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Exactly.  And the coach he would replace -- in this example, Chris Holtmann -- would be a guy we would have a legitimate shot at.

If you're below .500 at a bluebood, the claws come out.  UCLA has a NET ranking of 209 with blue chippers up and down the roster.  Historically bad start to the season but Cronin has earned a mulligan for putting UCLA back on the map.

If you're below .500 at a bluebood, the claws come out.  UCLA has a NET ranking of 209 with blue chippers up and down the roster.  Historically bad start to the season but Cronin has earned a mulligan for putting UCLA back on the map.

No doubt.  There were also a lot of players on Majerus teams who could pass the ball, from small to big.  They didn't just suddenly develop that skill when they got to SLU.  It was reflected in their high school numbers.  The only guy we have with good assist numbers before he got here is Medley.
Majerus was basically doing the basketball equivalent of Moneyball player evaluations.  Wise men reduce the amount of coaching that they have to do so they can laser focus on what's important.

No doubt.  There were also a lot of players on Majerus teams who could pass the ball, from small to big.  They didn't just suddenly develop that skill when they got to SLU.  It was reflected in their high school numbers.  The only guy we have with good assist numbers before he got here is Medley.
Majerus was basically doing the basketball equivalent of Moneyball player evaluations.  Wise men reduce the amount of coaching that they have to do so they can laser focus on what's important.

No doubt.  There were also a lot of players on Majerus teams who could pass the ball, from small to big.  They didn't just suddenly develop that skill when they got to SLU.  It was reflected in their high school numbers.  The only guy we have with good assist numbers before he got here is Medley.
Majerus was basically doing the basketball equivalent of Moneyball player evaluations.  Wise men reduce the amount of coaching that they have to do so they can laser focus on what's important.

No doubt.  There were also a lot of players on Majerus teams who could pass the ball, from small to big.  They didn't just suddenly develop that skill when they got to SLU.  It was reflected in their high school numbers.  The only guy we have with good assist numbers before he got here is Medley.
Majerus was basically doing the basketball equivalent of Moneyball player evaluations.  Wise men reduce the amount of coaching that they have to do so they can laser focus on what's important.

No doubt.  There were also a lot of players on Majerus teams who could pass the ball, from small to big.  They didn't just suddenly develop that skill when they got to SLU.  It was reflected in their high school numbers.  The only guy we have with good assist numbers before he got here is Medley.
Majerus was basically doing the basketball equivalent of Moneyball player evaluations.  Wise men reduce the amount of coaching that they have to do so they can laser focus on what's important.

We've never had a point guard who shoots 90% from the line.  He and Jimerson are a problem for teams who need to foul at the end of the game.

We've never had a point guard who shoots 90% from the line.  He and Jimerson are a problem for teams who need to foul at the end of the game.

We've never had a point guard who shoots 90% from the line.  He and Jimerson are a problem for teams who need to foul at the end of the game.

Not only is Parker out, Meadows has been in and out of the lineup due to health.  Hughes and Thames are just coming back from injury.  This was a below average defensive team at full strength.  They're Swiss cheese now.
Coach Ford could have brought in better defensive players in the portal.  He made a big gamble on being able to outscore teams with a Big Three + veteran role players and smoke and mirrors on defense.  He lost.

The only reason I don't trust it is because I don't believe the money men have any interest in paying for a $10 million buyout.  Or paying a humongous lump sum. SLU boosters paying more than Oklahoma State boosters to get rid of a coach?  On what planet?

The only reason I don't trust it is because I don't believe the money men have any interest in paying for a $10 million buyout.  Or paying a humongous lump sum. SLU boosters paying more than Oklahoma State boosters to get rid of a coach?  On what planet?

Not only is Parker out, Meadows has been in and out of the lineup due to health.  Hughes and Thames are just coming back from injury.  This was a below average defensive team at full strength.  They're Swiss cheese now.
Coach Ford could have brought in better defensive players in the portal.  He made a big gamble on being able to outscore teams with a Big Three + veteran role players and smoke and mirrors on defense.  He lost.

Not only is Parker out, Meadows has been in and out of the lineup due to health.  Hughes and Thames are just coming back from injury.  This was a below average defensive team at full strength.  They're Swiss cheese now.
Coach Ford could have brought in better defensive players in the portal.  He made a big gamble on being able to outscore teams with a Big Three + veteran role players and smoke and mirrors on defense.  He lost.

Not only is Parker out, Meadows has been in and out of the lineup due to health.  Hughes and Thames are just coming back from injury.  This was a below average defensive team at full strength.  They're Swiss cheese now.
Coach Ford could have brought in better defensive players in the portal.  He made a big gamble on being able to outscore teams with a Big Three + veteran role players and smoke and mirrors on defense.  He lost.

I'm a short overweight desk jockey. So what? I am perfectly happy to share all of the opinions i share on billikens.com in person as well.
 
OK, i probably wouldn't diss someone face-to-face by calling for a crying towel; but let's have some self-awareness here too. You're complaining that people are being "too mean" to a guy paid 2.5 million a year to win basketball games
What am i supposed to ask Ford? "why did you recruit a guy significantly under 6 ft to play PG here?" He's gonna give me an answer i already know "he's getting better, he's a tough kid, etc" .. those are true things. There's still the problem that most guards in the A-10 are much bigger and it's a struggle and we have to recruit over him anyway. "why did you recruit an academically ineligible international player?" What's he gonna answer? If I ask Crews "why did you recruit Brett Jolly" .. what's he gonna say? The other stuff is already answered. Just repeating many of the same questions and excuses. Reality is the coach is failing and needs to go.
This isn't personal. Even after yesterday's debacle i posted my thoughts on BurnerGate. It's bush league. It's ridiculous. It's on top of the failing product on the floor. Boooo. Lame. I expect better. I'll tell you that in person, too.
I love my dad too, if you guys ripped on his character and dignity I'd probably try to fight you. problem: noone's ripped on CTF's character or dignity, we've ripped on his inability to go to the NCAA tournament. problem: he's got family running around making burner accounts and not standing on the record or standing by their words. That's why it's ridiculous.
 
I don't have any outrageous or controversial opinions here. I'm willing to stand by the stuff I say. Sometimes i'm a bit heated and say it in an overblown fashion or harp on it too much; but the core issues remain.

True I'm not either just willing to talk smack to anyone anywhere. I'm fairly quick so I can get away fast if need be.

$10 million is the same buyout he had when signing a new contract at Oklahoma State so there might be something to this.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/travis-ford-coaching-rumors-saint-louis-billikens-oklahoma-state/15k4ou2ezpenk1q6yc1p373ua7

Assuming there's 4 years left on Coach Ford's contract, buying him out next year would still cost $7.5 million.

The only guys that have done this in the past 60 years have been Spoon and Majerus.  That's it.  When you look at the likely free agent market after the season, you don't see that guy.  It's Chris Mack, who could jump right back into high major D-1 if he wants, and everybody else. 

There may be an up and comer in the free agent market who becomes the next Chris Mack but the risk-averse BOT isn't going to bring him here.  They're culturally incapable of it.  There's a reason that those kinds of success stories happen at St. Mary's and Florida Atlantic and not at so-called established mid-majors.  Programs and boosters who feel they have nothing to lose are willing to take a lot bigger risks.

We'll never know.  We can only engage in MBM speculation.  I suspect it's because the clandestine old boy network known as the BOT signed off on it.
Talking about replacing a coach and an AD is therapeutic because one day that will happen.  But will the BOT ever be receptive to so-called "out of the box thinking" when large sums of money are involved?  I seriously doubt it.  

We'll never know.  We can only engage in MBM speculation.  I suspect it's because the clandestine old boy network known as the BOT signed off on it.
Talking about replacing a coach and an AD is therapeutic because one day that will happen.  But will the BOT ever be receptive to so-called "out of the box thinking" when large sums of money are involved?  I seriously doubt it.  

We'll never know.  We can only engage in MBM speculation.  I suspect it's because the clandestine old boy network known as the BOT signed off on it.
Talking about replacing a coach and an AD is therapeutic because one day that will happen.  But will the BOT ever be receptive to so-called "out of the box thinking" when large sums of money are involved?  I seriously doubt it.  

I thought the consensus was that we need someone who is a top-notch teacher of the game.  Somebody who can "coach up" mid-major recruits.  What does a Duke assistant know about coaching up that caliber of player?  I think there's a reason that Coach's K tree has been underwhelming.