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Turgeon no doubt will be considered, but he screams Travis 2.0. Huggins would also be a disaster. He was checked out before all of his personal turmoils. If that’s truly a hypothetical list of candidates, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Tom Crean thrown around as an option, not that it would be a good decision.

Hypothetically, Ford could donate his entire 2.5 million dollar salary to the BVF and coach for free, and I’d still have 0 confidence in his ability to make it work here. We’ve seen him squander multiple talented teams and continue to have the same faults. It’s time for both parties to move on.

Chris May and Travis Ford have not pushed the national profile of the Saint Louis Billikens forward under his tenure. That’s all that needs to be said.

A portion of the endowment is not liquid. SLU’s endowment is used for disbursements for designated funds, but the endowment serves a large purpose as collateral for debt issuances that they use to finance capital projects like new dorms or academic buildings.

Jordan Goodwin and Hasahn French masked a lot of Ford’s deficiencies. Travis owes them millions of dollars, because there’s no way he has a job here still without those two.

Switching to zone with this team is like putting lipstick on a pig. The defense sucks, no matter how they try and line up. Bad scheme, below average rotations, and a general lack of awareness add up to one of the worst in the NCAA.

Probably 2.5 million dollars, if I had to guess

Definitely. I was speaking more to the problem with Ford specifically and a hypothetical next season. If there’s a new coach, a house cleaning will be expected. The new guy will retain who fits his vision.

Kind of a catch-22 with this class if they’re really bad. Either you keep them around, and it turns out they are bad in bigger roles, meaning the team stinks. Or, you part ways with the freshmen after the season, and have to replace 9 guys in the spring, which as I said in my original post, I don’t trust TF to do based on recent track record.

I’d love to know what the boosters are being sold as it relates to next season. The heavy lifting on this team is being done by players who won’t be here next year. Plus there’s one HS player committed. So you’re in a situation where you have to replace most of your production via the portal or late cycle HS players, and the ace recruiter coach hasn’t recruited at a high level in recent years. It’s hard to see a drastic improvement next season, but I’m not one of the people who will have input on this decision.

Not even close, unfortunately. Any Big East addition needs to bring a lot to the table. TV market, fans who travel, and ability to bring conference NCAA credits. We have 1 of those 3 things at the moment.

Wait, what is lining up @slu92? The house being cleaned? Things going on as normal beyond this year?

I don’t get the appeal of Ahearn. His background in skill development is nice, but running a program is a ton of work beyond the basketball itself. Seems like a bit of a reach.

Only if it’s Crews’ lack of recruiting and Travis’ lack of in game coaching. Chris May would draft up a 10 year contract right now!

To phrase it differently: I’d personally love to not have either of the coaches Chris May hired lead the SLU Basketball program.

Nobody beats the Wiz

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.