Let's talk about the roster/recruits w/Shaka

[CountryRoads]

Im pretty sure that there's NO Spring Break this year ! ! !   

"A letter from Provost Kimo Ah Yun sent to the Marquette community announced the removal of mid-semester and Easter break for the 2021 spring semester."

Thanks, are you able to confirm if Justin Lewis is still being a locker room cancer?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Perhaps it is better that the players are not there. It would give Shaka the opportunity to present his vision for the program without all of us analyzing the body language of the players while he is talking to us and the press. It has only been 3 days and I'm sure he will address the team individually and as a group when they return from break.

Im pretty sure your last sentence has already happened

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Because he retweeted and liked 1 post? If anything I would say its troubling that hes the only one that has expressed any sign of anything towards the hire....I wouldnt call that him being on train tho...

Except that's not true.  Both Garcia and Lewis have posts since the hire that seem positive. 

Again, all social media caveats apply - take it all with a grain of salt.

More importantly, none of them have put their names in the portal yet. 

[Stretchdeltsig]

Yeah. Junior Cadougan, Joe Fulce and Erik Williams didn't exactly get swole working with Todd Smith.
Every body is different and everybody's capacity to add muscle is different, and - barring pharmaceutical assistance - highly dependent on genetics. I don't think who the basketball coach is has much, if anything, to do with it.

Nor Sandy Cohen or Juan Anderson. It seemed there was a tendency after Buzz to recruit weaklings hoping they would man up In a few years.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Forgot about Oso.

[Jockey]

Im pretty sure your last sentence has already happened

I was going to say the same thing. If he hasn't talked to any of the guys yet, we probably hired the wrong coach.

[StillAWarrior]

Perhaps it is better that the players are not there. It would give Shaka the opportunity to present his vision for the program without all of us analyzing the body language of the players while he is talking to us and the press. It has only been 3 days and I'm sure he will address the team individually and as a group when they return from break.

Im pretty sure your last sentence has already happened

I was going to say the same thing. If he hasn't talked to any of the guys yet, we probably hired the wrong coach.

Me three.

I'd guess he had initial conversations with each of those kids before we even had official confirmation that he was the new coach.

[JakeBarnes]

Me three.

I'd guess he had initial conversations with each of those kids before we even had official confirmation that he was the new coach.

I mean, they had a closed door meeting with the team on Friday. I assume that was it.

[CrowdOf5]

Kam Jones 👀

https://twitter.com/csgkam/status/1376633902975098880?s=21

[JakeBarnes]

Kam Jones 👀

https://twitter.com/csgkam/status/1376633902975098880?s=21

Good to see. I like Kam.

[lessthannick11]

More good signs


https://twitter.com/DJCarton/status/1376634741630320646

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Kam Jones 👀

https://twitter.com/csgkam/status/1376633902975098880?s=21

Huh, quite surprised tbh.

[CountryRoads]

Huh, quite surprised tbh.

Same, especially after he called Wojo the "goat". Doesn't look like we'll be hurting for players who want to play for Shaka. Said the other day, but this will likely lead to some tough conversations with the current group. Don't think it was a mistake he only mentioned Carton, Garcia, and Lewis in his presser.

[Galway Eagle]

Same, especially after he called Wojo the "goat". Doesn't look like we'll be hurting for players who want to play for Shaka. Said the other day, but this will likely lead to some tough conversations with the current group. Don't think it was a mistake he only mentioned Carton, Garcia, and Lewis in his presser.

Sort of surprised he didn't mention Osa seeing as he recruited him to TX from HS

[marquette20]

I mean the reporter did specifically mention DJ, Dawson, and Justin in question so that does help a lot with the mention of those 3 specifically.

[forgetful]

Kam Jones 👀

https://twitter.com/csgkam/status/1376633902975098880?s=21

That's an exciting development.

More good signs

https://twitter.com/DJCarton/status/1376634741630320646

Doubly exciting.

[MuggsyB]

Are we interested in Rocket Watts?

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Are we interested in Rocket Watts?

I would take it more as positive than DJ said "lets get to work" meaning he'll be around as opposed to actually knowing if Shaka is interested in Watts.  But who knows.  I'd certainly take Watts!

[Billy Hoyle]

Sort of surprised he didn't mention Osa seeing as he recruited him to TX from HS

maybe what he's seen has shown him it's best he didn't get him to UT.

[Pakuni]

Are we interested in Rocket Watts?

A 6'2" guard who is a career 26.9% three-point shooter and doesn't want to play the point?
Hmmm. Tough call, but I'm going to say no.

[Galway Eagle]

maybe what he's seen has shown him it's best he didn't get him to UT.

I mean idk what he's seen but he played 38min and was decent against UCLA and looked like an average freshman outside of that.

[muwarrior69]

Me three.

I'd guess he had initial conversations with each of those kids before we even had official confirmation that he was the new coach.

My apologies that I did not include the phrase in person in my last sentence.

[The Sultan]

If Shaka wants Rocket Watts, then I want Rocket Watts.

[MU82]

Kam Jones 👀

https://twitter.com/csgkam/status/1376633902975098880?s=21

This is very cool because there were those who thought Kam would go elsewhere. Definitely doesn't look like a post from somebody who wants to be anything but a Warrior!

If Shaka wants Rocket Watts, then I want Rocket Watts.

This. Now that Shaka is our coach, I trust him 100% to select the players that will help our program win big.

[StillAWarrior]

Kam Jones 👀

https://twitter.com/csgkam/status/1376633902975098880?s=21

Fantastic. Now I'd love to see similar from Aidoo and Mitchell (and Bates and Joplin).