Quote from: brewcity77 on December 17, 2025, 10:31:45 PMIf that's the best you can come up with, probably time to log off and save yourself further embarrassment. Tonight ain't the night to defend this BS.

Nobody is defending "this BS."  What I'm defending is Shaka having 4 years of being an awesome coach at Marquette and firing him because he failed in year 5, which he obviously did.  The idea that he shouldn't get a chance to correct this is crazy, and the idea that he should he needs to "prove he deserves to be back" as our coach on a rolling 12 month basis is the most insane take Scoop has ever produced.

I can just imagine the coaching search if Shaka is fired.

Josh Schertz sitting in Broeker's office, deciding whether he might want to jump to Marquette, interview with Arizona State, or stay at SLU for another year: "So, Mike, you went a decade with no NCAA Tournament wins, Shaka came in and won a BE regular season and Tournament title, got the two highest seeds in your program's history, made a Sweet 16, and you fired him after his first missed Tournament.  Is that the kind of leash I would get if I'm taking this job?"

Broeker: "Well, Josh, I didn't hire Shaka, and we look at a 7 seed as a down year here at Marquette."

Scherz: "But you worked as closely with Shaka as anyone in the athletic department for his first 4 years, traveling with the team, etc.  Again, will I get fired after I miss the Tournament?"

Broeker: "Oh, Josh, we don't look at it season by season. We look at it on a rolling 12 month basis.  Shaka may have got a 7 seed in 2025, but January 2025-January 2026 he was garbage so we had no choice.  You can do an A- job through 3.5 years, but if a 12 month period is a failure, we're moving on.  Again, high expectations here at Marquette."

Scherz, trying to figure out if he should fall out of his chair laughing or look around to find Ashton Kutcher running out of a hiding spot, certain he is on "Punked."

Quote from: onepost on Today at 10:22:16 AMTrilly Donovan says he heard a rumor Shaka is angling to get to Pitt.
Would make sense to me! Guy looks completely checked out.

Agreed. His presser last night reminded me of a video of a hostage reading the demand letter. I'd say maybe all the words and thoughts were true, but he sold it like he had a gun to his head.

Perhaps he is just completely frustrated, but I wouldn't be surprised if MU doesn't get the chance to decide his future and any of the discussion of 'should MU keep Shaka' are in vain.

Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 10:38:23 AMLink?  And if it has any legs, the only reason for that would be that something has shifted within our AD/our capability to compete $$$$ in this era.  It is entirely possible that Shaka was told by our Admin that the best model for chance to be successful is through the RGV branding/approach.

I would hope it's Shaka driving the recruiting strategy and not the AD/President. If it's as you say above, we really are doomed.

Quote from: ATL MU Warrior on Today at 10:17:39 AMHe has all the athletic ability in the world and no idea how to use it to be a basketball player. Someone, somewhere earlier in his life failed him in his developmental process by not teaching him how to play the game.

LOL - Failed him so miserably he became a top 100 recruit and had multiple high major offers to choose from.

Some of the angst on this board is just silly - like manufacturing crap just to complain.

Quote from: onepost on Today at 10:22:16 AMTrilly Donovan says he heard a rumor Shaka is angling to get to Pitt.
Would make sense to me! Guy looks completely checked out.

Putting up one of the worst seasons in your program's modern history is a novel way to angle for a new job.

Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on Today at 10:33:55 AMI think where that comparison breaks down is the OMax was always all in on playing defense. DO not so much. Well, zero, actually.

That game early in his freshman season where DO came in and hit three silky smooth three pointers, I thought we had our next NBA first rounders. Unfortunately that was still his high water mark.

I don't think DO necessarily lacks effort on defense. I think he doesn't know what he's doing. That goes for a lot of his team.

Y'all nuts

Quote from: onepost on Today at 10:22:16 AMTrilly Donovan says he heard a rumor Shaka is angling to get to Pitt.
Would make sense to me! Guy looks completely checked out.

Link?  And if it has any legs, the only reason for that would be that something has shifted within our AD/our capability to compete $$$$ in this era.  It is entirely possible that Shaka was told by our Admin that the best model for chance to be successful is through the RGV branding/approach.

Quote from: onepost on Today at 10:22:16 AMTrilly Donovan says he heard a rumor Shaka is angling to get to Pitt.
Would make sense to me! Guy looks completely checked out.

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