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  1. Meant to say, I'd up CR to around a 6 and drop CS to around a 2. CR seems to be the "whipping boy" lately whenever I listen to RM comments.
  2. I agree with most of the sentiments. One other thing that has bothered me about the situation. Where the heck has Dr. Chaifetz been throughout this ordeal? If he wants to play like he's "Mark Cuban," where was he to countereact the "donor" tearing down Willie and Kwamain? Where was he when Majerus needed money to go to Australia? Where was he on opening night of what will be a tough season? How can he be OK with this crap?
  3. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3324439
  4. Not really going to get into this argument as I would like to have both players, but I believe that Cotto would shoot a lot better if he were playing St. John, Construction Career Academy and Valley Park.
  5. Here are some impressions that I had....take them for what they are worth: 1) Polk does not have a point in A-10 play. He has seven assists and seven turnovers. He has three steals. We have to pull him out at the end of the game because he cannot shoot FTs. Note, this also includes 10 minutes of OT. Dwayne is by all accounts a great kid...but was not the player the former staff thought he was. Their guard, Clark, I think, scored seven points and really didn't do much more than Polk except hit a frickin' shot occasionally. I think Kwamain Mitchell has to be an immediate upgrade for next year.... 2) Husak looks like the tin man out there. I am going to send my cousin down there to oil him before the next game. That may help. 3) That over and back call reversal in the second half really hurt. We were up by five with the ball...they get it back and Christmas hits a three. Major swing there on a BS call. 4) I looked at Temple's record...they have some losses, but have played a tough schedule. I think it's a bit unfair to label them as a mediocre opponent. 5) I generally think that Knollmeier does play OK in spurts. He, at least, has some hands and can make some rebounds in traffic. I hope that Barry's problems are due to injury. We have seen some glimpses of good things from him in past games. Overall, I am a bit disappointed. Maybe, it's just because everyone inside is playing out of position. 6) If we don't beat LaSalle or Richmond on the road....we may not be in the A-10 tournament. 7) Will continue to support the team and the Billiken Club---looking forward to better days in the near future.
  6. This quote from Cronin sounds like what I hear at every sales meeting I attend. It is truly a number's game. Hear are the four pillars that we hear now....I think that you could easily apply them to recruiting: 1) Penetrate 2) Radiate 3) Elevate 4) Dominate
  7. Looks like Shimmy is getting the recruiting job done. What is amazing to me is how she is able to get this done with home games at West Pine, what has to be a poor budget compared to other womens' programs and, finally, a pathetic history of women's basketball at SLU. Her charisma is tremendous.
  8. Here's another thing that brings us down a notch: How many times does Guy Phillips say, "correction" over the PA during the game? I was counting and quit at about 8....it may be more. Brutal.
  9. The numbers are right, according to Ken Pom -- which is almost identical to the RPI right now. Here is my take. Elgin has (or had) been on the NCAA tournament selection committee for years. I am sure that behind closed doors he kept hearing the group make decisions based on the RPI. Maybe, he (Elgin) put the time in to understand how the RPI really operated, having seen its power as a decision making criteria. Here is what seems to have worked-- my opinions, not science: 1) Avoid scheudling complete cupcakes (250+ RPI) 2) Schedule regional rivalry type games against the so-called power conferences: i.e. Northern Iowa v. Iowa, Indiana St. v. Indiana, etc. These games tend to be "high adrenaline" and can get you wins against the traditionally high RPI conferences. 3) Retain your conference's good coaches. 4) Do not have your best team win the conference tournament if they are likely guaranteed a bid anyway. This is probably "taboo" to discuss, but seemed to happen quite a bit in the MVC---that way, you are guaranteed two bids and more money for the conference. 5) The Bracket Buster games---exposure and quality games against similar opponents. I actually would not mind an A10-MVC challenge if it was given good media attention. Ultimately, the teams must also take care of business on the court and the Valley did a great job with that as well. What really killed the A10 was GWs incredibly shameful schedule, the unexpected weaknesses of Xavier, Dayton and Charlotte, etc. and the fact that St. Bonaventure and Duquesne were worse than most "buy game" type teams. To the Valley people, I am not critical of this at all. I only wish that the A10 was in a similar position this year (5 or 6 teams with good RPIs). The NCAA tournament outcome will judge whether the Valley was justified in its number of bids.
  10. Our non-conference RPI was 128 based on a SOS of 70.
  11. I was over at KenPom and found that Missouri St. is now #20 in the RPI. What I found interesting is that their OOC RPI is #6 with a schedule strength of 45. Here are their OOC results: Northern Illinois 133 RPI (home) W Arkansas St. 214 RPI (away) W Georgia Southern 146 RPI (home) W Texas A&M Corpus 205 RPI (home) W Oral Roberts 129 RPI (away) W Detroit 170 RPI (home) W Arkansas 46 RPI (away) L Arkansas St. 214 RPI (home) W Wisconsin-Mil. 53 RPI (away) W This does not seem like it warrants #6 in the nation to me. Have to hand it to Elgin for beating the system.
  12. Diddy- Here are the RPIs and records vs. D1 of some of our opponents. Our best victory is obviously SIU....the next best victory is Jackson St. according to RPI. This is from Ken Pomeroy's site. Gonzaga RPI = 4 10-3 Iowa RPI = 16 11-4 Wis. Mil. RPI = 20 9-3 N. Carolina RPI = 31 8-2 S. Illinois RPI = 36 10-2 Hawai'i RPI = 84 8-4 nice OT win vs. Nevada last night Mississippi RPI = 141 10-3 Oakland RPI = 228 3-9 losing a bunch lately
  13. I also think that Saint Louis fans are looking for some positives as well: The Rams are going through the motions The Lauries have run the Blues and Mizzou into the ground The Cardinals are making some questionable offseason moves Hey, it's us and the Steamers right now:) I think that we are in position to pick up some serious additions to the fan base, especially if we keep the momentum going.
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