Shaka can't do that again

[nyg]

Why was Gold playing the last couple of minutes if he was hurting?

45 seconds starting at three minute to go.  Brought in on offense maybe to shoot a three.  Didn't play minutes, only four and half second half

[MuggsyB]

And now that I think about it....DePaul went 8-0 and tied the game at 44 in about 2 mins.  Shaka calls a t-o and then stays with CH and that line-up?  Totally dumbfounding.

[Don_Kojis]

How tall is Parham?  He seems so weak and plays like he is about 6"3.  Rather have Pat Smith down low.  Hamilton plays like he isn't even there.  Why didn't Shaka play box in one on Gunn? Like Al used to say.  Cut off the head and the body dies. It is so frustrating every game. 

[Superfan]

I think Shaka looks to Matt Painter as his mentor.  Painter took a 7'4" kid out of Canada that nobody else recruited and built him into a two-time POY.  Shaka saw this and figured he could do the same with Hamilton & Clark.  Shaka, you are no Matt Painter.

[MuggsyB]

Caedin was an enormous liability out there.  Phillips is a better option btw. 

[Billy Hoyle]

I am beginning to think 18 has some blackmail on Shaka and that is why he is getting so much time on court.

I'll tell you what it is: Shaka's ego. He took a guy from California that Big West schools like Northridge and Long Beach weren't interested in and he's going to prove he was smarter than those guys and saw what they didn't. Hamilton is Shaka's RVG poster boy.

[Billy Hoyle]

I think Shaka looks to Matt Painter as his mentor.  Painter took a 7'4" kid out of Canada that nobody else recruited and built him into a two-time POY.  Shaka saw this and figured he could do the same with Hamilton & Clark.  Shaka, you are no Matt Painter.

Eady was a three star who was overshadowed by top ten players at IMG. Hamilton was a zero star who didn't have interest from Big West programs in his backyard.

[Johnny B]

Eady was a three star who was overshadowed by top ten players at IMG. Hamilton was a zero star who didn't have interest from Big West programs in his backyard.

Did Clarke have any other offers. Pretty sure Ham had literally no other D1 offers. Idk wtf shaka was thinking bringing these two inept players on board. Maybe he was banking on ittejere to work out but damn what a joke.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Hey, he did make a hook shot last game.

Is that what that was?  Hard to tell

[WhiteTrash]

Eady was a three star who was overshadowed by top ten players at IMG. Hamilton was a zero star who didn't have interest from Big West programs in his backyard.

"Shaka, you are no Matt Painter."

[Shooter McGavin]

Other than his 22 footer that went 24 feet, he had a good night offensively.  But he was continually getting beat on drives to the paint.  Poor night defensively like the rest of the team.

It's a start though.  Wasn't showing anything positive for about 25 games. I like his aggressivness on offense lately.  Hopefully that will lead to better defense.

[mileskishnish72]

My goal is to expend no more mental energy on this team. If Notso doesn't change his stripes, same for next year.

[HutchwasClutch]

It's a start though.  Wasn't showing anything positive for about 25 games. I like his aggressivness on offense lately.  Hopefully that will lead to better defense.

No argument on that.  We're a fanbase starving for positives and hope. 

[SchnitzelBoy]

This kind of feels like the point in the season where you absolutely need to lean into the "tanking" angle. Play the freshmen max minutes. We're thin right now due to injury anyway. I'm also not sure why Phillips and Clark didn't see time tonight. That negates any of the positives we might have taken away from a bad L.

[Galway Eagle]

Did Clarke have any other offers. Pretty sure Ham had literally no other D1 offers. Idk wtf shaka was thinking bringing these two inept players on board. Maybe he was banking on ittejere to work out but damn what a joke.

Hamilton had offers from Drexel and northeastern according to 247

[1SE]

#FREEJOSH

[WhiteTrash]

Hamilton had offers from Drexel and northeastern according to 247

In what sport?

[1SE]

In what sport?

Competitive pants sh*tting

[onepost]

Not sure why I continue to go watch us play this season haha, I'm 0-3 (IU, Maryland, DePaul). My guess is it'll be 0-4 when I go up for NMD.

Was really encouraged by Nigel's hot start, Royce's aggressive takes in the 1st half, and more Damarius glimpses and confidence going to the rack. Man he can literally SOAR out there, it's astonishing to see up close. The growth of the underclassmen has long been all I care about this season. 2nd half was about as brutal as it gets: the lack of stops was infuriating in real time but I didn't realize it was Shaka's second worst defensive game at MU per PaintTouches (Butler 2022).

Just don't understand the Caedin loyalty. I really don't. I get Ben is banged up but we were playing our best in the 1st half with him on the bench. He starts the 2nd half and we immediately give up a 14-0 run. If we need size, I'd much rather have Josh in there if Ben can't go. I'm also bummed out we got zero Michael Phillips minutes...why?? We have 1 shooter on this team and apparently he's not good enough to play a single second? Especially when DePaul is playing a zone and we need anyone to bust it. So confusing to me.

Tough season. As hard as it is, we probably need these losses to spur Shaka to make meaningful changes come April. So......yay?

[SchnitzelBoy]

Damarius looked pretty good. Glad he's been getting to double digits. Royce bullying his way to the basket is fun to watch. I think he'll get better even at that - plus maybe adding some kick-outs to MP, Ian, and Nash next season.

Michael Phillips needs to play every night. They opted not to redshirt him despite being HS age because he has NBA upside (he really does) and you want to get as much as possible out of him. He is going to probably make the biggest leap this offseason and be VERY good. Unless he was banged up, getting a DNP is another confounding coaching decision in a season full of those. Clark, too. I don't get it.

[1SE]

Not playing Josh, who is far and away our best rebounder (given in a small sample), in a game where we won kept close in pretty much every other statline battle, but were outrebounded 42-30 including 15-8 on the offensive glass is... coaching malfesance.

I assume MU can fire Shaka for cause? That has to be pretty close.

#FREEJOSH

[MuggsyB]

Beyond our roster issues, this team is fragile and fundamentally a complete mess.  Mostly defending and rebounding.  As others have pointed out, we go into panic mode and lose any semblance of cohesion.  What's more troubling is there have been times during games where guys look disinterested and the effort and focus aren't there.  If you can't stop the ball, or lose sight of the ball, good luck beating even mediocre teams.  Watching these guys rebound is an extremely unpleasant experience.

[1SE]

Beyond our roster issues, this team is fragile and fundamentally a complete mess.  Mostly defending and rebounding.  As others have pointed out we go into panic mode and lose any semblance of cohesion.  What's more troubling is there have been times during games where guys look disinterested and the effort and focus aren't there.  If you can't stop the ball, or lose sight of the ball, good luck beating even mediocre teams.  Watching these guys rebound is an extremely unpleasant experience.

You know who might be able to rebound? Our 7 ft guy who has rebounded really well in the minutes he's gotten. But I guess he doesn't "pour" enough during practice.

#FREEJOSH

[MuggsyB]

You know who might be able to rebound? Our 7 ft guy who has rebounded really well in the minutes he's gotten. But I guess he doesn't "pour" enough during practice.

#FREEJOSH

Believe it or not Caedin had 7 boards in 15 mins. Of course 2 or 3 of them were from his own missed chippies. 

[vogue65]

It's this or a betting scandal.

Fear is a great motivator.
Some schools have no fear.
WOJO was chosen from fear and the fear continues.
I don't see that changing.
Buzz knows no fear so he had to go.