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I just got online and tuned into ESPN3 and saw Ian convert a 3 point play. Looks like he's doing well over there. Game is on online right now but not sure if its on the cable channels.

I was thinking the same about Eck. His experience and shooting ability will be needed now more than ever. Good to hear he's doing well in scrimmages!!

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Does Bernie really bring anything worthy to the table? Time for some new blood, fresh views.

so is each team member having a separate practice with the coach? Look forward to hearing how this goes!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2851583 They have the Billiken on the front page of the men's BB site! blurb: Majerus returns to coaching Former Utah coach Rick Majerus is returning to college basketball as the coach of Saint Louis University. He'll be unveiled at a Monday news conference, Majerus told ESPN.com.

It won't hurt if they are already talking to their other options. if not, we just wasted more time

was thinking the same thing.

i hear you. I was just saying romar's recruiting at UW looks a lot better as a result of the talent level in WA being so high the last few years.

That's true on both counts. that really wasn't the point though. Brianstl was saying that even Romar couldn't get it done and now he has nothing but top 50 recruits. I'm simply saying it helps when you have a local crop lining up to play for you. Any prominent coach worth their salt would be landing many of those players if they were coaching at UW. in other words, doesn't have as much to do with romar as it does the school, etc

Yes, i realize that a pg is from Ill. I was responding to: "If you think any non big name coach is going to land top 100 players from outside the area you are sadly mistaken. It didn't even happen with Romar here and he seems to land nothing but top 50 kids at UW now. It would have been a waste of time for Brad to recruit those kids." i think you're putting too much into my post. wasn't trying to assert all of the things you speak to. I'm just pointing out that its easier to recruit nothing but top 50 recruits when your backyard is full of them. Those kids in WA over the years have been waiting for UW to have a coach worth playing for.

Romar is benefiting from having a very high local talent level in Washington. UW is huge in Seattle and kids want to stay home and play. That's not to say he hasn't gotten recruits from out of the NW but his best players have been local. Same thing could happen at SLU if a coach ever figures it out

i was being facetious. the guy sounds slimey or a more innocent description, not all there. Who does that stuff??

Agreed...although not sure how much the OSU asst coach will command. SLU is very unlikely to pay more for a coach than they do for flowers and statues. no way.

or pay little bucks to a no name or a current asst.

Exactly! If the way they fired Brad is any indication of how well they're dotting i's and crossing t's then we're in trouble. There's no plan just knee jerks.. I hope there isn't a larger mess underneath all of this and we aren't stuck with the asst as an interim coach!

I suppose Rammer was right if winning a $2M law suit against your employer is considered vindication. Or, this article is missing details as well: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070413/ap_on_..._ncaa_o_brien_4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_O%27Brien...e_basketball%29

Scott conjectured: Reggie Theis (new mexico st) http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.d...0&ATCLID=114853 Anthony Grant (VCU) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Grant_(basketball) Mike Jarvis Coaches w/ Local Connections: Kim Anderson Cameron Dollar Chris Lowery Jay Spoonhour Paul Lusk http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-bask...usk_paul00.html Derek Thomas

Frank C and Rammer had H on earlier today and he shared his thoughts on potential candidates. Unfortunately someone popped in my office so I didn't hear it. The radio hosts seemed to think his list was good but didn't repeat it. Did anyone hear the list? Did he mention anyone that isn't on Bernie's long list?

I question the validity of any list that would say Seattle would consider drafting another project center. They aleady have two 7-footers in Johan Petro and Robert Swift that are 20 years old. Their vertern inside guys are Chris Wilcox, Mikki Moore and Nick Collison. They don't need to get younger in the front court. Perhaps they're just saying he's the 53 best player in the draft...

Schasz, do mean mitch in the morning? Whining is all that guy does. UW is sold out all the time now that Romar has them rolling. Pretty sure they could fill a bigger venue at this point.

In response to original post; 1. Brad is the leader. It is clear from the poise of the young players that there are many future leaders that can be an extension of him on the floor. So going forward we'll have more than just 1 Sr leader on the floor. For emotion, I was pleasantly surprised by JJ's play tonight. 2. If we tried to man up against Morrison or Raivio one or both would have killed us. I like Brad b/c he's willing to take his best shot and adjust his game plan each night to do so. I see a lot of Gonzaga games out here and Morrison was definitely slowed significantly by something the Billikens did. He doesn't just have an off night...i don't buy that. 3. What is the story with Brown? I liked Husak's effort tonight. Maybe I don't get to watch enough SLU games but Husak seemed very solid compared to what I expected. 4. Liddell is a Fr. Looks pretty darn good to me. Hasn't he earned 3 straight A10 Fr of the week so far? I hope he isn't like Larry. He'll help us build a program by being here for a few years. Being out in Seattle I watched the Gonzaga broadcast. They were very complimentary of Brad as a coach, Ian and our freshman. Hopefully we'll get some good national press for this effort to help spring recruiting. Hope all of you in STL made it down to the game tonight!

Hey Courtside, Not sure if they still do, but Comedy Central used to show the previous night's Late Night at 6PM. Great dinner time entertainment!

Just for comparison and perspective, what level is the Valley and/or the league that Gonzaga plays in??