Quote from: 1SE on Today at 12:53:05 AMSince the hashtag hasn't picked up yet, thought Josh deserves his own thread. Seriously, what gives. Does Shaka really think Caedin is still the future? What possible reason is there not to give Josh extended run to see what we have ther? he seems.far more likely to be a backup piece next year than Caedin. And even if he's worse, who cares? We only win 2 BE games instaed of 3? I see no downside and only upside to getting the young man more floor time. #FREEJOSH
 

Good point. I agree with you that there is more upside with Josh than Caeden. He'll learn more by playing than sitting on the bench.

Quote from: Hards Alumni on January 15, 2026, 06:11:32 AMNo idea who they are.  Real ones follow Bukowski, Andy Herman, and Demvosky on twitter and that's it.

I'm a Bears fan and Bukowski has consistently shown up in my feed the last month. He's awful.

Quote from: WellsstreetWanderer on Today at 12:37:07 AMShaka's credibility is already being damaged
I am constantly asked what is going on at Marquette. People are dismayed at the lack of talent, the big losses and basketball fans are incredulous with the team's downfall. It's a big deal to a lot of people even casual fans

Shaka's "credibility" in regard to random basketball fans is meaningless.

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on January 17, 2026, 09:21:08 PMAfter losing ar MSG to Providence the Johnnies have won four in a row, theee on the road against Butler, Creighton, and tonight Nova.  The roster is coming together.

And next on their schedule? Let's see.

Oh crap!

Quote from: MuggsyB on January 17, 2026, 10:00:20 PMI actually fked up the haiku rules. 

As Point warrior pointed out (no pun intended), so did I. Do I give a rat's ass? Nope.

I do not take a guy seriously who adamantly and repeatedly insisted that the only thing that mattered was success in the NCAA tourney, and that the regular season was simply for earning a seed. Yet you have been opining on so many subjects not related to the tourney, even though we have long since not had a snowball's chance in Hell of getting in. 

And here you are, starting a thread on Clark.       
 

Guess he made promises to players he feels he must honor.   Even if it takes down a program that gives him all the resources to succeed.

We need an aggressive approach to win in the future both on and off the court.  The current approach is Titanic II.

Quote from: Heisenberg on January 17, 2026, 01:38:02 PMLast year, Seton Hall was 7 - 25, Holloway stayed as the head coach, and brought in 11 new portal players.

This year, they are 14-3 (BE: 4-2) and ranked #25 this week.
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The reputation of MU is much better than that of Seton Hall.
Shaka's reputation is much better than Holloway's.
And whatever the Hall has in NIL money, I have to believe MU has significantly more.

If Shaka wants, he can reload this team into a force next year. The best-rated portal players will take Shaka seriously.

But this pivot requires Shaka to abandon some of his principles and show some players the door, and potentially take portal seniors, if not graduate students. (he wants younger players to develop)

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At this point, it is about the rest of Shaka's career. If he refuses, no other high major is hiring him unless he uses the portal.  So, just start doing it at MU.

He makes over $2m/year. If he really does not want to use the portal, he can go coach Northern Illinois or UNC Asheville for $400k/year. Recruit high school seniors. And when they have a decent freshman year, they jump into the portal and go to ... MU (which is exactly what Kolek did). Does he want to trade what he has now for that?

Otherwise, he retires and makes a go at being an announcer.
He's 48. Is he ready to hang it up?

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I don't like the portal, and what it has done to basketball any more than Shaka does. But, to quote the Movie Godfather, "this is the business we have chosen."

The announcer thing might be attractive to him if he cannot cut big time bb.

Quote from: panda on January 17, 2026, 04:06:20 PMIt's always a treat being mentioned in the same breath as a point shaving DePaul and Patrick ewing's georgetown program.

The gap continues to widen. What can be done?