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Marquette Post Game Thread

Excalibur said:
And as far as the Johnson/Reed and Ross/Stewart debates go, just play the guy who is better on any given night. Tonight it was Johnson and Ross.
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We were so spoiled at the C position with Sanogo and Clingan the last couple years, I dont think we appreciate how good we actually have it with Samson and Reed, especially now that they've tamped down on the fouling. Most teams would kill for such a versatile tandem of centers.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
The guy I’ve been vouching for since his freshman year and said he’ll be the guy all summer just dropped 25 and 10 in the biggest win of the year.

What you talking about? Lol
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You spent all last year criticizing Solo Ball and Dan Hurley for him taking so many 3's. Sure seems like that was a good idea like people were telling you all along
 
We were up 9 with 51 seconds to go and announcer was saying, drive to the basket because "you know UConn does not want to foul."

Curious as to why we wouldn't foul in that situation since we only had four team fouls and a few players were not in foul trouble. So we had two to give and each one probably take about 10 seconds off the clock.
 
UCFan1513 said:
Know both are hugely valued in the NBA, but so are defense and ball handling for a 2 guard (and he’s a bit undersized for the 2).

Does he get drafted this year simply because he can shoot so well, and has athleticism to show potential as a slasher? Junior year Solo with the haul coming in would be a wild ride

If he keeps this up late first round doesn’t feel too crazy
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As long as he doesn't fall off a cliff, he would definitely get drafted this year, maybe late first round. If he stays, keeps up the 3pt shooting numbers and AND becomes a better ball handler and defender and a reputation as a killer, he could possibly get himself into the lottery.
 
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navery12 said:
You spent all last year criticizing Solo Ball and Dan Hurley for him taking so many 3's. Sure seems like that was a good idea like people were telling you all along
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Aye if you think throwing up all those 3s last year is what made him a good shooter this year go for it. There’s no point in trying to teach you how this stuff works
 
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This was the best game we've played all season. I know there were a ton of turnovers but it didn't matter, the outcome never really seemed in doubt from the first few minutes. Especially when Solo answered every single Marquette run in the 2nd half
 
Anyone wandered over to see what Marquette fans are saying? I'm imagining they're upset about the refs.
 
I watched it at a bar, no sound. We were kicking the ball all over the place but we were also making plays all over the place. I started watching score and time worried we would somehow blow it away. Every time we were blowing it away Solo was banging a three. That dude is really *freaking good.

Final stats- from the articles we had 25 turnovers and that's what they were saying on the broadcast. That sounded like it might be approaching an all-time record for us. That's an absurd amount of turnovers.

Hass is beaten up to shreds and Aidan was treating the ball like it was covered in lava in the first half...

I would love to know the actual # of turnovers because we did treat the rock like it tumbled down from Vesuvius.

To win a game like that with a gimpy shell of himself Hass, without Liam on the road in Milwaukee...

I might be thinking we can still do some serious damage...I don't know...

I thought everyone showed a little something tonight and Solo was just a superstar.
 
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uconn_jack said:
We were so spoiled at the C position with Sanogo and Clingan the last couple years, I dont think we appreciate how good we actually have it with Samson and Reed, especially now that they've tamped down on the fouling. Most teams would kill for such a versatile tandem of centers.
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We have the players to make serious noise, Twisted Sisters noise.

We just need Liam back. We miss so much without him out there but Solo has become an 18 ppg game guy every night. Jaylin and Ross have taken lots of lumps but they've shown more than they ever have before...

We were beaten up tonight from a team health point but not in terms of confidence. We had that game from the jump and dominated most of that game on the road. I think we saw a lot of sprinkings of what we can be when healthy.
 
Set the DVR and watched when I got home last night. By the start of the second half I forgot I was watching a recording and never skipped ahead through commercials, I was so into it.
If you had told me that we would commit 25 turnovers and win I would of called BS, improved defense and shooting certainly go a long way. One game at a time.
 
Everytime Marquette tried to size momentum Solo was like
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UCFan1513 said:
Know both are hugely valued in the NBA, but so are defense and ball handling for a 2 guard (and he’s a bit undersized for the 2).

Does he get drafted this year simply because he can shoot so well, and has athleticism to show potential as a slasher? Junior year Solo with the haul coming in would be a wild ride

If he keeps this up late first round doesn’t feel too crazy
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Steph Curry is 6'2" tall. Is he too short?
 
Only a little over half way through the posts so far, but a couple of "minor" stats that stand out to me are that UConn had 16 assists on 25 baskets (64%) while Marquette had only 5 on 25 made baskets (20%), and the Huskies had only 8 of their 36 rebounds on the offensive side (22%) while the Warriors' percentage on the O boards was 65% (17 of 26). That latter stat is one reason why Marquette was able to make it a game despite shooting 40% for the game (compared to UConn's just under 60% shooting percentage).
 
Solo scored 25, but it felt like he scored 40. What an awesome show he put on for the fans. Ross had a terrific game and his fadeaway J from the lane was amazing.

This season at Gampel I've stood on the concourse behind the basket a few times just to watch Ross play defense. What amazes me is his lateral movement, his side to side quickness, his incredible athleticism, all that combined is making him a killer on D. If anyone going to Gampel this point forward, go stand on the concourse for a couple of minutes behind the basket and watch Ross play defense. He is blanket coverage on steroids.
 
gsmooth said:
Hurley substituting an injured Hass at the 7 minute mark, or whatever it was, to finish out the game spoke volumes. Hurley basically said, “I trust a very compromised Hass over Aidan with the game on the line.””
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Mahaney was unplayable last night. He was playing like it was a noon time pick up game at the Y when it was a summer league game at Rucker. He wilted big time last night.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Mahaney was unplayable last night. He was playing like it was a noon time pick up game at the Y when it was a summer league game at Rucker. He wilted big time last night.
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Lol Mitchell picked his pocket clean back to back possessions. He couldn’t even dribble
 
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