thetorch Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 hours ago, brianstl said: The rapper Nas was the rapper J Coles idol. Tramaine is stating that Isaiah Thomas is his idol. Isaiah Thomas is saying that both he and Tramaine are killers on the court. This read like a definition on urban dictionary. brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Coach Ford uses abbreviations. I recant all previous criticism of abbreviation usage on the board. If Travis can do it so can we. bauman, Pistol and SLUMedBilliken15 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 10 hours ago, thetorch said: This read like a definition on urban dictionary. That is what I was aiming for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Sounds like Thor is flying to the US today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 5 hours ago, gobillsgo said: Sounds like Thor is flying to the US today. Bringing his hammer, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorbill76 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 5 hours ago, slu72 said: Bringing his hammer, I hope. That’s how he flies, isn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 thor is on campus Pistol likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, wgstl said: thor is on campus I have confirmed this with my source at Amazon. Not only has he arrived, but 43 minutes ago he ordered a case of Hákarl and he has been listening to death metal. Billiken Rich and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Did he bring the hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 2:40 PM, slu72 said: Bringing his hammer, I hope. 33 minutes ago, Old guy said: Did he bring the hammer? Is there an echo in here? gobillsgo likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 56 minutes ago, dlarry said: Is there an echo in here? Old guy now has you on ignore, and invites you to do the same. QUAILMAN, thetorch, rgbilliken and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I don't know what the pre season practice rules are and hoping someone can clarify. I know official practice sessions start a short time before mid October, but until then is the schedule something like 8 hours every week are allowed w/ some of those hours mandated to conditioning and the balance of the time allocated to actually practicing hoops? Also, it was reported Wiley had an injury a couple of weeks ago. Has he recovered? We heard Wellmer would be cleared for practice in September, I'll believe it when I see it, is that still a go? And what's Foreman's status. Recall he passed out a month or so ago, what's known about his medical condition? Thanks for any information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 22 minutes ago, slu72 said: I don't know what the pre season practice rules are and hoping someone can clarify. I know official practice sessions start a short time before mid October, but until then is the schedule something like 8 hours every week are allowed w/ some of those hours mandated to conditioning and the balance of the time allocated to actually practicing hoops? Also, it was reported Wiley had an injury a couple of weeks ago. Has he recovered? We heard Wellmer would be cleared for practice in September, I'll believe it when I see it, is that still a go? And what's Foreman's status. Recall he passed out a month or so ago, what's known about his medical condition? Thanks for any information. I think you can start practice 42 days before the start of the season, so that would be September 25th. 17.3.2 Preseason Practice -- On-Court Practice. An institution shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions before the date that is 42 days before the date of the institution's first regular-season contest. An institution shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically related activities before its first regular-season contest. Any countable athletically related activities (e.g., conditioning, skill-related instruction) that occur within the 42-day period shall count against the 30 days of countable athletically related activities. And regarding conditioning: 17.3.2.1 Permissible Conditioning Activities. Team conditioning or physical-fitness activities supervised by coaching staff members may be conducted on or off court but shall not begin prior to the beginning of the institution's academic year in accordance with Bylaw 17.1.7.2. Such activities shall be limited to eight hours per week. I don't know what the latest on Wiley, Welmer, or Foreman is. I don't think the issues with Wiley or Foreman were serious, so I don't expect them to be limited when practice starts. Wiley and Isabell still appear to be at home per recent Instagram stories, but move-in week starts Thursday, so I'm sure they're going to be back any day now. Classes start Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 21 minutes ago, Pistol said: I think you can start practice 42 days before the start of the season, so that would be September 25th. 17.3.2 Preseason Practice -- On-Court Practice. An institution shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions before the date that is 42 days before the date of the institution's first regular-season contest. An institution shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically related activities before its first regular-season contest. Any countable athletically related activities (e.g., conditioning, skill-related instruction) that occur within the 42-day period shall count against the 30 days of countable athletically related activities. And regarding conditioning: 17.3.2.1 Permissible Conditioning Activities. Team conditioning or physical-fitness activities supervised by coaching staff members may be conducted on or off court but shall not begin prior to the beginning of the institution's academic year in accordance with Bylaw 17.1.7.2. Such activities shall be limited to eight hours per week. I don't know what the latest on Wiley, Welmer, or Foreman is. I don't think the issues with Wiley or Foreman were serious, so I don't expect them to be limited when practice starts. Wiley and Isabell still appear to be at home per recent Instagram stories, but move-in week starts Thursday, so I'm sure they're going to be back any day now. Classes start Monday. -so does this mean there can be practices on 30 of the 42 days before the first regular season game? this part of the regulation does not address how much time can be spent in those practices, guessing there is a limit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Tx, Pistol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Cowboy said: -so does this mean there can be practices on 30 of the 42 days before the first regular season game? this part of the regulation does not address how much time can be spent in those practices, guessing there is a limit That's correct. This is different from a few years ago because they've lengthened the practice period before the season starts; I don't remember there being a 30-day restriction, but it only went about that long before, so it didn't matter as much. Another change this year is that the start of the season - and therefore practice - was bumped forward three additional days, with a requirement that players are given a three-day break during the holidays. The three-day holiday break will vary by team based on scheduling, but will mostly fall on Christmas or immediately after. I don't know that there is a time limit for full practices once the official period begins, just conditioning, as in section 17.3.2.1 above. There is language around what constitutes a non-practice activity and there is no restriction on those (promotional activities, film sessions, etc.), but I think the definition of "practice" is also broad enough as to not be restricted by time. This more or less sorts itself out because coaches don't want to exhaust guys before beginning a long season. Every coach is different, but the bottom line is that basketball is not football. They're not trying to physically beat players into submission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, Pistol said: That's correct. This is different from a few years ago because they've lengthened the practice period before the season starts; I don't remember there being a 30-day restriction, but it only went about that long before, so it didn't matter as much. Another change this year is that the start of the season - and therefore practice - was bumped forward three additional days, with a requirement that players are given a three-day break during the holidays. The three-day holiday break will vary by team based on scheduling, but will mostly fall on Christmas or immediately after. I don't know that there is a time limit for full practices once the official period begins, just conditioning, as in section 17.3.2.1 above. There is language around what constitutes a non-practice activity and there is no restriction on those (promotional activities, film sessions, etc.), but I think the definition of "practice" is also broad enough as to not be restricted by time. This more or less sorts itself out because coaches don't want to exhaust guys before beginning a long season. Every coach is different, but the bottom line is that basketball is not football. They're not trying to physically beat players into submission. -thanks and I didn't catch that time in film sessions is different than time on the court Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Littlebill Posted August 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2018 TFord on 550 with Rammer - 2-3 freshman will play significant minutes this year Dion Wiley can “really really shoot it” Jgood down to 205 Isabell brings the “piece they were looking for”. Different kind of player than what we have already TFord excited about the experience they have. Four players in grad school. Rashed Anthony was brought in as insurance last year Isabell’s role will be way different than last year as far as shots he’ll get up in a game TFord teased playing more FC man this year Santos could be all-league next year TF would put our front court up against anyone in the country BillIkenFan_Dan, TheDude, LindellWest and 13 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Not really big but I am listening to TMA from this morning and they had about 1 minute discussion on the Billikens. Doug Vaughn mentioned if they ever became a perennial tournament team he could see them becoming really big in this city. Then him and Charlie Marlow started talking about how they should be a tournament team this year and have a few really good local kids in Gordon and Thatch which will help too. Charlie even said he thinks they might've been a tournament team last year if not for the Situation. More just things a lot of us say but always good to hear from local sportscasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Serious question - would Eric Williams from Duquesne get PT for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 32 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Serious question - would Eric Williams from Duquesne get PT for us? Sure, why not. Which teams wouldn't have a place for a 14.3 ppg player. His stats line up with Javon Bess' numbers quite nicely. Both are about the same height with Bess slightly bigger and stronger. Williams 14.3 ppg / 8.8 rpg / 36% 3 pt / 39% 2 pt. Bess was 13.3 ppg / 7.4 rpg / 27% / 39%. Williams would certainly be in our rotation. I'll take a second Javon Bess on this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLURadioBoy Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Looks like all the freshmen have made it to campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Just now, SLURadioBoy said: Looks like all the freshmen have made it to campus. ew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseOfTheBillikens Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Hankton has some size. I like his ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 27 minutes ago, SLURadioBoy said: Looks like all the freshmen have made it to campus. Thatch is a bad mother. In all seriousness, Thatch has some serious guns on him for a freshman guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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