[Paint Touches] On talent deficiency and offensive offense

[K1 Lover]

He did try to warn us that V wasn't necessarily winning basketball games

https://vimeo.com/1131460360

As an MU alum, there'll never be a day where I dislike Shaka or want to see him go. It's refreshing to have a coach that centers on people first and aligns with Marquette's Jesuit values as much as he does.

As a basketball fan, this also gives me reason to be concerned that things might not change as much as Scoop wants them to. If you make it clear that your culture and victories revolve around developing players off the court just as much as (if not more than) on the court, surely that would make it harder to let go of guys like Sean and Tre who many would deem as recruitment misses, but to Shaka may be seen as personal character successes.

At the end of the day, the guy was hired to coach basketball, so I'd like to believe that winning is his first priority and he'll make whatever adjustments are needed to improve that in the future. But with how loud the program has become about the culture and RGV, I also can't help but feel like it's reached a point of no return.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

As an MU alum, there'll never be a day where I dislike Shaka or want to see him go. It's refreshing to have a coach that centers on people first and aligns with Marquette's Jesuit values as much as he does.

As a basketball fan, this also gives me reason to be concerned that things might not change as much as Scoop wants them to. If you make it clear that your culture and victories revolve around developing players off the court just as much as (if not more than) on the court, surely that would make it harder to let go of guys like Sean and Tre who many would deem as recruitment misses, but to Shaka may be seen as personal character successes.

At the end of the day, the guy was hired to coach basketball, so I'd like to believe that winning is his first priority and he'll make whatever adjustments are needed to improve that in the future. But with how loud the program has become about the culture and RGV, I also can't help but feel like it's reached a point of no return.

Come March he can say he will evaluate adjusting the model slightly and then pull in 1 or 2 transfers and (1 or 2 transfer out for more playing time) and then say limited transfers don't upset the balance and values he is trying to cultivate.   

[K1 Lover]

Come March he can say he will evaluate adjusting the model slightly and then pull in 1 or 2 transfers and (1 or 2 transfer out for more playing time) and then say limited transfers don't upset the balance and values he is trying to cultivate.   

I'm reminded of the game intro motto.

Pray.

[wadesworld]

Come March he can say he will evaluate adjusting the model slightly and then pull in 1 or 2 transfers and (1 or 2 transfer out for more playing time) and then say limited transfers don't upset the balance and values he is trying to cultivate. 

Right. The idea that Shaka just stopped caring about trying to win basketball games and wants a group that sings Kumbaya together is crazy. He misplayed his hand this year, and maybe he even overestimated his and the staff's ability to take any player and develop them. He's a competitive guy and if this season goes as poorly as it appears it will, he's not just going to sit around and do nothing about it. Do I know what the adjustments will be? Nope. But he'll make some.