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cgeldmacher

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  1. Anytime somone that size is getting looks, I assume it is because they have intangibles great enought to make up for their height limitations.
  2. Jordan is the perfect guy to have this type of success happen to from SLU's perspective. He is a local kid who trusted our program with his future. He spent all of his eligibility at SLU battling like a warrior every minute of every game. Now he's earned his way into a great spot on a top team in the NBA. Ford should be hyping Jordan's story when talking to recruits much more so than talking about Marcus Smart.
  3. This is sports, man. Albert Pujols says he wants to spend his entire career in St. Louis and then leaves. College coaches assure fanbases that they are committed to a program and then cash in somewhere else. A guy like Ryan O'Reilly appears to be destined to finish his career in St. Louis, but gets traded when doing so serves the best interest of the team. Let me let you in on a little secret. It is not their job to worry about your feelings. It's their responbility to take care of themselves and their family. I'm sure you've made similar decisions in your life that were just not as public as Yuri's decisions.
  4. Wow. Just did a search of best players available in the portal. Check out number 4. Doesn't make me excited about who is left out there. https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/top/basketball/2023/?status=best-available
  5. I disagree with those questioning his lack of scoring. Do you think the Warriors want rookies coming off the bench and taking shots that could be taken by Steph Curry, Klay Thompson or Jordan Poole? Or would they maybe prefer someone who shows they don't need to "get their points," but instead are willing to do everything to make the stars they already have better? Goodwin got to the league using his skill set, not the skill set that most people think is necessary. I think Yuri can do the same thing. Time will tell.
  6. You first claimed SLU was not commited to athletics. Then, when it was pointed out how that wasn't true, you pivoted your argument.
  7. Athletics are not classes. Classes are the entire reason a university exists. Not sports. In the scenario of a kid that backs out of his commitment to go to a school to play basketball, that kid can still take classes at the new school he goes to. Your comparison is not apples to apples.
  8. These are the current rules. I don't think we have much of a chance if we play by the rules everybody else is. That being said, maybe the scenario I described above is a creative way to give us a shot. If we pretend that NIL is not for "pay for play" we have ZERO chance.
  9. Except nobody is hiding the fact that NIL is being used for "pay for play." Kansas outbid Michigan for Hunter Dickson. No one questioned it one ounce. Former Michigan basketball star Hunter Dickinson implied that an increase in his name, image and likeness earnings played a role in his decision to transfer to Kansas. Dickinson, an Associated Press All-American honorable mention who averaged 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior at Michigan last season, said his critics would also make a move for a pay raise during his appearance on his "Roundball" podcast Tuesday. "The people hating on me would leave their job right now for a $10,000 increase," Dickinson said. "I got, at Michigan, less than six figures. I got less than six figures at Michigan for the year."
  10. I never really considered what was meant by pay upon graduating, but the more I think about it, this may just be the novel approach needed in a system that is stacked against us. It has been discussed at length already, but we WILL NOT compete against power conference teams, with 5 times as many alumni as us, on a year to year basis for kids wanting to cash in immediately (which sounds like its most of them). Knowing this, the BVF may be coming up with a system that attracts "kids that want to be here" and are willing to stick around and wait to cash in right before they go out into the real world. Here is a possible structure. When a kid commits, he gets $5,000 per year up front for expenses. He also banks $10,000 for his 1st season, $15,000 for his second season, $20,000 for his third season, and $40,000 for his fourth season. All the banked money is paid upon graduating and finishing your final season. Also, the kid's banked money earns interest over his four years here. Under this scernario, a kid gets about $100,000 at the end of four years when considering interest. On SLU's end, we are getting kids that likely intend to stick around. A star player that we develop that is being courted by other schools after his junior year would have to consider that he is giving up about $50,000 in money that is sitting and waiting for him, plus $40,000 for his final year, when deciding to transfer. I like the idea of creating incentive for that kid to stick around.
  11. The Florida Marlins plan? Stink for several years, then go big and win a title, then stink for several years, then go big again.
  12. In each of these sources from before LHJ first stepped on campus as a Billiken, he was described as a "shooting guard." The one standout portion of his game before he got here was shooting. Everything else was rather average. Don't get me wrong, I think he has improved all his other skills since he's been here, but we brought him in because he could shoot, not because he could play PG. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/larry-hughes-jr-to-continue-family-legacy-at-slu/article_2962a4fd-5d09-5184-bf0e-d81b6e658935.html https://247sports.com/player/larry-hughes-jr-46097325/ https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/larry-hughes-jr-260433?view=pv
  13. I am warming to the idea that we will have less competition for playing time among our guards, who I have more confidence in (Jimerson, Parker), and more competition for time among our bigs. Let the best of our bigs earn their playing time.
  14. Not incorrect at all. Hadn't considered that angle. At certain schools (Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Duke) much more NIL money will go to basketball than at other schools. However, at other schools (Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Iowa, Oklahoma, Washington) the vast majority of the NIL money will probably go to football.
  15. It's not just wealthy donors. We have wealthy alums as well. However, the big public schools may have 5 times as many graduates as a school SLU's size. For every alum of SLU that wants to donate $50 per month, like the guy above is doing at North Texas, a big public school has five of those guys.
  16. Great post. You can label me as in that "camp" as well.
  17. I'm hoping the logic holds true that a bunch of good players will still be looking for chairs at the end of this giant game of musical chairs and need to sign somewhere. And guess what we are.....somewhere.
  18. The best news for Jordan is that he is signed to a team/cap space friendly contract, and the Suns only have room for those types of contracts right now. This means that he will be able to ride out his contract on a team that will be in contention for a title each of his remaining years. As far as earning his next contract, the Suns will, presumably, have big second half leads against bottom half teams. If they do, the coach will want to send in the grinder/defender types off the bench. He fits that mold. Hopefully, this is when he will be able to showcase his special skillset to the rest of the league.
  19. Can we start some sort of a petition for the NBA to give St. Louis a preseason exhibition game between the Suns and the Celtics?
  20. Walsh is a pure shooter. He will have high percentages in all categories. When my daughter was in 7th grade, Luke was in 6th grade and they both participated in this free throw shooting competition that the Knights of Columbus run throughout the State of Missouri. I think it is for kids in 5th through 8th grades. They start at their school, then go to a district competition, then a regional competition, and then to the State finals in Columbia. Both Luke and my daughter made it to State that year. They ask for volunteers to shag the balls for kids as they take their shots. I was randomly assigned to help the 6th grade boys, so myself and another dad ended up collecting the basketballs when Luke was shooting. They get three warm up tosses and then take 25 shots. When it was his turn, he made all three warm-ups and then made 24 out of 25 of his official shots. So, basically, he made 27 out of 28 shots as a 6th grader with the pressure of competition and a championship on the line.
  21. They'll get much less money if they get relegated. This idea, while interesting, would result in much more money being forced toward football than before. Right now, Vanderbilt probably puts a decent amout of money into its very successful baseball program. However, if giving baseball money that could be going to football might get them relegated, their baseball program will suffer and football will be elevated even more above the already too high pedestal it is on.
  22. I was always told that it was a time saver. The ref could signal the call from across the court to the scorers table and this allowed the game to continue much more quickly. Now, refs will have to be practically leaning over the scorers table every time they call a foul. I suppose that the NCAA isn't as concerned about keeping the game flowing as it used to be.
  23. Yes, Vanderbilt baseball has been champions of the SEC 10 times. Should they be relegated just because their football team sucks?
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