MU coaching candidates

[willie warrior]

Moser looks great...this year. And during the final four year. In between those two years they looked less great. That's my personal issue with Moser, he's very inconsistent. In his 10 seasons, he's overperformed his KenPom expectations significantly 5 times...but he's also underperformed significantly 4 times (performed about to expectations once).

Moser does look intriguing. His last 3 years at Loyola are very good  but before that it is Wardlesque. Would question if he has interest
But of course, that is why you do a search

[dw3dw3dw3]

Does twitter order followers by most recent still? Gates top followers are basically all of MU basketball past 20 years (including Buzz). I know he was at MU, just wondering if everyone is reaching out now.  #twittertracker

[Spotcheck Billy]

I don't know about recruiting but the man with the highest Bball IQ has to be Ners. We know they would be able to dunk.

[5DollarPitcher]

Does twitter order followers by most recent still? Gates top followers are basically all of MU basketball past 20 years (including Buzz). I know he was at MU, just wondering if everyone is reaching out now.  #twittertracker

Yup. He’s 100% getting interviewed.

I like it!

[Aircraftcarrier]

I would hire Ritchie McKay. Much more qualified than Gates

[dw3dw3dw3]

An article on his last recruiting class. Nothing crazy but he did get two 3* to come there. Top class for conference.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2020/04/cleveland-state-basketballs-unique-recruiting-class-highly-regarded-tops-in-horizon-league.html%3foutputType=amp

[MU82]

I would hire Ritchie McKay. Much more qualified than Gates

Maybe ... but numerous candidates were "more qualified" than Beard before Texas Tech hired him and than Buzz before Marquette hired him.

If we tried to hire somebody with Beard's or Buzz's resume today, at least half of this board would express supreme disgust.

[Pakuni]

I would hire Ritchie McKay. Much more qualified than Gates

But also has a long track record of mediocrity as HC at schools other than Liberty.

[MUfan12]

I'd be really disappointed with McKay. We'd have the same results and be boring as hell to watch.

[MU82]

We missed out on Tony Bennett years ago, so focus on the two potential HCs who play as slow as him.. 

Here, to me, was the "meat" of what Brian Hamilton said about our job opening (highlights were mine for emphasis):

In 2013, Marquette finished one win shy of a Final Four berth, capping a stretch of eight straight NCAA Tournament appearances under two coaches after it joined the Big East. It hasn’t won a game in the Big Dance in those two trips since, in 2017 and ’19. But this opening should stand out even in a suddenly tumultuous offseason as a massive opportunity for the next person to occupy the head coach’s office.

Regularly challenging for league titles is the bar to clear. “We’re all playing for championships,” Scholl said. “At least I believe Marquette is and should be.” But the expectations are not out of line with the reality of what the program can achieve, because the resources and institutional imperative to be good at men’s basketball supports those expectations. Marquette reported $14,979,149 in men’s basketball expenses in 2018-19, the latest available year in the U.S. Department of Education’s records. When you talk about being a power-conference contender, that’s very much putting your money where your mouth is. Fiserv Forum is an absolute gem of a home arena; sharing the space with the Milwaukee Bucks doesn’t diminish the amenities afforded the Golden Eagles as a co-tenant.

Marquette has made regional and national inroads in recruiting over the years, and the talent available in the Minnesota-Wisconsin-Illinois corridor is abundant. A new coach should be equipped to pursue whatever recruiting strategy he deems best in any given cycle. Real simply: It’s a very good job in a league that’s not prohibitive of consistent success. Scholl probably makes this move with a top-target candidate or two in mind already, but his phone will be buzzing regardless.

I like that, nationally, this is recognized as the kind of job a coach can turn into something sweet. Still, given how attractive Hamilton seems to think the MU position is, one would think we might do "better" than Moser or McKay.

[🏀]

I don’t understand how McKay is being discussed. There is nothing there to make me believe he’s a legit candidate.

If it goes that deep, there are better AC to interview. Jon Jakus to name one.

[JTJ3]

jeff goodman this morning said porter moser has coveted the marquette job for a while now.

goodman also said he thinks shaka will listen as he's losing a lot of seniors after this year and this is a chance for a fresh start back at a true basketball school.

[fjm]

jeff goodman this morning said porter moser has coveted the marquette job for a while now.

goodman also said he thinks shaka will listen as he's losing a lot of seniors after this year and this is a chance for a fresh start back at a true basketball school.

Sorry. But didn’t someone “in the know” also say moser coveted the DePaul job. Also?

I mean Shaka would be interesting.

[JTJ3]

Sorry. But didn’t someone “in the know” also say moser coveted the DePaul job. Also?

I mean Shaka would be interesting.

Oh i totally agree about your moser and depaul comment, ive read that too.  Goodman just said that speaking to people close to moser he was told he loves the marquette job.  Just thought id share it here.

[fjm]

Oh i totally agree about your moser and depaul comment, ive read that too.  Goodman just said that speaking to people close to moser he was told he loves the marquette job.  Just thought id share it here.

Ya for sure! Sorry I wasn’t trying to belittle or drag ya down. Appreciate the info!

[MU82]

Shaka would be something.

When he was the hot young coach who overperformed at VCU, everybody here wanted him. Now that it took him 6 years to finally have more than Wojo-level success at Texas - and we'll see how far he goes in the tourney - how would folks feel?

I, for one, would still be excited to have him here.

Seems so unlikely, though, that thinking about it would be a waste of energy. But these days, who knows?

And why wouldn't Moser want the Marquette job? It's twice the job Loyola is in every way; easily better than DePaul, too.

[Goose]

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I am big Shaka fan and would be 100% on board with that hire. Love his style of play.

[NickelDimer]

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I am big Shaka fan and would be 100% on board with that hire. Love his style of play.

He’s such a good fit for our tradition and conference too. He’d be a home run.

[CountryRoads]

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I am big Shaka fan and would be 100% on board with that hire. Love his style of play.

He has a nice recruiting class (#12) as well including the kid from Brookfield Central who sits just outside the top 100.

[MU82]

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I am big Shaka fan and would be 100% on board with that hire. Love his style of play.

Agree. And he seems to be able to recruit the kind of athletes necessary to play his system. Even got them to VCU.

I've had some playful comments at his expense over the years, but there's no denying he's had some bad luck at Texas.

Now ... all we have to do is sell Mrs. Shaka on Real Chili and the Safe House.

[fjm]

Shout out to Jesmu84.

From
Another thread:

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1373279911230734336?s=19

Scroll to min 36:45ish.

I’m officially convinced Shaka smart is the next MU coach. Can’t tell me otherwise.

[JTJ3]

Shaka is easily my top choice assuming he brought havoc back.  I understand why he went away from it at Texas, but thats not who he is and a big reason why he's struggled there.  Havoc fits so well with marquettes traditional style of play.

[JWags85]

He has a nice recruiting class (#12) as well including the kid from Brookfield Central who sits just outside the top 100.

He also brought in 4 top 75 guys across the last 2 classes before this year. Including a top 10 guy in Greg Brown in the 2019 class.

But Mrs Shaka wasn’t into Milwaukee.  Now after 6 years in a vibrant growing warm weather city shed be cool with Milwaukee?

[cheebs09]

He also brought in 4 top 75 guys across the last 2 classes before this year. Including a top 10 guy in Greg Brown in the 2019 class.

But Mrs Shaka wasn’t into Milwaukee.  Now after 6 years in a vibrant growing warm weather city shed be cool with Milwaukee?

7 years and their experience in Austin may change some things. No inside info, but assuming people feel the same way they did 7 years ago shouldn’t be a reason in my opinion.

[DienerTime34]

What kind of reporter is Goodman? Is he sensationalistic in order to stay out front or is he old-school, report-the-facts-as-I-hear them?

If it's the latter, than it's telling that he goes out of his way to insert Shaka into every conversation about Marquette. If it's the former, it means nothing.