The Crappyness of Our Basketball Program

I had a ton to say on the basketball game against Michigan State the other night, but I've forgotten most of it by now. Marquette was way too nervous/ wound up to start the game and didn't play with any confidence or had any idea on what to do. Major reflections of their head coach. I thought a lot about all of the recruits that were watching the game and how they felt. How could any parents let their son play for a team that looked that bad in their biggest game of the season? I want our program to be one where recruits say, "they want to win" as a reason to go to Marquette. I don't want to be hearing things like, "they play in an NBA arena," or Dwyane Wade went there. Too many games lost where they played like crap in the NCAA tournament or any postseason tournament for that matter. It's a trend that has to stop. As for Crean, make no mistake about it, he inquired about both Illinois and Ohio State when they were open positions. By doing that and getting more money from MU, he openly accepted more responsibilty. I, in no way, want him fired at this point. It gets frustrating as a fan to see things that could be worked on as a head coach, but seem too egotistical for Crean to change. So Tom, stop taking things so seriously. Go back to the basics. Did you watch Michigan State tonight? Half the plays they ran, I ran in middle school. They executed perfectly on most of them and were able to hang with North Carolina. Recruit a post player that can rebound and if possible can create his own shot, if he gets the ball in the post. I saw many servicable big men on teams that's program prestige would be lower than Marquette today. You can do it, just change your mind set a little bit.