Zaide for Jop

[Newsdreams]

https://x.com/coachajkings/status/1893087809457562045

Shaka and Izzo have mutual respect for one another, but perhaps different philosophies here.

Starting no matta

[Vander Blue Man Group]

It has been a really rough stretch but some of these reactions regarding transfers and the portal are comical.

[The Sultan]

LOL? I don't follow. I never wanted Creighton in the BE for a number of reasons...but have to admit they are good seemingly every year. I don't anticipate that being any different next season despite losing Kalkbrenner to eligibility.

Who did you want instead of Creighton?

[Newsdreams]

Who did you want instead of Creighton?

St. Thomas

[brewcity77]

I'm not disagreeing, but if Zaide becomes a Marquette hero in April 2025, I'll rename the site ZaideScoop.

Will our subscriptions carry over, or is this just a plot to get more fees out of us?

[wadesworld]

LOL? I don't follow. I never wanted Creighton in the BE for a number of reasons...but have to admit they are good seemingly every year. I don't anticipate that being any different next season despite losing Kalkbrenner to eligibility.

Marquette has been pretty dang good every year Shaka has been here too. But you think we'll fall off the cliff losing 3 players that are worse than the 2 we lost last year for some reason.

[bilsu]

We could start ZL and RP but it would hurt defensively.

Our defense sucks'

[drbob]

No rim protector and no defensive rebounding

[GoldenEagles03]

No rim protector and no defensive rebounding

Per Torvik, Zaide is now our best rebounder and has the highest offensive rating.

[GoldenEagles03]

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[Viper]

Marquette has been pretty dang good every year Shaka has been here too. But you think we'll fall off the cliff losing 3 players that are worse than the 2 we lost last year for some reason.

I never stated 'fall off a cliff'. Just not sold on what's behind what's being lost, primarily Kam and Stevie, less so Jop. But we'll have 'very good' (your words) Ben Gold, so there's that.

[We R Final Four]

I Don't get the focus on starting.....ZL played more minutes than Jop on Friday. Starting no matta.

[tower912]

I Don't get the focus on starting.....ZL played more minutes than Jop on Friday. Starting no matta.

Yes.  Joplin, Stevie, Gold all played a season low in minutes.  Zaide, Parham, DO all played comparatively more.  I am glad the bench has finally developed so that is an option.
 

[The Sultan]

I Don't get the focus on starting.....ZL played more minutes than Jop on Friday. Starting no matta.

Given how poorly we have started for the past few weeks, it actually might.

[MurphysTillClose]

Given how poorly we have started for the past few weeks, it actually might.

Correct.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Yes.  Joplin, Stevie, Gold all played a season low in minutes.  Zaide, Parham, DO all played comparatively more.  I am glad the bench has finally developed so that is an option.

Has the bench really developed?  We were never competitive in the game regardless of who played. 

[The Sultan]

Has the bench really developed?  We were never competitive in the game regardless of who played. 

Yes the bench has developed. You can't play all of them at once but they can definitely play better now than at the beginning of the year.

The problem is our starters are underperforming as a group.

[GoldenEagles03]

Has the bench really developed?  We were never competitive in the game regardless of who played. 

That's because they were down double digits before they even got a chance.

Yes. Zaide, Royce, and Owens are a good enough 3 off the bench for us to make noise. It comes down to the starters finding their competitiveness again.

[We R Final Four]

Given how poorly we have started for the past few weeks, it actually might.

seems to be a bigger issue than replacing one starter.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Yes the bench has developed. You can't play all of them at once but they can definitely play better now than at the beginning of the year.

The problem is our starters are underperforming as a group.

Agree with the last part.

[willie warrior]

I never stated 'fall off a cliff'. Just not sold on what's behind what's being lost, primarily Kam and Stevie, less so Jop. But we'll have 'very good' (your words) Ben Gold, so there's that.

Sorry, there is not that.

[BM1090]

LOL? I don't follow. I never wanted Creighton in the BE for a number of reasons...but have to admit they are good seemingly every year. I don't anticipate that being any different next season despite losing Kalkbrenner to eligibility.

We've been good every year since Shaka got here and you anticipate we won't be

[Viper]

Who did you want instead of Creighton?

Creighton has worked out, but at the time I preferred an east coast school located in a major market. Temple was one. Solid basketball pedigree and already a cross-city rivalry w/nova. If Midwest, based solely on market, St Louis. But CU has done a great job in the BE, so all-good.

[MU82]

Creighton has worked out, but at the time I preferred an east coast school located in a major market. Temple was one. Solid basketball pedigree and already a cross-city rivalry w/nova. If Midwest, based solely on market, St Louis. But CU has done a great job in the BE, so all-good.

Nova would have had to sign off on Temple. They wouldn't have.

Also, Temple is still pretending to be a football school.

[Pakuni]

Creighton has worked out, but at the time I preferred an east coast school located in a major market. Temple was one. Solid basketball pedigree and already a cross-city rivalry w/nova. If Midwest, based solely on market, St Louis. But CU has done a great job in the BE, so all-good.

St. Louis over Creighton?
Barf.
Market doesn't really matter if no one in the market cares.
St. Louis averages about 5,700 fans per game. Creighton, 17,340.