Marquette game thread 3-6-21

[Anti-Homer]

Players have to hit shots, but Steele’s situational coaching is the worst

When X was down three, their two best three point shooters should have been brought in. Cross your fingers that we play All OH Red instead of Oak Hills. I love AAU bball!

[Anti-Homer]

Wow! Down 5 with the ball, and Steele calls for a three from a 25% three point shooter.

That is the dumbest thing you have ever said. You don't know who was supposed to take that shot

Oh, but I do. I do take solace that option two of Carter shooting a three from the corner didn't come to fruition.

[muskieman]

Anti you railed that X should play a smaller lineup and they did. You railed that Carter should play less and he did. You railed that Carter should not shoot and he didn't. Tonights 3 freshman played big minutes. CJ played 31 minutes and had cramps but you wanted him in for forty. When you wipe that egg off your face admit you just throw up something different except you hate that Carter plays.

[madness31]

Officials were an embarrassment. Bad calls both ways but more bad calls against X.

Travis should step down.

Scruggs and Odom are both capable to great PGs. They would benefit dramatically from BG playing. Draw the D, kick to Griffin for the dunk. He could average a double double.

Scruggs deserves so much more than what this team has achieved. Some of it is the team simply missing shots. A lot of it is bad coaching from wrong rotations to the team simply not understanding basketball.

X has to win 3 more games to make the tourney. I don't see it happening.

[thecoach]

At the end of the day, you have to shoot much better from the perimeter the way this squad and last year's were built. They just haven't done it consistently.

[madness31]

Just because X lost, does not mean Anti was wrong about playing a small line-up.

1st, a small line-up is not necessarily the answer every game.

2nd, even when a small line-up is the right approach, does not mean it will be effective. If some players are simply off or not defending or get in foul trouble, etc. then it may be necessary to adjust the approach.

Griffin showed solid success on the court and should have remained on the court.

Tandy showed solid game awareness and shot solid and should have been rewarded with more minutes.

Jones, who has a bright future, did not play well and should have spent more time on the bench. I would have given Tandy another shot given his solid play.

[Anti-Homer]

Anti you railed that X should play a smaller lineup and they did. You railed that Carter should play less and he did. You railed that Carter should not shoot and he didn't. Tonights 3 freshman played big minutes. CJ played 31 minutes and had cramps but you wanted him in for forty. When you wipe that egg off your face admit you just throw up something different except you hate Carter

First of all,

May I say I love the cut of your jib. However, Carter didn't play much because he drew four fouls in six minutes, and had cramps apparently. That was the only thing keeping him off the court. The small lineup worked when they were driving the ball, and not launching threes. Ironically, if taking 25 threes was the game plan, which I know it was b/c it always is, Kyky should have played 35 minutes. I love Jones, but he was horrific offensively and defensively tonight. Steele's idea of an adjustment is getting ice tea instead of diet coke at Jimmy John's after the game. This is personal between Steele and Kyky. For his sake, I hope he transfers lest a very promising bball career will be wasted. Absolute embarrassment.

[XavierBob]

If I’m the AD I’d let Travis know that if no NCAA next year you’re gone. Put some real pressure on him to succeed. He is 1-5 in season ending games the last two years, unacceptable at X. The only saving grace is I have to admit the guys play consistently hard for him —- a major plus. I’m worried about the overall offensive philosophy. Too many threes every game for a team that doesn’t shoot them well. He wants to green light everyone, I think that might be a mistake. Stayed with Carter too long, hurting Witcher’s development. Things have to change and in a hurry, has To start at top. I’m afraid we are developing a culture of losing/ mediocrity. Tough post to write I want him to succeed but time is of the essence.

[muskieman]

At the end of the day, you have to shoot much better from the perimeter the way this squad and last year's were built. They just haven't done it consistently.

happens when the top 3 point shooter goes out for the season. Who replaces the points Nate scored. Heck who replaces Jones's points he didn't score tonight? Trying to find the spark as Nate was not only a scorer but played good D.

Madness, when you watch Griff, do you watch him run the floor? He took two shots at the rim and was blocked on one of them. He reminds me of a guy that played for X when they were in the A-10 without that guy's timing to let the defender pass him by. Easy to make the shot when wide open because someone makes a great pass but you have to catch it which is where his turnover came from in this game. He did good rebounding but doesn't run the floor as others do and he has his feet planted on the floor most of the time. I love the guy but he is a role player and after his basket, he raised his hand to come out.

[Anti-Homer]

Officials were an embarrassment. Bad calls both ways but more bad calls against X.

Travis should step down.

Scruggs and Odom are both capable to great PGs. They would benefit dramatically from BG playing. Draw the D, kick to Griffin for the dunk. He could average a double double.

Scruggs deserves so much more than what this team has achieved. Some of it is the team simply missing shots. A lot of it is bad coaching from wrong rotations to the team simply not understanding basketball.

X has to win 3 more games to make the tourney. I don't see it happening.

Scruggs does deserves better, as do Johnson, Griffin, and Carter. However, I think Steele deserves another year. I don't think he is a very capable coach, but he actually salvaged year one and made them respectable, after Coach Devo checked out a year earlier. He reminds me of a 500 Big 12 team who just tries to win by having the QB throw the ball 60 times a game. He's the equivalent of Kingsbury when he coached at Texas Tech. He is an outstanding recruiter, so i think his greatest chance at longevity is to keep recruiting at a high level, and hope talent trumps strategy. Otherwise, X will become the Tulane of the BE.