Hauser went 7-8 from 3 as the Celtics routed the Pacers. Kam had 4 points and 2 assists in 7 minutes for Indy.

Knueppel scored 16 points in the first quarter tonight but then left with an ankle injury and didn't return. The Charlotte coach said X-rays were negative.

Quote from: Heisenberg on December 25, 2025, 10:36:59 AMOf course, the risk is the NBA team yanking the player mid-season because they need them. Imagine if Cooper Flagg were drafted, sent to Duke, and after 10 or so games, the NBA team had seen enough and "called him up?"  If he then struggled in the association, can they "send him down" in time to play Carolina later in the season?

Gee, we have never seen that at Marquette, now have we? 

Quote from: CountryRoads on December 26, 2025, 06:26:18 PMPortal opens in 87 days.

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Quote from: muwarrior69 on December 26, 2025, 02:36:30 PMDid Baylor have an opening or did they cut someone from the squad?

They would have to been under 15. Once rosters are set for the first game there is no replacing players. But, teams can add if they are under 15.

Unfortunately, Marquette is not

Quote from: Dish on December 26, 2025, 05:24:15 PMIt's ridiculous the NFL didn't schedule a game for today.

If there was a CFP game today they'd find a way to get a game today.

Fran Fraschilla today ...
(Reads like a message to Shaka)

If you want stay in step as a college coach in the "new normal," you will need to conform to survive:

1. Academic requirements & graduate rates mean nothing to most families of star athletes. It's about the money.

2. Accept that agents now run college basketball. And, unlike NBA certified agents, many are clueless at best & shysters at worst. Still have to deal with them.

3. Evaluation of high school & transfer portal talent is at all-time low. These decisions are torpedoing even great programs. So hire people who know hoops.

4. You have to be willing to cut players who can't play. Do you want to feed their family or your family?

5. Cultivate "sugar daddies" for your program. But don't have them paying for bad evaluations. These are smart business people. You'll be cooked.

6. Hire an NBA guy that knows the international market (most of you already behind) or G League talent.

7. Study new world of NIL insurance so you are protected against liability when the athlete sues. You'll also need to determine how to claw back funds when player is injured for extended period of time.

8. Don't worry about tampering. That's out the window too.

Understand that, while some say college basketball is at it best right now, there will be unintended consequences. Some of it is good, some bad & much, an overcorrection. Anyone who thinks they know where this ends, especially with non-existent leadership at the top of the sport, is a fool.

https://x.com/franfraschilla/status/2004594891200893296?s=46

Quote from: MU82 on December 26, 2025, 10:56:26 AMYou're the one who thinks Shaka could leave Marquette after two disastrous seasons (if next season is similar to this one) and hand-pick the next job that he wants, even with a blueblood.

Like most Scoopers, I really like Shaka. Like most Scoopers, I want it to work out fantastically for him at Marquette. But like most Scoopers, I believe he has to produce. He has had some great past accomplishments here, and I loved them, and I traveled great distances to experience many of them in person, and I appreciate them to this day.

In investing, what a stock did over the last year, 3 years, 5 years is swell, but it's all about what you think the stock will do over the next year, 3 years, 5 years. Same with college coaching.

I had high hopes for the recruit-develop-retain philosophy, and I was really rooting for it to succeed. But we now see it cannot succeed at Marquette with the caliber of athlete that the coach has been able to bring in. If he can't or won't realize that and make the necessary changes, as much as the vast majority of Scoopers like him and despite his past accomplishments, he has to go. That's College Coaching 101, from bluebloods all the way down to MAAC schools.

And if it came down to it, Marquette obviously could find a coach who does as well as or better than what Shaka has done at our alma mater. The two coaches we had from 1999-2014 combined for one Final Four, one Elite Eight, two Sweet Sixteens, nine NCAA tournament appearances, and two conference titles. There's every reason to believe that the person or people who coach Marquette from, say, 2027-2042 - whoever he or they might be, including Shaka - could do similar. Especially since it's much easier today to build a winner quickly than it was in 1999.

Spot on. I think shaka will feel some pressure to change his approach after this season. And am hopeful, honest conversations are being had with 3 to 4 players about their roster viability next year. Thereby leading to some new players onto the roster next year. Also shaka was pretty much asked to leave at TX, if he is asked to leave at mu in the next year or two (and leaving behind his $3m salary),....would another school be willing to pay him a $3m plus salary? I understand there would be some buyout cash.

I'm not so sure, and wondering if he and his agent talk about this scenario and the need to significantly improve next year.

Quote from: WhiteTrash on December 26, 2025, 04:49:32 PMI agree the roster needs a major upgrade, so I think the most encouraging sign Shaka is back in the game will be his success in retaining the best young players. I think it will be a real test of his recruiting chops.

I basically agree with whatever Scooper suggested "The Painter Model".  First and foremost we of course need guys that can hoop.  If you whiff on recruits with our model, as Shaka has, it puts you in an untenable position.  Cluff obviously would help us.  A number of guys would help us frankly.  Shaka apparently didn't think that was the case, or was too enamored with not using the portal.
 
I will give Shaka the benefit of the doubt for now but we absolutely have to hard pivot.  It's non-negotiable IMHO.  If players have to be shown the door?  So be it.  My blood pressure has increased since we were annihilated by IU.  Not good.   On a side note, don't ever trust medical apps for blood pressure.  I don't, but was astounded how inaccurate it was for me when I gave it a whirl. Pretty much a Giant Red Flag when it read my stress level was low and congrats.  I wonder if they can be sued for malpractice?

Smart for Michigan to hire the guy for whom multiple women would not be problematic