RUBillsFan Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 12 minutes ago, Littlebill said: This was by far Crews's most egregious offense. Barnes was good enough on his own to start on those bad Crews teams. And he didn't want him even though it would have at least helped get Tatum. Barnes also played for Brad Beal Elite (then still the Eagles I think). Crews didn't seem to understand developing relationships with AAU teams/coaches that could pay dividends down the road. Instead of going all over the place, it would have made more sense for someone with such limited recruiting prowess as Crews building pipelines with a few programs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billiken_roy Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 14 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: Barnes also played for Brad Beal Elite (then still the Eagles I think). Crews didn't seem to understand developing relationships with AAU teams/coaches that could pay dividends down the road. Instead of going all over the place, it would have made more sense for someone with such limited recruiting prowess as Crews building pipelines with a few programs. crewsplatt was still recruiting with a 1985 mentality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 hours ago, billiken_roy said: crewsplatt was still recruiting with a 1985 mentality. And every other facet of coaching, unfortunately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cgeldmacher Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/8/2020 at 12:33 PM, billikenfan05 said: That’s the joke. Got it. I always thought the joke was "what player that can dunk can't dunk over a damn trashcan." Now I realize that it is beyond even that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimble Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Sloan talked about his dislike of the A-10 with the difficulty in recruiting top end talent to the league like we did in the C-USA days and the lack of SOS. Would leaving the A-10 for a conference like the AAC (a lot of old C-USA teams) help us reach those prospects that we currently can't and give us some more OOC breathing room for possible NCAA at-large berths? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billiken '04 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 38 minutes ago, nimble said: Sloan talked about his dislike of the A-10 with the difficulty in recruiting top end talent to the league like we did in the C-USA days and the lack of SOS. Would leaving the A-10 for a conference like the AAC (a lot of old C-USA teams) help us reach those prospects that we currently can't and give us some more OOC breathing room for possible NCAA at-large berths? Better than A-10 but not likely to change recruiting caliber much. More entertaining matchups for fans. Depending on the year, 1-2 more at large opportunities to be had, so it gives SLU more OOC breathing room. Overall assessment: It seems like a lot of effort to move leagues for not a tremendous amount of upside (I have no idea what the financial difference is) + we don't have any football which makes it an odd fit for SLU. Stay put and compete for an A-10 title every year. Big East inclusion is the only league that makes a ladder step difference for SLU IMO. BilliesBy40, SLUMedBilliken15, willie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clock_Tower Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 8 hours ago, nimble said: Sloan talked about his dislike of the A-10 with the difficulty in recruiting top end talent to the league like we did in the C-USA days and the lack of SOS. Would leaving the A-10 for a conference like the AAC (a lot of old C-USA teams) help us reach those prospects that we currently can't and give us some more OOC breathing room for possible NCAA at-large berths? Funny bc Sloan was not good enough to be an impact player in the C-USA SLUMedBilliken15, slufan13, billiken_roy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianstl Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 10 hours ago, Clock_Tower said: Funny bc Sloan was not good enough to be an impact player in the C-USA Funny that he was the third in points, second in minutes, second in assists and first in rebounds on a second round NIT team in CUSA that was the best team Soderberg had. That team was pretty much the same as this past season's team quality wise and might have been better if Frericks would have had stayed healthy. Sloan was more than good enough to be a starter on a good team in the A10 and continues over 15 years later to take crap he doesn't deserve. TheA_Bomb, AGB91, SLU_Nick and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billikenfan05 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 6 minutes ago, brianstl said: Funny that he was the third in points, second in minutes, second in assists and first in rebounds on a second round NIT team in CUSA that was the best team Soderberg had. That team was pretty much the same as this past season's team quality wise and might have been better if Frericks would have had stayed healthy. Sloan was more than good enough to be a starter on a good team in the A10 and continues over 15 years later to take crap he doesn't deserve. Even funnier that he’s in this thread. Billiken Rich 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kshoe Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 22 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Even funnier that he’s in this thread. The interview was really enjoyable and it's clear that Chris is paying a lot of attention to the current Billikens program and cares about it's success. There were some great tidbits in there but the part about him meeting Channing Frye and Channing immediately calling Richard Jefferson about it because his boys/teammates had been making fun of him for years for being dunked on by Chris is awesome. It was also interesting hearing his thoughts on Mizzou and how he wanted to go there, was told no by Quin and his current thoughts on why they won't play us. Just a really well done 3 hours and good way to spend an afternoon working in the yard without a Cardianls game to listen to. The House That Rick Built, Billikenbooster and brianstl 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AGB91 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 The Paul Biancardi interview was really good. It makes you wonder what we would have been like had he and Moser been on the staff recruiting for a few years. The House That Rick Built, tarheelbilliken and SLUMedBilliken15 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billiken '04 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 14 hours ago, Clock_Tower said: Funny bc Sloan was not good enough to be an impact player in the C-USA Well played RUBillsFan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quality Is Job 1 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 13 minutes ago, Billiken '04 said: Well played Indeed. Perhaps he's confusing "impact player" with "star player." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheChosenOne Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 3 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Indeed. Perhaps he's confusing "impact player" with "star player." And is that poster just going to ignore Sloan's hair game which was always on point? As Frank Cusumano would say, women wanted to be him and guys wanted to be with him. brianstl 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billiken '04 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 4 minutes ago, TheChosenOne said: And is that poster just going to ignore Sloan's hair game which was always on point? As Frank Cusumano would say, women wanted to be him and guys wanted to be with him. You may have that last part reversed Hair game is fading fast. I'm holding on for dear life over here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebill Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 3 minutes ago, Billiken '04 said: You may have that last part reversed Hair game is fading fast. I'm holding on for dear life over here! Frank had a slip of the tongue when Arnold Palmer died - he accidentally reversed it for one of the best sound bytes of all time. TheChosenOne 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheChosenOne Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 5 minutes ago, Billiken '04 said: You may have that last part reversed Hair game is fading fast. I'm holding on for dear life over here! Haha. Stupid inside joke, Frank made that mistake one time (I forget who he was talking about) and it was pure gold, but I think he had the recording destroyed haha. The interview was a great listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billiken_roy Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 04 i hope you become a regular poster here. you could really raise the billiken knowledge tremendously! Thanks Billiken '04 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taj79 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I will always remember Sloan for his dunk over I think it was a Georgia Tech player. Chris' contributions were decent, ala Luke Meyer. I likened both to all-pro offensive linemen ....... in the trenches doing the dirty work. You play tough D, rebound, and are an occasional offensive option. Not the 'go to' guy but solid. Guys in pro ball like that get a lot of pub ..... Rodman, Rambis, AC Green, Draymont Green, Ivaroni, Ben Wallace .... but not so on the college level. Yet those names were key guys on winning teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billiken '04 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 15 minutes ago, Taj79 said: I will always remember Sloan for his dunk over I think it was a Georgia Tech player. Chris' contributions were decent, ala Luke Meyer. I likened both to all-pro offensive linemen ....... in the trenches doing the dirty work. You play tough D, rebound, and are an occasional offensive option. Not the 'go to' guy but solid. Guys in pro ball like that get a lot of pub ..... Rodman, Rambis, AC Green, Draymont Green, Ivaroni, Ben Wallace .... but not so on the college level. Yet those names were key guys on winning teams. Luke Meyer . I need a better publicist! Also, I definitely got dunked on in the GT game... Look at that hustle though SLU_Lax, Box and Won, The House That Rick Built and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billiken_roy Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 04 how did Romar approach/convince you to become the power forward? I remember when it happened i was like what? Obviously you ended up doing a fine job as our PF. Thanks for being a billiken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billiken '04 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 31 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: 04 how did Romar approach/convince you to become the power forward? I remember when it happened i was like what? Obviously you ended up doing a fine job as our PF. Thanks for being a billiken. Minutes. I was going to be behind Marque, Fish, Edwin, for the next two years. Romar said he was open to playing small and I was open to getting playing time. billikenbill, Zink, tarheelbilliken and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
almaman Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 6 hours ago, billiken_roy said: you could really raise the billiken knowledge tremendously! Thanks So would Crews Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billikenbill Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Props on the Biancardi interview. Among others, the story about Eckerle trying to guard Derrick Rose in the secret game was great. Reminded me of my futile attempts at trying to guard guys who were just way more athletic than me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taj79 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I thought YOU dunked on him? Different game? Different opponent? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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