MU has 4 starters from Shaka's second year that have all played and scored points tonight.

Jerome Powell hasn't been perfect but he's navigated some challenging waters these past buncha years. DJT's best appointment?

Quote from: Jables1604 on Today at 09:20:11 PMKolek career highs in points and rebounds in his first NBA start

Nearly a triple double.

20 pts, 11 boards, 8 assists, and 2 steals.

Kolek career highs in points and rebounds in his first NBA start

This Flagg kid ain't half bad. Gonna be his league in 3-4 years.

Flagg is starting to figure things out. 

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 06:15:55 PMA Sweet 16 run is a big success and should be celebrated.
One Sweet 16 run in five seasons shouldn't be celebrated as Marquette basketball at its zenith. It should be treated as an expectation.
And more importantly, Shaka Smart is not uniquely gifted with the ability to have success at Marquette, as at least one person here seems to believe. Kevin O'Neill had success here. Tom Crean had success here. Buzz Williams had success here. We're not some bottom feeder program rescued from the college basketball wasteland by a miracle worker named Shaka. We weren't Gonzaga before Dan Monson, or - perhaps a better comparison -Houston before Kelvin Sampson. There have been ups and downs over the past 40 years, but it's been a mostly successful, respected program since Dukiet.
Shaka's had a great run at Marquette, and that's earned him an opportunity to fix the mess he's made this season. But if he's unwilling or incapable of doing that, I have no doubt MU can find someone else to run a successful program.  MU basketball is bigger than one coach.

The difference between Shaka and his predecessors is there were plenty of signs he wanted to make this his long-term and perhaps last stop.

I think most here would want that kind of stability, which does assume consistent success.

Obviously, the results this season are completely unacceptable and Shaka has some significant decisions to make once the season ends.

If either side moves on, if feels like we'll be back to being a perpetual stepping stone, where we either fire someone if they don't succeed or someone moves on in 5-6 years if they're successful.

That's why I'm more inclined to give Shaka a bit more leeway to clean up this mess.

Quote from: MuggsyB on Today at 08:11:59 PMNova wins over da Hall. 

This'll sound familiar to Marquette-watchers: SH shot 33%, including 23% from 3.

Koepka stepping away from LIV golf.  I assume he will serve his suspension and play on the PGA tour in 2027.

Been listening to AVVT/Patton the last few days. Absolutely amazing.

Avert Brothers and  Mike Patton from Faith No More.