Clearly Shaka is trying to rehabilitate.....

[burger]

Caedin and Tre's narrative and reputations with the fans....

The fans know they stink.....

Are they getting boo'ed?????

If he can't re-habilitate their reputations.....He will be forced to jettison them.....There really will not be an excuse....

You can't carry two worthless players on a top 20 revenue team and get away with it....

It is not fair to the fans, alumni, university, and especially the rest of the team.....James can't play 40 minutes every night....

Find the best one year portal center rental you can.....A Kur type.....You simply can't go into next  year with these two on the team.....

Find a 40% guard three shooter....second....

Easy....peasy....

It may be mean.....But it is reality.....

[wadesworld]

Or the guys who play in front of him were in foul trouble and he needed to put 5 players on the court, and with Butler never really threatening to close the gap a ton he maybe saved Nigel and Royce a bit more than he would've had things tightened up for as long as he could.

But sure. Maybe he's trying to rehab their image so fans don't hate it when they're back.

Also, thank god we don't have a dozen other threads discussing the need to move on from those two and Sean.

[burger]

People are are asking why they are playing.....

You are correct....Foul trouble and James can't play 40 minutes....

Stevens, Phillips, and Clark should be in for those minutes....

They have a chance....

There is no other reason.....Just like having Tre on the Shaka show the other night....

I am sure Tre is a great person....he just is not a great basketball player....

[Johnny B]

Fixing their "reputation" by benching them? They're benched cause they can't play. Simple as that

[#UnleashThePortal]

Or the guys who play in front of him were in foul trouble and he needed to put 5 players on the court, and with Butler never really threatening to close the gap a ton he maybe saved Nigel and Royce a bit more than he would've had things tightened up for as long as he could.

But sure. Maybe he's trying to rehab their image so fans don't hate it when they're back.

Also, thank god we don't have a dozen other threads discussing the need to move on from those two and Sean.

Sean's 100% gone!

[Scoop Snoop]

Sean's 100% gone!

A guy I golf with told me that he's going to Ohio State.

[jfp61]

thank god we don't have a dozen other threads discussing the need to move on from those two and Sean.

Yeah it doesn't need to be discussed. move on from whoever you want.

[pbiflyer]

A guy I golf with told me that he's going to Ohio State.

My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Sean pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious".

[#UnleashThePortal]

But lowkey, Sean's 100% gone and going to claim a 2nd medical redshirt.

[The Sultan]

But lowkey, Sean's 100% gone and going to claim a 2nd medical redshirt.

Yeah, I certainly don't know anything, but it seems pretty obvious that he is retaining eligibility that he will likely use elsewhere.

[panda]

A guy I golf with told me that he's going to Ohio State.

I'm more and more vindicated every game Nigel goes for 16 5 and 5 while Sean sits on the bench in street clothes waiting to leave....

[Warrior of Law]

Yeah, I certainly don't know anything, but it seems pretty obvious that he is retaining eligibility that he will likely use elsewhere.

Financially, it couldn't work out any better for both sides if he walks. MU cuts its losses, opens a roster spot and saves some money. For SJ, he has no chance of playing basketball for money beyond college. 2 full seasons at a big school can be life-changing money.

[panda]

boo'ed?????

re-habilitate

[The Sultan]

Financially, it couldn't work out any better for both sides if he walks. MU cuts its losses, opens a roster spot and saves some money. For SJ, he has no chance of playing basketball for money beyond college. 2 full seasons at a big school can be life-changing money.

I don't see how Jones will be able to land big money at a big school. I would guess that he would step down in competition somewhere where he can play a lot, and see how it goes before figuring out his last year.

[wadesworld]

I'm more and more vindicated every game Nigel goes for 16 5 and 5 while Sean sits on the bench in street clothes waiting to leave....

He's been in the portal since last year!

[panda]

He's been in the portal since last year!

This isn't the burn you think it is

[nyg]

Financially, it couldn't work out any better for both sides if he walks. MU cuts its losses, opens a roster spot and saves some money. For SJ, he has no chance of playing basketball for money beyond college. 2 full seasons at a big school can be life-changing money.

[/b]

Life changing?  Please describe a monetary number. Jones is a 5ft 9 point guard who has played sparingly due to injuries and has averaged like 4 points a game.  What "big" school would actually want him at this point and pay him "life changing" NIL money.

[tower912]

Yes, it is co tradictory to both want him gone and think he will get big money elsewhere.   If you think he is good enough to get big money elsewhere, you should want him at MU.

[JTJ3]

When Hamilton first checked in yesterday, Im not sure what he did in his first minute or so but when the next tv timeout hit Shaka didnt acknowledge anyone else, went right to Hamilton and chewed him out all the way back to the huddle.  Dont remember Shaka doing that to anyone for a while now.

If it wasnt for Royce being in foul trouble and Gold still hobbling I dont think he'd play much at all anymore.

Clark getting a run late in the 2nd half, over Hamilton, for the first time this year was very interesting too.

[GoldenEagles03]

I don't see how Jones will be able to land big money at a big school. I would guess that he would step down in competition somewhere where he can play a lot, and see how it goes before figuring out his last year.

Marquette should have an easy out in this one. Sean has been here for 4 years already collecting checks. He can go collect less money elsewhere to play for a year or 2 more. I'm also not sure he will want to stay for that reason combined with the fact that he won't play much if he stays.

He's already collected this P5 checks for 4 years. Onto his next stop.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Clark getting a run late in the 2nd half, over Hamilton, for the first time this year was very interesting too.

Eye test and all, but I don't understand why Josh isn't getting virtually all of Caedin's minutes already.

I'm not saying Josh should be getting serious run, but he at least seems to have a concept of plan out there. I don't think I've ever seen a DI player with less of a feel for the game than Hamilton. He never appears to know where he should be or what he should be doing.

[panda]

Eye test and all, but I don't understand why Josh isn't getting virtually all of Caedin's minutes already.

I'm not saying Josh should be getting serious run, but he at least seems to have a concept of plan out there. I don't think I've ever seen a DI player with less of a feel for the game than Hamilton. He never appears to know where he should be or what he should be doing.

Josh can barely get up and down the floor two possessions in a row.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Josh can barely get up and down the floor two possessions in a row.

If after 2 years in the program he can't give 8-10 minutes a game, I'd have him checked for a serious underlying condition.

[Scoop Snoop]

Josh can barely get up and down the floor two possessions in a row.

True. I responded with a like to TSmith's comment about Hamilton having no feel for the game and not knowing where to be or what to do.

[Biggie Clausen]

Financially, it couldn't work out any better for both sides if he walks. MU cuts its losses, opens a roster spot and saves some money. For SJ, he has no chance of playing basketball for money beyond college. 2 full seasons at a big school can be life-changing money.

Did this whole situation really work out all that well for Marquette?  Sean's been collecting checks for the past two years despite playing less than 10 games total, even though he was healthy for about half of last season.  I get that the money was already spent this year, but it seems like MU got the short end of the stick, especially considering Sean is not a Big East-level player.  He definitely rode the RGV gravy train for as long as he could, and right now there's no guarantee that he'll actually leave.