Clearly Shaka is trying to rehabilitate.....

[muwarrior69]

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.....

You have a link to that? If Marquette is top 20 in revenue for basketball then why is our coach #44 in salary?

Men's Basketball Head Coach Salaries - USA TODAY

[Markusquette]

Would benefit MU for all of Hamilton, Jones, Norman and Clark to be elsewhere next year

[1SE]

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.

Is it a conditioning issue? I guess that would explain the lack of #FREEINGJOSH - but I find it hard to.believe a 20 year old can't run at full speed for 5 minutes. 

[MUbiz]

You have a link to that? If Marquette is top 20 in revenue for basketball then why is our coach #44 in salary?

Men's Basketball Head Coach Salaries - USA TODAY

Shaka made 3.9 million in FY 2024 according to documents that paint touches wrote about. That puts shaka right around top 25 in country.


https://painttouches.com/2025/07/17/analyzing-big-east-coach-salaries-in-2024-dan-hurley-shaka-smart/

What was the biggest fleece is wojo nearly got 4.6 million in FY 2023.

[79Warrior]

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

Lol. You friend is FOS.

[tower912]

I think scoop snoop is being sarcastic, throwing back to last  offseason when it was asserted that Sean would be leaving then.

[Jay Bee]

You have a link to that? If Marquette is top 20 in revenue for basketball then why is our coach #44 in salary?

Men's Basketball Head Coach Salaries - USA TODAY

Bad data.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

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.

I'd be absolutely shocked if Sean is back next season.

[Warrior of Law]

I'd be absolutely shocked if Sean is back next season.

MU's position is that they gave him 4 years. The parties know he's not getting paid by MU next year, so it looks like an amicable agreement. If SJ can get two years of pay from someone else, that would be great for him.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

MU's position is that they gave him 4 years. The parties know he's not getting paid by MU next year, so it looks like an amicable agreement. If SJ can get two years of pay from someone else, that would be great for him.

I think Sean would want to leave anyway - I have to imagine he'd like to find a starting role at a lower level than play 10 MPG here.

[BM1090]

Would benefit MU for all of Hamilton, Jones, Norman and Clark to be elsewhere next year

I'd still like to keep Clark. There's something there. I think he's two years away, but no harm in keeping him as a 3rd center and letting him develop. They just need to upgrade the spots in front of him.

[Mu8891]

I don't mind if they keep Clark as the
14th / 15th man as he's a legit 7' 1" ...

But, really there's nothing there.  Wait till year 5 to have him - maybe- play 12 minutes a game ?!

[Warrior of Law]

Considering the effort that has been put into Hamilton and Clark, I don't see any reason why MU wouldn't keep them on the roster for defense/rebounding. Clark may learn to block shots, too. Definitely need a post presence offensively, but they can fill a niche off the bench. The Lowery and Sean Jones spots can get filled with improvements. Norman seems to have settled into his limited role, too.

[The Sultan]

People probably need to stop thinking there are going to be mass departures. I would guess one additional...maybe two. But the bulk of next year's team is already here or committed.

[tower912]

Yes.   

[panda]

People probably need to stop thinking there are going to be mass departures. I would guess one additional...maybe two. But the bulk of next year's team is already here or committed.

Unfortunately I agree with you. And it will put a hard cap on our ceiling next year.

[tower912]

I believe that Katz accurately reported what Shaka told him.   That Shaka really wants to keep all of the freshmen and sophomores.

[Pakuni]

I'd still like to keep Clark. There's something there. I think he's two years away, but no harm in keeping him as a 3rd center and letting him develop. They just need to upgrade the spots in front of him.

I mean, there's some harm. The money you spend to keep him around 4-5 years is money you can't invest elsewhere.
It's not the end of the world, but going forward, it makes no sense in the NIL era to recruit (and pay) players who need four years of runway. You're investing four or five years of resources into a kid in hopes of getting 1-2 years of quality production from him. Not ideal asset management.

[Scoop Snoop]

I mean, there's some harm. The money you spend to keep him around 4-5 years is money you can't invest elsewhere.
It's not the end of the world, but going forward, it makes no sense in the NIL era to recruit (and pay) players who need four years of runway. You're investing four or five years of resources into a kid in hopes of getting 1-2 years of quality production from him. Not ideal asset management.

Glad you posted this. "What's the harm in letting a few guys hang around, even if they do not show promise?" College bball is a business, and money that could be used on good prospects should not be spent on those without promise. Business 101. 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Considering the effort that has been put into Hamilton and Clark, I don't see any reason why MU wouldn't keep them on the roster for defense/rebounding.

Well, then they better start defending and rebounding.

And it would be nice if they could shoot over 50% at the rim, too.

[rocky_warrior]

it makes no sense in the NIL era to recruit (and pay) players who need four years of runway.

Exactly, this is what low and mid majors were created for.  To sort out the marginal players.

[UWW2MU]

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.

I was watching Hamilton closely to see how he'd do.  If it's the time I'm thinking of, he completely botched his coverage of his guy and then committed an unnecessary foul. 

[muwarrior69]

I mean, there's some harm. The money you spend to keep him around 4-5 years is money you can't invest elsewhere.
It's not the end of the world, but going forward, it makes no sense in the NIL era to recruit (and pay) players who need four years of runway. You're investing four or five years of resources into a kid in hopes of getting 1-2 years of quality production from him. Not ideal asset management.

Pakuni, point taken, but with 15 Scholarships that 14th or 15th guy just might be a diamond in the rough. By year 3 (1 RS year) you should know if he is contributing. If he could not go elsewhere and is cut, but smart, he would take his NIL/Revenue share and pay for his last year of tuition and graduate.

[rgoode57]

I agree that mass departures are unlikely after this year. I can certainly see Sean Jones transferring just to get playing time somewhere. And perhaps Hamilton. That's it I think unless another school offers James, Stevens, or Parham money they cannot resist. Norman isn't going anywhere. Why would he? Same for Clark. And I can't see Shaka running either one of them off. I just don't think that is his style. So, at most I can see Shaka bringing in one transfer, if any, and that is not going to make next year dramatically different.

[panda]

I mean, there's some harm. The money you spend to keep him around 4-5 years is money you can't invest elsewhere.
It's not the end of the world, but going forward, it makes no sense in the NIL era to recruit (and pay) players who need four years of runway. You're investing four or five years of resources into a kid in hopes of getting 1-2 years of quality production from him. Not ideal asset management.

Pakuni, point taken, but with 15 Scholarships that 14th or 15th guy just might be a diamond in the rough. By year 3 (1 RS year) you should know if he is contributing. If he could not go elsewhere and is cut, but smart, he would take his NIL/Revenue share and pay for his last year of tuition and graduate.

Shaka stinks at finding diamonds in the rough