How underrated is Stevie nationally???

[PGsHeroes32]

"Shaka Smart needs to enter the Transfer Portal era. He should have upgraded Mitchell, and maybe Joplin too."

From the Uconn boards(very complimentary of us overall)

Lets just ignore the Jop part for this exercise

[Newsdreams]

"Shaka Smart needs to enter the Transfer Portal era. He should have upgraded Mitchell, and maybe Joplin too."

From the Uconn boards(very complimentary of us overall)

Lets just ignore the Jop part for this exercise

I would ignore everything

[brewcity77]

I wouldn't trade Stevie for anyone that was in the portal this year. Not a single player.

[Uncle Rico]

I wouldn't trade Stevie for anyone that was in the portal this year. Not a single player.

I second that.  He's one of my favorite dudes to come through the program.

[Lennys Tap]

I wouldn't trade Stevie for anyone that was in the portal this year. Not a single player.

Don't know nearly as much as you do about the portal, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the season play out. Last year, I don't think the kid at UCONN was supposed to be all that, but he was great. And the guy at Tennessee was a 1st team AA. So we'll see.

[Newsdreams]

Don't know nearly as much as you do about the portal, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the season play out. Last year, I don't think the kid at UCONN was supposed to be all that, but he was great. And the guy at Tennessee was a 1st team AA. So we'll see.

Nothing to see,really.

[jfp61]

Evan Miya had him 52nd in the country before this game.

[Lennys Tap]

Nothing to see,really.

If you're not going to watch the rest of the season.

[jfp61]

Don't know nearly as much as you do about the portal, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the season play out. Last year, I don't think the kid at UCONN was supposed to be all that, but he was great. And the guy at Tennessee was a 1st team AA. So we'll see.

If you can't identify that player in the portal today.

Than you would probably rather have stevie

[MU82]

Late in the game, my wife said: "Stevie's been kind of quiet tonight." Then he scored on a drive, hit a layup, and made all his FTs to clinch the win.

Stevie is probably her favorite player, and he's definitely one of mine. Just a great contributor who does all the little things ... and sometimes a few of the big things.

[wisblue]

Don't know nearly as much as you do about the portal, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the season play out. Last year, I don't think the kid at UCONN was supposed to be all that, but he was great. And the guy at Tennessee was a 1st team AA. So we'll see.

Looks like the Badgers may have landed this year's version of the guy from Tennessee. A sixth year guy who will be 24 in April.

[PGsHeroes32]

Late in the game, my wife said: "Stevie's been kind of quiet tonight." Then he scored on a drive, hit a layup, and made all his FTs to clinch the win.

Stevie is probably her favorite player, and he's definitely one of mine. Just a great contributor who does all the little things ... and sometimes a few of the big things.

Kam and Stevie are definitely in my all time favorites.

What a duo. Hope it leads to something this year.

Over the last couple years people have speculated about Kam leaving MU whether it's transfer or pro. And I've remained firm. K1 and Stewie are seeing this out.

[Jay Bee]

Said it a million times. Stevie can be a star at any number of things.

What do you need? He will deliver. Type of student that enhances my love of the university.

[Newsdreams]

If you're not going to watch the rest of the season.

Poor soul, so lost.

[tower912]

How underrated has Stevie been among MU fans?

[The Sultan]

Don't know nearly as much as you do about the portal, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the season play out. Last year, I don't think the kid at UCONN was supposed to be all that, but he was great. And the guy at Tennessee was a 1st team AA. So we'll see.

He didn't say he wouldn't take a transfer. He said he wouldn't replace Stevie with one. And I 100% agree. If you can't figure out what he means to this team at this point, I don't know what to tell you.

[Lennys Tap]

He didn't say he wouldn't take a transfer. He said he wouldn't replace Stevie with one. And I 100% agree. If you can't figure out what he means to this team at this point, I don't know what to tell you.

What's to figure out? I love Stevie. Right now he's the second best player on the team. Nobody wants to replace him. I wouldn't have gone to the portal to recruit over him. Others, yes, but not him. But to say you wouldn't take a first team AA (if available) over him at his position is a stretch to me.

[The Sultan]

What's to figure out? I love Stevie. Right now he's the second best player on the team. Nobody wants to replace him. I wouldn't have gone to the portal to recruit over him. Others, yes, but not him. But to say you wouldn't take a first team AA (if available) over him at his position is a stretch to me.

Was there a first team AA in the transfer portal this year?

[rocket surgeon]

announcers said shaka said-stevie is the toughest player(or something along these lines) he has been associated with and nothing shakes him.

  he did nothing last night to disprove any of that

dude takes a passing elbow shot to the head and rubs it off like is that the best ya got? doesn't miss a beat.  his physical fitness has got to be ultra human. 

[Lennys Tap]

Was there a first team AA in the transfer portal this year?

Is there? I don't know, and said as much in my reply to Brew.

[Shooter McGavin]

I wouldn't trade Stevie for anyone that was in the portal this year. Not a single player.

100%

[The Sultan]

Is there? I don't know, and said as much in my reply to Brew.

So you decided to make a point without figuring out if your point was even accurate?

OK then...

[brewcity77]

Don't know nearly as much as you do about the portal, but I'll reserve judgement until I see the season play out. Last year, I don't think the kid at UCONN was supposed to be all that, but he was great. And the guy at Tennessee was a 1st team AA. So we'll see.

What Stevie does for Marquette goes beyond the box scores. His defense, his leadership, his deflections, and his character are all perfect for this program and culture. When Shaka got here four years ago and talked about "first two years, nothing but culture" he may not have realized it but Stevie Mitchell was the avatar of that for the program.

There's no one in the portal that would bring what Stevie brings to this program and the downstream impact he creates.

[DoctorV]

Well said brew.

From an outsider perspective, and likely from the eyes of those UConn fans, it might just seem like Marquette fans simply love Stevie because they are getting too "attached" to their own, and that an "upgrade" would've turned MU into a National Title Contender.

What they don't realize is that there really is no upgrade, and all the things that Stevie brings to the table for this team just cannot be matched by someone else.
Can you get a better scorer? Sure.
Can you get a better distributor? Sure.
That player would 100% have flaws that still make him not as good of a fit to this team and its culture as Stevie Mitchell.

The things Brew mentioned involve 3+ full years of completely bought in blood, sweat, and tears and embody what Coach Shaka wants his program to become, and that irreplaceable

[StillAWarrior]

What Stevie does for Marquette goes beyond the box scores. His defense, his leadership, his deflections, and his character are all perfect for this program and culture. When Shaka got here four years ago and talked about "first two years, nothing but culture" he may not have realized it but Stevie Mitchell was the avatar of that for the program.

There's no one in the portal that would bring what Stevie brings to this program and the downstream impact he creates.

I'm sure he's got bigger and better things in mind, but I wouldn't object to Shaka adding Stevie to the staff next year. Love that kid. And I'd love to keep him contributing to the program.