I could have added these thoughts to another already curated thread, but what the hell...
The biggest problem for me is trying to figure out how/when this gets better. It's not going to be soon, it just isn't. MU is going to go 8-25 in Shaka's fifth year on the job. There's no lottery pick awaiting as a reward for this terrible season.
I'd like to say apathy set in, but I'm well beyond that. I half heartedly watched tonight and I don't know much more I can watch. A Midwest winter not consuming Marquette basketball seems unfathomable, but here we are.
I can't imagine they fire Shaka after this season, but he certainly is giving the athletic department every reason to at least ponder the situation. I don't know what that in game coaching was tonight. MU was probably not going to win against Georgetown, but Shaka sure as heck helped make that a certainty. I don't care how poor MU's record is, that coaching effort tonight was unacceptable and borderline incompetence.
It's clearly broken right now. The guy in charge is going to have to do a total 180 to make it right. His money in the bank from his first four years is being withdrawn at a rapid pace. I'm the guy that jokingly/not jokingly fires coaches (over in the Superbar) when they're clearly done with that school/organization. I'm not firing up that post for Shaka yet, but it's truly incredible that we're here right now.
Something better change for the better to this circus.
Always room on the bus for another fan expressing their opinion.
That is what MUSCOOP is all about.
I don't get how this year was allowed to happen with how the remainders played down the stretch last year. There were obvious talent issues after Kam and Stevie (and Chase). I know this system relies on continual improvement--but for there to be so little improvement (and some regression) spread out amongst so many to leave us with this dreck is really stunning.
It's obvious Shaka has an enormous ego, thinking his returning players would take the next step. Last night you saw the 2 seniors showing there average players at best. What confuses me more is having 3 redshirts on the team, if they can not play on this team right now, how good are they? Its going to be interesting in April!
Quote from: connie on December 18, 2025, 04:57:05 PMI don't get how this year was allowed to happen with how the remainders played down the stretch last year. There were obvious talent issues after Kam and Stevie (and Chase). I know this system relies on continual improvement--but for there to be so little improvement (and some regression) spread out amongst so many to leave us with this dreck is really stunning.
In looking at last year's schedule, I'm not sure I agree there was some obvious letdown at the end of last season.
The last 10 games included both matchups against St. Johns, both matchups against UConn, road games at Creighton and Villanova, drawing St. Johns in the 2nd round of the BET. The schedule was set by the league to create meaningful games in the last month and keep the championship race interesting. We piled up wins in the easy part of the schedule and lost tough games at the end.
It's the same reason the ACC saves the Duke/UNC games for late in the season.
Quote from: BCHoopster on December 18, 2025, 05:43:38 PMIt's obvious Shaka has an enormous ego, thinking his returning players would take the next step. Last night you saw the 2 seniors showing there average players at best. What confuses me more is having 3 redshirts on the team, if they can not play on this team right now, how good are they? Its going to be interesting in April!
There/their/they're.
You would think even by chance you would get this right some of the time......but no.
Not pointless at all. The crazy thing is with our back to back #2 seeds, we 100% underachieved in the tournament. With two disastrous performances.
We were at the game last night - when we were walking to our car after the game my bride mentioned how glad she was that we are now splitting our tickets with another couple. It was also one of the quietest crowd if seen at an MU game in a long time.
Quote from: MuggsyB on December 18, 2025, 07:14:47 PMNot pointless at all. The crazy thing is with our back to back #2 seeds, we 100% underachieved in the tournament. With two disastrous performances.
...those back-2-back 2's are a fart in the wind. Last year was a foreshadowing...although to this extent was not anticipated by anyone. Running a storied college basketball program into an iceberg with no room in the lifeboat unless two or three are sacrificed. (Viper's expertise commentary is free of charge, of course)
Quote from: Viper on December 18, 2025, 07:28:07 PM...those back-2-back 2's are a fart in the wind. Last year was a foreshadowing...although to this extent was not anticipated by anyone. Running a storied college basketball program into an iceberg with no room in the lifeboat unless two or three are sacrificed. (Viper's expertise commentary is free of charge, of course)
Ahem
Quote from: ATL MU Warrior on January 14, 2025, 09:01:22 PMI know this staff hangs their hats on development, but I just don't see how we are going to be any good next year. We are losing too much and there just doesn't seem to be anything behind them. I hope I'm wrong.
I never imagined we'd be in this situation, even with our issues midway through last year. I thought this would be a team fighting to make the tournament, not a unmitigated disaster. And again, I'm a big Shaka guy. That said, as others have mentioned, we cannot have a team that could very well be dead last in the BEast and with 7 or 8 wins. Especially in light of the fact this is a down year for our conference.
Quote from: We R Final Four on December 18, 2025, 06:56:02 PMThere/their/they're.
You would think even by chance you would get this right some of the time......but no.
Seriously this is a blog on MU, not Wnglish 101, do I care no!
Pre-season expectations were clearly over stated by most but they are underachieving. The team has talent and young players with high potential for the future. Unlikely they will do a full 180 this year but I am not as worried as others about next season and beyond.
Adrien, Nigel, Parham & Owens are a very nice young guard / forward core. Plenty of other talent coming back and coming in. Yes they all need to progress but the clear issue is the lack of a quality big man in the next few years. Clark has plenty of size but I will trust the coaches on why he rarely plays and Sheek is listed as a power forward, and is talented, but power is not his game or will not be for at least a few years.
And yes I said Owens - he showed what he is capable of yesterday, is very athletic, and has the highest ceiling on the team. I still believe that Owens can be a starter next season and a top player by his senior season. It will be up to him. Owens is smart, talented and ultra-athletic - sprinkle in plenty of hard work, humility and a team-first approach (Oso style) and it will take him far.
MU has the potential to be a good team the next 2 years with one good power forward or center transfer this off season. A Robert Jackson clone would do.
Quote from: MuggsyB on December 18, 2025, 07:14:47 PMNot pointless at all. The crazy thing is with our back to back #2 seeds, we 100% underachieved in the tournament. With two disastrous performances.
To be fair, the first one had Kolek with the thumb injury and the second one they went to the S16 and ran into a red-hot NC State team that went to the FF. Not sure if that was underperforming or just bad luck.
But the first round exits have been brutal. Yet compared to this year we will look back fondly on those years.
Quote from: The_Blaze on December 18, 2025, 09:25:54 PMPre-season expectations were clearly over stated by most but they are underachieving. The team has talent and young players with high potential for the future. Unlikely they will do a full 180 this year but I am not as worried as others about next season and beyond.
Adrien, Nigel, Parham & Owens are a very nice young guard / forward core. Plenty of other talent coming back and coming in. Yes they all need to progress but the clear issue is the lack of a quality big man in the next few years. Clark has plenty of size but I will trust the coaches on why he rarely plays and Sheek is listed as a power forward, and is talented, but power is not his game or will not be for at least a few years.
And yes I said Owens - he showed what he is capable of yesterday, is very athletic, and has the highest ceiling on the team. I still believe that Owens can be a starter next season and a top player by his senior season. It will be up to him. Owens is smart, talented and ultra-athletic - sprinkle in plenty of hard work, humility and a team-first approach (Oso style) and it will take him far.
MU has the potential to be a good team the next 2 years with one good power forward or center transfer this off season. A Robert Jackson clone would do.
Like the optimism. I need to see a lot more from Owens to feel good about his future, but yesterday was a step in the right direction. He does have some good tools and athleticism to be a difference maker.
Unfortunately I think they need two high-level transfers to dream of being a good team next year. If we think this year's senior class is underwhelming, just wait for 2026.
Quote from: The_Blaze on December 18, 2025, 09:25:54 PMPre-season expectations were clearly over stated by most but they are underachieving. The team has talent and young players with high potential for the future. Unlikely they will do a full 180 this year but I am not as worried as others about next season and beyond.
Adrien, Nigel, Parham & Owens are a very nice young guard / forward core. Plenty of other talent coming back and coming in. Yes they all need to progress but the clear issue is the lack of a quality big man in the next few years. Clark has plenty of size but I will trust the coaches on why he rarely plays and Sheek is listed as a power forward, and is talented, but power is not his game or will not be for at least a few years.
And yes I said Owens - he showed what he is capable of yesterday, is very athletic, and has the highest ceiling on the team. I still believe that Owens can be a starter next season and a top player by his senior season. It will be up to him. Owens is smart, talented and ultra-athletic - sprinkle in plenty of hard work, humility and a team-first approach (Oso style) and it will take him far.
MU has the potential to be a good team the next 2 years with one good power forward or center transfer this off season. A Robert Jackson clone would do.
What proof do we have that Owens is smart? I'm not writing him off. The talent is there. But the kid really has no idea how to play basketball right now. Hopefully he gets a lot of minutes the rest of the year to figure it out. Yesterday was a nice start
Quote from: BM1090 on December 18, 2025, 11:13:21 PMWhat proof do we have that Owens is smart? I'm not writing him off. The talent is there. But the kid really has no idea how to play basketball right now. Hopefully he gets a lot of minutes the rest of the year to figure it out. Yesterday was a nice start
BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
It may be fair to be concerned about his overall performance so far this season given his high expectations, regardless of his injuries last season, but I am confident that someone who "has no idea how to play basketball" would not put up 15 points, 7 rebounds and 0 turnovers in 27 minutes of play in a Big East game.
As someone who has been on the 'use the portal' side of the debate, at this point I'm not sure if they can make this a tourney team through the portal. The third year players are by far the worst recruiting class since we joined the Big East. They should obviously try, but they dug themselves a huge hole.
Quote from: The_Blaze on December 19, 2025, 12:31:01 AMBIG EAST All-Academic Team.
It may be fair to be concerned about his overall performance so far this season given his high expectations, regardless of his injuries last season, but I am confident that someone who "has no idea how to play basketball" would not put up 15 points, 7 rebounds and 0 turnovers in 27 minutes of play in a Big East game.
Ah you meant in the classroom. That's cool. Great accomplishment for him.
When I say he doesn't know how to play basketball I mean he consistently is out of position on both ends but especially on defense. His rotations are late or nonexistent. And he often doesn't make the right play on offense. He doesn't seem to function in the structure.
Crazy talent though, hope he puts it together. He's one of the few guys that has the talent to be a go to guy next year.
Quote from: The_Blaze on December 18, 2025, 09:25:54 PMPre-season expectations were clearly over stated by most but they are underachieving. The team has talent and young players with high potential for the future. Unlikely they will do a full 180 this year but I am not as worried as others about next season and beyond.
Adrien, Nigel, Parham & Owens are a very nice young guard / forward core. Plenty of other talent coming back and coming in. Yes they all need to progress but the clear issue is the lack of a quality big man in the next few years. Clark has plenty of size but I will trust the coaches on why he rarely plays and Sheek is listed as a power forward, and is talented, but power is not his game or will not be for at least a few years.
And yes I said Owens - he showed what he is capable of yesterday, is very athletic, and has the highest ceiling on the team. I still believe that Owens can be a starter next season and a top player by his senior season. It will be up to him. Owens is smart, talented and ultra-athletic - sprinkle in plenty of hard work, humility and a team-first approach (Oso style) and it will take him far.
MU has the potential to be a good team the next 2 years with one good power forward or center transfer this off season. A Robert Jackson clone would do.
I don't necessarily disagree, but someone will need to transfer out to open a spot. Shaka took Clark because he's 7'2", of course. Shaka playing Hamilton is a head scratcher...makes Vic Lazzaretti look like Nikola Jokic.
Quote from: The_Blaze on December 18, 2025, 09:25:54 PMPre-season expectations were clearly over stated by most but they are underachieving. The team has talent and young players with high potential for the future. Unlikely they will do a full 180 this year but I am not as worried as others about next season and beyond.
Adrien, Nigel, Parham & Owens are a very nice young guard / forward core. Plenty of other talent coming back and coming in. Yes they all need to progress but the clear issue is the lack of a quality big man in the next few years. Clark has plenty of size but I will trust the coaches on why he rarely plays and Sheek is listed as a power forward, and is talented, but power is not his game or will not be for at least a few years.
And yes I said Owens - he showed what he is capable of yesterday, is very athletic, and has the highest ceiling on the team. I still believe that Owens can be a starter next season and a top player by his senior season. It will be up to him. Owens is smart, talented and ultra-athletic - sprinkle in plenty of hard work, humility and a team-first approach (Oso style) and it will take him far.
MU has the potential to be a good team the next 2 years with one good power forward or center transfer this off season. A Robert Jackson clone would do.
Yes, it can turn around quickly. I agree. The freshman and sophomores can be part of the solution. But 2-3 portal players will be necessary.
It's amazing how in one year all of scoop for the most part can suddenly understand the need for a true bruising powered forward/center or at least someone who is a rim protector and can rebound. There was always so much snark about "air craft carriers". Well strong, tall players will always have a place in the game if you want to go far in the tournament.
Quote from: The_Blaze on December 18, 2025, 09:25:54 PMMU has the potential to be a good team the next 2 years with one good power forward or center transfer this off season. A Robert Jackson clone would do.
a transfer? No way. RGV, baby!
Relationships, Growth, Virtue Signaling.
I think it's time the bench stop with the "defense clap, clap, clap" gig. They look like a grade school team doing that. It looks ridiculous but even more so when we're losing every game
Quote from: BM1090 on December 18, 2025, 11:13:21 PMWhat proof do we have that Owens is smart? I'm not writing him off. The talent is there. But the kid really has no idea how to play basketball right now. Hopefully he gets a lot of minutes the rest of the year to figure it out. Yesterday was a nice start
I LOVE DO. I don't think it's about his intelligence, I think it's not wanting to make a mistake. On defense he doesn't help or get a foot in the middle of the court on weak side defense because he doesn't want to lose his man. In the game I could see two things. As the confidence rose, he took more chances on both ends of the court. He was aggressive on offense and even when he lost the ball he was fouled. On defense, he attacked the glass and was clearly the most athletic player on the floor. He is going to falter and struggle, but I think he's tipped into the next level of development.
Quote from: swoopem on December 19, 2025, 09:01:31 AMI think it's time the bench stop with the "defense clap, clap, clap" gig. They look like a grade school team doing that. It looks ridiculous but even more so when we're losing every game
Maybe you should buy them some sweater vests if you're expecting that.
Without one or two rugged front-line players, it is unlikely that next year is going to be very different. And, those rugged frontliners are nowhere in sight.
Shaka has done a good job with the program, but I am starting to wonder. Now that all the players are his recruits and it is truly Shaka's team, things are going sideways fast. I can't help but wonder what MU basketball will look like in three years.
Quote from: Shooter McGavin on December 19, 2025, 06:59:26 AMIt's amazing how in one year all of scoop for the most part can suddenly understand the need for a true bruising powered forward/center or at least someone who is a rim protector and can rebound. There was always so much snark about "air craft carriers". Well strong, tall players will always have a place in the game if you want to go far in the tournament.
Do you? There are a lot of ways to win basketball games nowadays. Who was Alabama's big, strong, bruising aircraft carrier when they went to the Final Four in 2024? Grant Nelson was their leading rebounder at 5.9 per game and was 6'10", 215 lbs and played on the perimeter.
Last year's Houston team didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 15 mpg, and didn't have a player over 6'8" on their roster.
Miami's Final Four team in 2023 didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 10 mpg.
Villanova's Final Four team in 2022 didn't have a player over 6'8" play more than 3 mpg, and the one 6'8" guy was Eric Dixon, who played on the wing for a lot of his career.
Baylor's 2021 Final Four team had Matthew Meyer at 6'9" playing on the perimeter and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua at 6'8".
Houston's 2021 Final Four team had nobody over 6'8" on the roster.
And that's as far back as I'm going to look. While there are the Edeys and Clingans, a lot of "bigs" aren't "aircraft carriers" or guys that play with their back to the basket in the post, either. Many are like Khaman Maluach at Duke last year, who is big and athletic so he's a pick and roll rim runner.
Quote from: swoopem on December 19, 2025, 09:01:31 AMI think it's time the bench stop with the "defense clap, clap, clap" gig. They look like a grade school team doing that. It looks ridiculous but even more so when we're losing every game
What are you saying? The bench is emulating the cheer leaders?
Quote from: wadesworld on December 19, 2025, 10:56:31 AMDo you? There are a lot of ways to win basketball games nowadays. Who was Alabama's big, strong, bruising aircraft carrier when they went to the Final Four in 2024? Grant Nelson was their leading rebounder at 5.9 per game and was 6'10", 215 lbs and played on the perimeter.
Last year's Houston team didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 15 mpg, and didn't have a player over 6'8" on their roster.
Miami's Final Four team in 2023 didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 10 mpg.
Villanova's Final Four team in 2022 didn't have a player over 6'8" play more than 3 mpg, and the one 6'8" guy was Eric Dixon, who played on the wing for a lot of his career.
Baylor's 2021 Final Four team had Matthew Meyer at 6'9" playing on the perimeter and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua at 6'8".
Houston's 2021 Final Four team had nobody over 6'8" on the roster.
And that's as far back as I'm going to look. While there are the Edeys and Clingans, a lot of "bigs" aren't "aircraft carriers" or guys that play with their back to the basket in the post, either. Many are like Khaman Maluach at Duke last year, who is big and athletic so he's a pick and roll rim runner.
Are you saying MU's frontline players are as "rugged" as Houston's frontline in 2021? If so, I'd beg to differ.
Quote from: wadesworld on December 19, 2025, 10:56:31 AMDo you? There are a lot of ways to win basketball games nowadays. Who was Alabama's big, strong, bruising aircraft carrier when they went to the Final Four in 2024? Grant Nelson was their leading rebounder at 5.9 per game and was 6'10", 215 lbs and played on the perimeter.
Last year's Houston team didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 15 mpg, and didn't have a player over 6'8" on their roster.
Miami's Final Four team in 2023 didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 10 mpg.
Villanova's Final Four team in 2022 didn't have a player over 6'8" play more than 3 mpg, and the one 6'8" guy was Eric Dixon, who played on the wing for a lot of his career.
Baylor's 2021 Final Four team had Matthew Meyer at 6'9" playing on the perimeter and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua at 6'8".
Houston's 2021 Final Four team had nobody over 6'8" on the roster.
And that's as far back as I'm going to look. While there are the Edeys and Clingans, a lot of "bigs" aren't "aircraft carriers" or guys that play with their back to the basket in the post, either. Many are like Khaman Maluach at Duke last year, who is big and athletic so he's a pick and roll rim runner.
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All valid points. Parham can play down low, if Owens bulks up he could be an inside-out player (and he can jump over people) and Alex coming in next year has good size.
MU's 2013 elite-8 team did not have a starter over 6'8" although Davente was big/huge. Big does not just mean tall but the size, strength and skill to create space. Also having OTule available to play ~15 minutes that season gave Buzz more match-up options. Buzz likes / prefers fast 'switchables' but Davente and OTule were a big part of that teams success.
Clark clearly has the size (height & building bulk) so let's hope he progresses into someone who can contribute as that size is a benefit on the court and we will have plenty of people who can score so points from him is not the priority. Will Clark progress like Zach Edey - unrealistic as few have.
We don't have a big recruit coming in next season and the biggest 2027 recruit we have an offer to is currently 6'7" 200lbs.
So, I still think our outlook would look better with a quality Big East Big Man from the portal this off-season even if it is primarily an enforcer like Theo John. Need the size inside for quality minutes against certain teams/match-ups.
One of the ways I prefer to look at this year's roster is, given the train wreck we have, who do you build around for the future? The expectation is, who should be keepers, jury is still out and "thanks but no thanks..."
Excluding the seniors, red shirts and incoming freshmen, here is how I see things:
Build Around:
Nigel James
Adrien Stevens
Jury is Still Out:
Royce Parham
Damarius Owens
Michael Phillips
Josh Clark
Thanks but No Thanks:
Caedin Hamilton
Zaide Lowrey
Tre Norman
Sean Jones
The "Thanks but No Thanks" group is where the Portal will come from. This will take the same effort Coach Shaka showed his first year. I'm probably too harsh on maybe Zaide and Sean and God knows, maybe they'll come around. I'm not hopeful and Coach needs to be VERY up-front with each of these guys and find them landing spots.
The reality is that accountability sometimes can be a vicious, ugly mistress but it's necessary. Shaka's accountability is to the 16,000 people who show up for the games and the thousands of alumni and fans following the team. If he doesn't act, they will!
So does everyone agree with this assessment? How would you change it?
Quote from: Zog from Margo on December 19, 2025, 11:48:27 AMAre you saying MU's frontline players are as "rugged" as Houston's frontline in 2021? If so, I'd beg to differ.
No, but I think they're as rugged as Nova's Final Four team or Alabama's Final Four team. You don't need to be the most physically imposing team to make deep runs in the Tournament. Marquette could've easily made a Final Four run in 2023 or 2024 even though Oso wasn't a physical big. I'm saying you can win a lot of different ways in basketball these days.
Quote from: wadesworld on December 19, 2025, 01:55:00 PMNo, but I think they're as rugged as Nova's Final Four team or Alabama's Final Four team. You don't need to be the most physically imposing team to make deep runs in the Tournament. Marquette could've easily made a Final Four run in 2023 or 2024 even though Oso wasn't a physical big. I'm saying you can win a lot of different ways in basketball these days.
Nova's front line was more physical than MU. Dixon shot 3s, but also was physical in the paint and 255 lbs. Samuels was 6'7" and 230 lbs. Roundtree was 6'9" and 250 lbs. Slater was 220. These guys had way bigger frames than Gold, Parham, or Lowery and were stronger players. Hamilton has a BE build but he doesn't have BE talent. I agree that you don't need 7' players but you need physical inside players who won't get pushed around like rag dolls as happened to MU's inside players on Wednesday and against Purdue.
Thanks but no thanks for Hamilton and SJ? Absolutely no chance Shaka goes there.
Quote from: wadesworld on December 19, 2025, 10:56:31 AMDo you? There are a lot of ways to win basketball games nowadays. Who was Alabama's big, strong, bruising aircraft carrier when they went to the Final Four in 2024? Grant Nelson was their leading rebounder at 5.9 per game and was 6'10", 215 lbs and played on the perimeter.
Last year's Houston team didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 15 mpg, and didn't have a player over 6'8" on their roster.
Miami's Final Four team in 2023 didn't have a player over 6'7" play over 10 mpg.
Villanova's Final Four team in 2022 didn't have a player over 6'8" play more than 3 mpg, and the one 6'8" guy was Eric Dixon, who played on the wing for a lot of his career.
Baylor's 2021 Final Four team had Matthew Meyer at 6'9" playing on the perimeter and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua at 6'8".
Houston's 2021 Final Four team had nobody over 6'8" on the roster.
And that's as far back as I'm going to look. While there are the Edeys and Clingans, a lot of "bigs" aren't "aircraft carriers" or guys that play with their back to the basket in the post, either. Many are like Khaman Maluach at Duke last year, who is big and athletic so he's a pick and roll rim runner.
Big and strong. Can rebound and defend other big strong players. Don't care if they are 6'8. As long as they can do it. Whether they are three point shooters or have some post moves as well it doesn't matter. Needs to big boys to win.
Quote from: 21Jumpstreet on December 19, 2025, 09:14:55 AMI LOVE DO. I don't think it's about his intelligence, I think it's not wanting to make a mistake. On defense he doesn't help or get a foot in the middle of the court on weak side defense because he doesn't want to lose his man. In the game I could see two things. As the confidence rose, he took more chances on both ends of the court. He was aggressive on offense and even when he lost the ball he was fouled. On defense, he attacked the glass and was clearly the most athletic player on the floor. He is going to falter and struggle, but I think he's tipped into the next level of development.
That could definitely be, he's got a ton of promise.
If Clark is not better then Hamilton, he must be really bad, maybe in 3 years he can help, next year I doubt it.
Quote from: dgies9156 on December 19, 2025, 01:31:51 PMOne of the ways I prefer to look at this year's roster is, given the train wreck we have, who do you build around for the future? The expectation is, who should be keepers, jury is still out and "thanks but no thanks..."
Excluding the seniors, red shirts and incoming freshmen, here is how I see things:
Build Around:
Nigel James
Adrien Stevens
Jury is Still Out:
Royce Parham
Damarius Owens
Michael Phillips
Josh Clark
Thanks but No Thanks:
Caedin Hamilton
Zaide Lowrey
Tre Norman
Sean Jones
The "Thanks but No Thanks" group is where the Portal will come from. This will take the same effort Coach Shaka showed his first year. I'm probably too harsh on maybe Zaide and Sean and God knows, maybe they'll come around. I'm not hopeful and Coach needs to be VERY up-front with each of these guys and find them landing spots.
The reality is that accountability sometimes can be a vicious, ugly mistress but it's necessary. Shaka's accountability is to the 16,000 people who show up for the games and the thousands of alumni and fans following the team. If he doesn't act, they will!
So does everyone agree with this assessment? How would you change it?
That's where I'm at. Think at least 3 of 'the thanks but no thanks' crew should be replaced - Jones is the one I think that maybe could stay as a backup (I would have said Zaide even a week ago). But I'd still hope for a 1 in the portal.
Incoming: Pearson, Miletic, Egbuono, Johnston, Nash. Shaka's recent track recent w/ redshirts has been uninspiring to say the least. Hopeful this time it works out. Everyone talking about Alex's size. Let's wait and see how he acclimates. Johnston seems like a project and all I know about Nash is supposedly he's a good shooter with some size.
Quote from: BCHoopster on December 18, 2025, 08:04:19 PMSeriously this is a blog on MU, not Wnglish 101, do I care no!
*english