Didn't think we rebounded particularly well last night, got a total of 3 boards out of the center position and only outrebounded Indiana by 1....thought we were going to have a much bigger advantage here. I think Marquette will press us more on the boards as they will be more physical and I believe play a much more tenacious style. We need to roll up our sleeves and get after it.
MCW had a big game. Hopefully he plays with in himself against Marquette. Whether he has another big game in him or not remains to be seen, but what I absolutely don't want to see is 3 for 17 game where he is trying to make a big game happen when its not there.
BT had a decent game, but he can play better. He was assertive on offense at times which was good, but still had some careless turnovers that I think he can tighten up. I think this is a good sign, because he hasn't really had that "BIG" game yet and I still think its coming.
Need a more assertive contribution on offense from CJ this game.
Hopefully James finds a little bit more space to get this shot off. Amazing how everyone thought he would be able to get his shot off vs. Oladipo, but the size advantage didn't really help him. With James I think the key is if they play him physically he doesn't react to contact well on offense. If they zone us or assign a lesser defend to him, it will allow him to get free and he could have a bigger impact on offense than he did yesterday.
I am more optimistic for this game than I was for the game against Indiana. Of course, I also realize that there is no chance that we win just because Marquette soils themselves when the zone is unleashed. So that two day prep advantage is gone. I really like the revenge factor. We have avenged the Georgetown losses, now its time to win the last one against Marquette.