Lo-Blow

[muhoops1]

It is not great.  I think Shaka did a lot with what he had.  Ultimately, this was their ceiling.

[Warrior of Law]

Looking forward to next year.  Who knows, may be pleasantly surprised.

I could use any reason to be optimistic about next year. The way this season ended cannot make anyone happy; it was pretty much a disaster.

[GB Warrior]

Feel bad for Stevie to go out on a low note. Yet almost wonder if he is so banged up, and perhaps even slightly concussed from that massive collision in Big East tourney - kind of like Oso last year.

Also unfortunate Kam didn't have a great game either. Kudos to Jop for balling out.

Thankfully I didn't have to watch the 2nd half due to dinner reservations

Jop fought like he cared. Will remember this game for him. I feel worse for everyone having had to suffer through this version of Stevie. Would have rather had Sean or Tre for 40 minutes than whatever this was. Maybe his rim production was always going to regress. Maybe it was really injuries. But if he's not going to make excuses for costing this team down the stretch, there's no reason for us to do it for him. Players play.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

We all have to do a lot of soul searching.

Yes, Muggs, fans here need to do soul searching because....why?

So we don't see the level of inane posting we will the next week or two?

[GoldenEagles03]

That New Mexico team isn't very good. Dent is a fine player, but that team is so easily beatable.

We collapsed down the stretch of the season, and down the stretch of the game. Not ideal.

[PointWarrior]

1.  Dent>Kam
2.  How is it possible NM has a bigger, stronger, more athletic, more talented roster than we do?  That shouldn't be the case
3.  Kam and Stevie, who I will miss, couldn't have come up smaller.
4.  Joplin, who I won't miss, nice game. 
5.  This roster needs a massive upgrade.  Hit the portal. 
6.  The offense was atrocious since January.  We cannot continue this iso ball BS with below average talent.  Every team has a few sets that gets them an easy bucket.  NM certainly did.  We can't even get the ball inbounded, let alone some ball/player movement to get a easy basket. 
7.  The underachieving in March is getting old. 
8.  That was not a fun and enjoyable season. 

Precisely great recap..  CoS to the rescue though...

[nyg]

Bad finishing the season after going 18-3 and #6 in the country.

Shaka has taken MU to NCAAT four years in a row.

Year One: got throttled as a 9 seed. OK, but was great to get back in NCAAT
Year Two: Win one game as a 2 seed, then lose with three players in NBA and a fourth to be.
Year Three: Win two games as a 2 seed, then lose to an 11 seed, jacking up 31 threes, making 4.  With two players in NBA and a third to be.
Year Four: Lose as a 7 seed to a 10.

So, it was lose opening game, win one, win two and I thought maybe win three in year four to get to Elite 8.  Good thought trajectory, but not.

I am glad he has taken MU to NCAAT, but Shaka just has had a history in NCAAT.  Maybe in a few years.

Please don't bash Stevie Mitchell, the guy just played his heart out for years and I believe the last month his body is well, shot.  When a player like Dent blew by him early in the game, I knew.  All other players are fair game. 

[MuggsyB]

That New Mexico team isn't very good. Dent is a fine player, but that team is so easily beatable.

We collapsed down the stretch of the season, and down the stretch of the game. Not ideal.

Ya.....it's difficult to disagree with your point.

[MU24]

Just didnt seem like the really good complimentary pieces last year, were good enough to be contributors this year.
Stevie is an elite glue guy. He isnt a guy to carry a scoring load.

When Kam is triple teamed, and Jop is the only release valve, thats not good.

[CountryRoads]

Having a tournament caliber team is great. This was a good season.

[PointWarrior]

at least we can stop the Shaka wins one more NCAA game each year bullshit

[GB Warrior]

Having a tournament caliber team is great. This was a good season.

'I ain't here for a long time, I'm here for a good time' -Broeker probably

[MuggsyB]

Yes, Muggs, fans here need to do soul searching because....why?

So we don't see the level of inane posting we will the next week or two?

I can't speak to that.  We all need to decompress and then figure things out.  It will take a precise and detailed examination. 

[Spencer Pratt]

Love these seniors, they gave a ton to the program and all timers.  But yes, objectively that was a painful last 2 months to watch.  I don't doubt that these guys are all very close off the floor, but the chemistry at least on the floor felt "off" for awhile.  Which is bizarre when you have 3 starters in their final stretch.  You would think the opposite would have happened.  Who knows...just unfortunate.

[CountryRoads]

'I ain't here for a long time, I'm here for a good time' -Broeker probably

It's ok to be mad and frustrated. But this first 4 years there was a lot of winning. Thought we were missing a few pieces this year. That's ok.

[jimmybutlerfanatic]

For the 10 of us who saw the Geogia game it was obvious that this team was gonna struggle against big, long, athletic teams. For me, that game was the 1st crack in the armor.

Thank God Kansas was such a mess going from #1 to bounced out in the 1st round otherwise we'd be the most embarrassing story of the year.

Love Shaka but it's long overdue to put that VCU Final Four story to bed. It's forever ago in this day and age; ancient history.

Participation ribbon guys on this board got what they wanted. A good effort from 1 guy 👏 👏 👏

And I got what I wanted: an end to this pitiful 2025 MU season. The downward spiral was obvious and painful to watch.

Thankfully we didn't have to get embarrassed by Izzo AGAIN.

[WarriorFan]

Stop with all the jop worship.  He was -12 while scoring 28 points.  Worst player on the team by far.  He made 4 consecutive stupid plays which led to the Lobo run.  Glad to see the end of his era.  The minutes he was on the bench were all plus minutes. 

Kam and Stevie also had bad games. 

Looking forward to next year.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I can't speak to that.  We all need to decompress and then figure things out.  It will take a precise and detailed examination.

We, as fans, have zero impact whatsoever.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Big East is probably going to go 4-1 with us being only loss. Smh.

[dpucane]

It is not great.  I think Shaka did a lot with what he had.  Ultimately, this was their ceiling.

He is the reason for their ceiling

[warriorfred]

A "meh" team this year.  Glad they made the tournament, but that was the ceiling.

[21Jumpstreet]

Super disappointed, but more so because I allowed myself to have hope and be excited. The outcome was probably expected. I love Shaka as a man and a leader of men, and I think his philosophy will keep us competitive. I want to win, and I think our talent will be better going forward. He needs to win in March, for me anyway.

[Zog from Margo]

Four straight years of losing to a lower seed. Five straight for Shaka.
Not a great trend.

How many times did MU's prior coaches lose to lower seeds? I remember a Marshall team boat racing MU.

[Johnny B]

Looking forward to next year.  Who knows, may be pleasantly surprised.

Can't be worse this than this year second half anyway

[ATL MU Warrior]

Can't be worse this than this year second half anyway

Sure it can.