Big East Championship

[caw]

Claude seems to be the only player that came to play for X

 

[Ripper32]

You can't be milling around with high screens on the perimeter against them. Take the ball to the hoop.

 

[Kathy]

Kolek is good

 

[upstater]

Claude seems to be the only player that came to play for X

I didn't realize he's a Hillhouse kid

 

[Ratso]

Damn ok smart

 

[gtcam]

Shaka has them ready with solid strategy on both ends. So far a thing of beauty. We have to take some solace to the fact that UConn only lost by 2 and could have won.

 

[caw]

This actually shouldn't be too surprising to anyone. Marquette is much deeper and just as good, or better in the starting lineup (especially without Freemantle).

Probably a much closer game not back-to-back-to-back.

 

[Ripper32]

Boum looks horrible.

 

[Vuce]

Does Marquette have anyone who is “NBA good”? Meaning guys who will leave after this year? Or do they just have great college players who won’t leave early because they don’t have the potential like Hawk? They are gonna be a handful again next year

 

[mauconnfan]

I just hate Kolek but i agree, I'd rather Marquette than Xavier

The only thing to hate about Kolek is he didn’t drive an hour from home to Storrs to go to school. Kids a player.

 

[caw]

Boum looks horrible.

Mitchell (and Jones) are absolutely locking him down. Prosper locking up another premiere SG also.

Does Marquette have anyone who is “NBA good”? Meaning guys who will leave after this year? Or do they just have great college players who won’t leave early because they don’t have the potential like Hawk? They are gonna be a handful again next year

Prosper maybe but he feels like he needs another year to show he has NBA offense. No clue how the NBA rates Kolek. He controls the game better than any college player I've seen this year, but NBA loves athletes.

 

[Umami Zen]

If not UConn.. I'm good with Marquette repping the BE before March Madness.... Shaka is the real deal..

 

[caw]

Jones missing wide-open shots this game...

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Kunkel and Kolek sounds like a law firm.

X is coming back a bit, might be a game yet

 

[mauconnfan]

Joplin killed us the kid can shoot the ball!

 

[HuskyHawk]

Does Marquette have anyone who is “NBA good”? Meaning guys who will leave after this year? Or do they just have great college players who won’t leave early because they don’t have the potential like Hawk? They are gonna be a handful again next year

Chatted with a prep HS coach (just retired) from RI about Kolek and the NBA. Wasn’t sure he’d be athletic enough (to be fair I said that about this level too). He said he reminds him of Steve Nash and now I can’t unsee it. That’s exactly how he plays.

 

[Vuce]

Chatted with a prep HS coach (just retired) from RI about Kolek and the NBA. Wasn’t sure he’d be athletic enough (to be fair I said that about this level too). He said he reminds him of Steve Nash and now I can’t unsee it. That’s exactly how he plays.

That would be quite a skill in todays college game as a coach. Recruiting guys who project as really good/great college players who will stay 3 or 4 years vs great players who will leave after a year or two and realize their real potential in the pros. Marquette literally may return everyone next year. Has a UConn 1997-98, 1998-99
Vibe to them if they finish strong in the NCAAs this year.

 

[GoConn]

the real BET championship was last night

 

[EnochRoot]

the real BET championship was last night

Nah. UConn lost to Xavier twice this year. They belong in this game.

 

[Kathy]

Marquette is constantly communicating with each other on the defensive end.
Kolek is your typical great college PG and leader on the floor. He's also very crafty.

 

[EnochRoot]

I still can't get past the fact the coaches picked this squad to finish 9th in the Big East.

 

[caw]

Nah. UConn lost to Xavier twice this year. They belong in this game.

X is that team this year for UConn, bad matchup. Not a better team necessarily but just a bad matchup (UConn also played X twice when they had Freemantle, much different team).

 

[CaptainRon]

Decent crowd for two Midwest teams.

 

[Vuce]

Nah. UConn lost to Xavier twice this year. They belong in this game.

X isn’t playing like they belong in this game

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Marquette looking like a 1 seed