brianstl Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 8 hours ago, Billiken Rich said: And that's why I don't believe old guy is on the up and up...... Welmer m is old guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 31 minutes ago, brianstl said: Welder is old guy. This isn’t St. Bonaventure. You must be referring to “The Over” aka Welmer. brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DoctorB Posted October 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2018 Here's what EW told me directly: he plans to play 2 years, and he feels great and his feet are 100%. He has an option to apply for a medical hardship and play a 3rd year, but presently does not plan to do that and in any case, there is no guarantee he would be able to do that. He's been running well, looking very good, and a full participant in all practices as far as I know... & if you line up everyone against a wall, he is the tallest guy, FWIW. JMM28, HoosierPal, MattyMo213 and 13 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, billikenbill said: This isn’t St. Bonaventure. You must be referring to “The Over” aka Welmer. Autocorrect is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusam Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 51 minutes ago, DoctorB said: Here's what EW told me directly: he plans to play 2 years, and he feels great and his feet are 100%. He has an option to apply for a medical hardship and play a 3rd year, but presently does not plan to do that and in any case, there is no guarantee he would be able to do that. He's been running well, looking very good, and a full participant in all practices as far as I know... & if you line up everyone against a wall, he is the tallest guy, FWIW. Thanks Doc for the update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, DoctorB said: Here's what EW told me directly: he plans to play 2 years, and he feels great and his feet are 100%. He has an option to apply for a medical hardship and play a 3rd year, but presently does not plan to do that and in any case, there is no guarantee he would be able to do that. He's been running well, looking very good, and a full participant in all practices as far as I know... & if you line up everyone against a wall, he is the tallest guy, FWIW. -thanks DocB, good info, I hope EW stays healthy and has a great season as we could use him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Not sure why we're discussing Wellmer in the Jimmerson thread, but getting a 100% Wellmer is a plus. Ford sounded really high on Elliot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, slu72 said: Not sure why we're discussing Wellmer in the Jimmerson thread, but getting a 100% Wellmer is a plus. Ford sounded really high on Elliot. Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 2 hours ago, DoctorB said: Here's what EW told me directly: he plans to play 2 years, and he feels great and his feet are 100%. He has an option to apply for a medical hardship and play a 3rd year, but presently does not plan to do that and in any case, there is no guarantee he would be able to do that. He's been running well, looking very good, and a full participant in all practices as far as I know... & if you line up everyone against a wall, he is the tallest guy, FWIW. Could be an interesting situation 2 years down the road if Welmer stays healthy & is really productive. We'd obviously want him for an extra year in that scenario, but it would be understandable for him to want to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: Could be an interesting situation 2 years down the road if Welmer stays healthy & is really productive. We'd obviously want him for an extra year in that scenario, but it would be understandable for him to want to move on. Welmer graduated in 3 years back in May with a marketing degree. Is he currently in the MBA program? I would have to imagine he will have that wrapped up over the next two seasons (I assume he already has a summer under his belt), well done young(?) man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On 9/30/2018 at 11:24 PM, gobillsgo said: According to 247, our 2019 recruiting class is now ranked #41 in the nation and #1 in the A10. With scholarships remaining. Oh my gosh. Look at who 247 says our third highest ranked recruit is since 2000. And our 6th highest ranked recruit. Yikes. This site has a problem with it's rankings. https://247sports.com/college/saint-louis/Sport/Basketball/AllTimeRecruits/ They have Reggie Bryant sandwiched between Anthony Mitchell and Paul Ecklerle near the bottom of the list. QUAILMAN likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 31 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: Oh my gosh. Look at who 247 says our third highest ranked recruit is since 2000. And our 6th highest ranked recruit. Yikes. This site has a problem with it's rankings. https://247sports.com/college/saint-louis/Sport/Basketball/AllTimeRecruits/ They have Reggie Bryant sandwiched between Anthony Mitchell and Paul Ecklerle near the bottom of the list. This was a fun list to review years later. Suffice to say - rankings aren’t completely determinative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Back to Gibson, I watched the video, linked on page 1 of this thread and was impressed, but after watching the 8 min video linked in the A10 Talk article on this commitment, I am blown away! This guy has range out to 30 feet and shows the ability to shoot while moving to either his right or left along with the ability to step back to get open. That video even shows some defense on his part. If you haven't watched that video, it's worth a look for any Billiken fan. Schasz likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 That one gym he played in had some A10-quality ductwork. JMM28 and brianstl like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, HoosierPal said: Oh my gosh. Look at who 247 says our third highest ranked recruit is since 2000. And our 6th highest ranked recruit. Yikes. This site has a problem with it's rankings. https://247sports.com/college/saint-louis/Sport/Basketball/AllTimeRecruits/ They have Reggie Bryant sandwiched between Anthony Mitchell and Paul Ecklerle near the bottom of the list. This list was actually quite humorous. Some major failures on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, slu72 said: This list was actually quite humorous. Some major failures on there. I have no recollection of Brandon Morris. Any clue? He was our 20th rated recruit this century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, RiseAndGrind said: Suffice to say - rankings aren’t completely determinative Better not let TGloryTDays see you post that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 52 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: I have no recollection of Brandon Morris. Any clue? He was our 20th rated recruit this century. Edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 50 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: I have no recollection of Brandon Morris. Any clue? He was our 20th rated recruit this century. Soderberg JUCO PG recruit. Was never eligible. Ended up having a nice career at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Just now, Box and Won said: Soderberg JUCO PG recruit. Was never eligible. Ended up having a nice career at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Whoops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 How meaningful can those rankings be without Dwayne Evans, Mike McCall Jr., and Rob Loe?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010andBeyond Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: How meaningful can those rankings be without Dwayne Evans, Mike McCall Jr., and Rob Loe?! That thing seems half baked at best. Pretty sure Loe was more highly regarded as an international than Ellis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, Box and Won said: Soderberg JUCO PG recruit. Was never eligible. Ended up having a nice career at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Thanks Box. I was hoping I hadn't missed an entire career for a Billiken player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 59 minutes ago, Box and Won said: Soderberg JUCO PG recruit. Was never eligible. Ended up having a nice career at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Played at Iowa Western, after Kenny Brown. Grew up close to Nick Van Exel and dreamed of playing in CUSA like him. He missed getting a C in a class by a percentage point so SLU said he couldn't play the week before school started. He had 3 years of eligibility left and offered to sit out a year or go back to JUCO and come back but Soderberg pulled the scholarship. He was 2nd team all horizon player his jr year, and then was hurt his sr year but put up similar numbers. In retrospect a huge loss for Soderberg. Morris moves Drejaj and Polk to bench for 2 years. The 03-04 team might have been in line for a NCAA tournament berth with Fischer, Bryant, and Morris anchoring the backcourt. Then the 9-21 year probably never happens with Morris able to play even with all the other injuries. Soderberg was always just a player away and this one was one of them. TheChosenOne, HoosierPal and Pistol like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 23 minutes ago, thetorch said: Played at Iowa Western, after Kenny Brown. Grew up close to Nick Van Exel and dreamed of playing in CUSA like him. He missed getting a C in a class by a percentage point so SLU said he couldn't play the week before school started. He had 3 years of eligibility left and offered to sit out a year or go back to JUCO and come back but Soderberg pulled the scholarship. He was 2nd team all horizon player his jr year, and then was hurt his sr year but put up similar numbers. In retrospect a huge loss for Soderberg. Morris moves Drejaj and Polk to bench for 2 years. The 03-04 team might have been in line for a NCAA tournament berth with Fischer, Bryant, and Morris anchoring the backcourt. Then the 9-21 year probably never happens with Morris able to play even with all the other injuries. Soderberg was always just a player away and this one was one of them. No doubt a real PG would have helped. Soderberg was never able to get a really good one. To say he was always just a player away is a bit of a stretch. He also struggled to land decent 4's, that's why Luke Meyer spent so much time there, and the rosters lacked depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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