Marquette fires Wojo / hires Shaka Smart

[Alsacs]

 

[Frozen]

Former Orangeman Jake Presutti out as well.

 

[Trueblue25]

Perhaps a landing spot for Slick Rick’s reentry?

 

[Frozen]

Perhaps a landing spot for Slick Rick’s reentry?

I’d say UNLV is more likely than Marquette. If he leaves Iona at all.

 

[djorange1989]

Perhaps a landing spot for Slick Rick’s reentry?

how are the Italian restaurants in that neck of the woods? I don't mean the food, I mean the, ahem, accommodations . asking for Restaurant Rick, not myself

 

[Fly Rodder]

Interesting ... he's probably not going to take over for K next.

 

[dasher]

Interesting ... he's probably not going to take over for K next.

No. That would be Capel. Oh no...well Amaker...eh...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[orangemass]

Pound the floor?

 

[hoopsupstate]

Too many players leaving Marquette the past couple of years. Something is going on there that’s turning players off.

 

[littlereg]

Hasnt been successful at all. There’s been a lot of talent through those doors in his tenure and they haven’t been able to put anything together.

 

[Col. Bleep]

No. That would be Capel. Oh no...well Amaker...eh...

Hurley...

 

[pearl31]

No. That would be Capel. Oh no...well Amaker...eh...

his former players / would-be heir apparents really have floundered in their auditions - you almost have to say Quin friggin Snyder was/is the most successful?

 

[Briancuse]

Perhaps a landing spot for Slick Rick’s reentry?

Slick Rick was on wfan today and said he was not leaving Iona. I got quite the chuckle out of that.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cusefan0307]

Slick Rick was on wfan today and said he was not leaving Iona. I got quite the chuckle out of that.

Well he may for someone like St. Johns, but he lives next to one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world so its not difficult to see why he wouldn’t leave.

 

[pearl31]

whoa

 

[pearl31]

wait now I'm remembering Shaka is originally from the Milwaukee area isn't he?

 

[Alsacs]

Shaka is from WI and Marquette has a big enough budget he could win a NC there or get a Final Four atleast.

He was going to get fired or atleast being on a big time hot seat next year.

 

[djcon57]

Thats pretty wild.

why would any name coach go to Texas at this point

 

[Melancer46]

That's quite the hire for them.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Wow.

 

[Owens guy]

I heard rumors Shaka really wants to get out of Texas asap.

His name was mentioned a little bit for the Minnesota job but Shaka was supposedly lined up for the MN job 8 years ago then he bailed out on MN so they ended ultimately up with Richard Pitano. MN didn't forget that and rumors are they didn't want to deal with him again.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

 

[Toga]

Thats pretty wild.

why would any name coach go to Texas at this point

The graveyard of coaches.