HoosierPal Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 4 hours ago, SLURadioBoy said: I took a few notes during the interview, but more was covered than just this. I didn't have time to take note on every question, but to me, these were the most interesting. On Thor: -Ford went to Iceland to scout him and meet his family. -Thor took a recruiting visit here and signed yesterday. -Ford never discussed what kind of player he is. The next question went to the recruiting class overall. On class: -Ford says it's a very versatile group. -They will make an impact on this season. -While versatile, they all bring the ability to shoot. On French: -French will play some 4 next year. -He will be able to take players off the dribble, but they are also working on his jump shot. -They are working on the mechanics of his free throw shot. I listened to the tape of the interview. RadioBoy caught the most important issues. The first question from the Fast Lane was "with such a short bench, who stepped up this year". Ford first mentioned Roby, citing his leadership on the floor and his scoring, then Bess, for his leadership in the locker room, and Hines for 'a great job keeping the guys together." He also said everyone stepped up to an extent. Interesting next question by the FL, "how hard has it been to recruit with what all happened last season?" Ford "Actually it is easy to recruit when you have multiple openings." "We have been selective in who we have gone after." He used the term "Join our family" as a continuation of Team Blue. Brad Thompson suggested that instead of recruiting in Iceland, he pick Fiji, Tahiti or Hawaii next time. Interesting question by the FL, "after the situation came up at SLU, Gordon was quoted as saying he may have to re-evaluate his committment to SLU." Ford, there has been no conversation with Gordon on him waivering. So cross that one off your list. They have started individual workouts, and yes, French is working on both his outside shot and his FT. "We are tweaking his mechanics." Finally, Randy K said of Gundmundsson "If he gets the ball at the end of the game, does he become "the Iceman"? Pistol and CBFan like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Look up the league he is playing. He's the only teenager getting major minutes in the league. There are some seasoned American pros playing there. His teammate J'Nathan Bullock was just as good a college player as any we have had recently, including Jett, Conklin, & Evans and has played well in more prestigious leagues. It is grown man's league. Most starters are 24+ and the american imports are all in their primes 28-32 years old. RiseAndGrind and VeniceMenace like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 With this signing Thor just took over the top spot on my favorite things about iceland list. It now reads 1. Thor 2. Glaciers 3. Bjork 4. Hot Springs It also upped the odds of me booking a 150$ flight to Iceland via Wow Air by 72%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gister Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, dlarry said: With this signing Thor just took over the top spot on my favorite things about iceland list. It now reads 1. Thor 2. Glaciers 3. Bjork 4. Hot Springs It also upped the odds of me booking a 150$ flight to Iceland via Wow Air by 72%. You left off the Northern Lights!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon-Balls Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Flew through Iceland on WOW airlines a couple weeks ago, highly recommend it. Their airport makes Lambert look like an absolute dump. it will be really easy for his family to travel to Bills games once they start offering direct flights from STL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Did I make this up but is Thor already NCAA qualified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Any word on how to pronounce his first name? And what is the preferred English spelling of his full name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 33 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Any word on how to pronounce his first name? And what is the preferred English spelling of his full name? Ing-vee is my best guess. Ing as in the first syllable in the word English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 14 hours ago, moytoy12 said: Agreed and I think folks should lighten up on Stu in general. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 48 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Any word on how to pronounce his first name? And what is the preferred English spelling of his full name? 13 minutes ago, gobillsgo said: Ing-vee is my best guess. Ing as in the first syllable in the word English. That's probably what most people will go with, I'd think. But I think there's a little more of an "ee" sound in the beginning instead of just "ing", based on this guide to hard-to-pronounce names I found for Euro 2016. They list Arnor Ingvi Traustason - Ar-nor Eeng-vee Troy-sta-son. A little background on his name. It's basically a traditional tribal/ethnic name, but has some mythological ties, too: "Yngvi is another name for the god Freyr who is also known as Yngvi-Freyr. According to Snorri, from him the Swedish royal dynasty of the Ynglingar took its name. The Ynglingar bore the name Yngvi or Ynguni as an honorary name." So basically we have a straight-up Viking on the team now and when you add that to a roster that already has a werewolf (French), we have to be considered one of the more dangerous teams in the country next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 soooooo..... is this kid good or not? 2010andBeyond likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 we will likely know by christmas as pistol states, we have to have faith in ford. he has not let us down on anyone he has brought in yet imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I doubt Ford would fly to Iceland to get someone to warm the bench. willie, NextYearBill, TFord and TRavs and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 11 hours ago, HoosierPal said: I listened to the tape of the interview. RadioBoy caught the most important issues. The first question from the Fast Lane was "with such a short bench, who stepped up this year". Ford first mentioned Roby, citing his leadership on the floor and his scoring, then Bess, for his leadership in the locker room, and Hines for 'a great job keeping the guys together." He also said everyone stepped up to an extent. Interesting next question by the FL, "how hard has it been to recruit with what all happened last season?" Ford "Actually it is easy to recruit when you have multiple openings." "We have been selective in who we have gone after." He used the term "Join our family" as a continuation of Team Blue. Brad Thompson suggested that instead of recruiting in Iceland, he pick Fiji, Tahiti or Hawaii next time. Interesting question by the FL, "after the situation came up at SLU, Gordon was quoted as saying he may have to re-evaluate his committment to SLU." Ford, there has been no conversation with Gordon on him waivering. So cross that one off your list. They have started individual workouts, and yes, French is working on both his outside shot and his FT. "We are tweaking his mechanics." Finally, Randy K said of Gundmundsson "If he gets the ball at the end of the game, does he become "the Iceman"? -thanks for the recap, if you have a link to the interview I would appreciate it, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBL_Bills Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 31 minutes ago, Scoop said: I doubt Ford would fly to Iceland to get someone to warm the bench. I mean, if I could fly to Iceland and write it off as a business expense I would in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFord and TRavs Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 This will officially give us the top recruiting class in the a10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, TFord and TRavs said: This will officially give us the top recruiting class in the a10 im guessing that was clinched the day that gordon signed his loi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
757billiken Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 If you want to see him play, watch the games he played in the FIBA U20.....they are online. Just click the link and skim through the games. He's number six. https://www.google.com/search?q=fiba+u20+iceland+youtube&rlz=1C1NHXL_enUS737US737&oq=fiba+u20+iceland+youtube&aqs=chrome..69i57.4668j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on 6'3" point guard - decent handle. Pretty slender. Likes to shoot. Didn't shoot well at this tournament but you never know. Zink likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL FAN Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, Cowboy said: -thanks for the recap, if you have a link to the interview I would appreciate it, thanks interview link: https://www.101sports.com/show_notes/the-fast-lane-april-12-2018-mike-yeo-joins-to-talk-blues-off-season/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 59 minutes ago, Scoop said: I doubt Ford would fly to Iceland to get someone to warm the bench. well played, I see what you did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 31 minutes ago, GBL_Bills said: I mean, if I could fly to Iceland and write it off as a business expense I would in a heartbeat. The Blue Lagoon looks awesome and the woman are supposedly let's say "friendly". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, brianstl said: The Blue Lagoon looks awesome and the woman are supposedly let's say "friendly". Iceland is so small, they have a dating app that tells you if the person you're interested in is your cousin. I guess foreign visitors are appealing in that there's no possibility of incest. DirtyRican likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, Box and Won said: Iceland is so small, they have a dating app that tells you if the person you're interested in is your cousin. I guess foreign visitors are appealing in that there's no possibility of incest. Their also a country that many long term medical studies are conducted because of the genetic purity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, Box and Won said: Iceland is so small, they have a dating app that tells you if the person you're interested in is your cousin. I guess foreign visitors are appealing in that there's no possibility of incest. isnt it Iceland that's giving tax breaks or some sort of incentive for males to move to iceland to have kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL FAN Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Frank, just said IG is 6’4 1/2 and shoots the ball incredibly well according to Ford.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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