Best MU team since 1977

[Warrior of Law]

I didn't include the bench players, but a good argument can be made for any of these teams being the best.

[Galway Eagle]

I still think 11-12 was better than 12-13. I could be wrong but I think we peaked higher on kenpom as well.

[Zog from Margo]

If by referring to "1977" you mean the title team, then I also would include the team immediately following (i.e., 1977-78 team: Butch; Whitehead; Toone; Boylan; Payne; Rosenberger; Byrd; etc.) 24-4

[BCHoopster]

Best MU team was 1976, with 5 starters making the pros.

[Uncle Rico]

Best MU team was 1976, with 5 starters making the pros.

Did you read the question?

[Pakuni]

This poll is a couple weeks premature.

[MU82]

There can be no good Marquette team without Al as coach. Shaka's OK, but he won't ever slap his star in the face, so that's a disqualifier.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

This poll is a couple weeks premature.

This

[WellsstreetWanderer]

This poll is a couple weeks premature.

[FairWeatherEagle]

There can be no good Marquette team without Al as coach. Shaka's OK, but he won't ever slap his star in the face, so that's a disqualifier.

Sidebar: for some reason I read Al as A-i...weird though....there can be no good Marquette team without Ai as coach.....   

[FairWeatherEagle]

This waiting game is getting to me ... No more scoop for me until the Friday tip. Need to bring it on and beat NCST!

[mu_hilltopper]

I'd change the poll .. remove 2002-03 .. this is a race for 2nd place.

Probably add 2008-09, Dom James, McNeal, Wes, Lazar, JFB, etc.

[TallTitan34]

Wish we could have seen 2008-09 with a heathy Dom.

[Warrior of Law]

Of course it’s premature. Frankly, if the poll was right before the FF blowout vs Kansas, then 02-03 would win in a landslide. There are arguments for all of the teams, but the final game weights pretty heavy.

[Marquette Fan in WI]

Think last year's team with omax was better. Didn't go as far but that's the tourney for you.

[Galway Eagle]

In retrospect this question should be best team that made a run. We've had some unreal teams that were upset early due to matchups (11-12), upset early due to ridiculous performance (97 or 96), upset due to choking (last year), derailed from injury (08-09), derailed from internal issues (18-19) all could have some arguments to be great teams. But since Al we've only had 6 other March runs:

79: Sweet 16

94: Sweet 16

03: Final 4

11: Sweet 16

12: Sweet 16

13: Elite 8

That's what people should be voting on.

[oldwarrior81]

I still think 11-12 was better than 12-13. I could be wrong but I think we peaked higher on kenpom as well.

agreed that the 2011/12 team was the best of Buzz's teams.   DJO, Crowder, Blue, Jamil, Cadougan + Mayo, Gardner


Hank's best:  1977-78
Deane's best:  1995-96
Crean's best:  2002-03, 2001-02, 2007-08
Buzz's best:  2011-12,  2008-09, 2012-13
Wojo's best:  2018-19

[MU82]

upset due to choking (last year)

Maybe last year's team choked, maybe not.

No maybe: It was clearly hurt by an injury to our All-American's dominant hand.

[Galway Eagle]

Maybe last year's team choked, maybe not.

No maybe: It was clearly hurt by an injury to our All-American's dominant hand.

Yeah... but we also had a first round draft pick and two second team all conference players, annd the 6th man of the year yet they didn't light the world on fire either. Tyler had bad games before and the other guys stepped up. When collectively nobody steps up plus the injury I'm willing to call it a choke with an asterisk.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

That's not really a choke. It's just a bad game. It happens.

[muwarrior69]

Best MU team was 1976, with 5 starters making the pros.

Al actually thought the '71 team was his best.

[Skatastrophy]

The only thing that matters, really, is NCAA tourney success.

If this years team wins a championship, then Kolek is better than Wade and this year's team is better than 2003. Just the way it is.

[Viper]

There can be no good Marquette team without Al as coach. Shaka's OK, but he won't ever slap his star in the face, so that's a disqualifier.

your sarcasm aside, Al McGuire put Marquette on the basketball map. His run was incredible. Agreed?

[Galway Eagle]

That's not really a choke. It's just a bad game. It happens.

How would you define choke? Perhaps we have different definitions.

[MU82]

Yeah... but we also had a first round draft pick and two second team all conference players, annd the 6th man of the year yet they didn't light the world on fire either. Tyler had bad games before and the other guys stepped up. When collectively nobody steps up plus the injury I'm willing to call it a choke with an asterisk.

Hmm.

So after we choked in losing to Michigan State, MSU choked in losing to K-State, which then choked in losing to FAU, which subsequently choked in losing to San Diego State, which really choked in losing to UConn.

As Jerry Lee Lewis woulda sung ... "We ain't jokin', whole lotta chokin' goin' on!"