I liked Buzz. Sorry his time here ended on a sour note. Interesting selection for HC, imo, replacing Crean. He wasn't necessarily a 'fit'...Buzz for MU or MU for Buzz. But, Crean's F4 aside, MU's best coach since Al. Brought in talent. Won big games. A really good coach of basketball. Post game radio interviews w/Homer & Mac were always interesting. I hope Buzz kicks arse in the Big Ten and I hope he gets a solid ovation on Saturday. I also hope Marquette kicks his arse with an over early beat down on Saturday!

Thursday, November 13

Monmouth at Seton Hall- 6:00pm (ESPN+)
Ed Cohen & Tarik Turner
Line: Seton Hall  -13.5/138

Buzz is, and was, a dirtbag.  Running the Buzz's Kids media blitz before leaving Marquette to soften his image in case of blowback was disgusting propaganda.

His teams won games, so we looked past the BS and the scandal, but all that did was reinforce the cult of the coach and the ugly side of fandom.  And I was part of it, cheering for the "quirky, aw shucks" Buzz, something he never was.

Alinea loses a Michelin star. Whether you believe in the merit of the guide or its relevance today, Alinea being at the top of the game for so long is quite the accomplishment.

If the question was asked a few years ago, my answer would be different but I generally view Buzz in a positive light now. Sort of the "more than one coach removed" rule I guess where MU is now on their second coach since him and Buzz is on his third school since MU. Same kind of deal with Crean.

Anyways, I'd say Life Lessons. Really felt I grew as person watching them. Also, I schedule meetings at work at odd times like 10:42 or 2:14 now. It makes my coworkers think I really know what I'm doing and not that I'm crazy or anything.

I'm not going to lose my voice cheering for him, but I think a nice warm welcome would be appropriate especially since we're honoring one of the players he coached. I'm interested to see the crowd's reaction though. Students were pretty young when he was here.

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 05:23:20 AMI saw the last 8 minutes.  Hamilton currently reminds me of Scott Merritt.   I hope Caedin co tinues ti improve because Merritt made me throw soft things at the television.

I saw Tre play decently as the back up PG.

Is the game chat a cesspool as usual?

Ben has 3 near double doubles in 4 games.  Needs to channel his inner Moses Malone at garbage time.

Heal quickly and fully, Sean

I don't really see the Merrit comp at this juncture with Hamilton.  Scott played a bunch in the high post.  He was also pretty good in transition and an adequate defender.  He was much more of a finesse player, and not much of a multiple dribble low post guy.  Hamilton scoring is a bonus, we need him to defend and usurp defensive rebs. 

Quote from: TAMU, Knower of Ball on November 12, 2025, 11:18:40 PMMr. Gold

+/- is a flawed stat.... but anytime a player has +44 in 25 minutes,  it means he was doing great things

Agreed.  Ben was great. SOTG. And I still think he can do better offensively.

As for plus minus, flawed stat especially when you have four great players on the court and some random player.  But with all the lineup combinations Shaka has used this year and no clear cut all Americans on the team, it is slightly more reliable. 

Dry mopping the corners and his hillbilly act was a little annoying.

Liked that he wrote hand written letters to coaches.

Buzz's bunch was a kind thing to do.

Loved the team success.

Loved the dance on WV logo.

Brought in great players to the program.

Obviously player scandal and his handling of it tarnished him here.  But I think he will get cheers initially for his overall contribution to the program.

Good recap 82.

  Fun game to watch.  Very nice to see NJ thrive in the starting role.  AS is going to be a stud, incredible defense.  Love the Chase dunk and his overall game last night.  Clark intrigues me, hope he just continues to develop and get stronger.  Glad Phillips hit a three last night and not in garbage time.  He looks taller and more broad shouldered than Owens when he was standing next to him.  That kid could be a huge coup for Shaka.  He has the frame to get a lot stronger.  Agree that Owens seems to be lost.  Did not see that coming. Tre played ok.  Glad he hit a three but he just seems so unreliable offensively it makes us easier to guard.  Ben's defense and rebounding were excellent.  Wish he was even more aggressive offensively.  Couple times last night he drove the lane only to pass it out. Zaide is another player who needs to be more aggressive as well. Overall,  good warmup for Maryland.  Will be at the game with the family. 

Chase, his Ortg was off the charts.