Bizziken
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2 junk threes from Auburn are the difference in this game. Not too bad.
If you had told me we would have 0 threes at half, I would have assumed we were getting worked.
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I hope Goodwin is all right. Solid win! Love it!!!
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I dont have tickets for the first 3 games in my season ticket package. Tickets start at Game 4- looks like it was ripped. Anybody with Billiken Gold have the same issue?
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1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said:
Hope this plays out by the end of the season. We need a go-to offensive player to emerge and Perkins' combination of shooting, ballhandling and size makes him the toughest guy to match up with.
That Perkins quote got me excited, too.
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55 minutes ago, CBFan said:
I think the teams success relies on what we get out of Hankton and Jacobs too. I expect both of them to be solid contributors for the team to have success. I figure both of these young players worked hard during the offseason and want to play and prove they belong. These two stayed with SLU and coach Ford recruited them to play. I hope Hankton is determined to be starting the 3 position and Jacobs is determined to be the starting point guard. If it works out that way then we have a solid bench where it can be used to match up with most teams.
That is certainly a solid point. And you're not wrong at all- we need a lot of contributors to be successful. But what, other than wishful thinking, have you seen from either Jacobs or Hankton that implies they are/could be playmakers (create their own scoring opportunities) or be that crucial 3rd option? I just dont see that in their skillsets. Not to say they won't contribute, it's just, to me, it's not very likely that either develop into our 3rd go-to option on offense.
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I would liquidate my 401K, sell a kidney, and/or pledge my first born to acquire an authentic black Billikens jersey.
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I think that our success this year relies heavily on Javonte Perkins. To me, he is the player most likely to emerge as the viable 3rd option behind Goodwin and French. JuCo players have a diverse set of outcomes, especially those who play Javonte's position (G/F), but there does seem to be a loosely positive trendline for those who go to non-Power 6 conferences.
I think we are forgetting how truly atrocious we were on offense last year. We lost 3 of our top 5 contributors and more than 60% of our scoring. Furthermore, our already anemic offense lost its best 2 playmakers and 2 of our top 3 ball-handlers. I hate to be Debbie Downer here, but I will be ecstatic if we win 15 games and downright over the moon if we can win 18-20.
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The WurLok
WurLok Holmes and Dr. Werewolf (Wur and French combo)
BLok Machine
I see a lot of potential with this guy.
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2 hours ago, Clocktoweraccords2004 said:
On the subject of losing our top scorers from last year, I have a few thoughts.
It isn’t that big of a metric to me for a few reasons
1. Players will step up
2. We have players that can score but were not the primary target
3. We have 3 scorers coming in
I have big hopes for Perkins, Hargrove, Gibson, Thatch and Goodwin stepping up next year. French with some backup can be unstable, and with a pg like Yuri we have some options.
With 2 scholarships for next year, I see we can have some options to play around with. Personally 2 sit out transfers would be nice
Yeah...scoring...pfff...who needs that?! Are you serious with this?
We struggled to score all damn year, we lose our 2 top scorers (and probably our 2 best playmakers) and dis dude talkin bout it not being 'that big of a metric.' Okay, Frederick. But I guess Columbus wasn't looking for America either, and that turned out to be pretty okay for everyone.
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I'm surprised it wasn't number 46 and/or 2.
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I am currently in Rome with the wife and I can confirm that Ford was at the Trevi Fountain last night having grappa and gelato with an Italian big. Ford had mango gelato and the recruit had pistachio. People kept calling him 'La Grande Lasagna.' Only part of this is true.
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I wouldn't be happy at all if Ford had Martelli-esque results here.
St Joes is a little over half the size of SLU. They've made some nice upgrades to their campus recently, and are located in a really good area right off the Main Line in Philly. But their facilities aren't comparable to ours...and it's really not close. No Med School. No Law School. Hagan Arena isn't great. For the most part, our expectations shouldn't be aligned with Regional schools. Martelli was great for St. Joes. Going to the Tourney once every 3.5 years is outstanding for them.
I think our goal needs to be the NCAA Tournament 3 out of 5 years, or at least 5 times every decade. If Xavier did it (a rare exception for regional private schools), so can we. Up until they took off in 2000, X was hovering at about 5 out of 10 years in the Tourney. That is a realistic expectation to have for a school like SLU in my opinion.
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Are you guys serious? Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't see a scenario where Lewis gets under 25 minutes per game. We were absolutely atrocious on the offensive end last year. And that was WITH Isabell and Bess.
Lewis is a proven offensive weapon at this level and has ~75 games under his belt. Freshmen are still freshmen. And Thatch has a long way to go to be an offensive threat.
RealTalk, Clocktoweraccords2004 and SLU_Lax like this -
Lewis averaged 14 a game in the A-10 as a Freshman. There's no conversion from a lower conference or a Power 5 role player. He has A-10 experience. That's huge in my opinion. Takes a lot of the guesswork out of the equation. The team dynamic and offensive scheme will be different, but we know he can contribute (and thrive) at this level.
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12 hours ago, AnkielBreakers said:
“Book Cory Tate on a plane to Serbia. Just give him a Fromens. We’ll be reaping dividends by next weekend!”
Maybe, just maybe, it isn’t that easy?
Europe is the size of the Eastwood Mall....we can WALK to Berlin from there.
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These unforced of barely unforced turnovers are f***** infuriating
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If we get it to within 10, I will be ecstatic
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We need to start making a couple 3 pointers!
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Man, if Bess had that 3 drop...
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I just want us to make it a decent game. Outscore, outplay, and outhustle them THIS half.
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2 minutes ago, Pistol said:
What halftime adjustments would you make?
I'm having trouble even considering what we have to do because we're being beaten so soundly in every facet of the game.
"Hey guys, how about this half we MAKE some shots."
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We were up 2-0
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HIT A SHOT!!!!!!!
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We are playing like garbage
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Jacobs miss was a killer.