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johnbj14

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  1. Awesome final minute. Pleasantly surprised by Brad. Gives us a really interesting wrinkle inside. TJ gave us maybe the best 30 seconds from a Billiken ever to win that game. Still can’t believe it!
  2. Happy Brad is available. But it’s been 7 years of “wait to see what we look like with (insert player here) available/at full strength.” Not holding my breath anything major changes
  3. I didn’t think he felt any pressure. Then the postgame comments against Hofstra made me reconsider. That’s not exactly a quote a guy who feels secure will throw out.
  4. Slightly off topic, but a silent majority remains a thing that doesn’t exist. One of the dumbest phrases to enter the cultural lexicon in recent years.
  5. Good coaches figure out how to win with what they have. Every coach deals with injuries. Ones paid this highly should be able to figure out how to build a roster and pivot when things don’t go according to plan. Travis said it in an interview that he doesn’t want more excuses from the players. Let’s stop making them for him too.
  6. I have yet to see an argument for retaining him other than fear we can’t do better. You think we have the right leadership in place for the AD? Then trust them to make a good hire that maximizes the potential of this program. It should be a no brainer for anyone with a vested interest in SLU Basketball that change is needed.
  7. Year 8 of the highest paid coach in the conference and the program is trending downward. This was sold as a rebuild, and 80% of the starting lineup is seniors when healthy. The time is long overdue for a new direction.
  8. Same story, different chapter. Kudos to the guys for playing really well short-handed for 20 minutes, and I have no issue with the heart of this team, but it’s painfully obvious change is needed with the adults in the room.
  9. I’ll never understand the reluctance to appeal to more than a small group of donors. Eventually the core group they tap on now won’t be around. Future versions of this BVF event should be 75 dollars, and open it up to try and draw a big crowd. You can still work the big fish for more money once they’re there.
  10. Considering how confidently Chris spoke about him publicly on radio appearances this off-season, I wouldn’t be so sure of that.
  11. UMass kicked the tires on him before hiring Martin. A few articles came out from the Amherst newspapers and he was allegedly removed from consideration after negative backlash.
  12. NIL isn’t the problem. Recruiting fell off long before NIL came into effect. It’s the guy in charge, period.
  13. Nesbitt was a Ford player, not associated with He Who Shall Not Be Named.
  14. Crazy that a guy has 27 years of track record and people expect anything differently to happen in year 28. This old dog ain’t learning new tricks.
  15. Grad transfers are always immediately eligible under the current framework.
  16. That last sentence is important, and a double edged sword. Sure, there’s security of who the head coach will be. However, if you’re a mid-major program and your coach is never a candidate for bigger jobs, that isn’t necessarily a good thing.
  17. So what you’re saying is… Travis built up a team of juniors and seniors. He didn’t get it done, so we have to wait 2 years to get to that point. But next time it will be different?
  18. Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m advocating for. Hence the “might”
  19. Curcic might just be the best guard on this roster. Definitely looks like the best shooter. If Meadows can’t go, need to give him extended minutes.
  20. I agree with your last sentence. SLU should aim higher. Mack would be a dream come true.
  21. Because we had a clown at the helm of our program.
  22. The greater point is we really shouldn’t be rebuilding in year 8 of a coach’s tenure who is paid this well. Especially when the years that have had high expectations have ended short of them. I don’t think a coaching change would blow things up. Rather, it would jumpstart things.
  23. 4th quarter collapses aren’t becoming a thing for Ford teams. They’ve been a thing for 5 years now. He switches to an extremely conservative approach the last 10 minutes and it simply doesn’t work. I get slowing down a bit and only taking good shots, but his offensive sets don’t generate those in large quantities.
  24. SLU pays the highest head coaching salary in the conference. Maybe I have unrealistic expectations, but if this job opens up, May should be able to attract more proven, and likely better, options. All this is pretty pointless in the near term though, since I severely doubt Ford will be somewhere else next season.
  25. More likely to end up at North Texas than here. Thanks Phil Forte.
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