Dominic James returned for his seventeenth season. Just kidding, but doesn't it seem like he has been in college for a heckuva long time? The senior flirted with the NBA after his freshman and sophomore seasons, but seems to have settled into his role as a very good collegiate point guard happily in 2009. Teaming up with backcourt mate Jerel McNeil, the Warriors have one of the top backcourts in the nation.
They hope it is enough to make up for some of their other deficiencies. On the first day of the new year, it was. McNeil had 24, guard Wesley Mathews had 19 and James added 17 to pace the Warriors. Small Forward Lazar Haywood also added 15 to give the Wildcats a taste of their 2005-06 4-guard attack offense. Scottie Reynolds threw in 18 for the 'Cats on 6 of 15 shooting.
I am looking forward to seeing whose style asserts itself when Marquette takes on Notre Dame and Georgetown at the end of the month.
Looking forward:
Villanova next faces a tricky road game at Seton Hall, home games with Louisville and St. Johns, and trips to UConn and South Florida.
Marquette needs to ride this win and turn it into some positive momentum. Their next five games are: Cincinnati, @Rutgers, West Virginia, @Providence, DePaul. It is imperative the Warriors win at least 4 of 5 to ride out what will likely be some rough spots later in the Big East schedule.
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