Quote from: vogue65 on Today at 03:23:02 PMBecause there are selection criteria.
You are correct, I don't know the rest of the story. Nevertheless, Marquette looks to me more like Northwestern or Princeton than St. John's or Seton Hall.
Remember when the decision-makers wanted MU to reassemble Duke?
Quote from: wisblue on Today at 03:20:24 PMWhen UW beat MU in 2022 it wasn't considered an upset.
Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 03:18:02 PMIf Shaka wanted transfers, Marquette would accept transfers. Why is this so hard to understand?
Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 08:17:06 AMIt wouldn't be.
If you go through T-Rank, Marquette was playing like the #16 team in the country to that point of the 2023 season, Wisconsin was playing like the #55 team in the country. It isn't quite apples to apples, but when current #56 Butler plays at #15 St. John's this year, T-Rank has Butler as a +12.2 point underdog with a 14% chance to win.
Currently, T-Rank has us as a +10.4 underdog with an 18% chance to win. That's using preseason data. If you filter it to just this year, we are ranked #112 and Wisconsin is #35. If you look at when current #112 DePaul plays at current #38 Creighton, they are +11.4 with a 15% chance to win.
The spread was likely lower at the time because Vegas was factoring in preseason expectations that had us ranked #32 in kenpom and Wisconsin just slightly behind at #47, but we all know the gap in reality was much larger between those two teams. Any way you split it, the probabilities would be within a few points on either spreads or percentages.
Quote from: Duane6 on December 03, 2025, 11:58:43 AMHe had 10 rebounds vs Valpo and was 1/5 with 2 turnovers. Walk ons also bring good energyThe 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...
Quote from: vogue65 on Today at 03:15:53 PMShaka has a boss.
If the boss wanted transfers, the boss would get transfers.
Sorry, that's probably a little too dramatic.
O.K., if an academically qualified player with a strong basketball resume, good references and recommendations wanted to transfer and he would demonstrably fill a need, he would be signed.
Now to find such an individual.
Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 07:59:22 AMThis is just misguided. Shaka could use the transfer portal all he wants - he just doesn't want to.
And this team was ranked in the top 10 just a year ago.
Stop being so dramatic.
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on Today at 01:49:42 PMRemind me - why did McKay transfer out? Was it his position/role?
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