BANGheGOTit Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 First time in 23 years, SEMO is going to the NCAA tournament GoSluBills and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Happy for Phillip Russell.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stmdragons Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Wouldn’t hate the idea of a reunion with Russell next season, if possible. Marlow likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Russell scored the last 7 points in OT to get them their 7 pt. win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 8 hours ago, stmdragons said: Wouldn’t hate the idea of a reunion with Russell next season, if possible. I’ve been saying this for a while. If Yuri bolts, get Russell back. 1st team OVC averaged over 18 a game. Had 2 37 point games. 2 years left. Shoots the 3 at a decent clip. Kid is confident, doesn’t force things and is fun to watch. Come on back up 55 to the Lou! DOC likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGheGOTit Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Scoop said: I’ve been saying this for a while. If Yuri bolts, get Russell back. 1st team OVC averaged over 18 a game. Had 2 37 point games. 2 years left. Shoots the 3 at a decent clip. Kid is confident, doesn’t force things and is fun to watch. Come on back up 55 to the Lou! There could be a few issues with that: Other than playing at home, and back at the school you walked on at—you have made a name for yourself now. You will be playing on the biggest stage and more opportunities could come your way. You also have to trust Travis to play you. Lastly, maybe you’re comfortable playing 2 hours from home, being THE GUY, and with a program that looks to be heading in the right direction. After nearly 15-20 years of horrible years, Korn is a young coach who has gone from 7 wins the year before he got there, to 11, 14, and now 19 and a NCAA tournament. Murray St and Belmont are no longer in the conference. Your chances of multiple NCAA bids is not that far fetched. Of course if someone snatches up the Drake HC…or a similar program—Korn may get some interest. I’d like to see PR back at SLU but who knows how the dominoes may fall. Ja Morant has proven you can be a guard in the OVC and make it to the NBA—until you act like a true idiot and squarely place yourself on the verge of getting suspended from the league because you’re a complete moron with your conduct. BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 It might be enticing to come back home and run the show and play in front of a nice home crowd every night. Cape unfortunately doesn’t get behind their team and the crowd at the OVC championship game last night looked more like an 8th grade girls championship. That being said, Cape’s a fun town and I’ll be pulling for the RedHawks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Scoop said: It might be enticing to come back home and run the show and play in front of a nice home crowd every night. Cape unfortunately doesn’t get behind their team and the crowd at the OVC championship game last night looked more like an 8th grade girls championship. That being said, Cape’s a fun town and I’ll be pulling for the RedHawks! I am sure coming back to play for maybe a NIT bid after having been to the Dance sure sounds enticing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Oh shut up. stmdragons, DOC, Billiken Rich and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 So you'd play the former walk-on over the three-star PG recruit right away? Only one of them can be the hero back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, cheeseman said: I am sure coming back to play for maybe a NIT bid after having been to the Dance sure sounds enticing Congrats on the dumbest post of the day. That’s saying something right now around here. Billiken Rich and AGB91 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Scoop said: It might be enticing to come back home and run the show and play in front of a nice home crowd every night. Cape unfortunately doesn’t get behind their team and the crowd at the OVC championship game last night looked more like an 8th grade girls championship. That being said, Cape’s a fun town and I’ll be pulling for the RedHawks! He would have to sit out a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, DOC said: Congrats on the dumbest post of the day. That’s saying something right now around here. Seemed to me what you said was dumb but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stmdragons Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 4 hours ago, wgstl said: He would have to sit out a year The NCAA does hand out waivers for two time transfers pretty often, fwiw. Not entirely sure what criteria they base it off though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraz Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 When WV gets their automatic bid that will be two former Billikens (Bell and Russell) dancing. This tells me we had the right personnel in the wrong situation. This season has really turned me into a pessimist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Holly Hills Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Happy for Russell. But watching that championship game my first thought was wow.. those teams are not very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Phil is just not good enough to play at SLU. I've seen him play for SEMO and yeah, he scores a lot, but in ways that wouldn't translate at a higher D1 level. There's a reason he was going to SEMO in the first place, and there's a reason he's back there. That's his ceiling IMO. He takes 14 shots per game, shoots under a 40% clip from 2 and only 36% from 3, and averages a 5:3 A/TO ratio. I bet good $ that all of those stats move in the wrong direction should he come back to SLU. wgstl, AGB91, billiken_roy and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 31 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said: Phil is just not good enough to play at SLU. I've seen him play for SEMO and yeah, he scores a lot, but in ways that wouldn't translate at a higher D1 level. There's a reason he was going to SEMO in the first place, and there's a reason he's back there. That's his ceiling IMO. He takes 14 shots per game, shoots under a 40% clip from 2 and only 36% from 3, and averages a 5:3 A/TO ratio. I bet good $ that all of those stats move in the wrong direction should he come back to SLU. I could see him playing on this this years Duquesne team where its shoot as many deep balls as possible and that's the offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGheGOTit Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 40 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said: Phil is just not good enough to play at SLU. I've seen him play for SEMO and yeah, he scores a lot, but in ways that wouldn't translate at a higher D1 level. There's a reason he was going to SEMO in the first place, and there's a reason he's back there. That's his ceiling IMO. He takes 14 shots per game, shoots under a 40% clip from 2 and only 36% from 3, and averages a 5:3 A/TO ratio. I bet good $ that all of those stats move in the wrong direction should he come back to SLU. Numbers don’t lie but they can be deceiving. From the games I’ve seen him play, he seems to create opportunities by drawing fouls. Sometimes a drive into the lane results in a prayer that doesn’t go down but it does result in a shot attempt and a couple free throws. I didn’t see him get the ball rejected or lose it that much. If a guy goes 3/6 from 2 and drives into the lane going 1/4 you would say he’s shooting 40% 4/10–but if in the 1/4 he draws a foul or two, maybe he goes 2/2 or 3/4 out of those chances at the line—It takes the point total up but not necessarily the shooting percentage. The productivity is the key. You may very well be correct, maybe he can’t play at a higher level, but the one thing I noticed is this team plays as a team and makes the extra pass, and there doesn’t seem to be many periods of “the offense looking lost”. I don’t look for SEMO to do anything in the tournament, and they likely be a 15 seed at best, but magic can happen and I’d love nothing more than for them to win a game and keep building the résumé for potential recruits and transfers to go to Cape and revitalize that rich tradition they had at the D2 level. The old building was a nightmare for opposing teams back in their heyday. The Show-Me Center is a good arena for the OVC, and there is a fan base there that just grew tired of the horrible seasons for nearly 2 decades. This could propel SEMO to the upper echelon of the OVC if they can maintain this success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGheGOTit Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 9:48 AM, Scoop said: It might be enticing to come back home and run the show and play in front of a nice home crowd every night. Cape unfortunately doesn’t get behind their team and the crowd at the OVC championship game last night looked more like an 8th grade girls championship. That being said, Cape’s a fun town and I’ll be pulling for the RedHawks! I beg to differ. SEMO had one of the toughest places to play back when they were a D2 power. Fans packed the place (granted it was a small venue), but there is a fan base there that just grew tired of the constant losing for nearly 20 years. If they can sustain this, keep key players, keep Korn—they can be the Murray ST of the OVC and the fans will be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 When SEMO made the tourney in 2000, they almost knocked off LSU. So anything is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Random observation - IF I had a restricted number of posts, I sure as hell wouldn't waste them on SEMO basketball. AGB91, billiken_roy, White Pelican and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC1764 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, ACE said: Random observation - IF I had a restricted number of posts, I sure as hell wouldn't waste them on SEMO basketball. Right, because college basketball revolves around SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, BC1764 said: Right, because college basketball revolves around SLU. It kinda does on BILLIKENS.COM BTW, you just used up another post. How many you got left? EDIT: I actually responded to Bang's sidekick who was running to his buddy's rescue. It's easy to get them confused. It's like the same person posting. Perhaps Bang is out of posts for today, so the sidekick had to be deployed. cgeldmacher, SShoe and RiseOfTheBillikens like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC1764 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, ACE said: It kinda does on BILLIKENS.COM BTW, you just used up another post. How many you got left? You're talking to the wrong handle. Are you color blind ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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