I predicted that as soon as Chicos stopped spending 23 hours a day posting here, he would go on to great things.

Quote from: #UnleashNigel on Today at 02:23:37 PMWhich one is chicos lol, he still owes me $200!

Last 30 seconds of the video.

Quote from: muwarrior69 on Today at 12:48:02 PMJosh Lucas or Matthew McConaughey. The old arena is still there so they can film some scenes there.

not on a $6mm budget

Quote from: BCHoopster on Today at 12:32:58 PMI hate when MU goes up against Arkansas, Shaka is about relationships, Calapari has Walton money to recruit.

That's why the #1 recruit from Connecticut (from my HS alma mater) is headed there next year.  His parents were digging the private plane flights.  UConn & Providence were in his final three.

Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on Today at 03:06:11 PMCome March he can say he will evaluate adjusting the model slightly and then pull in 1 or 2 transfers and (1 or 2 transfer out for more playing time) and then say limited transfers don't upset the balance and values he is trying to cultivate. 

Right. The idea that Shaka just stopped caring about trying to win basketball games and wants a group that sings Kumbaya together is crazy. He misplayed his hand this year, and maybe he even overestimated his and the staff's ability to take any player and develop them. He's a competitive guy and if this season goes as poorly as it appears it will, he's not just going to sit around and do nothing about it. Do I know what the adjustments will be? Nope. But he'll make some.

Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on Today at 03:06:11 PMCome March he can say he will evaluate adjusting the model slightly and then pull in 1 or 2 transfers and (1 or 2 transfer out for more playing time) and then say limited transfers don't upset the balance and values he is trying to cultivate.   

I'm reminded of the game intro motto.

Pray.

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 10:31:19 AMWhat's a Chicos?

It's a Hoopaloop.

Quote from: K1 Lover on Today at 11:42:26 AMAs an MU alum, there'll never be a day where I dislike Shaka or want to see him go. It's refreshing to have a coach that centers on people first and aligns with Marquette's Jesuit values as much as he does.

As a basketball fan, this also gives me reason to be concerned that things might not change as much as Scoop wants them to. If you make it clear that your culture and victories revolve around developing players off the court just as much as (if not more than) on the court, surely that would make it harder to let go of guys like Sean and Tre who many would deem as recruitment misses, but to Shaka may be seen as personal character successes.

At the end of the day, the guy was hired to coach basketball, so I'd like to believe that winning is his first priority and he'll make whatever adjustments are needed to improve that in the future. But with how loud the program has become about the culture and RGV, I also can't help but feel like it's reached a point of no return.

Come March he can say he will evaluate adjusting the model slightly and then pull in 1 or 2 transfers and (1 or 2 transfer out for more playing time) and then say limited transfers don't upset the balance and values he is trying to cultivate.   

Quote from: MuggsyB on December 01, 2025, 10:05:48 PMI just started Ozark.  It's sort of a version of Breaking Bad.  She completely steals every scene she is in.  You can tell immediately she's insanely good because she is the character. Her story is also rather remarkable. She couldn't read until she was 10 and had serious epilepsy.  Anyway, I think it's quite obvious that she's on a different level. 

I did not realize that about her history. Big fan...huge.

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 02:39:06 PMI don't think Shaka is a bad recruiter. His track record at Texas proves otherwise.
I do think that during his time at Marquette, he's swung and missed too often on upside, overestimating his staff's ability to take a kid with traits (height, speed, athleticism) and turn him into a basketball player.
Taking a shot on a raw big man is OK every once in a while. Buzz did it with guys like Mbao and McMorrow. But recruiting only projects for your frontcourt - and that includes Gold, IMO - puts you a risk of landing where we are today.
I also think there may have been an overemphasis on recruiting a certain type of kid, i.e. one who'll bide his time and buy into the RGV model, at the expense of recruiting the best players you can get. I get it, nobody wants to bring jerks into the the program. But there's nothing wrong with trying to land kids who hope they can get to the league quickly.

It's less about his ability to recruit than it his recruiting choices.

He's recruited a good amount of higher level talent, usually 1-2 guys he goes pretty hard for in each class. He just hasn't landed them, unfortunately. Why? I'm not sure. But guys like Dooney Johnson, Cam Ward, JJ Andrews, Kon Knipple, Nyk Lewis, and others that are higher level kids than Shaka has landed have all had legitimate interest in Marquette. The guys he's landed have been between 75-125ish for the most part, which has typically been the sweet spot for Marquette, with an occasional higher ranked kid every couple years.

I don't think Shaka is avoiding recruiting higher level players who would push for immediate minutes over returners. There's just a lot of competition for those players.