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Going Positive by MU82
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Our defense eliminates any hope by DoctorV
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Shaka's Credibility by panda
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2025-26 College Hoops Thread by Scoop Snoop
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MU/Butler Game Thread by 79Warrior
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Recruiting as of 1/15/26 by onepost
[January 24, 2026, 07:02:45 PM]

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#81
Hangin' at the Al / Re: Shaka's Credibility
Last post by tower912 - January 24, 2026, 04:01:14 PM
To land a roster out of the portal would require a change to his entire operating philosophy.
#82
The Superbar / Re: Another ICE shooting in MN
Last post by Shaka Shart - January 24, 2026, 04:00:29 PM
Quote from: jesmu84 on January 24, 2026, 03:27:36 PMhttps://x.com/i/status/2015144593067585905

I didn't mean you should have guns, I meant I should have one and you should be scared of it
#83
Hangin' at the Al / Re: 2025-26 College Hoops Thre...
Last post by tower912 - January 24, 2026, 03:57:48 PM
My wife asked what was up with all of the Europeans on Illinois.   I told her.  Made her a Purdue fan for the first time in her life.

The shift in the universe probably led to the Purdue loss.
#84
Hangin' at the Al / Re: Shaka's Credibility
Last post by The Equalizer - January 24, 2026, 03:55:50 PM
Quote from: #UnleashJosh on January 24, 2026, 02:16:26 PMWhy did you remove the part where I said "were all very well aware"

We already know this. Thanks.

First, I wasn't responding to that portion of the quote. 

Second, allow me to repeat the conclusion for you, since you don't seem to be "very well aware" of the problem: With 2500+ players in the portal every year, there are plenty of underdeveloped, unproven transfers that are functionally identical to the underdeveloped, unproven HS players he's been recruiting.

Where Shaka gets players is irrelevant. The Portal (and lack of using it) is not the problem. If Shaka doesn't change his entire operating philosophy, we can land an entire roster out of the portal that is just as bad as this year's team.

#85
Hangin' at the Al / Re: 2025-26 College Hoops Thre...
Last post by Billy Hoyle - January 24, 2026, 03:55:25 PM
Mizzou with two buzzer beaters.to go to OT then beat Oklahoma. What a day to be stuck inaide watching hoops!
#86
Hangin' at the Al / Re: Shaka's Credibility
Last post by Vander Blue Man Group - January 24, 2026, 03:40:25 PM
Quote from: Scoop Snoop on January 24, 2026, 02:46:05 PMI consider the "one bad or horrendous season" to be the culmination of four years of roster building. There was plenty of time to see this coming and to take corrective action.


This is revisionist history.  Most experts, pre-season metrics, the coaches poll, etc. saw Marquette as a bubble team, give or take, going into the season. 

No one saw this kind of season coming.  Even any of the worst-case prognostications were nowhere near what has unfolded. 

Shaka and staff likely got overconfident based on the success of the previous 4 seasons (sorry, I'm not playing the dumb "3-and-a-half seasons" crap"), and that's understandable to a certain extent. 

Now reality has slapped Shaka in the face a bit and we'll see how he responds. 
 
#87
The Superbar / Re: Investing Thread
Last post by tower912 - January 24, 2026, 03:30:03 PM
Both/and.
#88
The Superbar / Re: Investing Thread
Last post by Jockey - January 24, 2026, 03:29:06 PM
Quote from: tower912 on January 24, 2026, 03:00:15 PMThe why is because Canada made a trade deal with China.

I think the "why" is the speech yesterday by Carney.
#90
The Superbar / Re: '25-26 NBA Thread
Last post by wadesworld - January 24, 2026, 03:19:57 PM
Quote from: cheebs09 on January 24, 2026, 11:29:29 AMBased on the injury, you might have to wait until before the draft to trade him. Honestly, it's not like you need to trade him in order to lose games at this point.

Teams will absolutely still try to get GA before the deadline. If the offer is right, you absolutely trade him.

I have a feeling we end up with either KAT and Kolek for GA or Jimmy and 3 firsts for GA. Both would be awful. But John Horst is clueless and will cater to what GA wants.