HoosierPal Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/travis-ford-hopes-to-rebuild-slu-roster-with-size-athleticism/article_d6756666-8a02-5780-983d-45cd5dd84c77.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share One confirmed item and one new item. The confirmed item is that Larry Hughes Jr has been given a scholarship. The new item is Kellen Thames continues to grow and is now 6'7". Daniel Rivera isn't mentioned in the article, yet "3 scholarships open" to me indicates he is returning, or has yet to make a decision. BrettJollyComedyHour and Billiken Rich 2 Quote
crymdg2 Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 Rivera may be the least known about returning player in our program's history. He committed out of no where. He wasn't sitting on the bench or even out there for warm ups half the year. And seemingly no one knows how he is recovering. almaman 1 Quote
wgstl Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 Just now, crymdg2 said: Rivera may be the least known about returning player in our program's history. He committed out of no where. He wasn't sitting on the bench or even out there for warm ups half the year. And seemingly no one knows how he is recovering. Furthermore, does Thames growth challenge Rivera more? Based on how it sounds, Rivera is a SF and Thames is a wing, but about the same size with a slight nod to Thames. Quote
HoosierPal Posted April 13, 2023 Author Posted April 13, 2023 14 minutes ago, wgstl said: When is the portal deadline? May 15th? I believe the outgoing window shuts May 11. Signings can continue until school starts. Quote
billiken_roy Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, wgstl said: Furthermore, does Thames growth challenge Rivera more? Based on how it sounds, Rivera is a SF and Thames is a wing, but about the same size with a slight nod to Thames. regardless, thames was fun to watch in warmups. i hope he gets used effectively this coming year, i think he has bigtime potential HenryB and Fraz 2 Quote
HoosierPal Posted April 13, 2023 Author Posted April 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, wgstl said: Furthermore, does Thames growth challenge Rivera more? Based on how it sounds, Rivera is a SF and Thames is a wing, but about the same size with a slight nod to Thames. What to you is the between a SF and a Wing. For me they are the same in the system Ford uses. billiken_roy 1 Quote
wgstl Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 1 minute ago, HoosierPal said: What to you is the between a SF and a Wing. For me they are the same. usage, mainly. I agree in all they are practically the same. Wing's typically play out more, and how it sounds Rivera may be used more in the post. Quote
slu72 Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 Thames sounds like Nick Kern. If he bulks up, he could bring his guard skill set to the PF position. And his D was pretty solid as I recall. Of course that was based on very limited observations. Quote
cgeldmacher Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 37 minutes ago, slu72 said: Thames sounds like Nick Kern. If he bulks up, he could bring his guard skill set to the PF position. And his D was pretty solid as I recall. Of course that was based on very limited observations. Thames will have to learn to slow his game down and properly take advantage of his newer size. Last year, my impression of his time in games was that he looked like a guy whose hair was on fire and was running around looking for a bucket of water. Quote
HoosierPal Posted April 13, 2023 Author Posted April 13, 2023 Thames played a total of 23 minutes last season, 10 against the Mighty Quinn Intramural team. That leaves 13 minutes of D1 ball in pretty much garbage time. He played 4 min against Iona and 4 min against Maryland. He will be coming into next season with a clean slate. I don't know how any conclusions can be drawn from his 2022-23 performance. If he is in fact 6'7", he has to have bulked up some from his listed 200 pounds - at 6'5"- (on the 22-23 roster). He might be an alternative to 6'4" 215 lb Hargrove for defending a big opponent in the post. Quote
HoosierPal Posted April 13, 2023 Author Posted April 13, 2023 4 hours ago, wgstl said: usage, mainly. I agree in all they are practically the same. Wing's typically play out more, and how it sounds Rivera may be used more in the post. I'm curious where you heard this. He was listed last season at 6'6", 210 lb, so it is possible. Quote
wgstl Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 29 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: I'm curious where you heard this. He was listed last season at 6'6", 210 lb, so it is possible. Just going off of what a few folks(maybe even just one) posted on here about that, nothing else to go off of. HoosierPal 1 Quote
Coach314 Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 Thames at PF....no thanks SLUMedBilliken15, billiken_roy, Dr. Holly Hills and 2 others 5 Quote
slufan13 Posted April 13, 2023 Posted April 13, 2023 It's that time of year where coaches get you excited about all 13 players on the roster and then have a 7-8 man rotation by mid November billiken_roy and Fraz 2 Quote
HoosierPal Posted April 15, 2023 Author Posted April 15, 2023 OT, but dam! Doesn't look like we will be playing the Tigers any time soon. Memphis' 2023-24 non-conference schedule: At VCU At Ole Miss At Texas A&M At Missouri Vanderbilt Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis (3) Quote
Taj79 Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 Wait. Rivera is 6'6" and 210 pounds. CJ Noland is 6'2" and 220 pounds. That don't sound like a power forward to me. SLUMS81 1 Quote
thetorch Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Taj79 said: Wait. Rivera is 6'6" and 210 pounds. CJ Noland is 6'2" and 220 pounds. That don't sound like a power forward to me. Rivera is our 5. Quote
SLU_Nick Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 7 hours ago, thetorch said: Rivera is our 5. No way. This is a complete mis characterization of the roster situation. Our starting center at the 5 is…the Chinese Bryce Husak If we don’t start landing players from the portal soon, this year could be worse than the Crews final year cheeseman 1 Quote
Aquinas Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 For what it's worth, Rivera and TJ are listed as forwards on SLUbillikens.com. In these 2 cases, I take that to mean the coaching staff thinks of them as 4s. I dont think it is sane to play either as a 5. Quote
longtimelistenerfirsttimec Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 we could play with what we have now and be better than that team Quote
Basketbill Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, SLU_Nick said: No way. This is a complete mis characterization of the roster situation. Our starting center at the 5 is…the Chinese Bryce Husak If we don’t start landing players from the portal soon, this year could be worse than the Crews final year Yep basically the season is lost on April 16th MusicCityBilliken 1 Quote
cheeseman Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 40 minutes ago, Basketbill said: Yep basically the season is lost on April 16th RiseOfTheBillikens 1 Quote
willie Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Aquinas said: For what it's worth, Rivera and TJ are listed as forwards on SLUbillikens.com. In these 2 cases, I take that to mean the coaching staff thinks of them as 4s. I dont think it is sane to play either as a 5. TJ actually played the 5 for a very few minutes during the season because of foul trouble. I think we got away with it but yes it would not work. Quote
slufan13 Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 47 minutes ago, Basketbill said: Yep basically the season is lost on April 16th It was lost when May said we had a good season and Ford would be our coach for a long time Fraz and MusicCityBilliken 2 Quote
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