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Yet, he may go down in history as the most successful SLU coach of all time... 1.) Made the round of 32 two years in a row 2.) National coach of the year 3.) I think one of his teams had a top ten ranking at one point in time. Sadly, none of the above will likely ever be repeated at SLU... I personally still am torn between liking him for his successes or hating him for never allowing SLU to return to that level. Honestly if SLU had hired an outside candidate instead of Crews, we may have lost some of the team and they would have played a different style which likely wouldn't have led to as good of results those 2 years...

I agree with Willie that McCottry will likely be a starter Quentin Jones definitely has a chance to play himself into a starting role. If Thames miraculously gets healthy he'll definitely start. We know Anya may not be the top option but he started last year and knows the system, so there is definitely a chance he may start at the beginning of the year if it takes Otieno a bit to learn the system. It appears we have plenty of options. (Caveat: I always seem to feel this way during the preseason... and I seem to always be proven wrong.)

Seems like an impressive addition! Go Bills! He scored 19 with 10 boards against us on 11/25

McCottri could be a solid starter and could potentially be more than a role player if he returns. Anya will likely also start.

As much as I love Goodwin and hope he gets a standard contract, this series of plays by Goodwin on 3/8 vs Boston would make even me hesitant to sign him sooner than I needed to. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DdujEwHgiDVI&ved=2ahUKEwjp_tDD1YOMAxV4AHkGHSvjLGYQwqsBegQIJxAG&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw34XyRYfgNdu3cSniIOWN4j

If that happens, Ford had 2 nba quality players on the same team and couldn't make the tournament. Another way to look at it: Ford had SLU's all time leaders in points (Gibson), assists (Collins), blocks (French), and steals (Goodwin) all on the same team for TWO straight years and couldn't make the tourney...

I just don't understand how we are this bad. Statistically, we have 3 of the best 5 players in SLU recent history(since 2008). I know injuries have been a problem, but I assume team chemistry is also a problem (Larry Hughes II leaving points to this). Still with 3 players this good, we should be better. If injuries and chemistry improve quickly, we could be better, right?

With wins over Marquette and UConn, Dayton should be fine if their NET is borderline.

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Any press is good press, right? https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball-opening-night-winners-and-losers-gonzaga-makes-early-statement-072419744.html

Whiners gunna whine. I'm a glass half full guy. Id rather focus on all the positives. There will always be something that can be done different or better. If we were at Duke's level of success, there would be individuals on this board whining about losing a recruit to Kansas or Gonzaga or whining about the SOS. Ignore the whiners. They will never be satisfied.

I might need to take a break from reading this board... This entire board is filled with whiners... I thought the whining would stop when Ford was fired, but you all just find something néw to whine about... If May upgrades the baseball facilities, you all will just start whining about something else like tennis being off campus... I don't think anyone would be able to make some of the posters on this board happy... It's getting unbearable... Goodbye for at least the off season!

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Soccer has significantly more than 115 average fans at each game. It's not even a close comparison.

Give it a break, man. May has been above average recently. The athletic department as a whole has had results that can't be argued with. He brought Josh Schertz here. He helped the Champions center be built. He won AD of the year. The men's Soccer team is seeing success at a level they haven't seen in over a decade. The women's soccer team is elite. He helped build a new building for the soccer program. Women's basketball went to it's first NCAA tournament a year ago and won the NIT this year. Baseball won the A-10 regular season. Sure, you can complain about their facilities, but building new baseball facilities for what the 50-100 max fans who regularly go to games sure isn't a winning investment. People look for a scapegoat when things aren't going perfectly. May has been SLU's scapegoat. Yeah maybe the culture he creates within the athletic department is bad, but recently his results are good.