Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on Today at 10:13:49 PMSean is out a few more weeks. Our schedule is only getting tougher but the play on the court seems to be getting worse. Shaka's answers in the Postgame were pretty cringe worthy bad.

https://x.com/MatthewBaltzMU/status/1991357146999714246?t=n0CMRYTrBwkNARU-L1k9fg&s=19

https://x.com/MatthewBaltzMU/status/1991354379262390575?t=2X1s1l_S3wxj-B57m88ZFw&s=19

His whole answer to that question sounded a lot worse on the video than it read. Little inappropriate to snap at Steele for asking it as well. The media here is pretty easy on them.

Quote from: rocky_warrior on Today at 10:52:30 PM1) He counts Amadou, hah
2) He had plenty of warning on Oso and Tyler
3) Pretty good likelihood he knew about Jones, Mitchell, and Joplin too

Even though he said a "couple" he's definitely referring to OMax as part of the 6.

Two things: 1)our guys are significantly younger than the teams we play. I did an unscientific search, avg age of top 25 teams are a little over 22 y/o while our guys average just over 19 y/o, call it 2.75 years difference. I did this the lazy man's way using Uncle Chat, so not sure about these numbers but I would think they are close.
2)when you take guys out of the portal, even after 1 year you have better idea if they will have success at the college level. We get what we get, there appears to be a significant difference in the amount of "misses" we have as a result of the way MU does things.
I like Shaka but unless something about the game changes MU/Shaka are going to be farther and farther behind. I think it's foolish to think otherwise. The game is so different than it was just a few short years ago....

Quote from: Mutaman on Today at 10:48:21 PMI'm confused about something: when Shaka got here the first thing he did was convince Kolik  and Prosper to transfer into the program. After striking gold using this method, why did he suddenly decide to stop pursuing transfers? I don't get it.

He knew very early that at Marquette, the way to win was to get old and stay old.

The first few years he struck gold when he got in the lab and brought in some elite transfers, and retained and coached up some Wojo recruits.

Then he brought in his own guys- guys in the 75-125 range in the rankings that would fit his retention yet not dropping heavy cash mold and grow old and stay old method.

He knows what he's doing, he has a plan, but like all of us he expected someone like Damarius to become a star, and Royce to follow suit. He expected more out of almost everyone on this roster, and he's been let down.

So, now he has to adjust

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 10:51:44 PMThe only way he could field an actual team his first year was with transfers. He had no other options.

That's fair, but that wasn't the question.
The question is, after striking gold in the transfer market, why did he decide that the transfer market is not for him? One might think he'd be willing to dip his toe into an area in which he had a great deal of success, especially relative to his high school recruiting.
I mean, his biggest transfer successes are TK, OMax and Morsell. His high school successes (to date) are Joplin, Chase, Gold.
Which way would you lean?

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 10:51:44 PMThe only way he could field an actual team his first year was with transfers. He had no other options.

That is not true.  Also, you pretend he couldn't spend the same $ on portal transfers as he does returning players (commiserate with class year).  Also not true.

Quote from: MU82 on Today at 05:46:35 PMShaka's "way" is not opening a bigger bag for a free agent than the bags he's promised to returning players who have made multi-year commitments to Marquette.

You might think he should, and that's ok. We all have opinions. But there is no reason to think he will change that part of his philosophy. So pining for it is unproductive.

It's more than just the bag for Shaka and his philosophy. If crap hits the fan for the next couple of years, I'll anticipate some degree of change, along with many other fans I reckon. 

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 10:46:22 PMwe've had in the past couple years, six guys exit our program

1) He counts Amadou, hah
2) He had plenty of warning on Oso and Tyler
3) Pretty good likelihood he knew about Jones, Mitchell, and Joplin too

Quote from: Mutaman on Today at 10:48:21 PMI'm confused about something: when Shaka got here the first thing he did was convince Kolik  and Prosper to transfer into the program. After striking gold using this method, why did he suddenly decide to stop pursuing transfers? I don't get it.

The only way he could field an actual team his first year was with transfers. He had no other options.

Quote from: HutchwasClutch on Today at 10:38:06 PMYeah, well, we need way more than three minute stretches of solid play from Gold. 6 points, 2/7 from the field, 4 turnovers, and not one trip to the line in 35 minutes is not enough from a senior on a young team like this. He's way too inconsistent.

Yep.  I'm still a fan of Ben but up until that point he looked tentative at best.  Has to be aggressive every minute he is in.  Still too passive.  Has to act like this is his and chase's team.  Too often he doesn't even look to shoot and if he does he hesitates.