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1 hour ago, billiCAN said:

At Highland. Hargrove vs Chris Payton/East vs Bloomington getting ready to tip.

Bloomington wins easy. Payton with 24/11/6 blocks. Hargrove had 17. Payton headed to SIU.

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On 1/5/2019 at 3:43 PM, billiCAN said:

Bloomington wins easy. Payton with 24/11/6 blocks. Hargrove had 17. Payton headed to SIU.

76-63 was the final. Payton has been awesome lately. I still think he's underrated and SIUC is really lucky that Illinois and other higher-level programs didn't pursue him harder.

Hargrove's 17 points came on 7-17 shooting (5/14 2FG, 2-3 3FG; 1-2 FT), and he added 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

ESL plays at Alton tomorrow.

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Ritter beat St. Mary's on the 4th, 58-55.

Collins had 23 points (9-19 FG, 9-14 2FG, 0-5 3FG, 5-7 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He also had 3 turnovers. He did a nice job checking Luther Burden and the other guards at Ritter.

St. Mary's hosts Althoff tomorrow.

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1 hour ago, Pistol said:

76-63 was the final. Payton has been awesome lately. I still think he's underrated and SIUC is really lucky that Illinois and other higher-level programs didn't pursue him harder.

Hargrove's 17 points came on 7-17 shooting (5/14 2FG, 2-3 3FG; 1-2 FT), and he added 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

ESL plays at Alton tomorrow.

-a one game observation, but Payton did look good on Saturday

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SWIC romped Southeastern Illinois this weekend, 118-65. Perkins had 27 points on an efficient 13-16 shooting (0-2 from 3), with 8 rebounds and 3 assists. He hit his only FT attempt.

They don't have stats up from their prior game, 1/3 vs. Link Prep. I'll update this if and when those post.

Perkins is averaging 25.1 PPG (8th in NJCAA) with a slashline of .583/.364/.796, along with 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

SWIC plays at John A. Logan tomorrow night.

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22 hours ago, Pistol said:

Ritter beat St. Mary's on the 4th, 58-55.

Collins had 23 points (9-19 FG, 9-14 2FG, 0-5 3FG, 5-7 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. He also had 3 turnovers. He did a nice job checking Luther Burden and the other guards at Ritter.

St. Mary's hosts Althoff tomorrow.

Since Collins is back from surgery his scoring is way up.  To those who saw him before and after surgery ... you think that shoulder issue was affecting his shooting?  

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39 minutes ago, WVBilliken said:

Since Collins is back from surgery his scoring is way up.  To those who saw him before and after surgery ... you think that shoulder issue was affecting his shooting?  

Collins is still a poor shooter from distance. He's scoring more because he has to. St. Mary's graduated four starters last year. 

I was at the Cardinal Ritter game Friday. Yuri faced double teams the whole game and still managed to break them down off the dribble. There was a play with about 90 sec left where he finished over two defenders, including a 6'6 player. His turnovers are up this year because he's a 5'10 player being forced to shoulder the offensive load.

Honestly, I don't think Yuri shoots it well enough to play 20 min a game right now.  But could he come of the bench for 10-12 min and put other guys in a better position to score with his playmaking? Absolutely.

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7 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:

Collins is still a poor shooter from distance. He's scoring more because he has to. St. Mary's graduated four starters last year. 

I was at the Cardinal Ritter game Friday. Yuri faced double teams the whole game and still managed to break them down off the dribble. There was a play with about 90 sec left where he finished over two defenders, including a 6'6 player. His turnovers are up this year because he's a 5'10 player being forced to shoulder the offensive load.

Honestly, I don't think Yuri shoots it well enough to play 20 min a game right now.  But could he come of the bench for 10-12 min and put other guys in a better position to score with his playmaking? Absolutely.

I am interested in seeing where his shot is at the end of the season when he is further away from the surgery.

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14 hours ago, Clocktoweraccords2004 said:

What is the Thatch and Collins comparisons from their senior year in terms of college readiness? Thatch is much bigger right? 

Thatch is a good 4+ inches taller and has some weight on him, as well, although Collins has a strong build for his size.

They're much different players, too. 3star's assessment above is pretty spot-on. Collins is a pure playmaker. He'll have a different role than Thatch.

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St. Mary's lost to Althoff last night, 59-50. Collins had 8 points on 3-8 shooting (0-2 from 3, 2-3 FT), with 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. The Dragons head to Indiana to play Evansville Day School on Saturday afternoon.

East St. Louis won at Alton, 58-49. Hargrove had 21 points on 8-13 shooting (2-3 from 3, 3-7 FT), with 6 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block. HUGE game this Friday vs. Vashon. Game will be at ESL. SLU fans should head over and GOSEETHEKIDSPLAY because we'll have one signed player and a few more offers and interests on the floor.

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15 minutes ago, VeniceMenace said:

The one thing Collins and Thatch have in common is that they’re more stat sheet stuffers vs bucket getters.

True.  jimerson and Perkins appear to fill it up. 

If Goodwin still struggles to score next year and the new guys have an adjustment period it could be UGLY

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7 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said:

To piggyback on your thought, the Yuri Collins of the world make it easier for the Fred Thatches of the world to score.

Thatch has more shots hit the back of the rim, then the front of the rim and then pop out than any Billiken recently.  I think one problem with the shooting for everyone might be they are rushing their shots.  We had more good looks Sunday than we have had in a long time.  We missed a bunch of them, but if we continue to get those good looks that should stop help the guys to stop rushing their shots and hopefully lead to a better shooting percentage.

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55 minutes ago, Pistol said:

St. Mary's lost to Althoff last night, 59-50. Collins had 8 points on 3-8 shooting (0-2 from 3, 2-3 FT), with 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. The Dragons head to Indiana to play Evansville Day School on Saturday afternoon.

East St. Louis won at Alton, 58-49. Hargrove had 21 points on 8-13 shooting (2-3 from 3, 3-7 FT), with 6 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block. HUGE game this Friday vs. Vashon. Game will be at ESL. SLU fans should head over and GOSEETHEKIDSPLAY because we'll have one signed player and a few more offers and interests on the floor.

althoff is terrible this year.  that is a bad game for st mary's and collins.   he should have dominated that game.

i am anxious to see how east st louis does vs vashon after west beating vashon saturday.   

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1 hour ago, Clock_Tower said:

So for next year, we have:

Yuri Collins -- a local 5'10" playmaking PG - 4 years of eligibility

Javonte Perkins -- a local, athletic 6'7" wing who can shoot the 3 pointer - 2 years of eligibility?

Gibson Jimerson - a 6'6" guard and sharpshooter - 4 years of eligibility

Terrance Hargrove - a local 6'7" a versatile, athletic guard who can play the perimeter - 4 years of eligibility

And we have 1 scholarship left to replace CG?

 

 

Hargrove is more of a small forward.

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