Quote from: Zog from Margo on Today at 11:21:03 AMThat's what I have been doing.

It's interesting. College hoops is becoming more like MLB. In that world, MU would be the Brewers. The Brewers develop and don't have much to spend on FAs.

I feel that's not totally new. There's always been the have's and the have nots. Whether it's facilities, under the table payments, etc.

Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 09:21:41 AMI just root for the team and don't concern myself at all with their compensation.

That's what I have been doing.

It's interesting. College hoops is becoming more like MLB. In that world, MU would be the Brewers. The Brewers develop and don't have much to spend on FAs.

Ben Gold gets more hate than deserved. Through 8 games, Evan Miya has him ranked 31st in the Big East based on Bayesian Performance Rating. (For comparison, Chase is ranked 7th and our third highest rated player is Royce at 48th.)

If senior year Ben Gold swapped places with junior year David Joplin, Gold would be just fine as a 4th/5th starter.  If Gold could swap places with senior year Dwight Burke, he would have been a huge upgrade and thrived next to the Amigos and Hayward.

Unfortunately, this team needs a number 2 scoring option and Ben never developed into more than a complementary piece.  Yes, it's somewhat disappointing, but that disappointment is exacerbated by the overall futility of the rest of the roster.

Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 10:38:50 AMHe actually mentions how SEC commish Greg Sankey is lobbying Congress about the perils of the NIL and portal era and how it impact students, but doesn't say a peep when one of its schools is poaching the coach of another one its schools right before the playoffs.

I get that. Sankey is doing the bidding of his bosses and maybe it or isn't fair what they are pushing for, but I just think people need to be careful comparing coaches and players as if they are interchangeable. I don't think the players would like some of the contract issues and work demands that coaches have.

Again, I'm in favor of treating players and coaches fairly, but necessarily the same.

Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 10:41:34 AMThey definitely challenge themselves in the non conference, knowing there won't be many opportunities in the conference.  Just don't think their results warranted a bid.  10 losses for Marquette would usually not be good enough to make the Tournament even when they do get one or two top 25 wins in the non conference like they have in previous years.  Their best wins being against Florida at home, at Xavier, and at Hawaii, with losses to Ball State, Georgetown, and Villanova is pretty crazy.  I'll take it, just don't think there was any reason to put them in the Tournament.

Nova was apparently one of the last four out.

Xavier's success this year helped too, giving them two more top 25 games, which in the past the Big East schedule wouldn't provide.

Quote from: CountryRoads on Today at 10:32:59 AMGreat article. Seems clear we don't have the personnel to play the style of ball Shaka wants. If we don't have the means to up the talent, then should at least change the scheme.

But. We. Do. We have the means to up the talent, we just have a coach who refuses to utilize those means to the fullest extent. Hence the frustration.

Quote from: Johnny B on Today at 10:53:30 AMForgot gold was some elite defender

COMPARED TO EVERYONE ELSE ON THIS TEAM HE SOMEHOW IS

He's the only big who can defend.  So this will be a circular argument.

That article is very grim. And does not give me hope for next year if we do not get 2-3 portal guys - and its very unlikely we get any portal guys.

Quote from: MU82 on Today at 09:33:25 AMKris Bryant still has three years, at $27M each, remaining on the 7-year, $182 million contract the Rockies gave him. He has never played more than 80 games for Colorado, and he's still hurt. The Athletic called it the worst contract given to any active ballplayer.

I think some of us said so at the time.