2025 Transfer Portal

[Viper]

I like how Shaka is doing it and he's more than earned the right to continue with this approach.  I'm also not anti-portal if Shaka wanted or needed to use it. 

What continually frustrates me is most of the people who really think he should be using the portal much more consistently don't acknowledge the potential risks and negatives of going that route, which are numerous. 

status quo Marquette?...or take a chance, adapt, do things differently Marquette? Might fail. Might win big.

[panda2.0]

If you're going to use this as an example of touting a young man's potential then I think you might be interested in where Gold came from

I'm well aware. And he's not the topic of conversation here. Ben's talent level coming in as a freshman is commiserate with the level I expect for Marquette.

Clark/hamilton not so much

[Viper]

With the escalating NIL budgets by booster groups at other schools, it is time to think of MU as the Brewers or Packers and simply not expect any big buck free agent signing.

$ no matta to GB. Pack can compete with any other team due to the NFL salary cap. Same w/the Bucks. Brewers/MLB the better analogy. College sports need some form of regs around NIL or midmajors are pretty much toast at some point. Or, MU becomes a mid.

[Viper]

How many teams are playing with a rotation deeper than 7-8 in league play?

few. And going with our top 7-8? We should win some games come late March in what, the CBI? Crown?

[wadesworld]

few. And going with our top 7-8? We should win some games come late March in what, the CBI? Crown?

Your RED BIL has been texting you a lot lately, I see.

[tower912]

Cool.  More practice and game reps for the young guys.

[panda2.0]

Isn't that the point? He wasn't highly recruited and became a high quality player D-1 player. Your belief that players improve primarily based on game minutes also is wrong but once again quite telling.

No - the point is Marquette should never be on the same recruiting level as Boise state.

What a terrible example

[Uncle Rico]

few. And going with our top 7-8? We should win some games come late March in what, the CBI? Crown?

Maybe Shaka can show them some game film of the epic Jim Chones-Lew Alcindor matchups

[Viper]

Guys, all Panda wants to do is complain and argue.  It's why he was perma-banned. It's why he shifts the goalposts in his arguments. Regardless of how the season went or what offseason moves Shaka may have made, he would have found something to complain about and then argued with anyone who would respond to him.  He's proved he has a low understanding of the game, he's proved that his sources at MU are either bad or made up, just let him yell at some clouds.

actually, Panda wants MU to win meaningful games in late March. Tower, apparently yourself, and others, seem fine flying from point A to point B as is. Panda, myself and others, want more, and feel more can be done, are not sure why some players that would appear to be mediocre at best were recruited here, see how the game...and the recruiting dynamic has changed, and prefer MU plot a slightly different route. As my old flight instructor would teach...we want to go here...how you want to get there?

[tower912]

I believe that MU can get to the promised land via Shaka's template.

[Markusquette]

2025-2027 will be very telling if Shaka can find the right guys out of high school to get to that level

[Scoop Snoop]

actually, Panda wants MU to win meaningful games in late March. Tower, apparently yourself, and others, seem fine flying from point A to point B as is. Panda, myself and others, want more, and feel more can be done, are not sure why some players that would appear to be mediocre at best were recruited here, see how the game...and the recruiting dynamic has changed, and prefer MU plot a slightly different route. As my old flight instructor would teach...we want to go here...how you want to get there?

 From a post by you 3 days ago:

 back from a Rocky ruler-across-the-hands slap. Miss me? Tower, wake up. No holes to fill? A roster of mediocrity and no holes to fill? Swap out the entire dang roster!! No holes to fill? You can't be serious???? Gonna run with returnees and 3star HS boys? Should go well vs StJ's. Talk about absurd. Mediocrity is smacking you upside the noggan. Wake up!

Is this the "slightly different route" you have in mind?

[TallTitan34]

It doesn't make sense when there is zero roster mobility for current team needs.

What the hell are you talking about?  Even with our projects we have two open spots.

[tower912]

Is this the "slightly different route" you have in mind?

Yep, if the plane isn't the way you want, crash it.

[The Sultan]

Panda wants MU to win meaningful games in late March.

So does everyone here dumbass.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

actually, Panda wants MU to win meaningful games in late March. Tower, apparently yourself, and others, seem fine flying from point A to point B as is. Panda, myself and others, want more, and feel more can be done, are not sure why some players that would appear to be mediocre at best were recruited here, see how the game...and the recruiting dynamic has changed, and prefer MU plot a slightly different route. As my old flight instructor would teach...we want to go here...how you want to get there?

Saying you want more than other fans that don't share the same views on using the portal is ludicrous.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

status quo Marquette?...or take a chance, adapt, do things differently Marquette? Might fail. Might win big.

As of today, no need to fix what isn't broken.

[tower912]

Saying you want more than other fans that don't share the same views on using the portal is ludicrous.

Just another day.

[Zog from Margo]

No - the point is Marquette should never be on the same recruiting level as Boise state.

What a terrible example

Boise State recruits a kid with no other offers who becomes a high D-1 quality player but you wouldn't want him because all the high major schools missed on him. Similarly, if Shaka recruits a player without other high major offers who becomes a high level D-1 player, you don't want him. I sure can see why my example is terrible and your Lloyd Christmas logic is rock solid.

[panda2.0]

Boise State recruits a kid with no other offers who becomes a high D-1 quality player but you wouldn't want him because all the high major schools missed on him. Similarly, if Shaka recruits a player without other high major offers who becomes a high level D-1 player, you don't want him. I sure can see why my example is terrible and your Lloyd Christmas logic is rock solid.

I'm not sure if I'm completely missing your point but here we are -

Marquette should never be in the same recruiting pool as Boise state. It's great they found an unbanked recruit and he turned into an nba prospect. Those types of players 1. Don't grow on trees and 2. Are rarely/if ever ready to contribute at a level above what the Mwc is.

Marquette earned a 2 seed to of the last three seasons. Without looking, I would guess the best seed Boise received in the last 10 years is an 8 seed. Boise isn't in the same stratosphere as Marquette.

They can afford to take risks on unheralded players. If Marquette wants to maintain their stature built in the last five seasons, they cannot afford to take those risks.

Great for Boise that it turned out for degenhart and he stayed for all four years. For every degenhart there are 10 Caedin hamilton's and Keeyan's. The juice isn't worth the squeeze when there are present roster needs to stay competitive.

[panda2.0]

actually, Panda wants MU to win meaningful games in late March. Tower, apparently yourself, and others, seem fine flying from point A to point B as is. Panda, myself and others, want more, and feel more can be done, are not sure why some players that would appear to be mediocre at best were recruited here, see how the game...and the recruiting dynamic has changed, and prefer MU plot a slightly different route. As my old flight instructor would teach...we want to go here...how you want to get there?

Thanks viper - it's always good to have another level headed thoughtful Marquette fan in my corner.

[panda2.0]

I must be taking crazy pills here. There's people hurling unnecessary insults, pedants pedanting and some guy asking why we can't recruit the same type of players as Boise state.

All I want is for a couple experienced roster pieces to maintain the level of expectation Shaka has built over the last few years. 

[The Sultan]

Thanks viper - it's always good to have another level headed thoughtful Marquette fan in my corner.

Yes...that's it.

[MU82]

There's people hurling unnecessary insults

Agree. Some Scoopers claiming they want to win more than other Scoopers do - with some even suggesting they want to win more than Shaka does - is pretty damn insulting and unnecessary.

[We R Final Four]

All I want is for a couple experienced roster pieces to maintain the level of expectation Shaka has built over the last few years. 

How did Shaka build these successful rosters over the last few years?