Re: Thoughts on Marquette

[Chris Sorge]

We would have 4 seniors this year if 2 un-named centers could stay out of
trouble.

Chris
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From: "dfairchild" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:24 PM
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Thoughts on Marquette


> I think you missed the point - it catches up with you.  We are missing 2
> four-year players (DerMarr and Kenny).  Izzo's point is the lack of senior
> leadership has a significant influence on the toughness of a team.
>
> DF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Sorge [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:14 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Thoughts on Marquette
>
>
> Uh, we had a number 1 seed in the tourney last season without Dermarr.
> Having him for one year cost us nothing.  We miss Little and Grove, that
is
> the bottom line.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dfairchild" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:25 PM
> Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Thoughts on Marquette
>
>
> > I heard Tom Izzo (MSU coach) interviewed on the radio today.  He was
asked
> > his opinion regarding players who will only stay for one or two years.
> Are
> > they really worth having.  His response was a quote of Bobbie Cremins -
> > Eventually, it catches up with you.
> >
> > I do not fault Huggins for recruiting DerMarr Johnson.  Mike Decoursey
> > called him the missing piece for a run at the national championship.
But
> it
> > has caught up with us.  It hurts even more since we have the "What could
> > have been" feeling regarding that year.  DerMarr left after one year and
> > Satterfield after two.  Then you add the Little and Grove fiascals.  I(
> say
> > we are fortunate to be where we are.
> >
> > I am not so much frustrated about the Marquette game, but more at the
> DePaul
> > game.  The DePaul team played like the Bearcat teams of old.
> >
> > I remember a couple years ago when the team wasn't playing hard for 40
> > minutes.  I believe it was the year the team got locked out of their
> locker
> > room and had to use the soccer locker room, etc.  Huggins said they had
> > gotten away from doing things his way, and they were going to get back
to
> > that.
> >
> > One of the ways that the early departures end up catching up  - this
comes
> > from Izzo - is that you don't have the older guys in practice to teach
the
> > younger ones how to practice.  Right now there are only 3 scholarship
> > players and 2 walk-on who know how to practice.  That's an incredible
> > difference compared to the team Lenny had around him his freshman year -
> > Kenyon, Tate, Fletch, Pete.
> >
> > Huggins said recently that the new guys aren't coming in early or
staying
> > late - if that's the reason they are not seeing minutes in the game -
then
> > I'm with Huggins.
> >
> > DF
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 2:03 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Thoughts on Marquette
> >
> >
> > I am a big supporter of Bob Huggins and recognize what the Bearcat
program
> > would be without him, but I agree that Huggs is due for some criticism
for
> > the lack of execution of this year's team.  I thought Huggs was badly
> > outcoached by Tom Crean in Saturday's game.  Marquette played smart.
They
> > had a game plan and executed it to perfection--even after Dwayne Wade
got
> > two early fouls.  With his team making numerous mistakes, Huggs used
> nearly
> > every timeout to bait the refs over some alleged missed call--even when
UC
> > was down 20..  Yes, the refs missed some calls, but in no way did the
refs
> > cost UC the game. Why not use the timeouts to make changes to your
> offensive
> > or defensive strategy rather than wasting 30 or 120 seconds on a futile
> > attempt to change a referee's call?  UC's pitiful rebounding and
atrocious
> > inside play, both offensively and defensively, were the reasons UC lost
> this
> > game.  I also think Huggs is making a big mistake in removing Moore and
> > Hicks and Kirkland every time they make one mistake.  Is Pitino doing
that
> > at Louisville with Dartez, Garcia and Dean?  Which coach is getting more
> out
> > of their first-year players?  I think it is clear that Pitino is using a
> > "positive" approach to build up self-confidence in his young players
while
> > Huggs uses a "negative" approach---"these guys don't know what they are
> > doing, they don't listen, they don't deserve to play", ad nauseum.  If
an
> > experienced business executive said that about his own employees, it
> > wouldn't be long before the executive was out of a job-not the
employees.
> >