A Well Managed Decline

[MU 1971]

We face the very real possibility of beginning a well managed decline if we do not find more talented players however/wherever we can recruit them. 

We have everything including a great coaching staff. All we need now is quality players.

Difficult, but doable.

[Tha Hound]

Cool

[Hards Alumni]

We face the very real possibility of beginning a well managed decline if we do not find more talented players however/wherever we can recruit them. 

We have everything including a great coaching staff. All we need now is quality players.

Difficult, but doable.

Thought this topic was about the mental state of scoop.  I was not disappointed.

[Uncle Rico]

Thanks

[tower912]

That is all any of us can hope for as we get older.

[Galway Eagle]

I agree! bringing in 4 top 100 recruits after bringing in 2 top 100 recruits? This is an unmitigated disaster!

[Scoop Snoop]

I'm in a well-managed state of decline myself, so this thread really resonates with this old man.

[wiscwarrior]

I'm Class of '68, but I do believe MU has raised its academic standards since my time. 

[Scoop Snoop]

I'm Class of '68, but I do believe MU has raised its academic standards since my time. 

Who cares about academic standards? Basketball is the only thing Marquette has going for it. And that's the way it should be.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

As long as the decline is well-managed I don't think there should be anything to complain about. 

[Scoop Snoop]

As long as the decline is well-managed I don't think there should be anything to complain about. 

Oh yeah? In my case, in the end, I croak!

[tower912]

We all do.  Honestly, give me the Irish goodbye over the midwest/southern goodbye.

[Viper]

I agree! bringing in 4 top 100 recruits after bringing in 2 top 100 recruits? This is an unmitigated disaster!

who are those two top 100 recruits and are they keeping us in the top 100?

[JakeBarnes]

I agree that Scoop has been in decline. Well managed--now that's debatable.

[Galway Eagle]

who are those two top 100 recruits and are they keeping us in the top 100?

Parham and Owens... did you seriously not know? Outside of Clark there wasn't another option.

are they keeping us in the top 100? Don't know, but given objective talent evaluators would say they're good 4 star recruits so we'll find out in the next two seasons.

The thing about our current recruiting is it's pretty much always been this level. There's a few outliers like Henry Dawson and arguably Markus (before reclassifying), then some particularly high recruits that weren't consensus like JJJ and Vander but for the most part we've always been a program recruiting 75-100, some are hits some are misses that hasn't changed since Crean was here. So unless people are saying we haven't already identified diamonds in the rough before anyone else (which is a bit insane) then our talent expectations haven't changed.

This is just another way of saying bring in proven transfers or recruit like he did at Texas... where he didn't have much success

[wadesworld]

Viper has to be a troll right?  You can simply use this thing called "Google" to find out who our top 100 recruits were.  It's not had.

[Uncle Rico]

Viper has to be a troll right?  You can simply use this thing called "Google" to find out who our top 100 recruits were.  It's not had.

Counterpoint: Facts don't care about your feelings

[JakeBarnes]

Viper has to be a troll right?  You can simply use this thing called "Google" to find out who our top 100 recruits were.  It's not had.

Top 100 to WHOM. Not my rankings. Every aircraft carrier is ranked higher in my rankings.

[tower912]

Viper has to be a troll right?  You can simply use this thing called "Google" to find out who our top 100 recruits were.  It's not had.

Sadly, no.  Or, he is a troll thorough enough to name a dorm, years, and events accurately from 40 years ago.  In which case, bravo.

[wildbillsb]

I'm in a well-managed state of decline myself, so this thread really resonates with this old man.

You are so, so right. Me too!

[Zog from Margo]

who are those two top 100 recruits and are they keeping us in the top 100?

Sounds like you don't think Parham and Owens will be any good. We'll see if you're right.

[MU82]

Parham averaged only a couple pts fewer than Kam did as a freshman. He averaged about double what Joplin did, about double what OMax did (at Clemson), and an infinite amount more than Oso did.

But maybe Viper's already decided Royce is a bust.

Which must really mean Owens has no future.

[JakeBarnes]

Parham averaged only a couple pts fewer than Kam did as a freshman. He averaged about double what Joplin did, about double what OMax did (at Clemson), and an infinite amount more than Oso did.

But maybe Viper's already decided Royce is a bust.

Which must really mean Owens has no future.

Royce above-parham

[muwarrior69]

I agree that Scoop has been in decline. Well managed--now that's debatable.

...even with the new server?

[JakeBarnes]

...even with the new server?

Look. I don't use alta Vista anymore. Need something that supports Netscape Navigator.