cgeldmacher

Here's a question. All of the arguments that were used to say that players shouldn't be saddle with transfer restrictions and shouldn't be prevented from profiting off of NIL could be used to challenge the four year limit. Why should poor little college athletes that are constantly being raped by the big bad NCAA be restricted to a four year college career? How long before that lawsuit gets filed?

I don't disagree, but his skills would have been highlighted as much in an offense that plays through the big men.

Walsh is an elite shooter. If Schertz can get him to buy into his system, I could see him working out. A guy who can get his own shot, like Parker or, maybe Zyree, are not as necessary in Schertz’s offense. You’ll always take them, but they have to be willing to not play hero ball and play the system.

We also need to remember that we just brought in a coach that has a certain system. In my mind, Yuri would not have fit in Schertz's offense. I'm not sure than anyone who's superskill is slashing to the rim fits Schertz's system if they cannot fill it up from three. Also, Schertz seems to be valuing size.

I think the reference was to handling the press. Majerus proved that you don't need an elite ball handler to break the press. He beat it with proper positioning and passing. When Majerus's guys executed his system to break the press, the ball didn't hit the floor until it was comfortably in our possession in the other team's half court.

James Cromwell, who played Logan Roy's crazy brother, is 6'7". Could be a rim protector if he has some hops.

It's also $20,000 more than thousands of college basketball players made from 1900 through a few years ago

Also, better than Bonner?

I’ll be happy when he commits, but I’m not going to shed a tear if he doesn’t.

If Avila doesn’t want to come here, we’ll get another stretch big who’s in better shape and plays better defense. We’ll be fine. I’m convinced that it was Schertz who made Avila not Avila who made Schertz. I think Robbie would continue to thrive here playing in the same system. If he goes somewhere else, he’ll have a rude awakening when he runs into the high-pressure associated with a big time program and will have different results in a different system.

The single biggest factor in SLU being successful in the new landscape and being able to take advantage of the changes and possibly getting into a better conference as a result is........WINNING. Neither Chris May nor any other AD would be able to get SLU into a better situation if we continued down the road we have the past few years. On the flip side, if Schertz gets us to Dayton level or better of sustained success, it will be that, and not any sort of skills that Chris May has or doesn't have that will get us into that better situation. My point is that hiring the right coach and having the right facilities is what will get us to the next level much more so than any long term strategic plan to make that happen.

Gotcha. Along those lines, I would assume our nutrition specialists, strength and conditioning coach, and facilities will help all of that more than what ISU was able to offer him last year.

In the day and age of free agency, saying guys are only juniors or sophomores has much less meaning. If a kid comes here, we are only guaranteed to have him for one year.

8 were offensive rebounds. The entire Spurs starting lineup had only 8 offensive rebounds in the game. 7'4" Wembanyama had 1 offensive rebound in the game.

Haven't had a chance to listen to the podcast yet, but that is exactly the list I would come up with. I have a feeling that one or two of the ISU starters and one or two of the recruits might not come over. I predict we have three spots to fill with either additional freshmen or additional transfers.

I could not like your post, so I had to do it this way. Agree with everything you said. I don't think that Hughes is as good defensively as the MBM narrative. That being said, I also think he's a better three point shooter than he showed last year. I think he's staying, so my hope is that he buys fully into Schertz's system, stops taking bad shots, and becomes a much better player. I've said it many time before, Hughes elite skill is three point shooting. That is what he has shown since high school. Yet, he has moments, many of them last season, where he thinks he needs to be his dad. If he just lets the three point opportunities come to him, as they will under Schertz's offense, we will like the results a lot better next year.

The JGood and French years were fun. Yuri was fun to watch and appreciate as well. He would always get us optimistic with recruiting. The A-10 tournament run and NCAa appearance was nice. I also appreciated the way he was a non stop promoter of the program.

Let’s get this thing announced and start bringing in/back players.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/04/05/indiana-state-josh-schertz-to-be-new-saint-louis-basketball-coach-nit-run-mvc-champs/73184760007/

What do you mean? Are you saying he’s coming as an assistant?

I’m sitting at Lambert waiting for a flight and the Minnesota women’s basketball team just arrived in the STL.

I like that the national perception is that we are underachieving given our potential. ST. LOUIS Out : Travis Ford SLU sacked Ford moments after the team's season ended in the A-10 Tournament. He was there eight seasons and went to one NCAA Tournament. Many in the business believe this program has been an underachiever vs. its potential for decades. With no hire yet, it's only fair to assume SLU is waiting on a coach whose season is still ongoing. Josh Schertz is the presumptive guy here.

I’ve been to road games at VCU (twice), Dayton (three times), Butler (twice), Fordham, St. Joe, Duquesne, and Davidson. Most of these were in bitter cold temperatures. So, no, not soft. Just wouldn’t mind more trips like the one to Davidson last year where it was in the low 60s.