Kolek planning to go pro
1. I'm Mr. Happy.2. I didn't make the trip. I had to sit in my basement listening to the police scanner because there was supposedly a live shooter at a Charlotte shopping mall, and I was worried that would affect Marquette's enrollment.
So fellow scoopers can identify and regular people can avoid.
People really think this brick-laying MU team is fun to watch?I suppose if you enjoy seeing airballed wide-open corner 3's, then Shaka has put together the perfect team for you.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Last night's game is indicative of where the program is currently. Look, we haven't come close to winning an NCAA tournament game in 10 years - the college landscape has changed a lot since then. This is not the type of program that competes for conference championships. We don't sweep the DePauls of the world, or any other team for that matter. We're not becoming Villanova, Creighton or Xavier anytime soon. But what we do have now are 9-10 guys who play their butts off every night. Shaka gets it - no more one-and-dones or high four star players with their eye on turning pro. Instead, we've got a squad that is fun to watch, playing hard, & committed to the team aspect of the game. You're always going to at least be in it against middle-tier SEC or B1G teams playing this way. We're like a spunky Horizon League team, trying to hit above our weight. You string together a few seasons like this with everyone on the same page, and perhaps a magical Loyola Chicago-type run materializes. Isn't that better than bashing your head against a wall trying to become Villanova? We ain't going to out-talent the better teams in our conference or college basketball. This is the new model.
They had a chance to grow from Tuesday where they failed to hold a lead late on the road.Now they failed to hold a lead late with a pro-Marquette crowd on a neutral court.Nothing makes me confident they will hold a lead at home against a team that traditionally doesn't make mistakes.A win last night would have meant 5-1 because Utah is terrible. Now with the loss they will have to scratch and claw just to hopefully avoid 3-3. They better find a better way to grow!
I don't get this logic. Utah is terrible, so we would have beaten them, but now we have to scratch and claw against the team they beat?
Georgia Tech's speed and zone will cause problems for our limited offensive skill. Hope some of Kam's 30 footers fall or it'll be another close game that could go either way.Notre Dame should be winnable, but it is a road game so maybe not. Wisconsin is just Wisconsin so probably not.
All are games are winnable. MU needs to learn to attack the zone (that means the ability to dribble penetrate the seams). Sean, OMax and Tyler are the only ones really able to do that. The 4 or 5 out offense is designed to create space with passing and tempo. MSU pressured their zone out to restrict that. MU adjusted at half and was using more dribble penetration (paint touches, a necessity versus zone). MU won the 2nd half. There will be ups and downs. I encourage you to enjoy them.
We're like a spunky Horizon League team, trying to hit above our weight.
The last 10 years have been a waste of time with this program. I believe Shaka is the right guy to win a tournament game, but still frustrating to have another rebuild after a promising start to his tenure.I like all these players too, just have a lot of work to get anywhere meaningful on the basketball court.
OMG! We're Dayton!If so, Kill me now. Put me out of my misery!
In an era that demands instant gratification, a lot of people are going to be disappointed in Shaka’s approach, methinks. You don’t have to be clairvoyant to see his approach at how he’s going to do things at Marquette.
More so, unlike other former coaches, he explains exactly what he is doing and what to expect. But Scoopers ignore it...
Right? I don’t know if it’ll be successful. I happen to think it’s a more practical approach, especially if the NBA drops age restrictions. I get the frustrations after last night because there was a lot of ugly in that game and there’s going to be a lot more ugly this year. It sucks watching games like that.
The one issue with being a young team in today's college basketball landscape -- there's no guarantee you'll actually get old. Guys will transfer, some inevitably don't progress, while others go off to Europe/D-League/Draft at the first hint of pro potential - real or imagined.
I'd suggest having a little faith in Shaka's ability to build relationships and engender a player's trust. He obviously didn't go out and bring in a transfer this year that would stunt the growth/limit the playing time of any of the guys on the existing roster from last year. Our freshman are going to get valuable playing time this season. Incremental improvement will happen.If by Year 4 of Shaka's tenure we aren't solidly positioned as a Top 4 Big East team and 2nd weekend prospective team, then I'll start to wonder if I shouldn't "trust the process." However, I feel pretty good that we'll be an NCAA team this year, and take a nice step up next year.
Some people thought they were a high seed THIS season. If they aren't contending for a Big East title next year with what they have returning then there is a problem.