VTIME Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 >nate said, > >"The Billikens made strides in this department with >recruiting Dwayne Polk, Luke Meyer, Tommie Liddell and Kevin >Lisch, but haven't been able to build on that." > >that insinutates that since we signed those four former all >metro players, that we have passed on local players that >wanted to play here. what local players that wanted to play >here in the last two years did we pass on that would have >bettered this team? Harrellson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 The Eagles are not the team I was refering to. Lets just leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Corey Brewer is a stud 6'9" player so how does this Mitchell kid figure into the same conversation??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Of course then there is another thread where someone posted that he believes SLU will sign the top players in the rich '08 class...must be some awful good weed in St. Louis these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 >Of course then there is another thread where someone posted >that he believes SLU will sign the top players in the rich >'08 class...must be some awful good weed in St. Louis these >days. It is apparently called the Brad 5. I like it. If anyone has a question or is concerned all you have to say is "The Brad 5. Or simply "Brad 5" for short. Schasz you can walk down the street give the nod to someone who passes you by and mouth "Brad 5."..........get some commercials out, some music. Go put your feet up....why? Brad 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 LOL...that's pretty funny. Brad 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 schasz - read my line - it was a hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 lisch did not play aau until after he had already verbally committed to slu. then he played for a southern illinois team. he tried out for the eagles then politely walked away after he made the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 the point of this thread is players that wanted to come to slu but supposedly couldnt get slu offers. if harrelson wanted to be a billiken why the early acceptance from western illinois? why didnt he wait. i didnt turn the string into a who else recruited them to illustrate how good a player is but rather to illustrate that surely if they were worthy of a slu offer why did they accept such a lesser program offer so early? that makes no sense if the point is that slu should have been taking those kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGB91 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 This thread has been one of the best in recent memory. It's a great illustration of what this board can be when the knuckleheads let people just exchange opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I was actually thinking more in terms of the Brad 1, as I figure his son is a slam dunk. I don't happen to like our chances for the others, and once again, recent past history is not good. Lest anyone forget, Kramer is not playing with his AAU buddies which negates any free face time for Brad when recruiting really heats up. Stranger things have happened but forgive me if I don't bet any of my hard earned cash on any fall recruiting coos. Courtside I did like your idea...see if that popular St. Louis rapper could put a little rap funk together...it could get those kids attention, as I am cetain the St. Louis radio airwaves would play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Brad 5 is simply what everyone should say when a Brad topic or issue comes up....because that poster was represntative of what the Kool-Aid crew believes. So to your comments I say Brad 5. So when that time comes around everyone in Kool-Aid nation can be held to Brad 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Too darn funny...the folks here in Palm Harbor, FL will look at me a bit funny when I mention the Brad 5 frequently in these next few months. Maybe I can think of some catchy little ditty to put on my answering machine about the Brad 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 > >you may be able to pick out a couple of those kids that >could have helped a little, but I don't see one that would >have made us better. Also I keep hearing the insinuation >that these kids wanted to come to SLU. It is silly to say >that Roundtree wanted to come to SLU, the fact that he >signed with SIU in the spring before his Sr season makes it >pretty (no absolutely) clear that he didn't prefer SLU. Same >with Stemler. > > Official Billikens.com sponsor of H >Waldman > >Official Sponser of the Stemmler and Ahearn could and would >have helped club. If a top 25 team offers you and your home town team doesnt have the sense to offer you, it makes sense to commit to the top 25 team. I would be insulted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTIME Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 >yet we have 3 out of the four kids on the the all metro team >of 2004. > >we heard the desmet coach tell us on kfns that five of the >now sophomore and juniors unofficially visited slu together >last summer and had the "you can be the difference" speech >from coach soderberg. > > >i think if anyone is saying that, they are really saying >that the lesser kids are saying that slu doesnt want them. > >but as mitchell proves, if the now lesser underclassmen >progress and become worthy of an offer, they will get an >offer. > > >but it is hard to believe that slu doesnt want the local >kids. 4 of 5. Polk, Liddell, Lisch, Meyer. The only one who they didnt get was Price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I know Lisch didn't play for the Eagles — though the Eagles certainly tried — but the Eagles did help get him some exposure with the Hoop Jamboree. I've posted this before, I think, but here's the story I wrote from when Lisch was at the Jamboree (funny quote from Tyler Hansbrough about Michael Jordan): Kyle Kirk felt a little woozy on the first night of the Nike Hoop Jamboree. The invitation-only basketball camp, held this past week at St. Louis University’s Simon Recreation Center, matched the Fort Zumwalt West sophomore against the best competition from around the country in his age group. But Kirk wasn’t worried about that; he was in a state of disbelief from seeing the world’s most famous basketball player, Michael Jordan, up close and personal. “I thought I was going to pass out,†Kirk said Friday. “I swear to God.†Jordan, a six-time NBA champion and five-time NBA Most Valuable Player during his years with the Chicago Bulls, was in town because his oldest son, Jeffrey, was invited to the Jamboree. On Wednesday night, the 110 camp participants got to catch a glimpse of No. 23, who retired from the Washington Wizards after this past season. “I saw him and I was like, Oh my God,†Kirk said. “I’ve never seen him in real life before. I have every pair of shoes he’s ever had. I wanted to go up and give him a hug, but I was afraid someone would beat me up, like a bodyguard or something.†Tyler Hansbrough, a 6-foot-8 junior forward from Poplar Bluff, had a different idea come to mind when he first saw Jordan. “I wanted to tackle him,†Hansbrough said, without offering any further explanation. “Everybody was yelling, ‘Hey Mike, hey Mike.’†Kevin Lisch, a junior point guard at Althoff, said: “It’s different seeing somebody you’ve seen on TV and then seeing them in person. I was just surprised he was here.†After the shock of that initial encounter with Jordan sunk in with the camp participants – that was the lone Jordan sighting at the camp as of Friday afternoon -- the basketball players got down to work. Over the course of four days, the campers played eight games and received instruction in all areas of basketball – and life. On Friday afternoon, visitors of the Rec Center were greeted by a cacophony of referee’s whistles buzzing and sneakers squeaking as the campers went back and forth on the center’s six courts. There were reputations being made all over the gym and, since the best players at the Jamboree will be invited to the prestigious Nike All-America Camp in Indianapolis in a few weeks, the competition was fierce. Hansbrough and Lisch had already established themselves as two of the best players in the gym. Hansbrough, who led his high school team to the Missouri final four this season and is playing with the St. Louis Eagles Under-17 squad this summer, already has scholarship offers from Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Marquette. He said he plans to make his college decision late in his junior year. “I don’t think it’s a secret to anybody, but (Hansbrough) is one of the top players in the country in his class,†said Hazelwood Central coach Chris Pilz, who worked at the camp. “There’s no doubt about that. I think this week he has probably proven that.†A Post-Dispatch All-Metro first-team selection following a sensational sophomore season, Lisch is already one of St. Louis U. coach Brad Soderberg’s top targets. “From what I’ve seen out here, (Lisch) has demonstrated that he is able to play with the best guards in the country,†Pilz said. “He knows how to play the game. I guarantee he’s put in thousands and thousands of hours in the gym trying to figure out how to play and he’s awful good.†Pilz, who Hazelwood Central Hawks lost to Lisch’s Althoff team by one point two years ago, was not as familiar with Kirk. Arguably the top freshman in the area this past season, Kirk, a 6-4 swingman, had struggled a bit through the early stages of the Jamboree before settling in. “I feel like (Kirk) is holding his own and he’s really finding out how he stacks up against some of the other guys in the country at his position,†Pilz said. “But he’s big and strong. I think the biggest thing this week for him is he’s probably gonna figure out he can play with these guys.†One of the instructors at the camp, which was hosted by the St. Louis Eagles, was Kevin Eastman, who coached at various colleges for almost 25 years and now works camps and clinics throughout the country. “I love (Lisch),†said Eastman, who a week earlier was working out future pros LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. “Even though I don’t count, (Lisch) is one of my favorites. He plays smart. He listens. He’s a sponge. He plays hard as hell. He understands the game. His face emits passion for the game. He’s fun and he’s going to be good. “(Hansbrough) is good. Crafty. He’s fun to watch. He runs the floor. Springy. Creative. Good feel for the game. You notice him quickly.†After four days of playing basketball against some of the best competition in the country, getting noticed was almost as important as seeing Michael Jordan in person. Almost. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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