basebill123

Ball don’t lie

Am I blind or does it seem like there has been about 6 times the ball should have gone the opposite way on an out of bounds?

refs come out and call 15 fouls in 5 minutes to hit quota like last game?

we are a headcase team. great when we get momentum but b-holes get super tight when we get behind.

panic. its. no. longer. early...

anarchy!

hasahn and linssen coming in together. like it.

I'd rather they call a block than not anything. that's embarassing no call

chill. it. is. early....

Lol they switch the crews at half?

Letting them play is great for us

Why aren’t we rebounding nearly as well offensively as we’re used to?

My guess is a significant other of a player or coach got COVID and is a gray area for contact tracing.

At this point we need to be cognizant that due to current policies another, contact tracing pauses, or worse a positive test in the program, will likely decimate the rest of our regular season leaving us in a terrible spot. If we’re at risk due to an iffy scenario, it’s much better to bite the bullet on one game then potentially lose another 4-8.

Although insignificant in win/loss, I think our fight to not lose by double digits to Minnesota may be an underrated/under discussed reason for how we got to 12. If we stop fouling/fighting and lose by 10+ like it looked like was going to happen and I don’t think the algorithms get us this high. And obviously the big win margin as opposed to the to close for comfort wins we’re used to.

Question. Who do we want to win, LSU or VCU?

Good thing NC state gave us some practice against heavy pressure. Loyola against Richmonds pressure looks like us in the first half yesterday.

Nice part is we pretty much now control our destiny to get ranked next week. If we beat NC State and Minnesota on top of already beating Indiana State, it’ll be almost impossible to keep us out.

Rough half but still on track to cover spread. Need this to light a fire anyway.

2 for about 25 in the last 10 minutes

Nice little appetizer for our game will be Illinois-Minnesota. Would love Illinois to get demolished and then we dominate Minnesota Sunday.

SLU is the only “unranked” team Minnesota plays in the next 30 days. Hopefully we catch them looking past us...

Still underrated

Notes: defense was solid partially because refs are letting them play rims are tight, lots of in and outs on both ends. In the past we’d let a game like this get within 5 at half, goes to show how far we’ve come.

The Athletic mail bag makes a good point about SLU's "eye test" as well. Our offense this year helps us pass the eye test more than any Billiken team of the past would. We've never had more 3 or dunk potential meaning we're more fun to watch for the casual fan or analyst. Great defenses gives you chances for top tier wins but all else equal, doesn't help you pass the eye test as much as great offenses do imo.