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This is where UB's (in)ability to evaluate talent comes into play. Assuming Brandenburg is at least a serviceable D-1 player (i know nothing about him), this would seem to be the time to offer (i.e. before the bigs come in).

"you forget i am one of the remaining 32%. so i dont see your point." That's exactly my point. You still support the Bush administration (i assume that's what you meant by "one of the remaining 32%"), which has had some questionable, if not criminal, activity. Yet, if the Billikens were cheating or had a scandal, you "would turn in [your] billiken club membership in a second." I think it is odd that you hold the Billikens to a higher standard than the Bush administration.

What fun would that be...?

Sorry Rich, I just think it's odd that roy holds the Billiken basketball team to a higher standard than the president and the administration.

Thanks for the information. I'm not calling for UB's head either. However, i think that waiting 20 years is a bit ridiculous. Tulsa is another program that comes to mind that dealt with multiple coaching changes, but i suppose they were continually on an upswing so it probably looked to be a more attractive place (for coaches and players). Interesting. Does UB have his D. Wade in TL? I'm not comparing the players, but the potential impact such players have/had on their respective programs.

Yet, you support the Bush Administration right?

Out of curiosity, can any of the basketball aficionados (of which i am not) think of programs that have built a higher degree of success than what SLU now has in less than 20 years. Not the UNC's and Duke's of the world either. I've got to think that many programs have ramped up programs in 4-5 years, which then gave a solid footing for the 4-5 years to follow. I've heard broy throw out this "can't change every 4-5 years" statement and i wonder if there is evidence to the contrary.

SLU having a Plan A, Plan B AND a Plan C. sorry...couldn't resist.

...from everything i read (and that's the extent of my knowledge), Tyus seems to be a damn good player that at some point showed some degree of interest in SLU. Um...assuming there is no offer, what the hell is/was UB doing? Could someone shed any reliable light on UB's (in)action with regard to Tyus? If UB has pursued the kid and offered and continued to recruit the kid, then i have no beef with UB's actions.

I'll certainly give deference to the folks in St. Louis and you are correct, i didn't do much investigating. If i'm wrong, i'm wrong and it won't be the first or last time. Unlike many on the this board, i'm not particularly sensitive one way or the other with regard to name calling. Feel free to call me whatever you prefer.

It's sarcasm.

But did he win the future leader of flo valley award?

Just settle down, christ, you're like a six-year old meth addict on a cotton candy binge that happens to be laced with ex-lax. Is that a yes, some people have stated they don't want powell at SLU? If so, that's all you need to say.

You're kidding me right? Obviously a legit outlet, i mean this is only the site of "a 17-year-old junior in St. Louis, Missouri."

Has anyone stated on this board that they would not like to see powell at SLU?

You are in a lose lose situation because your lot in life apparently rests on being vindicated on billikens.com (see above post, tennis thread, the "SOMEBODY" post). I kinda feel sorry for you, ok, i don't. But christ, the ridiculousness with which seek to attain some status on an internet board is comical. Maybe you have answered it somewhere, but do you really expect SLU to offer every one of the prospects you tout? Perhaps you need to stop being the eagles or whatever AAU team's water boy, D-I basketball wannabe. Throw your line in the water, maybe you'll catch a little bit of reality.

For ease of reference, let's point out two statements you have made about Butterfield and see if you can see the contradiction: "Why are we chasing out of state pf's like Walls and Stemler and not even offering HIGHLY TOUTED JUCO's in our own state like Butterfield?" (emphasis added) "If you are referring to his recruitment of Butterfield, he is NOT a well-known commodity." (emphasis added) Do you see the contradiction? I'll give you a little while to digest the statements and come back to help you out if needed.

Vtime, i have read your posts for some time now. You are a cowardly twit that rarely responds to a direct question (also, there are quite a few insecurity issues that you need to work on, especially when you proclaim that you are "SOMEBODY" on an internet message board, but i digress...). You know about the local scene, hip hip hooray! I bet you didn't even have to put "local high school basketball knowledge" on the future leaders of florissant valley application (probably because of the suh-weet connections you had at Harris-Stowe).

Also Roy, we all know the ACT is culturally biased.

A mistake is further compounded if you get a recruit who, while obviously a very good high school player, doesn't fit into your system. Don't know if that made sense, but if brad is going to stick to his slow tempo ball (do we have reason to think otherwise?), then you better damn well recruit the players that fit that system. I agree, why recruit DP if you are not going to utilize that person's skills?

Pass the Kool-Aid!!! Accomplished 4 of the 5 "planks", come on. Just like the right-wing and left-wing nuts, the brad bashers and brad supporters certainly represent the fringe. Brad's accomplishments are somewhere in the middle.

and the illegal immigrants.

Albright was worked against Jamaica (but in all honesty, the team was a disappointment), so i doubt he sees the field against Ghana. He is versatile and if he doesn't go up against a track star on the flank, i think he is very serviceable. Also, looking through the alternates...slim pickings.

I have to give you tort reform right-wing nutjobs a little grief (please note the lighthearted nature); i live near Boulder, CO, so i give the left-wing nutbjobs a lot of grief on a daily basis. If i was more dedicated to some form of Aristotelian absolutism, I would press you and Roy a little more on the Sampson/Bush comment. But for now, i'll just agree with you that we shouldn't soil Sampson's name by mentioning him in the same sentence as GW.

"The fact that one of my favorite actors, Cary Grant, sued Chevy for calling him a "homo" is just icing on the cake......" Interesting, you tacitly approve of the liberal notion to sue someone who called Cary Grant a "homo". Better yet, your "icing on the cake" is that Chevy got sued by someone who had such thin skin that "homo" offended him, but you'll deride Vtime for his thin skin. What's next, supporting the Bush administration and their questionable ways, yet denouncing K. Sampson for his questionable recruiting?