Starting line up next year without Oso or Tyler

[Viper]

No worries, CountryRoads. I enjoy the dialogue, analysis, opinion and overall banter. Especially after a Marquette beat-down where therapy is required.

[Newsdreams]

Trying to guess at next year's starting line-up now is like trying to project the gender of your second child while your wife is still pregnant with the first.

There's a lot of things that have to happen before we even think about who is in line to start next year.

Please keep in mind a couple of things:

  -- Don't underestimate summer training, conditioning and work-outs. Each player after the season is given a critique and opportunity to work on his game off-season. Look, for example, at how Oso developed.
   -- Don't underestimate Caedin Hamilton either. He's already enrolled and probably getting huge coaching and development. Will he be good enough? Who knows?
   -- Finally, I'm a fan of Al Amadou. Assuming he stays and his defense improves, he will be a contributor next year. If it doesn't, hello portal!

Ultimately, I believe in Coach Shaka. He used the portal his first year and managed to get into the NCAA -- against the odds. While I suspect the Portal is not the way Coach Shaka wants to go, he knows as well as every Brother and Sister Scooper that his first job is to win -- and win big. That means the Portal will be if necessary to maintain Marquette excellence.

Amadou forever jinxed

[MUbiz]

I believe that Shaka will field a competitive team next year. One thing to keep in mind is that UConn will be losing 4 of 5 starters (maybe all 5 if Karaban goes pro) and Creighton will probably lose 2 of their big 3 if not all of them. The top teams in the BE are going to look drastically different next year.

[Uncle Rico]

I believe that Shaka will field a competitive team next year. One thing to keep in mind is that UConn will be losing 4 of 5 starters (maybe all 5 if Karaban goes pro) and Creighton will probably lose 2 of their big 3 if not all of them. The top teams in the BE are going to look drastically different next year.

If I'm in the ticket office, I'm not even trying to sell tickets this summer.  Doomed

[MUbiz]

If I'm in the ticket office, I'm not even trying to sell tickets this summer.  Doomed

So you are saying I should not pay my $100 deposit for my season ticket renewal Uncle Rico? 

[Uncle Rico]

So you are saying I should not pay my $100 deposit for my season ticket renewal Uncle Rico? 

No, the team is going to stink and Shaka will be coaching Louisville

[MUbiz]

No, the team is going to stink and Shaka will be coaching Louisville

That would be a tough scene for Marquette - I will have to take this into consideration before placing my deposit. 

[GoldenEagles03]

Shaka on the Jon Rothstein pod this morning mentioned that there have been conversations about Kolek/Ighodaro and their 5th year options...but all before the season.

He noted that it is in-season now and that's where their focus is.  They'll pick up the conversations after the year but also noted that they are continuing to put themselves in a good position to fulfill some dreams beyond College.

[Newsdreams]

That would be a tough scene for Marquette - I will have to take this into consideration before placing my deposit. 

Using the $100 to get drunk is a better investment IMO

[Viper]

Shaka on the Jon Rothstein pod this morning mentioned that there have been conversations about Kolek/Ighodaro and their 5th year options...but all before the season.

He noted that it is in-season now and that's where their focus is.  They'll pick up the conversations after the year but also noted that they are continuing to put themselves in a good position to fulfill some dreams beyond College.

I caught a few minutes of the weekly Big East Conference show on FOX. The host, Rob Stone, leading in to a Oso feature, introduced Oso as 'projected lottery pick'.  Has that been the talk? Oso a lotto?

[tower912]

Lottery may be optimistic.   Consistently mid to late first round.

[jfp61]

HoopEx has them 37th, that would be 4th in the big East this year, Shaka has exceeded expectations or meet every year.

https://hoop-explorer.com/TeamEditor?gender=Men&showOnlyTransfers=false&team=Marquette&transferMode=%3Apredictions&year=2024%2F25&;

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

NVM, I see its been converted already

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

For some reason, people on here don't choose to listen to what Shaka says and they chalk it up to coach speak.

Sometimes it is coach speak. He said similar things about Emarion Ellis. But,  he's right about the Kiwimobile

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Kolek coming back would be ideal.  Not expecting it but don't believe the door is closed.

Shaka will definitely kick the tires on a transfer PG if Kolek goes. It will have to be a player that buys into Shakas culture/expectations. I don't know if such a transfer will be available/gettable.

If Kolek is gone ans we roll with the guys we have, I think it will be a competition between Kam and Tre for the gig. Kam won't be near the Wizard that Kolek is but he's got some passing chops and can breakdown defenses pretty well.  Tre, I've consistently heard the dreaded "hes a different guy in practice" line about him. It seems like most of those guys never pan out,  but if he does,  he's probably the closest we have to a true PG.

We won't be this good next season,  but I think we stay in the top 25.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Thanks for weighing in TAMU.  Someone mentioned in another thread, if Izzo retires then maybe Tre Holloman would enter the portal.  That might be the kind of guy Shaka pursues: past relationship, solid high major player, but maybe not a crazy NIL bidding war.

If Shaka fails/chooses not to add a transfer PG, it might be PG by committee.  Kam and Stevie starting, with Chase on the wing.  Tre Norman in the mix off the bench. Glad to hear Tre is showing something in practice.  Hopefully it eventually translates to games.