TheA_Bomb
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This train line could put St. Louis on the map. But I'd be wary of a bunch of east coast carpet baggers showing up.
My business partner Samuel Cupples wants to market our wares to the travelers.
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I think we get Pitbull when we get to the Early Top 25, maybe the on time Top 25 aka The Top 25 and hopefully in the Late Top 25. But not the Top 25 and 1.
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13 minutes ago, Pistol said:
You haven't heard me talk about Dayton, then?
Yeah also GCU, Liberty, Baylor, JoeLab's mom, pseudo post-modernism, diploma factories. Guys pay attention.
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Yeah great Idea but we can't even get a train from the airport to downtown in Austin.
I like the stop in Terre Haute but I heard it was only one way from there to St. Louis.
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Norlander and Parrish think Schertz is the best "mid-major" hire as mentioned on their podcast at the 1:31:57 mark and discussed after all the hires are listed.
Eye On College Basketball |
HUGE 2024 coaching carousel recap/reset: Analysis + intel on every high-major hiring, plus the best mid-major gets on Podbean, check it out! https://www.podbean.com/ea/dir-mkhpq-1e59e6f9
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3 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
Watching Indiana State highlights and breakdowns of their play while high is a wild ride.
This is why you need to buy so much salsa.
I'm not telling your mom about this, but drugs are bad.
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It's 1987 you just put a VHS tape into the VCR, after the FBI Warning this is the logo before the opening scene.
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Coach Schertz System or how I learned to stop worrying and love the long bomb.
This video is a good breakdown of why the system is superior based on Points Points per Possession Triple P not to be confused with Double P. ISU was #13 on KenPom Adj Off. #1? That would be National Champion UCONN. #2? That's Final 4 Alabama. So that's a good metric to measure good teams. Think of it like this if you take 3, 3 point shots and hit 1 you're at 1ppp.
ISU PPP was ranked #7 at 1.159 according to https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/stat/offensive-efficiency
Here's the video:
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From the 305 to the 314 just like Mr. Worldwide
Don't stop the parrrrtyyyyy
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25 minutes ago, billiken_roy said:
not just building a roster with sheer talent. looking for chemistry.
Exactly we need guys that are culture fits, if Avila knows him and likes his work ethic. Or a coach is familiar that matters. Can't be a C. Gordon with all the talent but a malcontent.
We need guys willing to buy into a system, share the ball and play hard.
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The good thing about Nitu going to FSU is we can get him to transfer to SLU next year after he's developed there for a season.
Mr. Brightside
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5 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said:
It’s also Swope’s birthday today, fun coincidence.
Also the start of Passover big day for everyone
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Regarding Mari pause this video, posted by Torch, to his commitment thread, at the 41 second mark. It might explain his knowledge of Majerus.
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20 minutes ago, billiken_roy said:
I personally think with the Schertz offense I watched in the NIT, we don't need a pure point guard. They get out and run and everyone is moving even in the half court.
Assuming Schertz will try to implement the same offense we need speed and shooters. A lot of dribbling is a fail. All need vision and passing skills and unselfish attitudes.
Yeah I agree with this but does anyone on the team currently have + ball handling skills?
We mentioned beating the press as a reason for a PG. It's best to beat a press with passing. But sometimes especially late game situations you need someone with traditional PG skills.
Maybe Coach thinks we have enough. I'm unsure. I'd think we need 1 or 2 PGs. Then more front court players.
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Just throwing out names because I think we need a PG, Alston Mason SMS is in the portal. 17.5ppg, 35% from 3, 3.5 ast/g
From Overland Park, KS
https://missouristatebears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alston-mason/7446
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Portal ranking is tough and so new. Personally I think 247sports does the best portal coverage.
https://247sports.com/season/2024-basketball/transferportal/
Regardless, of the ranking nice to see SLU getting top rated talent. It'll translate to some publicity and top 25 mentions.
Also nice to see logical roster construction not last minute take what you can get, then surprise when no one is cleared to play.
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1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said:
I think the addition of two rather than four returning starters extends the honeymoon period for Coach Schertz. Four returning starters plus Jimerson is a preseason top 25 team because of all the known factors. Expectations by local and national media would be through the roof.
Two returning starters starters plus Jimerson plus a couple of solid pieces from the portal is a team that will be projected as top four in the A10 by the preseason outlets. Two very different situations.
Good point. I was thinking this is a NCAA team with 4 ISU starters and Jimmerson. Now I don't know yet. Going to depend on the quality of the transfers. Even then will they have chemistry.
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1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said:
I have. A handful of mid-majors have struck gold. Everybody else has been struggling in vain. Now we've finally reached the point where the big boys officially kick us out of the club.
The last sentence is an assumption and not a fact. If it comes true it is more applicable to football.
We don't really know. SLU hasn't exactly been tearing it up since 1948 before NIL was a thing. So what are we really losing? But we need to find a way to be positioned for what's to come. College Basketball isn't going away. There will be CBB competition in some form.
For the many posters that don't like NIL and all the money, maybe getting "kicked out of the club" gives them what they want. Sports without the influence of big money.
I personally want SLU to compete at the highest level it can. So I'm accepting of the changes and willing to look for ways to exploit the opportunity. If the ACC goes away there's some likely shifts that bring opportunities.
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58 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:
I'd estimate that less than 10% of D1 programs are defined by the greatness of their sports teams. So that 10% should define how the other 90% operate?
Guess you haven't had ESPN for the last 30 years.
Big schools, conferences were already driving everything, NIL or not.
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Keep Tate
Fire May
Never forget
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2 hours ago, cgeldmacher said:
I think it is either going to be that, or the government will step in and finally divorce college sports from the big business it has become. I understand that universities have made millions on these kids for years (men's football and basketball only). I also understand the argument that the kids should benefit from the millions being made off of them. However, there is another argument that his just as logical as this argument and it is that universities are for students who want to receive an education. That's all. If you really take a step back and see the forest for the trees, it makes about as much sense for universities to be involved in professional sports as it does our national parks or trade unions to be involved in professional sports. By that, I mean it makes no sense. People in Europe can't comprehend why our universities are so involved in sports and, they are the ones that are right, not us.
When college sports started, it was literally guys who agreed to go to the same university for purely academic reasons creating club teams for their spare time. That turned into organized teams. That turned into organized conferences. That turned into TV deal and national championships. That turned into schools creating sham classes so those kids can go to school and play for the school's team. That turned into kids getting paid now to pretend they are students so that they can represent the school's team.
If it were up to me, I would have Congress pass a law that essentially accomplishes the following: If you want to be a professional athlete then go pro. If you want to go to college and play sports, you have to understand that you will not benefit from that situation other than having your tuition paid for and room and board. Then, you have to go to real classes, study, and stay academically eligible. You can't go pro for four years after agreeing to go to college. That will bring the talent level down in football and basketball. It will not lower the passion that fans have for their teams one bit.
I know I sound like an old guy, probably because I sort of am, but that is what I would like to see. I'm not saying to go back to what it was when I was growing up in the 80's and 90's. I'm saying take it back further than that.
This is kinda how they do things in the People's Republic of China the government tells citizens where they have to go and how much money they can make.
I googled "fear of change" this is what it returned:
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Total WAG but we got 3 years. In that time will SLU be elevated enough to grab a successful Drake Coach? McCollum sitting right there waiting to come back to his home state.
In the Eye on College Basketball Podcast (I mentioned previously), Parrish and Norlander also assert they believe SLU is right for the Big East. They list good facilities (newer arena) and natural recruiting base as reasons. It was great to hear two of the top CBB reporters make the case.