Caedin Hamilton Significant Contributor ?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

The latest Marquette Alumni Magazine on Shaka's approach, mentions Hamilton's howling every day at the end of practice.

[CountryRoads]

The latest Marquette Alumni Magazine on Shaka's approach, mentions Hamilton's howling every day at the end of practice.

At every one of the men's basketball team's workout sessions this summer, the scene played out the same way.

After warm-up stretches or before a high-intensity drill, 15 teammates would amass like a swarm of hornets around big man Caedin Hamilton. As they jostled and let out war whoops, Hamilton would move within inches of an assistant coach or even a visitor he'd never met before. He'd throw back his arms, thrust out his chest, bare his teeth and roar, "I'm the biggest, baddest, toughest (bleep) in the Big East," before stomping off.

If your impressions of Hamilton are still stuck on him as an unassuming, round-shouldered first-year redshirt or the more chiseled but raw bench sub from last year, it's time for an update based on the team experience Head Coach Shaka Smart has dubbed the Summer of Explosive Growth.

https://issuu.com/marquetteu/docs/marquette_magazine_fall_2025/25?ff

[Jay Bee]

200 minutes have to come from somewhere.  Despite starting, he was 7th in minutes last night with the only rotation player getting less being AS.  That was also with no Zaide who likely would have gotten more minutes than him had he not been a DNPCD. CH has played more than 21 minutes in a grand total of 1 regulation length game. It's not like when Derrick was averaging 33 mpg.

"caedin's starts but that doesn't matter. he plays a lot but we have to play 200 minutes!".

This is dumb effin sh1t.  Let's stop effin around and try to win bball games. This is insanity.

[Its DJOver]

"caedin's starts but that doesn't matter. he plays a lot but we have to play 200 minutes!".

This is dumb effin sh1t.  Let's stop effin around and try to win bball games. This is insanity.

How would you have adjusted the rotation last night? You clearly want CH to get fewer minutes, who gets more?

[Jay Bee]

How would you have adjusted the rotation last night? You clearly want CH to get fewer minutes, who gets more?

AS, Zaide, Ben early. WTF?

Not to mention a million other weird fukin pairings for odd amounts of time. I feel like we're on a hidden f'n camera show.

[cheebs09]

At every one of the men's basketball team's workout sessions this summer, the scene played out the same way.

After warm-up stretches or before a high-intensity drill, 15 teammates would amass like a swarm of hornets around big man Caedin Hamilton. As they jostled and let out war whoops, Hamilton would move within inches of an assistant coach or even a visitor he'd never met before. He'd throw back his arms, thrust out his chest, bare his teeth and roar, "I'm the biggest, baddest, toughest (bleep) in the Big East," before stomping off.

If your impressions of Hamilton are still stuck on him as an unassuming, round-shouldered first-year redshirt or the more chiseled but raw bench sub from last year, it's time for an update based on the team experience Head Coach Shaka Smart has dubbed the Summer of Explosive Growth.

https://issuu.com/marquetteu/docs/marquette_magazine_fall_2025/25?ff

My goodness. I thought that was an AI or Rico type of joke, but that's real.

[Its DJOver]

AS, Zaide, Ben early. WTF?

Not to mention a million other weird fukin pairings for odd amounts of time. I feel like we're on a hidden f'n camera show.

Any more detail, or just more misspelled venting?

Zaide is clearly being sent a message. He knowns he's in the dog house, lets see how he responds.  Ben played his season average despite not being very good offensively. AS I would have liked to see more of, I think his role was the result of DO playing well.  Given the position difference, I don't think a bump in AS minutes would result in any significant reduction in CH minutes.

Leader by PT against GT.

Ross: 31 minutes.  1 short of his season average despite being awful on the offensive end. I have no problem with it.  He's our best player, you have to bet on him finding a way to get himself going.

NJ: 30 minutes. Tied his most in a regulation length game. Though he played okay.  A little out of control at times, but to be expected of him and he's clearly the future of the back court.

Ben: 27 minutes. Right at his season average despite not starting and disappearing again on the offensive end. 0-9 from our SRs from three, not good enough.

DO: 27 minutes. Career high for Owens. Thought he played his best game in a MU uniform and was rewarded with more minutes.  Continue to play well, continue to get minutes.

Royce: 26 minutes. 1 short of his career high. Think he hedges to hard defending the PnR but that's more on Shaka. If he's doing what's asked and doing it well, he should continue to get big minutes.

Sean: 22 minutes. About where he's been all year.  Every appearance has been between 20-24 minutes, and that's probably about where he should be. If he want's more he has to play better.

Caedin: 17 minutes. Wish he didn't have to get this many but there are 6 players that got more run than he did.

AS: 14 minutes. As I said above, I think this was a result of DO playing well.  Maybe give him a few of Chase's when Chase is struggling as bad as he was.

Tre: 4 minutes.  I know this board isn't about to start asking for more Tre.

MP: 2 minutes.  Missed both his shots.  If he makes both or even one, I could see giving him a bit more and I certainly don't want him to stop shooting as he's one of the few that's hitting, but you miss your first two and are the liability he currently is on D, it's gonna happen.

Who should have gotten more?  Who should have gotten less?

[K1 Lover]

At every one of the men's basketball team's workout sessions this summer, the scene played out the same way.

After warm-up stretches or before a high-intensity drill, 15 teammates would amass like a swarm of hornets around big man Caedin Hamilton. As they jostled and let out war whoops, Hamilton would move within inches of an assistant coach or even a visitor he'd never met before. He'd throw back his arms, thrust out his chest, bare his teeth and roar, "I'm the biggest, baddest, toughest (bleep) in the Big East," before stomping off.

If your impressions of Hamilton are still stuck on him as an unassuming, round-shouldered first-year redshirt or the more chiseled but raw bench sub from last year, it's time for an update based on the team experience Head Coach Shaka Smart has dubbed the Summer of Explosive Growth.

https://issuu.com/marquetteu/docs/marquette_magazine_fall_2025/25?ff

The biggest, baddest, toughest (bleep) in the Big East made one field goal last night.

[MarquetteMike1977]

At every one of the men's basketball team's workout sessions this summer, the scene played out the same way.

After warm-up stretches or before a high-intensity drill, 15 teammates would amass like a swarm of hornets around big man Caedin Hamilton. As they jostled and let out war whoops, Hamilton would move within inches of an assistant coach or even a visitor he'd never met before. He'd throw back his arms, thrust out his chest, bare his teeth and roar, "I'm the biggest, baddest, toughest (bleep) in the Big East," before stomping off.

If your impressions of Hamilton are still stuck on him as an unassuming, round-shouldered first-year redshirt or the more chiseled but raw bench sub from last year, it's time for an update based on the team experience Head Coach Shaka Smart has dubbed the Summer of Explosive Growth.

https://issuu.com/marquetteu/docs/marquette_magazine_fall_2025/25?ff

Awesome post.

Agree Have seen practices and seen scrimmages and have seen the same. I love Caedin as a person. After these practices and scrimmages I see Caedin with his head up smiling. But I see Josh Clark with his head down and not smiling. I wish Shaka would help both be smiling and head up. I wish they both would be head up and smiling. Hopefully am wrong but this is what was observed.

[Jay Bee]

Get help, DJNo.

[MarquetteMike1977]

The biggest, baddest, toughest (bleep) in the Big East made one field goal last night.

Yes I love Caedin as a person. As a player am not sure

[Its DJOver]

Vent away then. That's what the internet is for.  Let me know when you want to have an actual discussion.

[Billy Hoyle]

The latest Marquette Alumni Magazine on Shaka's approach, mentions Hamilton's howling every day at the end of practice.

That's great, he's an awesome teammate and brings the enthusiasm to practice and on the bench. The same was said about Dwaine Streater; that's the role Hamilton should have. I've viewed Cadin's ceiling as a poor man's Jamil Lott or Dwight Burke, now it's Streater two.

[Small Orange Soda]

That's great, he's an awesome teammate and brings the enthusiasm to practice and on the bench. The same was said about Dwaine Streater; that's the role Hamilton should have. I've viewed Cadin's ceiling as a poor man's Jamil Lott or Dwight Burke, now it's Streater two.

I noticed at least twice after an And One last night that Caedin was the first guy they turned to and he was enthusiastically cheering them on. He's a great teammate, but out of his depth.

[Biggie Clausen]

Man, that whole article is weak sauce, two scoops of slurpery with John Fanta's "one of one" quote being the cherry on top.  I also like how it conveniently fails to mention the fact that Kolek was a portal guy, instead saying he was "already invested in the program."  Very easy to see how we got here, with Shaka running an insular, cult-like program where not a single person involved thought that RGV wasn't the greatest idea in history.