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Marquette Hiring Shaka Smart

rollskies said:
Do you know any names? I haven’t seen anything about that yet, but makes perfect sense. Crazy stuff.
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I haven't seen any names mentioned. In terms of relevance to what UConn needs/realistic targets who'd have interest all I see is Marcus Santos-Silva. Recruited him as a transfer last year before he chose Texas Tech
 
rollskies said:
Honestly i’m confused as to why Texas fans hated him as much as they did.

I’m not gonna act like he did a great job there but I think he was a decent coach and they won the big 12, always had good commits too. He was no world beater, but the big 12 is a hard conference to do well in.

the tournament record is obviously horrible, ill give him that
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Yea he hasn't won a NCAA tourney game, that's the big thing. If Hurley goes 6 years without winning an NCAA game I'm sure fans on here will be frustrated with him as well.
 
4xChamps said:
Yea he hasn't won a NCAA tourney game, that's the big thing. If Hurley goes 6 years without winning an NCAA game I'm sure fans on here will be frustrated with him as well.
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Understood. Either way, I think he’s a great hire for Marquette.
 
Definitely great for the profile and visibility of the league. I think porter might have been a better hire but this is certainly good news for the big East.
 
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Marquette is the perfect job for Shaka. Texas never made sense for him - a huge football booster-fueled place where he'll be #2 no matter what he does.

He's always seemed like he thrives better in the "little guy" environment. While Marquette is certainly not a "little guy," Texas is the posterchild of NOT being the little guy.
 
rollskies said:
Honestly i’m confused as to why Texas fans hated him as much as they did.

I’m not gonna act like he did a great job there but I think he was a decent coach and they won the big 12, always had good commits too. He was no world beater, but the big 12 is a hard conference to do well in.

the tournament record is obviously horrible, ill give him that
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Between the nonsense down there both with boosters and the lunatics complaining about their racists school song I am not surprised.
 
rollskies said:
Honestly i’m confused as to why Texas fans hated him as much as they did.

I’m not gonna act like he did a great job there but I think he was a decent coach and they won the big 12, always had good commits too. He was no world beater, but the big 12 is a hard conference to do well in.

the tournament record is obviously horrible, ill give him that
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They had a combined 15 top 100 recruits in the '16, '17, '18, '19 years. At least 3 each year. 3 first round NBA picks. 0 NCAA tournament wins. Something has to give.
 
Boneyard Logic:

Shaka Smart - no tournament wins in 6 seasons at Texas but a GREAT hire for Marquette.

Dan Hurley - no tournament wins in 3 seasons at UCONN (pitchforks and torches, just a good small school coach)
 
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For whatever reason, Shaka did not get it done at Texas. It wasn't due to recruiting or lack of talent as his recruiting classes were rated highly. His 7 recruiting classes were all top 18 with the exception of 2020 when he had 1 recruit who was rated the #9 ranked player. He averaged 3 top 125 recruits per year in his 7 recruiting classes, but he had a losing overall record in the Big 12. He did win the Big 12 tournament this year, which was the first for Texas in the Big 12 (going back to 1996/1997 seasons).
 
Drew said:


The answer is no lol
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I was gonna say, to the people who are all “can’t believe he left Texas”:

I haven’t been getting the impression that anyone has a ton of fun coaching at Texas lately for BB or FB. Expectations are crazy. They’re like Michigan as far as overratedness as a program, but with an alumni base that is, as a whole, a standard deviation lower in IQ
 
metsfan2323 said:
Boneyard Logic:

Shaka Smart - no tournament wins in 6 seasons at Texas but a GREAT hire for Marquette.

Dan Hurley - no tournament wins in 3 seasons at UCONN (pitchforks and torches, just a good small school coach)
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No tournament wins in 5 seasons for Shaka at Texas, no tournament wins in 2 seasons for Hurley at UConn.

Anyone with a pitchfork out for Hurley is a troll or an idiot, probably both.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Wow, and after his best season in Texas. I guess they wanted to let him go, and he didn't want the hassle of that microscope.
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Win zero tournament games, squarely on the hot seat, blow out of the Dance again, and , lose to little, in-state, nothing Abilene Spartacus Christian. Texas sized egos + face-saving escape to home state Marquette. Done!
 
superjohn said:
No tournament wins in 5 seasons for Shaka at Texas, no tournament wins in 2 seasons for Hurley at UConn.

Anyone with a pitchfork out for Hurley is a troll or an idiot, probably both.
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I agree, I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy. Shaka is a great hire for Marquette and Hurley is doing a good job at UCONN.
 
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He was 52-56 in the Big 12 and at or below .500 in conference 4 of his 6 years there.

I have him on my team as one of those guys you think are better than they really are because they have a cool name. Captain of that team is Tony Romo.
 
It's probably better than Marquette could do otherwise but as many have pointed out, Smart hasn't been good at Texas. Not sure he'll work any wonders at Marquette but he's certainly worth a shot.
 
Got to imagine this is a long term plan for Shaka, which is great for the conference. He wasn’t “great” at Texas (especially in regards to NCAA results) but he was really good. Got to imagine he could have gone to another P5 job if he wanted out of Texas, so this is huge for the long term of our conference.
 
In 6 years at Texas: 4 NCAA appearances, 2 20 win seasons (19 this year & 19 last year, both came up short of 20 due to Covid. Would have definitely had 20 this year.), 1 Big 12 Tournament title, 3 first round draft picks.
 
Deepster said:
He was 52-56 in the Big 12 and at or below .500 in conference 4 of his 6 years there.

I have him on my team as one of those guys you think are better than they really are because they have a cool name. Captain of that team is Tony Romo.
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He went 163-56 at VCU and went to the NCAA tournament 5 out of his 6 seasons there and took them to a final 4. He made the tournament 3 out of his 5 years at Texas and won the NIT. No tournament wins, obviously disappointing but not nearly as bad as some are making it out. He was unbelievable at VCU. For whatever reasons nobody really wins big at Texas. He's not overrated, homerun hire.
 
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Lefty2one said:
It's probably better than Marquette could do otherwise but as many have pointed out, Smart hasn't been good at Texas. Not sure he'll work any wonders at Marquette but he's certainly worth a shot.
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I think it was probably going to be between Shaka and Moser. Can't really go wrong with either, Marquette is a very good job.
 
Some Texas fans have been saying that Shaka has been stealing Texas' money....with zero tournament wins in six years.
 
This is a great hire by Marquette. Smart is only 43, and after the Texas experience, the top programs are going to be hesitant about raiding Marquette for him and he will be hesitant about leaving.

Smart has flaws, but I can't come up with anyone that would be a better fit.

Texas is a surprisingly tough place to win. Barnes had a nice run in the aughts, but the last time Texas played on the second weekend of the tournament was 2008, and they posted double digit losses in all but 2 seasons since. One of those 2 seasons was this year, with a shortened schedule.
 
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