davidnark

LHJ, shot 35% from 3, which is very average for a D1 combo guard. He was also a starter on one of the worst defensive teams in the country. I don't recall him shutting down anyone, and he didn't light up the steal stats, so I am not sold on the good defender narrative.

If coach wants to keep LHJ for reasons beyond just basketball talent, I understand, but Thames has an entirely different level of athleticism.

100% agree. I wish every one of them well in their basketball and college careers, but no one else besides Gibson is a good fit for the new system. Move/cut without the ball and elite passing and shooting--that is what is needed for all 5 positions.

Chain of Rocks bridge is bike and pedestrian only.

Fully agree. Resisting the parochial reflex that often plagues this city and program would enable broader strategy and vision for the university and its men’s basketball program.

After over half a century of being used and abused by the system, the players finally have the leverage and rights they should have had all along. The law won't allow the NCAA to take away these rights, but market dynamics will settle and stabilize things in years to come.

I would hire an AD who would spend the bulk of his or her time networking with, and influencing, those who call the shots in the Big East, which presumably should be easy because the AD should be hired because of his or her knowledge, strategy, influence, and connections in this area. The SLU AD's primary job is to get SLU in the Big East and ensure we are always top 75+ in men's basketball. Anything else is a failure. I would identify and hire as the men's basketball head coach the most dynamic and connected assistant coach who has prior experience with a Big East team and who can be hired for a million a year or less. I would then redirect all fundraising efforts towards NIL money for men's basketball. I would ensure the AD hired and empowered a staff who can effectively manage the other day-to-day stuff, while the AD focused on the conference affiliation and men's basketball success.

At least when we bottomed out in 1992, we were in a top conference and had a top freshmen class. There is no upside here unless Ford and May resign, and we refresh everything.

I know this is a post about a new coach, but I hope the priority is to hire a new AD who has connections with both Big East leadership and a close network and vision for a new coaching staff. The school has out-invested pretty much every other basketball-only program in the country in facilities and charter travel, now it is time to develop a leadership team and strategy to get the top return on this investment.

This is as bad as the program has been in the last 20 years. We have an AD and coach who simply have no idea how to compete in the new NIL/transfer portal world. We have a massive asset allocation issue. We doubled down on upgraded facilities and a big contract for our expensive and overrated coach and now have left our roster in awful shape. The only good news is that it can be fixed real fast with the right decisions in the spring.

He was truly a bully and a jerk.

Does someone have a complete version of the current roster as it stands today? It has before very difficult to track and monitor who has committed, where they are from, etc.

It is possible that Yuri is a supremely gifted point guard and last year's team struggled with him running the show. I am ready to move on from Yuri. I wish him the best. I would like to see an offense with good movement on and off the ball. I was so tired of watching Yuri go possession after possession forcing pick and rolls to get his own shot while two of the best shooters in the conference sat open on the wings watching. It was insanity.

I somehow missed this post and news. I am really sorry to hear about THick's passing. I only met him a few times, but he was such a genuine person and fan. My thoughts are with his family. I know he will be missed by many.

Some of us have morphed into a weird combination of all 3.