juniorbill76 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 minute ago, HoosierPal said: I'm assuming Kramer was hurt/ill. I see no other reason he wouldn't have been in for the final 1+ minutes. Hargrove easily comes out. (Or maybe already in Coach's doghouse?) It seems like there's usually one higher-level player on the floor during mop-up time, I imagine to provide some leadership and stability. I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: I'm assuming Kramer was hurt/ill. I see no other reason he wouldn't have been in for the final 1+ minutes. Hargrove easily comes out. (Or maybe already in Coach's doghouse?) There were reports of illnesses before the game, I think this is the most likely explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 hours ago, billiken_roy said: pickens reminded me of evans. i am mildly surprised about his play. i saw him a number of times in high school, but it was always versus EJ Liddell so he always came out the loser. then he had the "im going to illinois" no "i am going to miSSouri" two step thing and played in a horrible Mi$$ouri period. so why would anyone expect much? he showed last night he is good and will be a huge key to our success this year. forrester is really a nice player. but i still think he isnt going to be as good as Okoro once the season gets going. i wonder how effective they would be together. even if for only short periods? but since we really have no other inside, probably best to use like we used them last night. gotta like jimerson. now he is slam dunking back doors! and you gotta love his fearlessness from the outside. put it up! as Jimmy Chitwood says in Hoosiers, "i'll make it." bam he got another one. i may be one of the only mbm here to watch a good deal of mizzou last year, it is no surprise to me what pickett brought last night. i was very excited when i heard he was going to be a billiken almaman and BIG BILL FAN like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Elrond Posted November 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, dennis_w said: i may be one of the only mbm here to watch a good deal of mizzou last year, it is no surprise to me what pickett brought last night. i was very excited when i heard he was going to be a billiken When someone moves from a lesser program up to SLU, people are going to want to see him play before passing judgement. NoCoBillsFan, slu72, JettFlight5 and 12 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Very snarky, M’Lord! Kudos. Lord Elrond likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Lord Elrond said: When someone moves from a lesser program up to SLU, people are going to want to see him play before passing judgement. unless of course one has a keen eye for basketball talent and can make those projections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 3 hours ago, dennis_w said: i may be one of the only mbm here to watch a good deal of mizzou last year, it is no surprise to me what pickett brought last night. i was very excited when i heard he was going to be a billiken Pickett looks good, but it seemed obvious that Thatch should get more minutes, even at his expense. I also would be interested in seeing Thatch and Picket at the 4-5 for stretches during games. I bet it would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: Pickett looks good, but it seemed obvious that Thatch should get more minutes, even at his expense. I also would be interested in seeing Thatch and Picket at the 4-5 for stretches during games. I bet it would work. i think they have some differences in their roles and both will get plenty of minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: Pickett looks good, but it seemed obvious that Thatch should get more minutes, even at his expense. I also would be interested in seeing Thatch and Picket at the 4-5 for stretches during games. I bet it would work. I don't know 13/13 looked pretty good to me. Thatch got good minutes also. Bills By 40 and CBFan like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Seems to me this team appears talented enough to have multiple guys go off on any given night. You have the constants in Perk's scoring, Gibby's threes and Yuri's assists. Pickett's double/double, Forrester's inside play, Thatch's relentlessness, Parker's promise, and Okoro's inside strength all make for interesting potentials. And I didn't even touch on Hargrove. I saw a slow start overcome by an onslaught of options. If we play Spoonball and just outscore the other team, who can match us right now. Sure, it's only one game. Who on the schedule can force us to grind it out? Maybe Memphis. Maybe Auburn. Maybe someone at the Mohegan Sun. Who in the A10? Dayton might be up to the task on defense but I don't see many others. But it's early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraz Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Perkins at 70% is better than 80% of D1 players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, AnkielBreakers said: Pickett looks good, but it seemed obvious that Thatch should get more minutes, even at his expense. I also would be interested in seeing Thatch and Picket at the 4-5 for stretches during games. I bet it would work. Pickett's rebounding and extra height versus Fred will keep him getting big minutes. Fred will get his as well but their roles are somewhat different for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Holly Hills Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Great game last night. Perk was definitely favoring that leg, but amazing to see him back. Just sucks we have some serious contenders up soon and he doesn’t have a little more time to heal. picket is just a big utility knife out there. Perfect for this team. with all the spacing and not having to press, Yuri can do point guard things and nobody does point guard things better than yuri. forrester was impressive too. We will need him against Dayton and bigger teams. the defense will be much softer than the bully ball era, but if we can make key stops and rebound the sky’s the limit for this team. largest crowd I’ve seen at chaifetz that wasn’t considered a “big game”. Hopefully We keep winning and more people keep coming. go bills!! slu72 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Dr. Holly Hills said: Great game last night. Perk was definitely favoring that leg, but amazing to see him back. Just sucks we have some serious contenders up soon and he doesn’t have a little more time to heal. picket is just a big utility knife out there. Perfect for this team. with all the spacing and not having to press, Yuri can do point guard things and nobody does point guard things better than yuri. forrester was impressive too. We will need him against Dayton and bigger teams. the defense will be much softer than the bully ball era, but if we can make key stops and rebound the sky’s the limit for this team. largest crowd I’ve seen at chaifetz that wasn’t considered a “big game”. Hopefully We keep winning and more people keep coming. go bills!! as much as i enjoyed bully ball, there just wasnt enough shooters on those teams, i will take the shooters any time BIG BILL FAN, brianstl and slufanskip like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 We shot ok, and still scored 91. I think there will be nights we shoot even better from 3, and we will see 100pts on a couple occasions against some weaker teams. makes scoring just 20 in a game seem almost impossible. BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Several people have said Perkins was favoring his ankle. Not sure I agree. He has always had kind of a funny stride . Not sure you are seeing anything unusual. billikenfan05 and cheeseman like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 he may be 70% but his shot seems the same. smooth as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 JP was definitely favoring his ankle. Yes, he has his unique swagger but it was just exacerbated by his ankle injury. His lateral movement was very limited. That being said, this will get better daily and kid still dropped 21. Watch out. rgbilliken and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL FAN Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 10 hours ago, willie said: Several people have said Perkins was favoring his ankle. Not sure I agree. He has always had kind of a funny stride . Not sure you are seeing anything unusual. i tend to agree with you, he may not be 100%, but pretty close. Perkins is deceptively quick because he has such a long stride and covers more ground than it appears. BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 11 hours ago, willie said: Several people have said Perkins was favoring his ankle. Not sure I agree. He has always had kind of a funny stride . Not sure you are seeing anything unusual. I thought he favored it at times, but you are correct as he always has had a unique stride. He never looks like he’s going fast either. In fact sometimes he appears downright slow as he glides past his defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Dude reminds me of Jamaal Wilkes. If he stays healthy a G-league deal similar to Goodwins seems likely and could give him an avenue to the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 16 hours ago, willie said: Several people have said Perkins was favoring his ankle. Not sure I agree. He has always had kind of a funny stride . Not sure you are seeing anything unusual. Totally, agree. Even when he's perfectly healthy, I always thought it looked like he's wearing ice skates out there, until he makes a move with the ball. Then he somehow transitions to perfectly smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuiltFordBills Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 One thing I don’t think I’ve seen people mention is that Yuri had his 3rd and 4th fingers on his right hand taped up pretty good in the Murray State game, may have explained him not having the best shooting night. Hopefully it was minor and will heal be healed up before Memphis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Majerus Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 16 hours ago, almaman said: he may be 70% but his shot seems the same. smooth as ever. My seat was on the baseline & it seemed his shots from there on both sides faded to either side of the rim - maybe shooting from either side of the front helps his depth perception. However I’m not suggesting he should give up that baseline shot yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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