Welp, it's about that time. I was very close to adding another nonconf loss, but here's what I'll go with:
19-12 (11-9)
9-22, 4-16
Quote from: Uncle Rico on October 27, 2025, 12:16:11 PM9-22, 4-16
As long as one of the five non-conference wins is Wisconsin, I will be happy because Viper will have a nice Christmas making fun of his brother-in-law. Like the true Christian he is.
Quote from: The Sultan on October 27, 2025, 12:20:39 PMAs long as one of the five non-conference wins is Wisconsin, I will be happy because Viper will have a nice Christmas making fun of his brother-in-law. Like the true Christian he is.
That's a loss because Gard gets it done
Quote from: Uncle Rico on October 27, 2025, 12:16:11 PM9-22, 4-16
Is MUBB contractually obligated to play for The Crown?
20-11 (12-8)
Quote from: Uncle Rico on October 27, 2025, 12:21:00 PMThat's a loss because Gard gets it done
Always. Even the years he doesn't, he actually does.
Quote from: wadesworld on October 27, 2025, 12:22:21 PMGAP
Willie's analysis of the program influenced my prediction. He's been watching Marquette basketball since McKinley got shot .
I think we sweep Xavier but split with Butler and Seton Hall.
Eff it. 21-10 (13-7)
Quote from: Uncle Rico on October 27, 2025, 12:26:14 PMWillie's analysis of the program influenced my prediction. He's been watching Marquette basketball since McKinley got shot.
Leon Czolgosz's wife would have allowed him to have a Warrior pennant in their living room.
21.39 - 9.61 (69%)
7-4 non con
11-9 BE - 6th in conference
18-13 overall
We going to play in the crown unless we do some damage at BET and possibly get a play in game in Dayton. Think X of last year.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on October 27, 2025, 12:16:11 PM9-22, 4-16
Rooting for 0-31 to force Shaka to go to The Portal.
6-5 NonCon
12-8 League
1-1 in BET
19-14 Overall
Bubble
Hopefully wins against UConn and SJ put them on the right side of it!
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 01:27:25 PM6-5 NonCon
12-8 League
1-1 in BET
19-14 Overall
Bubble
Hopefully wins against UConn and SJ put them on the right side of it!
6-5 non-con?
So you have them losing to all of IU, Maryland, Oklahoma, Purdue, and Wisconsin?
That's ludicrous.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on October 27, 2025, 01:35:34 PM6-5 non-con?
So you have them losing to all of IU, Maryland, Oklahoma, Purdue, and Wisconsin?
That's ludicrous.
Of those teams listed there I like our odds against UW and Indiana the most. No idea what ones they win or lose. Just making a guess on overall record.
Tournament team. Shaka uses the length, depth, and athleticism to compensate until the offense gets in sync.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 01:38:21 PMOf those teams listed there I like our odds against UW and Indiana the most. No idea what ones they win or lose. Just making a guess on overall record.
Fess up. You have us losing to Georgia Tech and getting trounced by Baylor.
Quote from: MU82 on October 27, 2025, 02:23:20 PMFess up. You have us losing to Georgia Tech and getting trounced by Baylor.
Even if we played them this year I would have no clue. I don't know nearly enough about anyone's team other than Marquette. Maybe a player or two here and there on teams. Way too hard to follow all the movement. I'll let the season get me up to date on how I should feel.
Just making a random guess here.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 01:38:21 PMOf those teams listed there I like our odds against UW and Indiana the most. No idea what ones they win or lose. Just making a guess on overall record.
I could be wrong, obviously, but that really feels like a worst-case scenario to me.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on October 27, 2025, 02:41:10 PMI could be wrong, obviously, but that really feels like a worst-case scenario to me.
You may be right. Who knows!
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on October 27, 2025, 01:35:34 PM6-5 non-con?
So you have them losing to all of IU, Maryland, Oklahoma, Purdue, and Wisconsin?
That's ludicrous.
it would be 6 NC losses is we were also playing Radford this year.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 02:48:50 PMYou may be right. Who knows!
Someday the worst case scenario will happen and you will be able to tell everyone you told us so. Don't get all up in arms when people say you're a chicken little and say, "But I said you may be right and I was just flipping a coin for every game with my predictions, as I know nothing about any team we play except Marquette!"
I'm not here to say I'm right or wrong.
Just to talk MU hoops. I made a simple guess on how many games we'd win. Not even who we'd beat.
8-3 OOC
12-8 BE (teeter-tottered between 11-9 and 12-8)
20-11 overall.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:02:24 PMI'm not here to say I'm right or wrong.
Just to talk MU hoops. I made a simple guess on how many games we'd win. Not even who we'd beat.
Correct. You're here to "talk MU hoops" but when you get called out for predicting MU to lose 6 non conference games when they play 6 high major programs, you can't "talk MU hoops" other than to say you "have no clue, you're just guessing."
Quote from: wadesworld on October 27, 2025, 03:05:40 PMCorrect. You're here to "talk MU hoops" but when you get called out for predicting MU to lose 6 non conference games when they play 6 high major programs, you can't "talk MU hoops" other than to say you "have no clue, you're just guessing."
Wins come first in the record column.
I said 6-5.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:07:11 PMWins come first in the record column.
I said 6-5.
You're right. I knew you picked a loss that was equal to the number of high majors we play in the non conference. I just thought that number was 6, but it's 5. But you aren't saying who the losses will be to, and you know nothing about our opponents, but you are just making a guess. Not a chicken little, just a random number thrown out.
Quote from: wadesworld on October 27, 2025, 03:15:21 PMYou're right. I knew you picked a loss that was equal to the number of high majors we play in the non conference. I just thought that number was 6, but it's 5. But you aren't saying who the losses will be to, and you know nothing about our opponents, but you are just making a guess. Not a chicken little, just a random number thrown out.
We've already reached the point where you take what I say and twist it to make it sound much worse in your own words.
You seem like a good MU fan so I respond but I never get anything but mockery and twisted words in return.
I legitimately didn't even look at the schedule, I just picked a random number that added up to 11 and 20 based on my initial thoughts on the Marquette roster and nothing more.
I look forward to your dozens and dozens of responses of mockery throughout the season. I'll refrain from answering you back. Go Marquette! Hopefully it's a great year.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:24:06 PMWe've already reached the point where you take what I say and twist it to make it sound much worse in your own words.
You seem like a good MU fan so I respond but I never get anything but mockery and twisted words in return.
I legitimately didn't even look at the schedule, I just picked a random number that added up to 11 and 20 based on my initial thoughts on the Marquette roster and nothing more.
I look forward to your dozens and dozens of responses of mockery throughout the season. I'll refrain from answering you back. Go Marquette! Hopefully it's a great year.
Lol. Yes. I will definitely mock you when you show up to a Regular Season Record Predictions thread and say you didn't even look at the schedule. That is correct. I don't need to twist anything. I literally just take what you say and I think once you read what's said you realize how absurd it is.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:24:06 PMI legitimately didn't even look at the schedule; I just picked a random number that added up to 11 and 20 based on my initial thoughts on the Marquette roster and nothing more.
Jeezus!Edit: Kudos for making sure your total was 31.
I think we can mostly agree that those that post here in the offseason are of the "die-hard" category of fans. If you're around that type of fan and you openly admit to have just "picked a random number", you should expect to get ridicule for that. That's not even internet 101, that just general knowledge 101. You seem like a good MU fan, but you do not seem like a particularly knowledgeable basketball fan.
Quote from: Its DJOver on October 27, 2025, 03:29:35 PMI think we can mostly agree that those that post here in the offseason are of the "die-hard" category of fans. If you're around that type of fan and you openly admit to have just "picked a random number", you should expect to get ridicule for that. That's not even internet 101, that just general knowledge 101. You seem like a good MU fan, but you do not seem like a particularly knowledgeable basketball fan.
I don't see what the Big deal is. I've already said I picked the number based solely how I feel about our roster and our roster only. I've already said I know a few players on the teams we play but it is way too hard to follow all the movement and have any idea what the games against these teams might look like. Our roster, to me, seems like a bubbly type team that could dance again if we can get some bigger wins along the way. If you disagree, great!
Maybe if I sat down and put a W or L next to each opponent like we used to do on here I would have had a different record. Who knows.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:35:57 PMI don't see what the Big deal is. I've already said I picked the number based solely how I feel about our roster and our roster only. I've already said I know a few players on the teams we play but it is way too hard to follow all the movement and have any idea what the games against these teams might look like. Our roster, to me, seems like a bubbly type team that could dance again if we can get some bigger wins along the way. If you disagree, great!
Maybe if I sat down and put a W or L next to each opponent like we used to do on here I would have had a different record. Who knows.
You don't seem to grasp how doomish a 6-5 non conference prediction is. In the past 25 years, we have had exactly one season where we had 5 or more non conference losses. It was Buzzs last year when we played 6 top 50 KP NC opponets, 5 of them away from home with the one home being against top 20 Ohio St. This year we play 4 top 50 preseason KP teams, one at home (top 35 Maryland).
So essentially, you are saying that you think our roster is so bad that you predict we will have our worst NC record in the past 25 years. That's why you are getting dunked on.
Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 27, 2025, 04:53:10 PMYou don't seem to grasp how doomish a 6-5 non conference prediction is. In the past 25 years, we have had exactly one season where we had 5 or more non conference losses. It was Buzzs last year when we played 6 top 50 KP NC opponets, 5 of them away from home with the one home being against top 20 Ohio St. This year we play 4 top 50 preseason KP teams, one at home (top 35 Maryland).
So essentially, you are saying that you think our roster is so bad that you predict we will have our worst NC record in the past 25 years. That's why you are getting dunked on.
In my head I was thinking towards our last bubblish team that made the tournament and I thought of Markus and Sam's Freshman year where we lost probably somewhere in the 12-14 games range but calculated in Shaka's more rigorous non-con schedule. Like I said, if I looked at it game by game, maybe I would've come up with something different.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:02:24 PMI'm not here to say I'm right or wrong.
Just to talk MU hoops. I made a simple guess on how many games we'd win. Not even who we'd beat.
You have to learn a couple of things here.
1) Don't participate in any predications threads. You did it last year and are now getting called out on it again. If you predict MU is going to lose and MU wins, you are a deadman to some posters, who will remind you on a consistent basis. Me and you went at it last year over some posts you made, but it was not a prediction issue. Hope you learned your lesson.
2) Don't critique and say bad opinions on any MU player.
Keep up being a fan though and as the season progresses and MU enters a bad losing run, wait for the following reasons from some:
Sean Jones not the same since his ACL surgery
Chase Ross not the same since his surgery
Owens not the same since his injury earlier last year
NBA bound Ben Gold still not the same since his shin splints from August,2023
Shaka should have used the portal
Shaka not playing freshmen enough
Should be an unpredictable season, with Parham, Owens, Lowery and Nigel James as the players who should/maybe make the difference. It will be interesting to watch and how Shaka utilizes the players to start the season and how any adjustments are made as they head to the start of the BE season. Enjoy.
Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 27, 2025, 04:53:10 PMYou don't seem to grasp how doomish a 6-5 non conference prediction is. In the past 25 years, we have had exactly one season where we had 5 or more non conference losses. It was Buzzs last year when we played 6 top 50 KP NC opponets, 5 of them away from home with the one home being against top 20 Ohio St. This year we play 4 top 50 preseason KP teams, one at home (top 35 Maryland).
So essentially, you are saying that you think our roster is so bad that you predict we will have our worst NC record in the past 25 years. That's why you are getting dunked on.
On a side note...I forgot how stupid that season was. Despite the 5 non-con losses, they got to (17-11,10-6) and then lost the last 4 of the season. 8 OT periods in conference play!
Quote from: nyg on October 27, 2025, 05:15:32 PMYou have to learn a couple of things here.
1) Don't participate in any predications threads. You did it last year and are now getting called out on it again. If you predict MU is going to lose and MU wins, you are a deadman to some posters, who will remind you on a consistent basis. Me and you went at it last year over some posts you made, but it was not a prediction issue. Hope you learned your lesson.
2) Don't critique and say bad opinions on any MU player.
Keep up being a fan though and as the season progresses and MU enters a bad losing run, wait for the following reasons from some:
Sean Jones not the same since his ACL surgery
Chase Ross not the same since his surgery
Owens not the same since his injury earlier last year
NBA bound Ben Gold still not the same since his shin splints from August,2023
Shaka should have used the portal
Shaka not playing freshmen enough
Should be an unpredictable season, with Parham, Owens, Lowery and Nigel James as the players who should/maybe make the difference. It will be interesting to watch and how Shaka utilizes the players to start the season and how any adjustments are made as they head to the start of the BE season. Enjoy.
I'm not here to critique players or Shaka or anyone on here. I'm here to hopefully enjoy Marquette Hoops as much as possible.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:24:06 PMWe've already reached the point where you take what I say and twist it to make it sound much worse in your own words.
You seem like a good MU fan so I respond but I never get anything but mockery and twisted words in return.
I legitimately didn't even look at the schedule, I just picked a random number that added up to 11 and 20 based on my initial thoughts on the Marquette roster and nothing more.
I look forward to your dozens and dozens of responses of mockery throughout the season. I'll refrain from answering you back. Go Marquette! Hopefully it's a great year.
When someone talks about bad process, this sure is it.
I'm not sure how you can make any kind of non-conference prediction without literally looking at the schedule.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on October 27, 2025, 05:39:06 PMWhen someone talks about bad process, this sure is it.
I'm not sure how you can make any kind of non-conference prediction without literally looking at the schedule.
OP had 19-12. I thought of what I expect their conference record to be and then picked a non-con record I thought would have them on the bubble. 18 or 19 wins was that number in my head. Oh well!
21-10. Between a 7-10 seed in the NCAAs depending on BET and how we end up in the computer rankings.
Quote from: PointWarrior on October 27, 2025, 02:54:58 PMit would be 6 NC losses is we were also playing Radford this year.
A home and home in the same season every year with Radford and St. Thomas so the Big East physicality seems like child's play.
Been waiting for this thread. One of the more difficult seasons to predict with all the lost minutes. Regardless, I am excited to see how it turns out. I am going with 18 and 13. 4th or 5th in conference and living on the bubble. Go Marquette!
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 05:45:25 PMOP had 19-12. I thought of what I expect their conference record to be and then picked a non-con record I thought would have them on the bubble. 18 or 19 wins was that number in my head. Oh well!
You keep digging yourself into a deeper hole. Now you are telling us that your non-con prediction was for the purpose of putting MU on the bubble.
Seriously....it is time to just
stop!
My heart wants me to predict an undefeated season, but common sense tells me Gard will win every game at Madison (along with a team GPA of 4.0), so how do I rectify that? :-\
Quote from: WhiteTrash on October 28, 2025, 11:59:59 AMMy heart wants me to predict an undefeated season, but common sense tells me Gard will win every game at Madison (along with a team GPA of 4.0), so how do I rectify that? :-\
Well Gard always gets it done. So yeah, we aren't going undefeated given he's on our schedule.
24-7 (15-5)
20 to 22 wins in the regular season.
Third in the Big East and a tournament team with a seed of from 5 to 7.
This team grows as the year goes on. They will be considered surprisingly good in nonconference play and about as expected in conference play. As always, we will win games we probably should not win and will inevitably lose at least one head-scratcher.
I'm very optimistic about these guys and what they'll do. We will be saying "f*** 'em" to the naysayers by February.
Quote from: brewcity77 on October 28, 2025, 12:20:32 PM24-7 (15-5)
Love it Brew! Hope you and Tower are dead on with you optimism.
21-10 (12-8). 7 seed. One win in the tournament.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:02:24 PMI'm not here to say I'm right or wrong.
Glad you've apparently turned over a new leaf, because in past seasons you boasted about the ones you got right. Which is ok, but it's hard to have it both ways on Scoop.
20-11 (12-8)
Unlike our friend, I did look at the OOC schedule. A win at Purdue would be shocking and Gard obviously always gets it done so I do have us losing at Madison.
I think 9-2 is a real possibility but that assumes we'd win all of IU, Maryland, and Oklahoma so I'm going to allow for a loss in one of those 3 to give us 8-3 non-con. 7-4 would be our floor and that would be very disappointing.
Tourney team. If we avoid the 8/9 match-up, I think this team could be playing its best ball in March and make the Sweet 16. Maybe a tad optimistic but that's my hope.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on October 29, 2025, 11:13:15 AMI think this team could be playing it's best ball in March and make the Sweet 16.
its
By the end of the year, I think this team will remind people of 2023. I have us starting 9-0 before dropping games at Purdue & Bucky. While Indiana, Maryland, Dayton, & Oklahoma could all be in the at-large mix, I just think we'll be a more cohesive unit than them in November, especially the two at home.
As far as the Big East, I have us losing at UConn, Creighton, St John's, Providence, & Georgetown. We might lose one at home, but I also think 4 of those are winnable on the road. I really don't rate SHU, Xavier, Butler, or Nova very highly and would be a touch disappointed if that's not 7-8 wins. Just too much roster/coaching uncertainty. DePaul actually unnerves me more than some of the more likely (on paper) tourney teams.
By the end of the year, I think Chase is solid & in the NBA Draft conversation, but I think Sean & Zaide will be the breakout stars, while our front court will be better than anyone expects. Offensively, we're going to play lightning fast, get a ton of quality shots, and play efficient even without dominant individual scorers. Defensively, we're going to be a nightmare perimeter matchup with just enough interior presence to be really good. I also think the defensive TO rate will help juice the offense in transition.
19-12. Fun team with a lot of promise, but ultimately not being able to shoot the 3-ball costs them in March and MU misses the tournament.
Quote from: DienerTime34 on October 29, 2025, 11:38:38 AM19-12. Fun team with a lot of promise, but ultimately not being able to shoot the 3-ball costs them in March and MU misses the tournament.
Maybe I'm crazy but I think this will be a good 3 point shooting team.
Quote from: brewcity77 on October 29, 2025, 11:26:26 AMBy the end of the year, I think this team will remind people of 2023. I have us starting 9-0 before dropping games at Purdue & Bucky. While Indiana, Maryland, Dayton, & Oklahoma could all be in the at-large mix, I just think we'll be a more cohesive unit than them in November, especially the two at home.
As far as the Big East, I have us losing at UConn, Creighton, St John's, Providence, & Georgetown. We might lose one at home, but I also think 4 of those are winnable on the road. I really don't rate SHU, Xavier, Butler, or Nova very highly and would be a touch disappointed if that's not 7-8 wins. Just too much roster/coaching uncertainty. DePaul actually unnerves me more than some of the more likely (on paper) tourney teams.
By the end of the year, I think Chase is solid & in the NBA Draft conversation, but I think Sean & Zaide will be the breakout stars, while our front court will be better than anyone expects. Offensively, we're going to play lightning fast, get a ton of quality shots, and play efficient even without dominant individual scorers. Defensively, we're going to be a nightmare perimeter matchup with just enough interior presence to be really good. I also think the defensive TO rate will help juice the offense in transition.
I love the realistic optimism expressed here, brew. (Though I'm saying we ain't losing to the Weasels!)
We're planning to go to the game at DePaul ... and like you I'm more concerned about that one than some of the others.
18-13 (10-10) Start off strong in non-con and level off.
Adjust your predictions accordingly.
https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1983562081178734734?t=5bQcklZ-4a1m8TvYz3UdkA&s=19
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on October 27, 2025, 03:24:06 PMWe've already reached the point where you take what I say and twist it to make it sound much worse in your own words.
You seem like a good MU fan so I respond but I never get anything but mockery and twisted words in return.
I legitimately didn't even look at the schedule, I just picked a random number that added up to 11 and 20 based on my initial thoughts on the Marquette roster and nothing more.
I look forward to your dozens and dozens of responses of mockery throughout the season. I'll refrain from answering you back. Go Marquette! Hopefully it's a great year.
Wades should change his name to Garth. Closer fit.
Quote from: willie warrior on October 29, 2025, 03:22:03 PMWades should change his name to Garth. Closer fit.
Thanks, Winston
It seriously must be sad to go through life sh!tting on everything, including stuff one claims to be rooting for.
Quote from: Juan Anderson's Mixtape on October 29, 2025, 03:16:15 PMAdjust your predictions accordingly.
https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1983562081178734734?t=5bQcklZ-4a1m8TvYz3UdkA&s=19
We should have an easy victory in the 1600 m relay.
Looking forward to extended perimeter pressure. Looking forward to transition baskets. I recognize that there will be turnovers and young guys being overly aggressive on defense. A trade I am willing to make and am looking forward to.
Having missed badly in the past due to pessimism, going with 21-10 (13-7).
20-11 / 12-8
22-9 / 12-8
Team will win 1 or 2 in the NCAA.
From a macro view, 20-11 with BE of 12-8, however that may play out.
Non Conference 5-6. Unfortunately we loose to all the majors.
Overall 15-16
Of course, I hope I am wrong but it is how I see it.
Quote from: Class71 on October 29, 2025, 06:57:59 PMNon Conference 5-6. Unfortunately we loose to all the majors.
Overall 15-16
Of course, I hope I am wrong but it is how I see it.
Every which way but loose, I assume
8-3 NC (beat MD & IU. Lose to OU, UW & P) 9-11 Conf. (0-4 vs UConn & RickyP, sweep BU, split the rest) 17-14 overall. Not sure MU has a go-to guy this season. NIT seems about right. However, IF...Prov & SH can be swept...and MU is due to win in Dane Cty despite the brilliance of Gard, 11-9 / 20-11 gets a NCAA 10-seed. I like the attempt of no-transfer, but not sure it ever wins big. Those days gone, my friends.
19-12 (11-9). The conference is stronger this year minus SH. Too many unknowns for me on MU (leaders, go to guys, level of development of previous role players, potential freshmen impact, height of our main ball handlers, raw back up centers, three point shooting). Shaka is a great coach and I think he gets the team to play well enough with good enough defense to get a winning record overall and in conference.
Hope to be pleasantly surprised on the upside with this team. Glad that many of the scoopers here that have good basketball acumen think they will be much better than I do. I need to see it to believe it. Doubting Thomas. Major test of Shaka's and MU's recruiting and NIL philosophy. He has said as much as well.
Go MU! Glad the season is here.
Same as last few years.
We start out strong, win some games over some top teams we're not supposed to beat (coz these teams are full of transfers who haven't figured out how to play together yet), have flashes and games where it looks like we're playing National Championship basketball.
Steadily rise in the rankings as the wins pile up, start getting some press and coverage. Continue to rise in the rankings, get more press, talk of how this MU team could be a 2 seed easily and Shaka COY and how he's "doing it right" with no transfers and quality guys who want to be at MU!
Meanwhile other teams starting to figure it out and gelling. Now teams have seen enough tape and have figured us out.
In the BEast grind, getting beat up and tossed around by more physical teams. Falling in the rankings, talk starts about how we're a 5 to 7 seed if we win a couple of BEast tourney games.
MUScoop meltdowns, doom and gloom. End the regular season and post conference season .500 at best over last 8 games. Probably on a 2 to 4 game losing streak going into BEast Tourney. Maybe win 1 in NY or maybe not.
Go into NCAA tourney 8 to 10 seed. Possibly eek 1st round game out or more likely get bounced by a lower seeded team. Definite blow out embarrassing loss in 2nd round.
More MUScoop meltdowns, usual calls of pay the players more, get some transfers or calls for Shaka's head.
Others content with the season, how hard "our guys" tried and how we shouldn't be critical of these "kids" (adults 18yr and older by definition) who are now, also by definition, paid professional players (likely making more $$$ than you btw) in college!
Scoopers then go in to a late hibernation season until hype for next season begins. And we start the same thing all over again!
Still looking forward to the season and the MUScoop meltdowns though.
Quote from: jimmybutlerfanatic on October 29, 2025, 11:05:53 PMSame as last few years.
We start out strong, win some games over some top teams we're not supposed to beat (coz these teams are full of transfers who haven't figured out how to play together yet), have flashes and games where it looks like we're playing National Championship basketball.
Steadily rise in the rankings as the wins pile up, start getting some press and coverage. Continue to rise in the rankings, get more press, talk of how this MU team could be a 2 seed easily and Shaka COY and how he's "doing it right" with no transfers and quality guys who want to be at MU!
Meanwhile other teams starting to figure it out and gelling. Now teams have seen enough tape and have figured us out.
In the BEast grind, getting beat up and tossed around by more physical teams. Falling in the rankings, talk starts about how we're a 5 to 7 seed if we win a couple of BEast tourney games.
MUScoop meltdowns, doom and gloom. End the regular season and post conference season .500 at best over last 8 games. Probably on a 2 to 4 game losing streak going into BEast Tourney. Maybe win 1 in NY or maybe not.
Go into NCAA tourney 8 to 10 seed. Possibly eek 1st round game out or more likely get bounced by a lower seeded team. Definite blow out embarrassing loss in 2nd round.
More MUScoop meltdowns, usual calls of pay the players more, get some transfers or calls for Shaka's head.
Others content with the season, how hard "our guys" tried and how we shouldn't be critical of these "kids" (adults 18yr and older by definition) who are now, also by definition, paid professional players (likely making more $$$ than you btw) in college!
Scoopers then go in to a late hibernation season until hype for next season begins. And we start the same thing all over again!
Still looking forward to the season and the MUScoop meltdowns though.
By "last few years," you mean last season, right?
Quote from: Viper on October 29, 2025, 08:46:07 PM8-3 NC (beat MD & IU. Lose to OU, UW & P) 9-11 Conf. (0-4 vs UConn & RickyP, sweep BU, split the rest) 17-14 overall. Not sure MU has a go-to guy this season. NIT seems about right. However, IF...Prov & SH can be swept...and MU is due to win in Dane Cty despite the brilliance of Gard, 11-9 / 20-11 gets a NCAA 10-seed. I like the attempt of no-transfer, but not sure it ever wins big. Those days gone, my friends.
Seeing this prediction makes me feel a lot better about Marquette's chances this year
Honestly, hard to predict - I'm weirdly excited for this season bc I think it could go a lot of different directions. One thing I think we'll see for sure this year that'll be different is this team will be playing better and improving as year goes on.
I don't know what we'll end as a whole record but I think 23 wins total (whether those extra from big east tournament or ncaa) and Chase retires as the winningest player in MU history
I have several things I hope to see.
Health.
Depth.
Versatility.
Extended pressure. Turning into transition offense.
IF...Hamilton isn't just fetch.
IF...Stevens and James are really ready to provide some high energy, effective minutes.
IF... Lowery builds on the second half of last season.
IF... Owens is who we thought he was pre-injuries.
This will be the deepest, most athletic MU team in forever. If Shaka is able to harness it, and have this group play as fast as he says he wants to, this is going to be a riot to watch.
Lots of ifs but I like it Tower. I feel the the same way if all those things come true (but I could say that about a lot of teams I root for before the season starts). Some teams you just know it. This year my enthusiasm is built on Hope. Hope that everything you said is true.
Many players on this team have the desired size, length and athleticism. Are they mentally prepared and skilled enough to get the job done against a really good schedule? Who knows?
I'll be there watching it though no matter what.
Quote from: Shooter McGavin on October 30, 2025, 09:06:04 AMLots of ifs but I like it Tower. I feel the the same way if all those things come true (but I could say that about a lot of teams I root for before the season starts). Some teams you just know it. This year my enthusiasm is built on Hope. Hope that everything you said is true.
Many players on this team have the desired size, length and athleticism. Are they mentally prepared and skilled enough to get the job done against a really good schedule? Who knows?
I'll be there watching it though no matter what.
Yes, there aren't as many knowns as there have been in recent seasons under Shaka. And, of course, the RGV vs transfers debate.
But, why the assumption (not from you, but from some others) that teams with huge roster turnover are by definition better? It seems to me that everyone is playing the portal game, but the numbers of winners and lovers has remained the same.
Quote from: tower912 on October 30, 2025, 09:17:43 AMYes, there aren't as many knowns as there have been in recent seasons under Shaka. And, of course, the RGV vs transfers debate.
But, why the assumption (not from you, but from some others) that teams with huge roster turnover are by definition better? It seems to me that everyone is playing the portal game, but the numbers of winners and lovers has remained the same.
Have my doubts about the same number of lovers. Willie might be able to provide more data on that. He's been studying the game since the Statue of Liberty was delivered
Quote from: tower912 on October 30, 2025, 09:17:43 AMYes, there aren't as many knowns as there have been in recent seasons under Shaka. And, of course, the RGV vs transfers debate.
But, why the assumption (not from you, but from some others) that teams with huge roster turnover are by definition better? It seems to me that everyone is playing the portal game, but the numbers of winners and lovers has remained the same.
Agree that constant roster turnover is not necessarily the answer. If this strategy (Shaka's) works and I think it can, it will be the best of all worlds for a program like Marquette. I have been a proponent of supplementing the roster with one or two players as needed when it looks like it would fill a hole on a really good team. But year over year turnover is not ideal. I like getting to know and rooting for MU players over several years.
If this second wave of talent develops like the first wave did I think it would be hard to second guess this RGV strategy going forward. If MU is a fringe tournament team with the arrow pointing up at the end of the season I think that would be a very good sign.
Quote from: tower912 on October 30, 2025, 08:44:48 AMI have several things I hope to see.
Health.
Depth.
Versatility.
Extended pressure. Turning into transition offense.
IF...Hamilton isn't just fetch.
IF...Stevens and James are really ready to provide some high energy, effective minutes.
IF... Lowery builds on the second half of last season.
IF... Owens is who we thought he was pre-injuries.
This will be the deepest, most athletic MU team in forever. If Shaka is able to harness it, and have this group play as fast as he says he wants to, this is going to be a riot to watch.
Good post, tower. But it does seem weird to keep talking about this guy every time Hamilton's name is mentioned ...
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Quote from: tower912 on October 30, 2025, 08:44:48 AMI have several things I hope to see.
Health.
Depth.
Versatility.
Extended pressure. Turning into transition offense.
IF...Hamilton isn't just fetch.
IF...Stevens and James are really ready to provide some high energy, effective minutes.
IF... Lowery builds on the second half of last season.
IF... Owens is who we thought he was pre-injuries.
This will be the deepest, most athletic MU team in forever. If Shaka is able to harness it, and have this group play as fast as he says he wants to, this is going to be a riot to watch.
Nice post.
Definitely a lot of IFs, and history has shown that they don't all pan out, so I'd argue that the odds of all 4 IFs happening is slim to none.
However, as the season gets closer I'm beginning to think that your 3rd and 4th if are the most important parts of this season as a whole, and the near future of this program.
I will add Parham to the 3rd if and say that
IF... Lowery and Parham build on last season
And
IF... Owens is close to who we thought he was pre-injury
Then this team will have a stud or studs to compliment Chase and do some damage.
In other words, Marquette just needs 1-2 of Parham, Lowery, Owens to take the next big step towards stardom and become a dude(s)
One of those can be a useful 4 year guy or 6th man type, but I'd argue that 2 need to take a big leap to quality 2-3 yr BE starter and potential All BE type player.
As for the 1 and 5... I think that between Caetch Hamilton and Benny and a little of Clark we should be acceptable at the 5 and between SJ22 and NJ we *should be ok at point, with the ceiling being higher at the 1 than the 5 imo
12-19, 7-13
20-11, 12-8
Tournament? Don't talk about ... tournament? You kidding me? Tournament? I just hope we can win a game!
They will be who we think they are.
Don't let em off the hook.
Quote from: mr.MUskie on October 30, 2025, 01:06:50 PM12-19, 7-13
Seriously...care to explain your BE prediction? I mean...
7-13? Of course, Rico's was worse, but that's just Rico being Rico.
Marquette will have an even better ability this year to contest every pass. Which will make Marquette difficult to play against and a very dangerous team.
Lower floor than last year's team but a higher ceiling.
Plus, I'd have to see two down years in a row (IE missing the tourney) before I'd have serious questions about Shaka's approach.
22-9 (13-7).
I'm going with 12-8 in the BEast, 9-2 in non-conference.
That's a season record of 21-10.
It was a long offseason. Glad today has arrived and we've got Marquette games to watch again ... and to Scoop about again!
We Are Marquette!
21-10 (13-7)
4 seed at BET
1-1
7 seed NCAA
1-1
Its been touched on a lot here, but replacing 3 good players, but below the rim guys, with jump out of the gym athleticism cant be overstated.
Lots of speed and defense this year. Hinges on if we don't play too fast for ourselves to catch up.
20-11 (11-7). Hopefully some tourney wins added to that later.
Quote from: JakeBarnes on November 03, 2025, 09:46:08 AMIts been touched on a lot here, but replacing 3 good players, but below the rim guys, with jump out of the gym athleticism cant be overstated.
Lots of speed and defense this year. Hinges on if we don't play too fast for ourselves to catch up.
20-11 (11-7). Hopefully some tourney wins added to that later.
Do you have us just deciding not to play 2 BEast games, Jake?
Gah. Make it 12-8. I forgot about the whole 20 games part
Quote from: JakeBarnes on November 03, 2025, 09:46:08 AMIts been touched on a lot here, but replacing 3 good players, but below the rim guys, with jump out of the gym athleticism cant be overstated.
Lots of speed and defense this year. Hinges on if we don't play too fast for ourselves to catch up.
20-11 (11-7). Hopefully some tourney wins added to that later.
You're missing two conference games.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on November 03, 2025, 01:29:46 PMYou're missing two conference games.
You're missing posts from hours ago :)
Anticipating Willie's prediction. He needs to make his call.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on November 03, 2025, 02:36:29 PMAnticipating Willie's prediction. He needs to make his call.
Waiting to see if Briiiickkk is a starter
We should win tonight.
Quote from: Uncle Rico on November 03, 2025, 03:21:05 PMMake a season prediction
Autumn. Transitioning into winter
Quote from: Uncle Rico on November 03, 2025, 03:21:05 PMMake a season prediction
If he doesn't, that lets him say "I told you so" no matter what happens. He's smarter than the average Ramsey.
Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on October 27, 2025, 01:35:34 PM6-5 non-con?
So you have them losing to all of IU, Maryland, Oklahoma, Purdue, and Wisconsin?
That's ludicrous.
Hmmm. Or accurate.
Quote from: CTWarrior on November 28, 2025, 04:00:09 PMYeah, but you forgot Dayton.
I know, wasn't my prediction, I didn't think we'd lose all these games either. Sigh.
I just remember someone taking a lot of flak about it.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on November 28, 2025, 04:47:20 PMRico nailed the NonCon record. Holy wow!
Hilarious how he's just being a sarcastic smug jackass but actually may be unintentionally correct lol
Quote from: rocky_warrior on November 28, 2025, 03:08:46 PMHmmm. Or accurate.
Yep, I was DEAD wrong, as were most of us.