Howard is shooting nearly 52-percent from three, which is good for No. One area he’s excelled at since arriving on campus is his shot making from long-range. Howard’s numbers are increasingly getting better. The Bluejays are in the midst of a four-day break, but all eyes will be on them on Saturday when they host Marquette to see how they respond and handle the position going forward.ġ7-year-old Markus Howard emerging at Marquette "There's a lot of pride in that locker room and some guys that have been through some intense battles, and the Xavier game is an example of that," McDermott said.
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The loss of Watson obviously hurts, but the Bluejays still have a roster full of talent, potentially multiple NBA players in Justin Patton and Foster, and a team full of shooters. "There will be some changes with what we do offensively, because a lot of what we did was built around his skill set," McDermott said. As good as Foster has been, if there’s a knock on him, it’s that he has a tendency to over-dribble. They won’t be quite as fast without him to push the tempo, but there’s potential for more ball movement, which could be beneficial. Without Watson, Creighton will likely be forced to play a little different than they have this year. "We have to tinker with some things to see what works the best," he added. "We haven't played much without Maurice in games or practice. "There's going to be some experimentation in practice," McDermott said at Creighton's press conference on Wednesday. While Marcus Foster and Khyri Thomas are primarily used in scoring roles, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them have the ball in their hands a little more. Junior Tyler Clement is an option as well.įrom talking to sources around the program, utilizing versatile forward Ronnie Harrell could be another intriguing option and something they Bluejays may very well toy with. Freshman Davion Mintz, who the Bluejay staff thought highly of coming into the season, will likely see increased minutes. Head coach Greg McDermott has a trust level with senior Isaiah Zierden - and he played a season-high 31 minutes against Xavier, which I don’t think is a coincidence. But the position is likely to be attacked by committee. So what are the options? There’s actually a few. So they are going to have to slightly re-invent themselves." "Fast pace, ball screens, half court sets, etc. "Watson was the focal point of everything they did," former Creighton player and FS1 college basketball analyst Nick Bahe said on Wednesday. But with Watson out, the Bluejays have to move on find a way to fill his void. Watson has been a big part of Creighton’s 18-1 start, as he led the nation in assists at 8.8 a game and was certainly a candidate to make the post-season All-American teams. The biggest news of the weekend was the unfortunate injury to Creighton guard Maurice Watson, who suffered a torn ACL to his left knee in a win over Xavier on Monday.
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