Lando Griffin

They don’t need to get to a 25 NET in order to get in.

How Does the NCAA Net system work. here is a link.

If SLU just stacks up wins and maybe drops a conf game or two they will get in. Look at Loyola Chicago last year who just stacked up wins and ended up at a NET I think 25ish? I also think there’s some point differential or defense metric that can help too.

Which is why this win was oh so important!

They play in MAAC. They get some extra cred bc of their coach alone. They’re a great team and whoever plays them in March will hate it and could lose depending on the team.

Which is exactly what they wanted him to be!

That should help the NET.

Remember when that wasn’t the case though? Was it only two years ago they were flirting with dead last in free throws?

HOLY SMOKES! I think that Iona guy got mugged too but he’ll yeah! BILLS!!!

Clutchhh

Anyone see Hargrove just grab that rebound over that Iona guy? God these refs

Okoro!!

That’s really interesting how you can’t find transportation in this day in age and with athletic budgets that big. In all honesty a lucky break for SLU. I’d take a win over Iona over a win against St Joe’s come tourney time.

Guys — can we just talk basketball and Billikens here? There are a million and 1 different outlets to cover your COVID thoughts out there.

Yeah it will be. Kudos to those two for getting the game together. You hear these programs say oh we’ll play anyone anywhere and it looks like these two teams said let’s do it in a Community College gym. interesting choice on location.

In all honesty this would be a fantastic game. I follow Loyola closely and they tried to schedule some team named St. Xavier (I assume it’s another school in Chicago) last week after their first conference COVID cancellation and they have a COVID issue and had to cancel. So it sounds like Loyola is hunting for a game to stay fresh.

I’d try to add anyone anywhere anytime. If you’re close to the bubble go play them!

There’s a lot of noise in those early season NET numbers so if the Bonnie’s stack some wins together it could happen. The Bonnie’s only have to get to 75 for that true road win to count as a Q1 win. Hope and Praying was included to cover myself bc it is a bit of a long shot!

That sucks… Maybe SLU, despite Ford’s comments are confident LaSalle and SLU plays. Honestly, if I’m SLU and the A-10 I say go take that non-con game and see if you can help yourselves and possibility the conference, b/c SLU beating LaSalle ain’t going to do it.

How ‘bout then Billikens…. …am I right?

Not too look ahead but if that La Salle game is cancelled, they, right now, have a pretty big matchup against the Bonnie’s next weekend. That would be a huge win early in the year. If the Bonnie’s find stride maybe (hoping and praying) that may turn into a Q1 win.

The A-10 commissioner just needs to start mixing and matching healthy teams to get games going. This conference may already be a one bidder but the commissioner needs to be getting as many games together as possible. Can’t let this get off the rails.

SLU will be shorthanded as it returns to action against Richmond Stu’s full article is above. Those are some pretty interesting comments by Ford towards the school and administration. This is going to be interesting tomorrow. In a game which SLU probably needs even though it’s early.

Crappy we only get Davidson once, but it’s at their place so that’ll for sure be a Quad 1 oppt. Unless their bottom falls out. SLU needs to do a Loyola Chi- like move and just start stacking wins bc those conf NETs are so bad.

Editing this to add that not only will we be complaining about SLU’s 40ish NET but also comparing us to no less than 19 Mountain West conference teams in the bubble.