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Kiddo might be too close to the screen on this one. Fuok it.

Great game to enjoy from behind the Billiken bench. I’m a bit beat after all the standing and jumping and yelling and sitting but made it home to my couch now watching reruns of Chopped. Hopefully baby comes tomorrow. Damn dude don’t you know not to say this to a pregnant lady???

god that was sweet. feelings of beating Butler @ Hinkle.... the arrogance of some K State fans... youdda thought they were playing Maryville tonight.... no better feeling walking out of a crowed purple filled arena with a huge smile

If someone has already said this, I apologize, but Jimmy Bell played well again today. He has impressed me defensively, hedging on screens, walling up, etc. And he made his free throws, and seems to be growing more and more each game overall

I wanted this one for a lot of reasons, and the recruiting battle is maybe the biggest one. Great win.

Even was a good call on this game....other than the first few minutes when the Bills got off to a great start this game was about as even as you could get. ...Score tied 14 times...lead changed hand 18 time....that is what is defined as even. Let's look at what happened . From my original post..... WWN2D2W....Stop Sneed and Diarra (their Diarra ...not ours)...hold them to less than 20 pts combined....Hold KSU to 66 pts...Dominate the boards by 9...win the TO battle....make some shots...48/36/ 56 Stop Sneed and Diarra...........Yes...17 pts combined ...excellent... Hold KSU to 66 pts..................Done...again excellent Dominate the boards by 9.......fail ...in fact we lost by 1...a good job by KSU Win the TO battle......................always one of my fav stats...Yes by 3 TOs...this was worth 6 pts....the difference in the game. Make some shots..48/36/56...Another yes....actual 51/36/60...it was so important to shoot decent...this was not a historic line ...this is what we needed to do to win ...and we did. 2 other important stats this game 2nd chance pts....we win 9-3...a difference maker.....also steals (see TOs above )..again we win 11-6 Also from my original post Bottom line...This will be a low scoring, frustrating and painful game because of missed shots and opportunities...However......I think we can gain the edge here..for the following 2 reasons....1) they have a couple of injuries...KSU is a team that can't afford to lose any players.... 2) ... the hidden stat....While these 2 evenly matched teams show an overall grade of B.....The trend line shows KSU as a C team....and the Blls as an A- team....translating into The Bills over KSU by 10. I think the key to the game was #2...the hidden stat...most forecasters...Vegas , team stats , ESPN etc just look at the overall stats plug them in to the computer and come out around even....but the trend line (which is important because we are a young and improving team) is most important the BIlls...in this case the Bills were trending up and KSU was trending down. KSU played very well tonight ...above their head on the slash line....they made an extra two 3's (44%) and an extra 5 FTs (87%)=11 extra pts....I would argue that if KSU had a "normal" night...we would have won not by 10...but would have blown them out by 14 pts. This was a great win. The game learning experiences of SH and Aub paid off tonight....a tight game in hostile territory and the BIlls didn't crack. If Thatch is able to return (which it looks like he will soon ) plus we continue to grow and improve....things could look bright in the coming weeks.

his free throw stroke looked very smooth, cant have everything 12 games into your freshman year. I like to look at what he has rather than look at what he doesnt. take away his 4 pts. the bills might lose

SLU is gonna win the A-10

Listened to the radio broadcast. At one point, on a terrible call, the refs gave Rammer and Earl a warning for their reaction to it. To that, Rammer screamed several times, “No, you’re on warning. You’re on warning.” I hope someone who knows what they’re doing can find that audio for everyone.

We will rally around Demarius Jacobs, and play great basketball.

Done

In all honesty, I wouldn’t have known you from Yuri Collins at that point.

Last night KState played French and JGood like most teams will; clog the inside with 3 big bodies. This is why the loss of Jimerson hurts. However, Perkins, Weaver, Jacobs, and even Hargrove can make life a little easier for our 2 leaders by hitting those outside jumpers. French should also start to think about kicking the ball out on his drives to the hoop. This will open him up more as well if a man leaves him to defend the shooter.

I wish the school would post these post game press conferences on youtube like every other school does

It was a really bad call. I didn’t agree with all the ref bashing in the Auburn game, but last night’s game had some really questionable moments.

How clutch was Perkins?!

Click on the smiley face icon at the top, then go to Categories, Billiken gifs, and this is one of nine.

TJ helping out against a big 12 team. Could have used him for Seton Hall

72 is so far behind on the feed because he is using AOL dial up

Yuri showing the craftiness of a 5th year senior down the stretch.

For a guy listed as 6'4, Hargrove doesn't some to be giving up much height to KState's big frontline. I'm calling BS on Ford's listing for Hargrove.

Hargrove is so bad on D

The more I think about the injury, the more I think that it doesn't sink the season. Jimerson and Perkins are very similar players with the same function, basically as super-scoring 6th men. Jimerson is a much better shooter, but Perkins can score at all levels. Both really can only guard wings, as they can't stay with super quick guards, and probably get outmuscled by bigs. So there will be matchups where they get exploited. Still, Perkins does what Jimerson does: score. And he's getting much better at it. After first five games, no double digits. Last seven, double digits in 5. And he's doing it more efficiently, making more 3s, shooting at a higher %, and getting to the line a lot, where he's 76%. Kind of crazy he got buried against Valpo, playing just 2 minutes, given how valuable he is. We will miss Jimerson because he's our best shooter, but we can get his scoring from Perkins/Weaver/Hargrove. We will need Thatch for toughness, esp. in games when Goodwin struggles and Hargrove disappears. I like who we are though, and this season continues to be promising.

Strickland is supposed to be a pretty good shooter. We need another big.

I wish French would look to throw that outlet pass when he finds himself trapped down low. He'll do it at times but should look for it more.

Breaking news....The Bills climb out of the cellar. The modest improvement in yesterday's FT shooting (60%) coupled with the Army's inability to shoot straight (13-26...50%) propelled The Bills up to 352. While this is still an F- , it is small step toward improvement. Tip o' the cap to Bell , Perkins and Hargrove who shot 92% combined (11-12) and took the majority of the FTM ... 11 of the 15 made. I think this is indicative of what's going on with the team as a whole...improving in all facets of the game...some by a lot ...some by a little. That is what up trending teams do.....Now onto Miss Valley St...#351

As someone that was there and was quite vocal, it really felt like the one older ref didn’t make a single call that went our way. He made the call on Bell, had a couple cheapies on French, a first half illegal screen on bell, etc. The young ref was fine except for the bench technical and the African American ref saw how unbalanced the old ref was and probably had a bit of a slu slant. All in, kind of felt like we were playing 5 vs. 6.

25-6 was also my prediction thinking Thatch and Jimerson playing a big part in accomplishing that. Our team has been about the next man up, last night is was Tay Weaver. Our team is deep and so far have been able to overcome injuries. Coach Ford now has his eight man rotation and I hope that Hankton can play some quality minutes this season. Tay Weaver is now our sniper off the bench and his numbers will improve with increased playing time. All 3 bench players can score and this is a difference from a normal SLU bench. I like our team and I think it will accomplish post season play probably the NIT however in Ford and our players I trust to find a way to get into the big dance. Next seasons team if it stays healthy will beat teams like Auburn and Seton Hall and I think will be ranked.

Man, that call was just brutal.

I'm watching the game now and the foul on Jimmy Bell Jr posting up with just over 5 min left has to make you feel like their is an agenda. He literally just posted up no worse or physical than 80% of possessions in D1 and less physical than 20%

Throw in Yuri and those three were 4-13 from the stripe. Perkins, Bell, and TJ were 11-12.

What a team win! 31 points from the bench. You want to talk balanced scoring? How about this...we had guys with 4, 5, 7, 8,9,10,11,12 points. Free throws 15-25 but French and Goodwin went a combined 3-10. The rest of the team is rounding into form. Big win!!!

The effort of the last three games wins a lot of games in the A-10.

Stinks that the boys didn’t get their doubles But I’m happy.

SLU beats KState and the refs by playing perfect basketball the last 2 minutes. Do we have a fist pump gif?

Big shoutout to the SLU contingent there. Great job making noise for the good guys.

Yuri with the awesome drive!!!

All 5 players in this game with double digits are from stl area

I would rather have Weaver out there right now instead of Jacobs

Yuri Collins. I love you. Fuoking MAN on these charges he's taking.

KSU has 12 points off turnovers. Clean that up and we will be fine.

We can critique Hargrove's defense all night but we can't ignore what he brings onoffense. We'll have to accept good with bad.

Wanna see some TJH. If he can contribute that will help mitigate the loss of Gibson, despite their very different styles.

3. Goodwin is the first Billiken in 30 years to register six consecutive double-doubles. Anthony Bonner in 1989-90 (twice) is the only other Billiken to do so. No Billiken has ever recorded seven straight double-doubles (dating back to 1985-86 season). That's some high cotton. Also, if this game is truly looked at as an Away game rather than a Neutral Site game, it will help our NET with a win. With KSU at 121, this would be a Q2 Away game, rather than a Q3 Neutral game.

Ziploc bag is for my placenta collection.