slu72 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 42 minutes ago, Billikenbooster said: One at a time, boyz. Its the Bonnies next and next. mhg This. It's no time to be looking past anyone. Hell, I saw where X lost to DePaul at home last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, slu72 said: This. It's no time to be looking past anyone. Hell, I saw where X lost to DePaul at home last week. I think we can safely look past our next opponent and focus on the one that follows. NextYearBill, Compton and MattyMo213 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker119 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, slu72 said: This. It's no time to be looking past anyone. Hell, I saw where X lost to DePaul at home last week. For all the Bonnies inconsistencies, they were a top 25 team earlier this season for a reason. Can’t overlook them for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I am very worried about these next 2 games. The Bonnies are still a good team and I think they're a tough matchup for us. I still think we can/will win both games but they're going to be a Dayton level test in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, laker119 said: For all the Bonnies inconsistencies, they were a top 25 team earlier this season for a reason. Can’t overlook them for sure. I don't like looking past any opponent but the Bonnies were ranked that high based on their past performance and clearly something is askew for them this year. Bills By 40 and dennis_w like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Its that time of the year that you randomly root against teams that you know very little about. SLU_Lax likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I still maintain that the Bonnies got very lucky last year what with schedule and home dates. They caught the big wave of Mighty Mo' and rode it. They promptly went bye-bye in the Big Dance. They are the same team this year only the length of schedule and their past notoriety is on them. Lofton is a good to great point guard. Osunniyi is a defensive fly swatter with no offensive game. He is no different than DaRon Holmes. Jaren (English) Holmes is not that good; he just went 2 of 14 against Fordham. Welch only bombs from three. The real key is Jalen Adaway. Need to shut him down with Fred. The bench is extremely weak and suspect; Schmidt barely plays seven guys. They will play slow ball. Adaway averages 37.6 mpg; Holmes 38 mpg; Lofton 38.2; Welch 36.7 and Osunniyi 30.8. I'd prefer we dictate tempo and make them come to us. We beat them last year at our place 70 to 59. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 SLU is 51 in the Net Rankings. SLU is 47 in Ken Pomeroy Rankings. Inching along. Game by game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCoBillsFan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, Taj79 said: I still maintain that the Bonnies got very lucky last year what with schedule and home dates. They caught the big wave of Mighty Mo' and rode it. They promptly went bye-bye in the Big Dance. They are the same team this year only the length of schedule and their past notoriety is on them. Lofton is a good to great point guard. Osunniyi is a defensive fly swatter with no offensive game. He is no different than DaRon Holmes. Jaren (English) Holmes is not that good; he just went 2 of 14 against Fordham. Welch only bombs from three. The real key is Jalen Adaway. Need to shut him down with Fred. The bench is extremely weak and suspect; Schmidt barely plays seven guys. They will play slow ball. Adaway averages 37.6 mpg; Holmes 38 mpg; Lofton 38.2; Welch 36.7 and Osunniyi 30.8. I'd prefer we dictate tempo and make them come to us. We beat them last year at our place 70 to 59. Admittedly I haven’t watched much of the Bonnies this year, but is it safe to say that they have a similar play style to Dayton? Talented PG with limited outside shooting, big shot blocker that isn’t good offensively, one strong scorer, and a slow play style? I’d imagine that we could implement the same game plan we used against Dayton and beat them handedly. After all this is the same team we’ve been playing for three straight seasons. Would probably just want to speed up the tempo more to gas them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 @NoCoBillsFan -- that is my assessment as well. They also have a weaker bench than Dayton. There is no Amzil, no Brea, no Weaver, but they do have Coulibaly who is a Sissoko clone --- no offense, big body. They play a slowdown game but with a quicker shot-per-possession than YouDee. Dayton is slowest. If I want anyone taking their shot, I think it's Holmes. Adaway is really impressive to me. And you cannot let Welch get going from three. Who Jimerson covers is key. I think Collins can negate Lofton. Thatch gets Adaway. Okoro is on Osunniyi. Nesbitt gets Holmes leaving Jimerson on Welch. Adaway is just so sneaky good. Throw in Linssen, Hargrove and Jones plus being at Chaifetz and it's advantage SLU. NoCoBillsFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewsorlose Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Losing @ Bonnies is only a Q-2 loss and not a killer. Bills have anywhere from 3-6 tough games left (2 w/ Bonnies, @ Richmond, @ Davidson, @ URi, VCU). Two are Q4 games at home. 6-2 probably lands SLU inside the NET top 40 and puts us at 14-4 in league play. I agree that winning two in a row against SBU won't be easy, esp. on short rest. The key I think is hitting them with pace and playing the aggressor. We have a real bench with TJ, Linssen, and Jones. Williams I hope too. Punch them hard on Friday and build confidence for that road trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Crewsorlose said: Losing @ Bonnies is only a Q-2 loss and not a killer. Bills have anywhere from 3-6 tough games left (2 w/ Bonnies, @ Richmond, @ Davidson, @ URi, VCU). Two are Q4 games at home. 6-2 probably lands SLU inside the NET top 40 and puts us at 14-4 in league play. I agree that winning two in a row against SBU won't be easy, esp. on short rest. The key I think is hitting them with pace and playing the aggressor. We have a real bench with TJ, Linssen, and Jones. Williams I hope too. Punch them hard on Friday and build confidence for that road trip. The short rest is far more of an advantage for us as Bonnies play literally 5 deep. We should just throw 10 players on the court in rotations and run, run, run, and hope they foul, foul, foul. We're better with our starting 5 and our next four are going to be the reason we kill them. bauman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Bills By 40 said: The short rest is far more of an advantage for us as Bonnies play literally 5 deep. We should just throw 10 players on the court in rotations and run, run, run, and hope they foul, foul, foul. We're better with our starting 5 and our next four are going to be the reason we kill them. The short rest favors us a lot, but the quick coaching adjustments does not, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, wgstl said: The short rest favors us a lot, but the quick coaching adjustments does not, imo. Chill Schmidt is a fraud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 SLU’s NET improved to 51. Davidson is 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Bay Area Billiken said: SLU’s NET improved to 51. Davidson is 50. This makes it simple to understand. All we need to do is defeat St Bona twice, then LaS, and Davidson, and we will have a net in the low 40s or high 30s and a way into the Dance whether we win the A10 tournament or not. What is wrong with this? I is easier to figure this out than to get it done. However, I think we are capable of doing this, barring injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, Old guy said: This makes it simple to understand. All we need to do is defeat St Bona twice, then LaS, and Davidson, and we will have a net in the low 40s or high 30s and a way into the Dance whether we win the A10 tournament or not. What is wrong with this? I is easier to figure this out than to get it done. However, I think we are capable of doing this, barring injuries. This is true. The caveat is winning road games is more difficult, especially against good teams like St. Bona and Davidson in their difficult venues. While I do think SLU is better than both, those opponent home courts are at minimum equalizers, in some cases move the favorite the other way. Protecting the home court is paramount. Old guy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Taj79 said: I still maintain that the Bonnies got very lucky last year what with schedule and home dates. They caught the big wave of Mighty Mo' and rode it. They promptly went bye-bye in the Big Dance. They are the same team this year only the length of schedule and their past notoriety is on them. Lofton is a good to great point guard. Osunniyi is a defensive fly swatter with no offensive game. He is no different than DaRon Holmes. Jaren (English) Holmes is not that good; he just went 2 of 14 against Fordham. Welch only bombs from three. The real key is Jalen Adaway. Need to shut him down with Fred. The bench is extremely weak and suspect; Schmidt barely plays seven guys. They will play slow ball. Adaway averages 37.6 mpg; Holmes 38 mpg; Lofton 38.2; Welch 36.7 and Osunniyi 30.8. I'd prefer we dictate tempo and make them come to us. We beat them last year at our place 70 to 59. The beat down they gave us in the A10 tourney had nothing to do with luck. We were out coached and out played. I still consider them to be the bear who you don’t want waking up against you. That said, they are thin, and if we force the tempo, we should win. someoneelse and BilliesBy40 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny karate Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, slu72 said: The beat down they gave us in the A10 tourney had nothing to do with luck. We were out coached and out played. I still consider them to be the bear who you don’t want waking up against you. That said, they are thin, and if we force the tempo, we should win. Which means no last minute slow done if winning with 8 min left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Osunnyi was awwsome in that game and got in our heads. We will be smarter this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Bubble watch tonight: Georgia @ Florida Tennessee @ Mississippi state SDSU @ San Jose Louisville @ ND Texas Tech @ Oklahoma Tulane @ Memphis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Billikenbooster said: Osunnyi was awwsome in that game and got in our heads. We will be smarter this year. The Bell French combo had one early prerogative: Get Osunyi in foul trouble and failed. The credit goes to Osunnyi, did a great job of limiting contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, AnkielBreakers said: The Bell French combo had one early prerogative: Get Osunyi in foul trouble and failed. The credit goes to Osunnyi, did a great job of limiting contact. As it relates to this game, I hope Traore gets a few minutes in the first half to mix it up with their big ... if Traore picks up a couple fouls, no big deal, the positives are it limits risk of Martin and Franco picking up early fouls and maybe he can bait Osunyi into picking up a cheap foul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Billikenbooster said: Osunnyi was awwsome in that game and got in our heads. We will be smarter this year. which game was this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, wgstl said: which game was this? Conference tourney game, semi's IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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