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3 hours ago, RiseAndGrind said:
Auburn picked up a 5* commit last night from a Point Guard. I think they already were out, but they should definitely be out for Jayden Stone now.
What is a 5* going for this year?
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Were any recruits there?
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45 minutes ago, Slu let the dogs out? said:
Not sure about that school but I'm sure their facilities are unbelievable. You know what else is unbelievable? Throwing back 8 or 9 cold brews at Rod n Reel on AMI.
Not sure what to think of this Markhi Strickland. Wasn't really impressed after looking at his Verbal Commits page but not sure how updated that is (has him listed at 6'5). Pistol's analysis made me feel a little better about him but still hoping he's a back up plan.
Just ate at rod n reel a half hour ago. Any other recommendations on AMI?
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Maybe some 5 star recruit’s father needs a job.
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Just picked it up to give to my friend whose father played on that team.
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2 minutes ago, Clocktoweraccords2004 said:
I wonder when Gordon’s dirt at SLU will be public.
Anyways tired of the age being an excuse for the kid. Making mistakes is a part of childhood. Not repeating them Is a part of growing up
What dirt would that be?
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They could use another big.
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3 hours ago, RUBillsFan said:
Watched a video of her. She reminds me of Jakuvisc. Hopefully she can defend like her.
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48 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:
Wouldn't be surprised if Coach Ford suggested it. Stuen is his nephew after all.
Or maybe he is a good recruiter and made an impression.
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24 minutes ago, Clock_Tower said:
OK. So in tight game, French picks up his 3rd foul at the start of the second half.... or picks up his 4th foul with 12 minutes to go... or picks up his 5th foul.... then Coach Ford replaces French with ____________?
The guy on the bench who he thinks is the best match up. We have no one who can match French’s physical game, defense and rebounding.
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6 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said:
Hargrove is definitely athletic, but he also seems to have skills and appears to be coachable. That all points to our staff being able to quickly be able to teach him how to play with his back to the basket. To me, the only concern early on is him putting on muscle to be able to handle the contact that comes with posting up.
Hargrove is not going to be a back to the basket player. He will go over his man or around his man. He can slash and jump. Those are his strengths and they will play at this level. No need to reinvent the wheel, just let it roll.
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1 hour ago, Aquinas said:
The problem we have with our core 3 players of French, Goidwin and Thatch, are that they were poor shooters from the old 3 point line and the FT line last season.
I think our best team against a tournament quality zone is: Bell, French, Perkins, Gibson and Goodwin. That would make us the tallest team in the A10 and on par or taller than many tournament teams, 6-11, 6-7, 6-6, 6-6, 6-4. Bell and French could switch from high to low post, as the ball swings from side to side. Bell would be a tall target, with a height advantage over most opponents. The ball in the post puts a lot of pressure on the zone, especially with 2, A+ 3 point shooters, looking for a kick out pass.
2 strong 3 point shooters will stretch the zone, especially with the new 3 point line. That will provide room for French and Goodwin.
I know Bell is not a 30 min a game player right now, but Ford's recent comments about his weight loss and shooting around the basket have been encouraging.
That would not be our strongest defensive team. But they should be reasonably effective at playing a zone defence by tournament time.
I find it hard to believe Bell is going to go from a role as a backup center on his prep team, to a core player his freshman year in the A10.
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It doesn’t have to be that way. We once had Clagget, Highmark, and Waldman on the same team. I believe Carl Turner also came off the bench for that team. They could all light it up from “3”.
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3 hours ago, courtside said:
I don’t believe anyone is advocating anything less than resources and facilities upgrades across the board for all sports. This is of course if SLU wants to compete at a higher level.
They don’t.
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3 hours ago, billikenfan05 said:
I don’t even know where to begin with explaining that it doesn’t matter if this picture was taken on campus. What I can tell you is that Weaver was on campus and I’m 99.99% confident that he’s committed to SLU
So its 50/50.
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26 minutes ago, Bills10s said:
Courtside, Thanks for the detailed reply! Looks like SLU Tennis has several needs. It's my understanding from some people and from your post there are quite a few things that need to be addressed:
1. Scholarship Increase
2. Budget Increase
3. On Campus Facility (Minimum 6 outdoor courts, Indoor courts would be outstanding)
4. A Head Coach for each program (1 coach overseeing 2 programs with very little assistant help is very low budget)
5. Assistant Coaches (Full Time or at minimum GA positions for each program)
6. Decent salary for an experienced coach
Courtside, I agree with your assessment about just hiring local pros that do it for the love of the game. If the admin wants to move the programs forward they need to hire a coach with experience in recruiting and building teams. The next coach is going to have his/her hands full bringing in talent. As I see it, the overall level of player needs to dramatically increase. If they hire a local pro or someone with a year or 2 of college coaching experience it will be the same old story. I think it's a great chance to take advantage of a sport SLU should be good at by making some improvements to the program and hire an experienced coach. I am not holding my breath though. Go Bills!
The administration has no desire to move these programs forward. That would take money and commitment. They are content with their philosophy that the men’s basketball program is the crown jewel. Followed by men’s soccer. Women’s basketball, volleyball and soccer get funding because of Title IX requirements and they will even put a little effort and money into baseball and softball. The rest of the sports are sacrifial lambs and pretty much given a low price coach, minimal funding and told good luck. I assume the reason for all the low funded sports is either league or NCAA requirements to have a certain number of teams. If that is not the reason, I’ve always wondered why they bother to have them if they are not willing to fund them at a competitive level.
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He reminds me of Darius Miles in high school the way he runs the floor, handles the ball and dunks
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Is Hargrove on campus?
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29 minutes ago, cheeseman said:
My point was you could have verified it from that persons source before posting a rumor. Oh by the way I heard Ford is having an affair with a cheerleader anybody heard this.
Is that the same one that organized situation 2? I could see the connection. They both recruit good players, but some still question their game management skills.
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Down to 11 players already.
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5 minutes ago, White Pelican said:
Yeah, it were a joke. Raboin shot 1.000 from the 3 point line. Highest in the NCAA. Small sample though.
He should have at least got to keep on shooting until he missed.
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I thought the European salaries would be higher. I remember years ago some posted Roland Gray was making $160k playing in Spain. I also heard from a friend of Chris Heinrich that he was making big money playing in Europe. I also remember it being reported Bonner was making $500k playing in Russia. Was all that just urban legend?
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I thought Zars would continue to be a rotation player. She was an excellent rebounder and decent defender. The other three won’t be missed.
2019-20 Season
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Goodwin hit a 3/4 court shot at the end of the first half of a game at the Belleville East Tournament. I believe it was against Chaminade. It is largely a matter of strength and luck. He easily had the strength shooting it as a standard set shot, not a heave.