Marquette Post Game Thread

[Mister P]

Since game 1, I’ve loved watching Spencer play the game this year. He just does everything right.
Seeing him showing the passion again today by pumping up the crowd with his fist punches and then yapping at the opponent has made him my favorite Husky this season. No moment is to big for him.

 

[Tommyboy]

What a game. Was comfortable with almost 10 minutes to go in the game. Which I never am. Dominate performance.

 

[Austin316]

Newton almost had another triple double 15/8/8. He had one assist less than Marquett(9). Fantastic game by him in terms of being in the right position and great vision. He raised the team up. Happy for Hass today with 14 and 6 dimes as well. Co-players of the game. Clingan played great too. Freshman looked unintimidated by Marquette.

 

[HeGotGame]

Remember when @freescooter said their were 50 coaches better than Hurley?

That was funny.

 

[Scottobot]

What a beat down. maybe Marquette’s Jones will keep his snarky comments to himself now.

 

[Dibbie]

Wish I was bold in the prediction thread as I wanted to be, but didn’t want to doom them. Back to back blowouts in Hartford.

 

[Mets1432]

What a game. Hass was great again, what a revelation this year.

 

[Kitaman]

Castle and AK combined 3 baskets in blowing out the number 4 team in the Nation.
This stat alone confirms this was not our A game. How scary is that?

 

[IndyLives]

Newton's best game of the year. Might have wrapped up BE Player of the Year.

 

[FearThePups]

This is the best team we've ever had but we'll be judged by March/April. Never want to think championship or bust but it's where I've been at for a while.

We didn't even need anything offensively from AK and Castle. Clingan's statline doesn't do justice to how dominant he was, he destroyed everything Marquette wanted to do offensively and his passing is ridiculous. Hass also dominated on both sides of the ball.

And he stayed out of foul trouble

 

[ec33]

Fine overall team performance. Hassan and Johnson making this team so much tougher to play against. Too many guys you have to hope are off.

Stewart looking ready to hit a new level as well.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Hard to pick a player of the game but my pick would be Hass

I think I would go DC, but Hass and Newton have great arguments. Even Castle's defense was unnoticed, but crucial.

 

[Umami Zen]

Elite team defense. 50/50 balls/boards/steals/deflections on point. Whoever did the scout(Murray or Kimani) nailed it and took Kolek out of the game.

Thought Donovan finally asserted himself rather than deferring to teammates. One of his best games as a Husky.

Glad we've got Hass off the bench. Stewie starting to show his potential.

 

[FearThePups]

If we defend up to our standard, we are nearly impossible to beat.

As I said in an earlier thread, the only thing that can stop us is injuries. Pedal to the metal for 40 minutes every game. No letdowns.

 

[alphasigko]

Tyler who???
Take your choice from UConn for the BE player of the year.

IMO Cam...they are nothing nothing like this without him

 

[3rdbass]

We blew out Marquette last year in Hartford so I wasn't surprised. I'm just surprised how we won 14 games and how we do it so surgically perfect. I think we are just so much more efficient on offense on last years team that it makes it hard to guard us. So Castle and Karaban have bad games. Step up Clingan and Diarra. I jut love that we have 7 guys that score double figures on any game. Also, we shot shut down Kolek big time to 7 Pts and 2 assits. Credit goes to Castle and Diarra for great defense on him. That was the key to the game and why this was a blowout.

 

[Thirty Three]

Wow!

 

[FfldCntyFan]

A few points:

• I don’t care what our stats or metrics claim, when our defense is on it is clearly elite. We’ve made a couple truly, high quality teams (Creighton, Marquette) look mediocre on offense.
• The offense we run may be the most beautiful I’ve seen at this level (and beyond what most NBA offenses have been outside a handful of teams over the past 60 years).
• I don’t think we’ve played our A game yet. We had a number of sloppy moments, a few defensive lapses and two immensely important players did almost nothing offensively today. If we ever hit on all cylinders we could lap the field.

I think we’re in for a fun next seven weeks.

 

[blkknight1]

Diarra changed the game completely. When he came in and castle went out that's when we went on the run. His high energy D threw Marquette off their offensive game. Kolek had a hard time shaking Diarra who is just a pest. Then Sampson who doesn't have the clingan size but is a much more athletic made their center go away from his game.

 

[ec33]

We blew out Marquette last year in Hartford so I wasn't surprised. I'm just surprised how we won 14 games and how we do it so surgically perfect. I think we are just so much more efficient on offense on last years team that it makes it hard to guard us. So Castle and Karaban have bad games. Step up Clingan and Diarra. I jut love that we have 7 guys that score double figures on any game. Also, we shot shut down Kolek big time to 7 Pts and 2 assits. Credit goes to Castle and Diarra for great defense on him. That was the key to the game and why this was a blowout.

Lost at home, won big at Marquette.

 

[JungleLobo]

But those flimsy ankles.

They can’t win away when they have players on one leg.

Weak.

 

[Devland]

 

[WeAreUCONN]

I like the t-shirts that I obviously inspired that the students were wearing. Great effort all around. A+.

 

[controlfade]

Hot damn we looked freaking great! Didn’t shoot the ball great in the first half but that was an epic beatdown

 

[Deleted at users request]

This team is like early Alabama football.

Stifling defense. Then a running game built to wear you out at the other end.

We’re like a Boa constrictor. Eventually we’re going to squeeze the life out of you.

 

[Travelman6]

Remember when @freescooter said their were 50 coaches better than Hurley?

That was funny.

If anything AD needs to get Hurely back into the office and given a blank check and told name your price, just be a reasonable, but name it..

 

[Huskyforlife]

If anything AD needs to get Hurely back into the office and given a blank check and told name your price, just be a reasonable, but name it..

I don’t want any excuses from Dave, Hurley better be top 5 in salary after this season. Find the money.

 

[lavuuk153]

Furiously refreshing Kenpom

They passed Purdue!

 

[jostar1]

 

[TheChamps990411]

This is the best team we've ever had but we'll be judged by March/April. Never want to think championship or bust but it's where I've been at for a while.

We didn't even need anything offensively from AK and Castle. Clingan's statline doesn't do justice to how dominant he was, he destroyed everything Marquette wanted to do offensively and his passing is ridiculous. Hass also dominated on both sides of the ball.

Two things absolutely killed Marquette and you mentioned one Clingan utterly dominated that game every minute he was in there. He scored, he rebounded, he defended and i think he even served a couple beers from the bench. The second thing you didnt mention which was my #2 biggest factor was Castle/Diarras defense on Kolek. If you can disprupt the opposing teams point guard it is extremely disruptive to everything they want to do and it showed. If not for two completely blown defensive assignments that lead to open 3s Marquette doesnt reach 50. That was an absolutely dominant win against a legit top 10 team. If this team stays healthy and continues to play at this level i dont know who beats them. The combination of depth, offensively explosive and elite defense is extremely tough to beat.