Many people around the state of Wisconsin are upset over the Marquette Golden Eagles deciding to cut D.J. Newbill, an incoming recruit loose after Jamil Wilson, the once top 50 recruit out of Racine, Wisconsin was available. Wilson is now a Golden Eagle and will make a very formidable squad in 2011-2012, yet people are being the ethics police here in southeast Wisconsin.
Don't get me wrong, I feel terrible for Newbill. He seemed like he had a great desire to play for Buzz Williams and wanted to at all costs. There were reports that Newbill was fine with sitting on the bench and watch the games as the 12th man. But Marquette claimed that paperwork was wrong and they had to cut a character guy off their team. Sad stuff, but to be honest this is sport is a business and anyone who doesn't think that way still remembers watching Jimmy Chitwood.
The reason why I think it has caught so much heat is the other Division 1 program in Madison is cleaner than prude virgin. Their football team might be another story, but basketball keeps a reputation of bringing in their type of players plus never doing it the wrong way. I would consider 85% of the NCAA to have more of business-like approach than thinking about the kids first. I do think Wisconsin is in the minority, which I give them a lot of credit. But do not think everyone is like you.
I heard someone compared Williams to John Calipari/Nick Saban which is ridiculous. Those two guys have built a reputation of making multiple controversial decisions and doing things that are downright wrong. Tell me another time that Williams has taken away a scholarship from a player? Sure, there are the 'BuzzCuts' as my buddy Ron calls them, but seriously look at any university... you have guys who want to transfer for a variety of reasons. Tell me one player who came out afterwards saying he didn't want to leave? None of them. We never know what happens behind the scenes therefore our ideas could be entirely different than what actually happened.
Williams isn't a dirty coach nor should ever be considered for one possible poor decision. People hate the NCAA because they claim they do not care about the students and why then when something like this happens, people make such a big deal? Doesn't make sense to me.
-Charlie.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
East Bracket Picks
Well we are half-way there and I am making a bunch of chalk picks. I am sorry this isn't usually my style but seriously, it appears to be a year where there are chances for upsets all over the place. Yet everyone has a reason that would say that will not happened. I am telling you there is a part of me that wants to put OSU-SYR-WVA-BAY but I cannot convince myself to do it.
New Orleans
1. Kentucky vs. 16. East Tennessee St.- I just hope John Wall does his dance and a 360. UK 89-61
8. Texas vs. 9. Wake Forest- Both teams struggled down the stretch and we all remember that Texas was number one in the nation at one point of the season. The difference is Wake has been playing awful in the last three weeks which spells bad news. TEXAS 78-72
Jacksonville
5. Temple vs. 12. Cornell- This game I have trouble deciding on because I like the sexy pick of the Bears and alma mater of Andy Bernard, yet Temple has been damn impressive all year. I think Jay Bilas may have jixed their chances, but I will take the Ivy league bunch. CORN 59-55
4. Wisconsin vs. 13 Wofford- Would someone tell me why Wofford got a 13 seed? Anyways the Buzzcuts will take care of business in a big way. UW 67-51
4. Wisconsin vs. 12. Cornell- A battle of the white guys! This game will bring us back to the sixties and maybe a clan rally will break out as well. I cannot see Wisconsin dropping this game, I think they will only get better as Jon Leuer continues to get healthy. UW 69-58
San Jose
6. Marquette vs. 11. Washington- This game scares me more than if MU were to advance and I haven't picked a single MU game this year so I am worried this will jinx them. But I think Marquette will be able to hold them defensively on the perimeter better than the Huskies will. MU 82-71
3. New Mexico vs. 14. Montana- I haven't see either team this year, I have some friends who are from New Mexico and tell me that they can rain the three. They are coached by Steve Alford and I wish he would bring back that Tank Top from the 1988 NBA Draft. NM 82-61
6. Marquette vs. 3. New Mexico- Another game that features two teams who run up and down the court and the Golden Eagles I believe still have a chip on their shoulder about the whole season. I think Lazar Hayward will be able to get the Warriors in their first sweet 16 since 2003. MU 77-73
Buffalo
7. Clemson vs. 10. Missouri- This could be a complete up and down type of game that will be very exciting. I am going straight off conference bias to make this selection. I like the fact the Tigers play in the Big 12 and they can frustrate the Tigers. MIZZOU 85-77
2. West Virginia vs. 15. Morgan State- The Bears are coached by Todd Bozeman who once got booted from the NCAA for Kelvin Sampson like practices... thats all, they will lose. WVA 89-64
2. West Virginia vs. 10 Missouri- Never sleep on the Tigers, their pressing style makes things tough for any team but the Mountaineers have that killer instict that not many teams have this year. I think Da'Shan Butler might be the best late game player, the Mountaineers pull away late. WVA 84-76
-Charlie.
New Orleans
1. Kentucky vs. 16. East Tennessee St.- I just hope John Wall does his dance and a 360. UK 89-61
8. Texas vs. 9. Wake Forest- Both teams struggled down the stretch and we all remember that Texas was number one in the nation at one point of the season. The difference is Wake has been playing awful in the last three weeks which spells bad news. TEXAS 78-72
Jacksonville
5. Temple vs. 12. Cornell- This game I have trouble deciding on because I like the sexy pick of the Bears and alma mater of Andy Bernard, yet Temple has been damn impressive all year. I think Jay Bilas may have jixed their chances, but I will take the Ivy league bunch. CORN 59-55
4. Wisconsin vs. 13 Wofford- Would someone tell me why Wofford got a 13 seed? Anyways the Buzzcuts will take care of business in a big way. UW 67-51
4. Wisconsin vs. 12. Cornell- A battle of the white guys! This game will bring us back to the sixties and maybe a clan rally will break out as well. I cannot see Wisconsin dropping this game, I think they will only get better as Jon Leuer continues to get healthy. UW 69-58
San Jose
6. Marquette vs. 11. Washington- This game scares me more than if MU were to advance and I haven't picked a single MU game this year so I am worried this will jinx them. But I think Marquette will be able to hold them defensively on the perimeter better than the Huskies will. MU 82-71
3. New Mexico vs. 14. Montana- I haven't see either team this year, I have some friends who are from New Mexico and tell me that they can rain the three. They are coached by Steve Alford and I wish he would bring back that Tank Top from the 1988 NBA Draft. NM 82-61
6. Marquette vs. 3. New Mexico- Another game that features two teams who run up and down the court and the Golden Eagles I believe still have a chip on their shoulder about the whole season. I think Lazar Hayward will be able to get the Warriors in their first sweet 16 since 2003. MU 77-73
Buffalo
7. Clemson vs. 10. Missouri- This could be a complete up and down type of game that will be very exciting. I am going straight off conference bias to make this selection. I like the fact the Tigers play in the Big 12 and they can frustrate the Tigers. MIZZOU 85-77
2. West Virginia vs. 15. Morgan State- The Bears are coached by Todd Bozeman who once got booted from the NCAA for Kelvin Sampson like practices... thats all, they will lose. WVA 89-64
2. West Virginia vs. 10 Missouri- Never sleep on the Tigers, their pressing style makes things tough for any team but the Mountaineers have that killer instict that not many teams have this year. I think Da'Shan Butler might be the best late game player, the Mountaineers pull away late. WVA 84-76
-Charlie.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Marquette Madness
Once again, I was planning on doing something about Marquette heartbreaking defeat to the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish at home this weekend. My thoughts on the game, the Warriors didn't do enough on the defensive end in terms of rebounding and I felt it was one of those games where Marquette had "the foot on the throat but didn't step down". Multiple times, the Warriors had seven or nine points leads and they couldn't seal the deal.
Anyways, that isn't what I wanted to talk about more so discussing the Lazar Hayward snub and the worry I have about the Big East Conference tournament because I feel there is too much hype surrounding Marquette.
I cannot believe that the Big East voters went with Luke Harangody as a first team Big East instead of Hayward. Let me remind you that Hayward scored double-digits in 28 out of the 30 games for Marquette. Not to mention if Hayward didn't play in multiple games like Harangody did, the Golden Eagles would be barely hanging on the bubble instead of being pretty much in the tournament right now. Lazar helped take a team that was expected to be a 12th place team this year in the Big East to a fifth place team with a chance to make the NCAA Tournament.
I just find it mesmerizing that the Big East would give the first team glory to a guy whose team actually played BETTER without him. I hope that he plays in the Figthin' Irish first Big East conference championship game only to lose to Seton Hall/Providence. My other hope is that Zar shows all those Big East people why they made a big time mistake.
On to our second topic, I am worried about all the hype about Marquette because it appears this season especially that this team doesn't like the spotlight. They would rather hang out under the radar and have nobody really care about them. When it seemed to be at all-time high heading into the Pittsburgh game, which was on ESPN... they completely choked. There is a part of me that feels like the Golden Eagles could lay a complete egg this week. I think they will beat St. Johns tomorrow and I believe they can beat Syracuse if the chips fall right. Although, let's remember Madison Square Garden is the Johnnies home part of the year and they took MU to the buzzer.
Should be a fun week, more to come on Championship Week.
-Charlie.
Anyways, that isn't what I wanted to talk about more so discussing the Lazar Hayward snub and the worry I have about the Big East Conference tournament because I feel there is too much hype surrounding Marquette.
I cannot believe that the Big East voters went with Luke Harangody as a first team Big East instead of Hayward. Let me remind you that Hayward scored double-digits in 28 out of the 30 games for Marquette. Not to mention if Hayward didn't play in multiple games like Harangody did, the Golden Eagles would be barely hanging on the bubble instead of being pretty much in the tournament right now. Lazar helped take a team that was expected to be a 12th place team this year in the Big East to a fifth place team with a chance to make the NCAA Tournament.
I just find it mesmerizing that the Big East would give the first team glory to a guy whose team actually played BETTER without him. I hope that he plays in the Figthin' Irish first Big East conference championship game only to lose to Seton Hall/Providence. My other hope is that Zar shows all those Big East people why they made a big time mistake.
On to our second topic, I am worried about all the hype about Marquette because it appears this season especially that this team doesn't like the spotlight. They would rather hang out under the radar and have nobody really care about them. When it seemed to be at all-time high heading into the Pittsburgh game, which was on ESPN... they completely choked. There is a part of me that feels like the Golden Eagles could lay a complete egg this week. I think they will beat St. Johns tomorrow and I believe they can beat Syracuse if the chips fall right. Although, let's remember Madison Square Garden is the Johnnies home part of the year and they took MU to the buzzer.
Should be a fun week, more to come on Championship Week.
-Charlie.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Making Up For Effing Smith, Garcia, and Gaines
For tonight's Marquette game against Louisville, I had to go to a local Eau Claire establishment because the game was on ESPNU and like a bunch of communists, the station is not for all of us to see. The worried level, which I described in my last Marquette post was at about 9.5 to start this game. I have seen Reece Gaines, Francisco Garcia, and Jerry Smith hit game-winning three-pointers at the buzzer in the Bradley Center. The Smith three sucked more than the others just because he played for rival high school Tosa East and memories of him destroying Tosa West were still very fresh.
This is probably why the Warriors 68-49 victory felt so sweet today. I love beating the shit out of Rick Pitno who has won the last seven of eight games against Marquette and I love sending Edgar Sosa, a nine year senior with a defeat. Overall, there were a lot of good things I took away from this game.
I love the fact Marquette found a way to keep a huge lead without Lazar Hayward and Jimmy Butler for long durations of the game. In addition, Zar was only 2/14 and Jimmy was 2/4, poor nights from both of them and they still won by 21! This is something that I do not think the Golden Eagles would have been able to do in the month of January. This something that can prove to be important in the coming weeks. I will also let you know the big reason why this happened?
Defense. Marquette played probably one of their best defense games in the last two to three years. I cannot remember off the top of head when the Golden Eagles played this strong on defense. Some stats for you from the game... shot 37% from the field, only shot 2 free throws all game, 17 turnovers, and NO Cardinal had double-figures. Just a fantastic effort by the boys from Milwaukee.
Player of the game had to be Darius Johnson-Odom who I am starting to get that feeling I got with guys like Dwyane Wade, Jerel McNeal, Wes Matthews, and Dominic James at certain points of their careers. I feel like every shot is going in and trust he will make the right the decision for the team. DJO has another couple years left at Marquette and the combination of Vander Blue/DJO next year is just scary. Scarier than James and McNeal in terms of potential-wise.
I had to call my buddy Mach after the game and asked how good this Marquette team is? He didn't really have a correct answer for me and I didn't expect him to. But honest to Al McGuire, I think Marquette could make a Sweet 16 run in the tournament with the right formula of teams in the first and second round. I believe they are a lock in the tournament. Even if they lose against Notre Dame, and somehow lay an egg in the first round, it's pretty hard to keep out a top 5 team in the Big East. I personally would like to avoid 8 and 9 seed, rather have them play at either 7 or 10 therefore playing a 2 in the second round. Wherever the pieces fall, I am excited to see Marquette in the round of 64 especially when I never expected them to be there.
-Charlie.
This is probably why the Warriors 68-49 victory felt so sweet today. I love beating the shit out of Rick Pitno who has won the last seven of eight games against Marquette and I love sending Edgar Sosa, a nine year senior with a defeat. Overall, there were a lot of good things I took away from this game.
I love the fact Marquette found a way to keep a huge lead without Lazar Hayward and Jimmy Butler for long durations of the game. In addition, Zar was only 2/14 and Jimmy was 2/4, poor nights from both of them and they still won by 21! This is something that I do not think the Golden Eagles would have been able to do in the month of January. This something that can prove to be important in the coming weeks. I will also let you know the big reason why this happened?
Defense. Marquette played probably one of their best defense games in the last two to three years. I cannot remember off the top of head when the Golden Eagles played this strong on defense. Some stats for you from the game... shot 37% from the field, only shot 2 free throws all game, 17 turnovers, and NO Cardinal had double-figures. Just a fantastic effort by the boys from Milwaukee.
Player of the game had to be Darius Johnson-Odom who I am starting to get that feeling I got with guys like Dwyane Wade, Jerel McNeal, Wes Matthews, and Dominic James at certain points of their careers. I feel like every shot is going in and trust he will make the right the decision for the team. DJO has another couple years left at Marquette and the combination of Vander Blue/DJO next year is just scary. Scarier than James and McNeal in terms of potential-wise.
I had to call my buddy Mach after the game and asked how good this Marquette team is? He didn't really have a correct answer for me and I didn't expect him to. But honest to Al McGuire, I think Marquette could make a Sweet 16 run in the tournament with the right formula of teams in the first and second round. I believe they are a lock in the tournament. Even if they lose against Notre Dame, and somehow lay an egg in the first round, it's pretty hard to keep out a top 5 team in the Big East. I personally would like to avoid 8 and 9 seed, rather have them play at either 7 or 10 therefore playing a 2 in the second round. Wherever the pieces fall, I am excited to see Marquette in the round of 64 especially when I never expected them to be there.
-Charlie.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Confessions of an MU Fan and My Twitter Rants
Whew. If you didn't watch the Marquette-St. John's slugfest last night, you missed a buzzer-beater by Small Forward Jimmy Butler to win it for the Warriors in overtime. I have to confess something to all of my fans on Chuck's Corner: I completely forgot about the game until I looked on Twitter to find Cracked Sidewalks, a Marquette blog tweeting about the game. My excuse is I had a test the next day so I was completely lost in the books and needed a break then realized MU was playing.
I would like to tell you why I think the Golden Eagles are doing so well right now, my Twitter page. If you follow me @chuckscorner, you will see that I tweet about 5-8 times during the game and they always seem to come out as victories for Marquette. So for you that do not tweet, I feel that I should share with you those tweets. I never am satisfied, always angry or concerned. It just seems to be that way, here we go...
"The blue jerseys plus my blog post equals all the possibilities for a bad night for MU. Ugly start not good at all"- Honestly, breaking the baby blue curse was a great subplot to the whole buzzer-beating evening. I am so glad we can now wear those uniforms with confidence. Also I seem to jinx the team after praising them on the blog.
"This MU game is as ugly as a Milwaukee 2 at the local bars. Just bad basketball"- I stand by that, it was like that fat girl who thinks she is the hottest thing in the bar and just ruins it for everyone. That's how I felt about watching the Marquette game on Wednesday night.
"Worry level is at a 7 right now, i feel there is no answer for Zar and he needs to get the ball alot in the second half "- Down four at half, I thought if Lazar Hayward stayed in the game, they would win going away. But there was still concern because Zar tends to be a dumbass on the defense.
"Lazar has the record in MU history of most dumb fouls."- Like I said, he is a dumbass. I love him as an offensive threat but he makes horrible decisions with silly hacks.
"How is MU losing to a team that cannot hit a wide open layup. That has to be number one on not top 10."- Just an awful miss, he jumped way too early and totally biffed the lay-up, complete game changer. I think the Red Storm didn't make a shot after that for like three minutes.
"My worried level moved to 9"- At this point, I thought we lost. It was right before Mo Acker came up with a huge three, I would give him more credit but he missed a big one and one down the stretch.
"Yup that asshole whose hit six threes all year would hit one in the corner"- Never fails in a close game that the guy who hasn't hit many threes, drills the big three. This guy was wide open in the corner and just drilled the three to send us to overtime.
JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMY BUUUUUTTTTTLLLEEEEEER!!!!!- Nothing more needs to be said.
So big game again at Seton Hall on Sunday and I played the Pirates in NCAA Basketball 10 last night, half-drunk. Lost by 1, Hazell had 34... Needless to say I am bit worried.
-Charlie.
I would like to tell you why I think the Golden Eagles are doing so well right now, my Twitter page. If you follow me @chuckscorner, you will see that I tweet about 5-8 times during the game and they always seem to come out as victories for Marquette. So for you that do not tweet, I feel that I should share with you those tweets. I never am satisfied, always angry or concerned. It just seems to be that way, here we go...
"The blue jerseys plus my blog post equals all the possibilities for a bad night for MU. Ugly start not good at all"- Honestly, breaking the baby blue curse was a great subplot to the whole buzzer-beating evening. I am so glad we can now wear those uniforms with confidence. Also I seem to jinx the team after praising them on the blog.
"This MU game is as ugly as a Milwaukee 2 at the local bars. Just bad basketball"- I stand by that, it was like that fat girl who thinks she is the hottest thing in the bar and just ruins it for everyone. That's how I felt about watching the Marquette game on Wednesday night.
"Worry level is at a 7 right now, i feel there is no answer for Zar and he needs to get the ball alot in the second half "- Down four at half, I thought if Lazar Hayward stayed in the game, they would win going away. But there was still concern because Zar tends to be a dumbass on the defense.
"Lazar has the record in MU history of most dumb fouls."- Like I said, he is a dumbass. I love him as an offensive threat but he makes horrible decisions with silly hacks.
"How is MU losing to a team that cannot hit a wide open layup. That has to be number one on not top 10."- Just an awful miss, he jumped way too early and totally biffed the lay-up, complete game changer. I think the Red Storm didn't make a shot after that for like three minutes.
"My worried level moved to 9"- At this point, I thought we lost. It was right before Mo Acker came up with a huge three, I would give him more credit but he missed a big one and one down the stretch.
"Yup that asshole whose hit six threes all year would hit one in the corner"- Never fails in a close game that the guy who hasn't hit many threes, drills the big three. This guy was wide open in the corner and just drilled the three to send us to overtime.
JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMY BUUUUUTTTTTLLLEEEEEER!!!!!- Nothing more needs to be said.
So big game again at Seton Hall on Sunday and I played the Pirates in NCAA Basketball 10 last night, half-drunk. Lost by 1, Hazell had 34... Needless to say I am bit worried.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
A Bubble Mindset
I cannot begin to tell you how exciting the past three weeks have been for me in terms of college basketball. Every Marquette game is the most meaningful game of the season and it continues every game with the Warriors flirting with the bubble every week.
The last four years I haven't had to worry about making the NCAA Tournament because the Big 3 of Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews. It was almost expected that Marquette would make the tournament with those guys and had it not been for James' injury last season, I personally believe that Marquette would have been 3 or 4 seed.
The new bubble thinking leads to me almost having a heart attack every game. It seems like every game is close in the past two months and only the South Florida game last Saturday was the only one that seemed easy for the Golden Eagles. Other than that, I am pulling out my hair, yelling at the computer/TV, and bitching about different players. Even though, anything can happen in those games I personally like those games because they are exciting. I never know what it will bring and yes, there is the chance Marquette could fall flat on their faces.
To add to the close games, have anyone else realized how much more comfortable Marquette feels in late games? If you forgot, they seemed to shit the bed every time it got close the early part of January (see: Villanova (X2), West Virginia, DePaul) This also led for me to write this disappointed post and at the end, I thought the close wins might not even come. Then add the road game against UConn, and Providence, I feel Marquette figured it out in the late portions of the game. In addition, Marquette looked dead in the water against Cincinnati on the road with some very poor possessions late in the game pulled that win out of nowhere in overtime.
With all of this being said, I hope Marquette doesn't lay an egg against St. Johns but like I said early with being a bubble team, it means that everything in a game can happen.
-Charlie.
The last four years I haven't had to worry about making the NCAA Tournament because the Big 3 of Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews. It was almost expected that Marquette would make the tournament with those guys and had it not been for James' injury last season, I personally believe that Marquette would have been 3 or 4 seed.
The new bubble thinking leads to me almost having a heart attack every game. It seems like every game is close in the past two months and only the South Florida game last Saturday was the only one that seemed easy for the Golden Eagles. Other than that, I am pulling out my hair, yelling at the computer/TV, and bitching about different players. Even though, anything can happen in those games I personally like those games because they are exciting. I never know what it will bring and yes, there is the chance Marquette could fall flat on their faces.
To add to the close games, have anyone else realized how much more comfortable Marquette feels in late games? If you forgot, they seemed to shit the bed every time it got close the early part of January (see: Villanova (X2), West Virginia, DePaul) This also led for me to write this disappointed post and at the end, I thought the close wins might not even come. Then add the road game against UConn, and Providence, I feel Marquette figured it out in the late portions of the game. In addition, Marquette looked dead in the water against Cincinnati on the road with some very poor possessions late in the game pulled that win out of nowhere in overtime.
With all of this being said, I hope Marquette doesn't lay an egg against St. Johns but like I said early with being a bubble team, it means that everything in a game can happen.
-Charlie.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
February Goes to the Big East
I am dedicating the month of February to the Big East because in my opinion, it figures to be the most exciting conference with multiple teams on the bubble or hanging on to tourney hopes by a thread. Now, I am not saying it's the best conference this year (that belongs to the Big 12), but there are many teams who need a big February to be dancing come March. Let's look at these teams.
Marquette Golden Eagles (13-8, 4-5)- Best win: vs. Georgetown, at 19. UConn Worst defeat: at DePaul. Hardest games left: a three-game road trip versus two bubble teams potentially a third. Cincinnati, St. Johns, and Seton Hall. Outlook: I think they will be a solid position going into the Big East Conference Tournament likely needing one win to help their cause and another to solidify it. In addition, they cannot drop a home game to South Florida or DePaul. CHANCES: Probably
Cincinnati Bearcats (14-7, 5-4)- Best win: vs. Vanderbilt, vs. Maryland Worst defeat: at St. Johns Hardest games left: Ending the year at 6. West Virginia, vs. 2. Villanova, and at 8. Georgetown. Outlook: They still have to play Cuse and Nova albeit it both at home, also add in the other two top 10 teams. It could be shaky for the Bearcats come March. If they could win one of two against the Orange or the Cats, they would be in great shape. CHANCES: Maybe
Louisville Cardinals (14-8, 5-4)- Best win: vs. Cincinnati Worst defeat: at Seton Hall Hardest games left: home/away with 4. Syracuse Outlook: Also the Cards have to face Georgetown, UConn, Marquette, and the Orange to end the year. Likely, if they can come out 3-1 in that stretch and win the games they are suppose to, they may become locks for the tourney. CHANCES: Not Likely
Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (15-7, 4-5)- Best win: vs. West Virginia Worst defeat: at Rutgers Hardest games left: at 8. Georgetown Outlook: They have some tough games like Marquette but only two ranked teams left in Gtown/Pittsburgh on their schedule with a variety of road/home games. The Irish cannot afford any more hiccups on the road like last Saturday. CHANCES: Probably
South Florida Bulls (15-7, 5-5)- Best win: at 8. Georgetown Worst defeat: vs. Central Michigan Hardest games left: at 2. Villanova Outlook: The Bulls might be the suprirse team of the season now winning five straight games, they face one ranked team left plus the equal amount of home/road games. I think this team needs to split those four road games for them to be a factor. CHANCES: Maybe
UConn Huskies (13-9, 3-6)- Best win: vs. (then) 1. Texas Worst defeat: at Louisville Hardest games left: at 4. Syracuse, at 2. Villanova Outlook: The Huskies have a ton of tough road games left and with the uncertainty of Jim Calhoun, it doesn't look promising for UConn. CHANCES: Not good.
If you are scoring at home, I think the two teams who can control their own destiny are Marquette and Notre Dame. In addition, I think South Florida and Cincinnati both have chances to make some waves of their own. When it's all said and done I think the Big East only gets seven teams in.
-Charlie.
Marquette Golden Eagles (13-8, 4-5)- Best win: vs. Georgetown, at 19. UConn Worst defeat: at DePaul. Hardest games left: a three-game road trip versus two bubble teams potentially a third. Cincinnati, St. Johns, and Seton Hall. Outlook: I think they will be a solid position going into the Big East Conference Tournament likely needing one win to help their cause and another to solidify it. In addition, they cannot drop a home game to South Florida or DePaul. CHANCES: Probably
Cincinnati Bearcats (14-7, 5-4)- Best win: vs. Vanderbilt, vs. Maryland Worst defeat: at St. Johns Hardest games left: Ending the year at 6. West Virginia, vs. 2. Villanova, and at 8. Georgetown. Outlook: They still have to play Cuse and Nova albeit it both at home, also add in the other two top 10 teams. It could be shaky for the Bearcats come March. If they could win one of two against the Orange or the Cats, they would be in great shape. CHANCES: Maybe
Louisville Cardinals (14-8, 5-4)- Best win: vs. Cincinnati Worst defeat: at Seton Hall Hardest games left: home/away with 4. Syracuse Outlook: Also the Cards have to face Georgetown, UConn, Marquette, and the Orange to end the year. Likely, if they can come out 3-1 in that stretch and win the games they are suppose to, they may become locks for the tourney. CHANCES: Not Likely
Notre Dame Fightin' Irish (15-7, 4-5)- Best win: vs. West Virginia Worst defeat: at Rutgers Hardest games left: at 8. Georgetown Outlook: They have some tough games like Marquette but only two ranked teams left in Gtown/Pittsburgh on their schedule with a variety of road/home games. The Irish cannot afford any more hiccups on the road like last Saturday. CHANCES: Probably
South Florida Bulls (15-7, 5-5)- Best win: at 8. Georgetown Worst defeat: vs. Central Michigan Hardest games left: at 2. Villanova Outlook: The Bulls might be the suprirse team of the season now winning five straight games, they face one ranked team left plus the equal amount of home/road games. I think this team needs to split those four road games for them to be a factor. CHANCES: Maybe
UConn Huskies (13-9, 3-6)- Best win: vs. (then) 1. Texas Worst defeat: at Louisville Hardest games left: at 4. Syracuse, at 2. Villanova Outlook: The Huskies have a ton of tough road games left and with the uncertainty of Jim Calhoun, it doesn't look promising for UConn. CHANCES: Not good.
If you are scoring at home, I think the two teams who can control their own destiny are Marquette and Notre Dame. In addition, I think South Florida and Cincinnati both have chances to make some waves of their own. When it's all said and done I think the Big East only gets seven teams in.
-Charlie.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Oh Marquette
I feel like I have seen this movie before... Watching the Marquette Golden Eagle-DePaul Blue Demon game was the continuous nightmare that is the Marquette season as the Golden Eagles lose 51-50 to a team comparable to Warren from There's Something About Mary. I love the team and stand by the team but I just cannot invest as much emotion as I did the last four years because I will probably be dead by the month of March. The game made me realize a few things and maybe make the season much better.
The first thing is there is no star on this season. I think the last four years, Dominic James was the star for two of them and Jerel McNeal took over that role in the other two while Wes Matthews did so much that you could consider him a star all-around. Lazar Hayward was a nice role player in three of those years but he cannot be a star for this team. He disappears in almost every game for a substantial amount of time and when you are a star of a team, that just cannot happen.
Another thing is I realize not to expect anything to go right in the last minute. My editor Mach would tell you I am probably overly positive with the Golden Eagles, but let's be real, this team's late game free throwing shooting is worse than Jay Leno handling of the Tonight Show. Therefore unless the game is clearly out of reach (let's say 10 points in the final minute), I will forever be nervous about that minute and what will happen will not turn out in Marquette's favor. I hate to be negative but that's the way it has to be.
There is still a chance they can make the tournament, it's still early in the Big East but now because of the DePaul lost, they have to win one of the upcoming road games against Syracuse and UConn to stay in the mix. In addition, in no way possible can they lose to 0-6 Rutgers at home on Tuesday. That's makes the Golden Eagles 4-5 at the end of January with games against Providence, DePaul, USF, and Pittsburgh before a tough make-or-break three game road trip. I think they can win all four making them 8-5 going into that road trip and at worse, 8-6 giving them a viable chance of being a bubble team.
It comes down to a cliche line for Marquette's season... "It is what it is." You will take your punches and maybe hope that luck turns your way finally... Although, it might be one of those years where hard-fought wins are difficult to come by.
-Charlie.
The first thing is there is no star on this season. I think the last four years, Dominic James was the star for two of them and Jerel McNeal took over that role in the other two while Wes Matthews did so much that you could consider him a star all-around. Lazar Hayward was a nice role player in three of those years but he cannot be a star for this team. He disappears in almost every game for a substantial amount of time and when you are a star of a team, that just cannot happen.
Another thing is I realize not to expect anything to go right in the last minute. My editor Mach would tell you I am probably overly positive with the Golden Eagles, but let's be real, this team's late game free throwing shooting is worse than Jay Leno handling of the Tonight Show. Therefore unless the game is clearly out of reach (let's say 10 points in the final minute), I will forever be nervous about that minute and what will happen will not turn out in Marquette's favor. I hate to be negative but that's the way it has to be.
There is still a chance they can make the tournament, it's still early in the Big East but now because of the DePaul lost, they have to win one of the upcoming road games against Syracuse and UConn to stay in the mix. In addition, in no way possible can they lose to 0-6 Rutgers at home on Tuesday. That's makes the Golden Eagles 4-5 at the end of January with games against Providence, DePaul, USF, and Pittsburgh before a tough make-or-break three game road trip. I think they can win all four making them 8-5 going into that road trip and at worse, 8-6 giving them a viable chance of being a bubble team.
It comes down to a cliche line for Marquette's season... "It is what it is." You will take your punches and maybe hope that luck turns your way finally... Although, it might be one of those years where hard-fought wins are difficult to come by.
-Charlie.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The First Ever Chucks Corner Running Diary
Well a tough Marquette lost which has my editor and me at odds. I will not write much about what happens but the things that went through my head during the game. I knew they had lost before I wrote this, had no idea how it happened. I was going to do Wisconsin as well but I went to the bar, sorry for partying.
I thought that because Marquette is starting the Big East season and Wisconsin is in an intriguing bowl game against Miami that I would do a running diary of both. I had to work so I DVR’d both starting right now. I have already hate myself for doing this because I know the Marquette outcome and my sister forgot to extend the taping incase it didn’t make it. Oh well .
9:30: Starting the night off sitting with a Miller Lite, Pretzels, and String Cheese. We have John Sanders and Bob Wenzel calling the game. I have to be honest I am worried about the Mountaineers size.
9:39: I do not believe that Bob Huggins actually owns a suit, he just wearing track suits all the time I swear to God.
9:40: Oh no the blue uniforms. I believe we are 0-2 with them with a heartbreaking lost to Louisville.
9:41: Not a promising start, 5-0 WVA. Key Fact- No one on WVA is shorter than 6’7 in their starting lineup, Marquette has no one taller than 6’7 in their starting lineup… rut roh.
9:42: Lazar Hayward already doing too much, two really ill-advised shot attempts.
9:43: Jimmy Butler gets the bucket after a turnover, where the foul? I don’t know, Mach reminded me earlier tonight that Jim Burr is reffing the game WVA 7-4
9:46: I realize the Big East isn’t the best conference this year but four teams in the Top 10 is pretty unreal to begin the New Year.
9:47: Marquette shows a press! I have been calling for this since Chris Otule went out, I hope it works.
9:48 Darius Johnson-Odom (who will now be known as DJO) buries a three, the kid loves the jumper but then Joe Flowers throws one down nasty. BUT another three from this time for Hayward tie game 11-11, 13 mins left
9:50 Why is Hayward getting booed every time he touches the ball? Doesn’t make sense but then again, this is West Virginia.
9:51 Wenzel is annoying me already with now Maurice Aker being known as “the little guy”. We get it, he is shorter than everyone else. He is also slower than most, did you know that Bob?
9:52 Hayward hits another three, giving Marquette their first lead. His three-pointer looks good but sometimes that can be the kiss of death as he will shoot whenever he gets the ball. 14-13, 11 mins left
9:56 Always a fun game is what is Buzz wearing? I like the suit coat choice but those flowery ties that he wants to rock all the time suck. But his style is improving
9:58 Hayward another three. Just money from outside right now… Also Bob he is 26 percent because he is the first-scoring option. Look at the other years. MU 17-16
9:59 JENNINGS GOT DUNKED ON!!!!!!!!!!!! Nasty dunk by Hayward after forcing a turnover, 14 points so far. MU 20-16
10:00 I like the idea of the dribble-drive offense for Marquette, especially against a bigger team. Lets the “little guys” of Marquette create much more
10:03 Anyone else who follows Marquette thinks it’s weird that Joe Fulce has hair? Not a good look.
10:04 Burr can we get a foul there, Jimmy Butler airballed that for a reason
10:05 Too many offensive boards, Devin Ebanks follows his shot twice . He is a hell of a player and I have feeling we will be saying “the Golden Eagles getting killed on the boards.”
10:07 6-0 run by West Virginia, must keep them at bay here not let them get hot.
10:08 I took Wenzel about five seconds to realize Marquette didn’t have a football team… As Chad OchoCinco would say “Cmon Son!”
10:11 Butler nails a three and Marquette is doing a great job on draining the shot-clock a bit then finding the open basket, I like it a lot even if it reminds of Wisconsin a little bit. MU 32-27
10:13 Butler makes a dumb, dumb second foul. Should have realized that he got beat underneath, allow the easy bucket he might need that foul later. MU 34-30
10:14 Lazar hits another at the end of the half, 17 points but then the Mountaineers get the momentum builder with a 50 footer at half time. MU 37-33 at the half
10:18 Seeing as where we are in the DVR (an hour and a few minutes in) I think I will cut out before the end, shit. Also the Mountaineers have taken the lead
10:19 Is there something against Butler getting calls. Seriously got hit harder than Michael Lohan’s girlfriend on that one ( if you don’t get the reference, look it up please, good stuff).
10:20 Mbao getting some minutes in both halves so far. Interesting approach and I wonder how much he really is improving in practice.
10:21 Both teams pressing… My personal dream of a game, I love to see teams use the press to their advantage.
10:23 Pretty poor start for Marquette, they are only down one but they cannot do this against good teams. But they are forcing turnovers. 40-39 WVA
10:25 I realize Ebanks and Da’Shun Butler are the stars of the team but Kevin Jones is a stud for the Mountaineers. Really good player, he has perfect skill-set
10:28 Hayward finally on the board in the second half, took him eight minutes to get those points. He cannot disappear for lengths of times, reminds me of Marcus Landry last year for the Badgers in those terms
10:29 Rut-roh WVA Butler has woken up. Not good at all, but the Warriors still have a one point lead, take it back… Casey Mitchell drills a three. WVA 51-49
10:31 Hey Wenzel, Jon Gruden called he wants his hyperbole statements back.
10:37 Sorry for the break in the action but I was searching to see if I can watch the end of the game on ESPN360. Nope. Time Warner just sucks right now. If they take away Fox, they really do suck for multiple reasons.
10:38 55-53 MU with 7 mins left. The only reason why Marquette is winning is because of their three-point shooting. An astounding 10 of 15 from behind the arc.
10:40 Also Marquette has forced 15 turnovers, I don’t understand how this team lost to NC State or Florida State, just puzzling in my opinion. They look like a very tough team who makes mistakes at time. MU 57-53, 5 mins left or so
10:42 Dwight Buycks with a big fadeaway jumper, I like him for the most part but he tries to do a lot of 1 on 1 stuff at times. MU 59-53
10:44 How does this happen after a timeout? Jimmy Butler turns it over, just a really bad decision by Marquette leading to turnover and a bucket. MU 59-57 2:40 left
10:46 Butler hits a big runner with two minutes remaining. Ridiculous angle for him to take that shot. MU 61-57
10:47 Holy shit, a push-off call on West Virginia, cannot believe they actually called that. Minute-thirty left. How the hell do they blow this four-point lead? This is disappointing
10:48 Minute left, DJO goes to line shooting two. Oh no, I am willing to bet he misses…
10:49 Yup, misses the first one… shit.
10:49 Nails the second one. 62-57 minute left
10:51 Wenzel logic is so half-ass on this one. He feels that fouling is okay because the clock is their friend right now, no we want this mother fucker to end.
10:51 Damnit, we forced a horrible shot and Buycks had it his hands before Jones ripped it out. MU 62-59
10:52 I really do wonder why the Mountaineers didn’t foul earlier. Doesn’t make any sense, 23 seconds left. DJO with the one and one.
10:53 Barely hit it. Just a choke, and Sanders jinxed the shit out it before it.
10:53 Ebanks with the dunk, God this is going to hurt. MU 62-61
10:53 Five minutes left on the DVR, versus 11.2 left to play
10:54 Jimmy Butler gets to line, clutch and him do not mix. Misses. Fuck fuck fuck
10:55 Butler nails an incredible two, fuck fuck fuck. Really hurts, I cannot believe he hit that shot. The Mountaineers take the lead for the first time in what seems like forever. 63-62
10:56 Three out of four missed down the stretch doesn’t help at all for Marquette
Well it was disappointing at the end and Marquette shouldn't have dropped this game. Lets hope for better against a tough Nova team.
-Charlie.
I thought that because Marquette is starting the Big East season and Wisconsin is in an intriguing bowl game against Miami that I would do a running diary of both. I had to work so I DVR’d both starting right now. I have already hate myself for doing this because I know the Marquette outcome and my sister forgot to extend the taping incase it didn’t make it. Oh well .
9:30: Starting the night off sitting with a Miller Lite, Pretzels, and String Cheese. We have John Sanders and Bob Wenzel calling the game. I have to be honest I am worried about the Mountaineers size.
9:39: I do not believe that Bob Huggins actually owns a suit, he just wearing track suits all the time I swear to God.
9:40: Oh no the blue uniforms. I believe we are 0-2 with them with a heartbreaking lost to Louisville.
9:41: Not a promising start, 5-0 WVA. Key Fact- No one on WVA is shorter than 6’7 in their starting lineup, Marquette has no one taller than 6’7 in their starting lineup… rut roh.
9:42: Lazar Hayward already doing too much, two really ill-advised shot attempts.
9:43: Jimmy Butler gets the bucket after a turnover, where the foul? I don’t know, Mach reminded me earlier tonight that Jim Burr is reffing the game WVA 7-4
9:46: I realize the Big East isn’t the best conference this year but four teams in the Top 10 is pretty unreal to begin the New Year.
9:47: Marquette shows a press! I have been calling for this since Chris Otule went out, I hope it works.
9:48 Darius Johnson-Odom (who will now be known as DJO) buries a three, the kid loves the jumper but then Joe Flowers throws one down nasty. BUT another three from this time for Hayward tie game 11-11, 13 mins left
9:50 Why is Hayward getting booed every time he touches the ball? Doesn’t make sense but then again, this is West Virginia.
9:51 Wenzel is annoying me already with now Maurice Aker being known as “the little guy”. We get it, he is shorter than everyone else. He is also slower than most, did you know that Bob?
9:52 Hayward hits another three, giving Marquette their first lead. His three-pointer looks good but sometimes that can be the kiss of death as he will shoot whenever he gets the ball. 14-13, 11 mins left
9:56 Always a fun game is what is Buzz wearing? I like the suit coat choice but those flowery ties that he wants to rock all the time suck. But his style is improving
9:58 Hayward another three. Just money from outside right now… Also Bob he is 26 percent because he is the first-scoring option. Look at the other years. MU 17-16
9:59 JENNINGS GOT DUNKED ON!!!!!!!!!!!! Nasty dunk by Hayward after forcing a turnover, 14 points so far. MU 20-16
10:00 I like the idea of the dribble-drive offense for Marquette, especially against a bigger team. Lets the “little guys” of Marquette create much more
10:03 Anyone else who follows Marquette thinks it’s weird that Joe Fulce has hair? Not a good look.
10:04 Burr can we get a foul there, Jimmy Butler airballed that for a reason
10:05 Too many offensive boards, Devin Ebanks follows his shot twice . He is a hell of a player and I have feeling we will be saying “the Golden Eagles getting killed on the boards.”
10:07 6-0 run by West Virginia, must keep them at bay here not let them get hot.
10:08 I took Wenzel about five seconds to realize Marquette didn’t have a football team… As Chad OchoCinco would say “Cmon Son!”
10:11 Butler nails a three and Marquette is doing a great job on draining the shot-clock a bit then finding the open basket, I like it a lot even if it reminds of Wisconsin a little bit. MU 32-27
10:13 Butler makes a dumb, dumb second foul. Should have realized that he got beat underneath, allow the easy bucket he might need that foul later. MU 34-30
10:14 Lazar hits another at the end of the half, 17 points but then the Mountaineers get the momentum builder with a 50 footer at half time. MU 37-33 at the half
10:18 Seeing as where we are in the DVR (an hour and a few minutes in) I think I will cut out before the end, shit. Also the Mountaineers have taken the lead
10:19 Is there something against Butler getting calls. Seriously got hit harder than Michael Lohan’s girlfriend on that one ( if you don’t get the reference, look it up please, good stuff).
10:20 Mbao getting some minutes in both halves so far. Interesting approach and I wonder how much he really is improving in practice.
10:21 Both teams pressing… My personal dream of a game, I love to see teams use the press to their advantage.
10:23 Pretty poor start for Marquette, they are only down one but they cannot do this against good teams. But they are forcing turnovers. 40-39 WVA
10:25 I realize Ebanks and Da’Shun Butler are the stars of the team but Kevin Jones is a stud for the Mountaineers. Really good player, he has perfect skill-set
10:28 Hayward finally on the board in the second half, took him eight minutes to get those points. He cannot disappear for lengths of times, reminds me of Marcus Landry last year for the Badgers in those terms
10:29 Rut-roh WVA Butler has woken up. Not good at all, but the Warriors still have a one point lead, take it back… Casey Mitchell drills a three. WVA 51-49
10:31 Hey Wenzel, Jon Gruden called he wants his hyperbole statements back.
10:37 Sorry for the break in the action but I was searching to see if I can watch the end of the game on ESPN360. Nope. Time Warner just sucks right now. If they take away Fox, they really do suck for multiple reasons.
10:38 55-53 MU with 7 mins left. The only reason why Marquette is winning is because of their three-point shooting. An astounding 10 of 15 from behind the arc.
10:40 Also Marquette has forced 15 turnovers, I don’t understand how this team lost to NC State or Florida State, just puzzling in my opinion. They look like a very tough team who makes mistakes at time. MU 57-53, 5 mins left or so
10:42 Dwight Buycks with a big fadeaway jumper, I like him for the most part but he tries to do a lot of 1 on 1 stuff at times. MU 59-53
10:44 How does this happen after a timeout? Jimmy Butler turns it over, just a really bad decision by Marquette leading to turnover and a bucket. MU 59-57 2:40 left
10:46 Butler hits a big runner with two minutes remaining. Ridiculous angle for him to take that shot. MU 61-57
10:47 Holy shit, a push-off call on West Virginia, cannot believe they actually called that. Minute-thirty left. How the hell do they blow this four-point lead? This is disappointing
10:48 Minute left, DJO goes to line shooting two. Oh no, I am willing to bet he misses…
10:49 Yup, misses the first one… shit.
10:49 Nails the second one. 62-57 minute left
10:51 Wenzel logic is so half-ass on this one. He feels that fouling is okay because the clock is their friend right now, no we want this mother fucker to end.
10:51 Damnit, we forced a horrible shot and Buycks had it his hands before Jones ripped it out. MU 62-59
10:52 I really do wonder why the Mountaineers didn’t foul earlier. Doesn’t make any sense, 23 seconds left. DJO with the one and one.
10:53 Barely hit it. Just a choke, and Sanders jinxed the shit out it before it.
10:53 Ebanks with the dunk, God this is going to hurt. MU 62-61
10:53 Five minutes left on the DVR, versus 11.2 left to play
10:54 Jimmy Butler gets to line, clutch and him do not mix. Misses. Fuck fuck fuck
10:55 Butler nails an incredible two, fuck fuck fuck. Really hurts, I cannot believe he hit that shot. The Mountaineers take the lead for the first time in what seems like forever. 63-62
10:56 Three out of four missed down the stretch doesn’t help at all for Marquette
Well it was disappointing at the end and Marquette shouldn't have dropped this game. Lets hope for better against a tough Nova team.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The Truth About Jerrone Maymon
Tonight, it what proves to be another twist in the 2009-2010 Marquette Basketball season. 2009 Wisconsin Mr. Basketball Jeronne Maymon decided to quit the team. No one has given a reason why Maymon left the team but I have the information that I have heard nowhere else (honestly knowing the internet it's probably somewhere because people know people.)
I would like to say that I got this information from an anonymous source from the Madison area. He would perfer if I kept his name out of it and thats completely logical in my mind. Here's what I got from it....
"My Dad's best friend was talking to Tim Maymon last week and he was all fired up because Maymon was saying buzz promised him playing time and a starting spot, and it wasn't happening."
"Marquette was making him play inside and Jeronne wanted to play outside because they thought Jeronne was only going to play one year then go to the NBA, no joke."
"He (Tim Maymon) had already had a few meetings with Buzz. This is a college kid's dad sitting in his coach's office, kind of like Mitch Mustain (former Arkansas quarterback now third-string at USC) so they (the Maymon family) were already not happy then."
"Basically, Jeronne wasn't going to be academically eligible that's why the timing is so convenient with the end of first semester so he just quit, and will maybe play juco or try to transfer somewhere."
All of the following makes sense because if you are from the Madison area or have heard stories about Tim Maymon. He thinks that Jerrone is the next LeBron James and feeds all of that shit into his head therefore you have the problem we have right now. In addition, the academic issue shouldn't be surprising if you look at the interview Tim Maymon did with Todd Rosiak. Basically, he explained that his son was right at 2.0 (in High School!!!) and wanted to raise the grades so they would need a lower GPA to get into Marquette.
I will probably do something later this week on the mistake that was Jerrone Maymon and what's next for the Marquette Golden Eagles. In addition, my source said that Vander Blue, the top Marquette recruit this will not sway his decision on Marquette.
-Charlie.
I would like to say that I got this information from an anonymous source from the Madison area. He would perfer if I kept his name out of it and thats completely logical in my mind. Here's what I got from it....
"My Dad's best friend was talking to Tim Maymon last week and he was all fired up because Maymon was saying buzz promised him playing time and a starting spot, and it wasn't happening."
"Marquette was making him play inside and Jeronne wanted to play outside because they thought Jeronne was only going to play one year then go to the NBA, no joke."
"He (Tim Maymon) had already had a few meetings with Buzz. This is a college kid's dad sitting in his coach's office, kind of like Mitch Mustain (former Arkansas quarterback now third-string at USC) so they (the Maymon family) were already not happy then."
"Basically, Jeronne wasn't going to be academically eligible that's why the timing is so convenient with the end of first semester so he just quit, and will maybe play juco or try to transfer somewhere."
All of the following makes sense because if you are from the Madison area or have heard stories about Tim Maymon. He thinks that Jerrone is the next LeBron James and feeds all of that shit into his head therefore you have the problem we have right now. In addition, the academic issue shouldn't be surprising if you look at the interview Tim Maymon did with Todd Rosiak. Basically, he explained that his son was right at 2.0 (in High School!!!) and wanted to raise the grades so they would need a lower GPA to get into Marquette.
I will probably do something later this week on the mistake that was Jerrone Maymon and what's next for the Marquette Golden Eagles. In addition, my source said that Vander Blue, the top Marquette recruit this will not sway his decision on Marquette.
-Charlie.
Monday, November 30, 2009
A Disappointing End to a Fantastic Weekend
Our first depressed Marquette Golden Eagle post! Yes, these didn't come around until mid-January last season but in all honesty, this is more positive then negative. When the Golden Eagles lost Chris O'Tule for the year, I sighed and told Mach this could be a very long year. Mach requested a fast-forward to 2010, which I think is impossible unless you are Adam Sandler in Click. Anyways, the start to the year got off to a better start than I believe any Marquette fan thought it actually would.
Thursday afternoon against Xavier, Marquette got outrebounded letting Reggie Love have a career day with 21 points and 19 rebounds. Love is a going to be a superstar in the mid-major circuit, big time potential to have a big year this year. The Golden Eagles got a great game from Lazar Hayward who appears to embrace the senior leadership post. Jimmy Butler looked awesome showing why Mach and I loved him last year, just a hustler gets after it no matter what. Darius Johnson-Odom impressed me all weekend and started on Thursday.
I thought they could get past Xavier but I worried about Manny Harris/DeShawn Sims of #15 Michigan. Tough, athletic team with a 1-3-1 zone that can frustrate even Teen Wolf. DJO tore that zone apart finding holes consistently during the game. Include another inspired performances by Hayward and Butler, you get a 14 point Marquette victory. Their defense all weekend was top-notch, ignore the rebounds they gave up at times but they created so many turnovers.
Florida State is a game I blame myself for losing. Went to the gym at around 650 completely forgetting Marquette playing and then before I hit the treadmill I remember they were on. Mad at myself and questioning my fanhood, I turn on the game to see a 30-18 game at half. I endured watching the second half and the pain that came with it... I blame myself really. In my opinion, I didn't see enough of Dwight Bucyks and felt Buzz got Mike McCarthy-conservative way too early in the game. MU pumped the breaks after a 17-point lead if they kept being agressive I feel they run away with the game by 10 points or so. Also Butler 4/12 from the line hurt worse than anything else on Sunday.
Looking back on it, a 2-1 weekend is as good as Marquette fans can ask for. Most people probably thought MU goes 1-2, or even a disastrous 0-3. The expectations for this team are low but I think this team will overcome this hiccup against FSU... at least I hope.
-Charlie.
Thursday afternoon against Xavier, Marquette got outrebounded letting Reggie Love have a career day with 21 points and 19 rebounds. Love is a going to be a superstar in the mid-major circuit, big time potential to have a big year this year. The Golden Eagles got a great game from Lazar Hayward who appears to embrace the senior leadership post. Jimmy Butler looked awesome showing why Mach and I loved him last year, just a hustler gets after it no matter what. Darius Johnson-Odom impressed me all weekend and started on Thursday.
I thought they could get past Xavier but I worried about Manny Harris/DeShawn Sims of #15 Michigan. Tough, athletic team with a 1-3-1 zone that can frustrate even Teen Wolf. DJO tore that zone apart finding holes consistently during the game. Include another inspired performances by Hayward and Butler, you get a 14 point Marquette victory. Their defense all weekend was top-notch, ignore the rebounds they gave up at times but they created so many turnovers.
Florida State is a game I blame myself for losing. Went to the gym at around 650 completely forgetting Marquette playing and then before I hit the treadmill I remember they were on. Mad at myself and questioning my fanhood, I turn on the game to see a 30-18 game at half. I endured watching the second half and the pain that came with it... I blame myself really. In my opinion, I didn't see enough of Dwight Bucyks and felt Buzz got Mike McCarthy-conservative way too early in the game. MU pumped the breaks after a 17-point lead if they kept being agressive I feel they run away with the game by 10 points or so. Also Butler 4/12 from the line hurt worse than anything else on Sunday.
Looking back on it, a 2-1 weekend is as good as Marquette fans can ask for. Most people probably thought MU goes 1-2, or even a disastrous 0-3. The expectations for this team are low but I think this team will overcome this hiccup against FSU... at least I hope.
-Charlie.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Plague of Charlie Tritschler
Programming note, I will be doing the picks for at least the first three games and the one college one for tomorrow but have everything done for CFB by Friday, NFL by Saturday. I couldn't think of another creative title than that one but it seems like my teams have really been bit with the injury bug in the past couple of days.
The lesser of the two evils, Marquette who already was small got dwarfed down to Gary Coleman losing 6'8 Horace-Grant look-a-like Chris Otule for the season with a broken foot. Older Mach wondered on Twitter yesterday if the AL was built on an Indian burial ground and I am beginning to believe the same thing. I feel bad for Otule because everything I read made it sound that he progressed mightily in the past couple of weeks. If Marquette were smart, they would do a full-court press for 60-70 percent of the game to combat the lack of size.
Now on to the much bigger issue, the Packers have lost both Al Harris and Aaron Kampman for the year. Kampman I pondered the idea when he was out with a concussion if he could really play in the 3-4? It will be interesting to see how Brad Jones/Brady Poppinga and others handle Kampman's absence. I think it makes the team for blitz happy. Harris worries me completely due to see more of #24 Jarrett Bush, the reincarnation of Bhowah Jue on the football field. Tramon Williams needs to prove in the coming months that he is going to be the next big thing in the Packer secondary. Also Atari Bigby must cover the tight end better for the Packers to be successful in December.
2009 in sports for my teams (Packers, Marquette, Brewers, Bucks)- Year of Injuries. Screw you 09.
-Charlie.
The lesser of the two evils, Marquette who already was small got dwarfed down to Gary Coleman losing 6'8 Horace-Grant look-a-like Chris Otule for the season with a broken foot. Older Mach wondered on Twitter yesterday if the AL was built on an Indian burial ground and I am beginning to believe the same thing. I feel bad for Otule because everything I read made it sound that he progressed mightily in the past couple of weeks. If Marquette were smart, they would do a full-court press for 60-70 percent of the game to combat the lack of size.
Now on to the much bigger issue, the Packers have lost both Al Harris and Aaron Kampman for the year. Kampman I pondered the idea when he was out with a concussion if he could really play in the 3-4? It will be interesting to see how Brad Jones/Brady Poppinga and others handle Kampman's absence. I think it makes the team for blitz happy. Harris worries me completely due to see more of #24 Jarrett Bush, the reincarnation of Bhowah Jue on the football field. Tramon Williams needs to prove in the coming months that he is going to be the next big thing in the Packer secondary. Also Atari Bigby must cover the tight end better for the Packers to be successful in December.
2009 in sports for my teams (Packers, Marquette, Brewers, Bucks)- Year of Injuries. Screw you 09.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
VANDER BLUE.
There are many things that start a great week on Sunday... One of them would be finding out that the top recruit in the state of Wisconsin for next year is headed to Marquette after spurning the Wisconsin Badgers last March.
Right now Vander Blue is the twenty-second rated recruit in the nation so far and it could grow if the Blue has a huge year in his senior year. He is a great looking guard being 6'4 and 185, he is a great slasher and can score from all spots on the court. The other great thing about Blue is he seems like a great kid. He wanted to stay at Wisconsin or Marquette for his mom so she can come to all the games and has a real open mind about how the game is being played. People have discussed his grades, but to me at almost all universities, they find ways to make sure they are playing in the Fall.
People have to realize that Marquette is slowly becoming this recruiting haven because of Buzz Williams. He was Tom Crean's go-to guy in the final years of Crean at Marquette and he is bringing in talent all over the country. Also there is some chatter about Marquette getting 6'6 Tarik Black whose ranked #15 in the nation right now and if that happens, could the Golden Eagles have a top ten class in 2010? They will have a stacked back court in 2010 and even this year could be very familiar to the first year of the big three. The Golden Eagles still need to do something in the postseason but I am pleased with whats going on so far.
Lets talk a minute about Wisconsin. I am not going to laugh or make fun, just say this... Are you worried yet? I would be if I am a Badger fan because Bo Ryan isn't getting the same recruits and guys do no want to play in the Swing system anymore. He needs to adjust his system to attract better recruits. You could say Ryan isn't in the Top 5 in terms of recruiting in the Big Ten anymore. I think two years ago, only Tom Izzo and Bruce Weber were better.
-Charlie.
Right now Vander Blue is the twenty-second rated recruit in the nation so far and it could grow if the Blue has a huge year in his senior year. He is a great looking guard being 6'4 and 185, he is a great slasher and can score from all spots on the court. The other great thing about Blue is he seems like a great kid. He wanted to stay at Wisconsin or Marquette for his mom so she can come to all the games and has a real open mind about how the game is being played. People have discussed his grades, but to me at almost all universities, they find ways to make sure they are playing in the Fall.
People have to realize that Marquette is slowly becoming this recruiting haven because of Buzz Williams. He was Tom Crean's go-to guy in the final years of Crean at Marquette and he is bringing in talent all over the country. Also there is some chatter about Marquette getting 6'6 Tarik Black whose ranked #15 in the nation right now and if that happens, could the Golden Eagles have a top ten class in 2010? They will have a stacked back court in 2010 and even this year could be very familiar to the first year of the big three. The Golden Eagles still need to do something in the postseason but I am pleased with whats going on so far.
Lets talk a minute about Wisconsin. I am not going to laugh or make fun, just say this... Are you worried yet? I would be if I am a Badger fan because Bo Ryan isn't getting the same recruits and guys do no want to play in the Swing system anymore. He needs to adjust his system to attract better recruits. You could say Ryan isn't in the Top 5 in terms of recruiting in the Big Ten anymore. I think two years ago, only Tom Izzo and Bruce Weber were better.
-Charlie.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Drink it in Wisconsin
Maybe this will be a new feature who the hell knows whenever I say something will make a frequent appearance, it never stays. But this post will involve three teams in Wisconsin, one being the Badger Football team, Marquette Basketball, and the Milwaukee Brewers. You should all feel so lucky.
BADGER FOOTBALL- They are winning right now and probably giving Wofford all sorts of swine flu. The Journal came out with an article regarding the Badgers ingoring the flu and all sorts of it. I have discussed this with a couple of my friends and we all agree that the whole swine flu is overrated. But the flu in general is a very contagious so they really should have take better precautions. I think this is just another strike against Bret Bielema who really just wants to coach football and not worry about all of the outside things around him. This is the sort of stuff Bielema ignores.
MARQUETTE BBALL- Well I was going to write this before freshman Junior Cadougan ripped his Achilles in practice which makes another player getting hurt during practice. You wonder if Tom Crean's plan of practice is going on in there. We need to maybe pump the breaks a bit on the intensity. The real reason for this was the sexual assault charges on recruit Montrelle Clark which is very disappointing. He was 6'10 and was averaging a double-double in JUCO so you really have to wonder how Marquette will respond to all of this. I will take the good with the bad and whatever happens this season happens.
BREWERS- All the sudden, they are three games under .500. How the hell did this happen? Good for them, I hope they get to 81 wins so Eric can pay me ten dollars which I will pay for Brett's round of beers because the Cubs will finish higher than the Crew.
-Charlie.
BADGER FOOTBALL- They are winning right now and probably giving Wofford all sorts of swine flu. The Journal came out with an article regarding the Badgers ingoring the flu and all sorts of it. I have discussed this with a couple of my friends and we all agree that the whole swine flu is overrated. But the flu in general is a very contagious so they really should have take better precautions. I think this is just another strike against Bret Bielema who really just wants to coach football and not worry about all of the outside things around him. This is the sort of stuff Bielema ignores.
MARQUETTE BBALL- Well I was going to write this before freshman Junior Cadougan ripped his Achilles in practice which makes another player getting hurt during practice. You wonder if Tom Crean's plan of practice is going on in there. We need to maybe pump the breaks a bit on the intensity. The real reason for this was the sexual assault charges on recruit Montrelle Clark which is very disappointing. He was 6'10 and was averaging a double-double in JUCO so you really have to wonder how Marquette will respond to all of this. I will take the good with the bad and whatever happens this season happens.
BREWERS- All the sudden, they are three games under .500. How the hell did this happen? Good for them, I hope they get to 81 wins so Eric can pay me ten dollars which I will pay for Brett's round of beers because the Cubs will finish higher than the Crew.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
One Misstep To End the Year
Picture this... You have been on vacation out of the United States and barely watch the games, just keeping yourself above water by looking at the bottom line. Find out Friday after a long day of getting owned by a Jeep Wrangler, your team won by one and theres a chance the basketball Gods could bless me by watching their game on Sunday when you travel back to Wisconsin.
This happened to me as I was able to watch the final two minutes as Marquette lose by four against the Missouri Tigers at the Miami Airport in a Chili.. I have been telling people all week that I am not sure if the basketball Gods hate me or they wanted to provide me closure as this was the last game we all get to see the Big Three together.
So there we have it another Marquette season ends in serious depression by Lazar Hayward stepping over the in-bounds line causing Marquette the game. Thats not to say that if MU gets the ball, they score to send into overtime or win it yet it is still an awful way to end the season.
Unfortunately for Hayward, this will be the highlight every televised Marquette game shows. The announcers and fans both will bring up this event all next year which will get tiring. In some aspects, I am glad its a guy who has a year left of school therefore he can redeem himself next year.
But finally, I would like to say thank you to the Big Three. I felt like Marquette was an NBA team with Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews being there for all four years. Its mind-blowing to me that, the Big Three never got to the Sweet 16 which to me is just heartbreaking for all of them. I wish them all the best in the NBA and hope they all get drafted. All playoff teams should realize that Jerel McNeal would be a great addition for their team.
-Charlie.
This happened to me as I was able to watch the final two minutes as Marquette lose by four against the Missouri Tigers at the Miami Airport in a Chili.. I have been telling people all week that I am not sure if the basketball Gods hate me or they wanted to provide me closure as this was the last game we all get to see the Big Three together.
So there we have it another Marquette season ends in serious depression by Lazar Hayward stepping over the in-bounds line causing Marquette the game. Thats not to say that if MU gets the ball, they score to send into overtime or win it yet it is still an awful way to end the season.
Unfortunately for Hayward, this will be the highlight every televised Marquette game shows. The announcers and fans both will bring up this event all next year which will get tiring. In some aspects, I am glad its a guy who has a year left of school therefore he can redeem himself next year.
But finally, I would like to say thank you to the Big Three. I felt like Marquette was an NBA team with Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Wesley Matthews being there for all four years. Its mind-blowing to me that, the Big Three never got to the Sweet 16 which to me is just heartbreaking for all of them. I wish them all the best in the NBA and hope they all get drafted. All playoff teams should realize that Jerel McNeal would be a great addition for their team.
-Charlie.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
#6 Marquette vs. #11 Utah State
Hey guys, Chuck updated me this week, saying that he has seen some grade A chica's in the DR, so all the power to him. Here is my preview for Thursdays game. Lets start it off with a few stats...
#6 Marquette Golden Eagles- 24-9 overall, 12-6 in the Big East
Leading Scorers for MU...
Pos. PPG, RPG, APG
#11 Utah State Aggies- 30-4 overall, 14-2 in the WAC
Leading Scorers for Utah State...
Pos., PPG, RPG, APG
In my opinion, this is one of the toughest #6-#11 matchups that the Golden Eagles could have gotten. They would be able to beat VCU, Dayton, and Temple.
Keys for Marquette- If Marquette expects to win this game, they are going to need to get on the break and in a hurry. No more of this take twenty five seconds in the shot clock just so Jerel Mcneal can jack up a misguided three. I love the kid to death, but he is trying way too damn hard, PASS THE BALL JEREL. The thing is though, Marquette doesnt even need to have an amazing shooting night in order to win. Just like in the Louisville, Syracuse and Villinova games, all we need to do is play shut down defense and rebound rebound rebound. We need Jimmy Butler to keep doing what he has been doing, as well as Dwight Burke. Burke just needs to get physical on Gary Wilkinson, who is a 6-9 245lb MONSTER down low. He is their leading scorer and rebounder, so focus should be on him, while still contesting every single three point attempt.
Keys for the Aggies- If you want to win this game, have a guy hounding Jerel the whole game. When Jerel has a good defender on him, he tends to want to show the defender up and jacks threes and tries to force shots. You also need to keep an eye on Jimmy Butler on the boards, this kid has been a workhorse on the glass the past 6 games. One last thing, do not let Marquette run on you, otherwise you will lose by 30.
That is all I have for now, it is a busy week for me, but I will have recaps of the major upsets this week, as well as a recap of the Play-in Game tonight which puts Morehead St. vs Alabama St., both teams that have not been to the tourney in a while, and in desperate need of a Tourney Berth.
Giddyup
#6 Marquette Golden Eagles- 24-9 overall, 12-6 in the Big East
Leading Scorers for MU...
Pos. PPG, RPG, APG
| Jerel McNeal | G | 19.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| Wesley Matthews | G | 18.4 | 5.6 | 2.6 |
| Lazar Hayward | F | 16.1 | 8.6 | 1.2 |
| Dominic James | G | 11.4 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| Jimmy Butler | G-F | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
#11 Utah State Aggies- 30-4 overall, 14-2 in the WAC
Leading Scorers for Utah State...
Pos., PPG, RPG, APG
| Gary Wilkinson | F | 17.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Jared Quayle | G | 12.9 | 5.9 | 3.7 |
| Tai Wesley | F | 11.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 |
| Tyler Newbold | G-F | 9.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| Stavon Williams | G | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
In my opinion, this is one of the toughest #6-#11 matchups that the Golden Eagles could have gotten. They would be able to beat VCU, Dayton, and Temple.
Keys for Marquette- If Marquette expects to win this game, they are going to need to get on the break and in a hurry. No more of this take twenty five seconds in the shot clock just so Jerel Mcneal can jack up a misguided three. I love the kid to death, but he is trying way too damn hard, PASS THE BALL JEREL. The thing is though, Marquette doesnt even need to have an amazing shooting night in order to win. Just like in the Louisville, Syracuse and Villinova games, all we need to do is play shut down defense and rebound rebound rebound. We need Jimmy Butler to keep doing what he has been doing, as well as Dwight Burke. Burke just needs to get physical on Gary Wilkinson, who is a 6-9 245lb MONSTER down low. He is their leading scorer and rebounder, so focus should be on him, while still contesting every single three point attempt.
Keys for the Aggies- If you want to win this game, have a guy hounding Jerel the whole game. When Jerel has a good defender on him, he tends to want to show the defender up and jacks threes and tries to force shots. You also need to keep an eye on Jimmy Butler on the boards, this kid has been a workhorse on the glass the past 6 games. One last thing, do not let Marquette run on you, otherwise you will lose by 30.
That is all I have for now, it is a busy week for me, but I will have recaps of the major upsets this week, as well as a recap of the Play-in Game tonight which puts Morehead St. vs Alabama St., both teams that have not been to the tourney in a while, and in desperate need of a Tourney Berth.
Giddyup
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Your White Suit Sucks
As you know whenever you dont get the typical wrap-up title that means that Marquette lost which they did 62-58 and there were one big reason Marquette went down today... Jerel McNeal and also a few words about the officials that worked the game.
I hate to put a game on one player but really it would of been better if Jerel McNeal sat on the bench for a couple minutes at least. His state line today was.. 10 pts. 3/19 shooting 2/10 from three. Good lord that was probably my stat line on Friday afternoon when I got embarrassed on the courts. My statisician Mach calculated that Marquette would have shot 10% better if McNeal didnt shoot in this game and also suggested Buzz should have settled him down. He was trying to make up for James' absence today.
Before we get to our favorite thing the officials, Jimmy Butler is proving to the world why he is going to be a great player for Marquette. He grabbed 10 boards today and five of them were offensive. He is such a team player and does all the little things for Marquette.
Alright, I understand that complaining about the refs are the worst thing to do as a fan but this guys just sucked. The illegal screen called on Lazar Hayward in late in the game was one of the worst calls I have seen lately and then how did Wes Matthews not get fouled at the end of the game. He should have been going to the line for three shots but whatever.
On to Wednesday at Pittsburgh.
-Charlie.
I hate to put a game on one player but really it would of been better if Jerel McNeal sat on the bench for a couple minutes at least. His state line today was.. 10 pts. 3/19 shooting 2/10 from three. Good lord that was probably my stat line on Friday afternoon when I got embarrassed on the courts. My statisician Mach calculated that Marquette would have shot 10% better if McNeal didnt shoot in this game and also suggested Buzz should have settled him down. He was trying to make up for James' absence today.
Before we get to our favorite thing the officials, Jimmy Butler is proving to the world why he is going to be a great player for Marquette. He grabbed 10 boards today and five of them were offensive. He is such a team player and does all the little things for Marquette.
Alright, I understand that complaining about the refs are the worst thing to do as a fan but this guys just sucked. The illegal screen called on Lazar Hayward in late in the game was one of the worst calls I have seen lately and then how did Wes Matthews not get fouled at the end of the game. He should have been going to the line for three shots but whatever.
On to Wednesday at Pittsburgh.
-Charlie.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thanks Dom.
As most of you know by now, Dominic James broke two bones in his foot last night against UConn and his career at Marquette is officially done.
I told Mach awhile back that Marquette seemed like an NBA team in the sense that everyone has been there for so long and they were never going to leave. Well its time to face reality with the lost of James for the year. Before I go into what I believe Marquette needs to do to weather the storm, I just want to thank Dominic James for his four years at Marquette. We loved him as a the young energetic freshman who could jump through the ceiling and had a knack for the big shots. As a sophomore and junior, he had moments where we got frustrated with him but no one can forget his awesome game winner on the road in Pittsburgh during his sophomore year. As a senior a new Dom emerged, a guy who didnt care about how much he was scoring instead just making plays on the offense and defense. Its a shame that he didnt get to finish out his career like he was supposed to.
Now on to how Marquette handles the rest of the season without him. No doubt about it, Marquette has an uphill battle ahead of them for the rest of the year. They were already undersized to begin with and this makes it even worse. I think Buzz Williams needs to consider starting Jerel McNeal at the point, Wes Matthews at shooting guard, Lazar Hayward at small forward, Jimmy Butler at power forward, and Dwight Burke at center. I truly believe that this gives Marquette the best chance to play at the same level with James.
On Sunday, all we have to do is breathe and know they will give it there best.
-Charlie.
I told Mach awhile back that Marquette seemed like an NBA team in the sense that everyone has been there for so long and they were never going to leave. Well its time to face reality with the lost of James for the year. Before I go into what I believe Marquette needs to do to weather the storm, I just want to thank Dominic James for his four years at Marquette. We loved him as a the young energetic freshman who could jump through the ceiling and had a knack for the big shots. As a sophomore and junior, he had moments where we got frustrated with him but no one can forget his awesome game winner on the road in Pittsburgh during his sophomore year. As a senior a new Dom emerged, a guy who didnt care about how much he was scoring instead just making plays on the offense and defense. Its a shame that he didnt get to finish out his career like he was supposed to.
Now on to how Marquette handles the rest of the season without him. No doubt about it, Marquette has an uphill battle ahead of them for the rest of the year. They were already undersized to begin with and this makes it even worse. I think Buzz Williams needs to consider starting Jerel McNeal at the point, Wes Matthews at shooting guard, Lazar Hayward at small forward, Jimmy Butler at power forward, and Dwight Burke at center. I truly believe that this gives Marquette the best chance to play at the same level with James.
On Sunday, all we have to do is breathe and know they will give it there best.
-Charlie.
Most Disappointing Wrap-up
I thought my Wednesday was going great.... Megan Fox became single, Arrested Development movie became a go, and I enjoyed Limp Bizkit during my workout which got me ready for the game against UCONN. I just felt like my day was going the way I wanted.. boy was I wrong.
The Huskies beat the Golden Eagles 91-81 in a disappointing defeat because Marquette will be without Dominic James from the rest of the season (more to come in the next article). Jim Calhoun got his 800th win only the seventh coach to do that but thats all the congrats the asshole is getting from me. Here are a quick thoughts....
-A.J. Price looked like Michael Jordan out there last night. He was hitting every shot that he took. Price went off for 34 points, 7/11 from three. In my opinion, Price was getting too many open looks because Maurice Aker was going behind screens letting him just let loose.
-Hasheem Thabeet is a punk. I have been saying this for awhile but its official, the 7 footer bothers me. He acts like he is king of the castle in the lane when really he should of had three fouls in the first half but thats for the refs to decide I guess.
-Speaking of the refs, they picked a great time to be completely inconsistent. The Husky mascot could have set up for a charge and he would of got the call. It was one of those nights for Marquette who I really think became discourage of taking it inside on Thabeet when they werent getting the calls they should have.
-Stanley Robinson, you bother me too. Granted some of the dunks you had last night were sick but there is no need to yell after every good play you make. Congrats, you had the breakout game that Husky fans have been waiting for the last three years. Robinson only averages 6.3 but drops 19 against the Golden Eagles, damn.
-On to Marquette, I felt that Jerel McNeal tried to put his team on the back where in some parts of the game he really did. But there were other moments in the game, McNeal was out of control trying to do too much.
-Marquette last night seemed as I mentioned earlier to be discouraged about taking shots in the paint and when that happened, they settled for three-point shots. This is something that cannot happen for Marquette the rest of the year.
-Thats really all I got for Marquette right now because I am doing another article on the team. This was one of those games where you really cant be upset at a loss because James is out and Matthews/McNeal drop 20+.
-Charlie.
The Huskies beat the Golden Eagles 91-81 in a disappointing defeat because Marquette will be without Dominic James from the rest of the season (more to come in the next article). Jim Calhoun got his 800th win only the seventh coach to do that but thats all the congrats the asshole is getting from me. Here are a quick thoughts....
-A.J. Price looked like Michael Jordan out there last night. He was hitting every shot that he took. Price went off for 34 points, 7/11 from three. In my opinion, Price was getting too many open looks because Maurice Aker was going behind screens letting him just let loose.
-Hasheem Thabeet is a punk. I have been saying this for awhile but its official, the 7 footer bothers me. He acts like he is king of the castle in the lane when really he should of had three fouls in the first half but thats for the refs to decide I guess.
-Speaking of the refs, they picked a great time to be completely inconsistent. The Husky mascot could have set up for a charge and he would of got the call. It was one of those nights for Marquette who I really think became discourage of taking it inside on Thabeet when they werent getting the calls they should have.
-Stanley Robinson, you bother me too. Granted some of the dunks you had last night were sick but there is no need to yell after every good play you make. Congrats, you had the breakout game that Husky fans have been waiting for the last three years. Robinson only averages 6.3 but drops 19 against the Golden Eagles, damn.
-On to Marquette, I felt that Jerel McNeal tried to put his team on the back where in some parts of the game he really did. But there were other moments in the game, McNeal was out of control trying to do too much.
-Marquette last night seemed as I mentioned earlier to be discouraged about taking shots in the paint and when that happened, they settled for three-point shots. This is something that cannot happen for Marquette the rest of the year.
-Thats really all I got for Marquette right now because I am doing another article on the team. This was one of those games where you really cant be upset at a loss because James is out and Matthews/McNeal drop 20+.
-Charlie.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Marquette Wrap-Up at Georgetown
Well here it is a couple days late.... Really no excuses just except for me being lazier than all hell. To be honest, its been slow sports time but the NFL Offseason starts off later this week plus a Mock Draft by the end of the week.
Marquette is now 1-0 in the five game Big East gauntlet after a great victory against Georgetown 78-72 on the road Saturday afternoon. Here are some thoughts...
-The first thing that needs to be said is Marquette's defense in the second half was fantastic. They forced multiple turnovers and I believe for most of the second half, Marquette had forced more turnover than Georgetown had field goals.
-Jerel McNeal is a Big East Player of the Year and an All-American candidate because he fills up stat lines like no other player in the NCAA right now. He is having multiple rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks every game. In addition, McNeal had the prettiest pass to Jimmy Butler to seal the game.
-Wesley Matthews' three point shooting is something has been very under looked all year. He is shooting 39% from the three point line this year and now has hit six threes in the last two games.
-Floor slaps were at all time high for the game. The numbers were astronomical really. It also could of been because the night before, we were on Suds team and my buddy Ben screamed LETS GO consistently late in the four quarter of an NBA Live game.
-I will give more thoughts on the UConn game in my weekly post in the next couple of minutes.
- Charlie.
Marquette is now 1-0 in the five game Big East gauntlet after a great victory against Georgetown 78-72 on the road Saturday afternoon. Here are some thoughts...
-The first thing that needs to be said is Marquette's defense in the second half was fantastic. They forced multiple turnovers and I believe for most of the second half, Marquette had forced more turnover than Georgetown had field goals.
-Jerel McNeal is a Big East Player of the Year and an All-American candidate because he fills up stat lines like no other player in the NCAA right now. He is having multiple rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks every game. In addition, McNeal had the prettiest pass to Jimmy Butler to seal the game.
-Wesley Matthews' three point shooting is something has been very under looked all year. He is shooting 39% from the three point line this year and now has hit six threes in the last two games.
-Floor slaps were at all time high for the game. The numbers were astronomical really. It also could of been because the night before, we were on Suds team and my buddy Ben screamed LETS GO consistently late in the four quarter of an NBA Live game.
-I will give more thoughts on the UConn game in my weekly post in the next couple of minutes.
- Charlie.
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