BilliesBy40

I agree with you, especially the part about Weaver. Only problem with trying to find those unicorns is they are typically 5 star players who won't be coming to SLU.

Three requests for you: (1) explain how Obama was a “failed, weak President”; (2) read Roe v. Wade; and (3) understand this is not political.

I may be in the minority, but I don’t see an A10-caliber player in Russell. Question for those closer to the local basketball scene: what do you see as Russell’s ceiling as a player?

Wow. Continually ignoring people who disagree with you shows the board everything we need to know about you. If people would step outside of their echo chambers, we would be a lot better off as a society.

He didn’t. In fact, when asked about the possibility in the early 1990s, Dr. Fauci rebuked the idea that HIV could be transmitted via saliva. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-02-28-9303185939-story.html

We don’t need more teams. If anything, we should be reducing the number of teams to increase top-to-bottom balance.

He had a committable offer. A team does not need an “open” scholarship to take a commitment.

If he wanted to commit to SLU he would’ve already done so.

What exactly is fake in the media’s reporting of this pandemic?

Roy might make fun of you for hanging out with the liberal elites.

OK Boomer

Fair point. I've read the board for long enough to vividly remember Old Guy springing onto the scene with cautionary tales about foreign ice cubes.

Old Guy is a troll. Somehow he has hung around long enough to make the board believe otherwise.

Good post. Exciting times. Almost all of the approaches outlined are possible because of Yuri, truly "the straw who stirs the drink".

It’s just a list of schools who have expressed interest in him. I’m sure the schools he actually is interested in will be a more normal list.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing! “There should not be a limit on the number of dribbles by the receiver. It is not even necessary that the assist be given on the last pass.”

Harrell shot 37 3s his junior year. Interestingly, he basically doesn’t shoot 3s in the NBA, although I don’t watch enough to know whether he has maintained his mid-range game.

The team was in NY for the A10 tournament. Thus, French could have simply stayed there whenever everyone headed home.

The only part of my original post that I thought was misinterpreted by Clock was the part referencing the careers of Goodwin and French. I was not saying failure to advance in the NCAA would mean Goodwin and French failed personally to maximize their potential at SLU. That's all.

Yes, I was talking about Ford, not his players. Perhaps I could have used better words other than make or break, but I do think next season is a vital one in Ford's tenure at SLU. Next year's team will be the most talented we have had in some time. More talent, I believe, than any of the teams we had under Majerus or Crews. I expect a Sweet 16. Failure to reach that does not mean I think Ford should be fired, but I do believe it will make Ford's long term success at SLU harder to achieve.

You misinterpreted my post as an indictment on the careers of Goodwin and French if they don't win some NCAA games next season. That was not my intent. They will rightly go down as two of the best players to put on a SLU uniform. It is unfortunate this season was abruptly ended because we could have made a run at the NCAA tournament. We'll see what happens next season. I expect big things, as should everyone else on this board.

No. No. I have a family friend with deep roots at OSU. We had this discussion over Thanksgiving. Their view was that Ford couldn’t win enough big games with all the talent he brought in, and to people outside the A10, Ford hasn’t shed that label (yet!).

Let me be clear, I have been thoroughly impressed with Ford’s body of work thus far at SLU. However, next year is a make or break season. Barring any injuries or other abnormalities, he has to make a run in the NCAA. Failing to win one or two NCAA tournament games over the course of the careers of Goodwin and French would be utter failure, especially with how loaded we should be next season.

He was here for four years and participated in senior night activities. You’re being intentionally obtuse by classifying him as anything but someone who stayed all four years.

Elliott Welmer is actually our most recent example.