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On 1/25/2020 at 7:36 PM, dlarry said:
Speaking of Illinois RIP Robert Archibald.
Some nice memories here:
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Underwood looking like a nice hire.
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On 1/22/2020 at 1:39 PM, hmart23 said:
Finally had a chance to watch the Vashon Oak Hill game from last week. Something Ive always been impressed with from Vashon teams is the motor almost everyone on the team plays with. Was especially impressed with Kobe Clark. Made a couple mistakes decision wise. He is really active in all aspects of the game. Thought he and Kern were the best on the ball defenders Vashon had. Considering Fletcher and Russell are pretty sound wing defenders I think that’s saying something.
I agree. Saw Kobe at Highland for the Vashon/Simeon game. He had 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals and it seemed like he was affecting every play while he was on the court.
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I saw Robert Martin score 9 with 3 assists last year, at the Highland Shootout, against Rock Bridge. He was up there with the best freshman guard play I have ever seen. Here is the schedule for this year's shootout:
The 2020 event - January 11th - will feature games with teams from Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin including 20 top nationally ranked players:Game 1 (8:30am) - Greenville (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) GirlsGame 2 (10:00am) - Triad (IL) vs. Highland (IL)Game 3 (11:30am) - Columbia Tolton (MO) vs. Breese Mater Dei (IL)Coban Porter , 6'5" Senior - Tolton - Nationally Ranked #238 - Offer from Sam Houston St
Jevon Porter, 6'8" Sophomore - Tolton
Caleb Zurliene, 6'5" Senior - Mater Dei - Committed to Purdue Northwest
Jacob Schadegg - 5'10" - Mater Dei - Committed to McKendree University
Game 4 (1:00pm) - DeSmet (MO) vs. Collinsville (IL)Sekou Gassama, 6'10" Junior - DeSmet - Nationally Ranked #91 - Offers from SLU, Indiana State, Missouri State, LSU
Yaya Keita, 6'9" Junior - DeSmet - Nationally Ranked #119 - Offers from Iowa, SLU, SIU-C
Ray'Sean Taylor, 5'10" Senior - Collinsville - Nationally Ranked #251 - Offers from SIU-E, Indiana State, Wright State, etc.
Game 5 (3:00pm) - Mehlville (MO) vs. Trinity Catholic (MO)Davion Bradford, 7'0" Senior - Mehlville - Nationally Ranked #133 - Committed to Kansas State
Dylan Branson, 6'5" Senior - Mehlville - Offers from SLU, SIU-C, Nebraska, DePaul
Lamontay Daugherty - 6'7" Senior - Offers from SIU-C, SLU
Ryan Kalkbrenner, 7'0" Senior - Trinity - Nationally Ranked #69 - Committed to Creighton
Rashad Weekly McDaniels, 6'0" Senior - Trinity - Committed to Central Michigan
Game 6 (4:45pm) - Hamilton (WI) vs. Chaminade (MO)Patrick Baldwin Jr, 6'9" Junior - Hamilton - Nationally Ranked #2 - Offers from Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, UNC
Luke Kasubke, 6'5" Senior - Chaminade - Nationally Ranked #145 - Committed to Kansas State
Tarris Reed, 6-8" Sophomore - Chaminade - Offers from SLU, Kansas State
Matteus Case, 6-5" Senior - Chaminade - Offers from SIU-E, Drake, Florida Atlantic
Harrison Vickers, 6'5" Senior - Chaminade - Offer from University of Illinois - Springfield
Game 7 (6:30pm) - Chicago Simeon (IL) vs. Vashon (MO)Ahamad Bynum , 6'1" Junior - Simeon - Nationally Ranked #90 - Offers from Mizzou, Illinois, Wisconsin, etc.
Jaylen Drane, 6'1" Sophomore - Simeon - Nationally Ranked #74 - Offer from Chicago State
Jeremiah Williams , 6'5" Senior - Simeon - Nationally Ranked #214 - Offers from SIU-C, Northern Iowa, Akron, etc
Cam'Ron Fletcher - 6'6" Senior - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #37 - Committed to Kentucky
Nick Kern - 6'5" Junior - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #216 - Offers from SLU, DePaul
Kobe Clark - 6'4" Senior - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #349 - Offers from SLU, Kansas State
Phillip Russell - 5'10" Senior - Vashon - Committed to SEMO
Game 8 (8:15pm) - Chicago Whitney Young (IL) vs. CBC (MO)DJ Steward, 6'3" Senior - Whitney Young - Nationally Ranked #26 - Committed to Duke
Tyler Beard, 6'2" Senior - Whitney Young - Nationally Ranked #212 - Offers from Iowa, Purdue, West Virginia, etc.
Grant Newell, 6'6" Junior - Whitney Young - Nationally Ranked #208 - Offer from DePaul
Caleb Love, 6'3" Senior - CBC - Nationally Ranked #21 - Committed to North Carolina
Larry Hughes II, 6'3" Sophomore - CBC - Nationally Ranked #95
National rankings are compiled from Rivals, 247sports, ESPN, and Prephoops
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On 11/19/2019 at 3:57 PM, wgstl said:
Wellspent Brewery will reopen in early 2020 with new ownership, but same beers.
https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/58588/wellspent-brewing-co-will-reopen-in-early-2020
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I really enjoyed the vibe and food here after a game.
https://www.stlmag.com/dining/baiku-sushi-lounge-closes-in-grand-center/
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For the folks without a traditional tv provider, I'm wondering if you ever hit maximum data usage with your internet provider. If you stream a lot of higher definition content, does Charter or whoever hit you with extra costs at some point? It seems like something they would do to protect profits as more people opt out. Thanks.
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I can't find any other source for this. Perhaps somebody smarter that I can confirm it.
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Not familiar with most of these:
" In addition, the following five new restaurants will be added: Buenos Aires Cafe, Chela Tapas, Murf's Deli, Natalie's Cakes & more, and City Taco Shack."
This is in addition to:
" Eight restaurants have already signed onto to moving into the food hall, including CropCircle, Good Day, Hello Poke, Lost & Found: A Burger and Pizza Joint, Juice Box Central, Mokyu Mokyu, Press Waffle Co., Sumax: Hummas & Wraps, UKraft and Kalbi Taco Shack."
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23 hours ago, Cowboy said:
-SIU had a kid signed from somewhere in ILL that played against ESL at Highland, one game viewing, he looked good that game, again one game viewing
That was Chris Payton and he sure did look good at Highland. But, something happened:
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I'm confused. Is there a barbecue team recruiting Ford?
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https://www.theringer.com/2019/2/27/18242154/rick-pitino-panathinaikos-louisville-interview
This is a pretty good read. If nothing else, scroll down to the part about the Greek league semi-final:
" The air inside the arena was thick with smoke from cigarettes and flares, and the stands were packed with frothing fans. Almost none of them were women. There were even fewer children. In the front row, one man wearing white-and-green face paint shook a giant inflatable penis at the Olympiacos bench. Not far from him, another man, also in face paint, was shirtless and played a bongo he’d somehow smuggled into the arena. Basket teams in Greece have firms, just like European soccer clubs. Each part of the main fan area was divided into subsections with signs for identification: Victoria, Skyros, the Hooligans, Gate 13, Kavala, and, the hardest to miss, West Block, which unfurled a giant banner from the upper deck with a menacing gas mask emblem."
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1 hour ago, billiCAN said:
At Highland. Hargrove vs Chris Payton/East vs Bloomington getting ready to tip.
Bloomington wins easy. Payton with 24/11/6 blocks. Hargrove had 17. Payton headed to SIU.
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At Highland. Hargrove vs Chris Payton/East vs Bloomington getting ready to tip.
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Still some tickets left for Saturday in Highland:
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home
Game 1 (8:30am) - East St. Louis (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) GirlsGame 2 (10:00am) - Normal West (IL) vs. Edwardsville (IL)Nathan Duckworth - 6'0" Senior, Normal West
Ethan Young - 6'1" Junior, Edwardsville
Game 3 (11:30pm) - Nashville (IL) vs. Effingham (IL)Bryce Bultman - 6'5" Senior, Nashville - Offers from SIU, SEMO, McKendree
Tanner Bergman - 6'5" Senior, Nashville
Carson Parker - 6'5" Junior - Offer from McKendree
Landon Wolfe - 6'5" Senior Effingham - Offer from Truman State
Game 4 (1:00pm) - Bloomington (IL) vs. East St. Louis (IL)Chris Payton - 6'7" Senior, Bloomington - Committed to SIU Carbondale - Nationally ranked #135
Terrance Hargrove - 6'7" Senior, East St. Louis - Committed to SLU - Nationally ranked #132
Game 5 (3:00pm) - Poplar Bluff (MO) vs. Highland (IL)Dominique Hardimon -6'4" Senior, Poplar Bluff
Sam LaPorta - 6'4" Senior, Highland
Stephen Torre - 6'9" Senior, Highland
Game 6 (4:45pm) - CBC (MO) vs. Columbia Rock Bridge (MO)Caleb Love - 6'3" Junior, CBC - Offers from Illinois, Mizzou, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, etc. - Nationally ranked #33
Josh Wallce - 6'7" Senior, CBC - Offers from Bradley, SIU-E
Isaiah Mosley - 6'6" Senior, Rock Bridge - Offers from Mizzou, Purdue, Virginia, Nebraska - Nationally ranked #75
Dajuan Harris - 6'2" Senior, Rock Bridge - Committed to Missouri State
Jamonta Black - 6'4" Senior, Rock Bridge - comitted to Missouri State
Game 7 (6:30pm) - Chaminade (MO) vs. Milwaukee Nicolet (WI)Luke Kasubke - 6'5" Junior, Chaminade - offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, SLU, Mizzou - Nationally ranked #102
Keyyaun Batchman - 6'2" Senior, Chaminade - offer from Drury
Jalen Johnson - 6'7" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, etc. - Nationally ranked #4
Jamari Sibley - 6'9" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Illnois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Iowa State, etc. - Nationally ranked #78
James Graham - 6'6" Sophomore, Nicolet - offers from Rutgers, DePaul
Kobe Johnson - 6'1" Sophomore, Nicolet - Offer from DePaul
Game 8 (8:15pm) - Belleville West (IL) vs. Vashon (MO)EJ Liddell - 6'7" Senior, Belleville West - List narrowed to Illinois, Mizzou, Ohio State - Nationally Ranked #38
Keith Randolph - 6'5" Senior - Division 1 Football Prospect
Mario McKinney - 6'2" Senior, Vashon - Committed to Mizzou - Nationally Ranked #79
Camron Fletcher - 6'5" Junior, Vashon - offers from Illinois, Iowa, Mizzou, SLU, etc. - Nationally Ranked #42
Kobe Clark - 6'4" Junior, Vashon - offers from SLU, Missouri State - Nationally Ranked #247
Nick Kern - 6'5" Sophomore, Vashon - offer from DePaul - Nationally Ranked #140
Donyae McKaskill - 6'2" Senior, Vashon - Committed to Portland
Phillip Russell - 5'10" Junior, Vashon - Offers from Valparaiso, UMKC
Akor Yor - 6'9" Senior, Vashon - Offer from SEMO
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I loved watching John Redden come in off the bench. You could watch opposing guards start to fall apart at the halfcourt line. Found this regarding the Conference USA tournament run:
https://unewsonline.com/2000/03/16/reddensintensityguidesbillikensintourney/
"Redden entered the contest against Southern Miss seven minutes into the game. He provided increased pressure and helped the Bills to a 29-28 lead at halftime.
When Redden entered the game in the second half, it was tied at 38. When he exited with six minutes left, the Bills held a four-point lead and were on their way to victory.
Redden continued his inspired play against Cincinnati. After Kenyon Martin’s injury, Romar anticipated a run from the Bearcats. Redden helped hold the Bearcats in check the rest of the game.
He pressured Cincinnati point guard Kenny Satterfield into six turnovers and held him to 16 points. Satterfield tried to make up for Martin’s lost points, but Redden shut him down.
Redden added seven points and four assists to the Billikens’ offensive attack. His slashes and drives through the lane helped soften the Bearcats’ post defense and freed up Justin Love for open jumpers on the perimeter.
Redden continued to increase his intensity and defensive pressure against Tulane. He helped shut down the Green Wave guards and created chaos in the backcourt. Redden spurred a Billikens’ defense that forced Tulane into 23 turnovers.
He hit key free throws at the end of the game that helped SLU maintain its lead. Redden finished the game with seven points, all from the free-throw line.
Redden saved his best effort for the championship game against DePaul. Redden smothered Blue Demon’s point guard Rashon Burno, holding him scoreless in 32 minutes. Redden’s effort frustrated Burno into fouling out.
“It felt good to stop him. We knew he contributed a lot to their team. He brings great momentum for them. I wanted to try to keep him scoreless and try to stop that momentum,” Redden stated.
Redden also had, according to coach Romar, the play of the game. DePaul had gained the momentum and was looking to cut SLU’s lead down even more. But Redden broke up an alley-oop pass by Burno, stole the ball and helped the Billikens regain control of the game."
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This is a fun read. Written by Darius. Warning: There is some strong language.
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https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-10-02/top-15-transfers-watch-college-basketball-season
" 9. Tramaine Isabell Jr., Saint Louis: Isabell was a star at Drexel last season, averaging 21 a game. He started his career at Missouri. So, he has had to come into multiple programs, make a solid impression and get off to a great start. The Billikens need a player like Isabell if they’re going to compete for the top of the A-10. "
" 11. Jarred Reuter, George Mason: The transfer forward from Virginia is expected to be a major player for the Patriots this season. Coach Dave Paulsen is counting on Reuter being a scorer and integral part of their offense. Reuter has played in a disciplined system and shouldn’t be someone who makes careless errors. The Patriots needed another offensive weapon to make a move up the A-10 standings. The hope is Reuter will deliver. "
"12. Dion Wiley, Saint Louis: Wiley had four seasons at Maryland and will end up shifting that experience to a Billikens team that should be on the verge of a breakthrough season. The exception is for him to become much more of a scoring threat. And there is a real chance that will occur. "
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Remember Jeff's last game in the Conference USA tourney? -
" And when sturdy Saint Louis senior Jeff Harris fouled out with 15 points on an illegal pick midway through the second half - ending a superb four-year career on an entirely useless play - he was called to the Bearcats bench to be embraced by Huggins as the audience presented a standing ovation.
''It seems like we have to beat Saint Louis every year in the tournament to advance. The guy's a great coach,'' Huggins said of Spoonhour. ''Our kids have tremendous respect for Saint Louis, and certainly Jeff Harris. They do this to everyone.'' "Shout out to Ian for getting me through some lean years and having the original 'Conklin Summer'. Also, much love to Mr. Love for 99/00 including the 4 game conference tournament wins to get us to the Dance.
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5 minutes ago, Box and Won said:
Gimme a hit of whatever you're smoking.
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I guess I will be in the minority on this thread but I go to SLU games because I like the game of basketball. As long as there are kids playing on the court, I will go to the games. My hope, every year, is that we will be playing in the post season but it isn't my expectation. This 'situation' is just another bump in the long rough road of being a SLU fan. Go Bills!
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I stumbled across this article (couldn't find anything on it searching the board) and wondered if any East Coast members are familiar?
" Billiken’s Smokehouse at The Chimneys, located at 623 Caroline St., is the second location for Greg and Sharon Shalawylo, who’ve owned Billiken’s BBQ Company in Mineral since 2010."
" Its coffee is Billikens Custom Roast"
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I heard this advertised on 101 after the game last night:
RI over The Bills by 6
in Billikens.com Main Board
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The Wiz,
As a 4 seed in the A10 tourney, we would most likely play Dayton in the semi's. Say we beat Dayton and then lost in the final, do you think the win over Dayton would increase our at large chances significantly? Thanks.