Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 12:14:45 PMI say no. Is this a serious question? No. Clearly no.

Given CountryRoads' posting history - including frequent criticism of Hamilton and calls to cut several players - I was giving him credit for being non-teal facetious.

Coby Bryant to Chicago, really liked him in Seattle.

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 12:14:45 PMI say no. Is this a serious question? No. Clearly no.

No it was not serious lol

Quote from: panda on Today at 11:59:51 AMAside from taking 10,000 meaningless hook shots, Hamilton did nothing to earn his minutes. The only actual justification for Hamilton's minutes throughout the season could only be explained as Shaka "fan boying" for his teachers pet. You can point to the exact time we turned into a bubble team and it is when Hamilton departed the starting lineup/significant minutes and Parham started playing more.

He's done nothing to earn his spot on this roster other than his superb ability to collect EGB's.

I can't really argue against what you wrote. I guess it just seems to me that an end of the bench guy is not a major issue.

I am in the same camp as you with his beginning of the season playing time. I can understand Shaka's RGV branding and attempt to be different with zero transfers, but I still can't wrap my head around his total blind spot with Hamilton's ability to play major college hoops.

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 07:18:43 AMDolphins are going to pay Tua $54 million to play for someone else this year.
Lol

$99.2 million dead-cap hit across the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

Filtered back to Jan 21, we are ranked #33 in T-Rank with the 10th best defense in the country. Only a 5-5 record, but clearly playing better and the defensive improvement is better than I could've expected.

Punters getting paid today, damn.

I like Hamilton. He has a great body and if anybody was paying attention, after Gold picked up #4 Hamilton came in and scored twice on nice plays got an assist and a rebound.  Later missed a nice move to the hoop but the fould wasm't called. Players, escpecially big guys take time to develope.  He's only a sophamore.  YOu guys kicked Joplin around for a couple of years too.  If Hamilton finds himself this off season he could be a real plus next season.  Regardless Smart will get a starting center for next season.  The 4/5 slots would look like this:  portal guy, Parham to start. Hamilton/Clark  back up 5 and Pearson backup 4.  That's pretty big in the post.  Owens starts at the 3 backed up by Egbouno. That's bigger and stronger than Ross.  Looks like a promising baseline to me.  It strikes me that Ross played out of position his whole career and was very good.  Kudos to him but both Owens and Egbouno are 6'7" and Egbouno is a big kid at 220lbs.. 

Quote from: CountryRoads on March 08, 2026, 08:53:49 AMJames/Stevens/Owens/Parham/Hamilton

Who says no to that starting lineup opening day next year?

I say no. Is this a serious question? No. Clearly no.

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on Today at 09:08:36 AMSorest of losers:

https://usnow.daily24.blog/posts/dan-hurley-issues-scathing-critique-officiating-disorder-after-loss-marquette-khanh123-team-son

That was really something. "I'm пot iпterested iп ... chasiпg headliпes." Hilarious.

In the grand universe of physical basketball games, I didn't think that one was particularly physical. Pretty much every game involving St. John's and Seton Hall is much more physical. And missed calls ... UConn should have been called for fouls on several huge plays down the stretch; they weren't, and that's basketball, and Marquette persevered despite it.

Just a weird take after that game. I actually usually get a kick out of Hurley, but I'm now extra glad we kicked his team's butt!