Signed Recruit Thread

[Dr. Holly Hills]

Gordon… ha

[billikenbill]

4 hours ago, ACE said:

Interesting.

On a completely unrelated topic, I think it would be nice to bring the "bad post" option back.

As long as we’re not shallow and pedantic with it, I’m all in on the bad post feature.

[WVBilliken]

Welcome Cian and Brock!  

Cian plays on extremely high level teams in HS and AAU.  His skills level sounds like Yuri 2.0.  "Cian is used to winning, having been the leader of one of the top high school and AAU programs in America the last few years," Ford said. "He has a great feel for the game and really enjoys making everyone around him better".

https://slubillikens.com/news/2022/11/9/mens-basketball-cian-medley-inks-with-billikens.aspx

Found this in Brock's write-up, seems that he has to be "an athlete" to play the wide receiver position at such a high level. ..... "Vice is a wide receiver on Houston's football team, which is one of the top teams in the Memphis area and currently in the playoffs. He leads the Mustangs in receptions and touchdowns. Vice was recently named a first-team All-Region wide receiver, as selected by the Region 8-6A head coaches".

https://slubillikens.com/news/2022/11/9/mens-basketball-brock-vice-signs-with-billikens.aspx

[slu72]

Vice seems to be a warrior. Gotta like Warrors! 

[slufanskip]

12 hours ago, billikenbill said:

As long as we’re not shallow and pedantic with it, I’m all in on the bad post feature.

That’s a pipe dream. 

[Bills By 40]

17 hours ago, Dr. Holly Hills said:

Gordon… ha

I'll never understand the desire to bring back this headcase. No thanks. 

[Dr. Holly Hills]

We could bring Jordan back…

https://hamptonpirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2022-23/james-madison-university/boxscore/8689

[DeSmetBilliken]

10 minutes ago, Dr. Holly Hills said:

We could bring Jordan back…

https://hamptonpirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2022-23/james-madison-university/boxscore/8689

Yikes…that’s a rough stat line.

[BIG BILL FAN]

1 hour ago, DeSmetBilliken said:

Yikes…that’s a rough stat line.

Nesbitt averaged 26 minutes per game and was a poor shooter (39%). Pickett is a major upgrade.

[Billiken Rich]

1 hour ago, DeSmetBilliken said:

Yikes…that’s a rough stat line.

Man looks into the abyss and finds character.....and that is what keeps him out of the abyss.....or not.....

[billikenbill]

11 hours ago, slufanskip said:

That’s a pipe dream. 

BTW, thanks to Peter Griffin for the phrase “shallow and pedantic.”

[wgstl]

1 hour ago, BIG BILL FAN said:

Nesbitt averaged 26 minutes per game and was a poor shooter (39%). Pickett is a major upgrade.

Always felt Nesbitt was an inconsistent version of pickett. Not that they are the exact same player, but similar enough 

[Taj79]

It seemed Nesbitt was always looking to do the spectacular (and he  had a few of those).  He was wildly inconsistent and didn't seem to want to let the game come to him.  

[TheChosenOne]

14 hours ago, wgstl said:

Always felt Nesbitt was an inconsistent version of pickett. Not that they are the exact same player, but similar enough 

I don’t see that comp. Nesbitt is more like a Jimmy McKinney type in my mind (although Nesbitt is taller than Jimmy), a lot of physical ability, but not quite sure what position he is. Can be dynamic, but you never know what you are going to get game to game. Pickett is much more of a glue guy and Ford knows what he is going to get from him game in and game out as far consistent play (maybe not the stats, but going to know the scout and be sound defensively). Nesbitt was certainly a local recruit I was really curious to see how he turned out because I just didn’t know (Mario McKinney being another), but candidly one like Gordon I wanted to watch from afar.

[wgstl]

6 minutes ago, TheChosenOne said:

I don’t see that comp. Nesbitt is more like a Jimmy McKinney type in my mind (although Nesbitt is taller than Jimmy), a lot of physical ability, but not quite sure what position he is. Can be dynamic, but you never know what you are going to get game to game. Pickett is much more of a glue guy and Ford knows what he is going to get from him game in and game out as far consistent play (maybe not the stats, but going to know the scout and be sound defensively). Nesbitt was certainly a local recruit I was really curious to see how he turned out because I just didn’t know (Mario McKinney being another), but candidly one like Gordon I wanted to watch from afar.

I mean as to what they did for us - as my comp. Good defender, good rebounder, can guard a few positions. Not a great 3 point shooter, and also good slasher. That said pickett does those things more consistently 

[WVBilliken]

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/12/28/why-st-louis-basketball-signee-brock-vice-played-football-this-year/69736237007/

 

[Littlebill]

No name has ever sounded more like a college OL coach than Vance Vice

[VeniceMenace]

39 minutes ago, WVBilliken said:

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/12/28/why-st-louis-basketball-signee-brock-vice-played-football-this-year/69736237007/

 

Good article, thank you for posting WVBilliken. Interesting that the author reports Vice as 6-11 now & averaging a double-double. And in a different article he said SLU recruited him because of his moves around the basket and his ability to shoot the three. What’s intriguing is iSLU next year may pair a 7-1 center, Zhang, and a 6-11 power forward, Vice. 

[billikenbill]

8 hours ago, WVBilliken said:

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/12/28/why-st-louis-basketball-signee-brock-vice-played-football-this-year/69736237007/

 

Excellent story. Looking forward to seeing Mr. Vice in Billiken Blue. 

[WVBilliken]

1 hour ago, billikenbill said:

Excellent story. Looking forward to seeing Mr. Vice in Billiken Blue. 

If you click on Brock Vice's picture in the article you will see a nice video of his High School Team's recent win with some nice action by Brock.

[BrettJollyComedyHour]

2 hours ago, billikenbill said:

Excellent story. Looking forward to seeing Mr. Vice in Billiken Blue. 

Mr. Vice sounds like a caporegime in a low budget mafia movie and I think we need NIL material to cover that.

[Littlebill]

Vice is the first frosh big I've been excited about since French

[Billiken Rich]

1 hour ago, BrettJollyComedyHour said:

Mr. Vice sounds like a caporegime in a low budget mafia movie and I think we need NIL material to cover that.

Need someone to do "The Vice Squad" or how about Brock Vice the new spokesperson for Bally's Casino?  

[Bills By 40]

20 minutes ago, Littlebill said:

Vice is the first frosh big I've been excited about since French

He had over 400 yards and 10 touchdowns as a TE/WR on a highly competitive football team. I love a multi-sport athlete and I'd say the Billikens do too - the last two football/basketball guys worked out pretty well don't ya think? 

I'm big on the potential of a Cian/LHj/THj/Vice/Zhang lineup, has a lot of potential there. 

[billikenfan05]

2 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said:

He had over 400 yards and 10 touchdowns as a TE/WR on a highly competitive football team. I love a multi-sport athlete and I'd say the Billikens do too - the last two football/basketball guys worked out pretty well don't ya think? 

I'm big on the potential of a Cian/LHj/THj/Vice/Zhang lineup, has a lot of potential there. 

College body ready....we've had great fortune with football/basketball combos.