Shaka Smart after Marquette loss to Purdue - Maui Invitational Championship

[@garygienger9597]

Coach Smart is the rare combination of both capability and pure class. Signed, A Purdue alum.

[@pats3900]

So proud of our Marquette team. Had it not been for the buzzer beater at the end of the first half, we would have had a tie game. It shows all sorts of grit to come back the way they did. I hope they can focus on that going forward. Thank you, Purdue, for giving this old lady (MU'67) a great game to watch. Congratulations on your win!

[@edalbanese6310]

Thank you for the nice words!

[@Gpmaginot15]

Goodluck to yall. A few more minutes in the game and I think you would have had it. Hope we meet again in Phoenix.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

Do you remember Tom Crean? You have come a long way MU

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@Gpmaginot15 He said his team was fatigued, that's obviously why they lost. They had very little time between the end of their semi-final and the Purdue matchup. It makes sense.

[@pats3900]

@@dabneyoffermein595 Yes, I do. I think he went to Indiana after he left Marquette. The greatest memories are those of Al McGuire who was the coach when I was back in grad school at Marquette. Those were wonderful basketball days!

[@anthonylennen4067]

Purdue fan here. Shaka is a classy dude.

[@jimkanzelmeyer7722]

Thank you Boiler Upload for posting. As a Boilermaker I love this coach and his program. Great team. It was such a great matchup. Boiler up!

[@fountainhead5885]

Classy coach! Great job coach. Good luck.

[@crazydave2825]

There is no other coach I’d want to lead MU. Proud of the way they fought today. They will be better in March because of today.

[@t-bone6467]

This coach represents the best in college athletics. His team was great and for the most part played a "honest"game. On the other hand, Barnes of Tennessee teed his team up to play like thugs and he represents the worst of college athletics.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

Tennessee recruits defense, that's what you saw in them.

[@cooperbusey]

hold that L

[@robertbullard4266]

Any program that teaches his players that hook and hold Flagrant foul should be be disciplined.

[@t-bone6467]

@@robertbullard4266 agree. My guess is the Marquette player did that on his own, but IDK. It was a low point on their team and playing for sure.

[@gavinhadley7672]

..only one hook and hold was called

[@irahartoch1075]

Class act. Refreshing to see that Paint isn't the ONLY coach that tries to win "without selling his soul" and is reasonably successful doing so. Best of luck to MU until we play them again.

[@ericfunkman-ez4xb]

Very classy comments coach. You have a great team. Not sure we want a rematch.

[@davewilliams9978]

Yeah, we do! You're PC

[@stripeytawney822]

Oh, we would LOVE one in the final four.

[@BoilersRock]

​@@stripeytawney822 I could dig that.

[@briancjones58]

Great game with two great programs.

[@ericwiechman6258]

Tons of respect for Purdue. See you in Phoenix for the Final 4! We are Marquette!

[@ICYMIKE]

Love Coach Smart. Keep up the tremendous energy. Boiler Up!

[@Chuck-e7d]

Boiler up💪Hats off to a classy coach and a great Marquette team.

[@anthonyfreund129]

Glad we (Purdue) won this won. I think Shaka Smart was at VCU when they were an 11 seed and we were a 3 seed. They humiliated us and outcoached us the entire game. Guy is a class act and knows how to coach and recruit. Definitely think Marquette could be a Final Four team.

[@justinscherb749]

Until March Marquette, great game on both sides.

[@misterdrummings]

His favorite word is "connected."

[@povertyspec9651]

Al McGwire would be proud of this guy. On the other hand, BOILER UP!

[@BoilersRock]

Great game, Coach! I honestly thought MU might find themselves winded towards the end with as much energy as they played with, and maybe give Purdue a chance for some breathing room. But instead you all amped things up to 11. Best of luck going forward, Marquette!

[@timothyeaton5198]

As a Purdue grad and fan...love your team and coach. No doubt you will win ur conference.....and have a hell of a shot at a final 4 run...good luck with the rest of the season.

[@Matt-fb5xe]

You are forgetting about UConn

[@bitcoinisfreedom5265]

@@Matt-fb5xeMarquette will dominate UConn again just like they did last year. UConn was 5th in conference last year and got worse. Marquette was 1st in conference by multiple games and got better. Don't be fooled by UConn winning 6 games in a row at the end of the season, with nba talent that left (Jordan Hawkins), they only won those 6 games in a row cuz they had the easiest road ever. They got a 4 seed they didn't deserve and by time got to final 4 all that was left was 5 and 9 seeds.

[@Musically-aMused]

Very much hope Smart is right about seeing them in March, means we've finally gone deep in the tourney! Classy coach, fun team, but Boiler UP!!!!

[@joedian1399]

This would be the guy id want at Purdue if Painter would be shown the door next yr if they dont at least get to final 4

[@danieltrovato6766]

He's under contract( around $3.75mil) until 2029-30.

[@rmac8645]

Painter is going nowhere.

[@stripeytawney822]

Hour many hours between kansas and purdue, 5? Incredible display of toughness.

[@ratixleingod5633]

Like 15

[@dabneyoffermein595]

not fair

[@rmac8645]

@@dabneyoffermein595 they had 15 hours off. How is it not fair? The schedule is set months in advance.

[@bitcoinisfreedom5265]

It was like 20 ha, and 22 for Purdue, but yeah still too close of turnaround.

[@joireland]

@@dabneyoffermein595 Nah ... same gameplan as Kansas. Muck up the post and deny the pass into the post. Get physical to the brink of fouling the post but without actually fouling the post. For the Kansas game, Hunter's flops actually helped Marquette's case with the refs and they didn't call those hook and holds. However, for Edey the refs had seen just enough of it and foul trouble took its toll on Marquette.

[@rooseveltmccarter6087]

One of those years, I want to see the Marquette Golden Eagles bring the Maui Invitational Championship trophy back to the Fiserv Forum and end the longest droughts without any banners hung at the rafters.

[@mikespage0123]

Marquette plays dirty with those flagrant 1 arm holds…hope the refs catch on to that. Marquette did it to Kansas and Purdue. Dirty team

[@cooperbusey]

shaka big 👃 smart

[@hgerrard2745]

This guy gets it, I noticed it last time Purdue played Marquette - this is a long term NCAA coach and will always coach a winning team.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

i thought he was bald?

[@Smiller1068]

Referees are a complete embarrassment to the game. Not calln a fraction of the holds Marquette mugged eddy evry single play

[@dabneyoffermein595]

It was unbelievable

[@t-bone6467]

@@dabneyoffermein595 the Tennessee game was what I'd call unbelievable. Their game plan seemed to be mug Purdue. There were over 50 called fouls and probably that many not called. Worst I've ever seen. Tenn coach should be sanctioned.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@t-bone6467 TENN. a very good defensive team. impressive, prolly best in country