Quote from: K1 Lover on December 31, 2025, 04:04:36 PMClearly you missed the point. No, I'm not trying to equate the N word with "white boy" because the two are nowhere near identical.

The point of me using that example was to highlight that the mindset of "race-based taunting has already been around, so it's okay to keep doing it!" is a stupid and frankly lazy way to think. Just because a certain behavior happens and is tolerated doesn't mean that it's a good thing, nor something not worth changing.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't think it's the biggest deal in the world. Notice how I didn't go on some diatribe when I posted the link. I don't think Jimmy Butler should be cancelled or fined because that would be dumb. Calling someone "white boy" in the manner he did is simply far from what you'd expect or want from someone who represents Marquette on the biggest stage, and that's all I pointed out.

What I find far more aggravating, however, is how racially tone deaf people like you are.

I didn't miss the point, I just found the two examples so wildly differing in magnitude that they didn't merit comparison.  Its like a discussion of a shoplifting incident and paralleling it to armed robbery cause they are both theft crimes.

Its pretty rich to call me racially tone deaf cause I choose to acknowledge that not all racial language is equal due to decades of social and cultural factors.  I'm also not one of those people that claim members of minority groups cannot be racist, but "white boy" is such a nothing burger of a term in American culture, no matter what the intent. 

Would you be clutching your pearls and saying "what a bad look for Jimmy as a representative of Marquette" if he was calling Wolf a "b***h" instead, cause we should not allow gender fueled language to persist in our society?  Maybe so, to which I would encourage you to take some deep breaths.

I fully agree its not a big deal and nothing should be done!  And you didn't post a diatribe, but you still felt the need to post a link in a thread that is 99% highlighting the positive accomplishments of MU players in the NBA to tsk tsk it and then IMMEDIATELY get heated and escalate when I disagreed.

Quote from: Hards Alumni on December 31, 2025, 03:18:05 PMTrevon Diggs to the GBP

Nice of them to boost Nixon's self esteem by getting the only CB giving up a higher passer rating

Quote from: Hards Alumni on December 31, 2025, 02:59:17 PMIt's truly fascinating to watch a bunch of adults get their undies in a bundle about who "starts" on this team instead of who plays.

Agreed. The only thing less important is being a "captain". Not even an official role.

Anyways, Hamilton should be playing walk on minutes.

By my very rudimentary calculations, Marquette is 8-6 in winning the tip this year giving them a very small increase chance in winning.

https://kenpom.com/blog/the-value-of-ben-gillery/

Most of us agree with the bluntness (IMO).

Quote from: JWags85 on December 31, 2025, 04:04:46 PM100%.  Given his progression to that point, he would have put up 18-20pts with like 5 rebounds and a couple assists, wouldn't have contended for BEPOY cause the arrival of McDermott ended that race before the season began, but would have likely been consensus first team All-BE.  With Wilson and Davante, they would have been a borderline preseason top 10 team.  That team was missing a star, which made his departure even more brutal.

Yep.  And I seem to recall there was a highly touted JUCO guy who was supposed to be on that team but left (or got kicked off) shortly before the season started under very confusing circumstances.  That was a weird season.

Quote from: Dish on December 31, 2025, 03:52:28 PMFingers crossed that he's active and starting for the wild card game against the Bears.

     

He was always a boom or bust player due to his style.  Even his All-Pro/Pro Bowl years, he wasn't very highly rated by any of the analytic metrics, he was just a ball hawk (Kind of the 2025 Bears Defense in a single player).  But since his knee injury, he's been atrocious.  Like legitimately one of the worst corners in the league this year.  And the off the field drama doesn't help.

Random fact I read when looking at some of his older brother's BS this week.  Traevon, Stefon, and their middle brother, despite only being 5 years between oldest to youngest, all went to different high schools in the DC area

Well to not have a duplicate of this year we do need at least 2 more players to leave.  Then Shaka needs to go portaling to get 3 starters.

A big, a wing and a shooter

Tre looks like a good kid but best for both parties if he plays elsewhere next year.

Quote from: Elonsmusk on December 31, 2025, 08:38:53 AMNo Marquette fan is happy with this season, but those of us who are Shaka slurpers think he is more than capable of turning things around.  We also realize there is nothing he can do during the season to change the roster.  And he can't make the layups, or wide open 3 point shots for our players.

But he recruits and retains the players who can't make the layups or wide open 3's.

Quote from: Dish on December 31, 2025, 03:52:28 PMFingers crossed that he's active and starting for the wild card game against the Bears.

you must not be familiar with the Packers current secondary situation.