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Not to re-open the Pandora's box regarding the kangaroo court, etc., how could they possibly let one in and not the other? This is just a disciplinary issue, right, so things like grades and other issues that might differentiate between the two situations shouldn't matter?

thanks ... that one is working for me.

Keep the updates coming ... I can't get a stream or a gamecast of any kind to work on my "work" computer

Seems like we're going to live and die by the freshman at this point. We need Ellis to somehow figure it out.

why do our shooters (Loe, Ellis, etc.) get worse? Is it confidence? Does RM work them too hard and fatigue them? Those two can't hit anything ...

not sure how that's a block

for sure. and that kid from kent state a couple years ago.

over the years, we're really good at making mediocre players (like Weems) look like NBA players.

I'm going to officially overreact. Who the h@#$ are we going to beat? Do we get double digits in wins this year? This sucks.

KC played a heckuva game. MM has the most offensive upside of anyone out there. Hope he's able to grow up really fast. I dropped a lot of f-bombs at the judicial board after the game tonight.

Yeah, not sure what I was thinking with the CE. Must have been my own projected starting lineup, not Cassity's. I do remembering being surprised when he said CS, though.

I'm probably guilty of mischaracterizing the comments about MM and JJ. RM's emphasis was not necessarily on them being "dummies," but rather on them coming from backgrounds where school work is simply not emphasized. Especially in talking about MM, RM said that it's tough coming from Chicago public schools to a place like SLU. A student just isn't properly prepared, through no fault of his own. On the "brother" comment, I guess I shouldn't have posted it. It was of course insensitive of RM, but as others have pointed out, I really don't think he meant any harm. Simply a comment on the level of competition in New Zealand.

I forgot about DE. From what I can remember, RM emphasized that he's a smart kid from a good family. He also said that DE is very tough and a good rebounder.

I didn't get to stay for the whole thing, but I can post what I remember. Before Majerus spoke, he let Cassity and Conklin each answer some questions. Interesting note: when introducing the two, he said both will graduate in three years. Cassity -nothing too earth-shattering -said that if were forced to pick starters, his would be: JJ, KC, BC, CR, CE Conklin -had surgery on the ankle and it feels much better; said he feels more explosive this year -he has been in contact with Kwamain and they are hoping he will be able to return to the team -has been working on his jump shot, but also hoping to post up more this year Majerus -he was asked about the freshman and he said the following: -MM -- very quick, but a terrible defender; may struggle in the classroom -JJ has good feel for the game, is very strong, may rely on athleticism too much, not allowed to shoot threes until further notice; may struggle in the classroom -RL is a good player, but may struggle to adjust, has never played with "a brother" (note: I'm not trying to offend with that label, just a quote from RM) -JB is a gym rat, loves the game, wants to be a pro even though he has no shot, mixture of Lisch and Meyer -usual rant about travel in the A-10, etc., although did not express his usual preference for the MVC; thinks that the BE will blow up in 5-6 years, and that if SLU doesn't catch on with Georgetown, Nova, Xavier, etc, it will "never" be a big time player in college bball -complained that it's hard to practice free throws without extra practice hoops -said we would have gotten an Australian recruit better than CE and RL, but the school couldn't afford the trip to Australia to get him -no comment on the WR/KM issue, except that he was not permitted to be involved in the process and he stands behind his players 100% -only one Andre Miller reference that I remember, although multiple Lisch references I'm sure there's a lot more, but that's what comes to mind. Others can correct/supplement, I'm sure.

Maybe not everything about the situation was completely above board. But the NCAA cleared Masoli to play football at Ole Miss. I just don't see how Kowal did anything remotely as bad as him.

I initially thought 5th seemed low, but I can't really argue about any of the teams picked in front of us. Of those teams, I'll be most interested to see what Xavier does this year. I think the loss of Crawford and Love may be fairly significant, and I'm by no means sold on Chris Mack as a big time coach. They still have plenty of talent, but maybe not as much as in years past.

For someone like me, a non-St. Louis native who knows comparatively little about the SLU that existed before I came in 2000, this is some pretty entertaining stuff. Apparently things have changed quite a bit over the years ...

I went with just making the tourney. I'm really excited about next year (too far off!). Only thing that makes me nervous is our lack of 6'6"-type wings. We seem to have a lot of 6' guards and true big men, but not much in between. Hopefully Cody and Evans can fill that role.

This is what I don't get. Weren't the last 3 or 4 games sold out last year? And not one sellout this year, despite significantly more buzz about the team? Was it all just local interest in Lisch/Liddell last year, plus the novelty of the new building? I don't get it. I had crappy seats where no one cheered last night. But hey, at least there were people in Mizzou sweatshirts talking about how great Zaire Taylor is. So that was good. Not bitter at all ...

Anyone think that players look at message boards? I would think it would be hard not to, but then again I wouldn't want to read some of the stuff posted about players if it was about me.

He's a good guy who works really hard. I'll be the first to admit that I was a bit taken aback by the post on the XU board, but I really don't think he meant any disrespect toward the SLU community. I think the pizza there is great and I think the restaurant (and all the other restaurants in the area) are good for the area.

I agree about all the good stuff being said about Kyle. It's also to the point where I'm more comfortable with him bringing it up against the press then KM. I also agree that CS deserves praise. He was really struggling early in the conference season, but the jump shot seems to be falling now and he's also driving occasionally. He also brings a lot of emotion.

+1. Last year was awesome, but this one was even better. Best part was that there were a couple of U-Douchebags behind me given crap to Cassity to all game. Nothing like watching them slink out of there. Great job student section!

I don't mind Martelli's take; i.e. a couple of additional play-in games. But I think the play-in games should involve all BCS teams. Let the little schools actually play on Thursday. Make the 8th place Big East team play the 7th place ACC team to see who gets a 10 seed. That would make the play-in's absolutely monster games, too.

Are you guys talking about St. Louis local? SLUBillikens.com says CCIN (Charter 3). Not sure if that helps anyone outside of St. Louis, though.