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Steve Nash is an SC alum. The memory of Steve Nash two decades later counts for 5 points. Bills by 15. Getting Cory back helps the good guys though. One would think Carter gets better by the day. I'm expected us to play better than the Upstate game. We need incremental progress each game. Beast mode in conference.

I'm sure these boards are controlled by Father Biondi. They have to be. They are on university property.

Grandymama's energy is awesome.

Grandymama!

Grandymama in the starting lineup! Rather surprising.

We'll deserved!

That really sucks. He rebounds and defends ... which this team will need on the interior. We'll get a glimpse then as to what John Manning is about under game pressure. Perhaps more Grandymama.

Textbook example of "ain't playing with a full deck"! This could turn into an internet meme.

Love it. The coach getting a yellow!

Crews have anything interesting to say?

I picked Cory as my sleeper inside player last week. Glad to hear the solid report on him from the pregame. He might be our best rebounder outside of Dwayne but I was impressed with the way Cody improved on the defensive glass as the season progressed last year. Jett is a beast of a rebounder of guard. He'll help the bigs.

I'd rather go this route given the talent we have rather than scheduling a 250+ gooey cupcake for the first game. Even without Mitchell, our entire starting lineup will be upperclassmen. They'll take care of business.

That's a fair ranking. The Majerus factor, losing Conk and Mitchell out with a broken foot throw a fair amount of uncertainty into this team. I'm concerned we will stumble out of the gate before finding our footing. If we start strong, look out. We'll only get better as the year progresses.

Where do you have us ranked going into the season Wiz? Just curious.

I was trying to come up with that one as well. If the person exposed to the show was not a minor, I'm guessing some claim that negligent action (or intentional indifference) on the part of the university led to the kid's emotional distress. Been a long while since I was engaged in the tort game but that claim may require physical injury to make. Maybe they go for some catch all like "outrageous conduct". In all likelihood the claimants are banking on the fact that they will be paid to go away based on the media coverage alone.

+1 He's a liability on the defensive end trying to guard a quality 1, 2 or 3 and he doesn't bring enough to the table on the offensive end to make up for his deficiencies on the defensive end. We were led to believe he was a shooter. Haven't seen it. Play Drew @3.

Good for Willie. Not sure how many more chances he will get but hope he does something productive this season in the D league.

+1 I was thinking the same thing. Crews will be more willing to give time to a traditional 5 willing to park in the paint and battle.

Cory is my sleeper to become that inside presence this team lacks. I'm not suggesting a Conk senior season, just that he give us 20 minutes a game, rebounds strongly and be a guy we can throw the ball to on the low post to score. Probably will be a match up thing. There will be games where the opposing 5 just won't be able to deal with his quickness. Can Cory exploit that? I hope so.

When and where is the assembly point? I'll have to dig out my torch and pitch fork. I've got them hidden away somewhere.

I was thinking it would be awesome to see Coach Majerus arise out of the darkness and show up at the team's NCAA game. Even if he were a mere spectator, it would be like Willis Reed hobbling out of the tunnel to take on the Celtics in the championship.

+1 on the McGinty hire. It gives me hope should May be hiring a new basketball coach in the Spring.

The issue with the loss of Mitchell is one of leadership, not skillset IMHO. You lose a 5th year senior and guy who has the ball in his hands when the shot clock winds down to be replaced with a freshman in the rotation (albeit a very talented freshman). Mitchell never plays 3. That's not the problem.

Seriously, I think an intern wrote this. "The absence of Kwamain Mitchell to a broken foot complicates matters since Mitchell could play the 1, 2 or 3 if needed, and the other guards, Mike McCall, Jordair Jett and freshman Keith Carter, don't have that versatility." Kwamain Mitchell @ maybe 5'10" can play the 3 but Jett cannot? How does anyone who has followed the Billikens say that?

I was thinking of Dustin McGuire as well while watching the video but he is able to put the ball on the floor in traffic, which McGuire couldn't (at least when he arrived at SLU). Not a Kyle Cassity because he attacks and shoots when he gets the ball in his hands (at least judging by a highlight clip). We can always use more shooters but we really need a big for the next class. Not holding my breath on that.