Quote from: Markusquette on Today at 12:47:51 PMIf he doubles down on RGV another year, it's not a bright decision. Fans are disgruntled with his approach and concerned about the future which at this point is completely reasonable. Doesn't mean all those critical have completely given up on him.  Nobody is expecting a Kentucky-level NIL budget to field an entirely new roster of high-level transfers.

Vast majority LOVED the RGV approach until exactly the Indiana game this season. Numerous comments about not being a revolving door of players that have no ties to the school, that you don't get to see grow.  Loved the Travis Diener notion of pouring into the guys who have worn the jersey versus those who hadn't.  Loved that recruits mentioned it consistently that MU not going into the portal was very attractive to them.

I'm frustrated by the season, and feel Shaka hasn't been great with some of his coaching decisions this season - definitely been some odd choices.  Yet, the total body of work, hearing his interviews, how he reps MU - no way am I going to shat on the guy for a bad year.  I'm confident enough in his intellect to course correct.  Unless he pulls a Tony Bennett, which may be a possibility - given what he's observed with how quickly a growing chunk of our fanbase has turned on him.  It's a joke.

This team is truly a disappointment to this point in the season.  They may disappoint for the entire year but I have to agree with Tower, if you watch the team you can see the work, they are trying hard to be better.  I think they are becoming but they are not yet there.  Learning is a strange thing,it is improvement over time and trials but there is know way to know how much time or how many trials.  I had hoped for much more out of this team and I hope that by the end of the year they learn how not to try but simply to do.  Imagine a game where every player that uyou have seen play this year all had solid games at the same time, that is what this team can be but is not yet. 

Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 02:05:41 PMDid that big booster you played golf with one time tell you? 

It was actually Doc Rivers at the local Dave & Busters, but close enough.

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on Today at 02:03:22 PMDidn't Shaka actually confirm this? I'm actually certain I heard a clip of Shaka saying something to the effect of "ya after the season Tyler came into my office and said, who are we getting from the portal? But that's just not what we do."

I don't know where to begin looking for that clip but I'm nearly 100% certain it came from Shaka.

I recall this, as well.

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 08:29:57 AMThere are no preferred line ups when your seniors take the night off.

Two plays illustrate my frustration with the defense.  GT inbounds play in the second half.  Double team in the corner.  Chase, the senior leader, allows himself to be caught on the high side of the GT big who straight lines to the basket for a dunk.  A season ago, Chase is between his man and the basket and gets that pass.

When Ben doubles the ball handler 35 feet from the basket.  In years past, the dou le team would be tight, forcing an arced pass to the rolling big man.  Chase/Stevie/Joplin/Omax/Sean would deflect or steal that pass, leading to transition offense.   This season, the double team isn't as strong and it is a straight line 20 foot pass to the rolling big with Ben trailing 6 feet behind watching his man dunk.  No one is rotating to get the roller or hinder that pass.

The puzzling thing to me is why?  Where is the breakdown?

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 08:29:57 AMThere are no preferred line ups when your seniors take the night off.

Two plays illustrate my frustration with the defense.  GT inbounds play in the second half.  Double team in the corner.  Chase, the senior leader, allows himself to be caught on the high side of the GT big who straight lines to the basket for a dunk.  A season ago, Chase is between his man and the basket and gets that pass.

When Ben doubles the ball handler 35 feet from the basket.  In years past, the dou le team would be tight, forcing an arced pass to the rolling big man.  Chase/Stevie/Joplin/Omax/Sean would deflect or steal that pass, leading to transition offense.   This season, the double team isn't as strong and it is a straight line 20 foot pass to the rolling big with Ben trailing 6 feet behind watching his man dunk.  No one is rotating to get the roller or hinder that pass.

The puzzling thing to me is why?  Where is the breakdown?

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 08:29:57 AMThere are no preferred line ups when your seniors take the night off.

Two plays illustrate my frustration with the defense.  GT inbounds play in the second half.  Double team in the corner.  Chase, the senior leader, allows himself to be caught on the high side of the GT big who straight lines to the basket for a dunk.  A season ago, Chase is between his man and the basket and gets that pass.

When Ben doubles the ball handler 35 feet from the basket.  In years past, the dou le team would be tight, forcing an arced pass to the rolling big man.  Chase/Stevie/Joplin/Omax/Sean would deflect or steal that pass, leading to transition offense.   This season, the double team isn't as strong and it is a straight line 20 foot pass to the rolling big with Ben trailing 6 feet behind watching his man dunk.  No one is rotating to get the roller or hinder that pass.

The puzzling thing to me is why?

The puzzling thing to me is why, time after time after time.

Quote from: onepost on Today at 02:01:45 PMYou don't have to believe me, not that you would anyway.
But I was told during that season that Kolek asked about help in the portal and Shaka said no. Still had a great season.

Did that big booster you played golf with one time tell you? 

Quote from: onepost on Today at 02:01:45 PMYou don't have to believe me, not that you would anyway.
But I was told during that season that Kolek asked about help in the portal and Shaka said no. Still had a great season.

Didn't Shaka actually confirm this? I'm actually certain I heard a clip of Shaka saying something to the effect of "ya after the season Tyler came into my office and said, who are we getting from the portal? But that's just not what we do."

I don't know where to begin looking for that clip but I'm nearly 100% certain it came from Shaka.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 01:57:57 PMWhere has there been any legitimately-sourced proof that Kolek urged Shaka to use the portal that offseason?

You don't have to believe me, not that you would anyway.
But I was told during that season that Kolek asked about help in the portal and Shaka said no. Still had a great season.

Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 12:11:39 PMWell done, and right on target.  The angst and dart throwing toward Shaka by some Scoopers is embarrassing, and ignorant AF.

Well Shaka's approach to this year's team is embarrassing and ignorant AF too.

Quote from: onepost on Today at 01:47:46 PMOf any year, it's by far the most defensible, I agree with you. We needed size and depth on that team, so yes I would have gone to the portal. 100%. Moving Jop to the starting 5 left us with Chase and Sean as the only meaningful bench guys: Chase had loud great moments but neither showed enough to warrant Shaka basically relying on 7 players (Ben was two years away from being two years away, shoutout Fran Fraschila).

And Kolek has forgotten more about basketball than I'll ever know, so if he urged Shaka to add pieces then I feel pretty strongly about my opinion.

Could be argued about relying on Omax the year prior or even relying on Joplin as a 6th man. I mean it's not worth really getting into a pissing match about it but I 100% think Shaka was right in his call here. Could he have been right as well if he used the portal? Sure, but he relied on "bird in hand is worth two in the bush" knew he had a "dude" rising to be a reliable sophomore, knew he had the BE 6th man of the year.

But it wasn't either of them that caused us to lose to NCST nor to split 2nd with Creighton. Outside of TKO not a single person showed up for that S16 game including Oso, Stevie, & Kam,