Absolutely Pathetic Play

[willie warrior]

Glad we won, but:
Blew a 26 point lead down to 10 to 12.
Acker threw up a ton of bricks--1 for 9. He and Cuby were 2 for 14. Let Cadougan play. There is no need for both Acker and Cuby playing at the same time. Acker and Butler are huge defensive liabilities.

50 plus fouls in the game.

Clearly pathetic!

[damuts222]

Did we win??

[#MUBB]

Difficult to watch at times.

[MUCrew]

Fran had it right.  MU should have milked the clock a little bit.  Poor shooting early in the shot clock (our guards were very much guilty of that) and lackluster defense gave DePaul that second wind to crawl their way back.  

[avid1010]

Did we win??

Yes, but willie warrior could cleary teach Buzz a few things about coaching.  If he would have been coaching we clearly would have won by 20+ points.

[77ncaachamps]

The end result is fine with me.

Quit yer bitchin'!  

[dsfire]

Crazy that 53 fouls were called considering they weren't calling hand checks (on either team) for nearly the entire game.

Complete failure on our part to make them pay for pressing with easy baskets.

[chapman]

Ugly.  Packed it in once they got the huge lead, then no effort to close it out and match DePaul's intensity when they put on the press and gave it their all.  Hopefully a good learning experience - glad Buzz kept the starters in until the buzzer and made them suffer through it.

[reinko]

Willie = Pissed at close losses
Willie = Pissed at Blowout losses
Willie = Pissed at double-digit wins
Willie = Invisible after big wins against GT & UCONN
Willie = Sad man

[rocky_warrior]

There is no need for both Acker and Cuby playing at the same time.

You know, you don't have to post this after every game (win or loss).   It's going to happen, we already know how you feel, and Buzz doesn't care about your opinion.

[tower912]

I disagree with WW 99% of the time.    The last 10 minutes, we got away from what got us our huge lead, quit playing D with our feet, settled for first available shot, Mo and David were having terrible nights and didn't adjust by getting into the lane (it was there every time) and giving it to somebody who could score.      But sometimes it is hard to stay focused with a big lead.   Our focus wandered and we saw what happened.  

[Ron Paul]

I don't care how ugly it is, I don't remember hearing the selection committee considering "ugly wins"

[Blackhat]

Willie must've had a bet into his bookie on MU covering.


When we went up 26 it went into happy hour mode for me, game was over.

[VegasWarrior77]

Willie = Pissed at close losses
Willie = Pissed at Blowout losses
Willie = Pissed at double-digit wins
Willie = Invisible after big wins against GT & UCONN
Willie = Sad man

Willie = Willy Loman

[Jay Bee]

Willie = Sad man little boy

[New Era Warriors]

Cadougan should not be playing. I understand why people wish he is playing instead of Acker and Cubillan, but MU would be a much worse team if he were seeing more minutes at this point. When he came in in the second half he looked scared when he had the ball because DePaul was doubling the ball. He didn't look comfortable and looked like a turnover-waiting to happen. On defense he is completely lost. His man when off a down screen near the DePaul bench and ended up on the other side of the court while Junior stood their lost and guarding no one.

Now I hope he becomes a great player for us in the future, but he is NOT close to contributing to this team this year. He doesn't have any confidence with the ball in his hand and is slower than everyone on the court.

With that being said, ugly stretch for MU, but glad we got the WIN. A Big East win is a Big East win. Good job fellas.


Go MU!

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

My bad.  Came home from work and sat down in front of the TV with dinner to see us up a bunch.  Then saw DJO hit a three.  The next highlight was...was...give me a minute....

[tower912]

Cadougan should not be playing. I understand why people wish he is playing instead of Acker and Cubillan, but MU would be a much worse team if he were seeing more minutes at this point. When he came in in the second half he looked scared when he had the ball because DePaul was doubling the ball. He didn't look comfortable and looked like a turnover-waiting to happen. On defense he is completely lost. His man when off a down screen near the DePaul bench and ended up on the other side of the court while Junior stood their lost and guarding no one.

Now I hope he becomes a great player for us in the future, but he is NOT close to contributing to this team this year. He doesn't have any confidence with the ball in his hand and is slower than everyone on the court.

With that being said, ugly stretch for MU, but glad we got the WIN. A Big East win is a Big East win. Good job fellas.


Go MU!

Patience.   He isn't supposed to light the world on fire.   He is supposed to learn, get in game condition, learn, give the other guys a rest, learn, maybe give us a spark as the season goes on, and learn.  

[New Era Warriors]

Patience.   He isn't supposed to light the world on fire.   He is supposed to learn, get in game condition, learn, give the other guys a rest, learn, maybe give us a spark as the season goes on, and learn.   

No you're right, I completely agree. I'm just saying at this point during the season, people have got to quit expecting him to see consistent minutes. When people say he should be playing over Acker and Cooby it really makes me angry because they have been doing a fine job this season. They just happened to have a rough night tonight. On to Providence ...

[jaygall31]

Acker and Butler are huge defensive liabilities.

What does that even mean? (The Jimmy Part)

[NersEllenson]

Cadougan should not be playing. I understand why people wish he is playing instead of Acker and Cubillan, but MU would be a much worse team if he were seeing more minutes at this point. When he came in in the second half he looked scared when he had the ball because DePaul was doubling the ball. He didn't look comfortable and looked like a turnover-waiting to happen. On defense he is completely lost. His man when off a down screen near the DePaul bench and ended up on the other side of the court while Junior stood their lost and guarding no one.

Now I hope he becomes a great player for us in the future, but he is NOT close to contributing to this team this year. He doesn't have any confidence with the ball in his hand and is slower than everyone on the court.

With that being said, ugly stretch for MU, but glad we got the WIN. A Big East win is a Big East win. Good job fellas.


Go MU!

This above is a strong statement to make, but I cannot say I disagree with the a majority of the opinion expressed above.  I do feel that by March Junior will look a little more like the player he was thought to be.  All the veternan posters here seem convinced that JR will definitley be the starting Point Guard next year, but I do question if athletically he'll be as dynamic as a Reggie Smith?

[Pakuni]

Was this post meant to be in teal?

The game was over eight minutes into the second half. Anything that happened from there on out was meaningless. To whine and complain about anything that happened from there on out is ridiculous.

Willie seems like the kind of guy who would win the lottery then gripe about having to open a new bank account.

Absolutely pathetic post.

[Jacks DC]

Overall this was a blowout.  Up 13 at the half and doubled that by 8 mins in to the second half.  Sure it was not pretty and we let them get a few at the end but this was never a contest.  Start getting ready for Providence - they will be ready for us.

[willie warrior]

Willie = Pissed at close losses
Willie = Pissed at Blowout losses
Willie = Pissed at double-digit wins
Willie = Invisible after big wins against GT & UCONN
Willie = Sad man

Thanks for your analysis. Aren't you glad this is an opinion board where we all can offer opinions---and then blast somebody else's?

[willie warrior]

What does that even mean? (The Jimmy Part)

My bad--sorry--I meant Cuby and Acker.
I am surprised more people did not bitch about that--only bitched about my analysis.