Old guy Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Lord, if that makes your life fantastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusam Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 8:03 AM, slu72 said: Check out the Instagram links on the home page of Billikens.com for clips of Yuri and Hargrove. Very impressive. Yuri drawing two defenders on a baseline drive then making a sweet underhand dish to French for a wide open basket. French didn't even jam it. Just finger rolled it in. Suhweet! I really do think Yuri finds his way into the starting lineup before all is said and done, because he will make guys like French, Perkins, Hargrove, and Jimerson that much more effective. Then, Hargrove taking a neat pass from who I think is Thatch and going in for a reverse dunk. The kid can sky! I've been around long enough to know you can't get too excited about pre season practices and hype highlite videos, but these two plays are fun to watch. Getting a little anxious about Perkins still being MIA. I hope it's not a hang up with our admissions people, because there would be plenty of suitors willing to look the other way when it comes to credit transfers. Coach 314 any news on Perkins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach314 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 9:59 AM, slusam said: Coach 314 any news on Perkins? He's taking an online course but he has been on campus CBFan, AGB91, Slu let the dogs out? and 4 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Coach314 said: He's taking an online course but he has been on campus Tell him to call Ricky Clemons. He aced about ten of those in a summer to get into Mizzery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Lunardi's bracketology: 2 A10 teams in: UD and VCU. 5 Beast teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseOfTheBillikens Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Let em play Ford! Slu let the dogs out? likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said: Let em play Ford! T Murks! Wow, thought he packed up and went home after S2. I couldn't agree more though...LET GJ PLAY ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! slufan13 and RiseOfTheBillikens like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 My prediction is that Jimerson's playing time will be a function of how well he does on D and the effort he puts in there. My hope is that even if he is a liability on defense, he puts in the effort to be passable, and his offense is as good as advertised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: My prediction is that Jimerson's playing time will be a function of how well he does on D and the effort he puts in there. My hope is that even if he is a liability on defense, he puts in the effort to be passable, and his offense is as good as advertised. Let him have the Scott Highmark rules. (Highmark has said that Coach Spoonhour told him that he had to score more points than he gave up, in order to play.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Let him have the Scott Highmark rules. (Highmark has said that Coach Spoonhour told him that he had to score more points than he gave up, in order to play.) i believe you are right, if jimerson makes shots he will get minutes. his defense will only have to be slightly better than a matador and he will play BIG BILL FAN and almaman like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 If Gibson can play well enough to stay on the floor, he will help give our inside players room to work. That will especially be true if we have a second outside shooter that has to be covered, likely Perkins. That extra distance on the 3 point line will help. If our freshmen Bigs can combine for significant minutes, French will be a nightmare for opposing 4s to cover and he will have a big year. With all of the new players, I expect the team won't come together until mid way through the conference season. But by then we should know who can play and the newbies should have a better idea of what to do on both sides of the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 42 minutes ago, Aquinas said: If Gibson can play well enough to stay on the floor, he will help give our inside players room to work. That will especially be true if we have a second outside shooter that has to be covered, likely Perkins. That extra distance on the 3 point line will help. If our freshmen Bigs can combine for significant minutes, French will be a nightmare for opposing 4s to cover and he will have a big year. With all of the new players, I expect the team won't come together until mid way through the conference season. But by then we should know who can play and the newbies should have a better idea of what to do on both sides of the ball. -can you please explain how having our frosh bigs getting significant minutes and French being a nightmare for opposing 4s to defend relates? my understanding is our frosh bigs are traditional 5s, ie not Rob Loe-like that will need to be covered at the 3pt line-they will be near the basket, so unless HF has developed a game away from the basket he will be there with our big and any defenders in this mix, I hope I am missing something in this as I would love to be wrong and it be as you assert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltiedave Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 The frosh bigs helping French out all depends on them learning how to hip seal the defender, and then how to recognize the open man or space, and rotate the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 will someone explain the jimerson defense fear? i have never read he is not an adequate defender. why the almost panic like posts? almaman, dennis_w and SLU_Lax like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: will someone explain the jimerson defense fear? i have never read he is not an adequate defender. why the almost panic like posts? Well, why do you always question my Go Yuri posts? He's gonna be a game changer just like Jimerson. Let the kids play. We got nothing to lose this year. Oh, I know he's only 6 foot, but do you know the two PG's who started last year in the Final 4 were smaller than Yuri? In Yuri I trust! Get on the Yuri train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 They are not stretch 5s, but they are big 6'10-11" centers. Opponents who put thier big man on our 5, means that French is matched to thier 4, in a man to man. If they put thier big man on French, then our big has a like 5 inches on thier 4. Even close to the basket, a little spacing and movement makes the defence choose who they will cover. If they double French our big has to be open on the other side. Last year, teams clogged up the middle with zones, but we didn't have shooters that consistently made them pay. French was also a relatively small target to hit when fronted by a big man. As our bigs figure out where they need to be, I think we will see good things happen as the year progresses. Especially if that coincides with better outside shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: will someone explain the jimerson defense fear? i have never read he is not an adequate defender. why the almost panic like posts? Because this is the time the MBM's choose to freak out about everything and anything. This is, of course, helped by getting a 143 ranking in the 144 review. This triggers the worry and makes it worse. "I know he is wrong, but what if he isn't, what does he know we do not know?" The answer to the last question is obviously nothing at all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, slu72 said: Well, why do you always question my Go Yuri posts? He's gonna be a game changer just like Jimerson. Let the kids play. We got nothing to lose this year. Oh, I know he's only 6 foot, but do you know the two PG's who started last year in the Final 4 were smaller than Yuri? In Yuri I trust! Get on the Yuri train. well ive seen yuri numerous times. i am just afraid of his size and shooting. i am hoping i am wrong. he was indeed fun to watch in high school. i have not seen jimerson. my question about jimerson's defense is just that. a question i am hoping someone more in the know personally and not third hand can attest to one way or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 38 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: will someone explain the jimerson defense fear? i have never read he is not an adequate defender. why the almost panic like posts? He's not a plus athlete so some people are jumping to conclusions. I'm assuming he can play defense or he wouldn't have been offered in the fall period. When has Coach Ford ever targeted a player early who couldn't defend his position? billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 27 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: When has Coach Ford ever targeted a player early who couldn't defend his position? Foreman, Anthony, Wiley? did he recruit JJ? If so, he’s #1 on the list. Worst Billiken defender since....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clocktoweraccords2004 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I’ve been saying y’all have been sleeping on Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 One of our incoming bigs has hardly played over the last two years because of injuries and the other didn’t start on his high school team. I like their upside, but expecting them to contribute significant minutes this season might be expecting too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 38 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Foreman, Anthony, Wiley? did he recruit JJ? If so, he’s #1 on the list. Worst Billiken defender since....? I said early. Not guys he was scrambling to get in the spring. All of our early signees, the ones our staff spent the most time scouting, can defend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Littlebill said: Foreman, Anthony, Wiley? did he recruit JJ? If so, he’s #1 on the list. Worst Billiken defender since....? Foreman was a solid defender. Anthony was a scrub but not terrible either. Wiley was a good defender, he just couldn't move. He was good guarding the post. Johnson was also a decent post defender. The most obvious bad defender was Isabell. He's the only negative defender Ford has played. Zink and 3star_recruit like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 10:20 PM, Old guy said: Good for you Billikenbooster, my experience with life has been diametrically opposite to yours. I did manage well for myself and mine but my life has definitely not been a cake walk. However, who cares, this is water under the bridge. We used to play the cakewalk game in Elementary school at the Carnival. I always wanted to win a German Chocolate Cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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