Billiken Rich Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, The Wiz said: Bottom line ...above average 2P shooter that you don't want to be playing in the final 2 min of a close game. Is he French? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 10 hours ago, Billiken Rich said: Is he French? No...Ezewiro is a much better FT shooter (upper 50%s) than French (lower 30%s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 18 hours ago, TheChosenOne said: That Oregon team Okoro played on as a sophomore was a top 15 team (with teammates like Payton Pritchard, Chris Duarte, Will Richardson, N'Faly Dante etc. and the year before they would have had Louis King and Bol Bol in his class) vs. a 7 win Georgetown team. I think Okoro's minutes on good Oregon teams playing in the Pac-12 gave me a bit more confidence in him stepping into 20+ minutes and an increased role at SLU than the stats Ezewiro has in his two seasons in more limited minutes playing on a historically bad Georgetown team this past season. But, like all of these guys I know nothing about, I will trust the coaches. He certainly appears to have size and was a solid recruit out of high school with some big offers (and he obviously began his career at LSU), but again not at the level Okoro was who was a 4 star, top 50 type recruit. Some of the things I liked about guys like Okoro or Bess coming in and increasing production at SLU, are why I do tend to really like CJ Noland on paper (4 star, top 100 recruit who played decent minutes in a really strong league on teams that were solid). Although, we have seen almost every type of transfer work out, so damn if I know. or course we cannot compare apples to apples, which is why I'm going off of per 40 stats. But they both played in power conf, against other power conference bigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, wgstl said: or course we cannot compare apples to apples, which is why I'm going off of per 40 stats. But they both played in power conf, against other power conference bigs. Which makes sense, this is a me issue with these stats. I haven’t dug into per 40 stats enough to feel confident in using it for comparisons. Especially when the minutes and consistency of minutes and role are different and when the quality of the teams is so different. I don’t think the consistent playing time has been there for me to feel completely confident in him stepping into the starting 5 playing 20+ minutes per game for us. Although, he did have some quality games when he got more minutes late in the season which is an encouraging trend and certainly eliminates some of my concern, so again, I have to trust coaches who obviously have watched his tape (I didn’t know the name prior to yesterday and have not attempted to watch him). With Okoro he was a highly rated recruit we knew from playing in Illinois and watching him for BBE for a few years and then went onto consistent playing time from the start of his career including on a top 15 team in his sophomore season. With him I had no question about him starting and being productive in the A-10. Doesn’t mean anything since I’m completely blind on Ezewiro, so feel free to ignore. We’ve seen transfers from almost every pedigree work out and not, so you just have to trust in those doing the evaluations and not posting from an airport based on stats I can see in a quick search on my phone. Bills71 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorbill76 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 18 hours ago, Billiken Rich said: Is he French? I believe he was born in California. I'll show myself out. Dr. Holly Hills, Billiken Rich and RamJAMTIME like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 Jimmy Bell to Mississippi State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 A guard named Tanner Toolson has hit the portal. We must get try to get this guy. Then again, I think anyone named TOOLson would NEVER pick us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIKNS Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Good for Jimmy !! Let the cowbells ring MusicCityBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, BLIKNS said: Good for Jimmy !! Let the cowbells ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatskablamo Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, ACE said: Jimmy Bell to Mississippi State. “If U ain’t a DAWG… U DAWG FOOD,” Bell said. I hope that is turned into a nice NIL opportunity for the big man. Congrats, Jimmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 5 hours ago, ACE said: Jimmy Bell to Mississippi State. Jimmy indicated he will graduate from WVA and will be a Graduate Transfer in Starkville. crymdg2 and SLU_Lax like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 schools and gets his degree. Good for him. Interesting how people here speculated he flunked out of SLU when he was actually on the honor roll. slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 3 hours ago, DOC said: 3 schools and gets his degree. Good for him. Interesting how people here speculated he flunked out of SLU when he was actually on the honor roll. Yes and no. He ultimately had to leave SLU for academic reasons. He left school after sophomore season was over. If he had the necessary credits as a jr he couldn't have played JUCO. He wasn't a bad student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I thought he was being "sent down" for more seasoning with a possible return to SLU after a year at Moberly. Not quite right but he parlayed that to West Virginia and now Mississippi State. Still not that impressed with his skill set but would gladly take him over Traore, Momo, Diarra and a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Taj79 said: I thought he was being "sent down" for more seasoning with a possible return to SLU after a year at Moberly. Not quite right but he parlayed that to West Virginia and now Mississippi State. Still not that impressed with his skill set but would gladly take him over Traore, Momo, Diarra and a few others. Well that was a rumor and hopeful thinking. What I see is a player who keeps getting recruited over. Eventually, he will run out of eligibility and his journey will be over. This also shows you just how thin the pool is of somewhat serviceable big men is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 Phillip Russell landed at UT-Arlington - a team that went 11-21 last year. A curious move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Hearing good news coming. gabriel, brianstl, SLUMedBilliken15 and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Scoop said: Hearing good news coming. Georgetown kid or someone else? Please, give a clue... have fun with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilzz Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 11 minutes ago, Scoop said: Hearing good news coming. Coach announcement or transfer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 53 minutes ago, ACE said: Phillip Russell landed at UT-Arlington - a team that went 11-21 last year. A curious move. Keith Pickens is a new asst there. Native St. Louisan, went to Mo St, coached Phil at SEMO. He's going hard in St. Louis, put several offers out to area kids this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 27 minutes ago, thetorch said: Keith Pickens is a new asst there. Native St. Louisan, went to Mo St, coached Phil at SEMO. He's going hard in St. Louis, put several offers out to area kids this week. I read this as Keith Pickens is the new assistant hire. Really broke my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Bilzz said: Coach announcement or transfer? Transfer gabriel, Bilzz and SLUMedBilliken15 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Scoop said: Transfer does his first name rhyme with sad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Here is my guess. The Transfer Portal closes today. Jimerson, Hargrove, Parker, Hughes and Thames are all jumping in, with the intention of transferring to Lindenwood. They have seen it. Lindenwood's softball complex is better than SLU's. Hence the jump. TheA_Bomb, gabriel and BuiltFordBills like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Can he dunk? Can he dunk over a trash can? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gCuwWnNPimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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