Quality Is Job 1

I've addressed this trend before. Other than Anthony Bonner, what Vashon star has thrived in college? Did even Sean Tunstall live up to the expectations? I do like Dwayne Polk, though, and I think he'll have a good career. He's still just a sophomore. Quin Snyder messed Jimmy McKinney up at Mizzou, and Nick Kern (NBA body & skills) messed himself up.

Kevin Lisch is a freshman. So is Tommie Liddell. It's too early to expect these guys to dominate and never falter, especially on the road against very good teams. I think the fact that the Bills didn't get blown out by 25 or more indicates that they could be a decent team this year. We need someone between Newborne and Johnson to step up to take some of the load off of Ian, but I don't think anyone will embarrass the Bills this year.

Maybe we ought not bet, but if SIU is young and playing on the road, I like the Billikens' chances of winning the game.

Indeed. It will be interesting to see how long the Bills stay in the game. How will it play out? Will Hawaii put their foot on the Bills' necks right away ("We had a chance to win... and then the game started!"), or will the Bills be competitive for 10 minutes, a half, or 30 minutes before Hawaii takes control, or will the Bills have a chance until the final minutes? I won't know until late tomorrow afternoon or early tomorrow evening. The game is on so late that I'm going to record the radio broadcast, and I won't be able to listen to the recording until after I get home from church. That means this site will be off limits to me from the time I go to bed tonight until after I've finished listening to the recorded broadcast. Enjoy.

>...the former UCLA coach >whose name escapes me at the moment but went on to get in >deeper trouble at Georgia. ...Jim Harrick

...we'd like to see her get the arena done.

...that Cheryl Levick is an alumnus of Mizzou, so she might love to get there.

I refuse to listen to one word of that junk anymore. Tim McKernan's mind is more in the gutter than metz's.

The delay may be a good thing, especially if those of us who do make it to earlier practices get good rumors started, getting folks salivating about how good and exciting Tommie Liddell and Kevin Lisch look. Also, don't be afraid to suggest that Dwayne Polk and Luke Meyer appear to be vastly improved. It would help if Frank Cusumano gets some video of an early practice -- capturing Liddell throwing down an emphatic alley-oop dunk tossed by Polk.

He responded to the wrong thread, and when he looked here for it, to see if someone responded to his distasteful joke, he didn't see his post and thought a moderator had removed it, so he said, "It was just a joke."

You have officially demonstrated that your mind is in the gutter. For crying out loud, it's Sunday!

...the thread should have died a long way back!

"Obi's 10 inch earthworm...." That's a jungle fever stereotype.

Dude, stop procrastinating! You have too much time to waste.

I concur. The most important thing for Ian to do is to avoid getting into foul trouble. I hope that A-10 refs don't have something against big Greeks.

I listen to KFNS rather frequently, and this is the first I've heard that there would be any changes to the lineup. Can anyone confirm that Bob Ramsey will move to the show with Kevin Slaten? When is that supposed to happen?

I have a sense of humor, but it's not gutteral.

You, sir, have poor taste in humor. I thought your joke about Savvis/Family was funny, but this joke is just in poor taste.

>Didn't Julian hurt his knee. Also ... though I may be >wrong, I think he agreed to transfer to KS but didn't >actually do it. I remember the fuss ... as I recall Roy was >hot because he had specifically asked Julian if he was going >to follow his father and he said no and then did. Yes, now that you mention it, I do recall that Julian injured his knee during the year he sat out while he was at Kansas. He did, indeed, transfer to Kansas and was in attendance there in 1992-93. Julian probably told Roy Williams that he wouldn't follow his dad, but that was BEFORE Lee Winfield was hired by Missouri. The family then decided that Julian would go to Mizzou instead so that Julian wouldn't play against his dad and Lee wouldn't coach against his son. It makes sense to me, and it was a brilliant move by Stewart. If Lee Winfield had taken a position at a Big 10 or SEC school, I'm sure Julian would have remained at Kansas.

Actually, Winfield transferred to Kansas after Grawer and Lee Winfield were dismissed from SLU, but after the season that Julian sat out, Norm Stewart hired Lee to be his assistant coach, so Julian made a family decision to attend Mizzou, instead. Julian, a Parade All-American, was the most highly touted member of the 1991 recruiting class, and he had a decent, but not spectacular, career. He was extremely athletic and was a very good defender, but he wasn't an especially good point guard (his position) and he lacked a dependable perimeter jumper. In the end Claggett and Highmark wound up with gaudier contributions.

I saw Ikeakor working out with teammates two-on-two some three weeks ago. He probably isn't doing full-contact stuff, but he has been on the floor, with a basketball in his hands, and been working with teammates.

Brian Smith was a 6-9 left-handed power forward. He played at SLU for two years: Grawer's last year and Spoon's first year before leaving. I liked him, but he was limited to offense around the basket. I guess he was like a taller, but skinnier version of Justin Tatum.