WVBilliken

Arkansas made the Tournament. That's step 1 to win a National Championship. They got to the Sweet 16. They were 3 wins from the Title. Money is now the #1 component then all the other things you mentioned.

Yes.

Or perhaps more likely, the Doctors did determine a medical cause and the Thames family wants the medical diagnosis and treatment kept private. We fans may never know the true story of Kellen's health issue.

Way too early to even guess but given this is just wild speculation: Starters .... Avila, Otieno, McCottry, Dunlap, Green. In the Rotation ..... Sharma, Thames (swap with Warlick if Thames can't play), Anya, Jones, Brown Mop-up Crew: Warlick, Laczkowski, Kerr, Hutson

Probably Mom or Dad

Maybe that's why Schertz is holding that 15th scholarship. For Swope or some other player in the same situation....waiting for the court or NCAA decision.

If you have 3 or 4 guys on the floor, who are athletic, can handle the ball well, dribbling & passing .... then I think a traditional point guard is not necessary, in most games, in the Schertz system ..... me, not concerned with the point guard depth on this squad at all.

So missing is Warlick 6'5" wing, Hutson 6'6" wing, Kerr 6'11" trigger, Luke Laczkowski 6'8" hybrid, Thames 6'6" wing

I am familar with Furman, my wife went there for a year before transferring because her Dad moved from SC for a job in MO. But read my post. The point is he is put of eligibility pending the outcome of a lawsuit. Seems risky on SLU's part to recruit him.

Googled it ..... "From what we can tell, Pjay Smith doesn't have additional eligibility left. However, he is someone who played in Division II, and there is at least one lawsuit from another player trying to say that eligibility shouldn't count against players at the D1 level. Furman transfer Pjay Smith Jr.". Seems quite a risk to recruit a player based on how a lawsuit is decided.

NOooo! I remember him as bad D and lots of dumb shots on bad teams.

LOL .... It's almost never an either or when players leave. There are dozens of reasons a player leaves a program, and the vast majority of reasons has nothing to do with the coach. Having had 2 kids who played sports at the D1 level ... went through that with them.

And he's got a very good free throw %. Guessing since he played 2 years junior college and 3 years at Quinnipiac ..... year 6 is his covid year? Turns 25 ....... 1/1/2026

But the power schools get mid-major stars who have proven their worth in the college game. The mid-majors get wannabes .... kids who might have a HS pedigree but were not able to prove it at the power conference level and can't get the minutes to show their worth/potential. So why do you think Schertz is looking at D2 stars? I get it.

Very entertaining rant indeed. But clearly you have no clue about Thames' condition. It may be resolved already. Praying it is. If not, I trust Schertz to do the right thing for the young man.