Quote from: Newsdreams on Today at 12:55:20 PMYou do hate the world

What he hates most is himself.

Quote from: Viper on Today at 12:27:26 PMthat was the conundrum...what better options.

Considering the overall athletic success Creighton has achieved, and not just in Men's hoops (5 BET finals appearances, two sweet 16 appearances, and one weak foul call from a Final Four), they were the right choice.

Quote from: JWags85 on Today at 12:14:33 PMIf Stevens had never made a championship game (much less 2 obviously) and instead had 2 Round of 32 exits those years, maybe a S16...they still would have been a no brainer.  Butler was the most consistent and well run mid major program in the country (IMO) for 15 years before they got into the BE.  That 15 years included 10 conference championships and 11 NCAA trips.

Until Brandon Miller struggled that first year in the BE, every coach since and including Barry Collier made multiple NCAA tournaments and had multiple conference titles (ok I guess Matta was just there for a year but given what he did in his season and what he left for Lickliter/what Lickliter did in year 1, I'm pretty confident he would have had 2 in a row)

Turns out it hard to run with the big boys.  They have a small school (2nd smallest behind legacy Providence), old facilities, and it isn't even a nationally ranked school.

If you want my other hot take, Xavier probably shouldn't have been invited either for the exact same reasons (though it is ranked... but not highly).

At the end of the day, I know why those schools were invited (media market, recent success, coaches).  Creighton is a much better fit than either of them.

Say what you want about SLU and Dayton, but they're better fits in every way long term... even though they're both gross.

Quote from: willie warrior on Today at 12:23:21 PMYes we should all celebrate a moral victory with 8 wins. Yes.

You do hate the world

Quote from: Zog from Margo on Today at 12:45:59 PMNo offense, but I'm not sure what your point is. If Otzelberger comes to MU, I guess I'll give you credit for predicting it. Wish away. I expect the past to be the best predictor of MU's future actions. MU's next coach will be an assistant from another program, a mid-major HC, or a power football conference coach who's not at his peak. Maybe they could get Chris Beard as a reclamation project. He's a very good coach.

Now that's an idea!

Quote from: Zog from Margo on Today at 12:45:59 PMNo offense, but I'm not sure what your point is. If Otzelberger comes to MU, I guess I'll give you credit for predicting it. Wish away. I expect the past to be the best predictor of MU's future actions. MU's next coach will be an assistant from another program, a mid-major HC, or a power football conference coach who's not at his peak. Maybe they could get Chris Beard as a reclamation project. He's a very good coach.

Huh? Where did I ever predict this? I said I'd love him as our coach, literally nothing more than that. It was Elonsmusk and withoutbias who took that simple post and encouraged me to go out and get laid.

Quote from: onepost on Today at 11:02:01 AMHuh...the kind of coach you'd throw in a Wishlist thread of a hoops message board, perhaps??
You're right, should have just put in Brian Wardle.

No offense, but I'm not sure what your point is. If Otzelberger comes to MU, I guess I'll give you credit for predicting it. Wish away. I expect the past to be the best predictor of MU's future actions. MU's next coach will be an assistant from another program, a mid-major HC, or a power football conference coach who's not at his peak. Maybe they could get Chris Beard as a reclamation project. He's a very good coach.

Quote from: Shooter McGavin on Today at 10:25:00 AMOn your Phillips comment I mostly agree at this point but Owens looked lost at the beginning of the year,  Owens is definitely earning more time now.

As for Phillips.  I wish when he went into the game they would run a play to go to him immediately to shoot a three.  Even an out of bounds play when they have the chance.  I'd like to see him get more looks from three.

As far as shooting in general for this team our passing has been terrible this year.  Wide open shooters are not getting passes in the shooting pocket.  They are reaching for the ball, barely corralling it and the defense has more time to adjust causing the shots to be rushed and really not that good.  Definitely doesn't help the shooting percentage. 

Yeah, you can really see the massive drop-off in both the timing and placement of passes to put guys in a position to score as compared to Kam and TK.  Just a skillset that is not present on the team right now. 

Hopefully Nigel really continues to develop in this area.

Reality.

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on January 07, 2026, 11:30:18 PMNolan Minessale 22 points and 12 assists tonight in another win for 13-4 Saint Thomas.

It's time to bring them to BE