for 20 from free throws,etc. have been consistent and are a carry over from last year. How does that not change?

With the loss of Nevada Smith, I thought the Shaka philosophy would change, especially reliance on the three ball, but not working. No change.

MU is now 33 for 115 on the year (28%).  They shot 24 threes in one half against the crap Mercy team.  Oh yeah, they went 4 for 24 there. Only reason the 28% is high, thanks to Porter and Stevens in Michigan game.  That's it.

-Fru was a human foul machine at Louisville, that has not changed.
-Parham, (3 for 13 today) can't make a short shot.  At least today didn't have to listen to Rafferty saying "You have to convert that, You have to make that"
-James had 11 assists, but had 6 turnovers, shot 5 for 18 and now is 25% on the year. Total head case right now.  Expectations killing him.
-Missensale, bench guy, not a starter
-Shaka needs a rotation, maybe that's why he is testing things, but today backfired

So many bad things, let's see what happens after the 10 games.  Five against lowers, five against power teams.