Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 03:27:19 PMIf it was Tre, my mistake.

But no, coaches are not supposed to hype players. Coaches are supposed to protect players. Setting unrealistic expectations for a player only serves to increase the scrutiny and criticism of the player if he underperforms. It's setting up  a kid for failure.
The lasting memory of Caedin Hamilton's time at Marquette likely won't be anything he did on the court, it will be 10,000 hook shots and "well-embedded moles." And that's on Shaka.

I'm guessing 90+% of Marquette basketball fans have no clue what "well embedded moles" referred to, what those moles said, or that Caiden made 10K hook shots. On Scoop maybe that's what he'll be remembered for but to the vast majority of MU fans, no.

Quote from: Shaka Shart on Today at 03:36:46 PMThat's like almost half as much as US companies have spent on DEI initiatives

Also pretty much my grocery bill this week.

Quote from: Small Orange Soda on Today at 05:37:40 PMWhy don't these guys ever talk to you like a normal person would

You mean like a scooper?

Quote from: Newsdreams on Today at 04:41:34 PMThank you all that have thoughts & prayers....

Stay indoors. My nephew is in Chicago. He'll bring you some weed.

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on Today at 12:15:43 PMBill Cords came up to me put his hand to my ear and said Marquette is going to be Very Good for a Very Long Time. We have been.

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on Today at 11:57:06 AMMarquette then chose Wojo. Who during Marquette's Wojo Introductory Press Conference President Lovell came up to me put his hand to my ear and said Do not worry about it. It is only basketball.

Why don't these guys ever talk to you like a normal person would

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 04:55:17 PMYou sure?

https://www.bigeast.com/news/2025/10/17/mens-basketball-2025-big-east-media-day-attendees-announced.aspx

My bad.  Mandela effect.

Quote from: Marquette Fan on Today at 05:11:07 PMForbes didn't start again on Wednesday - still not sure what's up with that. 

My guess is that she had an altercation with one of the assistants.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 04:15:16 PMI think Tower and Pakuni both have valid points.  I don't think it's as black & white as either of them are making it, though. 

Coaches should always boost their players and build confidence in private, with the team, etc.

I think doing so publicly can depend on the individual player, how they're wired, and how accurate the praise is. 

The offseason praise for Caedin ultimately probably did him a disservice.  But for guys like a Kam or a TKO or maybe a Nigel or Royce going forward, that could the right way to go.   

I think it comes down to accurate evaluations. When Shaka came in, added Tyler Kolek, and almost immediately started comparing him to Travis Diener, my thought was "okay, let's slow this train down." A couple years later it was more like "might have been an understatement."

The problem isn't putting a Sean into Cousy Award comparisons it saying Caedin will be a major impact guy if that's actually the case. But when that evaluation is off base it makes it easy for the fanbase to turn on those players. Especially when the team is arguably the worst in a generation, which usually leaves fans looking for someone to blame and those overhyped players being convenient scapegoats.

Forbes didn't start again on Wednesday - still not sure what's up with that.  Oliva Porter was out for Wednesday's game after getting hurt early on at Georgetown.  I'm not sure how long she'll be out.  They head to Creighton Sunday before a big home game with Seton Hall on Wednesday and then UCONN comes to town on Sat 2/14.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 04:19:17 PMShe break your heart back in the day?

Damn you! You figured it put.