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  1. Also want to clarify that nobody came directly to us and said shut it down. We just heard that some people don't like negative posts and we were considering shutting down anyway so we just decided that it'd be best for everyone to do so.
  2. I don't disagree with any of those posts really. We were all tired of doing the blog and even when we were 4-0, the sources were drying up so I think some more critical posts lately probably pissed some people off. I don't want to put 100% of the blame on others as we had been discussing shutting down for a while now. Anyway thanks to everyone for the kind words and for reading.
  3. Not going to get into details but this has been building for a while. Apparently some people involved with the team don't like that we've made some critical remarks either on the blog, on here, or on twitter. That kind of dried out most of our sources except for a couple and at that point, it just became too much work without the ability to provide anything unique.
  4. We are shutting down effective immediately for various reasons. Hope you guys enjoyed the coverage that we were able to provide. It was a lot of work but also fun.
  5. A source tells us they think Crews will be bought out and we will spend big time money on a new coach after this season. Long way to go but that's the word as of this moment.
  6. https://billikensblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/preview-saint-louis-vs-morehead-state/
  7. Jolly is not a great player but having talked to him a couple of times, he is a great person off the court. SLU is lucky to have him as a representative of their team.
  8. Here's your preview https://billikensblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/preview-saint-louis-vs-north-florida/
  9. https://billikensblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/preview-saint-louis-vs-north-florida/
  10. Neufeld looked terrible last game but he needs to play. His ceiling is pretty high.
  11. Spoke to a couple of different people. Most echoed what Durando said, but some info nonetheless. - Ball-handling was horrible. Illinois St pressured a lot, which the staff was actually happy about. One person said "teams will be nuts not to pressure us at least a little bit this season". There is a concern that SLU's best players can't handle the ball well enough and SLU's best ball handlers can't play the rest of the game well enough. - SLU shot it well from 3. I'd expect SLU to not be shy about putting up 3's this season. Lots of players have the green light as of now. We'll see how that changes as the season progresses. - As Durando said, Crawford and Ash stood out, but one source said, "I won't say they played great, but they were definitely our best players". - While both teams played their full roster and experimented with lineups, I'm told that the actual scrimmage part was very game-like. "It's not what you'll see in February, but both teams played to win." - It's hard to get a gauge on a starting lineup or even a rotation. The staff has been most impressed with Crawford and Bishop from what people have said. Bishop is still in a battle for a role in the backcourt, but I do think he's exceeded expectations thus far. This isn't really a unique thought, but I'd guess you'll still see a pretty big rotation early in the season, but I think there is pressure for the staff to eventually pick a set rotation and stick with it, with the last one or two spots fluctuating based on practices and matchups. - The loss of Welmer is a big blow from what I understand. It's a big shot to the frontcourt depth and the staff really liked his ability to stretch the defense. Gillmann has regressed a bit as a shooter as he concentrated on other parts of his game (he's still a fine shooter) and Welmer was the superior athlete and rebounder to Gillmann.
  12. Working on getting the score and details. Just got a message from someone very connected to the program that the Bills lost, it wasn't pretty, and nobody looked good. Will let you guys know more when I know more.
  13. For those that care, SLU lost and nobody stood out as looking good.
  14. https://billikensblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/more-questions-than-answers-face-the-billikens/
  15. The staff would obviously never publicly say that a player is in the dog house, but I can tell you with a fair amount of certainty that Ash was in the doghouse for the Bahamas trip. I absolutely believe that Crews was experimenting with lineups, but last year and throughout the summer, the coaching staff had gotten incredibly frustrated with Ash making the same mistakes over and over again. Today's article could indicate that he is snapping out of that. If the team is going to be good this year, they will need big things out of Ash. Hope he can pull through.
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