Shaka's coaching cost us the game tonite. Why does Gold go and guard the guard outside and leave James covering a bigger player? That is part of the reason Villanova had 17 off rebounds. Our boxing out is terrible. Villanova is one of the best 3 pt shooting team and Shaka played a def that let them shoot 3 pt shots all game. What Shaka is thinking sometimes baffles me. How many turnovers from not being able to drive??? It is so frustrating.
Lots of stuff this year making me think Shaka isn't quite a great of a coach as I thought he was
He has many good qualities but being a great in-game coach is not one of them.
I thought Shaka emphasizing getting the ball to Royce when he had two good legs was brilliant.
I thought sitting Chase for extended periods was appropriate.
Villanova was playing 5 out and small. By definition, Ben had to guard a smaller player on the perimeter.
His best available option was to go small. Mitigated with his starting guards in foul trouble and Chase being bad for a lot of the game.
Look at context.
No he didn't. He cost us that game in the offseason.
What is he supposed to do right now? This team sucks.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on February 10, 2026, 09:08:14 PMNo he didn't. He cost us that game in the offseason.
What is he supposed to do right now? This team sucks.
Go get hard for Gard some more. This team no longer sucks. It did. They just took a Tourney team to the wire on the road with their freshman stud playing the worst game of his career. Gtfooh.
It's cuz he holds grudges.
Quote from: wadesworld on February 10, 2026, 09:15:10 PMGo get hard for Gard some more. This team no longer sucks. It did. They just took a Tourney team to the wire on the road with their freshman stud playing the worst game of his career. Gtfooh.
What does Gard have to do with anything? You talk about him more than anybody on this entire board.
These games and every one like it were lost for Marquette in the offseason. There is nothing Shaka can do right now to win these games.
Shaka was just fine tonight. The rotations were good.
Unfortunately had to go zone since the refs wouldnt let either team play man.
We ran some really nice sets to get Royce and Stevens in good spots.
Most importantly, went away from Chase at the end. The young guys just arent ready to make a clutch play yet unfortunately. But that will come with more experience and we're gonna be really good next year.
Quote from: JTJ3 on February 10, 2026, 09:37:29 PMShaka was just fine tonight. The rotations were good.
Unfortunately had to go zone since the refs wouldnt let either team play man.
We ran some really nice sets to get Royce and Stevens in good spots.
Most importantly, went away from Chase at the end. The young guys just arent ready to make a clutch play yet unfortunately. But that will come with more experience and we're gonna be really good next year.
Agreed. Shaka was fine.
There's not a lot of buttons he can push.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on February 10, 2026, 09:35:21 PMWhat does Gard have to do with anything? You talk about him more than anybody on this entire board.
These games and every one like it were lost for Marquette in the offseason. There is nothing Shaka can do right now to win these games.
"There is nothing Shaka can do right now to win these games."
The above is just a silly statement and I'm not saying that because I have any issue with Shaka's coaching tonight.
There will be a lot more options next year
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on February 10, 2026, 09:08:14 PMNo he didn't. He cost us that game in the offseason.
What is he supposed to do right now? This team sucks.
This team is much much better than it was, and no longer sucks.
Shaka made a lot of good decisions tonight in the first 36, but not so much in the last 4.
A team takes on the character of its coach in the most pivotal moments
Not sure if it's Xs and Os, or character and the ability to handle pressure, but its not new.
It's been his kryptonite for a decade or so, and won't change in a season where he's coaching one of his worst teams in the last 20 years
Quote from: DoctorV on February 10, 2026, 09:43:19 PMThis team is much much better than it was, and no longer sucks.
Shaka made a lot of good decisions tonight in the first 36, but not so much in the last 4.
A team takes on the character of its coach in the most pivotal moments
Not sure if it's Xs and Os, or character and the ability to handle pressure, but its not new.
It's been his kryptonite for a decade or so, and won't change in a season where he's coaching one of his worst teams in the last 20 years
They got three spot threes once we went up nine. Two in the corner. I can't stand the soft double on penetration, the high hedge, and overpressuring up top on in general.
Quote from: DoctorV on February 10, 2026, 09:43:19 PMThis team is much much better than it was, and no longer sucks.
Shaka made a lot of good decisions tonight in the first 36, but not so much in the last 4.
A team takes on the character of its coach in the most pivotal moments
Not sure if it's Xs and Os, or character and the ability to handle pressure, but its not new.
It's been his kryptonite for a decade or so, and won't change in a season where he's coaching one of his worst teams in the last 20 years
This team absolutely still sucks. It is definitely playing better but it is such an unserious team regardless of that. It has no center. It has no bench. It has no veteran leadership. It is a very bad team that has 3 players really coming along.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on February 10, 2026, 10:00:47 PMThis team absolutely still sucks. It is definitely playing better but it is such an unserious team regardless of that. It has no center. It has no bench. It has no veteran leadership. It is a very bad team that has 3 players really coming along.
And you've always been an unserious poster.
Shaka didn't cost the game tonight, but this team's continued late-game collapses and inability to get decent shots in final possessions is an indictment on his coaching this season.
Shaka didnt cost the game. Nigel was brutal and more or less gave Nova a run in the last 2:30.
Very frosh game from him in the last 10 or so. Kudos to nova for flusterimg him in the press.
Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on February 10, 2026, 10:00:47 PMThis team absolutely still sucks. It is definitely playing better but it is such an unserious team regardless of that. It has no center. It has no bench. It has no veteran leadership. It is a very bad team that has 3 players really coming along.
Ok I'll give you a lot of that.
No center, no bench, no leadership.
It's all evident.
I team cannot completely suck when it should have beaten Villanova 2x this year
Villanova is a good, not great, team that will make the NCAAt. Marquette should have won both games
See my comments in other threads on coach's kryptonite.
That said, most teams will not want to see this Marquette team in NYC and you count say that 3 weeks ago. It would still be wild for them to even win 3 games to make the final, and it'll be likely and possible for them to come in with confidence and lay a dud in game 1, but if they win a game I sure wouldn't want to see this team at the Garden
Quote from: Don_Kojis on February 10, 2026, 08:54:18 PMShaka's coaching cost us the game tonite. Why does Gold go and guard the guard outside and leave James covering a bigger player? That is part of the reason Villanova had 17 off rebounds. Our boxing out is terrible. Villanova is one of the best 3 pt shooting team and Shaka played a def that let them shoot 3 pt shots all game. What Shaka is thinking sometimes baffles me. How many turnovers from not being able to drive??? It is so frustrating.
It's been said already but I disagree with this. Royce started cramping, Adrien got banged up, Nigel was in foul trouble and played his worst game of the season, Nova got hit from 3 (many deep and contested).
Yes it's bad that we didn't draw one foul the last 9:30 but Nigel and Chase both got fouled a couple times with no calls in that span. Even that last shot attempt, we had no timeouts and they were clearly thrown off that Nova didn't foul.
The loss stems more from Shaka's poor roster construction than his in-game coaching tonight, in my opinion. Just as all our losses have come from that.
But man the improvement has been awesome and now that Nigel knows he doesn't have to do EVERYTHING out there, hopefully he finishes the season more under control. Tough loss but really proud of our guys.