Greg Giesen

News Planner at @delawareonline. | Ex-asst. sports ed. @virginianpilot, Ex-digital sports ed. @Journaltimes | from Chicago | @MarquetteU grad | RT≠endorsement

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

🚨WARNING: Personal news thread🚨
As of 4 p.m. today I am no longer employed as a web editor at the @virginianpilot.
Starting on Monday, I will be a News Planner for @delawareonline and @Gannett's Atlantic Hub.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

Will always love this.

[Gritty @GrittyNHL]

@penguins Sleep with one eye open tonight, bird.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@GeryWoelfel Aawh GW, are you saying Nigel James can't become a first rounder? I mean DWade wasn't a blue-chipper as Prop 48 freshman and few expected him being a first-rounder after his soph. season.
Frank the Tank wasn't a first-round talent his freshman or sophomore year. Kids develop.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

I’ve said it all season. Teams better get us now. Next season will be a Big East vengeance tour. #mubb

[Marquette Basketball @MarquetteMBB]

THANK YOU MARQUETTE NATION!

@rwbaird | #MUBB

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@nickbateman33 Yes, theirs a void of upperclassmen leadership and the JR. class was bad. But the Frosh and Soph. class are maturing and growing. The Big East better beat Marquette now because this year is a blip.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@Ray_Nimmo Well, no … but we still played a week more than the Packers. That feels good.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

Well, it didn’t happen by Green Bay 😉. #BearDown

[Ray Nimmo @Ray_Nimmo]

Has there ever been a team more undeserving of a win than the Bears? Disney movie-level script tonight with infinitesimal odds.

I can’t wait til they get eliminated. Luckiest team in the league.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

This 👇🏻 is one of the biggest reasons #mubb struggled this season. There is a leadership gap.

[MUBBOldtimer @MubbOldtimer]

After my earlier post on Chase and after he fouled out, I notice he was almost silent on the bench. No jumps. No clapping. No EGBs. Go back and watch. Chase is an incredible athlete and player I just don't think he has the leader gene. He doesn't handle that pressure well #mubb

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@JimMcIlvaine I remember you going through it your freshman year. It paid dividends with 2 NCAA bids. These young men will do the same.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@PaintTouches @HomefieldApparl @19nine_threads @SLAM_HS I checked with the Spirt Shop. It’s team only.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

I wish this year’s Marquette team had this level of fight and talent. #mubb

https://t.co/XUXaBjcEgU

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@PaintTouches BG and Chase's past success was as complimentary pieces. This season they - esp. Chase - needed to become primary offensive options and leaders. They haven't. They can score, but not a vital moments. That's a leadership void. And the Jr. class is lacking it, too.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@mooof23 @JoeMcCann3 How about this: if Shaka is looking for the best lineup, if you remove the buy-in games what is the best lineup? That takes away stat padding against perceived inferior teams.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@CrackedSidewlks Ok, this isn’t Dukiet bad. It’s not good, but those years were hopeless. Mr. Rhymes with Marquette never went NCAA -even with Rick Majerus’ guys, he insulted the state’s players and destroyed the program.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@3rdPlanetChris My sophomore year and yeah it was rough.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@Ray_Nimmo I don’t know if it’s the Bears are lucky or Green Bay choked … or both. I still love the result.

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Unreal.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@itsallstraw ... and I'm not sure out guys could hit Lake Michigan.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@itsallstraw It was Pat Smith, not George Thompson.

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

You can portal, develop or both, but you can't miss on upwards of five guys in either situation. At this point, it's about analyzing who fits the system, who doesn't and moving forward. It's also about a coaching staff learning from mistakes and correcting. #mubb

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

Yes, Marquette is bad. The Jr. and Soph. classes have not played to potential. They lack leadership and fight in adversity. The bigs have trouble hitting layups and dunking. The defense isn't aggressive. It's a nightmare. But the portal has pitfalls, too. #mubb

[Greg Giesen @FGGiesen]

@itsallstraw We don’t know what he’s saying in practice. We just know he’s not going to hang guys out for the public. And, no matter what he says, they guys have to be receptive.