Duff Man
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I don't care if this kid is only 18 that last piece of garbage I read from him showed me he lacked integrity in his "sources". So I'm not even clicking the link.
Please clarify.
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If you read Bernie's column today and then Brian's it is clear that one was written by someone who has sources and one by a guy who did most of his research by reading this board.
I'd rather listen to the veteran with actual knowledge contacts in the sports world. Not the guy auditioning to be a "everything is an outrage", Deadspin blogger / sports-radio hack.
Brian may turn out to be a hell of a sports journalist someday. Right now he is a blogger who needs people to click on his Mccallister's Deli ad.
Bernie Miklasz is a great writer, but he was at best "behind the curve" and at worst "asleep at the wheel" during the height of the MLB steroid era.
Deadspin does plenty of sleazy tabloid-ish things...but they also break big stories
Bernie gives Biondi the benefit of the doubt. That's fine. His sources are probably Jim Crews and Chris May who are toeing the company line. Crews, May, and Miklasz all enjoy cushy gigs and have nothing to gain from a public pissing match with Biondi (indeed May and Crews have everything to lose).
Haenchen reads between the lines. He may not have sources as high up as Benie, but he surely has better sources than Bernie when it comes to Biondi's management style.
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http://hankssportsblog.com/crews-introductory-news-conference-overshadowed-by-biondis-antics/
Here is the money quote:
Unbeknownst to SLU’s insufferably arrogant leader (and something even I only realized in hindsight), he had just shown his hand. Despite Crews’ best efforts to shift attention, it became apparent who was to blame—the man who insists upon having a say in each and every decision: Lawrence Biondi.
Yet, rather than take to the podium and address his critics, he did what he always does—shift the blame to someone else.
Whether it’s forcing a defiant administrator out of a job or trotting out one of his employees to take the heat, he makes his decisions, but deftly avoids facing the consequences, lurking defiantly in the shadows.
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I submit...the honorable...Matt Cassell
He didn't play much...but he played. He was good enough to get a scholarship to an elite program and he rode the bench behind 2 different Heisman winners.
Antonio Gates and Marcus Pollard.
TE is not a skill position. If you've got that rare combination of speed and size, you can learn to play TE.
Dallas cowboy hall of farmers Bob Hays and drew Pearson never played college football
Fair enough, but Bob Hays set the world record in the 100m at the 1964 Olympics the year he was drafted. Kind of a special case.
Obviously you can't believe everything you read on Wikipedia, but it appears Drew Pearson did play college ball.
Safety is one of the most unforgiving positions in football. Safeties cannot get by on pure athleticism the way WR and TE can. Jordair would need to establish that he's technically proficient enough to tackle NFL caliber RB/WR/TE, as well as demonstrate he has the necessary instincts to read the play (run vs pass) and react accordingly.
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personally i think jett has a better chance of catching on in the nfl. seriously, imo, the guy would just be an animal head hunting safety and with his over the top athleticism, just the perfect guy to be the last option on the field.
Could Jett transfer to a D1 football program for the 2014 season?
You don't just make an NFL roster at a skill position without playing college ball.
Clearly Jett chose to play college basketball for a reason. Possibly it had to do with the toll that football takes on the human body, or maybe it was strictly a matter of his passion for the game of basketball.
While the NBA is an extreme longshot, I imagine Jett could make near the same income playing a decade of basketball overseas than he could playing 2-3 years in the NFL, with a fraction of the injury risk.
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I know at the height of the discussion for the C7, a couple people had mentioned the A-10 threatening teams who didn't get the Big East call with a championship ban. I haven't heard much about it recently, but a friend of mine asked me about it this afternoon.
Would the A-10 do it?
On what grounds?
Neither Temple nor Charlotte were banned for their lame duck A10 tournament. How could they ban teams who are rumored to be leaving when they didn't ban teams who actually were leaving?
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And USAToday doesn't even mention us in even "others getting votes."
Others receiving strong consideration: Ole Miss, Maryland, Miami, Tennessee, Wisconsin, UConn, Saint Louis, Xavier, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, UCLA, Creighton, Denver, Butler, Temple, Florida State, Iowa State, FGCU, Illinois, UNLV.
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Not a very brilliant point; it backfires on you.
I am not postiive, not gonna search the web, but I think only one team from the A-10 made it that whole time.... U Mass. Wow. (nope, you can't count Butler and VCU).
SO now A-10 is behind, 2-1 since Larry Bird and, to boot, the A-10 has more teams.
1979-2013
Elite 8 appearances
A10: 10
MVC: 3
1982-2012
Elite 8 appearances
A10: 10
MVC: 0
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In the last 6 NCAA tournaments
At-large bids
MVC: 3
A10: 15
Sweet 16 appearances
MVC: 2
A10: 6
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Lisch's shot against Richmond is legendary.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Kwamain Mitchell scored eight of his career-high 23 points in the third overtime period to lift Saint Louis over Richmond 85-72 on Sunday.
Kevin Lisch led the Billikins (14-9, 5-4 Atlantic 10 Conference) with 27 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left in the second overtime. He also had nine rebounds, three assists and three steals in 52 minutes.
This game is cited by Richmond fans as the point where Mooney shifted his strategy to foul up 3 with under 10 seconds to play. The ripples are still being felt
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The magical 72-hour period that included the VCU blowout, Rammer-mania, and beating Butler at Hinkle.
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Sigh. Seriously, not sure why anyone wants to debate Roy about Lisch, especially when it is a close call between him and another player. No way is he ever going to go against Lisch in that scenario. That is just the way it is.
I'm not trying to change Roy's mind, just offering the reasons why I disagree with his opinion.
so the fact that kevin had a lesser supporting cast proves mitchell was the better player. ok. that makes a lot of sense. case closed. mitchell must have been better than bonner and david burns.
Mitchell did more with less 2009-10 than Lisch did in 2006-07, despite the fact that the A10 was stronger in 2009-10 than in 2006-07.
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Lisch has more points, more 3 pointers, better 3 point percentage, better free throw percentage, played better defense. Kwamain was a very good player but I would rate him a little below Lisch
Mitchell was a career 347 for 690 (50.3%) from 2. Lisch was 257 for 595 (43.2%) from 2. The stats all even out. You have to look at intangibles.
also, how are you quantifying "played better defense"? Kwamain averaged 1.4 steals per game to Lisch's 1.1. Kwamain made 3rd team all league despite having a down year offensively. I'd call the defense a wash between the 2.
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why? lisch has better stats, and had the burden of being the main man for almost his entire career whereby drawing far more encompassing talent from the opposition than mitchell did. lisch played far better defense. lisch had better shooting percentages. the way mitchell's career started i assumed that indeed he would surpass lisch, but in my opinion, that never happened.
The only year Lisch was the main man was 2007-08. He had Voyoukas and young/good Liddell in 2005-06 and 2006-07, and while Lisch definitely begain 2008-09 as the main man, Kwamain had at least partially assumed that role by the end of the year.
The stats are close, but we can all agree Kwamain brought intangibles that don't show up in the box score.
Lisch never played in the NCAA tournament.
Mitchell never played in a game where his team only scored 20 points.
More than anything, I'm putting Kwamain above Lisch on the basis the Lisch - for as great of a player as he was - was best suited as the 2nd or 3rd star. Granted it's not his fault that Liddell regressed or that Soderberg couldn't string another solid recruiting class together.
Kwamain could be the star when he had to, and when the supporting cast got better, he shifted his role...but was still ready to assume the star role as needed.
It's not even about the stats, it's a question of if you're picking teams and Lisch and Mitchell are the best players in the pool, who do you take first? For my money it's Mitchell, without question.
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i agree with brian. while kwamaine had a nice career here at slu, there have been guards with better careers with a lot less surrounding them. i think kwamaine actually had his best year as a sophomore, however i also believe he had an underated year this year, that had intangible moments that dont show up on the all time records either. so all in all hard to rank.
off the top of my head, if i had to rank him against the guards during my fandom (jimmy irvin before my time ), assuming hughes is in a different category, i would take burns first, followed by h, lisch, claggett, marquee then probably mitchell. some are gonna scream the likes of lisch and claggett not point guards. i dont consider mitchell a pure point guard though either.
Kwamain has to be above Lisch.
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In Chaifetz I trust.
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Editor's Note: I think McKernan is one of the few local media personalities who offers opinions that are insightful and simultaneously isn't afraid to piss people off while not blatantly trolling fanbases with contrarian opinion. I've been a fan of his ever since publicly he spoke out against thundersticks during the 2005 NLDS.
^That's an appropriate length for an editor's note. We don't need a rough outline of your fuoking autobiography.
I agree with many of the fundamental points McKernan is making, but the column is a mess because he's trying to tie things together that don't really apply.
Yes, SLU got a pass this year when they fell short of NCAA tournament expectations while last year's Mizzou team was judged much more harshly despite the fact that they actually played much better against Norfolk State than SLU did against Oregon. You lose as a 2-seed to a 15-seed, you're not getting a pass. Period.
Yes, the bar needs to be raised at SLU in terms of expectations.
No, these things have virtually nothing to do with each other - UNLESS you're arguing that a coaching change needs to be made - which McKernan is not.
You can both pat SLU on the back for a nice season, AND maintain that the bar needs to be raised. It does the program no good for the fans and local media to spend the next week lamenting how poorly SLU played on Saturday. It's over, move on.
Mizzou gets the harsh treatment year after year, and they keep falling short of expectations year after year. Probably because how your local media and fanbase reacts in the immediate aftermath of a disappointing loss has practically ZERO impact the following season - again, unless you're trying to rally support to run the head coach out of town, which some people on this board are doing (and that's their right as fans and Americans), but McKernan is not.
Raising the bar means
-devoting more resources to recruiting
-scheduling more aggressively in the non-conference
-holding the coaching staff accountable when goals are not achieved
SLU won their regular season conference championship and postseason conference tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. That's a good season for pretty much any program outside of the blue bloods. Given the special circumstances, it was a great season, regardless of the fact that they underperformed in the NCAA tournament.
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First of all, I wouldn't be upset if Crews gets the full-time gig. Crews was not the reason we lost to Oregon.
If it's not Crews, Howland would be a huge get.
He was never a good fit for UCLA. The pressure not just to win, but to win in style was his undoing. If Dixon had left Pitt, I could see where he'd be a good fit to return there, but it appears Pitt has gone all-in on Dixon and locked him up...Howland's days are numbered in La La land...we could certainly live with his Sweet 16 ceiling at Pitt or back to back to back Final 4s at UCLA...
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In fairness to Shaka, Michigan was about the worst second round matchup they could have drawn. In Auburn Hills no less.
I'm sure they'd have faired much better against Marquette (who should have been a 4).
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is there a website that can show a breakdown of performances by conference?
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The A10 is about to get a huge influx of cash and a bunch of teams leaving. So that's a positive for SLU.
It's a positive for the likes of Fordham, St Bonaventure, Rhode Island, and Duquesne.
It will be depressing if SLU lingers in the A10 long enough to collect even half of the units earned in this tournament.
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Anyone notice that "PeeWee" Leonard is Barnett's club ball coach? Am I correct in recalling him as a regular circa 1987? (W/Newberry/Bonner etc.)
Darryl "PeeWee" Lenard was a senior when Douglass and Gray were freshmen in '85-86. Bonner and Newberry didn't arrive until the following year.
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Jordair had 7 assists in 22 minutes today.
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It's got to be 30 for 30 or HBO or some well made documentary along those lines. No reason to hire actors and dumb it down.
Brian Haenchen calls out Biondi
in Billikens.com Main Board
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You can't provide a link or recall the specific details? Do you not see the irony in your poorly sourced argument?
All that aside, your refusal to even read the opinion of some young journalist in his early 20s because of some previous indiscretion is quite obtuse.
None of Haenchen's critics have addressed the content of this piece. That's because he's on point like a mother-fuoker.