Here in Central Jersey I have about 10 inches of snow and still coming down heavily. Suppose to switch to snow/sleet/freezing rain later this afternoon. Most snow we have had the last 2-3 years.

Quote from: CountryRoads on January 24, 2026, 01:25:00 PMIMO, we slowly accumulated a bunch of dead weight during the highly successful first few years. Then once that group departed, we were left with the dead weight and newcomers. It was a tough spot to be in for Shaka because there wouldn't have been much playing time available for guys who would be juniors now in their first 2 years.

In hindsight, wish Shaka treated this like his first year. Remove the dead weight (ie Dexter Akanno and Jose Perez) and replace them with more proven players. I guess it was tougher because he had closer relationships with the current dead weight. I do think Shaka could have bridged the gap better as the culture turned over to these new 1st and 2nd year guys.

So, I think the future is still bright but this year was mismanaged. A quicker hook is needed on the players who don't meet expectations after 2 years. Hopefully lessons learned and it's avoided in the future.

We shall see.

Car held up well on Friday. Left the house around 6:15am when it was -22 to drive to the PPA tournament. I didn't get out of there until noon... car started right up, praise the Lord. Per PPA staff, there were ZERO cancellations by players - cold weather no matta in MN.

Quote from: JakeBarnes on Today at 08:35:00 AMThis is a dark night of America's soul.

AVVT/Patton say 'hi'.

The freezing rain is resulting in downed trees and power outages in many areas in the path of the storm as expected. We have freezing rain in the forecast all day, so I am expecting our power to be off sometime this afternoon. Then, even when they have it back up, it may go down a couple more times. Unlike power restoration after a major summer thunderstorm, with the event being over, trees will likely continue to fall for a day or two and create more outages.

There was one "good news" item in the online weather report though. The pollen level is zero!

Chase and ben are terrible seniors. The juniors were literally the worst class in marquette history. Shaka didn't use the portal.


Why do we continue to beat this dead horse? We all already know the issues.

Quote from: 79Warrior on Today at 09:26:06 AMI was referring to buying a new roster if you read Towers post. Not a couple of players.

And? The money is there. We've paid big time players more than competitive salaries in the last 4 years.

Other programs in our conference are doing the same thing. Saying we can't afford players who fit into our roster scheme is flat out wrong.

Quote from: WhiteTrash on January 17, 2026, 06:13:48 PMTrue that nobody can reference the last time X school lost 20 games, just like nobody can reference the last time X school ranked 337th in FG%, but it doesn't mean it's not important.

(Hint: a Milwaukee based school is ranked 337th in FG%)

FG% is not relevant.

Quote from: Babybluejeans on January 24, 2026, 12:17:21 PMSo here's the hypo: we're sitting in a bar and I asked you for a quick summary of what's going on with MU basketball right now, what you would you say?

"<burp> man, fuk shaka. <burp> look at the rack on that chick. This PBR is going down like glass, pawz. <uuuccccckkkkkkkkk>. we can't shoot or play defense. u gunna eat that last cheese curd? <belch>"

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 07:47:42 AMPhillips is not "to" skinny and could be a guy to take a leap next season. We need shooting and he'll be one of our better options to provide it as of now.

I'd expect Johnston to RS and would be surprised if Phillips did.

DO is also not skinny.

Bless your soul for actually reading a BC post. I know it's not easy.