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Shaka has changed everything

Started by MuggsyB, March 11, 2023, 08:00:18 PM

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MuggsyB

It's truly remarkable.  The love these guys have for him, each other, and vice versa is an absolute joy to watch.  Obviously we have bigger fish to fry but what a phenomenal regular season this has been.   I think this is my favorite MU team ever and I believe this is just the beginning.  We can sustain greatness in Milwaukee with Shaka leading the way.  #Resurgence

Goose

Muggsy

MU basketball is fxxkin back!!

Daniel

It is stunning that in year 2 Shaka and team accomplish what they did so far!  Marquette basketball is super-exciting again, and getting lots of national attention.  Wow!

Goose

The day he was hired was the day MU basketball was ready to return to glory. We ain't see nothing yet.

Herman Cain

Quote from: Goose on March 11, 2023, 08:07:02 PM
The day he was hired was the day MU basketball was ready to return to glory. We ain't see nothing yet.
Goose:
When the announcer says before the game that top recruits should want to go play for Shaka , you know the Coach has changed everything .
"It was a Great Day until it wasn't"
    ——Rory McIlroy on Final Round at Pinehurst

The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole

As I said, it is an absolutely perfect match. He's doing it the way he wants, and it's only year two!!!!
Matthew 25:40: Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

Goose

Herman

I believed to my core that this hire changed everything at MU. Last year I said I could recruit for this team and the job has gotten easier. There will be no shortage of talent on Wisconsin Ave moving forward.

dgies9156

Quote from: Goose on March 11, 2023, 08:01:03 PM
Muggsy

MU basketball is fxxkin back!!

DAMN STRAIGHT. Aint it great Goose -- like the old days!!!!

warriorfred

Smart was not my first choice to replace Wojo (2d or 3d).  I was wrong.  I apologize.

mileskishnish72

What a remarkable, unexpected, absolute gift of a season.

Thank you, Shaka, and the players.

The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole

Quote from: warriorfred on March 11, 2023, 08:14:55 PM
Smart was not my first choice to replace Wojo (2d or 3d).  I was wrong.  I apologize.

You're good. We all can enjoy.
Matthew 25:40: Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

warriorfred

Thank you Coach Smart.  Thank you.

Vander Blue Man Group


JWags85

This team has a brilliant offense that is really tough to plan for, but the defensive identity that Shaka has instilled is beyond underrated.

Both tonight and last night, I found myself saying "holy sh**" out loud watching the rotations and scrambles and covers on the perimeter.  To a man, they all move in harmony.

Nudge, Boum, and Jones average 47 a game combined, all shoot 40%+ from 3.  After all 3 averaged around 20 each while scoring 89 against DePaul and 82 while dismantling Creighton, MU held them to 17 combined and 0-9 for, deep.  This was sublime.

Al created the program, KO saved it, Shaka feels he's well on the way to being the architect of the new Golden era for it.

Uncle Rico

Anyone that thinks Shaka Smart isn't a good basketball coach doesn't know 🏀
Ramsey head thoroughly up his ass.

wisblue

Shaka is bringing in the Herb Brooks philosophy.

He doesn't need the BEST players, he wants the RIGHT ones.

Goose

Rico

There are a lot fewer members on that group than two years ago. The eye test is great way to learn.

DavidBoone2inchesTaller

Yes! Exactly Muggs. It would drive me nuts when Marquette would fart around with hiring assistant coaches with no proven track record. They either had some success and then left MU or stunk like Woj. Regardless, hiring these types always put Marquette in a no win situation long term. Every 5 years or so the program always started over. There was no continuity and no long term culture that was connected.

That last time we had that continuity of culture was Al, Hank, & Rick. But as we know, the facilities sucked in the 1980's and half of the 1990's and that placed a stranglehold on the program.

However, after Crean there are no excuses. I cringed at the Buzz Williams hire (the guy is scum) and the Woj hire (Mr. No personality with no head coaching track record).

Shaka has changed things at Marquette. They finally have a guy who can coach with the bonus of having a big name in college basketball. This hasn't happened at MU in a long long time.

Hopefully MU will be smart and realize how rare it is to have a coach like Smart.

Congrats to the players, program, entire University, and the fans on this incredible championship!!!





DavidBoone2InchesTaller was a Senior Message Board Poster at MarquetteHoops.com for 17 yrs.. He made over 10,000 posts with an accuracy rate of 99.9%. Incredibly this means since 2006 he made less than 3 inaccurate statements, earning him the nickname "Top Gun Poster" among his peers.

MuggsyB

II think what Donny Marshall stated before the game was quite prescient.  Kids are going to want to come to Marquette and play for Shaka. 

PuertoRicanNightmare

Shake is the real deal and I hate that expression. He's actually not just what Marquette needs, he's what the NCAA needs. He's something else.

JWags85

Quote from: Uncle Rico on March 11, 2023, 08:18:13 PM
Anyone that thinks Shaka Smart isn't a good basketball coach doesn't know 🏀

Or lives in Madison/Storrs

MuggsyB

Quote from: DavidBoone2inchesTaller on March 11, 2023, 08:22:24 PM
Yes! Exactly Muggs. It would drive me nuts when Marquette would fart around with hiring assistant coaches with no proven track record. They either had some success and then left MU or stunk like Woj. Regardless, hiring these types always put Marquette in a no win situation long term. Every 5 years or so the program always started over. There was no continuity and no long term culture that was connected.

That last time we had that continuity of culture was Al, Hank, & Rick. But as we know, the facilities sucked in the 1980's and half of the 1990's and that placed a stranglehold on the program.

However, after Crean there are no excuses. I cringed at the Buzz Williams hire (the guy is scum) and the Woj hire (Mr. No personality with no head coaching track record).

Shaka has changed things at Marquette. They finally have a guy who can coach with the bonus of having a big name in college basketball. This hasn't happened at MU in a long long time.

Hopefully MU will be smart and realize how rare it is to have a coach like Smart.

Congrats to the players, program, entire University, and the fans on this incredible championship!!!

Great to hear from you DB2!!!!  I hope all is well!

Uncle Rico

Quote from: JWags85 on March 11, 2023, 08:26:17 PM
Or lives in Madison/Storrs

The "smart" Madison residents hated the hire because they knew
Ramsey head thoroughly up his ass.

ZiggysFryBoy

DB+2 and PRN in the same thread!

GoldenWarrior11

Match made in heaven. Great leadership and terrific kids representing the program.

Kudos to MU admin (specifically Lovell and Scholl) for hitting a GRAND SLAM.