Quote from: 18thandWells on January 20, 2026, 06:43:27 PMAndruw Jones picked up 303 votes since 2018 when he received under 8% in his first year of eligibility.

He'll be placed in the Santo/Baines wing of the Hall.

I agree that MU has a great chance to keep James,but remember good players like to WIN.If Shaka doubles down on not using the portal James will be gone.All the kids want to make $$$$ and go to the NCAA T-ment.

Andruw Jones picked up 303 votes since 2018 when he received under 8% in his first year of eligibility.

Quote from: MU82 on January 20, 2026, 05:02:24 PMWe couldn't believe that the two guys in front of us - who had dutifully watched the first 39+ minutes, even standing and cheering on several occasions - left with less than 30 seconds to go. Craziness!

A lot of people wanted to beat the traffic, I guess. Glad we stuck around to the bitter sweet end.

I think most of the team is beginning to figure things out. Hope they get the defensive portion working and we continue to improve

Quote from: 18thandWells on January 20, 2026, 06:06:42 PMPer BBWAA's official unwritten rules, noted sign-stealer Carlos Beltran is elected to the Hall of Fame the same year PED-user Manny Ramirez falls off the ballot.

One had a direct correlation to undermining the integrity of the game and the other was Manny Ramirez

Lost in Nigel's drop the hammer performance yesterday, were the two critical trifectas he laced under extreme pressure.  One in regulation and one in overtime.  You add the three freebies, and that's incredibly impressive for any college player, let alone a Frosh.  RP helped with a few rolls the rim, but let's face it, young Nigel didn't get much help.

Now, I fully expect good defensive teams to force another MU player to beat them.  That said, NJ is starting to combine his blow by ability with far better decision making and footwork.  He's keeping his dribble alive, planting and dimeing cutters, and using an array of tools around the rim.  Perhaps he'll add a floater to his sweet little bank shot and stop and deke finger roll.  My point is once he becomes consistent tickling the twine from downtown, it opens things up offensively like the Red Sea.  No one can deal with his first step from what I've seen.

Obviously this is a very flawed basketball team.  Our defense and rebounding is brutal to put it mildly and we all know certain guys have struggled.  I'm not expecting miracles, but what this youngster showed us last night put a little pep in my step.  We can without question build around Nigel.  Back up the Brinks truck for him and find the right pieces.  What I see is a  potential superstar once he has more help around him and figures things out defensively.  He will have more ups and downs, but you can't teach his electricity and athleticism. 

Per BBWAA's official unwritten rules, noted sign-stealer Carlos Beltran is elected to the Hall of Fame the same year PED-user Manny Ramirez falls off the ballot.

Quote from: BM1090 on January 20, 2026, 01:43:12 PMNot a good message to send to the younger guys that if you come and play hard and are top 5 players on the team as seniors you'll be benched for he sake of the following season.

I do agree it'd be better for next year, but you just can't do that without losing all credibility as a coach.

Meh.  NJ is moving past Ross and Gold is always beat up.   If the younger players get better and take their minutes, that will RGV more within the underclassmen than "waiting your turn" for some seniors who never moved past role player.

Ironically, displacing these players with portal players also sends quite a message.

Quote from: MUeng on January 20, 2026, 12:51:36 PMI think that can change at mid terms. Once he becomes a lame duck I got to think some Rs will want to protect their own career? But ya never know

Nope. When people tell you who they are, believe them. They will do what cult members always do. Follow the leader to his death.