What has changed with Marquette and is it sustainable?

[BM1090]

Well, that's bizarre. I'm curious as to what your definition of 'metric' is.

#DictonaryOptional

Bro I'm begging you to stop cutting my posts where it's convenient for you

[Jay Bee]

Bro I'm begging you to stop cutting my posts where it's convenient for you

Sorry, homie. I'll do better.

[Superfan]

I am encouraged by the progress they have made since 1/1/26 following a disastrous start.  What tempers my glee is the fact that the BE this year besides UConn, SJ and maybe Nova is brutally weak.  Look at the net ranking of the bottom 8 teams.  I can't help but take the quality, or lack thereof, of our competition into account when I evaluate our progress.  I do believe that if we cut some dead wood and add a sniper and a couple bigs to our roster we'll be dancing next year.

[connie]

I can acknowledge the improvement against a depleted Big East while at the same time remembering my grandmother warning about being fooled by "lipstick on a pig."  The contenders for the last 4 in aren't particularly impressive, but does anyone think we would win more than 3-4 of 10?  Is that even too optimistic?

[muwarrior69]

I am encouraged by the progress they have made since 1/1/26 following a disastrous start.  What tempers my glee is the fact that the BE this year besides UConn, SJ and maybe Nova is brutally weak.  Look at the net ranking of the bottom 8 teams.  I can't help but take the quality, or lack thereof, of our competition into account when I evaluate our progress.  I do believe that if we cut some dead wood and add a sniper and a couple bigs to our roster we'll be dancing next year.

The off season will tell us a lot. I think there is some optimism as a team like Seton Hall managed some degree of success this year.

[Elonsmusk]

Hey bozo - you can judge whatever part of the season you want if there is enough data points to support your argument. I am more than supported with facts to say last season was disappointing because of the second half of the season. I'm even more validated to point to why the team failed and how it led into this year.

I legitimately have no ideas how you can bring this bubble conversation and try and prove this as your "gotcha" moment. They don't have a bubble resume in the supported time frame. I have no issue with the time frame presented from the other side.

Only someone like you could come up with such a moronic attempt to embarrass someone while  only embarrassing yourself more.

Such a pathetic effort could only come from someone who thought their ace in the hole during a dispute was to brag about their ability to dunk. Gonna need video proof of that buddy. And even if you could do it, what type of sad, high school quarterback type story is that. Pathetic.

Next time you come at me boy, come correct.

Someone's feelings got hurt.  Not surprising, as you have zero emotional fortitude and are the definition of a drama king. 

[Elonsmusk]

#ShakaSlurper

100%

[Jay Bee]

If you guys truly appreciate metrics, make sure to cheer loud for my brotha Markus today. #M2N

I'll be playing at an MLP event but will likely stream the game live or get them to put it in their big TV.

#RGV is back!!

[The Sultan]

Someone's feelings got hurt.  Not surprising, as you have zero emotional fortitude and are the definition of a drama king. 

Huh.

[Pakuni]

Someone's feelings got hurt.  Not surprising, as you have zero emotional fortitude and are the definition of a drama king. 

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I can acknowledge the improvement against a depleted Big East while at the same time remembering my grandmother warning about being fooled by "lipstick on a pig."  The contenders for the last 4 in aren't particularly impressive, but does anyone think we would win more than 3-4 of 10?  Is that even too optimistic?

To be fair, Marquette just played St. John's very tough and almost beat Nova twice. We'll see how they fare next weekend against UConn.

Keep the core, add two starters and a rotation guy in the portal, and you have a tourney team next season.

[WhiteTrash]

Keep the core, add two starters and a rotation guy in the portal, and you have a tourney team next season.

Not guaranteed, but this feels realistic. I'd feel good about MU with that strategy.

[panda]

Someone's feelings got hurt.  Not surprising, as you have zero emotional fortitude and are the definition of a drama king. 

You got embarrassed. What a cope.

[DoctorV]

It'll be easy to get extra excited if Marquette snags a few more wins here at the end of the season, especially if they are at MSG. That's because the season was a pretty big dumpster fire by Shaka standards.

It's also easy to forget that Shaka set those standards after a decade of no NCAA tourney wins.

No matter what happens, give the necessary retention that coach prides himself and his system on, Marquette will have a bonafide star pg in Nigel, and very good with the ability to become stars PF in Royce and combo G in Adrien.
That's a decent start to next season. It's on him to put the rest together in a way that's polar opposite to how he did this season.
I'm confident he gets it done

[muwarrior69]

If we start the count on Jan 1, MU is playing like the 4th best team in the Big East.

This seems counterintuitive since Seton Hall has more wins than we do. If we're playing like the 4th best team in the Big East then why are we losing games?

[MU82]

To be fair, Marquette just played St. John's very tough and almost beat Nova twice.

This. It doesn't mean we are "good" or have the metrics of a bubble team. It means we have improved.

Instead of getting blown out game after game, we are competitive game after game. Indeed, in the games that have been blowouts these last couple of months, it's Marquette that has won big.

It's not banner-worthy but it is encouraging ... to those who let themselves be encouraged, anyway.

[Pakuni]

It's also easy to forget that Shaka set those standards after a decade of no NCAA tourney wins.

Shaka didn't set those standards. The university community and fan base set those standards. Shaka achieved them.
When the previous coach failed to achieve them, he got fired. If Shaka fails to continue achieving them, he'll also be fired. That's how this thing works.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

In the grand scheme of things, it may have been for the best long-term interests of the program that Marquette has had one of its worst seasons of the last 40 years.

[Ericdonpaul]

The play is much more competitive and fun to watch. It was heading towards Chernobyl, now it's more like a contained 3 mile island. Provided healthy and only lose the seniors, this is a tourney team next year. If not ncaa, at least nit or crown. But probably ncaa. Fully expect a double digit victory today.

[The Sultan]

The play is much more competitive and fun to watch. It was heading towards Chernobyl, now it's more like a contained 3 mile island. Provided healthy and only lose the seniors, this is a tourney team next year. If not ncaa, at least nit or crown. But probably ncaa. Fully expect a double digit victory today.

That's quite the analogy.

[DoctorV]

Shaka didn't set those standards. The university community and fan base set those standards. Shaka achieved them.
When the previous coach failed to achieve them, he got fired. If Shaka fails to continue achieving them, he'll also be fired. That's how this thing works.

Semantics.

The standards the university community set was getting back into and winning an NCAAt game. Had Shaka have done that in the first 3 seasons he would've been applauded.

Instead, he shattered those expectations.
 
Now, he has one brutal season, and a season with a young core that's one of the better ones in the conference (perhaps by necessity) and folks are up in arms to make a change.

Tranquillo, the man has earned the right to get this thing right

[Pakuni]

Now, he has one brutal season, and a season with a young core that's one of the better ones in the conference (perhaps by necessity) and folks are up in arms to make a change.

Tranquillo, the man has earned the right to get this thing right

People keep saying this, but I can't think of a single Scooper who has suggested a coaching change this season (excepts perhaps willie). Who am I missing?
If you mean "up in arms to make a change" in terms of roster philosophy ... some of us were suggesting that long before one brutal season.

[Elonsmusk]

People keep saying this, but I can't think of a single Scooper who has suggested a coaching change this season (excepts perhaps willie). Who am I missing?
If you mean "up in arms to make a change" in terms of roster philosophy ... some of us were suggesting that long before one brutal season.

Drama kings like you and Panda were all twisted suggesting Shaka be put on the hot seat after this season, just because he didn't sign a player out of the portal last off season, and for thinking he had enough talent in the program to compete.

He got burned by the lack of improvement by Chase, Ben, Zaide, Caedin, and Tre.  Most Scoopers didn't think Chase would take a step back toward performing as one of the worst players in the Big East, nor that Zaide wouldn't take a big step up.

Meanwhile, you were a guy backing Wojo for 5 years, yet beating the drum around ginning up support for Shaka being put on the hot seat.  MU hits the jackpot with Shaka and tools like you and Panda think 1 bad year and he's hot seat eligible.  Embarassing for our fanbase.

[The Sultan]

People keep saying this, but I can't think of a single Scooper who has suggested a coaching change this season (excepts perhaps willie). Who am I missing?

Well...Farley...

[Pakuni]

Drama kings like you and Panda were all twisted suggesting Shaka be put on the hot seat after this season, just because he didn't sign a player out of the portal last off season, and for thinking he had enough talent in the program to compete.

Yeah, we sure got proven wrong there. That'll teach us for stating the obvious.

Meanwhile, you were a guy backing Wojo for 5 years, yet beating the drum around ginning up support for Shaka being put on the hot seat.  MU hits the jackpot with Shaka and tools like you and Panda think 1 bad year and he's hot seat eligible.  Embarassing for our fanbase.

Why do you lie so much?