Yes....and there are some on here who believe certain bench players deserve more playing time........even though when they get a chance yo prove themselves.....Shaka yells at them for setting up on the wrong side of the court......right out of a timeout.

Quote from: The Sultan on December 04, 2025, 12:32:37 PMIt's the Somalis.

I will try harder not to be so political.

Quote from: wisblue on December 04, 2025, 04:22:11 PMFor example, if a player is no threat to pull up and take a jump shot, the defender can play him tight around the three point line and not be concerned if he drives to the basket where he will be met by the big man who can park under the basket without being concerned that his man can step out for a 10 foot jump shot.

Izzo says hello.

In the context of this conversation, I am disputing the statement that a double digit underdog winning would be no "crazier" than a four point underdog winning.

Even if the Badgers win over MU in 2022 was technically an "upset" by the broadest definition of the word, it was not considered one or reported that way at the time.

Quote from: AverageJoe on December 04, 2025, 03:19:44 PMThe announcer (Butch) was extremely positive towards Marquette, but he even criticized CH on at least three occasions: not having his hand up on D when the guy he was guarding hit a turnaround J over him, not hustling to save a ball going out of bounce (that Valpo saved and got a second chance), and he lost focus and let the guy he was guarding back-door him for an easy layup.  I don't remember Butch criticizing anyone else, outside of stating the obvious - they need to start draining these open looks...

He also criticized Owens for a ridiculously bad "box out" where he had his back to the basket, shoved the guy he was trying to box out to the ground, and got called for a foul.  Example 1A of why DO doesn't get minutes right now.

This is unrelated and maybe not the thread for it, but Butch has been a terrific color guy for these low level games.  Great enthusiasm and spot on analysis.  He doesn't have the name recognition outside of Wisconsin to get the big national games right now, but I'm rooting for him to work his way up.  Even if he is a former Badger.

Quote from: The Sultan on December 04, 2025, 03:18:02 PMIf Shaka wanted transfers, Marquette would accept transfers. Why is this so hard to understand?

The idea that a coach with Shaka's resume would be handcuffed by the administration on a ubiquitous roster building strategy is laughable.

Quote from: MU82 on December 04, 2025, 03:59:03 PMYes, we need more good shooters.

It's more than just good shooters. It's having different types of shooters who can present more challenges to a defense.

For example, if a player is no threat to pull up and take a jump shot, the defender can play him tight around the three point line and not be concerned if he drives to the basket where he will be met by the big man who can park under the basket without being concerned that his man can step out for a 10 foot jump shot.

One of the criticisms of MU is that they miss too many "layups". While they have missed some real bunnies.a lot of those "layups" are tightly contested shots close to the basket that are much tougher than a shot from 12 feet directly in front of the basket.

Pull Nash's redshirt!

Quote from: dgies9156 on December 04, 2025, 03:07:24 PMAt the risk of arousing angry Scoopers, we're pointing too much of the finger at Caedin Hamilton. We we all can agree that he's not developed as Coach Shaka has hoped, Mr. Hamilton hardly is the largest problem we have.

We win as a team. We lose as a team. Hamilton has missed a boatload of threes. Nor was he any more than one cog in an inability to execute in the waning minutes of several losses and near losses. No one person, not even Chase, can carry the team by himself.

Nobody ever expected Hamilton was going to be the next Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This train wreck is everyone's fault.

The train wreck isn't everyone's fault. It's very clearly a small group of people's fault.
It's definitely not Caedin's fault he's been thrust into a situation he clearly wasn't - and may never be - prepared for. He's taking an unfair amount of criticism because he best exemplifies what's gone wrong this season and why some here have concerns about the future. He's not the only one, but he's (literally) front and center.

MU does not appear to have a guy who can pull up off the dribble and take a jump shot as the clock is running down. That's for sure.