DePaul gets their new practice facility approved by the Chicago City Council. I would imagine this will be completed around 2032 and DePaul will still suck.

https://x.com/NickPalazzolo5/status/1998928219614097659

Quote from: jfp61 on Today at 10:51:35 AMHow? Who is good on this roster? The two best players are still the seniors.

Who do you trust from this team to start next year on a team that will make the tournament?


This is just an incorrect assessment. Shaka needs to blow this roster up for his staff to still have jobs.

There is no way for one to rate Ben Gold as one of the two best players. I like Ben and have heard how popular he is with students on campus because of being a friendly and outgoing guy, but come on.

Nigel James has established himself as the #2 on the roster. He's a building block, and there are others who are potentially as well, so while I don't see a reason to "blow up the roster," there does need to be a change in its construction and honest conversations held with some of those with eligibility remaining. 

Quote from: WellsstreetWanderer on Today at 10:49:17 AMWise man. Covid shot killed a childhood friend and it was unpleasant. 3,000% increase in myocarditis is big concern. Studies are out showing the dangers of mRNA being injected into humans as it migrates into major organs. By definition it is also not a vaccine nor was safety and efficacy ever investigated.

Hogwash.

Quote from: jfp61 on Today at 10:51:35 AMHow? Who is good on this roster? The two best players are still the seniors.

Who do you trust from this team to start next year on a team that will make the tournament?


This is just an incorrect assessment. Shaka needs to blow this roster up for his staff to still have jobs.

Did you even read?

I think he has to use the portal next year to help the talent deficit.

Nigel, Stevens, Zaide, Royce those are good players. They need more.

Quote from: Hards Alumni on Today at 10:42:38 AMHis entire life collapsed in less than a day.  He's a fool for all of it, but people who lose everything don't typically act in a rash manner.  I'm not excusing any of the things, I'm just saying it is understandable.

Agreed. "Understandable" in the sense that no one is wondering why he snapped yesterday.

Back on topic ... is Al Amadou vaxxed?

I thought the dentists were gone...

Quote from: GoldenEagles03 on Today at 10:44:45 AMI don't think Shaka has to change his ways too drastically but next year

How? Who is good on this roster? The two best players are still the seniors.

Who do you trust from this team to start next year on a team that will make the tournament?


This is just an incorrect assessment. Shaka needs to blow this roster up for his staff to still have jobs.

Quote from: Viper on Today at 09:16:03 AManti mRNA covid vax, for me. For example, i recently got a shingles vax. That help explain it better?

Wise man. Covid shot killed a childhood friend and it was unpleasant. 3,000% increase in myocarditis is big concern. Studies are out showing the dangers of mRNA being injected into humans as it migrates into major organs. By definition it is also not a vaccine nor was safety and efficacy ever investigated.

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 10:41:01 AMThe reason RGV isn't working is twofold.

First, we haven't seen growth into star level players from the current sophomore/junior classes like we got from Justin Lewis, Oso Ighodaro, and Kam Jones. Worse, while we do have one star in Chase, you need 2-3 guys like that anchored by back end starters/bench players on par with Stevie Mitchell & David Joplin. We maybe have two of those in Zaide & Ben, but neither are consistently giving that level of play.

If the Growth doesn't come, the talent evaluation needs to be on point and in an era where pay for play is a reality, you need to identify & pay for the Matthew Hodge, Oswin Erhunwumse, Cam Ward, Amari Allen, & Jamarion Batemon types that we were involved with but ultimately didn't land. Next year, will that be Lucas Morillo we're saying that about?

Bottom line, the staff failed. They misidentified talent and didn't Grow it enough to be front line contributors. As a result we're starting down the barrel of possibly the worst Marquette team in more than 3 decades. And based on what we've seen from the current roster, it feels awfully unlikely that we're going to Grow out of this next year without Chase & Ben.

I don't think Shaka has to change his ways too drastically but next year might be a year he needs to use the portal to avoid a repeat. And then after next year he can go right back to not using it.

But when it goes sideways you gotta switch it up. Similar to his first year. Use the portal to add the necessary talent and then fallback on RGV but without missing on talent in HS recruiting.