I've been extremely impressed with these young women absolutely throttling spikes.  It's a fun sport and these girls are very talented.  Hopefully the lady Warriors amp up their recruiting. 

Nm

Quote from: dgies9156 on December 14, 2025, 08:38:16 PMFirst of all, I'm a big Shaka guy too. I think the world of him and I give him credit for what he's done in his first four years. That alone warrants a mulligan for this year. Period.

The broader concern I have is that almost nobody saw coming what we have so far this year. Yeah, nobody thought this team would be 1977 v2.0 but did anyone really think we'd be 0 for the BIG and barely get by Valpo? I know I didn't. I expected that Parham and Owens would step up and Hamilton would at least be serviceable. Maybe that will happen in the Big East season, but I'm not holding my breath.

When you add to the failure so far this year the apparent smugness the university appears to have in the RGV program, you begin to see some of the anger in here and at other sites.

For the rest of this year, the equation is really simple: figure out what Marquette has. Can Owens somehow revive his career? Are Stevens, Phillips, Parham and James the anchors around which next year's team is built? Most importantly, who needs to find a new home and what does Marquette seek in the portal?

It's possible that a light goes on and we go about 15-5 in the Big East. I think I'd be in cardiac arrest if that happened. I'll support this team and Coach Shaka as much if not more than ever, but barring a miracle, it's exam time and everyone is on the clock!

Well said Brother Dgies.  I didn't see it coming either.  I thought all of our guys would improve and that Caedin was a legitimate 5.  I figured we'd probably be a 9-11 NCAA seed.  Sadly not only have our players not improved, many have regressed.  Even with how bad the BEast is, I'd be shocked if we do better than 5-15.  And don't forget in a normal year for the BEast we probably go 2-18.   Yes.  See what we have moving forward.  Play the youngsters. 

Quote from: DFW HOYA on December 14, 2025, 01:33:46 PMWhile I don't see MU as a 20 point favorite, 10 is more reasonable. Why? A lot of trends are not going Georgetown's way:

1. MU is 5-2 at home while Georgetown is 0-3 in games outside the Washington area: Dayton (78-73), Miami (78-65), and North Carolina (81-61). Marquette has won four straight over Georgetown at Fiserv by an average of 21 points, last year was 81-51.

2. Georgetown ranks 332nd in three point shooting (29.0%). Its top recruit from the portal, Baylor's Langston Love, is shooting threes at a 20% rate.

3. Its top two scorers (Malik Mack and K.J. Lewis) were a combined 2 for 10 vs. St. Peter's, its third scorer (Vince Iwuchukwu) is out for at least two more weeks, and its sixth man (DeShawn Harris-Smith) has taken a leave of absence from the team. Where the offense comes from is a legitimate question.

Stop giving actual stats, not relevant here.

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on December 14, 2025, 08:21:55 PMSo does Iowa State. And they have been better for a while now.

No my son doesn't donate enough

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on December 14, 2025, 12:15:08 AMThey don't have spots available on the roster let alone minutes. These players aren't going to willingly turn down the amount of money Marquette is giving them because they are all overpaid. Shaka will have to kick them out and I just don't see it happening.

What exactly is the amount of money they're getting? Give me the amount per player.

Iowa st recruits Wisconsin better than Shaka or Gard, and Iowa St is in the middle of nowhere.  They must have money to spend. We rather give money to many players that deserve nothing.  Really like Caedin's answer about coming to MU, "No one else recruited him", that's on Shaka. As is Clark, not one big time program in Texas recruited him, is't that telling?

The same Carolina team that the Rams and Packers couldn't beat has lost twice to the mighty Saints.

Quote from: MuggsyB on December 14, 2025, 07:44:36 AMThis team is clearly bereft of high D-1 talent and that's on Shaka.  And as many have pointed out, if you whiff on recruits, and they can't develop into solid rotational players, you're essentially fked if you don't use the portal.  I mean there's no way to sugarcoat this fact.  And I'm a big Shaka guy. I think he should be given the opportunity to turn things around next season.  However, if we go into 2026-7 as we are presently constructed it's going to be super ugly. 

First of all, I'm a big Shaka guy too. I think the world of him and I give him credit for what he's done in his first four years. That alone warrants a mulligan for this year. Period.

The broader concern I have is that almost nobody saw coming what we have so far this year. Yeah, nobody thought this team would be 1977 v2.0 but did anyone really think we'd be 0 for the BIG and barely get by Valpo? I know I didn't. I expected that Parham and Owens would step up and Hamilton would at least be serviceable. Maybe that will happen in the Big East season, but I'm not holding my breath.

When you add to the failure so far this year the apparent smugness the university appears to have in the RGV program, you begin to see some of the anger in here and at other sites.

For the rest of this year, the equation is really simple: figure out what Marquette has. Can Owens somehow revive his career? Are Stevens, Phillips, Parham and James the anchors around which next year's team is built? Most importantly, who needs to find a new home and what does Marquette seek in the portal?

It's possible that a light goes on and we go about 15-5 in the Big East. I think I'd be in cardiac arrest if that happened. I'll support this team and Coach Shaka as much if not more than ever, but barring a miracle, it's exam time and everyone is on the clock!

Quote from: Shaka Shart on December 14, 2025, 08:19:02 PMI thought it was the Seahawks, and the bears

Bears? They have the highest number of games missed due to injuries this year.