Quote from: rocky_warrior on December 31, 2025, 11:51:33 AMFor sure they played hard for much of the game.  But not all of it.  And really, the key in my original quote was "every game".  Many times chase just stands around hoping others will create.  I shouldn't single out Chase, it really goes for the entire team.

Thanks for the response.

I am usually pretty critical of what I see as slacking off or not giving full effort, and I can't think of any instances of guys not playing hard last night. Or even in most other games. But it's certainly possible I missed some examples.

Mostly, I just think we're not good enough, from our coach this season down to our 11th man.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on December 31, 2025, 01:21:06 PMAgain, take your own advice. 

I'm sorry you don't understand the difference between momentum within an organization or program vs. momentum on the court of the field. 

Again, you are arguing something that I am not.

There is no way Shaka doesn't use the portal moving forward??  I'd like to see them target more "sure things" after their freshmen year like they did with Kolek, O-Max, etc... 

Sean, *Zaide, Trey, Damarius, Royce and Caiden as our upper classmen next year doesn't work. 

My faith in Shaka remains strong.  He'll figure it out, but it seems like he needs to use the method that immediately made him successful at MU.  His recruiting classes look awful. 

I defended him not using the portal, but I don't see how playing 2 freshmen a ton of minutes is any different than using the portal in relation to the other players on the team.

Quote from: muwarrior69 on December 31, 2025, 11:37:31 AMI said sought after recruits and and the market price for those recruits is pretty high according to CBS. Are you really convinced that if Marquette came up with resources to sign a top transfer or HS recruit they would not come because of what they read on Scoop or was it just sarcasm?

Sarcasm. Jeesh.

Thank you, Jables, for another year of your efforts to protect Americans from the dentist scourge, aina?

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on December 31, 2025, 06:24:35 PMSaw a Seton Hall Shirt today in California. Many other schools represented. Many other schools But No Marquette shirts but ours in California or the airport!

I flew into Kona a few hours ago.  So far I'm the only one wearing MU gear. 

Quote from: tower912 on December 31, 2025, 03:57:51 PMIf the player is wearing a MU uniform, I cheer for them.  Why on earth would I not.  I want Hamilton to succeed.  He hasn't, but it is not in me to celebrate his failure.  What kind of useless POS celebrates MU's failure?

There are plenty here.

Quote from: Pakuni on December 31, 2025, 01:00:12 PMThanks to foul trouble. I suspect it wasn't Shaka's intention to start him and then play him all of four minutes for the entire game.
No matter how you slice it, continuing to start Caedin is indefensible at this point. He hasn't earned it, and he's actively hurting the team when he's out there.

But he had 3 fouls at the half and didn't play a second in the second half. Seriously, saying you feel bad for Ben Gold (even though plenty of people, probably the OP, were saying play Chase, the freshman, and pull the redshirts and play them just a couple weeks ago) because he got "benched" for Caedin Hamilton (despite Caedin not being the guy that replaced Ben in the starting lineup) on a night he played 36 minutes to Caedin's 4 is crazy. Caedin wasn't in the game when SHU closed the game on a 13-0 run.

What happened to Zaide was a benching. Playing 36 minutes in a game is not being "benched."

Point out to me where I claimed he was succeeding.   He is miles ahead of where he was a season ago.  He has miles to go.

Quote from: tower912 on December 31, 2025, 03:51:26 PMHamilton has really good footwork in the post.  Isn't making anything, but has the post moves.  Nobody in the NBA runs low post offense.  The international game even less.  Low post offense is Sears.

Good grief! Hamilton has great footwork? Ok. BUT, He's overmatched in high major college basketball. D-II more his level, which is still full ride sports. His 'good footwork' might work for him there. We cheer for all of them...but we aren't blind. Hamilton is overmatched.