Quote from: Tha Hound on January 20, 2026, 02:52:32 PMHe's taken the most 3's on the team and making them at a 24% clip. "He's playing really well outside the one thing he does the most and is absolutely terrible at." Sounds a bit silly, no?

He screens more than he shoots. He plays perimeter defense and post defense more than he shoots. He is used to connect the offense more than he shoots. He boxes out and rebounds more than he shoots.

Shooting threes is about 4% of what he does on the basketball court. Unfortunately for him, it's the part that gets noticed the most and he's really struggling with it. But his growth in other areas is clear and obvious. I hope he starts knocking them down because if he does it could really change the team.

Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 12:53:59 PMThe only think missing from that story is that the judge is married to his 1st cousin, which I would bet is the case down in 'Bama.

As the old joke goes, "good 'ole boys" look forward to family reunions as a chance to pick up women.

First cousin marriages were common in past centuries due not only to living in isolated villages but also for the wealthy and powerful to preserve family wealth from outsiders. The county I live in had a prominent family-the Cabells- who had quite a number of plantations and were friends of Thomas Jefferson. The Cabell marriages sometimes included first cousins and there was one uncle/niece union.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were first cousins, as were Charles Darwin and his wife. Today, first cousin unions are regarded as incestual by most people but are still legal in some places. Surprisingly, birth defects in their children are only slightly above average (or so I've read), but I believe that changes in future generations if the practice continues.

Today, Pakistani families have been known to marry their first cousins, and sometimes their children continue the practice. This is where I read about birth defects as a result of the practice being multi-generational.

Which of you is Brigid S.? From The Athletic mailbag.

Do you think Marquette's Shaka Smart is going to have to abandon his no-portal philosophy after this year? There are signs of hope as the season progresses (admittedly dim) but do you see this as unsustainable in the current climate of college basketball? — Brigid S.

This is something I've been thinking about a lot this season. I thought Marquette's strategy was especially interesting because the most notable coach in college football who's turned his nose up at the portal, Clemson's Dabo Sweeney, has been roundly — and in my opinion, fairly — roasted for it. But in hoops, there was a general feeling of "Good for Shaka for developing guys and wanting program lifers. What a leader!"

Football, of course, is a different beast, purely because of roster numbers. You can't lose a lot of production to the portal and not replenish via the portal. And while it's true a lot wasn't expected of Marquette this year — the Eagles were predicted to finish fifth in the Big East preseason poll — sitting in ninth place at 2-7 isn't going to fly for long. Being No. 123 in KenPom isn't encouraging either.

So yeah, I think Smart is going to have to adapt. That doesn't mean he has to change his entire philosophy, though. Michigan State is a good example of a program that mostly wants to develop its own players — and recruits players willing to stick around through adversity — but will selectively add from the portal. Four of the Spartans' starters played for Michigan State last year: Jaxon Kohler, Jeremy Fears, Jr., Coen Carr and Carson Cooper; the other, Divine Ugochukwu, is a transfer from Miami. Surely Smart and Marquette can find a similar happy medium.

Quote from: Its DJOver on Today at 12:19:56 PMhttps://frontofficesports.com/alabama-charles-bediako-judge-donor/

The only think missing from that story is that the judge is married to his 1st cousin, which I would bet is the case down in 'Bama.

Game times are changing on Saturday and some games on Sunday are moving because of the incoming storm.

Quote from: DFW HOYA on Today at 11:38:18 AM6,675. See page 16.

https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/i6ij3qaavvdbt3cgroy0ir0594obm01d

The references to increasing the number of graduate students and the other stated academic goals helps me understand why Georgetown seems willing to let the basketball program continue to be low priority. I want to quickly add that I am not agreeing with it.

Georgetown's attitude translates into the loss of a market where the BE could really benefit from exposure with a solid team.

How many years left on Cooley's contract? Any possibility that the administration might then decide to go down to mid-major status? Then they could play on campus after the Capitol One contract expires.

Those doors just gotta spend more.  Either that or don't be poor.  Don't they get it?

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 05:13:10 AMAnd what many may not realize is those were in separate seasons. He was MOP of the Final Four and 2nd Team All-American in 1977 and NPOY and 1st team All-American in 1978.

Yup. He had a tremendous career at Marquette and was one of those directly responsible for an incredibly successful era in the school's basketball history.

These things are always subjective, but it's objectively dopey to leave Butch Lee off of any all-time Marquette team. Lee and Wade are the only total no-brainers.

And FWIW, this isn't a matter of me stumping for a guy from my time at Marquette. I arrived on campus a few months after his eligibility ended.

So who will win the Super Bowl this Sunday, Rams or Seahawks? I'm hoping Rams, but the Seahawks looked unstoppable last weekend.  Either way, it should be a good game.