JohnnyJumpUp Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 1:26 PM, Slufan10 said: Jett evans mccall loe barnett era Still have the souvenir cup from Chaifetz with these 5 on it. That was the best overall recruiting class I have ever seen at SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, JohnnyJumpUp said: Still have the souvenir cup from Chaifetz with these 5 on it. That was the best overall recruiting class I have ever seen at SLU. I'd agree with that as of now, but Yuri, Bell, TJ, Perkins, and Jimerson may have something to say about that before their careers are over. Though only 2 star players Claggs and Highmark were pretty good as were Lisch and Liddell JohnnyJumpUp likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Honorable mention to Obi Ikeakor / Horace Dixon / Adam Knollmeyer / Dustin Maguire VeniceMenace, slufanskip, NextYearBill and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 44 minutes ago, Fan Guy said: Fan guy looked back into the post history and it appears SLU is still supposed to play Boston College. Fan Guy, you have missed numerous references to the BC game being moved to next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 This season is going to make us appreciate being able to go to games, if we are able to. If any of us get a call from the Athletic Department about getting the chance to go to a game, it will be like Christmas morning. I will walk into Chaifetz looking like Rudy's dad even though I've been there hundreds of times. NextYearBill and Compton like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hughes-Tatum-Baniak-Heinrich was probably our highest-rated class ever. It's a little tricky because Tatum had to sit a year and Hughes was gone by the time he was eligible. Barnett was a transfer so he wasn't part of the Evans-Loe-McCall-Jett recruiting class. Brian Daly was, if you include walk-ons, but otherwise it was just those four. I agree that this is the best class we've ever had because they stayed four years and delivered results. Best graduating class might be another way to look at it. Mitchell-Reed-Conklin-Cassity-Thompson-Cotto is pretty solid and could've been legendary if it had worked out with Reed. Lisch-Liddell was quite a class for Soderberg. Too bad he couldn't string anything together behind them. Ford's Goodwin-French class has already delivered more than they did. Collins-Hargrove-Bell-Jimerson-Diarra has already been an exciting and really likable class. Excited to see how the four remaining guys end up. They could be special. JohnnyJumpUp likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 8:53 AM, SLU_Nick said: Just so I am on record. I think Yuri has the ability to greatly increase his Free throw shooting. It would not shock me to see him shoot at a 75% clip. French on the other hand I would be shocked to see him climb to even 55%. I feel like it is just one of those things that we need to learn to live with. French cant be on the floor in the close game at the end. If French shoots 55% from the line, we're a top 15 team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, SShoe said: If French shoots 55% from the line, we're a top 15 team. I would be pleasantly surprised with a huge improvement from French, imo more important and what should be realistic is to get Goodwin over 65% and I fully expect Yuri to get there with healthy hands this year. If Goodwin improves, then even if French doesn't, he's really the only awful free throw shooter on the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickThePick Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, ACE said: I would be pleasantly surprised with a huge improvement from French, imo more important and what should be realistic is to get Goodwin over 65% and I fully expect Yuri to get there with healthy hands this year. If Goodwin improves, then even if French doesn't, he's really the only awful free throw shooter on the team. The most likely best case for SLU with regards to French's FT shooting is for a big improvement by Jimmy Bell so that he can help close out games when teams are fouling at end of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, RickThePick said: The most likely best case for SLU with regards to French's FT shooting is for a big improvement by Jimmy Bell so that he can help close out games when teams are fouling at end of the game. I think that could be a good role for Linssen. dlarry likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Pistol said: Hughes-Tatum-Baniak-Heinrich was probably our highest-rated class ever. It's a little tricky because Tatum had to sit a year and Hughes was gone by the time he was eligible. Barnett was a transfer so he wasn't part of the Evans-Loe-McCall-Jett recruiting class. Brian Daly was, if you include walk-ons, but otherwise it was just those four. I agree that this is the best class we've ever had because they stayed four years and delivered results. Best graduating class might be another way to look at it. Mitchell-Reed-Conklin-Cassity-Thompson-Cotto is pretty solid and could've been legendary if it had worked out with Reed. Lisch-Liddell was quite a class for Soderberg. Too bad he couldn't string anything together behind them. Ford's Goodwin-French class has already delivered more than they did. Collins-Hargrove-Bell-Jimerson-Diarra has already been an exciting and really likable class. Excited to see how the four remaining guys end up. They could be special. If you count it by class only last years class wouldn't include Perkins but if you consider it by recruits brought in that year Perkins obviously makes this class much better. I tend to think of a recruiting class as all players brought in that year, so it would also include the 1 year of Weaver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, RickThePick said: Hashan French's FT percentage by year 2017 - 36.4% 2018 - 34.9% 2019 - 32.9% I will set the number at 38% for this season. Is he O/U that number? Sharps hammering the under to -200 early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 51 minutes ago, SShoe said: I think that could be a good role for Linssen. Agree about Linssen. Also, didn't we read that Lorentsson is around 85-90 % and wasn't Russell around the same? Based on how they play this year, either of those could be outstanding options to go along with JG, JP, YC and GJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 There is an interesting tweet from Stu D, showing a few seconds of the Billikens returning to practice after being off 2 days. The clip shows a nice move by JB Jr, while being guarded by HF, putting in a left-handed hook from about 5 feet. I assume it will show up on the first page of this Board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Bills_06 said: Per Stu, they may have an A10 game between LSU and Central Arkansas. Well if this game happens, probably would be first game of year for Bonnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseOfTheBillikens Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Fatts, Grady, and Crutcher named to top 50 Naismith watch list. Only A-10 guys. Fuok em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, Bills_06 said: Well if this game happens, probably would be first game of year for Bonnies. Why has no one suggested this: obviously some alterations would have to be made to allow players to shoot the ball HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, ACE said: I would be pleasantly surprised with a huge improvement from French, imo more important and what should be realistic is to get Goodwin over 65% and I fully expect Yuri to get there with healthy hands this year. If Goodwin improves, then even if French doesn't, he's really the only awful free throw shooter on the team. Listen to the interview Jordan did with Frank C. He said he is hitting high 70's in practice. He rebuilt his shot over the summer. He said there is no reason he can't be in the 80%'s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, HoosierPal said: Listen to the interview Jordan did with Frank C. He said he is hitting high 70's in practice. He rebuilt his shot over the summer. He said there is no reason he can't be in the 80%'s. If Goodwins hits 80% and French hits 55%, we're Final Four baby! slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Big East hit hard today. Both DePaul and Creighton on pause. Blue Jays out of South Dakota tourney. DePaul has canceled first three games of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, HoosierPal said: Big East hit hard today. Both DePaul and Creighton on pause. Blue Jays out of South Dakota tourney. DePaul has canceled first three games of the season. 14 day quarantines for entire programs just isn't practical. Quarantining the positive person(s) and a week of testing for everybody else, sure. But if a 14 day pause for everybody remains the norm, most teams will not finish their nonconference schedule by January. Some teams won't even finish by Valentine's Day. cgeldmacher likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMedBilliken15 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 UMKC game reported on 12/23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelC Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 49 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: 14 day quarantines for entire programs just isn't practical. Quarantining the positive person(s) and a week of testing for everybody else, sure. But if a 14 day pause for everybody remains the norm, most teams will not finish their nonconference schedule by January. Some teams won't even finish by Valentine's Day. Yeah, a 14 day in season quarantine won't work, I think teams are just being overly cautious now in order to get the season started as smoothly as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compton Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 6 hours ago, bauman said: Agree about Linssen. Also, didn't we read that Lorentsson is around 85-90 % and wasn't Russell around the same? Based on how they play this year, either of those could be outstanding options to go along with JG, JP, YC and GJ. I don't see Lorentsson or Russell getting a whole lot of time when clutch free throws matter. There's just a bit too much depth and seniority. Not saying they can't emerge next year or anytime thereafter as go tos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 I was watching a replay of the home UD game today, and it reminded me of how good Demarius is when he comes to play. Kid’s got game he’s just got to bring it all the time. BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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