thatskablamo
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2 minutes ago, A10Ref said:
Loss sucks... it hurts. Season over and a disappointing one in that. But all I can say is major thank you and kudos to all the student athletes and specifically thank you those with the most scrutiny - our men’s basketball program. All of these kids have been kept from going home, poked and prodded daily for tests, and haven’t been able to be normal college kids. Every parent I know who sent their kid to college this year said their kid got covid within the first week or so. I see photos of their kids out on the town and enjoying their lives, as they should. Our boys were locked up and focused on basketball. Easy to judge and blame but also, if you give a little grace, easy to understand all these crazy results (the Ohio state losing to an old Robert’s that lost to Mizzou by 30, Purdue crumble, 20 point comebacks, Louisville losing by 50 to UNC, etc.). These guys ran out of gas, and I can’t blame them. I understand pointing fingers at the coaches who are PAID, but I think this season was hard on them too. We’ve already seen a “great coach” in Izzo underperform, and I’m sure we will see many examples of “great coaches” have teams that falter this March. Hard to coach players that have had their lives flipped upside down for a year. I for one can’t wait for next year’s season. So thank you to our men’s team for putting up with media BS and thank you to every SLU athlete making a sacrifice to perform at the highest level and entertain us fans.
Good post. Some gave all, all gave some. Kudos to the athletic department staff through a year of tumult and frustration. The end result may not have been what we wanted - but then again - we may not have even had basketball.
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1 minute ago, SLUDrew said:
Rotation was baffling today. Too much Bell. Not nearly enough GJ when we so desperately needed someone who could knock down an outside shot.
In the first half, they panned the SLU bench and he was still in warmups and you could just tell in his eyes he was somewhere else. This year has taken the life out of some of these guys - much like it has a lot of us. Color commentator on ESPN said how important mental health is/was for these coaches to check in on. Hopefully our staff and medical team used all resources available to keep tabs on the team. Just a bummer of a season. Let’s regroup for fall camp and make 21-22 a season to remember for good reasons.
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I have a feeling the Has over and back will be dissected for a while. There was a sequence of basketball right before that play that was Top-25-esque for us. Then that play happened.
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These delays are also giving MSS, with one timeout left, multiple timeouts. This is Ben Howland basketball.
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Just now, A10Ref said:
Yes horrendous officiating. Agreed here.
The big guy from MSS walked from his native Nigeria to the three-point line and no whistle. What an unfortunate crew.
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4 minutes ago, billikenbill said:
It probably wasn't a turnover, but Has' has to be smarter than that.
If that’s the difference in this game, what a microcosm of our season.
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Well, now that he's a Billiken, I'm sure Rick bleeds blue.
There's an apocryphal story that Ed Whitacre (now CEO of GM) moved Southwestern Bell to San Antonio in part because the inbreds, er, blue bloods at SLCC blackballed him.
And if you really want exclusivity, try getting in to the Bogey Club. Certified blue blood, only if run through dialysis and pumped by a pacemaker.
(By the way, I can get him into the kitchen at Old Warson, which is more likely his goal more than the course.)
And Ed is laughing all the way to the bank on that move... still flying on AT&T jets i see. The proxy for the new guy came out today. He's doing ok.
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Nice work guys. Fire 'em up!
Will Larry Bird be in the house/nest?
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One time a woman in the office defeated me by basing her brackets on the teams with the most ferocious mascots.
hahah sounds like a good Bud Light commercial!
I think that is one of the more intriguing first round match-ups in a while. Could be a classic.
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I'm just asking a question. I'm a new poster.
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Seeing as I go between boards, I think I read something on the Illini board that Huff doesn't have lines for a basketball court set up as it is used primarily for V-ball now. Could be wrong and not sure how difficult that is to set up, but it is at least a rumor. Another question is why couldn't they just give the Illini 1/4 of the bracket the Tuesday games? It is what it is. And apparently the Stony Brook gym they are playing in hasn't been used in 2 years because they can't even fill their "small" gym. SB is however giving away free tickets to all their students and it is their first post season game ever. Knowing the Illini I've watched all year, it'll be closer than everyone expects unless BW can actually light a fire under them. They don't show up for the easy games.
Why don't they play at a NEUTRAL SITE? Like we had to do in 2004 against ND?
Illini home away from home has always been the UC in Chicago. Why not play there or UIC pavillion. More UI grads in Chicago than students in Cham-Urb.
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Every win by an A-10 team brings a share of the TV money to the conference which is then split by all the teams (including SLU). Hell yes I'm rooting for X. I want to see Richmond, X, and Temple in the damn final four.
I mean, can you tell me what that money goes to? Moving the A-10 offices? Salary of commissioners? You say that like we all get a slice of the pie, but it goes without saying that those schools get a larger piece. I am not a fan of that.
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The Dayton people have the attitude, not the Xavier folks. I'm all in for the Xmen.
That's a toss-up...
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Xavier will trounce Minnesota.
I think it will be a close contest. Tubby will outcoach CMack. the U will have to be stingy on D.
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It is true that no team has home court advantage all the way through unless they play their home games at the Garden
. But the higher seed does get all home games until the semi's. U of I will play all other games at home b/c there are no conflicts. Lots of people on the U of I board are asking the same question about playing at Huff or even a nearby arena rather than Rocky River or what ever team the Illini play. Go Bills!!!
looking good after 7 posts! keep it up! Go bills!
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but its for the good of the A10 which benefits us.
It didn't help us this year. Although the argument rising out of that is we didn't help ourselves, but that's besides the point
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Xavier is not our rival. Xavier doing well is good for SLU. Minnesota doing well is bad for SLU.
Sure they are. Jesuit school, solid academic reputation. Marquette isn't our rival anymore, so X seems logical.
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I don't have any animosity. I don't get why we'd want to root for them. We don't root for them when they play us. You don't root for your rivals.
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As much as I want the A-10 to do well, I just can't root for Xavier. I'm sorry. Go GOPHERS.
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Consider the source...
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It's like the health care bill - nobody cares about the CBI.
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The First 150 student tickets purchased using the Royal Bank Student Ticket Offer are FREE. You must go upto the ticket window to get these.
Please I urge you if you are willing to pay 10 dollars to do so as a student.
$10 for a free ticket? Doesn't make sense.
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Good to be potentially teamed up with Michael Jordan.
. But the higher seed does get all home games until the semi's. U of I will play all other games at home b/c there are no conflicts. Lots of people on the U of I board are asking the same question about playing at Huff or even a nearby arena rather than Rocky River or what ever team the Illini play.
GDT: NIT Round 1 vs Mississippi State
in Billikens.com Main Board
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This is where we see the stark contrast between the coaches like Majerus, who did more with less, and Ford. The recruiting trail victories mean very little when the team falls flat in the first round of the NIT.
Defense may win championships, but we suffered too many mental lapses to hang a W on the right side of the ledger today.