Kolek planning to go pro
I would also give Shaka an A+. However, this team would not beat the 1975/76 team, which is my favorite MU team of all-time.Top 6 scorers Tatum, Lee, Ellis, Walton, Whitehead and Toone all played in NBA.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
If you could put them in a time machine to play a game, this team would beat 76 team 9 times out of 10 if today's rules were used. Maybe evenly matched if 76 rules were used
Says someone who never saw MU’s 1976 team. Unless you’re saying as the 76 roster is current day. Then maybe.
Seriously, all this needed was a "so far."I don't think many of us would say Shaka should grade less than A (if not A+) for this season SO FAR.That's fair and it's real and it still allows for great things to happen over the next 2 months.And I'm pretty sure that's what Muggs was saying.
Nice post Muggsy.Only thing it truly lacks is some Medieval flare.In order for it to truly become an A+ season, through to the end, is for you to bring that back.We don’t want an early guillotine
TAMUSix guys on the ‘76 team saw NBA action. Unfortunately they ended playing a team that the starting five were all first round draft picks.Impossible to compare teams from different era’s on a head to head basis, only how they fared during their era. ‘76 is way beyond this team in talent and accomplishments. That said, I would have to think hard on a team being more exciting to watch than this year.
I don't need to have seen the 1976 team. Athletes now are bigger, faster, stronger, and have had better coaching and training for much longer than they did in the 1970s. The new rules would also be hell to adjust to.This isn't mean to disparage. The 1976 team was a much better team for their time period than the current team is for this time period (though this team has time to prove that wrong) and should be held in higher esteem. Comparing across eras doesn't really work in basketball, all you can really do is judge teams how good they were for their own era and compare that to how good other teams were for their eras.
I kills me how the NCAAs didn’t become modern until 1979, much like pro football didn’t until Super Bowl I. Fans don’t understand the tournament didn’t seed back then. Us & Indiana in the same bracket. Ridiculous.
Goose, we are going to New Orleans with friends the first weekend in April. My wife and I were talking about whether we wanted to go to our next destination on that Monday or if we want to stay another night in NOLA. I said, "Well, whatever we decide, we need to be settled in plenty of time for me to watch the national championship game that Monday night. I know this sounds crazy, but Marquette really could be playing in it."Actually, I don't think it's all that crazy. So I guess you could say I have some lofty expectations, too.
On this MU82 world tour, why not make Houston the next destination and see our heroes live in person play for the trophy? Should be plenty of seats available, since the Houston Unbeatables aren't going to be there.
I don't need to have seen the 1976 team. Athletes now are bigger, faster, stronger, and have had better coaching and training for much longer than they did in the 1970s. The new rules would also be hell to adjust to.This isn't mean to disparage. The 1976 team was a much better team for their time period than the current team is for this time period (though this team has time to prove that wrong) and should be held in higher esteem. Comparing across eras doesn't really work in basketball, all you can really do is judge teams how good they were for their own era and compare that to how good other teams were for their eras.Also, are you old enough to have seen the 1976 team? If so I apologize, I've always assumed you were a lot younger.
In true scoop fashion, can someone start a poll now of how many wins Shaka needs to earn an A+?
MuggsyBetter than A+, I hope MU gives Shaka big raise an extension ASAP.
Only 3 years and 1 month before we can form an initial opinion on Shaka——I hope I’m not being too naive, but I feel like Shaka likes being at MU and there’s a good chance he’ll be with us for a long time