This Decade

[mikeDEANmeminger]

Marquette basketball made HUGE strides as a program last decade, and as much as most of you hate to admit it, Tom Cream did tremendous things for the MU basketball program and for the University as a whole.
I feel that for the continued success of the basketball program, it is essential that they get back to a Final 4 this decade or risk becoming a DePaul/South Florida like program in the Big East. This will be an extremely important decade for Marquette basketball to build on what was accomplished last decade.

[wildbillsb]

Duhhhhhh, do you mean this decade we're in now (is that still the TC decade?) or the decade we're going to be in next year - the as-yet-unamed decade, which could well be called the Buzz Light Years (sorry), or maybe not.  I'm confused as to just where are we now

[mwbauer7]

Agree about Tom Crean and what he did for MU Basketball.

As far as your concern for becoming a DePaul/South Florida like team, I don't think you will find many on this board who share those fears. The Administration, along with key alumns, have shown their commitment to a quality basketball program. And Buzz, to date, has shown his capacity, not only with his current skills, but also to learn and continue developing as a coach. Something I feel we missed with the previous regime. 

[chapman]

We have to show we're one of the very elite teams to avoid becoming a complete doormat and embarrassment?  Hopefully we don't only make an Elite Eight or a few Sweet Sixteens then, since that would spell certain doom for the program.