Shaka fails.his first test.

[mileskishnish72]

He said he didn't trust his guys to properly foul in that situation.

Bullshit! Character revealed.

[The Sultan]

That's why the shut the program down.  No way they recover.  RIP

Bad news is that they are shutting down the University because of this. The good news is they are disbursing the endowment to all alumni.

[NickelDimer]

He said he didn't trust his guys to properly foul in that situation.

Please tell me he didn't actually say this

[Uncle Rico]

Bad news is that they are shutting down the University because of this. The good news is they are disbursing the endowment to all alumni.

Payments available at The Harp

[We R Final Four]

Please tell me he didn't actually say this

He did.

[NickelDimer]

He did.

Yikes that's really bad

[mileskishnish72]

Losing sucks.

Losing what was essentially a W sucks more.

BS in the presser after blowing a won game sucks even more than that.

But the things that sucks even more than all those things added together is that I'm getting Wojo vibes.

[Mu8891]

Yes ... he said he ( basically) did not trust his players.  Was " afraid " Creighton would get 3 FTs ... also made other excuses.

And ... yes ... very WOJO like

[Uncle Rico]

Jack Nicholson nodding gif

[The Sultan]

Don't worry about the presser. It's just saying stuff.

[Elonsmusk]

Yikes that's really bad

I don't think that's so bad to say. The whistle generally went Creighton's way..including the play that preceded that possession. One ref called a charge on the CU player - the ref closest to the play. They apparently went to replay to assess who touched the ball last?  (I was at the game.)

Offfensive players are immediately coached to get into the shooting motion on contact to put the ref in a position to potentially make a call.

However once O'Connell put the ball on the floor to dribble..you 100% should have coached that moment as a must foul.

Sucks the kid hit a tough shot and we didn't foul once he dribbled.

[muspc2]

    Uncle Rico, I don't want to get in the middle of how or why MU lost the game. I just have to say that your post about what  was done to the program and Shaka after the game had me laughing long and hard. I've been an avid follower of the program well over 50 years, so any loss is not to be taken lightly. But that post is an instant classic on many levels. Thanks for putting things in perspective.

[hawk]

SHAKE NOT SMART.  To foul on the catch was the obvious play with 3 seconds left.  Just stupid not to.  He threw away a won game.  a game they needed to win.  hang this one on Shaka's  shoulders.  That said I still believe the proof of this team is what they do against De Paul, Butler , Georgetown and possibly St. Johns.  I always figured MU to finish 9-11 in conference 0-6 against the best and 5-1 against the worst and some sort of split with the middle.  Smart never replaced Garcia with an another bid he left that scholy in his pocket.  This team isn't ready to win but plays hard and could be dangerous in the second half of the season.  This may have been the win the team needed to turn the corner but it didn't happen.  need to finish at the rim ,make more 3's.  pretty happy with the defense overall.

[willie warrior]

Not so sure on this being first test, but he did fail today.

He absolutely failed today. Thoroughly outcoached by McDermott. Creighton has shooters that can make 3's. We dont. Excuses do not wash after half a season. Shaka Kahn better step it up.

[The Sultan]

SHAKE NOT SMART. 

LOL

[wadesworld]

He absolutely failed today. Thoroughly outcoached by McDermott. Creighton has shooters that can make 3's. We dont. Excuses do not wash after half a season. Shaka Kahn better step it up.

If you ignore the fact that Creighton shoots the 3 worse than MU does on the year, you're right.

[Uncle Rico]

If you ignore the fact that Creighton shoots the 3 worse than MU does on the year, you're right.

Willie isn't a "facts" guy

[PointWarrior]

That was Wojo-esque end of game management. 

Shaka better hope his team improves their shooting or brings in way better talent next year or they will stay in the BR basement for the foreseeable future. 

[Elonsmusk]

He absolutely failed today. Thoroughly outcoached by McDermott. Creighton has shooters that can make 3's. We dont. Excuses do not wash after half a season. Shaka Kahn better step it up.

You do realize you just wrote Creighton has shooters that can make 3's. We don't.

Only so much a coach can do..recruiting will be important. Team has heart and that's a reflection of the coach. Shaka failed today, yet his team shows no quit and nearly stole a game in which Justin played terribly offensively.

[MU82]

Here is word-for-word exactly what Shaka Smart said at his postgame presser about the no-foul-up-3 situation:

We normally, when there's 6 seconds or less, do. It was a unique situation with the ball being on the side there. What we didn't want to happen was for them to throw it in and us to go foul and then (O'Connell) to get into the shooting motion.

Obviously, when you watch the play back, you certainly would wanna do something different -- either really, really play a lot more aggressively, or foul. I've unfortunately seen it work out the wrong way both ways, and I think for us, regardless of what we're doing, it's about executing it and finding a way.

And I think it's really important not to ever encapsulate a game in one play. Certainly that one sticks out because we had a 3-point lead with 3 seconds left.

[panda]

That was Wojo-esque end of game management. 

Shaka better hope his team improves their shooting or brings in way better talent next year or they will stay in the BR basement for the foreseeable future.

Wojo forgot the score. Shaka flipped a coin and bet on his guys. Get real.

[Richie]

He said he is a coach who fouls up 3 with 6 seconds in a live ball situation.
He said he didn't trust his guys to properly foul in that situation.
Again, I believe that allowing a tie and forcing  a 2OT was certain death.

He never used the word trust, he did not say  "he didn't trust his guys to properly foul in that situation."

blatant mischaracterization

[MU82]

They announced after the game they were ending the program and rescinding all scholarships.  Shaka was also arrested

What's incredible is that Shaka wasn't even granted bail. "You can just rot in there," said the judge, "but at least you'll be safe from all the crime in the area around The Al."

That's why the shut the program down.  No way they recover.  RIP

Actually, Unk, people are saying that Wojo has reached out to Marquette so he can pull a Bud Grant/Joe Gibbs/Mack Brown/Dave Leitao and lead our heroes back to greatness. We're saved!

[PointWarrior]

Team has heart that for sure.  That might get them 4 wins in the BE?   Shaka better figure out how to get more talent into the program. Or figure out how to make them shoot better. 

You do realize you just wrote Creighton has shooters that can make 3's. We don't.

Only so much a coach can do..recruiting will be important. Team has heart and that's a reflection of the coach. Shaka failed today, yet his team shows no quit and nearly stole a game in which Justin played terribly offensively.

[tower912]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TIF15sy1VY


Shaka in his own words.