johnbj14
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To phrase it differently: I’d personally love to not have either of the coaches Chris May hired lead the SLU Basketball program.
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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!
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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 changesDr. Holly Hills and stmdragons like this -
17 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
I go back and forth on how much Travis actually thinks his job is on the line
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.
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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.
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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.
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11 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
Anyone backing retention of Travis Ford at this point is not a Billiken fan. They are a Travis Ford fan. Sad.
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.
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7 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
Exactly. We shouldn't be ranked below 150 in a "down year" let alone 200. As a steward of the program Ford has failed at meeting the basic upward expectations and is now failing to meet basic caretaking expectations.
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.
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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.
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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.
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3 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
At worst, Chris May HAD to have enacted the out clause after last season.
Considering how confidently Chris spoke about him publicly on radio appearances this off-season, I wouldn’t be so sure of that.
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33 minutes ago, stmdragons said:
He had a pretty messy scandal a couple of years back involving an alleged cover-up of sexual assault allegations against one of his players. I would imagine he’d have been poached by someone already if not for that.
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.
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50 minutes ago, ARon said:
Public university with twice as many alumni as SLU.
NIL isn’t the problem. Recruiting fell off long before NIL came into effect. It’s the guy in charge, period.
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47 minutes ago, Soderball said:
Hargrove and Thames will put up a few baskets.
What you're seeing here is exactly right and is the right analysis of this team: we are undersized. We can't defend and we cannot rebound and we cannot score in the paint.
Mostly we throw an undersized body at them and hope they are slow enough to commit a foul. Works with Dartmouth, won't work with more skilled bigs who have studied and know our game more(when we get into conference play)
This roster has the makings of a Crewsplatt nightmare IMO. Even during the darkest years of Crewsplatt fiasco i watched guys like Jordan Nesbitt and thought they had some ability. You saw the same with Parker and Hargrove. When we get into it we will be really exposed and it won't be good. Ford knows it.
Nesbitt was a Ford player, not associated with He Who Shall Not Be Named.
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4 minutes ago, slu72 said:
This is all on Ford we make no sense on O. And D is a mess. Jees this guy has coached BB for 25 years has he learned nothing other than to recruit?
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.
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5 minutes ago, Dr Bird said:
Agree with this. What you call "assets", I call "goodwill".
I think another nutshell is as follows:
SLU basketball is the revenue driver for the entire program. Admin must make basketball decisions based on the impact to revenue. With the unknowns of CF's contract (self-renewing?, buyout amount? who is funding it?), it is almost certain that Admin decided that the best financial decision was to keep CF for this year.
This decision will be made after each season, so I'm not going to worry about it until then.
One thing is for sure, no one worries about CF leaving on his own accord.
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.
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2 minutes ago, Billiken Rich said:
No but they are senior and junior led team. It's part of the (hate the term) mid-major cycle of life. Last year was so depressing because we were in that position and we were a tournament team with Perkins and maybe should've been without him. This year we are back to more of a rebuild. Cycle of life, even the Great Majerus was subject to it.....
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?
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Just now, willie said:
How about lets see him play a little bit before we pronounce him the next Legend.
Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m advocating for. Hence the “might”
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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.
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1 minute ago, Soderball said:
If Jayson Tatum came here, Justin could have been the head coach right then and there.
Does he have any more kids? Wake me up when he's got some more high school sophs ready to make a pit stop on the way to the NBA.
Snore. Boring. Chris Mack for SLU.
I agree with your last sentence. SLU should aim higher. Mack would be a dream come true.
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2 minutes ago, Soderball said:
Then why'd he play for Duke?
Because we had a clown at the helm of our program.
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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!