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Flashback to Shaw's verbal commitment: http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/...rts/SPO001.html In the middle of SIU's recruitment of Shaw, Saluki head coach Bruce Weber took the job at Illinois and Painter was handed the reins. But Painter, then the assistant, was the Saluki coach Shaw had the most contact with. "At first I was a little iffy about it," Shaw said. "I never really got to know Coach Weber that well." But it was a word or two from Mount Vernon's Kent Williams, who recently finished up his stellar career at SIU, that helped seal Shaw's decision. "It was very important," Shaw said. "I found out me and Kent are a lot alike. One of my concerns was the respect that the players had for Coach Painter. And he helped me out a lot here. He thought everybody (in the program) respected him. "My development as a player was another concern. (Williams) said all the coaches down there, even through they are new, he knew Coach Painter would work with me. Those were my main concerns." After being reportedly courted by the entire Missouri Valley Conference, Shaw's decision came down to SIU and Saint Louis, which recently received its third oral commitment from East St. Louis standout Tommie Liddell. Sometimes, saying 'No' is harder than saying, 'Yes.' And it was for Shaw when it came to tell Saint Louis coach Brad Soderberg which direction he was heading. "It took me awhile to get up the strength to do it," said Shaw, who joked that he couldn't get his dad to do it for him.

What a whirlwind 12 months this has been for Matt Painter. He goes from being the assistant coach at SIU to sewing up the head coaching position at Purdue. Some people have all the luck.

You just don't like Roy. Quit trying to pretend you're doing us a favor.

"i am trying to point out - to you and other board members - that overzealousness in trying to show a recruit some billiken love" And Roy is trying to point out that 1. He lets Brad do the recruiting 2. Pre-existing relationships are exempt from NCAA rules. If you've known a kid since he was six you don't all of a sudden have to stop talking to him.

Tisby went back to Kansas because he was homesick. If he wants to stay close to home, we've got as a good a shot as anybody. Check out the recruiting boards for Kansas and Kentucky - they've got bigger fish to fry.

I'm guessing that it's Newborne and Tisby.

I'd wager that the Purdue situation will be played out by the end of the week.

I've seen Chris Kellerman play several times. Nobody would confuse him with a top 400 player, let alone a top 100 player. The Tillema kid leads his team in scoring, rebounding, assistsa and steals despite having a 6'11 top 50 teammate that is going to Wisconsin.

Hoopmasters is in love with Tillema -- they've moved him into the Top 100 -- much to the surprise of Badger posters: http://pub104.ezboard.com/fbadgermaniacsba...cID=15497.topic I really want to see him play -- 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game is not consistent with the Badger fans' description that he is a step slow and can't defend his position.

Here's another article with more complete stats: http://www.citizenol.com/articles/2004/03/...sports/sp01.txt The junior finished the season with an average of 19.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals and two blocks a contest while shooting 62.1 percent from the field and 44.2 percent from beyond the arc. Tillema didn't hurt the Rockets from the line either, tossing in 77.3 percent of his attempts while eclipsing the 1,000-point plateau in the state final game against Hilbert. "Ryan really stepped up with Greg out and then when Marcus went down, especially on both ends of the court. He became our defensive presence inside," Haffele said. "He's tougher than most people give him credit for."

The Badgermaniac board has been covering this player for some time. He's got a very good stroke for a 6'7 player and decent athleticism but he's basically a spot up shooter at this point. The prevailing thought on the Badger board is that he's not quick enough to guard his position in the Big 10. I haven't seen him play myself. Here's his profile from the Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/prep/mar04/216154.asp A 6-7 junior who expanded his game after teammate Greg Stiemsma was sidelined with an injury. Kept Randolph on track as it compiled a 26-0 record, won the Trailways Conference Northern Division title and won the Division 4 state championship. Scored 496 points in 26 games, a 19.1 average. "He had to play a whole different game," said John Nedelcoff, the coach at Mayville. "He had to play inside for two-thirds of the year. He shoots it a lot better than he did last year. He's as good, if not better than (Steve) Novak at this stage. He could put the ball on the floor. He's a good passer and he can score." Here's a pic: http://www.citizenol.com/content/articles/...sports/sp01.jpg

No, Meyer is a slasher. He likes to take you off the dribble and either stop and pop or go strong to the hole.

Meyer's main competition for minutes is Darren Clarke. We'll see what happens.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1776178 "There have been discussions to have Painter join Purdue's staff next year as an assistant and then take over for Keady when he leaves, ESPN.com's Andy Katz has learned. Painter said Purdue athletics director Morgan Burke has discussed the scenario with him, however, no decision has been made. Painter was recruited by Keady and played for him at Purdue between 1989 and 1993."

The first question I ask myself when I look into the player is "does he want to get better?" With Kalen, I'm not sure. That scares me.

Grimes has to qualify before he gets into any program. He's in same boat as Tommie and Xavier right now.

Quin's shady reputation proceeded him and Conley came anyway. Those are the breaks.

The ball is in Tommie's court now. The staff is standing by him.

Looks like a coronation for King Okafor. What an outstanding student-athlete!

Maybe, maybe not. If you aren't a player the school is interested in, they won't be paying for your visit even if they haven't used their full allotment of visits. Do you really believe the top 100 schools paid for 1800 recruits to visit their campuses last year?

This Newborne kid is put together. http://www.chipola.edu/pictures/athl/baske...ola%20men12.jpg

When I grow up, I want to be Kevin Lisch.

http://mb11.theinsiders.com/fillinoisinsid...cID=20464.topic

Sorry, I was being a bit myopic. I was focusing on UConn and didn't realize that your comment was really about Duke. I agree, K must have had a brain cramp to leave those guys on the floor in the first half.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney0...tory?id=1775146 Calhoun said his philosophy on taking players out with two fouls stemmed from his time coaching at Northeastern from 1972 to 1986. His first 10 years there, the university president didn't know his name. But after reaching the NCAA Tournament five of his last six seasons there, Jim Calhoun became visible. "People are a lot nicer not because of how we played the game," Calhoun said. "But if we won it." Shades of Soderberger?