Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 12:40:11 PMI think it's an inane, hyperbolic, whiny, baby-like overreaction to something that really just isn't all that worth getting upset over. 

Does that help?

I'll be the first to concede I've definitely been annoying in my frustration with what's going on. So you're right, I can and will tone down the petulance on it.

I do disagree with the second point - "isn't all that worth getting upset over". The fact we're even on Scoop disputes that IMO. We're MUBB fanatics who spend way too much of our time on a message board. While I may be annoyed with some here, we all want the same thing and I'll always value that shared fandom over petty disagreements.

I look at the on-court results the last calendar year and concerning trend going forward, the unwillingness to work with agents costing us great prospects like Morillo, the numerous fliers we've taken in lieu of annual classes like 2025, a school-wide fascination with an acronym that prioritizes the R at the expense of the V......and I don't see an overreaction. I think we're in a terrible spot and nothing in Shaka's past 5 years and weekly pressers convinces me he thinks anything substantial needs changing. We're just throwing away season(s) in an era you can build a contender overnight.

Quote from: Jay Bee on Today at 01:21:11 PMSuggest? You say you "wouldn't hate" it if Zaide isn't awful.

First it was CHs mins are fine bc Royce doesn't deserve them. Now you're hinting maybe smaller would be ok, but I can't tell.

Is your stance that CH's minutes are too high or not?

My stance is that everyone that isn't Chase, Ben and NJ's minutes are too high, but unless were going to start playing 4 v 5, 200 minutes have to come from somewhere. CH has been getting a ton of hate and I agree that he's not great, but there are no good options, and overall I'm more disappointed about true Sophomore's regressing than I am about a RSSP only improving marginally.

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on Today at 11:44:36 AMThey are favored by 9.5 against Northwestern tonight and Torvik has them as a 6 point favorite.

Torvik has UW as a 9 point favorite against us so I expect the spread to be about 11 or 12.

We know the underdog do better than expected — just ax our opponents like CMU and Valpo!

#pray #RRL

Quote from: Its DJOver on Today at 01:12:30 PMI suggested another option of going small, you must have missed that.  Weird.

Suggest? You say you "wouldn't hate" it if Zaide isn't awful.

First it was CHs mins are fine bc Royce doesn't deserve them. Now you're hinting maybe smaller would be ok, but I can't tell.

Is your stance that CH's minutes are too high or not?

Quote from: MU82 on Today at 10:38:17 AMFrom Yahoo Sports:

One bettor at BetMGM put $50,000 on the Bears earlier this season to win the Super Bowl at 66-1 odds. The bet would win $3.3 million, which is currently the largest reported futures bet for Super Bowl LX at any legal U.S. sportsbook.

might as well flush 50k down the toilet.

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 12:51:14 PMBrian Hartline is landing a HC gig, and it's not Penn State.

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1996232186471563628?s=20

Smart move by Hartline, IMO.  He wasn't ready for a top P5 gig, IMO.  I don't think he was every gonna get PSU.  But I heard rumors of UK being interested.  But a lot easier to have success quickly at USF, especially for an elite recruiter like Hartline.  A lot has been invested in the program, easy conference, and one (arguably 2 if you include FSU) of the huge in-state powers in chaos.  Win 8-9 games for 2-3 years and he'll have a bunch of prime jobs to choose from.

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on Today at 12:57:28 PMBut he seems to be talking about a recruit.

JJ Andrews I don't think was ever leaving Arkansas so that leaves Morillo as the guy it has to be. Unless I am forgetting someone. Guys want to win. Winning gives them more opportunities than anything. Can't win without veteran talent.

Kevin is talking about JJ.
Daniel is mad about marquette not playing ball with his guys. (largely transfers)

Alex did have an agent. (they probably worked out a deal where we don't deal with him)

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 09:43:28 AMI thought he would be that based on what the staff has been saying. Shaka was talking him up as ready to go last year. At one point, when asked about his impact another staff member pointed to Marquette having different players be back-to-back Cousy nominees (Tyler & Kam).

If you believed what the staff was saying about these guys, their self-evaluation indicated Sean would at least be an all-league caliber guy this year. Part of my concern going forward is their evaluations of many of these players and the belief this roster would be competitive based on said evaluations.

Past evidence indicates that Shaka indulges in a lot of this sort of Coach Talk. However, nothing in Sean's ACTUAL performances indicated this, and that was before coming off a major knee injury. Expecting him to leap from "energy guy that couldn't shoot and got burned on defense repeatedly despite all-world speed, then had a major knee injury" to "star" seems like a fantasy.

For all the other good things the staff says about him, I just don't think he is a guy that can consistently help achieve the V part of RGV.

Quote from: muwarrior69 on Today at 01:09:25 PMPerhaps Shaka is just following orders as the AD and University President realize any huge donations will be directed toward new academic infrastructure and not the athletic department thus not having the financial resources to compete for high level athletes and be in a position to compete and win National Championships.

Yeah, that's not happening. There is money being donated toward athletics and NIL right now. The issue with agents was always about them negotiating a high NIL payment than the standard schedule that Marquette offers.

Quote from: muwarrior69 on Today at 01:09:25 PMKentucky's athletic department is now an LLC. Will MU do the same?

There really isn't much reason for a private university to do this.

Quote from: Jay Bee on Today at 01:11:03 PMRoyce isn't the only option. Sounds like your take is CH's playing time is optimal for us to win games. Weird

I suggested another option of going small, you must have missed that.  Weird.

Quote from: Its DJOver on Today at 12:20:04 PMI wouldn't hate the idea of going small. Ben, Chase, Stevens, Zaide and NJ would have been worth trying last night, especially when Ben was matched up with 6-8 200 lb Dease who was consistently taking him off the dribble. Let Chase take that match-up and throw Ben down low with Tupuola.  The problem is, for that to work, Zaide needs to not be awful.