Marquette Post Game Thread

[ec33]

Remarkable what happens when the key offensive players play well.

 

[Conndog]

I hope not- I want him to return

 

[ctbro1999]

Great win that should keep us top-25.

Let's never talk about those TOs again.

Solo may be our best shooter ever outside of Ray

He has such a silky smooth release. Being a lefty helps too.

 

[RuffRuff]

That win may have been worth more than the Nova & Xavier losses combined. Did not see it coming.

Shout out to Ross who not only played great d but was a stabilizer on offense, taking care of the basketball.

As impressive as Solo’s multiple daggers was his 10 rebounds just as impressive. Amazing win when you least expect, the best kind.

 

[djct1999]

I cannot wait to see solo ball w Mullins and Riebe as our big. We may avg 85 next year.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Samson continues to to grow even this late into his career. Continues to finish in more and more creative ways, playing better defense, fouling slightly less. And he's seemingly become a pretty reliable free throw shooter. We love to see it!

 

[Brochacho]

If I'm a NBA team I make him a promise. Refine the D and the handle and you have a player. Can work on them more in the NBA instead of sitting in Anthropology 1000.

 

[Mike Honcho]

I mean obviouslt Ray was a far better player as a sophomore overall? But as a PURE shooter, nothing else considered? Solo may honestly have him beat.

Ray shot 44.5% from 3 his sophomore year (46.6% his junior year). That was on 85/191 volume. Ball is at 45.6% on 67/147 after tonight.

Wild.

 

[Hunt for 7]

Have to mention Ross. Man he makes almost every shot hard for the man he is guarding. Looking into his junior year we may see something NBA level with him. He clearly has all the tools.

He is learning, on that drive late in the game he saw the pass and started the ball rotation while he was driving into the lane.

Stewie is an off the bench microwave player IMO. With Liam back Hurley has options do we need offense It’s Stewart, do we need defense it’s Ross. The pieces are starting to fit.

It pretty exciting if we can maintain this level.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Yes because people like Clingan are standing right behind him.

 

[IndyLives]

As I predicted, Danny will make Solo Ball a lottery pick next year. Too much raw talent and a natural scorer. This game was never in doubt. With a normal number of turnovers, this is a 20+ margin.

I currently have UConn as a 3-seed with this victory. Let's go for the 3-Peat!!

 

[Chin Diesel]

First 18 minutes were fun. Then it was 22 minutes of don't f this away.
Solo Ball is trending towards "Dual Ball" the way he dropped a pair of deez nuts in Milwaukee tonight.
Johnson played his best game of the year tonight. Made all his FT's and that was huge.
Mahaney was unplayable, and unfortunately, that doesn't bode well for him against the Johnnies.
Stewart went full enigma wrapped in a mystery tonight. Started on fire and then he blinked. Fortunately his hot start made Marquette blink first.
AK seemed to have an "ah ha" moment realizing how hard it is to score when not surrounded by NBA talent tonight.
Ross's numbers weren't great but he had a huge settling impact on the game on both sides of the court.
Solo has 14 games of 3 or more made 3's. He's transitioning from a sniper to an assassin.
First 10 minutes showed the moment was bigger than Smart or his team.
Heckuva way to start February.

 

[Jaydumo20]

How could anyone complain about Gus Johnson he was awesome, spoke very highly of Hurley and our team.

There is not an analyst alive that hasn't been trashed on the BY. They hate everyone except Bill Raftery.

 

[blkknight1]

How could anyone complain about Gus Johnson he was awesome, spoke very highly of Hurley and our team.

Gus is an acquired taste, I think he clearly is better at basketball than football. His excitable style much more conducive to faster pace sports. That said he can over do it at times.

 

[Deleted at users request]

This of course, is gonna come across as hyperbolic, but I don’t know that I’ve seen a dagger player like solo since Kemba or Shabazz.

Boat and Adams hit some big shots too but I get what you’re saying. Those guys went all the way.

They showed that they could do that their sophomore years too like Solo. Junior year Solo can be special…. And he’s the most talented out of the group.

 

[Tommyboy]

There’s plenty of guys that can shoot in the NBA. Can people still hang on with just that? Actually a legit question. Don’t watch enough NBA to know.

 

[TheShot1990]

I'm a little sad after this game.
NBA scouts are gonna be all over Ball now.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Whoever posted about Tyler Polley 21 second half points to beat Marquette with unconscious threes
must of had the right Mojo for Solo
who could we call on for St John’s

 

[CTBasketball]

That was high anxiety fun.

 

[HCCForever]

last game that comes to mind UConn defeating Washington in the Sweet 16 in 2006

Rashad had big hoop to send game to OT. I was there and pumped for hours. Solo with more hoops tonight but reminds many of us of Rashad.

 

[Dove]

I'm a little sad after this game.
NBA scouts are gonna be all over Ball now.

Loaded class of frosh coming. You'll be okay.

 

[BGesus4]

Ray shot 44.5% from 3 his sophomore year (46.6% his junior year). That was on 85/191 volume. Ball is at 45.6% on 67/147 after tonight.

Wild.

Not calling him Ray but the line was much closer back then

 

[HooperScooper]

How the hell can a team win with 25 turnovers?

Yeah crazy. Marquette had 63 shots and UConn had 42. That's not a recipe that usually wins games. They shot 22 free throws and we shot 19. They only hit 12 and we hit 15. 12-19 from three must have been the difference. We also out rebounded them by 10 (36 to 26) which definitely helped also.

 

[ec33]

Going in the first depends on the Ball we see the rest of the season and how he does at the combine.

Ball is a sophomore who played little last year, so it is possible that we just witnessed the light coming on or (equally) that he needs another year to play with consistency.

 

[husky8273]

Shaka’s defensive game plan on AK was wild. Even when he set a screen and tried to flare out of it to the wing, they were grabbing a handful of jersey so he couldn’t disengage. Shaka is just made for the BE and the way this league calls games. Every MU game I watch, I understand why he didn’t make it at Texas. This style just doesn’t play nearly as well outside of the BE.

tired hearing about Mitchell's D. He grabs and impedes on every play.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

What a night!

 

[Kenny11]

His shooting is awesome. He’s athletic but doesn’t really play athletic so I’m not sure on that part

 

[Hoophound]

I haven’t read one post in this thread. I’ll just add, what a shocking, pleasing and unexpected win. Maybe the magic hasn’t run out after all. Let’s go!

 

[WhereistheDove?]

tired hearing about Mitchell's D. He grabs and impedes on every play.

He is a hell of a defender but he definitely gets to be more aggressive and physical in the league. Not a knock on him, he plays how the refs call the game.