billikenbill
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2 hours ago, willie said:
Has the IRS ever issued a rulling on whether these contributions are tax deductible?
Yes.
They are not tax deductible.
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4 minutes ago, crymdg2 said:
Can he dunk?
Not sure but understand he has a crazy vertical.
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20 minutes ago, Pistol said:
Some big announcements in the next couple days should calm your nerves.
Good news because so far our best new player from the portal appears to be Crickets Nobody.
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1 hour ago, Lord Elrond said:
I think the previous coaching staff realized at the start of the year that the team needed to perform or Coach Travis Ford would get fired (and his assistants). When they realized the season was going to be a disaster, the assistant coaches saw no reason to worry about future Billiken players because they (the assistants) weren’t going to be here, so they didn’t bother recruiting and instead started working on finding an off ramp. My own guess is that it was right after the SIU game.
Or for sure after the thrashing at VCU. Might have still been some hope after the first St. Joes game and the decent showing at Dayton, but with the horrid showing at VCU and Dalger's departure soon after, all hope had to be lost.
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2 hours ago, shempie said:
Might be tough with only one year left, but this is the kind of player that seem slike he would fit the new system.
He’s from West Chester Pa. Probably heading to ‘Nova.
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Long legs so it remains to be seen whether he can dunk over a trash can. Appears to be somewhat athletic though.
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Excellent!!
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10 minutes ago, 757billiken said:
We had a freshman stretch 4 redshirt last year? Why the hell did he not see the court?
Keep him. No idea why he didn't at least get a showing.
Also interesting to see the practice setup under Ford. I wish we could watch more practices. A shame to see a few assistants have to step up in a few of the intrsquad games due to injuries.
Walkon who wanted to redshirt is what I read back in the fall (if my aging memory is holding up here.)
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Adding #TeamKaizan to my Twitter bio!!
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#TeamKaizan next up!!
Commitment to continual improvement. Daily excellence and daily improvement.
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Just now, TheA_Bomb said:
Notice the focus on actual basketball coaching, systems, development? That's refreshing.
He said 2 or 3 staff positions left to fill right?
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I sense a sleeping giant is being nudged awake.
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“Pleasantly surprised by the number of kids interested in coming.”
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Jimerson probably back, announcement tomorrow?
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15 hours ago, RUBillsFan said:
Here is an article that ranks the nicknames. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/robbie-avila-nicknames-cream-abdul-jabbar/df900acb04b9a2fef4662980#:~:text=Cream Abdul-Jabbar,-This one is&text=This will be the nickname,making those T-shirts first%3F
I have some quibbles with the article's rankings. I'd put Larry Blurred/Blurrd above Larry Nerd. Nerd feels too derogatory and not cheeky/fun to me. I agree that Cream the best:
- It matches his position. Avila is a center & Abdul-Jabbar was a center.
- Cream works on 2 levels both is complexion and his body type.
- It is not ISU specific like Larry Blurred/Nerd so it can travel with him better to SLU.
That all being said, I'd love some SLU specific nicknames. I was going to save this analysis for if/when he officially commits to SLU, but what the heck. I'm excited about it now. Some of these are admittedly terrible. I'm just spitballin.
- Wheezy Ed
- Avilliken - H/T to MMP on Twitter
- JordPair (of goggles) Jett
- Specs Sinquefield - think we can get Rex to dump in some NIL if we pump this one up?
- Willie Read - I actually love this one & it makes me even more sad that Willie's SLU tenure was cut short or it would be a phenomenal one
- The St. Louis Ram(bis)
- Anthony BonNerd
- Jake For(eyes)ter
- DJ For(eyes)man
- Horace Grant Gehlen - former walk-on Grant Gehlen I think actually went by Gus, so probably no.
- Horace (Grant) Dixon - anyone remember Ho Dixon? Soderberg really couldn't recruit.
- Darrin Clarke Kent - he's not from MN and not a huge disappointment, so probably not
- Buddy Holly Brehmer - Brehmer was the coach after Bennington / before Bob Polk, probably a no on this one
- Robbie Guillaume - Robert Guillaume (voice of Rafiki) attended SLU & wore glasses
Well done through #6. The rest, think not.
I hadn’t seen Milk Chamberlain before. Really like that one.
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57 minutes ago, ChiBilliken14 said:
Everywhere you look Avila is from some different suburb of Chicago. He’s from Oak Forest, very different place than Lake Forest lol
They have him confused with Bob Vila who lives in Lake Forest.
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7 minutes ago, ThreeTimeBilliken said:
Avila with the nickname of Cream Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest nicknames ever.
I like Steph Blurry and Larry Blurred as well!! From now on Cream’s initials will be CAJ.
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What did Coach Tillet say in her interview?
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Would be incredible if all 5 starters become Billikens. Would like Hughes, Thames, and GibJim to stay, and see what develops with the rest of the roster. Exciting time to be a Billken fan!!
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Really enjoyed the team’s run to the title. Need Kennedy back and 3 good contributors from the portal. Will surely miss Martinez’s all-out effort on every play. So fun to watch. HANG IT!!
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1 minute ago, VeniceMenace said:
"Team Kaizen"
I was first. I own the trademark to it!!
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KAIZAN Baby!! #TeamKaizan
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Is that Coach Tate and GibJim on the back row?
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7 minutes ago, willie said:
Hey Lord. Who is eligible to come back?
Everyone but Martinez, McMakin, and Clegg I think. Kennedy can come back for one more if she wants to.
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Lots. Traore as a last name in Ivory Coast is like Smith in the US.
For a country in love with soccer, they produce a good number of hoopsters these days.