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3 minutes ago, cheeseman said:
All three could play pg and did at times.
You're getting closer here, you've almost got it.
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48 minutes ago, HoosierPal said:
Swope played on one leg the second half of season. Was averaging 20 ppg before he got hurt.
Pikaar has great range and passing ability. Not strong enough yet to guard an A10 post player. Good rim protector.
McCo - combo guard. Needs to work on his defense and his motor. Has NBA potential.
Jimerson, Avila and Swope all left $$ on the table by coming to SLU. Working hand in hand with Chris May on NIL issues.
2 recruits on campus today, 1 more tomorrow, and 2 more Thurs through Sat. Both transfers and HS in these groups.
Specifically a center. Coach said he can guard 1-4 but isn't quite strong enough to guard A10 centers. Also said he has NBA potential.
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19 minutes ago, Compton said:
Those seem right. Goodwin being the most direct comp as a first big/name signing under a new coach. It's kinda hard comparing HS commits with transfers. Highest regarded transfers might be Bess, Isabell, and Wiley. We'll never know, but Avila probably would have gotten better offers than those three, and comparable offers to Goodwin and Gordon (which is to say high level P6 offers).
Robbie is an exponentially bigger deal than Goodwin or Gordon. Neither of them held nationally streamed commitment announcement live streams.
Robbie was a top 10 transfer in the nation and he's more marketable and recognizable than maybe any of those guys ahead of him. Don't undersell this.Billiken Bob likes this -
13 hours ago, Johnekess2 said:
If memory serves me right, didn’t I read where there were a lot of new players to ISU’s roster last several years and that is a lot of change. Tells me this is more about the coach than the players. So maybe they all did go for money on some level but the players that follow a coach recognize a leader that makes them better and follow them to become better.
We are grateful for Robbie coming over, as well as the 9 other new players coming to the roster this year…
You're correct - both Ryan Conwell and Isaiah Swope were new to Indiana State this season. This Bridget lady just doesn't know ball.
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On 4/19/2024 at 10:50 PM, thetorch said:
How dumb.
You are confusing some sort of misguided geographical economic disparity with the silly pissing contests between the area boys catholic high schools. I live in St. Peters. Across Mexico rd from me is a subdivision of double wides. Meanwhile 63034 in north county is the top ten richest zip code in the state.
For over a year Walsh has been subject to some rather vicious rumors starting from other catholic boys schools. He's been attacked in games by other teams and their parents. Most of this stems from him not going to the "right" catholic boys school. Now we have posters calling Vianney "Cobra Kai." The rest of the MCC has head hunted Walsh the entire time he's been in HS. Maybe he's not an A10 level player but i think if he played for CBC, DeSmet, or SLUH you'd be singing a different tune about him.
Per 2022 Census info not only is it not top 10, the median income for 63034 ($116k) is over $70,000 less than the 10th ranked zip code in the state - 63127, aka Sunset Hills at $185k. https://www.incomebyzipcode.com/missouri
And no, I don't know why I cared enough to look into this.Billiken Rich and slufanskip like this -
47 minutes ago, majerus mojo said:
This kid is basically a 6’5” Jordair Jett when attacking the rim (according to a couple of Twitter scouts) so congrats guys we got a good one
I'm seeing 6'6" but the Jordair Jett comp is the FIRST thing I said when I saw his tape. A 5" taller Jordair
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16 hours ago, David King said:
From what I read, Avila’s going to get between $250k to $350k. Those other guys aren’t getting more than him. No, I don’t think Kent and Larry got $500k between them.
I think you're sorely mistaken.
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3 hours ago, David King said:
ISU basically had 6 players. $2 million for them is an exaggeration.
The stated range was $1.5-2 million, no doubt that's accurate. Robbie and Conwell alone will command ~$1 million, the other 3 starters combine for $500k-1 mill. Checks out.
You think Texas didn't drop Kent and Larry a combined 500k?? -
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I was there. About what I expected.
Probably 60-70 people in total, wide age range. I'm 28 and was older than ~15% of the room.
Schertz accidentally went to the downtown MAC and didn't get to the Des Peres location until about 6. Troy spoke a bit, Chris May spoke a bit, then Schertz took the wheel. Good speech, dude is very funny, then he took a Q&A. Most of the questions were pretty worthless but he did drop a couple of noteworthy things:
1) Last year's ISU team was paid a combined 80k in NIL. Their market value today is as much as 2 mill.2) One of the recent recruits on campus brought their 12YO sister who made a fat joke towards Schertz - he found it very funny (as did I).
3) Gibby was scheduled for a visit to UConn this coming weekend before recommitting to SLU. We beat the two-time reigning national champion out for a transfer portal player, and arguably more importantly the two-time reigning national champion was interested in our shooting guard. Think about that next time anyone wants to talk down on Gibby.
4) Coach is still VERY confident that we get commitments from RA and IS this week. I'm very confident that those commitments will open the floodgates.
5) I asked coach 1 on 1 afterwards what he thought of the Billiken vs. "Team Blue" and it sounds like we can finally but that bullshite boring @$$ moniker to rest.
6) Charlie Gitto's is his favorite restaurant so far. Had it during the MVC tournament.
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15 hours ago, SLU_Nick said:
Yuri would have been awesome to watch in any real offense in my opinion
I still wholeheartedly believe Yuri under Josh Schertz could've been an All American. No chance an offensive minded coach like JS doesn't figure out how to utilize the best passer in the nation.
Also safe to assume Yuri would've developed a better 3PT shot (and had more open looks) and obviously he liked getting to the rack, another key component of JS' offense. Sub Yuri for Swope on last year's ISU team and imagine -
4 hours ago, billiken_roy said:
this is exciting, particularly Nitu from what i have read and watched utube videos. Utube video are always typically over the top but even then, if the video's are generally accurate of Nitu's game, he would seem to fit into Schertz style perfectly.
You read all of that and decide that the "particularly" exciting part is Nitu?!
Nice bonus, sure...but come the fouck on.dlarry likes this -
A lineup with Swope, Conwell, Gibby, Kent, and Avila with guys like (Julian) Larry, Larry (Hughes), Thames, and anyone else off the bench would killlllll in the A10.
I've always wanted to see Gibby light it up in a SLU uniform in the big dance...please give me one more chance at that HCJS -
Just now, Slu let the dogs out? said:
Wow wow wow. Mixed emotions on this one because I hate Arsenal but also Ramsdale. Excuse me if this is a dumb question but any chance Schulte makes the 2026 WC roster as a back up?
I would assume a very good chance. Matt Turner is not good. Prem experience for a 23 year old seems good for his chances.
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2 hours ago, slu72 said:
If we’re gonna have an interim HC give it to Harriman. A Rick understudy.
I just love Corey Tate. He'd be the ~coolest~ head coach in the country.
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22 hours ago, gobillsgo said:
I get that Van Bussel has looked EXTREMELY raw when he plays, but considering our only other non-Zhang options are Hargrove or Dalger (both of whom aren’t really bigs) I cannot believe he hasn’t integrated SVB a little more.
You misspelled *HORRIBLE.
SVB is downright BAD. He does not deserve minutes. Everytime he sees the floor it is an absolute disaster. -
SVB doesn't deserve any minutes outside of absolute desperation time. He's simply not a college basketball player. I'm with @AnkielBreakers - Bruce has legit NBA potential.
I'm also with @gobillsgo - I don't think Ford can develop a big.
I do think we have a better chance of keeping players on the roster after a Ford departure than most here seem to think. Why wouldn't these guys want to stick around for interim head coach Corey Tate?
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1 minute ago, billikenbill said:
Curcic needs to play.
If Parker is out long he will be. Legit shooting threat.
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1 minute ago, gobillsgo said:
We are gonna lose by 20+ to a team that would lose by 30+ to a ranked team. It’s alarming.
A ranked team still struggles against a team that shoots 60% from the floor. Hot take maybe but our defense has played less of a role in their shooting percentage than their luck has.
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1 minute ago, laker119 said:
Putting up 80 with Gibby being a no show is wild. In a good way
And Parker missing all of clutch time. Important context.
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26 minutes ago, Bay Area Billiken said:
Between the Cardinals and the Billikens, the injuries are invariably a factor.
City SC was devastated by injuries this year too. Must be a St. Louis thing.
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Just now, Soderball said:
Think Parker will be ok. Looks like a cramp or he got hit in the shin.
It's 1000% an ankle. Wish I could say cramp but it's right ankle.
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Parker. I thought it was ankle roll the way he limped off the court. Didn't look significant either, hoping it's just your standard ankle roll - ice tape elevation and fine by tomorrow. Throw a brace on there.
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2 minutes ago, Compton said:
But might see some SVB?
Please god no...Thames gets Tim's minutes for the time being and we stick with Hargrove and Zhang. SVB is not ready for this competition.
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