2026 Transfer Portal Wishlist

[wadesworld]

This exact scenario has happened to a degree already and Shaka has acknowledged it. He will commit to guys who are here over guys who had the chance to be.

So it had nothing to do with holding a grudge and everything to do with being committed to the players in the program. Huh.

[GoldenEagles03]

So it had nothing to do with holding a grudge and everything to do with being committed to the players in the program. Huh.

Shaka committing to bad players is what has him in this situation. To continue to commit to those bad players when your former targets (some of which are actually good) become available a second time, is just stupid.

If you think he will re-recruit a guy like Oswin that has turned him down once before, then I don't think we are watching and listening to the same coach.

[bananahammock]

If Shaka goes portaling, more likely he'll grab someone he already has formed a relationship with.

[wadesworld]

If Shaka goes portaling, more likely he'll grab someone he already has formed a relationship with.

Exactly. GE makes up wild things in his head like Shaka is a "grudge guy." Weird stuff.

[JTJ3]

Shaka committing to bad players is what has him in this situation. To continue to commit to those bad players when your former targets (some of which are actually good) become available a second time, is just stupid.

If you think he will re-recruit a guy like Oswin that has turned him down once before, then I don't think we are watching and listening to the same coach.

Well in the case you keep referencing we'd be even worse right now if he had brought the transfer in.  Nigel never wouldve gotten the opportunity he's had this year.

If someone like Oswin wanted to come here, Shaka would certainly look into it.

[GoldenEagles03]

Well in the case you keep referencing we'd be even worse right now if he had brought the transfer in.  Nigel never wouldve gotten the opportunity he's had this year.

If someone like Oswin wanted to come here, Shaka would certainly look into it.

You think we would be worse if we had another guard in the mix with Nigel and Adrien in the backcourt?

[Vander Blue Man Group]

This exact scenario has happened to a degree already and Shaka has acknowledged it. He will commit to guys who are here over guys who had the chance to be.

I'm not sure you understand what "grudge" means.

[GoldenEagles03]

I'm not sure you understand what "grudge" means.

To me, his stubborn and competitive personality seems likes it's one that would hold a grudge towards guys he previously recruited that chose to go elsewhere.

Whether you see it that way or not is up to you, but the end result remains the same. Good players that are available in the portal are glossed over by Marquette in the end.

[wadesworld]

To me, his stubborn and competitive personality seems likes it's one that would hold a grudge towards guys he previously recruited that chose to go elsewhere.

Whether you see it that way or not is up to you, but the end result remains the same. Good players that are available in the portal are glossed over by Marquette in the end.

Wish Shaka hadn't told Oso to move on from Marquette when he took over. Had his chance to play for Shaka out of high school but chose not to. No wonder he always trashes Oso when he speaks about him.

[The Sultan]

To me, his stubborn and competitive personality seems likes it's one that would hold a grudge towards guys he previously recruited that chose to go elsewhere.

Whether you see it that way or not is up to you, but the end result remains the same. Good players that are available in the portal are glossed over by Marquette in the end.

Yes your second paragraph is correct. However it seems incredibly doubtful that he holds grudges against players. This sounds like something you just made up.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

To me, his stubborn and competitive personality seems likes it's one that would hold a grudge towards guys he previously recruited that chose to go elsewhere.

Whether you see it that way or not is up to you, but the end result remains the same. Good players that are available in the portal are glossed over by Marquette in the end.

The Oso example Wades shared is a good one.

Being dedicated to and/or stubborn about his RGV team-building philosophy and prioritizing your own player(s) over someone that initially chose another school does not remotely indicate or infer a grudge. Grudges are personal.

Prioritizing a Marquette player does not indicate personal animosity to the other guy.

[Jay Bee]

Wish Shaka hadn't told Oso to move on from Marquette when he took over. Had his chance to play for Shaka out of high school but chose not to. No wonder he always trashes Oso when he speaks about him.

That's not what happened. Oso's high-powered agent demanded insane boatloads of cash as well as designer watches to get the deal done. Shaka balked at first, but after some tough negotiations he agreed to pay up to get Oso to stay.

[GoldenEagles03]

Yes your second paragraph is correct. However it seems incredibly doubtful that he holds grudges against players. This sounds like something you just made up.

That just seems like his personality in my opinion is all.

[GoldenEagles03]

What are our thoughts on Finely Bizjack?

If we are to get unrealistic with our portal wishlist, now that's a guy I would love to add. He flirted with the portal twice already. He will be a Senior and almost certainly gone from Butler after Thad parts ways like most assume he will, so we wouldn't have to commit to him long-term to block anyone. Has some size at 6 foot 4, and is a guy that has the ability to really light it up from deep.

Is that too unrealistic? Nigel, Bizjack, Stevens backcourt?

[MUbiz]

If Shaka does use the portal, I do not see Shaka taking any portal guys from other Big East programs - just my opinion. Although, I would love Oswin on MUBB.

[GoldenEagles03]

If Shaka does use the portal, I do not see Shaka taking any portal guys from other Big East programs - just my opinion. Although, I would love Oswin on MUBB.

Just because you don't think he'd want to ruffle any feathers within the league or something else?

[wadesworld]

Just because you don't think he'd want to ruffle any feathers within the league or something else?

Grudge against guys he coaches against regularly would be my guess.

[MUbiz]

Just because you don't think he'd want to ruffle any feathers within the league or something else?

Correct. Shaka has a reputation to uphold. He is looked at as the coach who does things the right way. And getting other xfers from BE programs can be construed as slimy.

[Scoop Snoop]

Grudge against guys he coaches against regularly would be my guess.

I really like all this grudge talk, because I have grudges against a LOT of scoopers.

[mug644]

Correct. Shaka has a reputation to uphold. He is looked at as the coach who does things the right way. And getting other xfers from BE programs can be construed as slimy.

If so, this is just one more way that Shaka is limiting the talent pool accessible to coaches. If I get it right, he rejects:
--the transfer portal overall
--guys he has grudges against, especially who he has recruited in the past
--players on other BEast teams
--players who have agents
--guys who ask for or expect more NIL money than current MU players
--anyone who might be perceived as contributing to "recruiting over" players already in the program
--(just speculating here, but) players who play for coaches he likes?

What have I missed?

[tower912]

I really like all this grudge talk, because I have grudges against a LOT of scoopers.

Isn't easier to list scoopers you don't have a grudge against?

[Scoop Snoop]

Isn't easier to list scoopers you don't have a grudge against?

This is true. I can count them on one hand. And those are scoopers who haven't posted in a couple of years, so they're either inactive or really inactive, as in dead.

 I have a grudge against you, but I cannot remember what it is. I could have sworn I wrote it down somewhere. If I find it, I'll DM you so you know.

[GoldenEagles03]

Correct. Shaka has a reputation to uphold. He is looked at as the coach who does things the right way. And getting other xfers from BE programs can be construed as slimy.

While I agree, don't you think a player leaving after a coaching change would warrant a different approach than poaching of someone's team?

It's pretty widely expected that Matta will be gone from Butler after the season.