Worked under Shaka and Rhodes at VCU. was FIU head coach
Good call onepost!
Haynes is also gone.......will they be adding another assistant in addition to Ballard?
https://x.com/marquettembb/status/2041600217544306817?s=61
Is Dibami a high major guy?
Quote from: MuMark on April 07, 2026, 02:44:42 PMHaynes is also gone.......will they be adding another assistant in addition to Ballard?
https://x.com/marquettembb/status/2041600217544306817?s=61
Talk about burying Haynes departure. They were also just hoping no one would notice he was suspended this year.
Ballard does seem like a great addition to the staff. Big defense focus. Strong player development
I had been hoping for some coaching changes based on recent recruiting and player development. Great to have an assistant w prior HC experience. This type of coach can support Shaka in multiple ways versus being 1 dimensional such as a defense only coach.
Looking at Ballard's FIU profile, he's basically Shaka's mini-me. Hopefully the replacement for Nevada brings something new to the table.
So if brew's account is accurate, is this an overreaction to a single incident? Were there other issues? Was this mutual?
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 04, 2026, 10:30:40 PMThe actual story is pretty much nothing. In practice, Stevens inadvertantly directed a ball that bounced off Haynes' head. Haynes thought it was intentional and overreacted, yelling and pointing his finger into Stevens' chest.
It wasn't major, but because it involved contact between player & coach, an investigation was done. The investigation confirmed that it wasn't a big deal, minor suspension for Haynes because of the contact.
It wouldn't have been anything if the social media director didn't mistake White Sox Bill for an actual non-troll account. But changing his handle (but not username) was enough to fool the inexperienced social media guy, he did the inaccurate tweet, made it worse by editing it, and Shaka made it worse by repeating inaccurate which convinced people something happened. And something did, but if not for a stupid quote tweet and poor wording, no one would've ever paid this any mind.
Anyone hearing that it was more serious assault, that's bad information and not true. Anyone hearing this had anything to do with Zaide and his departure, that's bad information and untrue. It was just the kind of temper flaring that happens in bad seasons getting blown out of proportion because the social media side mishandled it.
The interesting thing about that is Brew cites Stevens and not Lowery.
Quote from: The Sultan on April 07, 2026, 03:28:06 PMSo if brew's account is accurate, is this an overreaction to a single incident? Were there other issues? Was this mutual?
File this under, 'we should let this one rest' and go on about our day.
Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be any one of interest to us from the FIU roster in the portal.
Excellent call by onepost.
MU flashes back to 80's hair metal with a power Ballard.
Quote from: Jay Bee on April 07, 2026, 03:36:22 PMFile this under, 'we should let this one rest' and go on about our day.
also file it under "MU Athletics needs better social media training." First Josetti, then the intern with WhiteSux Bill
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on April 07, 2026, 03:45:13 PMalso file it under "MU Athletics needs better social media training." First Josetti, then the intern with WhiteSux Bill
And yet nobody outside of MUScoop cared about it more than 12 hours after it was "reported." And even most of Scoop had forgotten about it until today.
Quote from: brewcity77 on April 07, 2026, 03:14:00 PMLooking at Ballard's FIU profile, he's basically Shaka's mini-me. Hopefully the replacement for Nevada brings something new to the table.
Any offensive wizards around?
Quote from: onepost on April 07, 2026, 04:09:22 PMAny offensive wizards around?
All over scoop. You should apply.
Quote from: CountryRoads on April 07, 2026, 02:45:17 PMIs Dibami a high major guy?
I mean, he has already played more college mins than Clark and Hamilton combined...
Quote from: Zombie45 on April 07, 2026, 04:58:07 PMI mean, he has already played more college mins than Clark and Hamilton combined...
But 18 will eclipse him next year!
Quote from: Jay Bee on April 07, 2026, 05:26:18 PMBut 18 will eclipse him next year!
If he is worthy of those mins I am all for it
Quote from: Jay Bee on April 07, 2026, 05:26:18 PMBut 18 will eclipse him next year!
20,000 hook shots this summer
Quote from: Zombie45 on April 09, 2026, 12:13:24 PMIf he is worthy of those mins I am all for it
We all are for it, he just need to be able to check the "
deserves to be on the team" box first.