NH Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 There’s no question that a healthy Welmer is an incredibly valuable player. It’s hard to imagine you can count on him being healthy given the number and nature of his injuries but he had a good freshman year and offers a skill-set that nobody else on the team can match. He’ll also be in essence a 5th-year sophomore I think (4th season at SLU plus prep school), which I always think leads to stronger and more mature players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFord and TRavs Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Welmer last year would have put us at top 3 minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 23 minutes ago, TFord and TRavs said: Welmer last year would have put us at top 3 minimum. Was welmer going to play backup point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 A little blurb from TFord on his team's mindset next year... http://fox2now.com/2018/04/17/billikens-basketball-has-tournament-hopes-for-2018-19/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 The more highlight videos of Demarius I watch, the more excited I get. As others have mentioned, he finishes some incredible layups. Also appears to have pretty good handles. If he has any semblance of a jump shot, he will be an incredible scorer at the college level. November can’t come soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFord and TRavs Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: Was welmer going to play backup point? An extra body would have helped with foul trouble which hurt us as well as 3pt shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL FAN Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: With the rare exception of folks like DePaul's Tom Kleinschmidt (sp?), circa 25 years ago, free throw attempts are rarely jumpers. I remember Hal Greer of the 76er’s always shot his free throws with a jump shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 21 hours ago, NH said: There’s no question that a healthy Welmer is an incredibly valuable player. It’s hard to imagine you can count on him being healthy given the number and nature of his injuries but he had a good freshman year and offers a skill-set that nobody else on the team can match. He’ll also be in essence a 5th-year sophomore I think (4th season at SLU plus prep school), which I always think leads to stronger and more mature players. It's best for SLU and Welmer to give it another shot next year. We already have one other scholarship to give, so we don't need to free up Welmer's this year. IF it is clear following next season that EW doesn't have a future here, I imagine he'll be in position to be a two-year grad transfer, which would make him very attractive to a lot of other programs. If EW is healthy and all goes well, he gives SLU the true stretch big they could use. I figure French and Gordon will be the two primary bigs, with Santos, Foreman and Welmer battling for the remaining minutes. All three bring something different. Santos strikes me as a physical, old school big who will do his damage in the paint. Foreman more athletic and plays away from the basket and looks to drive. I don't ever recall him really posting up much at all. And Welmer, the prototypical stretch big. If all the bigs are healthy and available, foul trouble should never be a problem. Since each bring a different skill set, Ford can do a lot of mixing based on match-ups. The frontline figures to be pretty well equipped to handle any kind of match-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 New poster here. The 2018-19 team will be good enough to earn an entry into the Big East Conference . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Brighton said: New poster here. The 2018-19 team will be good enough to earn an entry into the Big East Conference . Please keep posting! Welcome. mhg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Thanks ! I'm just now getting into college basketball. I grew up near the Grand Center and was a casual Bills fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, Brighton said: New poster here. The 2018-19 team will be good enough to earn an entry into the Big East Conference . I like the optimism. But it doesn’t seem like they’re all too keen on expansion at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Just now, gobillsgo said: I like the optimism. But it doesn’t seem like they’re all too keen on expansion at this point. I hope the recent scandal didn't play a role in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Brighton said: I hope the recent scandal didn't play a role in that. Certainly not. Whether the Big East will ever expand grew from decisions made several years ago and will hinge on more than just a single season of on-court performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, Brighton said: I hope the recent scandal didn't play a role in that. Huh? It’s not like the university or Athletics department tried to cover anything up. In fact, they went total opposite direction and ruined the lives of four young men. But that has been discussed extensively here and doesn’t need to be rehashed. If it has a role, the role is that it robbed us of an NCAA tournament appearance... one desperately needed to boost perception of our program again after the Crewsplatt years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) I hear the midtown area has been renovated over the years. Hopefully that will be enough for them. Edited April 19, 2018 by Brighton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 ACE, JohnnyJumpUp, billikenfan05 and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, JMM28 said: Yup. Well, maybe not a trap, but a smokescreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 We didn't even ban Tilkowsky yet and he already has a new account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 If you think it was a troll post, then you're wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Brighton said: If you think it was a troll post, then you're wrong. What are your thoughts on SLU moving to the Valley? How about our coverage in the P-D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I grew up near "the" Grand Center too and I don't think " the recent scandal" or economic development in midtown or our excellent prospects for next year have anything to do with entry into the big east. Have a super day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 39 minutes ago, Brighton said: New poster here. The 2018-19 team will be good enough to earn an entry into the Big East Conference . I’m sure you are. 28 minutes ago, Brighton said: Thanks ! I'm just now getting into college basketball. I grew up near the Grand Center and was a casual Bills fan. I’m sure you did. 14 minutes ago, Brighton said: I hear the midtown area has been renovated over the years. Hopefully that will be enough for them. I’m sure that won’t matter. 9 minutes ago, Brighton said: If you think it was a troll post, then you're wrong. I don’t think it was. I’m sure it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, ACE said: What are your thoughts on SLU moving to the Valley? How about our coverage in the P-D? Perfect vetting questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, slufan13 said: We didn't even ban Tilkowsky yet and he already has a new account This has more of the Mizzou-lover flavor, to me. But I guess it's possible Tilkowsky could be trying to circumvent the one-post-per-day limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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