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Already watched this ten times; think I’ll go watch it another ten times before I doze of...
https://mobile.twitter.com/SLUnaticsSTL/status/1153424812431302657
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4 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said:
I agree with everything you said. My biggest problem with Crews is that the guy who was "happily retired" benefited big from the position he was put in when RickMa passed away. He parlayed that into a big contract from the Billikens. When it became clear that he was not cut out for the job of building his own team, the job for which he was ultimately hired and being paid handsomely, he could have returned to being "happily retired." Instead, he made the Billikens fire him and, from what I understand, held the Athletic Department to honoring his full contract.
I don't fault Crews for his failure as a coach. I do fault him for taking advantage of a situation and then milking us for a whole lot of money. I realize that both parties signed a contract, and that he was entitled to enforce that contract. I just think he could have been a little more understanding of the situation that he and the Billikens were in when he signed his contract and worked out a deal to retire with a reasonable buyout. If I'm wrong about any of these facts, let me know.
I can't disagree. You and a few others mentioned the contract piece; yes that is something I didn't touch on. It's hard because people can look at it in two different ways. I love you for what you did (coming out of retirement to help a friend), and I hate you for what you did ("ruining" the basketball program - not my words).
In the end, I don't think the ~$800K/year is really THE big issue to the school. I was as frustrated with the last two years of Crews' as most; but what I'll remember first is having someone Rick trusted to come help; and win National Coach of the Year. Time has healed my wound. I'm done with the past; I'm all on Travis' train now.
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Honestly, I wish everyone would take it easy on Crews. I've always felt we owe him a 'thank you' instead of the treatment we give. No, he was obviously not even close to the best thing for this team; but let's remember, he came here as a favor.
He was happily retired when Rickma reached out (they were friends mind you) asking him to unretire to be an assistant coach. If memory serves me correct, he told Rickma 'no thanks'; and only after a second phone call asking for his help, did he agree.
Then, after Rick departed this world too early, I think he took over out of obligation for his school and his friend. Things went down from there. I don't fault the guy. Majerus wanted him, that was good enough for me. Even if those tournament teams he led were 'self-managed', he still had to keep them together and gelling.
Oh and let's not forget, he was voted National Coach of the Year. Crews is gone, let time heal this wound and move on. Again, my personal opinion. You're entitled to yours whether we agree or not.
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Just in case you want to set your DVR's (Or if you're Old Guy - your Tivo
), Javon's summer league games are televised.
Fri - July 5 - 8:30pm Central on ESPN
Sat - July 6 - 9:00pm Central on ESPN
Mon - July 8 - 8:30pm Central on NBA TV
Wed - July 10 - 6:30pm Central on ESPN2
The next four are tbd. Link to schedule and roster below.
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7 minutes ago, bauman said:
While I follow soccer to some degree, I am a little confused reading this thread. Am I correct in my understanding that our STL sub-MLS level team has beaten 2 MLS teams during the last 2 weeks?
That is correct. Next up is Atlanta in the quarterfinals, which will be real tough. It's quite the feat what they've accomplished.
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9 hours ago, Sheltiedave said:
Learning the proper back arch is quite easy, if you have someone to mimic, learn how to plant your jump foot, pump your arms , and rotate your hips. The hardest thing for non-skilled high jumpers is learning how to clear their drag foot, and he has that problem bad.
It took me two weeks in high school to improve from knowing nothing and clearing 5’4”, watching and training with a 7’ high jumper, to consistently hitting 6’1”.
TH could easily improve 6 to 8 inches by taking the right angle into the bar, dial in his pivot and launch, and learn to arch and snap. Hopefully, they have a light fiberglass and carbon bar, and not the old triangle aluminum bar that would crosscheck you in the back on bad jumps.
Having not watched him jump, I'm speculating. What Sheltie says is correct. The only thing I'd say is 6-8 inches is possibly too high. He's not going to improve his jump height, just better form clearing the bar at a height he is currently jumping. My guess is with ~3 attempts at a height, he's managed to get his form just right to get that high. What did his mom say he cleared in practice? 7'2"? That's while being coached, and unlimited attempts. Although any jumper will tell you, after 20 or so jumps, your legs are about done without some decent rest. So if he stuck with it, I'd say 2-4 inches is likely; that 6-8 possible.
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11 hours ago, Basketbill said:
So this is a subject near and dear to my heart as a former High Jumper in HS. His result 6’8” inches in good. The picture someone posted is suspicious for horrendous form, but hard to say, based solely on one picture at one moment in time. The result nevertheless it is impressive, and the is undoubtedly room for improvement with improved technique.
One measure of a HJer is how high over their own height do they clear. Franklin Jacobs back in the eighties was the poster child of this measure I believe he was 5’8 or 9, and jump 7’7”. So at 6’7” TH has always to go to beat Franklin Jacobs.
Clearly TH can jump, improvement in form will really raise the bar.(pun intended) This makes me think of that picture of him blocking a shot where it “appears” that his elbow was as high as the rim. Man Is it going to be fun watching him play.
I’m also a former HS jumper. I was prob 6’1” when I jumped. I missed out on state by a tie-breaker (same height -less misses) and it was significantly lower. My best jump was 5’10” and I only did that in regionals. That guy who beat me finished second at state.
Point being, what he did is stupid impressive.
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7 minutes ago, dlarry said:
A second Bloody Mary?
I like you Larry.
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In Cabo where game starts at 10. Only place open with a tv at 10 is the swim up bar. With zero hesitation, I’m bearing the 63 degree temps and cold water for our boys. Suggestions after the obligatory Bloody Mary?
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If anyone has any you're not using for Saturday, please DM me. We have 6, but trying to get more so our whole families can go to a game together. Thanks!
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On 2/15/2019 at 4:46 PM, philliken said:
Good start to game #1. 8-1 good guys in the 7th. Luther pitched 6.
Forgot to update yesterday. Bills split their doubleheader: 3-2 loss and 10-3 win. Didn’t have time to watch so no player updates.
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Good start to game #1. 8-1 good guys in the 7th. Luther pitched 6.
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Good luck to the baseball team as they kick off their 2019 season tonight (4pm) at Miami (OH).
Bills were picked to win the A10 this year.
On a sour note, the ladies softball team began last weekend going 0-5 while being out scored 40-5 over the five games. Nowhere to go but up!
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10 hours ago, BillsBeliever said:
I think we can all agree Ford is a good guy and brings a lot of energy and integrity to the way he goes about things. I also think we can all agree he has done a wonderful job recruiting. Where I think we can also agree is that many things have happened out of his control. I think the amount of players we have lost however is alarming given the 3-year time window since he got here. Obviously, I think he should have at least another year or two, but if the roster turnover continues as it has I think he will have trouble getting the results. Time will tell as it always does. At the end of the day as a college bball coach you are only judged by the W's and L's.
"Give him another year or two"? No disrespect, but there shouldn't be any talk of how long we give him at this moment. Yeah, losing players at the rate we have the past few years is concerning. But look where we were before him. If you get rid of Travis, who are you honestly getting? Not someone better. It's only been three years. There can't be a short leash. Unless you want a Crews/Soderberg level coach. Not to mention if you fire Travis, you'll likely lose his great incoming recruiting class.
As fans, obviously we want a 'win now' team. But we can be so short-sided at times. Barring a controversy surrounding Ford; or a Situation4, he's staying as long as he wants. Be happy about that.
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48 minutes ago, wgstl said:
not sure where to put this but,
With you on where to put it. I posted this below the one in the GD thread too.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Anthony Bonner and Aaron Hines returned to the court today to add bodies at SLU practice.</p>— stu durando (@studurando) <a href="https://twitter.com/studurando/status/1095067061859090435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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9 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
That’s. Uhhh interesting
This too.
https://twitter.com/studurando/status/1095067061859090435
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Anthony Bonner and Aaron Hines returned to the court today to add bodies at SLU practice.</p>— stu durando (@studurando) <a href="https://twitter.com/studurando/status/1095067061859090435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2019</a></blockquote>
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12 hours ago, dlarry said:
That’s just how some people are.
I bet Billy Ken hates universally loved movies too.
Probably though Forest Gump, Shawshank Redemption, and Toy Story were terrible flicks.
Good calls on the flicks. But in this rare instance, I would be inclined to say Toy Story 3 over the original. Hardly any movie gets the waterworks moving than the end of that one.
"So long partner".
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Not sure if this has been posted, but on Feb 1, there was a report that Welmer is retiring following the season. Look, it doesn't name sources, and I'm not sure of the credibility of this account. But they even have a write up about it.
https://www.rotowire.com/cbasketball/player.php?id=6582
I don't think any of us expected him to play again; but if true, this can close the book on his scholarship for next year at least.
I want whats best for Elliott's health long-term. But I would love to see him be able to take the court on Senior Night for one play and ideally get to take a shot.
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5 minutes ago, Littlebill said:
TI’s worst game as a bill.
Yet everyone will be happy when he drops 15+. Look, he's not what we were expecting; but can we stop hating on this guy? My god. Everyone was excited when we got him; but so quick to persecute him because he isn't a 20/10 guy.
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5 minutes ago, NYBilliken said:
So many crazy mistakes in that half - how about that fast break, and that final possession - but down by only 4 at the half.
Bing!
its almost like it’s Groundhog Day.
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From the ESPN recap:
"NC State came up shy of scoring the fewest points by any team in the shot clock era, as George Washington scored just 20 in a game against Saint Louis in 2008, according to ESPN Stats & Information."
I don't think I feel like correcting them on this one.
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24 minutes ago, slufanskip said:
potential final 4 roster? The legend grows
Thank you. I agree. That team was great, and got into the #10 in National Rankings. That being said, in those three years we never even reached the second weekend. Great team? Yes! Perennial Final 4 contender? No.
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Remember that scene in Pleasantville when the players couldn’t miss a shot?
yeah, Richmond is the opposite of that in shootaround.
i understand it’s just shootaround, but they do not look like a team that should contend with us. That being said, it’ll probably be a close game in the last five minutes.
maybe it’s the Chaifetz Happy Hour beer talking, but I’m predicting Bills by 15, and JGood gets his 2nd career triple double for his redemption. 12,11,10.
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Agreed on attendance. Last game we had ~9,400. I'm guessing less than 6.5K today. We're only using 2 of our 6 tickets. I normally have zero trouble getting my friends to go, or my kids friends to tag along.
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