2025 Transfer Portal

[Uncle Rico]

Okay, so he hasn't had "significant NCAA Tournament success" since NIL was passed.  That's been a whopping 3 college basketball seasons, of which he's made a Sweet 16.

Marquette has advanced beyond that point 7 times in the history of the program.  I hate to break it to Marquette fans, but we shouldn't be a fanbase to turn our nose up at a Sweet 16 appearance.  We have 6, including 1 from Shaka, since the 1979-1980 season.  An average of one every 7.5 years.  Shaka has one in three since NIL became a thing.

He owes Point Warrior more success

[PointWarrior]

Okay, so he hasn't had "significant NCAA Tournament success" since NIL was passed.  That's been a whopping 3 college basketball seasons, of which he's made a Sweet 16.

Marquette has advanced beyond that point 7 times in the history of the program.  I hate to break it to Marquette fans, but we shouldn't be a fanbase to turn our nose up at a Sweet 16 appearance.  We have 6, including 1 from Shaka, since the 1979-1980 season.  An average of one every 7.5 years.  Shaka has one in three since NIL became a thing.

cool, I won't expect another sweet 16 from Shaka for 4.5 more years then...

[Galway Eagle]

cool, I won't expect another sweet 16 from Shaka for 4.5 more years then...

Hope and expect are different things.

I hope I'll go home tonight and my daughter will start walking or talking, she hasn't done so though so what right would I have to expect it?

If you expect something that hasn't happened with regularity then your expectations aren't reasonable. I hope Shaka gets us there after next year but yeah given our second weekends look like this since Al's guys stopped playing:

94....... 2003.......2011 (which we were the underdog) 2012 2013....... 2024

Then it's ridiculous to put your nose in the air and say "he's just meeting program expectations"

[PointWarrior]

Hope and expect are different things.

I hope I'll go home tonight and my daughter will start walking or talking, she hasn't done so though so what right would I have to expect it?

If you expect something that hasn't happened with regularity then your expectations aren't reasonable. I hope Shaka gets us there after next year but yeah given our second weekends look like this since Al's guys stopped playing:

94....... 2003.......2011 (which we were the underdog) 2012 2013....... 2024

Then it's ridiculous to put your nose in the air and say "he's just meeting program expectations"

COLE has not disappeared from the board. 

[Uncle Rico]

Hope and expect are different things.

I hope I'll go home tonight and my daughter will start walking or talking, she hasn't done so though so what right would I have to expect it?

If you expect something that hasn't happened with regularity then your expectations aren't reasonable. I hope Shaka gets us there after next year but yeah given our second weekends look like this since Al's guys stopped playing:

94....... 2003.......2011 (which we were the underdog) 2012 2013....... 2024

Then it's ridiculous to put your nose in the air and say "he's just meeting program expectations"

I don't count Sweet 16's until the tourney expanded to 64.  I might give you 32 teams but Sweet 16's before 1975 when the tourney maxed out at 25?  Nah

[MU82]

I just hope we can have the same

COLE has not disappeared from the board. 

I mean, you're among the Scoopers hoping we can copy Greg Gard's blueprint for his amazing NCAA Tournament success in the NIL/portal era.

Hoping that Shaka builds a team capable of a solitary first-round win over a 14-seed - take that, Montana! - isn't COLE at all.

[Shooter McGavin]

I don't count Sweet 16's until the tourney expanded to 64.  I might give you 32 teams but Sweet 16's before 1975 when the tourney maxed out at 25?  Nah

They were just the subjectively the best 16 teams in America.  I agree they may not have objectively earned it but they must have been pretty damn good. 

[Uncle Rico]

They were just the subjectively the best 16 teams in America.  I agree they may not have objectively earned it but they must have been pretty damn good. 

One conference champ and some independents.  Nope

[Shooter McGavin]

I love me some Rico. But i disagree that it wasn't an accomplishment.

[Uncle Rico]

I love me some Rico. But i disagree that it wasn't an accomplishment.

Too many teams got left out. 

[Shooter McGavin]

I get your point.

[Galway Eagle]

COLE has not disappeared from the board. 

You're right, I expect a championship every year. Now you're the COLE

[PointWarrior]

I just hope we can have the same
I mean, you're among the Scoopers hoping we can copy Greg Gard's blueprint for his amazing NCAA Tournament success in the NIL/portal era.

Hoping that Shaka builds a team capable of a solitary first-round win over a 14-seed - take that, Montana! - isn't COLE at all.

Nah, Gard is not having NCAA success either - I posted that above.

[MU82]

Nah, Gard is not having NCAA success either - I posted that above.

Oh, I thought you were one of the folks who screams about Shaka's abject failure as a coach every time Gard lands a portal superstar.

1,000 apologies if I got that wrong.

[GoldenEagles03]

An incredibly boring portal season is a good one for Shaka and Co.

So far so good!

[willie warrior]

An incredibly boring portal season is a good one for Shaka and Co.

So far so good!

Yes. Inactivity in the portal is always a good sign, especially since the cupboard is so packed.

[Uncle Rico]

Yes. Inactivity in the portal is always a good sign, especially since the cupboard is so packed.

Glad you agree

[Uncle Rico]

CBS Big Board of Transfers:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-transfer-rankings-2025-inside-indianas-monster-two-days-in-portal-combat/

[Its DJOver]

Pitino loses another one to the portal, that backcourt is looking very thin.

[The Sultan]

Pitino loses another one to the portal, that backcourt is looking very thin.

Huh.

[Uncle Rico]

Pitino loses another one to the portal, that backcourt is looking very thin.

Adapt or die

[wadesworld]

Guys. Pitino won the BE regular season and tournament title and was a 2 seed in year 2. Even with a second round loss to a 10 seed, we could only dream Shaka could have that type of success. He's only recruiting portal guys. Pitino gets it.

[tower912]

Yep.  Winning the Big East title in season 2 and getting a 2 seed is quite an accomplishment.  Something to aspire to and be proud of.

[Hards Alumni]

Pitino loses another one to the portal, that backcourt is looking very thin.

Nah, they use the portal and have a huge NIL fund.  We can just put it in ink that they're going to win the BEAST every year and get a protected seed.

right guys?

[cheebs09]

Yep.  Winning the Big East title in season 2 an getting a 2 seed is quite an accomplishment.  Something to aspire to and be proud of.

I'm not sure we will ever get there with Shaka.