slu72 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 What worries me is we get over it and then our opponents get it. What an effed up start 2021 is off to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, slu72 said: What worries me is we get over it and then our opponents get it. What an effed up start 2021 is off to. I would think other schools and conferences would be in the same plight so you might be able to line up other games or the A10 could just set up a round robin type tournament with the teams who can still play. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 -damn I miss our games BilliesBy40, AGB91 and slu72 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BJK Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I’d bet that if we only play 8 more games but win 7 or 8 of em we still dance. I mean we got ranked without playing! Our non con is solid and many other teams will only have 15-20 games played come tourney time. I want to see basketball but what I really want is for us to be healthy come March! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old guy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Let's look at this analytically. It looks like the protocols for testing and allowing play to happen are becoming more strict instead of more open. This certainly appears to be the case with SLU. This will result in less games played not only by SLU but across the board. There is also likely to be a lot less practice taking place. I have no idea how much practice or what kind of practice is allowed during the times the teams do not play because of Covid, but assume it is limited even if it is allowed. All of this means that the total number of games played by the teams will be reduced, probably significantly, prior to the Dance. Assuming there will be a Dance, which at this time cannot be considered a certain event, although it probably will happen, the selection will have to be based upon an unequal number of games played by most teams against opponents that a) will vary in ability (as is the normal case), and b) may or may not have been playing or doing much practice prior to any particular game for a significant amount of time (which is not the normal case). How is the selection to be made when you introduce all of these extraneous factors due to Covid into the mix? How are the folks at NCAA going to deal with this? I do not know for sure, they could do anything at all. Early on I had posted that Covid was going to be a major if not a determinant factor of this season. I was lambasted and called troll by a bunch of people who want to hear only what they want to hear, not reality. Reality is slowly coming to show its ugly face and will most likely continue doing so for the rest of the season. It will be what it will be, of course, but the damned virus will be a major factor this season, whether you like it or not. RiseOfTheBillikens, BIG BILL FAN and slufan13 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slu72 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, HoosierPal said: Whew, for a minute there I thought he was going to say only 63 days until the Billikens return to the court. HoosierPal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
almaman Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 48 minutes ago, slu72 said: Whew, for a minute there I thought he was going to say only 63 days until the Billikens return to the court. Seems like tha long since we did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
almaman Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 4 weeks between games I'm guessing that's a team record?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schasz Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, HoosierPal said: Wouldn't want to put money on that happening right now! almaman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 https://www.a10talk.com/slu-billikens-nba-player-comparisons/ Just something to read on another no Billiken basketball day. Quality Is Job 1 and billiken_roy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billiken_roy Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 just the fact this author discusses goodwin with oscar is an incredible compliment. not sure if anyone can compare to the Big O. imo oscar is in the greatest player ever discussion with maybe 3 or 4 players. HoosierPal, HenryB, dennis_w and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AGB91 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 34 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: just the fact this author discusses goodwin with oscar is an incredible compliment. not sure if anyone can compare to the Big O. imo oscar is in the greatest player ever discussion with maybe 3 or 4 players. I totally agree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, billiken_roy said: just the fact this author discusses goodwin with oscar is an incredible compliment. not sure if anyone can compare to the Big O. imo oscar is in the greatest player ever discussion with maybe 3 or 4 players. For those interested, there is an article about The Big O in the Sports Illustrated NBA Preview edition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majerus mojo Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, HoosierPal said: https://www.a10talk.com/slu-billikens-nba-player-comparisons/ Just something to read on another no Billiken basketball day. I'd probably go somewhere between Demar Derozan and Khris Middleton for Perkins, but the Yuri-Rondo comp is great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pierrelaclede Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Still ranked at #24 this week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bauman Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 13 minutes ago, pierrelaclede said: Still ranked at #24 this week ....and still 15 in NET. Illinois with 4 losses , including the bad one (at home against a weak MD team) only dropped from 5 to 8 in Net. As the Missouri State College of Central Missouri drops throughout the year, it will only hurt Illinois' NET. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littlebill Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 7 minutes ago, bauman said: (at home against a weak MD team) lol what They'd be the second best team in our conference. They won @ Wisconsin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 hours ago, HoosierPal said: https://www.a10talk.com/slu-billikens-nba-player-comparisons/ Just something to read on another no Billiken basketball day. -the player I was most interested in seeing was HAS, the article indicates Bam is 6'9, HAS is 6'6 or 6'7, does that make a big difference in the League? -hoping our guys are healthy and getting some basketball related practice somehow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Something else to read today, a nice piece called Chat with Chaps https://www.scoopswithdannymac.com/chat-with-chaps-january-11-2021/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VeniceMenace Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 1/10/2021 at 7:59 AM, Old guy said: Let's look at this analytically. It looks like the protocols for testing and allowing play to happen are becoming more strict instead of more open. This certainly appears to be the case with SLU. This will result in less games played not only by SLU but across the board. There is also likely to be a lot less practice taking place. I have no idea how much practice or what kind of practice is allowed during the times the teams do not play because of Covid, but assume it is limited even if it is allowed. All of this means that the total number of games played by the teams will be reduced, probably significantly, prior to the Dance. Assuming there will be a Dance, which at this time cannot be considered a certain event, although it probably will happen, the selection will have to be based upon an unequal number of games played by most teams against opponents that a) will vary in ability (as is the normal case), and b) may or may not have been playing or doing much practice prior to any particular game for a significant amount of time (which is not the normal case). How is the selection to be made when you introduce all of these extraneous factors due to Covid into the mix? How are the folks at NCAA going to deal with this? I do not know for sure, they could do anything at all. Early on I had posted that Covid was going to be a major if not a determinant factor of this season. I was lambasted and called troll by a bunch of people who want to hear only what they want to hear, not reality. Reality is slowly coming to show its ugly face and will most likely continue doing so for the rest of the season. It will be what it will be, of course, but the damned virus will be a major factor this season, whether you like it or not. Top three moments in Billikens.com history: 1. The post announcing the hiring of Rick Majerus. 2. Every "Word on the streets" post from P Diddy 3. Old Guy going out on a limb and saying Covid would be a major factor this season. He called it! White Pelican, slufanskip, Slu let the dogs out? and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SluSignGuy Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 4 hours ago, HoosierPal said: Something else to read today, a nice piece called Chat with Chaps https://www.scoopswithdannymac.com/chat-with-chaps-january-11-2021/ Very nice feature. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JGR6396 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 SLU remains in the AP top 25, clocking in at #25. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wgstl Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Weird. The first four is on a Thursday, and opening weekend starts the next day and is Friday - Monday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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