1. Peacock was brutal. Freezing incessantly. Having to reboot 6 times. Blurry. Did not see the end of the game.
2. 3 pt shooting is all in their heads right now. Short arming and guiding. Bleeding over into their dunks and lay ups
3. My viewing experience sucked so bad I have nothing else to say. I feel like I did not see enough to have an opinion.
4. Get healthy, get out of your own way.
Mine was the opposite and I was going to mention the production was great.
We won a game. Just aren't very good and try our best to leave teams in games.
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 09:31:19 PM1. Peacock was brutal. Freezing incessantly. Having to reboot 6 times. Blurry. Did not see the end of the game.
2. 3 pt shooting is all in their heads right now. Short arming and guiding. Bleeding over into their dunks and lay ups
3. My viewing experience sucked so bad I have nothing else to say. I feel like I did not see enough to have an opinion.
4. Get healthy, get out of your own way.
Feel bad for a lot of my fellow scoopers about the win. Was pulling for them.
This team has regressed. This seems pretty clear. And much of it is mental and losing rudimentary confidence. The one positive is we have a full week off to this out.
Woof.
Peacock worked well on my end. glad they won. Team still looking like an NIT squad this past month
this team is playing absolute crap basketball and I do not have much hope they will play way better than crap basketball again this season.
Happy to see them win. I see some positives from some guys. Need to get better.
The vibes are really cracked right now.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 11, 2025, 09:37:37 PMThis team has regressed. This seems pretty clear. And much of it is mental and losing rudimentary confidence. Tbe one positive is we have a full week off to this out.
I told you over a month ago you have to club a wild animal
It ain't turning around until you adhere to the prophecy
We won.
Ever forward!
You're not beating good teams going 4-25 from 3 and missing countless shots at the rim. We really need to get it together.
Quote from: PGsHeroes32 on February 11, 2025, 09:40:39 PMI told you over a month ago you have to club a wild animal
It ain't turning around until you adhere to the prophecy
Leave them out of this.
Crean was good
Take the W and try to find some semblance of momentum with another.
Fortunately we play an even worse team next time.
DePaul shot 4-24 from 3 and was the better 3 pt shooting team.
Just let that sink in...
If this team doesn't get their shooting touch back, we are in for a rough finish. They aren't even close right now. Free throws that barely draw iron. Unguarded threes pounding off the backboard. What happened? Not a single player shot better than 25% from 3 tonight. That's absurd.
Jop and Chase were bad tonight. Need more from your upperclassmen.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 11, 2025, 09:43:58 PMLeave them out of this.
Take a few days off as it seems they need to get away from ball, then if I was Shaka I would work on changing the offense to stop jacking threes! Red
Quote from: BCHoopster on February 11, 2025, 09:50:26 PMTake a few days off as it seems they need to get away from ball, then if I was Shaka I would work on changing the offense to stop jacking threes! Red
Yes, they're going to change the highly successful offense they've been running for years over the course of the next week.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 11, 2025, 09:51:57 PMYes, they're going to change the highly successful offense they've been running for years over the course of the next week.
You laugh but I bet we see a lot of set shots and hook shots next week
Peacock great on my end- no issues. Tough game for a team that loves threes - the twos saved us. Some sluggish play, hesitancy to shoot, sloppy ball handling, and not moving the ball crisply on offense. But. A W!
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 11, 2025, 09:52:33 PMYou laugh but I bet we see a lot of set shots and hook shots next week
I'd like to see the weave, personally.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 11, 2025, 09:51:57 PMYes, they're going to change the highly successful offense they've been running for years over the course of the next week.
Last years offense isn't relevant at all not sure why you would even bring that up? Also not sure what you are watching but this offense has been broken for over a month. Thank goodness we played DePaul tonight
When does a bad stretch turn into a bad season?
4 corners is the solution
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 11, 2025, 09:55:19 PMI'd like to see the weave, personally.
Use the glass on your 10' set shots
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 09:31:19 PM1. Peacock was brutal. Freezing incessantly. Having to reboot 6 times. Blurry. Did not see the end of the game.
2. 3 pt shooting is all in their heads right now. Short arming and guiding. Bleeding over into their dunks and lay ups
3. My viewing experience sucked so bad I have nothing else to say. I feel like I did not see enough to have an opinion.
4. Get healthy, get out of your own way.
Did not have a single issue with Peacock. Also thought Fanta and Crean were both good. Appreciate Crean's insights on good or bad shot selection, etc.
Quote from: warriors141 on February 11, 2025, 09:55:27 PMLast years offense isn't relevant at all not sure why you would even bring that up? Also not sure what you are watching but this offense has been broken for over a month. Thank goodness we played DePaul tonight
It's the same offensive system.
Remind me when I said the offense has been good recently?
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 11, 2025, 09:57:12 PMIt's the same offensive system.
Remind me when I said the offense has been good recently?
True....so either you gotta mix something up cause this ain't working.....or you gotta question the roster construction not matching what we want to run
Glad we won. Got past stubborn win 18. Now close out season with respectable record. Get decent seed. Play hard in tourney. Catch some teams off guard.
Outside shooting is a concern. Opposing coaches who primarily used zone against MU had success.
Don't know where Kam's outside shooting accuracy went. With him being MUs #1 offense option, is it fatigue that is throwing his outside shot off?
Quote from: BallBoy on February 11, 2025, 09:57:02 PMDid not have a single issue with Peacock. Also thought Fanta and Crean were both good. Appreciate Crean's insights on good or bad shot selection, etc.
What sucks is that my wife is watching MSU/IU on Peacock and never had a single issue.
Quote from: BallBoy on February 11, 2025, 09:57:02 PMDid not have a single issue with Peacock. Also thought Fanta and Crean were both good. Appreciate Crean's insights on good or bad shot selection, etc.
They had a camera shot behind the announcers, looks like someone spilled their entire coffee on the table. Guess MU BB generates that kind of excitement.
Quote from: Johnny B on February 11, 2025, 09:38:04 PMPeacock worked well on my end. glad they won. Team still looking like an NIT squad this past month
NIT here we come!!!
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 10:01:10 PMWhat sucks is that my wife is watching MSU/IU on Peacock and never had a single issue.
Peacock hates Marquette.
Quote from: Newsdreams on February 11, 2025, 10:03:23 PMNIT here we come!!!
If Shaka had any balls and he really wanted to send a message, he'd turn down a tourney bid and go to the NIT like Al
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 11, 2025, 09:43:58 PMLeave them out of this.
Per the Lord they're for eating
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 11, 2025, 10:04:34 PMPeacock hates Marquette.
I like any service provider that MU wins on.
FOX national TV has absolutely sucked for MU this season.
Peacock was good. The team...won. Yay.
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 10:01:10 PMWhat sucks is that my wife is watching MSU/IU on Peacock and never had a single issue.
As soon as I posted this, the MSU/IU game started freezing and buffering. Peacock must know I am watching and my wife is collateral damage.
Quote from: Newsdreams on February 11, 2025, 10:07:39 PMCrean sucks (4ever tribute)
Too bad 4Elder is afraid of Milwaukee. He could have gone and given TC a piece of his mind
It won't happen, but going a half without taking a 3 might be good for them. During their best stretch tonight, they didn't take 3s. Some good play from the bench.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 11, 2025, 10:08:32 PMToo bad 4Elder is afraid of Milwaukee. He could have gone and given TC a piece of his mind
Wouldn't risk his life like I did, no alma mater love from him. Afraid, sad.
Quite perplexing to see this stretch, because early season they looked unstoppable. Is it as simple as stating that teams have figured out MU?
10-4 but underwhelming. Much better than a loss. Unfortunately I think the team may have lost more confidence tonight than they gained. Glad they have the week off to rest. Need to find some way to shoot better from three. Not sure how they accomplish that.
As a point of fact, it looked on the big screen like Joplin had a couple of fingers wrapped on his right hand.
Shaka said after the game that he got cut in between the fingers and had a few stitches. Not hard to see how that would affect handling the ball and shooting.
Quote from: MU24 on February 11, 2025, 10:14:25 PMQuite perplexing to see this stretch, because early season they looked unstoppable. Is it as simple as stating that teams have figured out MU?
No. Our shooting went to hell and that destroys all confidence.
Quote from: wisblue on February 11, 2025, 10:19:26 PMAs a point of fact, it looked on the big screen like Joplin had a couple of fingers wrapped on his right hand.
Shaka said after the game that he got cut in between the fingers and had a few stitches. Not hard to see how that would affect handling the ball and shooting.
What are the odds it happened to all players simultaneously
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 11, 2025, 10:08:32 PMToo bad 4Elder is afraid of Milwaukee. He could have gone and given TC a piece of his mind
Lloyd Walton did it for him. Said in an MU social media post that he finds TC "disingenuous." Then Lloyd took a commenter to task and implied that Crean had nothing to do with the building of the AL.
Wish Ben would have sat tonight.
He was grimacing after each rebound. My fear is with him playing through his shin splints that this is the Ben we are going to get for the remainder of the season.
1. Depaul is bad
2. Thought the rotation was weird tonight
3. Shaka said the second half had 3 great practices and deserved more minutes
4. Thought Tre played good. Grabbed rebounds and was aggressive
5. Shaka needs to recruit 3 point shooters
6. Jop getting a cut on his shooting hand doesn't help
7. What a dead crowd tonight. I guess 3 straight losses, 730 start, DePaul all didn't help
8. Hamilton had his moments
9. Little steps forward.
10. Need those steps forward to get much bigger
Quote from: We R Final Four on February 11, 2025, 10:38:03 PMWish Ben would have sat tonight.
He was grimacing after each rebound. My fear is with him playing through his shin splints that this is the Ben we are going to get for the remainder of the season.
I agree. Ben walled up on D a few times and was ok but he does not look the same. Should rest him the entire week and maybe the Seton Hall game as well.
Caedin actually looked much quicker tonight and his decision making on offense was good minus one interior pass that was not there. He is not as good on D though. But Caediin should be enough with Parnham to get the job done against the Hall.
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on February 11, 2025, 09:55:33 PMWhen does a bad stretch turn into a bad season?
When you're not 19-6 and 10-4 in the Big East.
Quote from: wisblue on February 11, 2025, 10:19:26 PMAs a point of fact, it looked on the big screen like Joplin had a couple of fingers wrapped on his right hand.
Shaka said after the game that he got cut in between the fingers and had a few stitches. Not hard to see how that would affect handling the ball and shooting.
Jop worried me less tonight than some others.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on February 11, 2025, 10:04:50 PMIf Shaka had any balls and he really wanted to send a message, he'd turn down a tourney bid and go to the NIT like Al
For the good of the MU fans. Nobody wants to see us lose the 5-12 matchup we're getting.
Caedin had 3 turnovers in 8 minutes......he had one nice pass and a few rebounds
I,know plus minus is an iffy stat
Tonight
Stevie plus 19
Kam plus 16
Ben plus 14
Quote from: wadesworld on February 11, 2025, 10:53:01 PMFor the good of the MU fans. Nobody wants to see us lose the 5-12 matchup we're getting.
Even a 5 seed is not a guarantee.
Quote from: wisblue on February 11, 2025, 11:00:56 PMEven a 5 seed is not a guarantee.
We're already locked into the matchup.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on February 11, 2025, 08:10:56 PMWe're gonna be stuck in that 5/12 matchup.
Michigan and Kentucky already ahead of us each picked up wins against Purdue and Tennessee tonight.
Oh well!
Quote from: MuMark on February 11, 2025, 10:53:58 PMCaedin had 3 turnovers in 8 minutes......he had one nice pass and a few rebounds
I,know plus minus is an iffy stat
Tonight
Stevie plus 19
Kam plus 16
Ben plus 14
No doubt. Would take Ben is a heart beat over Caedin but if he is hurting this is the time to rest him from practice as well as against Seton Hall. If he is not injured or hurting then play him. Caedin just looked more comfortable out there and had a couple of other passes that moved the ball well. Something we haven't been doing well as a team. He also had sealed his man for a post up but they couldn't get him the ball. Just more comfortable not better than Ben.
Quote from: Shooter McGavin link=msg=1719101 date= But Caediin should be enough with Parnham to get the job done against the Hall.
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Agree, Parnham is a hell of a player.
Marquette has scored under 70 in 4 straight games...
Wonder when the last time that happened was?
Marquette got its first win in the last two seasons when scoring under 70.
They could really use a 101-59 type win over SH to trick the computers into a nice bump metrically, and trick the minds confidently
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 09:31:19 PM1. Peacock was brutal. Freezing incessantly. Having to reboot 6 times. Blurry. Did not see the end of the game.
2. 3 pt shooting is all in their heads right now. Short arming and guiding. Bleeding over into their dunks and lay ups
3. My viewing experience sucked so bad I have nothing else to say. I feel like I did not see enough to have an opinion.
4. Get healthy, get out of your own way.
My Peacock stream worked beautifully and Crean does a really good job as an analyst. I guess AT&T fiber internet is fast enough to prevent Peacock problems.
Is sports psych a thing? Is this marquette's? Maybe time for someone new.
https://gomarquette.com/staff-directory/kari-lewis/467
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 10:07:21 PMAs soon as I posted this, the MSU/IU game started freezing and buffering. Peacock must know I am watching and my wife is collateral damage.
It could be your ISP rather than Peacock.
Quote from: PointWarrior on February 11, 2025, 09:38:17 PMthis team is playing absolute crap basketball and I do not have much hope they will play way better than crap basketball again this season.
Sorry it's become a miserable experience for you.
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 10:01:10 PMWhat sucks is that my wife is watching MSU/IU on Peacock and never had a single issue.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 11, 2025, 10:04:34 PMPeacock hates Marquette Tower.
There FIFY. Sorry Tower, it's a good thing you missed the end of the game. Our inbounds play with about 30-40 seconds left was just atrocious. We just lobbed the ball in which was picked off by DePaul, but then they turned the ball over as well. That we were playing a team worse than us was our saving grace. I sure hope Shaka knows what is wrong with the team right now and fix it. I certainly can't explain it. It's like two different seasons.
Quote from: bradforster on February 11, 2025, 11:53:36 PMMy Peacock stream worked beautifully and Crean does a really good job as an analyst. I guess AT&T fiber internet is fast enough to prevent Peacock problems.
That is what I have. Apparently, just me. Ah, well.
Quote from: Judge Smails on February 11, 2025, 09:45:51 PMCrean was good
I had not one single problem with the stream and my internet is not usually the best.
I thought Crean and Fanta were really good. Coach made lots of pertinent comments, especially about our lack of ball movement and not driving to the basket enough. If you're a DePaul fan,
I'd guess you thought him too Marquette-centric.
All in all, I thought we played worse than we did in our last three losses. Thank goodness DePaul was the opponent.
We don't move the ball enough via the pass. We are a full on dribble drive team now, but weirdly don't do it enough. We just dribble too much, even into double teams a lot. Drive and kick are the best threes so the shooter can step into the shot. We did get lots of great looks from three last night, particularly in the second half, but we repeatedly missed them, and missed them badly.
Quote from: NCMUFan on February 11, 2025, 10:03:07 PMThey had a camera shot behind the announcers, looks like someone spilled their entire coffee on the table. Guess MU BB generates that kind of excitement.
Someone said "who spilled the Diet Coke!?"
It seems like there is a hesitation by every player just before shooting a 3 and the shot looks so bad leaving their hands as a result. Agree it's something mental. Maybe need the Ted Lasso sports psychologist?
A win is a win, but yesterday was very worrisome if we want to talk about this rationally or have hopes to advance in the tournament. Our offense looks completely inept in the half-court. Kam isn't getting downhill as easily because he has no confidence in his jump shot. This is where the problems start.
Beyond that the spacing and action off the ball seems very stagnant to me. We also aren't moving the ball when we do get into the paint with any fluidity, lots of ball stopping and hesitation. There is also very little patience. We didn't see this earlier in the year.
As for the shooting? It's a horror show and in many ways inexplicable. Last night most of our shots were wide open or modestly contested in the paint. These attempts weren't just missed, they were wildly whiffed or miserably clanked. This is 1000% a mental issue. We might not have lights out snipers but they're not this bad.
The biggest positive moving forward is we have a full week and a D2 team coming in before the homestretch. We have seen this team clicking on all cylinders, they're damn good. But time is now a factor and we need to find a way to get things back on track and play with confidence. Immediately btw.
Quote from: tower912 on February 12, 2025, 05:20:26 AMThat is what I have. Apparently, just me. Ah, well.
Not just you. Happened to me me twice and threatened to do it several other times. When the game was on the production was good though.
Quote from: The Sultan on February 12, 2025, 04:24:26 AMSorry it's become a miserable experience for you.
Thank you, watching two crap teams out crap each other was one of the most miserable games I have watched in a long time.
Quote from: PointWarrior on February 12, 2025, 08:55:37 AMThank you, watching two crap teams out crap each other was one of the most miserable games I have watched in a long time.
Sorry you couldn't find something else better to do with your time.
Yep. Glad they won but watching bad basketball is not fun for anyone. And both MU and DePaul played poorly.
Quote from: MuggsyB on February 12, 2025, 07:21:35 AMA win is a win, but yesterday was very worrisome if we want to talk about this rationally or have hopes to advance in the tournament. Our offense looks completely inept in the half-court. Kam isn't getting downhill as easily because he has no confidence in his jump shot. This is where the problems start.
Beyond that the spacing and action off the ball seems very stagnant to me. We also aren't moving the ball when we do get into the paint with any fluidity, lots of ball stopping and hesitation. There is also very little patience. We didn't see this earlier in the year.
As for the shooting? It's a horror show and in many ways inexplicable. Last night most of our shots were wide open or modestly contested in the paint. These attempts weren't just missed, they were wildly whiffed or miserably clanked. This is 1000% a mental issue. We might not have lights out snipers but they're not this bad.
The biggest positive moving forward is we have a full week and a D2 team coming in before the homestretch. We have seen this team clicking on all cylinders, they're damn good. But time is now a factor and we need to find a way to get things back on track and play with confidence. Immediately btw.
SH is a trap game
Quote from: Big Papi on February 11, 2025, 10:40:25 PM4. Thought Tre played good. Grabbed rebounds and was aggressive
Tre is a huge liability on offense. Another airballed 3 last night. Thank goodness he didnt get fouled on his missed layup cuz that charity stripe aint working too well for him either.
Teams are sagging off him.....daring him to shoot the wide open 3.......when that ball leaves his hands....i find myself saying "nope" and it seems to hit the backboard before anything.
Love his defense....but tough spot for Shaka.
Quote from: tower912 on February 12, 2025, 05:20:26 AMThat is what I have. Apparently, just me. Ah, well.
My ESPN+ feeds are crap (I mentioned this during the Iowa State game and I'd watched other games on there that were just as bad) but others here said they had no issues. Who knows. Unfortunately, we're going to have to deal with it more and more as more games are streamed moving forward.
Quote from: The Sultan on February 12, 2025, 08:56:21 AMSorry you couldn't find something else better to do with your time.
Thanks again - I actually multitasked and did some work while watching the game. Glad I did. Thanks for the tips!!!
Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2025, 09:31:19 PM1. Peacock was brutal. Freezing incessantly. Having to reboot 6 times. Blurry. Did not see the end of the game.
2. 3 pt shooting is all in their heads right now. Short arming and guiding. Bleeding over into their dunks and lay ups
3. My viewing experience sucked so bad I have nothing else to say. I feel like I did not see enough to have an opinion.
4. Get healthy, get out of your own way.
Been banging the drum on "get out of your heads" for a bit. Even my wife mentioned that it felt like there is a swagger that isn't there and everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop. Need to get back to "hoopin"
Quote from: MU24 on February 11, 2025, 10:14:25 PMQuite perplexing to see this stretch, because early season they looked unstoppable. Is it as simple as stating that teams have figured out MU?
I'd say no. It's just a lack of confidence. The ball isn't going in on shots where it normally would. Now they're pressing. need a few confidence builders.
Quote from: We R Final Four on February 12, 2025, 09:10:38 AMTre is a huge liability on offense. Another airballed 3 last night. Thank goodness he didnt get fouled on his missed layup cuz that charity stripe aint working too well for him either.
Teams are sagging off him.....daring him to shoot the wide open 3.......when that ball leaves his hands....i find myself saying "nope" and it seems to hit the backboard before anything.
Love his defense....but tough spot for Shaka.
True but he still stepped it up and looked better last night than what he has shown all year. I liked that he was aggressive on the boards, 5 rebounds, defended and took the ball to the hoop aggressively and scored.
Teams are daring Stevie to shoot the 3 and Stevie is finding other ways to be productive on the offensive end. It was good to see Tre have what I thought was one of his better games. Small steps.
The shooting slump from everyone is putting Shaka in a tough spot.
Shaka had a couple of salty moments in his presser.
Quote from: tower912 on February 12, 2025, 11:00:16 AMShaka had a couple of salty moments in his presser.
Do you have a link? I couldn't find it.
Google Shaka Smart
Quote from: tower912 on February 12, 2025, 11:00:16 AMShaka had a couple of salty moments in his presser.
Yeah you can tell this stretch is getting to him a bit. The terse answer he gave what I assume was a student who asked about timeouts was out of character for him.
https://youtu.be/EFF16Fx5KmI?si=KEEwolCX_JnvD0a9
Quote from: MUfan12 on February 12, 2025, 11:43:02 AMYeah you can tell this stretch is getting to him a bit. The terse answer he gave what I assume was a student who asked about timeouts was out of character for him.
https://youtu.be/EFF16Fx5KmI?si=KEEwolCX_JnvD0a9
Virginia dreamin'
Lack of shooting confidence is a tough thing to overcome because it feeds on itself. The guys just have to keep at it. Not that Shaka ever would do it, but yelling, "Be confident!" at someone is likely to hurt more than help. Just have to keep encouraging guys to play their game, take their shots and put the team first - which I'm guessing is exactly what Shaka is doing.
Hopefully it just starts clicking again, because if it doesn't we'll have a very short NCAAT stay - and I say that as one of the more optimistic Scoopers. You simply have to make 3s to win with any consistency, both because you need the points and because you need to keep the other team from playing pack defense. And that goes double for Marquette, whose half-court offense is based totally on 3-point shooting and rim runs.
I don't think it's unfair criticism of Shaka to say that if we're gonna be a 3-point shooting team we need more 3-point shooters. Hopefully the incoming class will start to provide some of that, but we really need the improvement to come from within - as it did with Kolek and Ross.
Either the shots go in or they don't. What frustrated me most last night was that we were lackadaisical on defense and, at key junctures, with the ball. For a long stretch of the first half, just about every time we missed a 3, our transition defense was really bad and DePaul got either a layup or a wide-open look. I was begging for Shaka to call his use-it-or-lose-it TO during that stretch; not sure why he didn't, because he was obviously frustrated by the team's lack of hustle (which, thank goodness, is rare for MU).
There also was a second-half stretch after we had built our lead but were slowly starting to fritter it away. There were no foul calls and no TV timeouts, and our guys were obviously gassed. Shaka needed to call a TO but didn't, and Stevie - who had played brilliantly during the 18-2 stretch that effectively won the game - gave up two layups because he was exhausted.
Ross had maybe his worst game of the season. He had two lazy inbound passes, one gifting DePaul 2 points at the halftime buzzer, the other handing DePaul the ball when we were trying to protect our late lead. He also loped back on defense early in the second half - no doubt after Shaka had just emphasized hustling - and Shaka quickly benched him. For this team to get where it wants to go, it needs Chase to play at a high level and to be a leader.
Norman badly missed a 3 but later made several excellent decisions with the ball - passing up the 3s DePaul wanted him to take to drive it inside. He drove under control and with a purpose, and it led to two layups, a foul that gave him FTs, and an assist to a teammate. He had 5 rebounds, too. One of his stronger games. I'm on the fence as to whether he can be a real contributor next season because he hasn't shown the ability to be a Big East PG yet, but games like this give me hope.
Except for a few missed shots and a couple of brain farts, I thought Kam had a good game. He was able to set himself up for a very make-able shot pretty much any time he wanted, and made some nice passes, too. When he went to the floor holding his ankle, I held my breath for a second; obviously glad he was able to return almost immediately.
Jop left with a hand injury but also returned ... and the injury didn't stop him from jacking some 3s. I guess that's a sign he hasn't lost his confidence? I actually called the missed dunk as he was driving down the court - glad he could laugh about it.
Gold played his best game in awhile despite looking like he was nursing his injury some. Had at least two occasions where he went straight up on defense, absorbed contact and forced misses. Also hit a 3 and grabbed a few boards.
Parham and Zaide mostly played well off the bench. Didn't score much, but also combined for no turnovers in 34 minutes.
Had no problem with the Peacock feed. Crean was good, although sometimes he either didn't speak into the microphone or the volume on his mic was too low.
I still think my expectations of getting to the second weekend are realistic ... but I'll sure feel a lot better if we can get back to even hitting 30% of our 3s.
Quote from: The Sultan on February 12, 2025, 08:56:21 AMSorry you couldn't find something else better to do with your time.
What's even more troubling is that he took the time to inform others of his awful experience.
I mean it's ok to admit they played poorly and it wasn't a fun game to watch......but does everything have to be over the top .....end of the world type stuff?
Relax......have a drink.......there's another game in a week for you to watch, hate and tell everyone about how miserable you are about it..... :(
Quote from: MU82 on February 12, 2025, 12:14:30 PMLack of shooting confidence is a tough thing to overcome because it feeds on itself. The guys just have to keep at it. Not that Shaka ever would do it, but yelling, "Be confident!" at someone is likely to hurt more than help. Just have to keep encouraging guys to play their game, take their shots and put the team first - which I'm guessing is exactly what Shaka is doing.
Hopefully it just starts clicking again, because if it doesn't we'll have a very short NCAAT stay - and I say that as one of the more optimistic Scoopers. You simply have to make 3s to win with any consistency, both because you need the points and because you need to keep the other team from playing pack defense. And that goes double for Marquette, whose half-court offense is based totally on 3-point shooting and rim runs.
I don't think it's unfair criticism of Shaka to say that if we're gonna be a 3-point shooting team we need more 3-point shooters. Hopefully the incoming class will start to provide some of that, but we really need the improvement to come from within - as it did with Kolek and Ross.
Either the shots go in or they don't. What frustrated me most last night was that we were lackadaisical on defense and, at key junctures, with the ball. For a long stretch of the first half, just about every time we missed a 3, our transition defense was really bad and DePaul got either a layup or a wide-open look. I was begging for Shaka to call his use-it-or-lose-it TO during that stretch; not sure why he didn't, because he was obviously frustrated by the team's lack of hustle (which, thank goodness, is rare for MU).
There also was a second-half stretch after we had built our lead but were slowly starting to fritter it away. There were no foul calls and no TV timeouts, and our guys were obviously gassed. Shaka needed to call a TO but didn't, and Stevie - who had played brilliantly during the 18-2 stretch that effectively won the game - gave up two layups because he was exhausted.
Ross had maybe his worst game of the season. He had two lazy inbound passes, one gifting DePaul 2 points at the halftime buzzer, the other handing DePaul the ball when we were trying to protect our late lead. He also loped back on defense early in the second half - no doubt after Shaka had just emphasized hustling - and Shaka quickly benched him. For this team to get where it wants to go, it needs Chase to play at a high level and to be a leader.
Norman badly missed a 3 but later made several excellent decisions with the ball - passing up the 3s DePaul wanted him to take to drive it inside. He drove under control and with a purpose, and it led to two layups, a foul that gave him FTs, and an assist to a teammate. He had 5 rebounds, too. One of his stronger games. I'm on the fence as to whether he can be a real contributor next season because he hasn't shown the ability to be a Big East PG yet, but games like this give me hope.
Except for a few missed shots and a couple of brain farts, I thought Kam had a good game. He was able to set himself up for a very make-able shot pretty much any time he wanted, and made some nice passes, too. When he went to the floor holding his ankle, I held my breath for a second; obviously glad he was able to return almost immediately.
Jop left with a hand injury but also returned ... and the injury didn't stop him from jacking some 3s. I guess that's a sign he hasn't lost his confidence? I actually called the missed dunk as he was driving down the court - glad he could laugh about it.
Gold played his best game in awhile despite looking like he was nursing his injury some. Had at least two occasions where he went straight up on defense, absorbed contact and forced misses. Also hit a 3 and grabbed a few boards.
Parham and Zaide mostly played well off the bench. Didn't score much, but also combined for no turnovers in 34 minutes.
Had no problem with the Peacock feed. Crean was good, although sometimes he either didn't speak into the microphone or the volume on his mic was too low.
I still think my expectations of getting to the second weekend are realistic ... but I'll sure feel a lot better if we can get back to even hitting 30% of our 3s.
No TV timeouts. Is that a Peacock thing?
Quote from: muwarrior69 on February 12, 2025, 12:39:08 PMNo TV timeouts. Is that a Peacock thing?
There are TV timeouts in every game. He meant there was no dead ball so a TV timeout could be called.
Quote from: DoctorV on February 11, 2025, 11:22:42 PMMarquette has scored under 70 in 4 straight games...
Wonder when the last time that happened was?
Best I can tell 2015. Nearly a decade.
2015
Wed, Feb 25 | Butler | L | 73-
52Sun, Mar 1 | @Providence | L | 77-
66Wed, Mar 4 | St. John's | L | 67-
51Sat, Mar 7 | DePaul | W |
58-48
At this point, I think everyone has to accept that this team is what it is - a group that plays very aggressive defense but still gives up too many easy baskets and a group that simply cannot shoot straight. Back in December I thought they were good enough to beat any team in the country if they just made their shots. Right now, I think any opponent is a challenge for them. Good tournament teams are starting to play their best at this time of year. Our team is regressing. They may fix the problem enough to hang on to third or fourth place in the BE and get a tournament bid. But, they could also continue to screw around, lose two or three more games, and end up on the wrong side of the bubble.
Quote from: MUfan12 on February 12, 2025, 11:43:02 AMYeah you can tell this stretch is getting to him a bit. The terse answer he gave what I assume was a student who asked about timeouts was out of character for him.
https://youtu.be/EFF16Fx5KmI?si=KEEwolCX_JnvD0a9
I thought that was a good answer. The first 3 seconds were a bit terse, but then he expanded and gave what I thought was a genuinely good answer.
Quote from: lostpassword on February 12, 2025, 01:35:44 PMBest I can tell 2015. Nearly a decade.
2015
Wed, Feb 25 | Butler | L | 73-52
Sun, Mar 1 | @Providence | L | 77-66
Wed, Mar 4 | St. John's | L | 67-51
Sat, Mar 7 | DePaul | W | 58-48
Well at least the stretch ended with a ten point win over DePaul, so we'll score a bunch next Tuesday.
Quote from: rgoode57 on February 12, 2025, 01:52:28 PMAt this point, I think everyone has to accept that this team is what it is - a group that plays very aggressive defense but still gives up too many easy baskets and a group that simply cannot shoot straight. Back in December I thought they were good enough to beat any team in the country if they just made their shots. Right now, I think any opponent is a challenge for them. Good tournament teams are starting to play their best at this time of year. Our team is regressing. They may fix the problem enough to hang on to third or fourth place in the BE and get a tournament bid. But, they could also continue to screw around, lose two or three more games, and end up on the wrong side of the bubble.
What??
Quote from: rgoode57 on February 12, 2025, 01:52:28 PMAt this point, I think everyone has to accept that this team is what it is - a group that plays very aggressive defense but still gives up too many easy baskets and a group that simply cannot shoot straight. Back in December I thought they were good enough to beat any team in the country if they just made their shots. Right now, I think any opponent is a challenge for them. Good tournament teams are starting to play their best at this time of year. Our team is regressing. They may fix the problem enough to hang on to third or fourth place in the BE and get a tournament bid. But, they could also continue to screw around, lose two or three more games, and end up on the wrong side of the bubble.
No
Quote from: RJax55 on February 12, 2025, 02:05:51 PMWhat??
If they beat Seton Hall Tuesday, they are a lock. a 20 win team with three Q1A wins and no bad losses is a lock.
They might be a lock even if they lose out.
Quote from: BM1090 on February 12, 2025, 02:11:43 PMIf they beat Seton Hall Tuesday, they are a lock. a 20 win team with three Q1A wins and no bad losses is a lock.
They might be a lock even if they lose out.
The lack of perspective here is astounding. Not surprising, but its really something.
Quote from: RJax55 on February 12, 2025, 02:15:35 PMThe lack of perspective here is astounding. Not surprising, but its really something.
Right, like we are 19-6. During the Wojo era we only hit 20 wins twice, and one of those was the Ellenson cupcake schedule year. Regardless of this "down" year depending how the rest of the season plays out, Shaka has this program cemented as a top 25 program in the country. That's something we should be grateful for, despite how frustrating the past 14 days have been.
Quote from: rgoode57 on February 12, 2025, 01:52:28 PMAt this point, I think everyone has to accept that this team is what it is - a group that plays very aggressive defense but still gives up too many easy baskets and a group that simply cannot shoot straight. Back in December I thought they were good enough to beat any team in the country if they just made their shots. Right now, I think any opponent is a challenge for them. Good tournament teams are starting to play their best at this time of year. Our team is regressing. They may fix the problem enough to hang on to third or fourth place in the BE and get a tournament bid. But, they could also continue to screw around, lose two or three more games, and end up on the wrong side of the bubble.
They aren't going to end up on the wrong side of the bubble..........trust me on that.
If they shoot it well they can still beat anyone.......they are getting great shots per shot quality metrics.......they just aren't making them......unfortunately
Hopefully the reversion to the mean starts at the end of the regular season and carries into the tournament.
I dropped all of the losses into TeamCast and they drop to a 10 seed.
I liked Shaka's response as to why he subbed in 5 players with 4 minutes left.
Quote from: JakeBarnes on February 12, 2025, 09:50:00 AMI'd say no. It's just a lack of confidence. The ball isn't going in on shots where it normally would. Now they're pressing. need a few confidence builders.
Even the angst of the crowd is tangible. Shaka mentioned that was palpable with the early missed free throws against UConn. I'm not blaming the crowd, it just seems the team and crowd need a massive "chill pill" to use an old phrase because the tension is compounding on itself.
I really believe almost all the issues stem from the severe downturn in shooting from the early season when we looked good. Two high volume shooters being well below historical norms was not foreseeable and filters out into so many other areas. I genuinely hope they find the confidence and this senior class can go out the way they deserve to. I truly believe that if shots start falling some of the other issues we are seeing will be minimized as a result.
I thought it's interesting that we're ranked 7th in the country in shot quality. So the process seems fine. I don't have an account so I can't dive in more.
https://shotquality.com/team-standings
Quote from: BM1090 on February 12, 2025, 02:22:00 PMRight, like we are 19-6. During the Wojo era we only hit 20 wins twice, and one of those was the Ellenson cupcake schedule year. Regardless of this "down" year depending how the rest of the season plays out, Shaka has this program cemented as a top 25 program in the country. That's something we should be grateful for, despite how frustrating the past 14 days have been.
While I agree with your larger point, this team has been playing poorly and has been frustrating to watch for a lot longer than 14 days.
This isn't news. The MU offense is very good at creating open 3s and shots at the rim. The shot quality isn't the issue. The quality of the shooting is the challenge.
Quote from: BM1090 on February 12, 2025, 02:22:00 PMDuring the Wojo era we only hit 20 wins twice, and one of those was the Ellenson cupcake schedule year.
#FakeNews #ViciousLies
Quote from: Jay Bee on February 12, 2025, 03:31:35 PM#FakeNews #ViciousLies
I guess you're right. I wasn't counting the NIT wins. How cruel of me.
Quote from: BM1090 on February 12, 2025, 03:33:38 PMI guess you're right. I wasn't counting the NIT wins. How cruel of me.
Probably worthwhile to note we also went Dancing in a year with only 19 wins, thanks in point to our stud 17 yo PG Markus who shot 54.7% from 3.
3 20 win seasons, plus a 19 w tourney bid, Baldy.
Quote from: ATL MU Warrior on February 12, 2025, 03:13:37 PMWhile I agree with your larger point, this team has been playing poorly and has been frustrating to watch for a lot longer than 14 days.
I thought we played well during the recent @SH, Nova, @Butler stretch. Three wins, three covers. The @X,
@pc, Creighton stretch was solid to good basketball too.
The two tough stretches were @Depaul, X at home, and then the last four games. In the first ten conference games we went from 9 to 12 in Kenpom, and went 4-6 against the spread. That included 2 Q1 wins and 4 Q2 wins. Not amazing, but totally fine.
Quote from: Jay Bee on February 12, 2025, 03:36:12 PMProbably worthwhile to note we also went Dancing in a year with only 19 wins, thanks in point to our stud 17 yo PG Markus who shot 54.7% from 3.
3 20 win seasons, plus a 19 w tourney bid, Baldy.
You calling me bald?
My point was moreso that we're a very good program who has no chance of missing the dance this year.
Quote from: tower912 on February 12, 2025, 03:14:26 PMThis isn't news. The MU offense is very good at creating open 3s and shots at the rim. The shot quality isn't the issue. The quality of the shooting is the challenge.
I may not fully understand the shot quality metric, but are we creating wide open 3's through the offense or the poor shooting? Oops, Tower... I think that was your point 😆.
Peacock sucks. Commercials were loud as hell compared to game volume.
3 point shooting % decline is frustrating to watch. Don't know why its happening.
It seems every year, we start out great and then have a regression. I feel part of the problem is Shaka doesn't do many mid or late season changes. Same game all year long. Other teams figure us out after awhile. Need to put in some different defenses, and some intentionally designed offensive plays. Can't stay status quo.
Quote from: GurneeHitchkr on February 12, 2025, 03:43:54 PMPeacock sucks. Commercials were loud as hell compared to game volume.
So frustrating! It's like when the ads before the naughty video clips are super loud and my neighbors hear :/
Quote from: MU82 on February 12, 2025, 12:14:30 PMLack of shooting confidence is a tough thing to overcome because it feeds on itself. The guys just have to keep at it. Not that Shaka ever would do it, but yelling, "Be confident!" at someone is likely to hurt more than help. Just have to keep encouraging guys to play their game, take their shots and put the team first - which I'm guessing is exactly what Shaka is doing.
Hopefully it just starts clicking again, because if it doesn't we'll have a very short NCAAT stay - and I say that as one of the more optimistic Scoopers. You simply have to make 3s to win with any consistency, both because you need the points and because you need to keep the other team from playing pack defense. And that goes double for Marquette, whose half-court offense is based totally on 3-point shooting and rim runs.
I don't think it's unfair criticism of Shaka to say that if we're gonna be a 3-point shooting team we need more 3-point shooters. Hopefully the incoming class will start to provide some of that, but we really need the improvement to come from within - as it did with Kolek and Ross.
Either the shots go in or they don't. What frustrated me most last night was that we were lackadaisical on defense and, at key junctures, with the ball. For a long stretch of the first half, just about every time we missed a 3, our transition defense was really bad and DePaul got either a layup or a wide-open look. I was begging for Shaka to call his use-it-or-lose-it TO during that stretch; not sure why he didn't, because he was obviously frustrated by the team's lack of hustle (which, thank goodness, is rare for MU).
There also was a second-half stretch after we had built our lead but were slowly starting to fritter it away. There were no foul calls and no TV timeouts, and our guys were obviously gassed. Shaka needed to call a TO but didn't, and Stevie - who had played brilliantly during the 18-2 stretch that effectively won the game - gave up two layups because he was exhausted.
Ross had maybe his worst game of the season. He had two lazy inbound passes, one gifting DePaul 2 points at the halftime buzzer, the other handing DePaul the ball when we were trying to protect our late lead. He also loped back on defense early in the second half - no doubt after Shaka had just emphasized hustling - and Shaka quickly benched him. For this team to get where it wants to go, it needs Chase to play at a high level and to be a leader.
Norman badly missed a 3 but later made several excellent decisions with the ball - passing up the 3s DePaul wanted him to take to drive it inside. He drove under control and with a purpose, and it led to two layups, a foul that gave him FTs, and an assist to a teammate. He had 5 rebounds, too. One of his stronger games. I'm on the fence as to whether he can be a real contributor next season because he hasn't shown the ability to be a Big East PG yet, but games like this give me hope.
Except for a few missed shots and a couple of brain farts, I thought Kam had a good game. He was able to set himself up for a very make-able shot pretty much any time he wanted, and made some nice passes, too. When he went to the floor holding his ankle, I held my breath for a second; obviously glad he was able to return almost immediately.
Jop left with a hand injury but also returned ... and the injury didn't stop him from jacking some 3s. I guess that's a sign he hasn't lost his confidence? I actually called the missed dunk as he was driving down the court - glad he could laugh about it.
Gold played his best game in awhile despite looking like he was nursing his injury some. Had at least two occasions where he went straight up on defense, absorbed contact and forced misses. Also hit a 3 and grabbed a few boards.
Parham and Zaide mostly played well off the bench. Didn't score much, but also combined for no turnovers in 34 minutes.
Had no problem with the Peacock feed. Crean was good, although sometimes he either didn't speak into the microphone or the volume on his mic was too low.
I still think my expectations of getting to the second weekend are realistic ... but I'll sure feel a lot better if we can get back to even hitting 30% of our 3s.
Quote from: MU82 on February 12, 2025, 12:14:30 PMLack of shooting confidence is a tough thing to overcome because it feeds on itself. The guys just have to keep at it. Not that Shaka ever would do it, but yelling, "Be confident!" at someone is likely to hurt more than help. Just have to keep encouraging guys to play their game, take their shots and put the team first - which I'm guessing is exactly what Shaka is doing.
Hopefully it just starts clicking again, because if it doesn't we'll have a very short NCAAT stay - and I say that as one of the more optimistic Scoopers. You simply have to make 3s to win with any consistency, both because you need the points and because you need to keep the other team from playing pack defense. And that goes double for Marquette, whose half-court offense is based totally on 3-point shooting and rim runs.
I don't think it's unfair criticism of Shaka to say that if we're gonna be a 3-point shooting team we need more 3-point shooters. Hopefully the incoming class will start to provide some of that, but we really need the improvement to come from within - as it did with Kolek and Ross.
Either the shots go in or they don't. What frustrated me most last night was that we were lackadaisical on defense and, at key junctures, with the ball. For a long stretch of the first half, just about every time we missed a 3, our transition defense was really bad and DePaul got either a layup or a wide-open look. I was begging for Shaka to call his use-it-or-lose-it TO during that stretch; not sure why he didn't, because he was obviously frustrated by the team's lack of hustle (which, thank goodness, is rare for MU).
There also was a second-half stretch after we had built our lead but were slowly starting to fritter it away. There were no foul calls and no TV timeouts, and our guys were obviously gassed. Shaka needed to call a TO but didn't, and Stevie - who had played brilliantly during the 18-2 stretch that effectively won the game - gave up two layups because he was exhausted.
Ross had maybe his worst game of the season. He had two lazy inbound passes, one gifting DePaul 2 points at the halftime buzzer, the other handing DePaul the ball when we were trying to protect our late lead. He also loped back on defense early in the second half - no doubt after Shaka had just emphasized hustling - and Shaka quickly benched him. For this team to get where it wants to go, it needs Chase to play at a high level and to be a leader.
Norman badly missed a 3 but later made several excellent decisions with the ball - passing up the 3s DePaul wanted him to take to drive it inside. He drove under control and with a purpose, and it led to two layups, a foul that gave him FTs, and an assist to a teammate. He had 5 rebounds, too. One of his stronger games. I'm on the fence as to whether he can be a real contributor next season because he hasn't shown the ability to be a Big East PG yet, but games like this give me hope.
Except for a few missed shots and a couple of brain farts, I thought Kam had a good game. He was able to set himself up for a very make-able shot pretty much any time he wanted, and made some nice passes, too. When he went to the floor holding his ankle, I held my breath for a second; obviously glad he was able to return almost immediately.
Jop left with a hand injury but also returned ... and the injury didn't stop him from jacking some 3s. I guess that's a sign he hasn't lost his confidence? I actually called the missed dunk as he was driving down the court - glad he could laugh about it.
Gold played his best game in awhile despite looking like he was nursing his injury some. Had at least two occasions where he went straight up on defense, absorbed contact and forced misses. Also hit a 3 and grabbed a few boards.
Parham and Zaide mostly played well off the bench. Didn't score much, but also combined for no turnovers in 34 minutes.
Had no problem with the Peacock feed. Crean was good, although sometimes he either didn't speak into the microphone or the volume on his mic was too low.
I still think my expectations of getting to the second weekend are realistic ... but I'll sure feel a lot better if we can get back to even hitting 30% of our 3s.
This is a very good post and quite accurate. You could visibly see Shaka's frustrations yesterday numerous times. We all know that our best hoops can compete against any team in the country. But for whatever reason we have not been ourselves for a long stretch. Shooting % is the primary problem and it can snowball.
I don't even count Seton Hall on Tues, but one game, one sustained barrage, where we're seeing the ball go through the hoop, can change everything. We saw UCONN slump a few years ago at about this time. Sure, we have had some nagging injuries, but I see this primarily as a confidence issue. Now, perhaps there are a few tweaks we can make that could get us better quality shots? I dunno. What I do know is that team we saw at Providence is capable of inflcting damage, perhaps darkness level damage, against anyone. And last I checked we have the same roster.
Quote from: tower912 on February 12, 2025, 03:14:26 PMThis isn't news. The MU offense is very good at creating open 3s and shots at the rim. The shot quality isn't the issue. The quality of the shooting is the challenge.
Perhaps a bigger basket or a smaller ball.
When I said MU could end up on the wrong side of the bubble come Selection Sunday, I simply meant that they have to finish at least 4th in the BE. Every "expert" seems to agree the conference will only get four bids. The team that finishes fifth is out, no matter how many wins they have. Teams with 20 wins get left out every year. I don't think it will happen, but, if the team does not turn around, it is not inconceivable they could drop to fifth in the conference. At the rate they are going, additional losses to UConn and StJ look likely, and a loss to 'Nova is possible. 13 conference wins should be enough, but who Knows?
Quote from: rgoode57 on February 13, 2025, 09:29:49 AMWhen I said MU could end up on the wrong side of the bubble come Selection Sunday, I simply meant that they have to finish at least 4th in the BE. Every "expert" seems to agree the conference will only get four bids. The team that finishes fifth is out, no matter how many wins they have. Teams with 20 wins get left out every year. I don't think it will happen, but, if the team does not turn around, it is not inconceivable they could drop to fifth in the conference. At the rate they are going, additional losses to UConn and StJ look likely, and a loss to 'Nova is possible. 13 conference wins should be enough, but who Knows?
Standings don't matter to the section committee
Quote from: rgoode57 on February 13, 2025, 09:29:49 AMWhen I said MU could end up on the wrong side of the bubble come Selection Sunday, I simply meant that they have to finish at least 4th in the BE. Every "expert" seems to agree the conference will only get four bids. The team that finishes fifth is out, no matter how many wins they have. Teams with 20 wins get left out every year. I don't think it will happen, but, if the team does not turn around, it is not inconceivable they could drop to fifth in the conference. At the rate they are going, additional losses to UConn and StJ look likely, and a loss to 'Nova is possible. 13 conference wins should be enough, but who Knows?
The Selection Committee doesn't really use standings to determine who is in and out.
Quote from: rgoode57 on February 13, 2025, 09:29:49 AMWhen I said MU could end up on the wrong side of the bubble come Selection Sunday, I simply meant that they have to finish at least 4th in the BE. Every "expert" seems to agree the conference will only get four bids. The team that finishes fifth is out, no matter how many wins they have. Teams with 20 wins get left out every year. I don't think it will happen, but, if the team does not turn around, it is not inconceivable they could drop to fifth in the conference. At the rate they are going, additional losses to UConn and StJ look likely, and a loss to 'Nova is possible. 13 conference wins should be enough, but who Knows?
That's not how it works. At all. The committee doesn't assign four bids to the BE and then looks at conference standings. Each team's record stands on its own independent of conference standings.
Team bubble watch thinking. MU'S OOC victories are more than enough to protect against being left out, in the extremely unlikely event MU takes a complete dump.
'Yeah, they beat Maryland, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Georgia out of conference, but we didn't take that into account.' No tournament committee member ever.
Quote from: tower912 on February 13, 2025, 10:11:27 AMTeam bubble watch thinking. MU'S OOC victories are more than enough to protect against being left out, in the extremely unlikely event MU takes a complete dump.
'Yeah, they beat Maryland, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Georgia out of conference, but we didn't take that into account.' No tournament committee member ever.
"...and they had the amazing courage to face Dayton on the road!"
OOC road losses to decent teams no matta.
Quote from: MUfan12 on February 12, 2025, 11:43:02 AMYeah you can tell this stretch is getting to him a bit. The terse answer he gave what I assume was a student who asked about timeouts was out of character for him.
https://youtu.be/EFF16Fx5KmI?si=KEEwolCX_JnvD0a9
Finally got a chance to watch this. Shaka's answer wasn't "terse" at all. He ended up giving a very good response, and he even offered that he had made a time-out mistake in the Creighton game.
Quote from: MU82 on February 15, 2025, 01:48:54 AMFinally got a chance to watch this. Shaka's answer wasn't "terse" at all. He ended up giving a very good response, and he even offered that he had made a time-out mistake in the Creighton game.
He's so good in thinking about and formulating he's responses perfectly.
The immediate "my brain" response was perfect because it shows he's human and at the end of the day realizes that all decisions begin and end with him and his feel for the action and his team, but he also realized immediately that it likely came off a bit snarky and brash and he immediately followed it up with a well thought out response that was extremely respectful.
When he gets quick or seems even the slightest uncomfortable he seems to gather himself quickly and respond with poise. He takes his time with the response and thinks his way thru it well, and gives a candid yet appropriate answer.
It's part of what makes him an impressive CEO quality leader
Quote from: DoctorV on February 15, 2025, 04:51:57 PMHe's so good in thinking about and formulating he's responses perfectly.
The immediate "my brain" response was perfect because it shows he's human and at the end of the day realizes that all decisions begin and end with him and his feel for the action and his team, but he also realized immediately that it likely came off a bit snarky and brash and he immediately followed it up with a well thought out response that was extremely respectful.
When he gets quick or seems even the slightest uncomfortable he seems to gather himself quickly and respond with poise. He takes his time with the response and thinks his way thru it well, and gives a candid yet appropriate answer.
It's part of what makes him an impressive CEO quality leader
I guess what you are really saying is that he is like a typical scooper.