Quote from: Aircraftcarrier on January 16, 2026, 04:51:06 PMSeriously? A combo guard? They need an impact big man.

They need everything but a point guard.

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 16, 2026, 10:15:43 PMIt's this or a betting scandal.

Fear is a great motivator.
Some schools have no fear.
WOJO was chosen from fear and the fear continues.
I don't see that changing.
Buzz knows no fear so he had to go.

Quote from: 1SE on Today at 12:27:06 AMYou know who might be able to rebound? Our 7 ft guy who has rebounded really well in the minutes he's gotten. But I guess he doesn't "pour" enough during practice.

#FREEJOSH

Believe it or not Caedin had 7 boards in 15 mins. Of course 2 or 3 of them were from his own missed chippies. 

Quote from: MuggsyB on Today at 12:21:32 AMBeyond our roster issues, this team is fragile and fundamentally a complete mess.  Mostly defending and rebounding.  As others have pointed out we go into panic mode and lose any semblance of cohesion.  What's more troubling is there have been times during games where guys look disinterested and the effort and focus aren't there.  If you can't stop the ball, or lose sight of the ball, good luck beating even mediocre teams.  Watching these guys rebound is an extremely unpleasant experience.

You know who might be able to rebound? Our 7 ft guy who has rebounded really well in the minutes he's gotten. But I guess he doesn't "pour" enough during practice.

#FREEJOSH

Quote from: SchnitzelBoy on January 16, 2026, 11:09:14 PMMust be a bit of escapism for some stressed AF politicians.

Would def be play with Dayton, SLU, VCU joining up. If UConn leaves I'd make a play for Notre Dame were I the commish

Make a play for ND now.

Beyond our roster issues, this team is fragile and fundamentally a complete mess.  Mostly defending and rebounding.  As others have pointed out, we go into panic mode and lose any semblance of cohesion.  What's more troubling is there have been times during games where guys look disinterested and the effort and focus aren't there.  If you can't stop the ball, or lose sight of the ball, good luck beating even mediocre teams.  Watching these guys rebound is an extremely unpleasant experience.

Not playing Josh, who is far and away our best rebounder (given in a small sample), in a game where we won kept close in pretty much every other statline battle, but were outrebounded 42-30 including 15-8 on the offensive glass is... coaching malfesance.

I assume MU can fire Shaka for cause? That has to be pretty close.

#FREEJOSH

Damarius looked pretty good. Glad he's been getting to double digits. Royce bullying his way to the basket is fun to watch. I think he'll get better even at that - plus maybe adding some kick-outs to MP, Ian, and Nash next season.

Michael Phillips needs to play every night. They opted not to redshirt him despite being HS age because he has NBA upside (he really does) and you want to get as much as possible out of him. He is going to probably make the biggest leap this offseason and be VERY good. Unless he was banged up, getting a DNP is another confounding coaching decision in a season full of those. Clark, too. I don't get it.

I think there will be another vavancy, brining it to 2. Honestly have no clue who it'll be, but I do think it should be either Sean, Tre or Caedin.

While Tre is severely limited, I do think there's value with him on the roster as a culture guy. He's embraced his role well (much better than Zaide).

Caedin is in his third year and has shown very little as a Big East player. I really think he was set up to fail which is a bummer for him. Clark could be a solid 10 minute lob threat/rim protector but that could be his ceiling.

Sean could be back for his senior year playing 8 minutes a game but I wouldn't count on him being a huge difference maker.

Needs:
-Senior scoring guard from a mid-major
-Jr/sr forward with a wide body and physical rebounding. It could be a role player from a power conference team that wants more minutes or a mid-major transfering up.

I think these at least 1 of these 2 additions would make a world of difference. It would open up Nigel's playmaking and allow Royce + Sheek to focus on scoring.

I'm liking what I see from Damarius, Adrian Stevens, and Phillips more and more. If Ian/Nash can bring outside shooting then we might not need backcourt help. No matter what, we need to bring in a big man

Not sure why I continue to go watch us play this season haha, I'm 0-3 (IU, Maryland, DePaul). My guess is it'll be 0-4 when I go up for NMD.

Was really encouraged by Nigel's hot start, Royce's aggressive takes in the 1st half, and more Damarius glimpses and confidence going to the rack. Man he can literally SOAR out there, it's astonishing to see up close. The growth of the underclassmen has long been all I care about this season. 2nd half was about as brutal as it gets: the lack of stops was infuriating in real time but I didn't realize it was Shaka's second worst defensive game at MU per PaintTouches (Butler 2022).

Just don't understand the Caedin loyalty. I really don't. I get Ben is banged up but we were playing our best in the 1st half with him on the bench. He starts the 2nd half and we immediately give up a 14-0 run. If we need size, I'd much rather have Josh in there if Ben can't go. I'm also bummed out we got zero Michael Phillips minutes...why?? We have 1 shooter on this team and apparently he's not good enough to play a single second? Especially when DePaul is playing a zone and we need anyone to bust it. So confusing to me.

Tough season. As hard as it is, we probably need these losses to spur Shaka to make meaningful changes come April. So......yay?