kshoe Posted March 29 53 minutes ago, Coach314 said: I'm hearing the staff wants another big next year. Playing Hargrove and Perkins at PF was only done out of necessity. Something tells me Stockard will be a Billiken next year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmbilliken Posted March 29 Has Stockard indicated he is leaving K-State? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdscott24 Posted March 29 4 minutes ago, kshoe said: Something tells me Stockard will be a Billiken next year. Stockard's junior year numbers at KSU not as good as JBJ's freshman year numbers here, on a better team. He would add one year depth behind Has and JBJ at best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuiltFordBills Posted March 29 Anyone think we have a shot at Alan Griffin? I know we were in that first tweet but have mostly heard Duke and Dayton as the front runners. Would be a nice plug in for Goodwin after he graduates Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Franchise_08 Posted March 29 You would think with all the restrictions with travel and visits, the replacement will be someone local or familiar with Ford or the program. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taj79 Posted March 29 @Billiken Rich: what’s so bad? Good guys like CB Fan have been hoping desperately for contributions from KC. Never happened. Now never will. This one was obvious. Passed over by a freshman (Hargrove) with two replacements (Strickland and Lorentsson) coming in. Best of luck KC but no surprise here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wgstl Posted March 29 2 hours ago, kmbilliken said: I suspect he is going there to try to upgrade his profile and get a “big time” offer. Perfect, commit after our deep run and a T10 finish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAndGrind Posted March 29 36 minutes ago, kshoe said: Something tells me Stockard will be a Billiken next year. Coach has been hinting very strongly haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wgstl Posted March 29 It’s not really about how Stockard is going to take minutes, it’s more about making sure we don’t have foul trouble at any point. Face it, we’re loading up to go all in next year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clocktoweraccords2004 Posted March 29 All in next year is great but I wish we have some upperclassmen with more experience in 2021 with scoring ability other than possibly Hargrove. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshoe Posted March 29 31 minutes ago, mdscott24 said: Stockard's junior year numbers at KSU not as good as JBJ's freshman year numbers here, on a better team. He would add one year depth behind Has and JBJ at best. Which is fine. We don’t need another starter...we’ve got at least 7 guys worthy of that (current 5 plus Gibson and Perkins). We need depth inside in case injuries, fouls, or any of the other things that often happen to thin rosters. 1 TheChosenOne reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willie Posted March 29 1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said: We're going to see an awful lot of Perkins at PF no matter who we bring in. Collins, Jimerson, Goodwin, Perkins and French will play a lot at the same time. Damn good lineup. 3 bauman, crymdg2 and VeniceMenace reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdscott24 Posted March 29 3 minutes ago, kshoe said: Which is fine. We don’t need another starter...we’ve got at least 7 guys worthy of that (current 5 plus Gibson and Perkins). We need depth inside in case injuries, fouls, or any of the other things that often happen to thin rosters. Point taken. I'm assuming he'd have to graduate by the end of the summer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebill Posted March 29 1 hour ago, BilliesBy40 said: If he wanted to commit to SLU he would’ve already done so. ?? we didn’t have any scholarships open Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aquinas Posted March 29 Post article on Hankton leaving. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/billiken-beat/slu-s-hankton-to-transfer-opening-another-scholarship/article_6dc55e3e-cb1e-5b4a-be63-a8670556c4d8.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BilliesBy40 Posted March 29 9 hours ago, Littlebill said: ?? we didn’t have any scholarships open He had a committable offer. A team does not need an “open” scholarship to take a commitment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clock_Tower Posted March 29 3 hours ago, Aquinas said: Post article on Hankton leaving. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/billiken-beat/slu-s-hankton-to-transfer-opening-another-scholarship/article_6dc55e3e-cb1e-5b4a-be63-a8670556c4d8.html Wow. What a terrible and short article. How hard would it be to call a source and write another paragraph. Shame. 1 Old guy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Holly Hills Posted March 29 Easy to see Hankton wasn’t a good fit for the current setup of the roster. Worst case scenario Thatch can’t return, and I have a feeling Jacobs might want to leave too. He got publicly scolded multiple times during the season because he couldn’t or wouldn’t do what ford was asking. Also, ending the season on an ambiguous team suspension probably left a bad taste in everyone’s mouths. I could be completely off base though. 1 SLU_Nick reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Box and Won Posted March 29 46 minutes ago, Clock_Tower said: Wow. What a terrible and short article. How hard would it be to call a source and write another paragraph. Shame. There’s really not much to write about. 3 billiken_roy, brianstl and dlarry reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clock_Tower Posted March 29 16 minutes ago, Dr. Holly Hills said: Easy to see Hankton wasn’t a good fit for the current setup of the roster. Worst case scenario Thatch can’t return, and I have a feeling Jacobs might want to leave too. He got publicly scolded multiple times during the season because he couldn’t or wouldn’t do what ford was asking. Also, ending the season on an ambiguous team suspension probably left a bad taste in everyone’s mouths. I could be completely off base though. Congratulations. Another irresponsible post - this time about Jacobs. What makes a suspension ambiguous? That Coach Ford did not consult with you? What's your excuse this time? 1 1 Littlebill and Dr. Holly Hills reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAndGrind Posted March 29 19 minutes ago, Dr. Holly Hills said: Easy to see Hankton wasn’t a good fit for the current setup of the roster. Worst case scenario Thatch can’t return, and I have a feeling Jacobs might want to leave too. He got publicly scolded multiple times during the season because he couldn’t or wouldn’t do what ford was asking. Also, ending the season on an ambiguous team suspension probably left a bad taste in everyone’s mouths. I could be completely off base though. I think Jacobs will be back and really good. 5 drkelsey55, VeniceMenace, Zink and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old guy Posted March 29 I hope Jacobs does not leave, and I think the team is truly committed to keep Thatch and give him a playing try out next season. We have no idea what happened with Jacobs that caused his suspension from play. It would have been nice to see him playing during the A10 tournament or afterwards, but such a thing was not to be. There may still be some bad blood involved, but I really hope he stays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clock_Tower Posted March 29 14 minutes ago, Box and Won said: There’s really not much to write about. Sure there is. Hankton is a student athlete. His student portion could have been mentioned -- his grades, his major. He was/is a good teammate - and that could have been mentioned. His injuries and current health/physical status could have been mentioned. Either lazy reporting or limited resources/space appears to be present... but if you are going to write a story, then make it more detailed than a 5th grader's article. 1 1 Old guy and TheA_Bomb reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBFan Posted March 29 11 hours ago, Taj79 said: @Billiken Rich: what’s so bad? Good guys like CB Fan have been hoping desperately for contributions from KC. Never happened. Now never will. This one was obvious. Passed over by a freshman (Hargrove) with two replacements (Strickland and Lorentsson) coming in. Best of luck KC but no surprise here. You are right about me and you can add my wife wanting desperately wanting KC and all Billiken signees to to be happy and successful. We usually show up an hour before the game and watch the players in the shoot around. You get to watch the team interact in the shoot around and the SLU players appear they get along quite well. KC and Fred could have been down but both displayed a lot of enthusiasm in the shoot around. I wish the best for KC I hope he finds a place that will provide him a degree and playing time. Be well Taj I hope you can make it to a game this season our team is in a good place. The last 3 home games were awesome and beating VCU and the Bonnies like they did was special. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dlarry Posted March 29 26 minutes ago, Clock_Tower said: Sure there is. Hankton is a student athlete. His student portion could have been mentioned -- his grades, his major. He was/is a good teammate - and that could have been mentioned. His injuries and current health/physical status could have been mentioned. Either lazy reporting or limited resources/space appears to be present... but if you are going to write a story, then make it more detailed than a 5th grader's article. He wasn’t writing a story he was passing along information. there is no reason to write a story about a kid leaving school. Its none of our business why he is leaving. His grades are none of our business. Who cares if he was a good teammate he’s gone. If he wasn’t are you going to roast him on his way out? The guy barely played. This is all that was needed. 5 TheA_Bomb, billiken_roy, Box and Won and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
