Losing the Fight

[onepost]

Discord. He pretends to be an insider but just recites Discord chatter and trilly.

Lol NOPE! I'm just sorry you don't like what I have to say, that bums me out.

[Billy Hoyle]

Ever watch AAU ball?

Just watch St John's

[Viper]

So you want guys to rack up stats or do you want guys to play together as a team? Really this is a terrible suggestion.

maybe so. But, just win...I'm freaking out and open to anything, at this point.

[Viper]

IF you don't see what the obvious issue is with this idea I'm not sure what to say...

say nothing. We'll all be grateful

[Elonsmusk]

This.  If/when Shaka goes to the portal after this year, money wont be an issue.  He just has to accept portal guys may make more than guys already in the program.

Money won't be an issue. Wow.  You think MU can compete with other schools to land the cream of the crop players in the portal.

[SOSW]

Money won't be an issue. Wow.  You think MU can compete with other schools to land the cream of the crop players in the portal.

He didn't say that. He never mentioned "cream of the crop." He simply said that money would be available when Shaka accepts transfers.

[Small Orange Soda]

Money won't be an issue. Wow.  You think MU can compete with other schools to land the cream of the crop players in the portal.

Upgrades to guys like Zaide, Tre, and Caedin won't break the bank.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Feel Shaka is putting relationships ahead of  Team results, the School and the City. But hope Shaka "Shakas" or "Shocks" the World Today and the remainder of the Season and Marquette Wins!

[Vander Blue Man Group]

say nothing. We'll all be grateful

Well, you'll be grateful as your inane posts like the one I responded to will receive less attention. 

[Viper]

Well, you'll be grateful as your inane posts like the one I responded to will receive less attention. 

so very easily baited

[Galway Eagle]

so very easily baited

You must be the master baiter

[Viper]

You must be the master baiter

score!

[OffTheGlass]

He's lived off of the pick n roll. Now I know why cuz he can't coach a 1/2 court set. This team just stands around now on offense. Never seen so much dribbling in my life. Poorly coached offense for a team that already can't shoot. No cutters..just stand and watch.

Let's see what next year brings.

[Big Papi]

Upgrades to guys like Zaide, Tre, and Caedin won't break the bank.

Might even save us some money.

[tower912]

He's lived off of the pick n roll. Now I know why cuz he can't coach a 1/2 court set. This team just stands around now on offense. Never seen so much dribbling in my life. Poorly coached offense for a team that already can't shoot. No cutters..just stand and watch.

Let's see what next year brings.

Everybody lives off the pick and roll.  5 out motion, the same as what won all those games in previous seasons.   What UConn does as it's base 75% of the time.  What UConn has consistently done better schematically is the off ball movement and screening.  Incorporating more of that would be nice.

[Zog from Margo]

How long does a coach get to rebuild a program when he's the reason they need a total rebuild?

[OffTheGlass]

I'm not arguing the point of how Marquette won games from the past but my point is they don't have a big guy talented enough to do the pick and roll so therefore nothing else is going on with their motion less offense

[Pakuni]

How long does a coach get to rebuild a program when he's the reason they need a total rebuild?

We're about to find out.

[Stretchdeltsig]

What happened to Shaka? Why has the team derailed? The players under perform game after game. They play like they don't practice free throws, lay ups or outside shots. They don't follow their shots in for rebounds. Their out of bounds plays don't work. Ross has lost his game. They don't play with fire. What's going on?

[TSmith34, Inc.]

What happened to Shaka? Why has the team derailed? The players under perform game after game. They play like they don't practice free throws, lay ups or outside shots. They don't follow their shots in for rebounds. Their out of bounds plays don't work. Ross has lost his game. They don't play with fire. What's going on?

Talent. They have a whole bunch of non-BE level players getting minutes (because the talent behind them is worse/inexperienced). Their best two players are a guy that would be a nice 6th man and a just serviceable big man. In addition, one of their actually skilled and athletic guys just left the team, reportedly because a guy that should be in D2 ball was stubbornly kept as a starter by the coach.

So, talent.

[WhiteTrash]

What happened to Shaka? Why has the team derailed? The players under perform game after game. They play like they don't practice free throws, lay ups or outside shots. They don't follow their shots in for rebounds. Their out of bounds plays don't work. Ross has lost his game. They don't play with fire. What's going on?

To piggyback on TSmith's response, talent. Which is why the bolded above may not be factual. I don't think our guys are underperforming, I think they are playing up to their ability levels.

I think we traditionally think missed layups and poor defensive are tell-tail signs of not being "lost in the fight", but it appears this is the best we can do, and not a lack of effort. And the notion that the team is in a shooting funk has as much validity as the Earth being the center of the solar system.

[mug644]

Not to break anyone's bubble, but here's the likely reality at Marquette as we speak.

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4) What's unknown is the importance President Kimo Ah Yun places on basketball. We benefitted from Father Wild's and the late President Lovell's passion for our Warriors. I'm yet to be convinced President Yun shares the passion for it, but I could be wrong.

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Ultimately, Shaka will be given the opportunity to right the ship. Whether that's two, three or four years is a function of the financial impact losing has on basketball net contribution and possibly, what it does to Marquette's ability to capture potential student interest.

I just saw in my Facebook feed a post from "Marquetteupresident" reading:
"I am deeply proud of Marquette University and the impact of our Catholic, Jesuit education.
The second Higher Education Holistic Impact Report affirms what we see every day. Graduates of Catholic universities like Marquette are more likely to feel a strong sense of belonging, feel more satisfied with their mental health and have higher rates of income and homeownership.
This is cura personalis in action.
Read more about the report using the link in the comments."

I wrote to my former MU roommates: "Glad to see this positive report, and I agree in the value of my Marquette education. That said, I really had to resist the temptation of adding a comment along the lines of: 'Me too. Now, how do you feel about Shaka using the transfer portal next year?'"