Quote from: tower912 on February 11, 2026, 10:16:28 AMI think he uses the portal.  I think he does it his way.  So, pay attention to recruits he came close with but didn't land.  Also, as opposed to another true big, think about another stretch 4.  Somewhere in the 6'9 range that can play interchangeably with Royce. 

Running back Caedin in the middle? Trusting a freshman big? Quantum leap from Josh?
 

Quote from: Viper on February 11, 2026, 07:12:57 PMthey are out there. Some how f'in Gard gets em.

Haha....there he is!

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 11, 2026, 12:07:19 PMObviously very excited about Royce but I'm hoping he can find someone that can defend some of the bigger 5's and is also a rim protector.

they are out there. Some how f'in Gard gets em.

Quote from: Newsdreams on February 11, 2026, 01:12:08 PMF ND!!

we agree. (This will never happen again)

Quote from: vogue65 on February 11, 2026, 06:53:04 PMCorrect, it's why I'm ready to give up watching college basketball.  The fix was in.

Coach is doing what the BOT wants. 
Leadership showed it's colors when Buzz went Jr. COLLEGE.  Enjoy being the best of the rest.

Lol

Quote from: wadesworld on February 11, 2026, 02:20:21 PMWhat coach completely changes up the defense that got them a 9 point lead with over 6 minutes left in the game?  Now that would be some horrible coaching.

It's not like it was a 90 seconds left.  There were over 6 minutes to play in the game.

I agree on that, but seeing Ben double team near half court, then one pass, wide open 3, tired of that 

Quote from: brewcity77 on February 11, 2026, 03:00:42 PMI said yes. It's improbable, maybe a 5-10% chance, but playing like we are of late it's certainly possible.

I don't think we can beat St John's, but maybe Xavier could do that for us. Not sure we can beat UConn, but Providence or Seton Hall could. I'm certain we can beat Nova, they didn't escape us until the last possession twice.

A lot comes down to seeds. If we're the 6, Xavier the 7, and SHU/PC are in the 8/9, then the odds go up. If we have to get through SJU and UConn, that's not happening.

Championship Week can be chaotic, and Shaka has won two conference tourney titles in 5 years and made the BET semis three straight years. I don't expect it, but given our play the last month and certainly the last two weeks I'm not ruling it out.

Brew,

Do you have any explanation what we're seeing with Chase?  The bottom line is if he's a total no show, we're not making a miracle run at MSG.  2 shots yesterday?  What gives Brew?  Ty. 

Quote from: burger on February 11, 2026, 06:25:08 PMIt does the league no good for a the third place team for the tournament get beat at home by the last place team.....

Just sayin.....

Don't be naive.....$$$$

Correct, it's why I'm ready to give up watching college basketball.  The fix was in.

Coach is doing what the BOT wants. 
Leadership showed it's colors when Buzz went Jr. COLLEGE.  Enjoy being the best of the rest.

Dream on, dream on, dream on until your dream comes true.

Not gonna happen.

Quote from: DoctorV on February 10, 2026, 09:59:18 PMOne thing it definitely showed me is that, given standard trajectory, which unfortunately we've seen is no guarantee with senior shooting under Shaka at Marquette, a team with
Nigel, Adrien, and Royce at the 1/2/4 as a Jr Jr Sr in 2 seasons should be an elite 8 caliber team.
Experience will be there, talent will be there, and I feel like there are enough incoming and current auxiliary parts to make it happen.

Will it? I think so. How? In Shaka we trust?

We've had two teams that theoretically were chalk to elite 8... didn't happen and those had 4 (then 3) draft picks and a ton of experience. And with those teams we didn't have to endure this level of bottom falling out