Quote from: MU82 on January 12, 2026, 11:52:49 AMAnd yet ...This is undoubtedly true, but does it really make a difference if we finish 2-18 or 4-16 in the Big East? At this point our whole season is the Big East tournament. What happens between now and then doesn't matter a whole bunch. Let Gold sit until he's at least 90% and get the other guys experience and see if you have anything.
Gold is still by far the team's best interior defender.
Quote from: MU82 on January 12, 2026, 12:17:47 PMHe's kind of the Weasels' Kevin O'Neill in that he "saved" basketball at the school. Except Bennett's results were much better.
Quote from: Dish on January 12, 2026, 11:54:30 AMThe lazy narrative that will exist all offseason is that the Bears will be next year's Washington. (I'm not saying Wades is being lazy here, I'm saying it'll be beaten to death by a lot of people).
Washington's roster is the oldest in the league and they traded a fair amount of draft capital for three veterans (Latimore, Tunsil, Samuel). They have a QB that coming into the league had red flags for his physical frame and has missed a lot of time. Their skill players on offense relied so heavily on McLaurin, and when he is injured and out, they really lack weapons. On defense, the Commanders let some productive players leave in free agency and relied on guys like Wagner (who clearly doesn't have it anymore).
Fully expect the Bears turnover rate to change next season and they will have a ton of questions to address on defense. Offensively, their skill players depth is significantly better than Washington's. Loveland/Odunze/Burden/Monagai would all be upgrades to Washington.
Agreed there's zero guarantees for the Bears to make the playoffs next season. A couple of injuries, defense not getting upgraded, tougher schedule would/will cause issues.
Quote from: tower912 on January 12, 2026, 07:30:34 AMNeither team has met preseason expectations. If I bet, I would bet on the home team. NJ gets a homecoming. Hopefully, the stomach big has exited. Opportunities abound.
Quote from: MU82 on January 12, 2026, 12:15:49 PMAnd yet ... this extremely flawed version of Marquette basketball needs him on the court to win because he is the only interior defender capable of defending the interior.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on January 12, 2026, 08:32:26 AMHe took over a program with no history of success and was still playing in the dilapidated Fieldhouse. They hadn't finished with a winning record in the Big Ten in 23 years. He ushered in the modern era of Badger hoops, which is why I put him at #2. It did seem like he coached longer than six years at Madison.
I remember going to my first game at the Kohl Center in 1998 and laughing about the complete lack of banners in the rafters. Forget titles, they had only been to the tourny once since 1947.
Quote from: #UnleashMalik on January 12, 2026, 11:57:12 AMIn Big east play hes shooting 1-23 from 3's. Against the P5 + Big east hes shooting hes 9-49. Had a big jump against Maryland where he went 4-10.
Without looking it up, probably worse then Derrick Wilson.
Edit: Derrick went 9-39 in his senior year. So probably worse than Derrick.
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