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Very comparable players IMO

Here are my A10 rooting rules: Root for SLU to win all games Root for all A10 teams to win all of their non-conference games. Root for A10 opponents that SLU plays twice (Dayton, Duq, St Joes, UMass, LaSalle) to win all of their conference games not against SLU Root for top 6 or so A-10 teams to beat bottom teams so more teams have an NCAA or NIT chance. Generally root to maximize number of NCAA bids (upsets in conference tournament, perhaps Duq beating Dayton, etc.) As such, I'm rooting Duq, Mason, UMass, St. Joes (rule #3 trumps #4/#5 because SLU's interests always come first over optimizing A10 teams in NCAA/NIT until/unless SLU is eliminated from postseason consideration)

I will say this. I know his Dad prefers he stays close to home and that Rio has a good relationship with Yuri and Hargrove. If he can accept his role (he came off the bench his 1st two years at Vashon) I think he fits the type of player Ford is looking for. He is a little feisty tho . And Roby isn't the only one telling him to come home.

From what I have heard the suspension didn't come from a punch. There had been other incidents before this last one and they had decided it was best to move on. Yes, Mario felt a little misled by what the Coaches told him before he committed but he said he was going to ride it out. @CBFanMario is similar in style to Goodwin but at the Combo guard position. Not a great shooter but can hit spot up 3s and has a knack for hitting big shots in big moments. High level athlete. Doesn't have the size to bang on the block like Goodwin but he plays all out. And there is interest from SLU. I share my concerns like others with the makeup of the team as is but if Rio had to sit out next yr I like the move. Yuri + Hargrove +Rio on a fast break would be special. But...there might also be a Grad Transfer big available next year as well

I want SPUMAC to get their @$$es kicked everytime they take the court! That rule trumps all others.

Recruiting article on Keita. SLU discussion included: https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/rivals150-junior-yaya-keita-making-big-strides

I just want to see Jimmy ring the bell outside of the Fetz after every win.

Not sure if better, but SH was a really bad matchup for us that early (or really at any time).

I'm going to say there is more than just smoke here. Who's with me?

He played for BBE/Beagles with Yuri and Hargrove. Tate would seemingly have the connection as well. If he’s a problem, SLU will know. If he’d be a good fit, SLU will know.

I could be wrong, but I don't believe the rankings place greater emphasis on quality wins over non-quality wins so there needs to be some way to account for a team that actually beats other good teams. Just take a scenario where one team plays and beats the 150th and 151st ranked teams while the other beats the #1 and #300 teams. Both teams are 2-0 and, on average, have the same strength of schedule. I'm old enough to remember Missouri State not getting in the tourney back in the mid 2000s despite an RPI in the 20s. Part of the reason it was so high was that they had avoided playing many, if any, games against teams ranked worse than 200 and just racked up wins on teams ranked from about 100-200 (good strategy, btw). I think the biggest issue is how you treat the power conference team with like a 3-10 record vs. Q1 opponents vs. a non-power conference team with a 2-3 record vs. Q1 opponents. The Jay Bilases of the world would probably say the power conference team won 3(!) Q1 games and should be in since the other school only had 2. I look at those opposing records and see a school that just had a ton of opportunities for quality wins and was lucky enough to win a few.

A small problem I have with the selection criteria: We have this seemingly complex NET rating that the committee says they take seriously. I would assume Q1 record would be factored into that NET rating. So it bothers me when the committee will take a team with a NET rating of 73 over a NET rating of 30 something with less Q1 wins. Seemingly that would have already been accounted for and the NET 37 is still a more impressive resume. Also, using arbitrary cut offs (1-75 is Q1 road win for example) doesn't make any sense. A road win vs 75th ranked team by 2 is not better than a road win over the 76th ranked team by 10. NET rating would seemingly account for this....just looking at Q1 records wouldn't. My point is, committee, if you are going to have a NET rating, trust it. Or adjust the rating to value quality wins more. The quadrant system just doesn't make sense given the amount of data they have access to.

Eligible Fall 2021 I think.

Both players were diving towards the ball coming from different angles. It was not a head on collision and nobody jumped on top of anyone either. The players were coming more from like a 90-100 degree angle and both happened to arrive at the same place at the same time. I don’t even think they saw one another as both were focused on the ball. Just a freak play.

I like your rational for A-10 games. Let me add two that I apply to non-A 10 games. A. Missouri and Illinois to lose every game they play (Illinois to win Braggin Rights game) B. Bills OOC opponents to win every game. If two of them play each other then root for the higher ranked team e.g. Belmont and Eastern Washington

By the time Jimmy Bell Jr is a senior opposing fans are going to hate him. He’s going to be that guy where the opposing fans go “He still hasn’t graduated? It seems like he’s been busting our ass for 7 years.”

Foreman, French, Bell - they also landed Santos, Johnson and Gordon (although those ended poorly). Getting bigs has not been a problem. Keeping them has. I have faith this staff can find a good fit.

I disagree. Convincing a three-star big in the spring to come play a support role when you already have French and Bell is difficult. Three-star bigs in the spring are a hot commodity. If you already have an in with a backup big on a high-major team, you take it.

All things being equal id rather have Fred

I would include Davidson, Mason, UMASS and LaSalle in the list of teams we just can't lose to.

I still think VCU is the second-best team. Rhode Island was an upset but they're a top-third or so team in the league, and VCU's other loss is to Dayton. VCU also has arguably the hardest league schedule, with Dayton, Rhody, Mason, Davidson, and Richmond as their home-and-home opponents. Still, I think they take care of Bonaventure at home this weekend and start rolling after that. Duquesne still has to play at Rhody, at SLU, Dayton twice, Bonaventure twice, at VCU - their schedule was relatively soft to start, like ours last year. (I'm acknowledging their win over SLU as a good one, though.) And they have one of the weakest schedules in conference despite their harder games coming up - they get GW, Fordham, and Joe's twice this season. The three worst teams.

VCU is dangerous with their defense, but they're a god-awful team on offense. Two guys can shoot, but seven guys think they can shoot. They don't run good sets. They have terrible ball-handling. They have terrible decision-making. I just don't see them as Top 4; I don't even see them in the 2nd tier. A-10 tiers: LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: Dayton (until proven otherwise) IN THE RUNNING FOR 2ND FIDDLE: (Richmond, Duquesne, SLU) DANGEROUS BUT DEEPLY FLAWED (VCU, URI, Bonnies) AT LEAST THEY GOT SOME VETS, TALENT, AND WINS (Davidson, Mason, UMass, Lasalle) TERRIBLE TEAMS WE JUST CAN'T LOSE TO (G Washington, St. Joe's, Fordham)

I'm looking forward to the, likely, brief time that both Bell and Dayton's 6'11" 270 lb Jordy Tshimanga are on the floor together.

Sucks when it happens. Sucked for Cody Ellis and sucks for Francis. I hope he returns this year.

I appreciate your insight coach thank you. I really want a big for the last scholarship however having another home town young man from Vashon who gets along with Collins and Hargrove whose parents would be attending games like the Goodwin’s that I sit around 10 rows behind them, I say get it done coach Ford. If Mario brings team harmony and toughness that will be a good thing.

Manning was pretty solid at the moving screen as well

Mizzou was a bad choice for Mckinney style wise from the get go. Out of his listed finalists, I thought VCU and Auburn made the most sense.

for some reason i thought it meant Jeremiah Tilmon... is that even possible?

We will have a strong team next year. Our greatest area of need and the area that would suffer most with an injury, is forward. We also have minutes available for the right guy, next year and more the following. Right now, French and Bell are our only bigs who are playing. Earlier, pistol suggested a Rob Lowe type would be the ideal recruit to fill the last spot. A suspended 6,2 guard who is unhappy competing with Mizzou guards and will have to sit a year, is not a player that helps us.

-how many JGoods have you seen? I would be surprised if the answer is something other than one

Exceptions to every rule -- but at some point, we need to establish a reality -- SLU will not always be there if your out of town adventure does not work out for you. If guy are good students, good teammates and good players, usually they don't transfer...

His kid plays there. I’m sure he knows everything