Shaka Smart, if you read scoop...

[MarquetteMike1977]

Agree Winning and RGV are not mutually exclusive but feel Shaka went too far with RGV this year and Shaka should allow more roster turnover. Believe This team has a chance yet at the most losses in Marquette Basketball History of well over 100 years and that should not be forgotten. But let's win and not get that record.

[MarquetteMike1977]

NM

[muwarrior69]

Ha!  There were two choices for most of the year and especially early.  Talk about how incompetent the team was or leave the board.  There were very few positives to discuss and those positives were overshadowed by horrible substitution patterns and poor end game performances. The lack of posting is not some badge of courage or moral high ground.  More than likely it's because they have become apathetic to this year of Marquette basketball.  To others who have stayed, it was better to discuss the carnage than run from it.  To each his own. 

Thank goodness there are some real positives (there freshmen and sophomores) to discuss now and a little light at the end of the tunnel.

Reminds me of this quote:

"The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." - Thomas Paine, The American Crisis.

[mug644]

Agree Winning and RGV are not mutually exclusive but feel Shaka went too far with RGV this year and Shaka should allow more roster turnover. Believe This team has a chance yet at the most losses in Marquette Basketball History of well over 100 years and that should not be forgotten. But let's win and not get that record.

As the leader of the program (both as head coach and playing the GM role), Shaka has to be active, not passive, in relation to the bolded bit. "Shaka should facilitate more roster turnover" is how I'd put it.

[Pakuni]

There is nothing wrong with RGV. Yeah the branding of it is strange, but the core concept is fine. It just has to be flexible enough to allow for more roster turnover.

Nothing wrong with RGV until you prioritize the R over the V and assume the G.

[tower912]

RGV in some form and under many different names is part of most teams.  Substitute culture and improvement.   Frequently cited by players and coaches.