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That's the hardest I have laughed at anything SNL for about 20 years. Atta girl Caitlyn!

He made every shot. Amazing!

You are wrong on Goodwin. Ford was at Goodwin practices workouts and summer games almost daily after ford got hired. Ford recruited goodwin

admittedly i have only watched Avila on TV a handful of times this year. IMO, he is a surprising star. Watching him, he doesnt overwhelm you with high flying dunks or blocked shots into the stands, or blinding speed on fast breaks. However at the end of the game he fills the stats chart, he has more assists than what team's big guys normally has, his shooting percentage particularly from the three point line is pretty much unheard of for a big. imo he is Nicola Jokic in the making. I guess jokic is a product of the Schertz offense as well. Jokic wouldnt be anything without being a product of the Schertz offense. right? i love Avila. he plays basketball the way the game is supposed to be played. i want him to be a billiken so much.

would seem like the best choice. both would seem to be desparate to fill the spot.

wouldnt it be something if ford falls into this? i find it hard to believe but if everyone is afraid of the expectations and pressure, who knows who they might resort to being their next coach.

somehow they would have to free up a roster spot. no idea what their individual players remaining contracts are currently. you would sure think so. they obviously like him considering he is playing over their main roster players now. that said, Ja comes back next year as well as marcus smart and derrick rose. that's a lot of former star power that goodwin would have to battle for floor minutes. he might be better looking for another team that is in need for a guard. you can bet scouts from other teams have noticed.

wow would never expect a statement like the above from you. havent you been awarded the most negative and pesimistic billiken fan like 8 years in a row?

one of my alltime favorite movies. thanks for the smile tonight Brian!

Schertz should take his tennis racket to the game and blast a serve to the catcher.

and i am saying you and i dont know the whole story of the true scenario. we are all guessing to a great extent. what matters is the end result. and from my view it is a home run. the fact Chris May is still here and taking a very active role in the roll out of the red carpet and handling all the public work, i would say he was the one swinging the very successful bat. but again just a guess. we dont know. but it sure seems silly to continue with the bashing he endured all year long in my opinion. if half of that was true he would have gotten fired.

so when your production drastically falls off the boss has to stick to his support statement from months ago? what if you had a teacher that went from award winning to slacking off, sleeping in class, unfairly disciplining kids, just not a good teacher anymore. you still going to stick by that award you gave them the year before? how do you know that this year there were not discussions between ford and may about the obvious fail in process? as to the deal, i agree thanks to our society becoming a world of litigation and loopholes, it isnt a deal until signed sealed delivered. that still doesnt mean that schertz didnt verbally agree. and if you read my above follow up post, it only goes to show that schertz is a man of character and a man of his word that he stuck by it even though over the course of the NIT his popularity exploded. only goes to show may did his homework and found the man that was best for the position. i just dont understand why you folks continue to play the "may is worthless card" when all signs point to the fact he did a very complete job on this whole process.

13, you are a good poster and i love reading your takes and comments. but i think you got this one wrong.

the backdoor layup is the difference. uconn used the weave to start the play. ford did nothing but waste time with the weave. it's like he fell asleep in the weave class and missed the part about what can be done off the start of the weave.

this is exciting, particularly Nitu from what i have read and watched utube videos. Utube video are always typically over the top but even then, if the video's are generally accurate of Nitu's game, he would seem to fit into Schertz style perfectly.

finalize = signed. Schertz couldnt sign until his season was over. a handshake was done weeks ago likely. a real man, one that is honest with good character, shakes a hand on an agreement and his word is golden.

exactly. while so many have written off Chris May, he didnt get to this position in his career to sit back and not prepare for the possiblities and inevitables. i see no reason he wouldnt have been developing alternatives and scenarios. i am also sure if he was smart he would be at minimum feeling out the whales for the program and getting input and feelings and continuing to develop those relationships. last, he likely had an implementation plan that he could more or less insert the winning name into the scenario. you are all foolish to believe he would not be ready to react to not only save his own job, but more importantly save the Billikens. right now it appears that is what i believe happened and i thank Chris May completely. We are lucky we have the boosters we have and the leadership and assertiveness that Chris May delivered.

my son pointed out all these coaches are very good x's and o's guys. exactly the staff ford should have been bringing on his entire time at SLU as x's and o's were without a doubt ford's weakness. that said, it has been my business experience that most "managers" wont surround themselves with associates that will complete their "team" by strengthing their collective weaknesses. they are more apt to find a worker bee or a yes person. rather than "risk" bringing in the person that could take their job. ironically imo that person that can "take their job" is the guy that if successful doesnt put the manager out of work as often as push the manager up to a higher level because the team succeeds. a good manager is always looking to hire their replacement.

so you must be on chris may's short list of close confidential friends to know that. i'm impressed. i consider myself a friend of chris may and he didnt tell me anything this specific.

nice jacket.

let's not forget the deal to become the billiken coach was likely struck weeks ago. he likely knew who would more than likely accept and he could trust their silence throughout the NIT. i.e. he didnt just approach and get a deal with those coaches yesterday.

while thames is a fantastic athlete, the bad turnovers and fouls he had this past season tells me he isnt "point" anything material. he is a wing with good rebounding skills. just my opinion and i would love for him to prove me wrong.

This why I initials are bad

Just bodies pretty much leaving. Id fight for jimmerson the rest, meh.

you never played competive sports did you? at that level you are competitor and hate to lose. your mantra changes. the polite good guy during the game is rare and it is a curse that follows you forever. in fact once your playing days are over, it translates to your fanship normally. it is like an incurable disease. but honestly I wouldnt have it any other way. losers lose and accept it. i detest it. you want to criticize me for it, again i ask, "you never played competitive sports did you?"