Scholarship table
towerIf Farley had mentioned it would you have felt it was a message board full of opinion? Pakuni has not made a direct MU basketball related post in quite some time. Farley is a troll, we get it. IMO pakuni was throwing cold water on a great day.
I will point out that if you add up these probabilities, and round down the two "less than 10%" to 5%, it still is about 40%.Which IMO is way too high. At least for now. 5-10 years from now? Who knows. As I have said before, I don't even know if HE knows what that future looks like.
Unlike TC, Shaka isn’t recruiting multiple 5* kids and blaming MU if they choose to go other places. Shaka can recruit #50-150 kids and make it work. Recruiting is the last concern I have with Shaka.
Brother Doc: Sorry if you think I babble. Next time, just don't read it.
PakuniReal simple, you seldom post anything on the MU basketball program, and I thought your post and timing was strange.
PakuniI should have ignored your post.
PakuniReal simple, you seldom post anything on the MU basketball program, and I thought your post and timing was strange. Truthfully, you really said little of note and I should have ignored your post. I might be in the minority, but yesterday was a special day for the program and I was extremely proud to be supporting a program that is being run by Shaka Smart.
Just so we understand the timeline:Goose: "I hope MU gives Shaka big raise an extension ASAP."Mugsy: "Couldn't agree more Goose. Don't screw around, give him an immediate raise/extension."Pakuni: "Sure, he's earned it."Goose: The timing of that remark is strange.Methinks you're trying too hard to be surly.
I have been looking for some national perspective on the NCOY and while everyone on Scoop thinks Shaka should win it seems like the prevailing thoughts are Painter or Tang. I was watching the Baylor-OK State game last night and the announcers were ready to hand it to Tang on the spot. I’m just not sure I understand why. What Shaka has done with a young, unproven team that lost so much scoring is just incredible.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
GoldenWhat brings you to a Marquette basketball thread?
In College Basketball, there's always a chance someone could throw so much of what a Coach wants at him that the subject Coach leaves. I don't know Coach Shaka but I'll take him at his word and I do think he's here for the long-haul. I believe there are limited reasons he could leave, including, which my SWAG estimates:1) Restructuring -- If the Power 5 conferences go off on their own and leave the Big East behind, then I'll definitely be worried. If this happens, we will have much larger concerns than our head coach. I think it's possible in the sense the SEC, ACC, Big12, BIG, and Pac12 reorganize and form their own competitive league. In this scenario, all of these conferences may not survive but most of the brand names in them will. The Big East, along with parts of the ACC and Big12 will be out in the cold. Probably of happening: Less than 10 percent.2) Recruiting -- Coach Shaka has done a marvelous job this year. Probably should be coach of the year nationally. But, three of his starting five are Wojo recruits. Coach Shaka has shown an ability to recruit at Texas, but whether that carries over to Marquette remains to be seen. I'm optimistic about recruiting but the risk is Coach Shaka could be a high-end Mike Deane. Probability of happening: About 10 percent.3) An Incident -- We've been reminded of the problems incidents could cause down in Alabama in the past week. We've seen these sorts of issues happen over the years. The Chicago Tribune reported one, which got Buzz in deep doodoo. These incidents stretched the patience of the powers that be. Marquette also has a periodic tendency to self-destruct, which happens when some arrogant professors question why we are a "basketball school" or why the basketball coach is the highest paid university employee. From the players standpoint, there's something about the guys Coach Shaka recruits that says incidents are less likely. Probability of happening: Less than 10 percent.4) The Right Power 5 Offer -- If Coach Shaka had come to us when we first asked him, this would be about 50 percent likely. But, after Texas, I'd think this might be washed out of his system. You never know, but Marquette has been generous and very welcoming. If Coach Shaka can recruit here and we keep putting 17,000 people in the FiServ, this won't happen either. One other reason: any of us who have or had small children know how tough it is to uproot and move families. If Coach and Mrs. Smart are happy here, we'll be fine! Probability of Happening: 20 percent.I don't think any of these circumstances are likely, which is why I believe Coach Smart is around for the long-haul.
I think #2 and #4 are close to 0%. #3 is always possible but I have no fears about that currently.#1, I think is a concern but I don't think the restructure will look like how you described, though your guess is as good as mine. I think the Big East will have a place in the new world order should it come but I honestly don't expect it to come in the foreseeable future.I think the one you're missing is what Lens brought up, the NBA. I've never gotten the impression that Shaka aspires to be an NBA coach but I don't think anyone knows (including Shaka) how he would respond if he got that phone call.I think what will ultimately bring Shaka's reign to an end is early retirement. He strikes me as the kind of guy who may retire in his early 50s which I certainly wouldn't fault anyone for. I think we are going to have a lot of fun between now and then.
I wonder how Billy Donovan views the NBA lifestyle. I’m sure him and Shaka have had some conversations. Shaka really seems to embrace the development of men piece of the college game.
Ben Steele did a pod recently where he said he gets vibes that Shaka is here to stay as long as he coaches basketball. But that his interests change so much he thinks he'll retire young
Dgies, nice post.I’m also of the belief that in this Coach Shaka and Marquette union both sides will find happiness for a long long time. Hard to say how long that is, as life can be fickle, here today gowne tomorrow.That said, if I had to pick one route of potential “early” exit it would be the incident.I don’t worry much about an incident from Shaka’s end, I think we are good there.I would worry more about an incident from the University’s end.Something along the lines of what the rumors were with Coach Jay Wright’s exit at Villanova.Shaka seems like a man that is extremely intuitive, very intelligent and has great abilities in leadership.Along the same lines, both he and his wife have a strong core of beliefs that mean a great deal to them. If those beliefs were to ever come at a crossroads with those of the University or board of trustees/higher “donating” members of the Marquette fanbase, and he or his wife felt “wronged” in some way, or misaligned at the very least, I could see a mode of exit.Again, I expect a long reign at Marquette.