New Kenpom Stat Shows This Season Is On The Players, Not Shaka

[JTJ3]

Shaka will definitely get next year to fix this, assuming he doesn't leave on his own, but he has to win.  And to do that he's going to have to get uncomfortable and go into the portal because this roster needs a lot more talent.

If he doesn't, it's going to be a repeat of this year and he'll be fired.

[WhiteTrash]

Shaka will definitely get next year to fix this, assuming he doesn't leave on his own, but he has to win.  And to do that he's going to have to get uncomfortable and go into the portal because this roster needs a lot more talent.

If he doesn't, it's going to be a repeat of this year and he'll be fired.

I agree with this.

If it plays out that he gets fired after next year, no reporter or analyst or coach or anyone of matter will blame MU for being short sighted. MU will continue to be a top tier job for everyone in the coaching profession.

[MU82]

It's not about Wojo, as much as it is about context and pointing out pretzel logic. We've got some weird Scoopers (Rocky, Pakuni, BrewCity) who want to suggest Shaka should be on the hot seat for 1 bad year, who preached patience for 5+ yeas with Wojo - a guy whose best accomplishment was a 20+ point blowout as a 5 seed - that it took him 5 years to achieve.

Hmm.

[rocky_warrior]

Ever heard of a Catch 22?  What would you do if you're Shaka?  Do you agree it would be hard to win if your most veteran/highly regarded player shoots 24%  and takes 28% of your shots?  And that this kind of performance leads directly to losing?

Might be time for a little introspection when you find yourself agreeing with  trolls/drama kings like Panda, Onepost, and Viper.

If I was Shaka, and *if* I agreed that Chase is the reason that Marquette is losing, I would bench his ass.

But, you're the one sh*tting on Chase, and giving Shaka a pass.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Terribly unfair and disrespectful to Shaka.

If you think that Shaka feels he's just along for the ride to any degree, you don't think much of him as a program builder and leader.

It's not remotely disrespectful to Shaka nor is it inferring he's just along for the ride. 

[Elonsmusk]

If I was Shaka, and *if* I agreed that Chase is the reason that Marquette is losing, I would bench his ass.

But, you're the one sh*tting on Chase, and giving Shaka a pass.

Ahh no..I'm not sh*tting on Chase and giving Shaka a pass.  I'm suggesting it is stupid to pin all the blame on the coach, exclusively.  Players also have to perform.  And when your best player, is playing terribly, and the stats clearly show that to be true - it's really hard to win.

I don't blame Shaka for not benching Chase.  I wouldn't either. He's earned the right to start.  But that doesn't mean he's been a net negative to the team for the last month.  Thus, the Catch 22.

[rocky_warrior]

Ahh no..I'm not sh*tting on Chase and giving Shaka a pass.  I'm suggesting it is stupid to pin all the blame on the coach, exclusively.  Players also have to perform.  And when your best player, is playing terribly, and the stats clearly show that to be true - it's really hard to win.

I don't blame Shaka for not benching Chase.  I wouldn't either. He's earned the right to start.  But that doesn't mean he's been a net negative to the team for the last month.  Thus, the Catch 22.

The only catch is that shaka should have surrounded Chase with more talent.

He's the only MU player opposing teams need to shut down, which is why his numbers have gotten worse.

[Heisenberg]

Marquette is now 311 in eFG. Only two P4 + BE teams are worse: Rutgers and Boston College. These are the only P4 + BE teams ranked lower than MU.

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[MarquetteMike1977]

Marquette is now 311 in eFG. Only two P4 + BE teams are worse: Rutgers and Boston College. These are the only P4 + BE teams ranked lower than MU.

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Feel our players shooting among other things have regressed since high school

[GoFastAndWin]

Marquette is now 311 in eFG. Only two P4 + BE teams are worse: Rutgers and Boston College. These are the only P4 + BE teams ranked lower than MU.

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I knew there was some odd bad mojo as to why the only college sweatshirts I saw around Beverly on the South Side today were a guy in a Rutgers sweatshirt and another in a BC 😩 one.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Another chart from KenPom database showing how Marquette's shooting is not just bad, but historically/epically bad.

Marquette is shooting 30.6% from Three. This ranks them 289 out of 365 D1 teams.

The orange dots are P4 (ACC, B10, B12, SEC) plus BE teams. Only Boston College (the worst P4 + BE team) and Florida (highly rated, but they don't rely on 3P shooting) are worse.

Combine it with the 2-point shooting/distance stats above, and a strong case can be made that Marquette is not "just" a poor shooting team, but the single worst shooting team in all of D1 basketball.

All games through January 1
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(interesting side note, the best and worst three-point shooting teams are both from New Haven, CT.)

This is the University of New Haven's first season in D1 so the stat makes sense.