Popular Post shempie Posted December 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2022 Coach Majerus passed away 10 years ago today. Thought you might enjoy reading (or re-reading this). For those of you who are new to SLU basketball and didn't get to see his SLU teams play, they were a thing of beauty where the whole really did exceed the sum of the parts. One of my favorite SLU games ever was the Memphis NCAA game where his game plan was perfect. A tribute to my friend and former boss - Men's College Basketball Blog- ESPN Schasz, BrettJollyComedyHour, AlumniFan and 11 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 -amen to this, thanks Coach Majerus, rest in peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I remember almost driving off the road when a sports update came over the radio that SLU had hired Rick Majerus. I thought, is this a joke? Is it April Fool's Day? We're getting Rick Majerus to coach the Billikens?? I must say I was happily stunned at the news. Rest in Peace, Coach. JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Another article on Porter Moser's thoughts about Majerus: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-porter-moser-rick-majerus-20180301-story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowry Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 hours ago, shempie said: Coach Majerus passed away 10 years ago today. Thought you might enjoy reading (or re-reading this). For those of you who are new to SLU basketball and didn't get to see his SLU teams play, they were a thing of beauty where the whole really did exceed the sum of the parts. One of my favorite SLU games ever was the Memphis NCAA game where his game plan was perfect. A tribute to my friend and former boss - Men's College Basketball Blog- ESPN I remember the Washington game. They had no idea what hit them. I think it was like 50-25 at half. Man I wish Cronklin was here to set a back screen for Yuri. Good times for sure. JMM28, Fraz, Billiken Rich and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Slowry said: Man I wish Cronklin was here to set a back screen for Yuri. Good times for sure. At least as good as zombie Majerus and his decaying junk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Slowry said: I remember the Washington game. They had no idea what hit them. I think it was like 50-25 at half. Man I wish Cronklin was here to set a back screen for Yuri. Good times for sure. thanks for giving me a reason to post the video! JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 An absolute basketball genius. And one helluva shitsman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 hours ago, dlarry said: thanks for giving me a reason to post the video! My all-time favorite highlight and probably my favorite game. Indeed, Washington had no idea what him them. As I recall the game was at an unusual time -- a Saturday morning at either 10 or 11am. National TV. The basketball world noticed. RIP, Rick M. Bay Area Billiken and majerus mojo like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/utah-stuns-4-arizona-10th-anniversary-utes-coaching/story?id=94331350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I feel Rick’s greatest achievement was that even after his passing his guys still played like he was on the sidelines for their last 2 seasons without him. They basically coached themselves. That’s a true testament to what a great teacher of the game he was. Watching his teams perform was a pure pleasure. rgbilliken, David King, MusicCityBilliken and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 hours ago, slu72 said: I feel Rick’s greatest achievement was that even after his passing his guys still played like he was on the sidelines for their last 2 seasons without him. They basically coached themselves. That’s a true testament to what a great teacher of the game he was. Watching his teams perform was a pure pleasure. I remember half-time quotes by Romer when we played Washington at home and Pastner when we played Memphis in the NCAAs: Romer: "They played the most perfect half I've ever seen". Pastner: "We dribble down the court, nothing! Saint Louis defense is inpregnable" Those players (Mitchell, Loe, Conklin, Jordair, Evans, McCall Jr, Conklin, etc..) were cerebral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Nice crew of former players and staff on hand to honor Coach Majerus Since Adam Knollmeyer wish one of the former players in the photo I’m legally obligated to also post this: JMM28, dlarry, BC1764 and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 4:01 PM, shempie said: Coach Majerus passed away 10 years ago today. Thought you might enjoy reading (or re-reading this). For those of you who are new to SLU basketball and didn't get to see his SLU teams play, they were a thing of beauty where the whole really did exceed the sum of the parts. One of my favorite SLU games ever was the Memphis NCAA game where his game plan was perfect. A tribute to my friend and former boss - Men's College Basketball Blog- ESPN I miss the big guy. My dad dad a year before Majerus and Rick reminded me a lot of my dad for a variety of reasons. Hit me especially hard when he died. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 hour ago, RUBillsFan said: Nice crew of former players and staff on hand to honor Coach Majerus Since Adam Knollmeyer wish one of the former players in the photo I’m legally obligated to also post this: He did play for Majerus but kinda odd that a guy who was told to leave came back. Maybe I'm wrong but Majerus treated the new Soderberg holdout recruits pretty poorly. Still huge missed opportunity by not pushing a trash can in front of Knollmeyer while he was walking up to shake hands. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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