Bay Area Billiken Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 When you suddenly lose your leading scorer and probable best player, you are going to be down for awhile. But there is time to get the show back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Assistant Coach Javonte Perkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Feel sick for Javonte. Awful news. IF one of Jimerson or Hargrove can step up and become an all-conference level performer, we can still have a really good season. Just sucks to have to do it without Javonte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, slu72 said: commentators are saying no team has suffered more adversity than SLU in the last year. Its not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 50 minutes ago, slu72 said: commentators are saying no team has suffered more adversity than SLU in the last year. 21 minutes ago, wgstl said: Its not even close. I'd wager that no team has suffered more adversity than SLU in the last decade. Other posters mentioned the string of issues we've had to deal with but Situations 1 & 2, Majerus, Covid year 1, Covid year 2, Ford Stuen, JP's ACL, hell even the Carteare Gordon situation applies - elite level player that turned out to be a giant bust. I hate to throw a pity party but man we can't catch a break. wgstl and Bizziken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said: I'd wager that no team has suffered more adversity than SLU in the last decade. Other posters mentioned the string of issues we've had to deal with but Situations 1 & 2, Majerus, Covid year 1, Covid year 2, JP's ACL, hell even the Carteare Gordon situation applies - elite level player that turned out to be a giant bust. You missed a big one which is hiring Jim Crews Lesser but still had an impact: Fred Thatch mystery illness / medical issue taking him out Gibson Jimerson broken foot Luis Santos dismissal Cody Ellis shoulder injury & mono Kwam injury Numerous instances of guys playing banged up (Bess, Jett, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Anyone else check out the replies under Jon Rothsteins tweet about Perkins? It was impressive how many people across college hoops(not just STL, or A10) stopped in to comment in support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I’m sure the whole team and staff is still suffering shell shock from JP’s injury. This will really test Travis and Staff’s ability to rally the troops. In Travis I trust. Thatch made an interesting comment on Roby. He indicated it was great having him around to help them get through this. God knows, Roby definitely learned how to get through the tough times while playing under Crews. It’s time for the “did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!” speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 -do we have the players to go more smash mouth in our style of play? I'm hoping this is a red herring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I thought it was interesting that Coach said we may have to play faster now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: I thought it was interesting that Coach said we may have to play faster now. I fuoking loved it. We're going to have a residency spot in the SportsCenter Top 10 if we're pushing the tempo with Yuri at the point and guys like Okoro, Nesbitt, Hargrove, Strickland, and Thatch running the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, RUBillsFan said: You missed a big one which is hiring Jim Crews Lesser but still had an impact: Fred Thatch mystery illness / medical issue taking him out Gibson Jimerson broken foot Luis Santos dismissal Cody Ellis shoulder injury & mono Kwam injury Numerous instances of guys playing banged up (Bess, Jett, etc.) Didn't Yuri play a stretch with a (~)broken thumb, too? I think the Fred Thatch one is the craziest and I maintain that I'm most disappointed in the 2019-2020 season ending of all of them. Hell I'd even add the A10 losing Butler, Temple, Xavier in that mix where we struggled to maintain a national reputation because the conference went through a rebuilding period which affected everything from national rankings to recruiting and maybe TV deals?? Holy shite it only gets worse the more you think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Lax Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 5 hours ago, billiken_roy said: i am pretty sure God was not an athlete. if he was, surely he would have come up with a better design for these joints. Are you trying to tell me that Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball? Bills By 40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 21 hours ago, dlarry said: “We will rally around Javonte Perkins and we will play good basketball” 20 hours ago, almaman said: This maybe a Kurt Warner kind of thing time for someone to step up. TJ? BuiltFordBills, Dr. Holly Hills, MattyMo213 and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 The Kurt Warner comparison is very similar. Trent Green was signed to be the Rams QB, went down in preseason, season ending lower appendage injury. All seemed to be lost. The story is then Rams owner Georgia Frontiere, having dinner with team President John Shaw, said maybe the Warner kid would turn out to be the next Unitas. In the "word" of the late Joaquin Andujar, "youneverknow." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Holly Hills Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Welp, time for players and coaches to step up. We had a bunch of unknowns going into 2019 and over achieved by most measures. That was the same year that Perkins couldn’t even find the floor at the beginning of the season, so maybe Nesbit will have the same, but higher, trajectory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 4 hours ago, HoosierPal said: I thought it was interesting that Coach said we may have to play faster now. 5 hours ago, Bills By 40 said: I'd wager that no team has suffered more adversity than SLU in the last decade. Other posters mentioned the string of issues we've had to deal with but Situations 1 & 2, Majerus, Covid year 1, Covid year 2, Ford Stuen, JP's ACL, hell even the Carteare Gordon situation applies - elite level player that turned out to be a giant bust. I hate to throw a pity party but man we can't catch a break. CRAIG UPCHURCH!!!! dennis_w likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 2:35 PM, slu72 said: It’s time for the “did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!” speech. It was the Japanese that did it, not the Germans. willie and Slu let the dogs out? like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Old guy said: It was the Japanese that did it, not the Germans. old guy, watch the movie, "Animal House". it will become clearer then. JettFlight5 and dennis_w like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Old guy said: It was the Japanese that did it, not the Germans. billiken_roy, brianstl, crymdg2 and 5 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 it was good to see perkins at the game. now he has had his surgery already correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: it was good to see perkins at the game. now he has had his surgery already correct? Prob not right? Don’t they wait for swelling to go away first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: old guy, watch the movie, "Animal House". it will become clearer then. Old guy’s reply to that was undoubtedly the most predictable post in the history of the board. rgbilliken, Littlebill, NoCoBillsFan and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 hour ago, billiken_roy said: old guy, watch the movie, "Animal House". it will become clearer then. Roy, as you know i am not particularly good for sarcasm or veiled humor. Slu let the dogs out? likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, Old guy said: Roy, as you know i am not particularly good for sarcasm or veiled humor. Really?!?! I don’t believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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