What's been the most frustrating season in your lifetime?

[Galway Eagle]

Wasn't able to watch that game actually.  There were just so many ups and downs last year.  I think if they lose to Davidson that everyone is agreeing with me.

But we didn't... If we beat mizzou we aren't talking about 08-09 being half as disappointing.  If pondexter doesn't hit the last second shot we are saying that 09-10 was wayyy over achieving.  If there's no botched over and back call against Cuse we aren't saying 2010-2011 was an over achieving season.  Focus on what did happen, we got rocked at ville at Florida and in the elite 8 and dropped a scratcher to UWGB.  I think the BE title, and elite 8 more than make up for those considering we lost DJO and Jae. 

[dgies9156]

Old timer here, but in this order:

1977-1978: We lost to Rubesville of Ohio and learned our future was not a continuation of our past.
1970-1971: We were robbed in a close game against Ohio State in Athens, GA. Had incredible talent but could not close the deal.
2013-2014: Good talent, so far, no team chemistry.
1971-1972: Had even more talent than the year before but lost Jim Chones
1975-1976: Incredible team but Indiana was better. At least we killed the Russian Olympic Team

1977-1978 was the worst. We expected to be in St. Louis for the national final but our dreams died in Indy on a cold spring day. Nothing could top that for disappointment.

[Coleman]

Hard to make an empirical argument given the results - BE title, Elite 8.  But I just remember being so frustrated so often along the way...

Getting smacked down by UF sucked.
Losing @UWGB and worse scoring only 47 points.
MU 49 - GU 48: I know GU was a good defensive team, but that was an incredibly frustrating game.  Offense was so bad.
@PITT almost threw that game away.
@Cinn: 13 points in the first half.  Then claw their way back in the second half only to lose in OT.  It was the most frustrating game of the season.  You could be happy they scrapped their way back, but I was annoyed they played so badly in the first half that they had to.
@UL: in retrospect UL was good, but it was frustrating to see the offense yet again seem to forget how to play, not to mention yet again MU lays an egg against UL.
@St Johns, with a Big East title on the line they played terrible and barely squeaked out an OT win.
Davidson: I know I'm the only person here, but don't even get me started.  That game pissed me off on so many levels.  Sooo frustrating.
Butler: Better than Davidson, but still played down to the competition.
Elite 8 vs SU: 39 points?  Seriously?  So bad.  I'm glad we got to the Elite 8, but show up to the game.

Those are only the highlights as I don't remember every game, but the team was so good at times and then it seemed to forget how to play offense for long stretches.  They were their own worst enemy it seemed to me.  Like I said, I'm guessing this opinion will be unpopular and half of my complaints above were wins.  I just know that I was very frustrated with that team.

I kind of see what you're getting at, but I just see it all differently. The Davidson and Butler games were so exciting, and because of the "survive and advance" mentality of the NCAA tournament, I didn't have time to get frustrated, I was just excited we got to keep playing.

The only real let down from the regular season was that UWGB game. And you have to give yourself 1 or 2 of those a year. They just happen. And in the old Big East, there were always going to be close games. It was just the nature of the beast.

I'm with you that the Syracuse Elite 8 game was a huge let down, but it was hard to be disappointed after making the Elite 8.

But, opinions are opinions, and you're welcome to yours.

[JTBMU7]

this season is by far the most frustrating to me. Outside of OSU and Creighton, we probably should have won almost every game we lost. We had ASU close, SDSU beat, almost caught up to UW, had a big lead against NM, played better than X for the most part, and melted down against a bad Butler team. Even our wins have been relatively uninspiring... UNH, SH, Depaul, and even last night against GTown showed lots of bad along with the good.

03-04 and 04-05 were bad seasons, but not necessarily frustrating. we were legitimately bad those years for various reasons (injuries, etc...) this year, we have tons of talent and have been right on the edge all year. that, to me, is more frustrating that an overall bad season....

last season was probably the LEAST frustrating year in a long time. we overachieved in every sense and based on every expectation. tough/bad losses happen, but the fact that they won a ton of games, got the Conf title, and made the E8 was incredible. also, the games we won to get there were legendary (davidson, butler, and to some extent Miami based on the way we dominated one of the best teams in the country).

[Nukem2]

1985-86

Frustrating when your best memory is a close loss to UNC

That was a frustrating season.  Those losses to Dayton and UNC marred what could have been the beginning of something special for Majerus and MU.

[TJ]

I kind of see what you're getting at, but I just see it all differently. The Davidson and Butler games were so exciting, and because of the "survive and advance" mentality of the NCAA tournament, I didn't have time to get frustrated, I was just excited we got to keep playing.

The only real let down from the regular season was that UWGB game. And you have to give yourself 1 or 2 of those a year. They just happen. And in the old Big East, there were always going to be close games. It was just the nature of the beast.

I'm with you that the Syracuse Elite 8 game was a huge let down, but it was hard to be disappointed after making the Elite 8.

But, opinions are opinions, and you're welcome to yours.

To be overly honest, basketball season coincided with some pretty crappy stuff for me personally last year, so maybe the bad stands out to me more where the good stands out to most everyone else.  Who knows...

[The Love House]

1977-1978 was the worst. We expected to be in St. Louis for the national final but our dreams died in Indy on a cold spring day. Nothing could top that for disappointment.

The foul on Jerome Whitehead that cost us that game...was it a flagrant elbow or not? You make the call...

[willie warrior]

Yeah, Tony Miller couldn't shoot, couldn't shoot free throws, defenders played off of him, and he is a legend.   

Tower-there is absolutely no comparison between Tony Miller and Derrick. Tony was by far a better ball handler, passer and shooter, and as good a defense player, if not better.

[willie warrior]

As a freshman in 1985-86, I was watching that game at McCormick and little did I know then how true that would be. Unfortunately for those in my graduating class, that UNC loss would not be just the best memory from that year, but for all 4 years we were there. Hands-down, the worst team(s) in the last 50 years were the 87-88 and 88-89 teams. I was at nearly every home game and, with the exception of Tony Smith and (arguably) Trevor Powell, those teams were a collection of Division II athletes that Dukiet slapped together out of desperation. I remember when Majerus left after '86, the Marquette Tribune accused him of "leaving the cupboard bare", and although he vehemently denied it, it really was true. I think Majerus knew early in the 85-86 season that he was leaving for the NBA and just kinda gave up on recruiting. So when Dukiet got there he had no choice but to fill the void with some low-end recruits from the New Jersey area that he had been pursuing at St. Peters - Mark Anglavar, Joe Nethen, and Anthony Candelino. Dukiet actually managed to recruit a couple top 100 guards the next year (Gerald Posey and Corey Floyd) but Posey quit the team and Floyd never set foot on campus due to academics. With injuries, redshirts, academic issues, and guys quitting because they didn't like Dukiet, we played most of the 87-88 season with only 1 active player over 6-6. Things were so bad in 88-89 that the student section would break out into applause simply because they managed to get the ball over half-court without turning it over.  We were getting blown out by teams like Cleveland State, Iona, Fordham, and the dreaded Evansville Purple Aces with their short sleeve jerseys. It was definitely the low point of the post-Eddie Hickie years. You had to be there to "appreciate" how frustrating it was. Thank god for Kevin O'Neill!!

Anglavar was far from a low end recruit. He was one of the best 3 point shooters in MU history. Nethen and Candelino-yes, low end.

[willie warrior]

Among other things he excelled at feeding the post.  That's the big difference with a Derrick Wilson comparison.  Is Tony still MU's assists leader?

Don't know exactly, but pretty sure that Tony is NCAA top 10 in career assists. That is an accomplishment.

[keefe]

As a Michigan football fan there have been many frustrating seasons. Many.

But if it is Marquette basketball...this season is the most disappointing given recent success and pre-season expectations. I think we knew Wade's departure was a gargantuan loss so that definitely tempered our hopes for a repeat of '03. But in the long history there have been numerous disappointments which is very different from frustrations.

[bilsu]

1971-72 undefeated and Chones jump's ship.

[keefe]

1971-72 undefeated and Chones jump's ship.

Then lose the next game to Dickie V...goodbye undefeated season...

Chones, McNeill, Lucas. All Top 5 Bigs. Willie's Wet Dream

[GooooMarquette]

The foul on Jerome Whitehead that cost us that game...was it a flagrant elbow or not? You make the call...

The problem I had with that call was that the kid from Miami slapping Jerome on the arms for about 5 seconds before Jerome got frustrated and swung his elbow.  I was sitting about 15 rows up and could hear the slapping.  And the Miami coach is yelling "foul! foul!"  If the refs hadn't swallowed the whistle, Jerome probably never swings his elbow, and instead goes to the FT line.  Game over.

[The Love House]

Anglavar was far from a low end recruit. He was one of the best 3 point shooters in MU history. Nethen and Candelino-yes, low end.

He was a great shooter. He was awful, however, when forced to fill in at point guard because he was the only option after Pops Sims and Gerald Posey were gone. Just wasn't his thing.

[sailwi]

Has to be 77-78, I was a junior at MU and we all thought we would re-peat.  The Miami OH game was such an assumed win, I did something else at only watched the horror of the last 4 minutes.

[AirPunches]

Been following the team closely since about 95-96 and would say the most frustrated I've been was I think 3 or 4 years ago when they went 22-15 or whatever. Very frustrating being that good and having good players and losing all of those close games to top teams. That was not a fun season for me from a frustration/anxiety standpoint.

[keefe]

Has to be 77-78, I was a junior at MU and we all thought we would re-peat.  The Miami OH game was such an assumed win, I did something else at only watched the horror of the last 4 minutes.

And the next year, too. The loss to Aguirre and DePaul. A team we hadn't lost to in a dozen years. There were 12 of us in the parking lot of a Ft Lauderdale hotel listening to the Chicago station broadcast on a 20 year old Volvo radio. Swilling Old Style and yucking it up until we realized we were going to lose...to DePaul...

We should have taken a Jag so the radio wouldn't work and spared us the agony...

[willie warrior]

He was a great shooter. He was awful, however, when forced to fill in at point guard because he was the only option after Pops Sims and Gerald Posey were gone. Just wasn't his thing.

Same thing with Logterman when he had to play point by default. He was a great shooter, but PG was not his position,

[willie warrior]

Then lose the next game to Dickie V...goodbye undefeated season...

Chones, McNeill, Lucas. All Top 5 Bigs. Willie's Wet Dream

Yup, still dripping from those days. Al used to bring in a couple every other year. Chones, McNeil and Lucas---now there were some real studs. Woody after woody.

[SuddenSam]

Same thing with Logterman when he had to play point by default. He was a great shooter, but PG was not his position,

Memory does not go as deep as some here, but definitely have special angst recalling that year w/ Logterman.  There was no other PG choice, it was a beating we just had to sit there and take.  Witness again and again.  Thankfully that memory has faded somewhat as well.

[sailwi]

Keefe, forgot about 78-79.  We were in control most of that game until Toone threw a court length pass that sailed OB, momentum changed and we never recovered.  We did lose to DU that year in Chicago, went to the game it was in essence Aguirre's coming out party, we used 1 ticket to get 4 people in and sat in the last row and were amazed at the freshman on DU.  I t still pales to 77-78 we were ranked in the top 4 all year and laied the giant egg.

[LloydMooresLegs]

What a year that could have been.  ND, DePaul and MU all could have been final four teams.  One of the best years of college bball, with magic, Larry and Penn joining DePaul in the FF that was. 

[warriorfred]

Bob Dukiet's last season (I believe 88-89).  I remember Marquette looking horrible in a warm-up game against "Marathon Oil" and thinking that we would have to endure a whole season of awfulness to get a new coach.

All hail Kevin O'Neill.

[mu72warrior]

'71-'72 we had a real chance to win it all