Quote from: JTJ3 on Today at 11:13:35 AMHeard before the Purdue game a few of the major boosters are pissed, even more than us scoopers, because there is way too much money available for the roster to be so lacking in talent.

Best news I've heard in a while. Bless those guys.

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 10:27:06 AMNo, I've heard multiple times that we've lost recruits not because we don't have the money but because we won't negotiate. And the biggest dollars are in the portal where we won't compete. I'm the last guy that will give admin a pass here, but we have the money and are choosing not to use is.

This, and its purely Shaka choosing not to use it.  Heard before the Purdue game a few of the major boosters are pissed, even more than us scoopers, because there is way too much money available for the roster to be so lacking in talent.  Shaka's gonna get next year to fix it, but his seat is not as cold as most people assume.  He's going to have to adapt or he's going to be gone if we're in this same spot 12 months from now.

The 2026-27 scholarship table looks very bleak in the short term. MU needs experience and skill across the board to compete over the next couple of years. To even bother discussing incoming transfers one would have to accept the roster's shortcomings and consider who would be elsewhere to make room for said players.

Upperclassmen: Between Parham, Lowery, Norman, Jones, Hamilton, and Owens I think at least two have to move on. It's possible Royce may be the only high level difference maker in his time here. Not an inspiring group of 'leaders' by any means.

MU is in desperate need of a skilled big man who is not a liability on the court. Someone they can count on to score 12+ppg, rebound and defend at a high level, and play with physicality. Royce is filling up the stat sheet a bit more lately which is good to see. I have relatively high hopes for Sheek after year 1. If no transfer joins, they'll very likely be in worse shape after Gold's departure. Sad.

With Ross graduating I have little belief in Lowery/Norman...an older wing with alpha mentality seems like a no brainer. As for guard, I'm happy with James, but it wouldn't hurt to add an experienced PG in the portal. Jones isn't going to cut it. If NJ goes down, what happens?

Hopefully 3/4 of next year's newcomers (including redshirts) can make an impact like James/Stevens this year. I'd guess Sheek, Miletic, Egbuono and maybe Walker.

If the portal remains out of the question, 3-4 of Shaka's young guys have to be recruiting home runs, and 80% of the others need to be Big East caliber players.

Quote from: SaveOD238 on Today at 09:52:33 AM+3 just for being home so they're saying that this is basically a pick-em game.

If they win tonight, I'll predict a 5-15 conference season.  Bad, for sure, but not 1-19.  Shaka keeps his job and gets a mulligan on the year.

If they lose tonight, we might be staring at 0-20 or 1-19.  In which case, I think Shaka has to be gone.

I don't understand how 4 or 5
Wins in one down year should be the difference between keeping Shaka or not.

Quote from: NCMUFan on December 16, 2025, 09:08:19 PMRocky and MU82 love polls.  Keep them coming!

Polls = clicks = ca-ching for Rocky and Hilltopper.

Quote from: Class71 on Today at 10:55:27 AMWill basketball be dropped?

Yup, and I look forward to the Scoop poll on what the golf team's record will be after its first 5 matches.

Quote from: MU82 on Today at 10:26:30 AMOne of the victims in the Australia shooting was a Holocaust survivor, Alexander Kleytman.

probably vaccinated too.

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 10:27:06 AMNo, I've heard multiple times that we've lost recruits not because we don't have the money but because we won't negotiate. And the biggest dollars are in the portal where we won't compete. I'm the last guy that will give admin a pass here, but we have the money and are choosing not to use is.

Nothing new here. MU has sports to make money, unlike some other schools. When they do not make money they drop the  sport. That is why football was dropped at MU. Will basketball be dropped? It is too early to tell but the days of winning an NCAA tournament are dimming as it is for a number of other under funded schools.

Welcome to the new world as the best well funded division I teams move to a few large conferences. The rest of the colleges? Well you get the idea. Create a new division? Anybodies guess. Has anyone thought about the implications of the new NIL world? Do the powers to be care? As long as the total consolidated profit from the sport overall increases it will not change. Yes, it is all about the money my friends. It is a business first and a sport second.

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 08:49:15 AMSo far, Shaka is 1/13 on HS recruits really hitting. And that 1 is leaving in 3 months. Hard to gin up optimism.

I use numerous Singapore Slings and Negronis to gin up optimism. The only way to watch MU hoops this season!

Couldn't stand him at UCONN, but I love NBA version Cam Spencer.  Both he and his brother are super talented and athletic, but not overly athletic by NBA standards and undersized at the 2.  So their games don't look super effortless, which makes it more fun and impressive looking.

He's also out of his mind.  Averaging 51% from 3 on 5 attempts almost a third of the way through the season.

I also saw 2 highlight comps last night online and never realized how much he's patterned his game after Curry.  Obviously some notable differences but he clearly idolized him and built parts of his game around it, specifically how he passes and how he pulls up off the dribble/shoots around screens.