cgeldmacher

We also need to remember that we just brought in a coach that has a certain system. In my mind, Yuri would not have fit in Schertz's offense. I'm not sure than anyone who's superskill is slashing to the rim fits Schertz's system if they cannot fill it up from three. Also, Schertz seems to be valuing size.

I think the reference was to handling the press. Majerus proved that you don't need an elite ball handler to break the press. He beat it with proper positioning and passing. When Majerus's guys executed his system to break the press, the ball didn't hit the floor until it was comfortably in our possession in the other team's half court.

James Cromwell, who played Logan Roy's crazy brother, is 6'7". Could be a rim protector if he has some hops.

It's also $20,000 more than thousands of college basketball players made from 1900 through a few years ago

Also, better than Bonner?

I’ll be happy when he commits, but I’m not going to shed a tear if he doesn’t.

If Avila doesn’t want to come here, we’ll get another stretch big who’s in better shape and plays better defense. We’ll be fine. I’m convinced that it was Schertz who made Avila not Avila who made Schertz. I think Robbie would continue to thrive here playing in the same system. If he goes somewhere else, he’ll have a rude awakening when he runs into the high-pressure associated with a big time program and will have different results in a different system.

The single biggest factor in SLU being successful in the new landscape and being able to take advantage of the changes and possibly getting into a better conference as a result is........WINNING. Neither Chris May nor any other AD would be able to get SLU into a better situation if we continued down the road we have the past few years. On the flip side, if Schertz gets us to Dayton level or better of sustained success, it will be that, and not any sort of skills that Chris May has or doesn't have that will get us into that better situation. My point is that hiring the right coach and having the right facilities is what will get us to the next level much more so than any long term strategic plan to make that happen.

Gotcha. Along those lines, I would assume our nutrition specialists, strength and conditioning coach, and facilities will help all of that more than what ISU was able to offer him last year.

In the day and age of free agency, saying guys are only juniors or sophomores has much less meaning. If a kid comes here, we are only guaranteed to have him for one year.

8 were offensive rebounds. The entire Spurs starting lineup had only 8 offensive rebounds in the game. 7'4" Wembanyama had 1 offensive rebound in the game.

Haven't had a chance to listen to the podcast yet, but that is exactly the list I would come up with. I have a feeling that one or two of the ISU starters and one or two of the recruits might not come over. I predict we have three spots to fill with either additional freshmen or additional transfers.

I could not like your post, so I had to do it this way. Agree with everything you said. I don't think that Hughes is as good defensively as the MBM narrative. That being said, I also think he's a better three point shooter than he showed last year. I think he's staying, so my hope is that he buys fully into Schertz's system, stops taking bad shots, and becomes a much better player. I've said it many time before, Hughes elite skill is three point shooting. That is what he has shown since high school. Yet, he has moments, many of them last season, where he thinks he needs to be his dad. If he just lets the three point opportunities come to him, as they will under Schertz's offense, we will like the results a lot better next year.