thetorch
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Stu mentioned nothing. It is amazing how much data we have on this board than Stu does. I had to call in and tell Bernie about the report in the Richmond paper and the report from the GW paper that the announcements would be on thursday.
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Drejaj really impressed me. He is the heir apparent on defense to Fisher and he could very easily be a double digit scorer this year as well. Very strong, showed good ballhandling, what a great get by Brad.
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BU is a pipe dream. Great news that SLU will shortly have their conference shuffling done for now.
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I think Woolard needs to hire a team tailor. Maybe I will ask him about it tonite on the radio.
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I second that, great showing by the blue crew. Keep it up.
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>(1) RV doesn't set "some" screen, he sets alot of screens as
>do both low-post players in Coach Soderberg's motion
>offense.
>(2) SLU doesn't play man-to-man defense. SLU plays Coach
>Brad's PAK defense which, as I understand it, is pressure on
>the ball/shooter and everybody else packing the lane against
>the drive and providing off-ball help.
>(3) RV is an average athlete, with above average smarts,
>working hard to help his team by being a 6-6 PF in a major
>bball conference.
>(4) in game one, RV got 29 minutes because SLU didn't have a
>better option than RV, a point of fact you fail to recognize
>and accept.
>(5) RV, like Deiner last season, is what he is! Accept it,
>appreciate his effort, and his 4.0 gpa, and pray for quick
>development by Ian, a mental adjustment by JJ, and better
>recruiting.
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Like I said everybody sets screens, we shouldn't be amking such a big deal about it. No one lauds Sloan's screeening efforts because it is expected of him.
If you are suggesting SLU plays closer to a zone you are wrong. Brad plays a variation of a man to man. Each player has a man to guard, the positioning on the floor is irrelevant. If you miss your assignment you miss your assignment and for a guy like Varner who bring nothing to the table athletically he can't make many mistakes on the court. Missing defensive assignments is not good for Freshman much less a guy like Varner. He can't afford to make those mistakes, his play last night did not warrant the minutes he got. It is a big problem that we do not have any other options beside him. But don't tell me Varner is not immune from criticism just cuz he isn't as talented as other players. He has a job to do and when he does not do it he deserves to critsized and his minutes deserve to be scrutinized.
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The best decision Pulley can make is not to shoot.
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I am probably one of the guys you are speaking of. We will probably end up closer to 15 wins than 20 but if you don't have high hopes why hope at all.
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Ross is horrible, it is not BS it is facts. 7 points, great he is a spot up shooter, and sets some screens. His rebounding against a thin exhibition team upfront was poor, in fact Ross jumping ointo the scrum late cost us a couple boards.
His defense was horrendous, it seems he forgot how to play man to man. It was not a lack of athleticism, AIA were not speed demons, Ross could not follow his man amd was out of position several times and we got burned.
Varner is not my "whipping boy." I am concerned one because he is so mediocre and two because it appears he wil get a large amount of playing time. We are hurting the team when he is on the floor for long stretches. Like I said before if he is our first big man option off the bench we are in trouble.
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Also I think both those guys were faster than anyone SLU had on the court.
At one point Frericks and Sears were on a fast break at halfcourt both started running, it looked like a real life tortoise and the hare.
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Even so guys do switch on the Bills.
Here is what usually happens, they switch when a guy gets screened, but as soon as the guy can break through the screen the other guys drops bakc on his original man. I don't like permanent switches much either, but help is neede at some points, running back to your original man, and at least being aware of where he is should be second nature to grade school players much less a 5 year college man like Ross. On at least 4 occasions he failed to check back on his original man. Sitting there not guarding the man you switched and not dropping back onb your original man is being on no man's land. When my kids get stuck in no man's land they run laps. It is unacceptable for Ross to play like that. We will get burned in conference if he keeps it up.
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Nice to know.
I really hpoe Johnson can turn it around, but I have a feeling he won't be here next year and may never see time on the court.
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Frericks is built like a FB not huge but big enough. I would say he is 6'7 tops.
Did you see Husak he is humongous. At least 2 inches taller than Ian. He has gotta be well over 7 Foot.
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He has some offensive skill. And can make fts, he will have a couple double digit scoring games. He is very foul happy though.
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Ohanon also had 9 I believe.
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I think Bryant is very capable of taking it off the dribble. I like that aspect, it will open up better looks for him.
He made some dumb passes and did not hustle after a couple loose balls. He will have to improve with that.
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No Varner was fast enough. He did not switch off on screens. He did that repeatedly leaving his man open for easy baskets. That is unexcuseable. He does hustle and has a nice shot, but we need a better option than him, he will get eaten alive in conference play.
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I hope Clarke's play was due to jitters. He made at least 3 terrible passes wich resulted in TOs. Just terrible throwaways. Didn't make any shots but has a nice form and range, those will come. Did have that nifty pass on a drive inside.
Fisher was okay. Solid on defense and okay at pg. It just kills me the stupid mistakes he makes. Threw balls away and didn't hustle for a couple loose balls that the AIA kids took away from him. Bryant did the same thing.
Ian had that nice wraparound move that they called a foul on. Just from that I know he can do some things in the paint. Did look lost a couple times in the motion offense.
How many games will Frericks foul out of? Early line at least 7. Has some offensive skill and was willing to bang though.
Izik probably sat because of his ankle, he was not going full speed at any time. When fully healthy he will dominate, shoots the three, drives, and is the best back to the basket guy we have. Needs to be a little more assertive and I still think Brad needs to tweak the offense to get him in more one on one situations.
Sloan would be All American if he could score. He was always the best player on the floor. But he has no offensive game, besides his threes off screens. Just does not grasp inside offensive play. He does get the ball all the time, he will just have to make his Fts because he cannot take it back up with any effectiveness. He was openly pissed at Varners poor play, gotta like that.
Varner was attrocious. Can make some shots, but why is he setting up with his foot on the line? Tries to board but usually just messes up Sloan. Played horribly defensively, failed to switch on his man several times. No excuse for that. If he is our best option at backup PF or C, take the shirt off of Husak.
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Anyone know why Johnson was in street clothes? Can we red shirt him twice?;-) I hope he was just injured, but still if he cannot beat out Varner for minutes it is pretty sad because Ross was horrible.
I was only pleased with a couple performances. Bryants was one of them. He can get to the basket almost as good as Perry and has a good 3 shot. He has quick hands on defense but wasn't that great elsewhere in that dept. He and Fisher were very lax on a few plays, not hustling on loose balls throwing some bad passes, but I think Bryant will be a top player on this team.
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I always wear Blue as well. Not a SLU shirt though since SLU DOES NOT SELL ANY BLUE ITEMS. It infuriates me.
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I have not heard the bad press about them. What is the story there?
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I think the only serious opposition to SLU will be the two bad schools, Fordham and Duquesne and GW. XU and Dayton will want us badly as will St Joes St Bonnies and UMASS. Rhode Island and Temple will go along as well. All we need is one of the bad schools maybe LaSalle to vote us in.
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Pulley would be the last recruit from the Romar era. I love Sloan and Fisher has always been competent but Romar really did not give us much at all.