thetorch
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I think JJ signed an LOI though, he didn't just verbal.
To my knowledge, and they always make a note of this in news articles, a verbal commitment is a non-binding agreement. I assume it goes for both sides. I don't think it makes much sense to be reneging on deals though.
Didn't we sort of renege on Blake Ahearn. I think Romar offered him, he did not verbal, but then Brad took it away.
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Could this person possibly asked him before SLU offered?
If this is true that we are off his list it is a big dissapointment.
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Good news for Porter.
I always liked him as a player. He did some great work with SA in his forties. He will make a great coach, though the Bucks have a lot of work to do to be competitive.
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Varner will get only get mop up time. He does have some use though, he can come in late in halves or games as a tall 3 point shooter to match up on defense. That is about all he is good for though. We will have a bad season if he is seeing ten minutes a game.
I will have to wait to see McClain, how good of shape he is in before I comment. Right now I am not expecting anything from him, but he could be a small contributor if everything goes right.
I see Clarke and possibly Morris as the odd man out in the rotation. Clarke will have to be very good to beat out drejaj, and though Brad says Morris is a good pg, he could be another marcus jones.
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I don't know how objective I would be if the program I followed was going to concievably blow their chance at a final four before the season even started. COuple that with the fact they have seen these things come and go with no punishment the past few years and there may be reason for optimism.
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The team was allowed to have a couple of practices before the Europe trip, so I don't think SLU could have a similar deal this year. They could have a BBQ but no practice.
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Ricky was/is a strange character. One of those guys with all the talent in the world but nothing and I mean nothing between the ears. I have heard numerous stories about both humourous and sad. How he got into SLU is a mystery, the program in 78 was not the one it is now.
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Good move by Cincy.
With all the pub Mizzou has been getting Cincy has to show they are the true thugs of college bball. Everyone else are just pretenders to the throne.
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Great news.
We have got to be able to beat out SIU-C. We play in a higher conference and we have to be able to offer him atleast the same amount of playing time he can get there, at least he will have a good chance to start.
Lock him up Brad. Then we can focus all efforts on Liddell.
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Success>Integrity
This is really old. I used to take delight in Quin's mishaps but now I feel sorry for their fans. You reap what you sow though. I just wonder if this next years chance at a final four is worth probation and the ultimate demise of a program on the rise. Quin has built a program that is really popular now, top kids want to go to columbia like never before. I don't blame them if Lane is passing out C-notes.
I really begin to wonder though, is this type of stuff just business as usual at perennial powers like Duke, Kentucky, and North Carolina? Is Mizzou just being punished because they are not in the that club? If the tigers do get a final four will this stuff go away? Doesn't excuse their actions but you never know what is going on at these top schools.
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Did anyone hear Earl today. I would have listened to KFNS but I couldn't find time between watching paint dry on the walls and the grass grow in the yard.
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include all D-1 stats.
Also JUCO if you can get them.
High School and grade school would also be nice.
I would also like you to make a page for every billiken player in history. I think there is a high demand for viewable stats of SLU players like Chris Peay, Kevin Zapior, John Bolton, Melroy Butler, Everne Carr, Dale Renken, Redditt Hudson, Damond McCann, Guy Moore and the like. It will be alot of work but I think you are up to it steve.
I am also bored today.
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Exactly what i was thinking
Annie=Yoko
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But in that last game where he got decent playing time he had much better numbers.
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Yawn
I don't care if Columbia is named best Trailer Park in the country, it is still a Trailer Park.
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Morris shot in the low 80s last year.
Frericks was a good ft shooter for a big man, low 70s
CLarke I imagine can shoot them but will be inconsistent his first year.
Ian had decent ft numbers and got to the line frequently at WJC. He probably shot in the 70s.
No idea on Bryant but he is a good shooter with experience, he should be able to ahndle himself at the line.
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I don't think we have anyone on this team that can match Jeffers athletic skills, his size and his body. There are no Mos on this team.
If you are talking about a Jeffers type impact, meaning a guy who has been decent in his career but takes it to a much different level his senior season I think that has to be Josh Fisher. Josh has a similar skillset to Mo except he is a couple inches shorter, sort of a mini-mo. Josh has been the best defender on the team for a couple years now, but his offense has always been inconsistent, though he has shown flashes. Josh has the skills to do it, he can penetrate, shoot and handle, plus take his man inside with his body. It would not shock me if Fisher had a breakout season and led this team in scoring with 17-18 a game.
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Man I would have hoped fund raising would be going a little better than that. We are not anywhere close to what we need.
This is going to be a tough sell for the University. This seems like poor planning to me, why would they plan on putting the arena on a site where a landmark building is that just went through millions of dollars of renovation? Even if they did want to sell it would take alot of dough to get them out of there.
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We do have some depth at big, but they are all new save Sloan, and who knows how they will pan out. If there is a high quality post man available i would take him and then focus all efforts on a wing like Liddell. The idea for this recruiting class is to cover all the bases, ie geta small guard and wing player and a post player.
Big man rotation in 03-04
PF - Sloan, JJ, Izik, Varner
C - Frericks, Ian, Varner
Big Man rotation in 04-05
PF - JJ, Izik
C - Frericks, Ian, Husak
PF is one spot where we lose alot of depth after this year. If a top player is a vailable who will sign with us why not offer him now? Match him and JJ up next year and see who wins the starting role.
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AB played the 5 the majority of the time though.
They ran Tadysak, Ivester and Entwhistle out there from time to time but in crunch time AB was always the 5.
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Sloan was a HS pg and was a top 100 player on at least 1 list. Earlier in his career he was always a tenacious defender on the outside, but lost his shot and was just to slow to handle the ball and dribble against college competition like he did in HS. He has big time heart and that is why even though he had never played down low before he has gone there and excelled. With his shot back now he is a credible PF in our league. He is a consummate defender on the blocks and outside, his rebounding and post play leave a little to be desired but he is still learning the position and will be better at those aspects this year.
Shaw is totally different from Sloan. Even though he is undersized liek SLoan he has played the post his entire life. He is a decent defender and rebounder and has good offensive skills and a decent short range jumper. He is also an explosive guy on the blocks, I have seen him make dunks in traffic and at an Eagles game he dunked on LaMarcus Aldridge, a top 5 player who is 6'11 and beefy. He is definetely a prototype PF, really nothing like Sloan.
I am anxiously awaiting JJ's appearances on the court for SLU. There have been some questioning on the board regarding the space between his ears but like P Diddy said his effort in the weight alone has impressed upon me that will not be an issue. Has SLU ever had a 6'8 true PF with athletic skills, that one panned out as a decent player, and was not forced to play the 5? I can't think of any save for possibly Carlos Skinner, but JJ sounds much more talented than him. He may need some time, which we can give him with Sloan here, but I really see him as being a premier PF in whatever league we happen to be in a couple years.
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Seinfeld references ;-)
The conference issue is easily settled, if we end up in a worse conference than we are now, which would be any of the following; a depleted CUSA, MVC, or shudder to suggest the MAC, Mid-Con, or Horizon. we are totally screwed.
A catholic league, big east/CUSA merger, or CUSA in it current form are the only good alternatives we have. Anything else would be a disaster, some more bearable than others but still disasters.
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That is a tough one, maybe waiting on Dennard would have been the smarter thing to do.
Two reasons not to do that
1. Can't get his grades together who knows if he could last at SLU. If Brad upon meeting him thought he would eventually be able to qualify before the year and been able to hack it a tSLU wouldn't he have offered?
2. Last year we were recruiting till tha last minute and lost time on this years recruits. I am not surprised that maybe he was a little hasty to get this recruiting class over with and not lose any ground on next years.
Kyle Kirk, I have heard he is going to CBC, is this true?
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Evans is a decent shooter. I would say Polk is better as well as Liddell. Evans is not terrible though. I am anxious to see what he does being the man at Ritter this year.
Curtis Muse has really improved his stock with some of his recent camp performances. Grades are still an issue.