This Team

[TheSultan]

Four, actually. DJO and Buycks.

The ability to shoot the ball covers up a lot of deficiencies. This team doesn't have enough shooters to begin to hide theirs. Much of that is because it wasn't a skill valued by the previous regime.

Oh that's right. DJO and Buycks were on that team as well!

That team had MUCH better talent than this team has. Really not even all that close. I remember being surprised at how good that team was - it was completely unexpected. However when you look back on it, that roster was loaded. We just didn't realize that they were loaded because DJO and Butler were complete unknowns.

[Nukem2]

Oh that's right. DJO and Buycks were on that team as well!

That team had MUCH better talent than this team has. Really not even all that close. I remember being surprised at how good that team was - it was completely unexpected. However when you look back on it, that roster was loaded. We just didn't realize that they were loaded because DJO and Butler were complete unknowns. /

Actually, Jimmy Butler was a junior that season. A known commodity following his rise during the Amigos final season.

[Smee]

A bunch of fair weather fans.

Wojo will be more than fine. This undermanned team is finishing the season on fumes. Marquette's administration, not the old administration, made a decision to build for the long term. That means quality players who buy into Wojo's system, players who can and will perform on the court and in the classroom. The defections were extremely high during BW's run as head coach. The transition cost all but one member of the 2014 recruiting class and three hold overs who didn't like the new regime. What do you expect this season with eight strong or six strong at times? Wojo won a few games with gimmick defenses, Duane Wilson's gradual emergence and Fischer surprising opponents in his first few games. Carlino's concussion and Anderson's injury put extra wear and tear on the rest of the team and messed up a paper thin balance.

The best we have had and the best we really could have hoped for this season is enjoying moments that provided glimpses into the future. Duane Wilson and Luke Fischer are a heck of a core to build on. Listening to Wojo on the radio you can hear the intensity of the work he has been doing and the physical challenge that represents. Like the team he is worn down but not giving up -- during games, during practice or on the recruiting trail.

Ask yourself who would have been a better hire?

Thank you for some sanity. I could not agree more.

Bob