Tournament (Non-UConn) Thread - Sweet 16

[WhereistheDove?]

Embarrassing showing from Marquette. 4/31 from 3. Totally self-inflicted.

 

[Lefty2one]

Tough way to go for Marquette.

33% from the floor.
12% from deep.
60% FT.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The best argument against Mitchell and Joplin being involved in something funky is that if they were trying to fix the game, they were too obvious about it. If I was one of those two, I would have been a little more subtle.

 

[August_West]

Old age is setting in, losing all your senses.

I had a sinus infection and an ear infection after BET , I never felt bad, went to work everyday like it was a nuisance cold. Only difference was blowing neon green snot. A few days later I lost all hearing ( I mean all of it) in my right ear , I saw an ENT early this week. I got some hearing back, but I ended up with 60% hearing loss in my right ear. I’m now faced with a choice of surgery with coin flip odds that it can repair, or a permanent hearing aid.

So you are not wrong.

 

[aceboon]

shrugs I don't want to see other Big East teams in the Final Four, Creighton can bow out now too

 

[ec33]

Perhaps, but having to plan for DJ Burns didn't help.

The gravitational pull of DJ Burns threw off the 3-point shots.

 

[Dove]

NC State was like 7-11 vs the ACC during season.

 

[aceboon]

The best argument against Mitchell and Joplin being involved in something funky is that if they were trying to fix the game, they were too obvious about it. If I was one of those two, I would have been a little more subtle.

Joplin was terrible but whenever I watch Marq I hardly ever see Mitchell make shots, he's always bricking, he's mostly an energy guy imo

 

[August_West]

Don’t hate this. Having to beat Marquette 4 times in a season to win a title just would have been a thing

They weren’t getting by creighton in FF but I wanted to see that matchup!

 

[superjohn]

This adds to Shaka's rep of not getting it done in the tournament but I wouldn't put this one on him. The players had wide open shots the entire game and bricked all of them, couldn't make ft's, and had so many unforced w t f turnovers it made it look like guys were on the take.

 

[UCann]

4/31 from 3 is just brutal. Can’t say I’ll miss Kolek if it was his last game.

 

[gsmooth]

The dude that has 4 and 4?

yeah him. He still commanded double teams and passed well out of them. Was he the main reason today? No, I would say DJ Horne was.

 

[NickDanger]

Before almost every tourney game we play, analysts say why the opponent is a problem for us, yet we always roll by 20+

That’s their job you know…

 

[Scottobot]

Marquette played about as bad as a team can play. I can’t recall a team missing so many open 3s. They also had many sloppy turnovers and missed free throws.

 

[gsmooth]

Joplin was terrible but whenever I watch Marq I hardly ever see Mitchell make shots, he's always bricking, he's mostly an energy guy imo

That's definitely his role. Unless he is extremely wide open, like no one within a 7 feet radius of him, he won't make 3 pointers.

 

[RuffRuff]

Marquette has had a lot of chinks in the armor in their supporting cast. Generally lack the “dawg” mentality you need, rely too much on finesse. Brutal on the boards, rely on turning the ball over. Doesn’t work in a 6 game run, easy to game plan. Joplin is just not a great player, especially when it matters. In a game where it was clear the 3 wasn’t dropping, they really had no way to create consistent offensive opportunities, and kept missing them. Awful exit. Shaka needs to go recruit a couple dawgs that can jumpstart the soft team culture. They have a finesse 5, a finesse 4, a gap at the 3 and then two plus guards that can’t carry a team.

 

[FanInNC]

NC State was like 7-11 vs the ACC during season.

9-11 actually. Tough conference.

 

[gsmooth]

I had a sinus infection and an ear infection after BET , I never felt bad, went to work everyday like it was a nuisance cold. Only difference was blowing neon green snot. A few days later I lost all hearing ( I mean all of it) in my right ear , I saw an ENT early this week. I got some hearing back, but I ended up with 60% hearing loss in my right ear. I’m now faced with a choice of surgery with coin flip odds that it can repair, or a permanent hearing aid.

So you are not wrong.

Damn, I am sorry to hear about that August. I kept reading your post and was waiting for a sarcastic punch line.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Joplin was terrible but whenever I watch Marq I hardly ever see Mitchell make shots, he's always bricking, he's mostly an energy guy imo

Mitchell had the best ORtg and best DRtg of anyone in the Marquette rotation coming into this game. Mitchell is a really good player, and he played like hot garbage today, and it wasn't just missing shots. He was terrible defensively tonight against a mediocre team like NC State.

Maybe he is sick or something, but if he isn't, then his performance tonight is suspicious.

 

[Scottobot]

Marquette pooping their shorts

 

[Horatio]

Embarrassing showing from Marquette. 4/31 from 3. Totally self-inflicted.

I think the depth perception got to them. It bothered us in Brooklyn. It happens. They couldn’t hit anything on clean looks

 

[husky8273]

NC State was like 7-11 vs the ACC during season.

9-11

 

[gsmooth]

Tough way to go for Marquette.

33% from the floor.
12% from deep.
60% FT.

Marquette's all around shooting was off. At one point they were 6-14 on FTs. NC State didn't even play that well either.

 

[FanInNC]

yeah him. He still commanded double teams and passed well out of them. Was he the main reason today? No, I would say DJ Horne was.

4 and 4 but 7 assists. 3 more than Kolek.

He didn’t have his typical game because MQ made sure he didn’t. Their entire game plan on defense was to make him pass it and not be a scorer.

So he wasn’t the key to the game for State but he WAS the scouting report and State showed they aren’t a one man band.

Guess the path wasn’t paved for Marquette as I was led to believe.

 

[Kemba'sYogurt]

Time to meander over to the Marquette board. Boohoo.