Tonight will tell us everything....

[Goose]

Rocket

I actually think he thinks the first year was the most talented.

[Uncle Rico]

This thread is Willie stupid

[Newsdreams]

This thread is Willie stupid

Dung thread

[oilcan]

The best team in the country is coming to town tonight. And don't forget, it is the last game in Milwaukee for the Golden Eagles. Eleven players will hustle and scratch like it will take everything they've got. I expect to see them win. To do what it takes. The Warriors will be ready and the fans will inspire and breathe life into the team for forty minutes. Enjoy it. Tip off in an hour.

[Newsdreams]

The best team in the country is coming to town tonight. And don't forget, it is the last game in Milwaukee for the Golden Eagles. Eleven players will hustle and scratch like it will take everything they've got. I expect to see them win. To do what it takes. The Warriors will be ready and the fans will inspire and breathe life into the team for forty minutes. Enjoy it. Tip off in an hour.

Won't even cover

[CountryRoads]

The best team in the country is coming to town tonight. And don't forget, it is the last game in Milwaukee for the Golden Eagles. Eleven players will hustle and scratch like it will take everything they've got. I expect to see them win. To do what it takes. The Warriors will be ready and the fans will inspire and breathe life into the team for forty minutes. Enjoy it. Tip off in an hour.

💯

[joparks]

So everyone seems to be hung up on this, This is what he meant, I know because I know the guy.

He does not feel that Shaka's first team was the most talented.  This year's team is the most talented team and the point he is making is that should we lose this game, it's going to start to feel a bit like that implosion at the end of the 2018-19 season or how the 2021-22 team (Shaka's first) lost 6 of their last 9 games.  It's going to feel like those seasons despite the fact that he has his most talented team to date this year.

I believe a win certainly buoys the overall confidence of the team.  A loss, doesn't write them off but you can't string a lot of these "we could have won if we had Kolek" games before it starts becoming a crutch.  We had one of those on Saturday at Creighton.  They played their asses off because they were missing TK and Oso and ran out of gas. You get another one tonight and another next Saturday at Xavier and that can start to brew into a problem.  Excuses for losses have a way of rationalizing that it's ok to lose.  Once you rationalize that it's ok to lose, it's over.  That's why I'd like to see the boys pull it off tonight which should announce to all of CBB - Kolek or no Kolek, we are going to be a tough out.

[Uncle Rico]

So everyone seems to be hung up on this, This is what he meant, I know because I know the guy.

He does not feel that Shaka's first team was the most talented.  This year's team is the most talented team and the point he is making is that should we lose this game, it's going to start to feel a bit like that implosion at the end of the 2018-19 season or how the 2021-22 team (Shaka's first) lost 6 of their last 9 games.  It's going to feel like those seasons despite the fact that he has his most talented team to date this year.

I believe a win certainly buoys the overall confidence of the team.  A loss, doesn't write them off but you can't string a lot of these "we could have won if we had Kolek" games before it starts becoming a crutch.  We had one of those on Saturday at Creighton.  They played their asses off because they were missing TK and Oso and ran out of gas. You get another one tonight and another next Saturday at Xavier and that can start to brew into a problem.  Excuses for losses have a way of rationalizing that it's ok to lose.  Once you rationalize that it's ok to lose, it's over.  That's why I'd like to see the boys pull it off tonight which should announce to all of CBB - Kolek or no Kolek, we are going to be a tough out.

Willie dumb

[CountryRoads]

should we lose this game, it's going to start to feel a bit like that implosion at the end of the 2018-19

Sorry, but you lost me here.

[tower912]

Why?  Are there disgruntled players undercutting the program from within?

[Newsdreams]

Why?  Are there disgruntled players undercutting the program from within?

Always, Q lurks!

[joparks]

Sorry, but you lost me here.

It's an interpretation on what Duane said, his thoughts.  The statement is that he feels a loss tonight could possibly lead to another loss on Sat which then it starts feeling like 2018-19.  It's a pretty straightforward statement if you focus on the result and not the why it happened.  We lost 6 of our last 7 that year and our last 4 reg season games.  Duane sees parallels - with the results, not how it happened. Keep in mind, this is from a fan's perspective and not from the perspective of someone on the team.  We don't know what they are thinking. Maybe Shaka's got all of them locked in which if that is the case, this whole exercise is just Duane sounding an alarm for something that doesn't come.

[jesmu84]

It's an interpretation on what Duane said, his thoughts.  The statement is that he feels a loss tonight could possibly lead to another loss on Sat which then it starts feeling like 2018-19.  It's a pretty straightforward statement if you focus on the result and not the why it happened.  We lost 6 of our last 7 that year and our last 4 reg season games.  Duane sees parallels - with the results, not how it happened. Keep in mind, this is from a fan's perspective and not from the perspective of someone on the team.  We don't know what they are thinking. Maybe Shaka's got all of them locked in which if that is the case, this whole exercise is just Duane sounding an alarm for something that doesn't come.

You're a good friend

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

I thought it was a funny joke until someone tried to explain it.

[joparks]

Why?  Are there disgruntled players undercutting the program from within?

So Tower, no, this isn't a direct comparison to the 2018-19 season where someone as you suggest torpedoed the program from within. That year was mentioned simply for the result we all saw, not how it happened. From an outside perspective, as it was happening in 2018-19, they had a couple of losses and suddenly were in a tailspin they couldn't pull out of.  If there are parallels, it's only the results.  The how and why aren't factored here which makes it a loose argument.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

A Scooper with a spokesperson!?!

[Newsdreams]

A Scooper with a spokesperson!?!

Amazing really

[Newsdreams]

So Tower, no, this isn't a direct comparison to the 2018-19 season where someone as you suggest torpedoed the program from within. That year was mentioned simply for the result we all saw, not how it happened. From an outside perspective, as it was happening in 2018-19, they had a couple of losses and suddenly were in a tailspin they couldn't pull out of.  If there are parallels, it's only the results.  The how and why aren't factored here which makes it a loose argument.

LOL, wtf is going on

[Goose]

This thread should have been one post long. N

[duanewade]

Unfortunately, last night played out like expected with no real surprises.  It's now crystal clear that this a very nice team that we can be proud of but a team with only a Sweet 16 ceiling.  Hopefully we make the Sweet 16, which is still a great honor and a very difficult thing to do.  A couple years from now we'll try to make a run again.  Next year's team will be weaker than this one, so even a 2025 NCAA tournament birth is difficult to foresee at this point. 

Once again the talking heads were right and we were too excited with the noise to evaluate our own demons... namely lack of rebounding, lack of a killer instinct from our players which showed in the Wisconsin and UConn road debacles, inconsistent shooting, too many unforced turnovers, and a lack of defense/athletic ability with the Jop for Omax trade.

https://www.si.com/college/2024/02/29/magic-eight-teams-that-can-win-the-2024-ncaa-mens-tournament

[CountryRoads]

Unfortunately, last night played out like expected with no real surprises.  It's now crystal clear that this a very nice team that we can be proud of but a team with only a Sweet 16 ceiling.  Hopefully we make the Sweet 16, which is still a great honor and a very difficult thing to do.  A couple years from now we'll try to make a run again.  Next year's team will be weaker than this one, so even a 2025 NCAA tournament birth is difficult to foresee at this point. 

Once again the talking heads were right and we were too excited with the noise to evaluate our own demons... namely lack of rebounding, lack of a killer instinct from our players which showed in the Wisconsin and UConn road debacles, inconsistent shooting, too many unforced turnovers, and a lack of defense/athletic ability with the Jop for Omax trade.

https://www.si.com/college/2024/02/29/magic-eight-teams-that-can-win-the-2024-ncaa-mens-tournament

You were spot on. Everything has been settled. It was fun while it lasted.

[The Sultan]

Unfortunately, last night played out like expected with no real surprises.  It's now crystal clear that this a very nice team that we can be proud of but a team with only a Sweet 16 ceiling.  Hopefully we make the Sweet 16, which is still a great honor and a very difficult thing to do.  A couple years from now we'll try to make a run again.  Next year's team will be weaker than this one, so even a 2025 NCAA tournament birth is difficult to foresee at this point. 

Once again the talking heads were right and we were too excited with the noise to evaluate our own demons... namely lack of rebounding, lack of a killer instinct from our players which showed in the Wisconsin and UConn road debacles, inconsistent shooting, too many unforced turnovers, and a lack of defense/athletic ability with the Jop for Omax trade.

https://www.si.com/college/2024/02/29/magic-eight-teams-that-can-win-the-2024-ncaa-mens-tournament

Were you aware that Marquette was missing its best player?

[Hards Alumni]

Unfortunately, last night played out like expected with no real surprises.  It's now crystal clear that this a very nice team that we can be proud of but a team with only a Sweet 16 ceiling.  Hopefully we make the Sweet 16, which is still a great honor and a very difficult thing to do.  A couple years from now we'll try to make a run again.  Next year's team will be weaker than this one, so even a 2025 NCAA tournament birth is difficult to foresee at this point. 

Once again the talking heads were right and we were too excited with the noise to evaluate our own demons... namely lack of rebounding, lack of a killer instinct from our players which showed in the Wisconsin and UConn road debacles, inconsistent shooting, too many unforced turnovers, and a lack of defense/athletic ability with the Jop for Omax trade.

https://www.si.com/college/2024/02/29/magic-eight-teams-that-can-win-the-2024-ncaa-mens-tournament

[Jay Bee]

Thankfully the tourney is a crapshoot & anything is possible.

[TallTitan34]

Unfortunately, last night played out like expected with no real surprises.  It's now crystal clear that this a very nice team that we can be proud of but a team with only a Sweet 16 ceiling.  Hopefully we make the Sweet 16, which is still a great honor and a very difficult thing to do.  A couple years from now we'll try to make a run again.  Next year's team will be weaker than this one, so even a 2025 NCAA tournament birth is difficult to foresee at this point. 

Once again the talking heads were right and we were too excited with the noise to evaluate our own demons... namely lack of rebounding, lack of a killer instinct from our players which showed in the Wisconsin and UConn road debacles, inconsistent shooting, too many unforced turnovers, and a lack of defense/athletic ability with the Jop for Omax trade.

https://www.si.com/college/2024/02/29/magic-eight-teams-that-can-win-the-2024-ncaa-mens-tournament

Joparks, come get your guy.