Quote from: Spaniel with a Short Tail on January 14, 2026, 05:20:11 PMESPN piling on.

Shaka Smart is a long way from his 2011 Final Four run with VCU. The current slide by Marquette, a team that started the season ranked 46th on KenPom, is the extreme opposite of the success he has enjoyed.

Picked to finish fifth in the Big East's preseason poll, injuries and the sudden departure of Zaide Lowery (8.1 PPG) have played a role in the Golden Eagles' slow start. But Smart's team has also failed to show proficiency on either end of the court. Marquette is currently one of the worst offensive (152nd in adjusted offensive efficiency) and defensive (92nd in adjusted defensive efficiency) high-major teams in the country. And there are no signs of immediate improvement for a program that has already suffered losses to Maryland and Georgetown. Marquette would need a kind of miracle to finish the season strong.

It is well known espn hates MU

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 14, 2026, 10:47:41 PM*we're

Watch yourself, Danielle. My grimeys do my dirt. Get off my jock or pay the cost.

Lol.....

Quote from: BCHoopster on January 14, 2026, 05:05:28 PMDid you see Sellers and Blackwell make a jump shot, MU has only James who can create is own shot.  Ross scores with his speed, when he goes to the hoop it's more of a disaster, much like the other players. Watch Brandon Smith tonight, he gets into the lane and can create. 

Jump shot not = midrange

Quote from: #UnleashMalik on January 14, 2026, 10:28:36 PMMight have to once were done boxing.

*we're

Watch yourself, Danielle. My grimeys do my dirt. Get off my jock or pay the cost.

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on January 14, 2026, 03:03:32 PMOur continuous 2026 rise in the NET backfireed unfortunately and Marquette went from #150 in the NET to #153 Today.

There goes our ncaat chance, GOWNE

Quote from: hawk on January 14, 2026, 09:16:54 PMMU has a Good class coming in next year and I expect that Smart will pick up a senior or graduate center to solidify the post.  Smart has used the portal before.  I think his issue is with agents not the portal per se.  I'm not a big Shaka fan in so far as I don't like the offense he favors but there really can't be any doubt that he can coach.  There are no graounds to think that the MU program is in a slide into a basketball abyss.  Relax and try to enjoy the becoming of the next good run for MU.

What is the offense he favors?

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 14, 2026, 07:04:16 PMHopefully he just complains and doesn't do the other part. Icky.

Truly

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 14, 2026, 09:59:47 PMNope, but Nurse Danielle can wipe my a$$!

Might have to once were done boxing.

Thank you Stanford.

In back-to-back games, Texas went from upsetting #13 Alabama on the road to just now beating #10 Vanderbilt by double-digits (highest lead was 20), handing them their first loss of the season. Looks like things are going well for Sean Miller.