TaLBErt
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2 minutes ago, majerus mojo said:
Alright, fair enough.
I would like to know when this was taken. After SLU won the A10 tournament?
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3 minutes ago, Reinert310 said:
That’s not the point. What do you think forbidding Jayson Tatum from our gym is going to do to Larry Junior’s recruitment? What’s it going to do to Larry Senior’s relationship with the university? Asking someone who absolutely IS a great high-profile representative for the program to choose between his alma mater and his godson isn’t exactly a recipe for success. Do we really want to develop a reputation for forbidding local NBA players from our program with the types of recruits we’re hoping to get to commit to SLU? Not to mention, Coach Ford had absolutely nothing to do with Tatum’s recruit. Or should we just stay away from anybody @TaLBErt doesn’t personally like?
Once again, he's 120% NOT a representative of Saint Louis University or the basketball program. You can say he is all you want, but show me how he has been a representative of Saint Louis University.
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10 minutes ago, Reinert310 said:
Because his Dad played at SLU. Because his godfather is Larry Legend. Because potential 2022 SLU recruit Larry Hughes Jr is close with him. Because every big name recruit from STL looks up to him. This really isn’t that hard to understand.
What?!
I get it, he's from St. Louis. As a native St. Louisan, you probably get some good feelings seeing one of your own making it it big. However, St. Louis and Saint Louis University are two very separate things. He reps St. Louis not SLU. Do you really think Jayson Tatum is telling Larry Hughes Jr. to play for SLU? LeBron James reps Akron, OH an awful lot. Have the Zips landed any high profile recruits because of it?
Tatum doesn't give a about the Billikens. If he did, there would be a Billiken on his hat. He loves the city he's from, but if given the opportunity to funnel a player to Duke or SLU I feel confident he's going to help out his alma mater, not SLU.
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21 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:
Tatum is the truth. He will be a top 3 player by the time he's 25. Wish he would have come here but having that high profile a player rep his city is only a good thing for the Billikens.
It's a good thing for the Billikens? Why the hell do we let this punk into our gym?
HE DIDN'T PLAY FOR US!
That's like letting the girl who dumped you for another guy come over once a month for a massage.
I've never seen him wearing SLU gear in a post game interview. I do see a lot of Duke stuff though.
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12 minutes ago, majerus mojo said:
Ahem.
He's 22 and just made the All-NBA 3rd team. He's dropping postseason stat lines that few have done before. The second post here is even more ridiculous/off-base and requires no rebuttal. Just a big whiff.
-- Jayson Tatum, Tim Duncan, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the only players in NBA history to put up 29p/12r/5a in three consecutive playoff games.
-- Youngest players to average 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists per game in a single postseason (by age on date of first game):
1. Jayson Tatum (22.167)
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22.343)
3. Charles Barkley (23.057)-- Jayson Tatum is the youngest player ever to record 28 points and 12 rebounds in a Game 7 (22.192). The second-youngest was Tom Heinsohn in 1957 (22.230).
During the regular season, he led the league in unassisted 3-Point % (min. 100 shots):
1. Jayson Tatum ... 41.1 3P%
2. Paul George ..... 40.6
3. Dame Lillard ..... 40.2
4. Zach LaVine ..... 39.9
5. Chris Paul ......... 38.7The previous season, 2018-19, Steph Curry led the league at 40.9%.
Again, he's 22.
Those are a lot of cherry picked empty stats from ESPN that further prove my point that he's an unjustified media darling. The youngest player to record 28 points and 12 rebounds in a Game 7? What an important and informative factoid.
A casual observer can see Jayson desperately wants to be a superstar. Jayson kills the Celtics offense because he doesn't want to give up the ball. He wants to fill the box score and be the hero more than he actually wants to win. He should have passed the ball at the end of regulation in Game 1 to the open man. You can see Brad Stevens screaming at him to push the ball in transition but he refuses to allow an easy bucket go to someone else.
I also want to point out that they are playing in a bubble... Without any fans. Everything in this postseason is an anomaly.
Finally, I'm not perfect, I've played my fair share of games in relationships, but no one would ever mistake me for a "family man." When you play two women (one being your baby mama), dump one to be with your baby mama (sort of commendable), then dump your baby mama for an R&B singer, I find all the articles declaring you a family man to be largely manufactured to help your image.
I don't like the guy, I was wondering how STL Billiken fans viewed him. Now I know.
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8 minutes ago, Reinert310 said:
I’ve seen him post on social media (or at least retweet) about the Billikens. Can’t really blame the kid for not picking SLU when Jim Crews was the one recruiting him. 99% of NBA players whine like that. I hope he has an exceptional career. Go Billikens!
Sure. Right up there with James Harden who is also insufferable.
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1 minute ago, AGB91 said:
Tatum always talks up his hometown and seems to be a good guy.
I’m not of fan of the Celtics but I pull for all of the players from the St. Louis area.
Ehh. To me, he seems like the type of guy that goes out of his way to make himself appear like a stand up guy. Plays ball like an entitled brat.
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Just now, willie said:
Saying this is a bad post is not enough. This post is a bunch of crap.
Why?
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As I watch the Eastern Conference Finals, I'm really starting to dislike Jayson Tatum. Between spurning the Billikens, the constant whining, and the fact that he's the the new ESPN golden boy without accomplishing anything, I really hope he and the Celtics get swept by the Heat in the most heartbreaking way possible.
That's all. Go Billikens!
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16 minutes ago, Aquinas said:
This kills me. As a country are we just going to curl up in a ball and surrender our lives to this virus.
I get that it is important to slow its progress down, but does cancelling these games really accomplish anything?I feel sorry for all of the teams and players that worked so hard this season.
I especially feel bad for Dayton, who is or was having a dream season with a real shot at a national champion ship.
Ugh
Yes. It accomplishes a lot. We need to be social distancing right now to slow the spread and allow the healthcare system to be able to handle critical cases.
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We're going to have to beat St. Bonnie before we worry about Dayton.
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Basically, this team just isn't that good.
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Another Billiken Bummer.
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looks like they're afraid to challenge the shooter now.
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nope
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WHAT!!??
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Billikens cough up another lead!
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4 hours ago, RiseAndGrind said:
Jokes on you if you have to take a break from work for lunch. I don’t ever take breaks
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Anyone getting the ESPN+ stream yet?
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Last year any game that was on FSMW was also on ESPN+. Anyone know if that will be the case again this year?
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Unreal watching Loe against Giannis.
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"Cord cutters" are getting just as bad a vegans or vegetarians.
Hometown hero: Jayson Tatum
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He cheers for the program from afar in a token way the same way LeBron supports Ohio state. He's not a Billiken.