Cowboy Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, WVBilliken said: So, two Fall commits, a PG and SF. SLU loses four after this year, 2 guards, a PF, and a SF. That assumes Welmer returns. Seems a big and another guard would fill this class out nicely. Would love to get Jacobs, but that seems like a big wish. For those more in those know, any guess on the next commit? Any rumors of players leaning towards SLU? Or does SLU wait until the Spring period? With only Santos as a senior next year at least one grad transfer makes a lot of sense. -come on, Travis Ford is our coach, the guy and his staff recruit like no other staff in SLU history, nothing is a reach or a big wish (except perhaps EJ Liddell), stop thinking small time, drink some blue kool-aid and get fully on board Glorydays2013 and rgbilliken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Do we have a need for jacobs with Yuri? That would be two small PG in the same class competing for the same spot, If we have a scholarship to give, fine but we need a shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Glorydays2013 said: Do we have a need for jacobs with Yuri? That would be two small PG in the same class competing for the same spot, If we have a scholarship to give, fine but we need a shooter A 4 star recruit who can score and create. For sure. You never have too many PGs. And they bring different strenghths from everything I have read on the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gister Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 5:29 PM, HoosierPal said: Using my protractor, (not my slide rule), if Hargrove is 6'8", as declared earlier, than Collins is well over his listed 5'10". I'd speculate he is 6'2" plus or minus 50%. He also is a little thicker than I thought he was. Photos don't lie. Does that mean he is between 3'1" and 9'3"? Significant margin of error? I'll take that bet. HoosierPal and Billikid like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 5:44 PM, dlarry said: What in the world does a gaspump and thumb tack mean? This is just a guess: "We're going to go far; take note." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I agree that we have the ingredients to go far this year and to continue the rise the following year, how far I really do not know. I think one of the great advantages we have, at least early in the season, is that a lot of the statistics models in use depend to some degree upon prior year performance. This adds a measure of "statistical stealth" to our team that I hope we can employ to our advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmart23 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 5:44 PM, dlarry said: What in the world does a gaspump and thumb tack mean? Gas usually means something is exceptionally good. The thumbtack is a location indicator. Like putting a tack in a map. So think, "something good going on here in St. Louis". SLU_Nick, majerus mojo, Bills_06 and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, hmart23 said: Gas usually means something is exceptionally good. The thumbtack is a location indicator. Like putting a tack in a map. So think, "something good going on here in St. Louis". You could've given me 1000 guesses and I would never have arrived at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmart23 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Just now, Bills_06 said: You could've given me 1000 guesses and I would never have arrived at that. I could give you the full explanation. But it's really not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 7:14 PM, VeniceMenace said: Pump-pin? I think most people are over thinking this and Venice nailed it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 Just got back from vacation. Did I miss anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 (Just preserving his last bio in case I need it for later reference.) Yuri Collins - PG, 5-11, 170 - St. Louis, MO (St. Mary's) - Twitter: @smoovYC1 Offers: SLU, DePaul, Iowa, Mizzou, SMU, Loyola-Chicago, Missouri State, SIUE. Interest: Marquette, Creighton, Purdue, Illinois State, Bradley. Latest News: Collins will take official visits to SLU (9/8) and Iowa (9/22). While those two have the edge, DePaul, SMU, and Bradley are still in the mix as the other schools recruiting him the hardest. He does not have a commitment timeline but could decide after those two visits, or will take more if he's not ready to choose. (8/31/18) Scouting Report: Collins is a pure, old school, pass-first point guard and floor general. He handles the ball extremely well and has outstanding court vision. He likes to score at the rim, and doesn't shy from contact despite his size because he's got excellent body control and deceptive strength. He creates a lot of steals on the defensive end. He's a solid, consistent lead guard who plays with confidence and control and calls himself a coach on the court. His jumper needs improvement. He will miss the beginning of his senior season while he recovers from shoulder surgery. Rankings: Prep Hoops - 192, 247sports - 248, 247sports Composite - 294. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 14 hours ago, WVBilliken said: So, two Fall commits, a PG and SF. SLU loses four after this year, 2 guards, a PF, and a SF. That assumes Welmer returns. Seems a big and another guard would fill this class out nicely. Would love to get Jacobs, but that seems like a big wish. For those more in those know, any guess on the next commit? Any rumors of players leaning towards SLU? Or does SLU wait until the Spring period? With only Santos as a senior next year at least one grad transfer makes a lot of sense. I think waiting til spring for the last two spots would be a decent possibility. A grad transfer 2/3 who can shoot would be a good fit. And a big would make sense. Might be a good spot to get a big transfer who sits out a year during what would be Santos senior year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, ACE said: I think waiting til spring for the last two spots would be a decent possibility. A grad transfer 2/3 who can shoot would be a good fit. And a big would make sense. Might be a good spot to get a big transfer who sits out a year during what would be Santos senior year. I agree. If we get two more grad transfers in the same vein as Isabell and Wiley, I fear that we'll be stuck in that pattern for a couple more years. One would be fine but personally I don't want to see anymore than that. TheChosenOne likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 We’re going to lose some to transfers and maybe pro. We just need to be ready for that. We will know more about that months from now though. I predict a top 100 recruit surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Nick Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 18 minutes ago, Glorydays2013 said: We’re going to lose some to transfers and maybe pro. We just need to be ready for that. We will know more about that months from now though. I predict a top 100 recruit surprise Based on nothing right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 8 minutes ago, SLU_Nick said: Based on nothing right? He’s probably taking a stab at Markese committing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Pistol said: Just got back from vacation. Did I miss anything? Nah. A bunch of middle-aged men tried to figure out the meaning of a couple of emojis, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 30 minutes ago, Box and Won said: Nah. A bunch of middle-aged men tried to figure out the meaning of a couple of emojis, but that's about it. You're describing basically any day on this board almaman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Was reading BenFreds quick hits and he mentioned he plans on covering a ton of SLU this season (we will see) but he also mentioned Ford is making a SLU a place where locals don't overlook to the point of telling some guys no. Is he just saying that or would there have been any local prospects that are D1 that we haven't really gone after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 23 minutes ago, Bills_06 said: Was reading BenFreds quick hits and he mentioned he plans on covering a ton of SLU this season (we will see) but he also mentioned Ford is making a SLU a place where locals don't overlook to the point of telling some guys no. Is he just saying that or would there have been any local prospects that are D1 that we haven't really gone after? Not that he wanted to come here anyway, but I don’t think we were ever that interested in McKinney. Seems like we passed on Pickett as well. Also definitely weren’t interested in Mark Smith, from everything we have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, Bills_06 said: Was reading BenFreds quick hits and he mentioned he plans on covering a ton of SLU this season (we will see) but he also mentioned Ford is making a SLU a place where locals don't overlook to the point of telling some guys no. Is he just saying that or would there have been any local prospects that are D1 that we haven't really gone after? Is Ford actually telling guys no? It's probably not quite that simple, but yes, there are D-I players in the STL metro who we are not recruiting or did not recruit. I won't include guys like McKinney, who we offered but didn't seem to recruit in earnest (he seemed uninterested in SLU all along), but here are some we didn't offer or haven't offered (yet), and I haven't been able to find evidence of interest: Noah Frederking (2017 - Evansville), Shaun Williams (2018 - K-State), Cameron Williams (2018 - SIUE), Rashad McDaniels (2020 - I have him on the interest list but that was a preliminary add over a year ago and I haven't seen us recruit him at all), Phillip Russell (2020), and I'm sure there are a lot more that aren't immediately coming to mind. Bills_06 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Had a SLU offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I haven’t seen much on Markese Jacobs lately. Illinois has a huge recruiting weekend (including Liddell) coming up and Jacobs isn’t visiting then. He’s *liked* a couple of SLU related tweets lately but that is all I am seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkelsey55 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Bills_06 said: I thought this meant the players should not be afraid to tell other teams NO. "they" is refering to the players. Like did Collins tell Iowa no thanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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