Welcome Stef van Bussel

[billikenfan05]

12 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:

I'm pretty meh about this. But guess we'll see. 

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1653847324844490755?s=20

 

Goodman hates Ford, if he's pumping up van Bussel....

[HoosierPal]

18 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:

I'm pretty meh about this. But guess we'll see. 

Oh man, SVB will read this and decommit. 

[RiseOfTheBillikens]

27 minutes ago, gobillsgo said:

Just need big bodies

I want big bodies that can win the a10 though lol. Didn't see much in the video. So our bigs as of now are Bruce, cisse, and stef....

I was just really holding out for a splash big who could help us win now. 

[JMM28]

I like it. If you could get 10 mpg out of him and Zhang, that would be fantastic. Getting bigs from Europe is smart. 

[Dr Bird]

4 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:

I want big bodies that can win the a10 though lol. Didn't see much in the video. So our bigs as of now are Bruce, cisse, and stef....

I was just really holding out for a splash big who could help us win now. 

Cisse is in portal, right?

[gobillsgo]

5 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:

I want big bodies that can win the a10 though lol. Didn't see much in the video. So our bigs as of now are Bruce, cisse, and stef....

I was just really holding out for a splash big who could help us win now. 

Cisse transferred. And beggars can’t be choosers (except apparently the ones that would post up outside Reinert)

[Scoop]

Kid looks better than Vice.  Welcome Stef!

[GOSLU68]

Linsen was really good until hurt and Ford settled in with Okoro must have known he couldn’t keep Linsen another year. I would have preferred two Linsens over him and OKoro as that year Okoro did not look fully recovered either. Definiely was not a bust.

[GOSLU68]

13 minutes ago, GOSLU68 said:

Linsen was really good until hurt and Ford settled in with Okoro must have known he couldn’t keep Linsen another year. I would have preferred two Linsens over him and OKoro as that year Okoro did not look fully recovered either. Definiely was not a bust.

Since Linsen left we have had no big rebounding and enforcing the land- dissenters will point to Okoro double doubles but I think Okoro disappeared as often as he starred in games for us.

[dlarry]

I like that he is 2.08 meters! Definitely a positive.

 

I don’t like that he only put up 4 and 6. 
 

I am assuming he is expected to be a contributor for years 3 and 4? 
Very rare for a big to contribute right away even more rare for a foreign big to contribute immediately.

Ill trust the staff and expect him to eventually be a contributor but we are still in a world of hurt in the front court this year. 

[mbartt33]

I see only dunks-no shots outside the basket-but we need bodies anyway

[WVBilliken]

So, I count 3 scholarships to give.  Right?  The next three need to be experienced ready to contribute players ..... a center, a power forward or big wing, a point guard.  If Medley is ready for big minutes I wouldn't mind another big forward.

Thames, Hughes, Parker, Hargrove, Rivera, Jimerson + Medley, Zhang, Nolan & Van Bussel

[slu72]

Let’s not knock him. If Davidson had signed him he probably would kill us. 

[RiseOfTheBillikens]

4 hours ago, gobillsgo said:

Cisse transferred. And beggars can’t be choosers (except apparently the ones that would post up outside Reinert)

That's right. Apologies. So there has to be someone coming still 

[Dr. Holly Hills]

 

[MusicCityBilliken]

16 hours ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:

I'm pretty meh about this. But guess we'll see. 

Maybe he will be the next Rik Smits.

I actually saw Rik play in the 80s at Marist. He was kind of a bean pole but he had great career with the Pacers.

[Cowboy II]

-welcome Stef and have a great experience at SLU

[RUBillsFan]

17 hours ago, billikenfan05 said:

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1653847324844490755?s=20

 

Goodman hates Ford, if he's pumping up van Bussel....

The info / noise (or lack there of) on international recruits compared to most US players is pretty jarring.  Searching "Stef van Bussel" on twitter gives you exactly one result from 8/5/22 prior to the @Midtown Madness tweet about van Bussel annoucing on Instagram.  Really wild for a guy who a reasonably well known media guy like Goodman is saying sources say is "one of the best available bigs in Europe".

That being said, mystery box players are more exciting from a fan perspective than a guy who we know more about / what to expect.

[cgeldmacher]

Bruce Davis

@BruceinNJ

Credit here goes to SLU assistant Chris Harriman. As an assistant last year at Cal, the Bears played a summer tour game at Bayer Giants Leverkusen. Got blown out 85-59. Van Bussel played for Bayer Giants Leverkusen in 22-23. Harriman’s international connections are outstanding.

 

 

Don't know Bruce Davis, but interesting that Harriman is paying dividends already.

[cgeldmacher]

17 hours ago, juniorbill76 said:

The Flying Dutchman?

The Bus?

[TheChosenOne]

1 hour ago, cgeldmacher said:

The Bus?

We'll be taking the van Bussel to Phoenix, San Antonio, Indianapolis, and Detroit baby!

[VeniceMenace]

On 5/3/2023 at 6:52 PM, dlarry said:

I like that he is 2.08 meters! Definitely a positive.

 

I don’t like that he only put up 4 and 6. 
 

I am assuming he is expected to be a contributor for years 3 and 4? 
Very rare for a big to contribute right away even more rare for a foreign big to contribute immediately.

Ill trust the staff and expect him to eventually be a contributor but we are still in a world of hurt in the front court this year. 

What part of him is 2.08 meters again?

[GOSLU68]

9 hours ago, VeniceMenace said:

What part of him is 2.08 meters again?

We need rebounding and lane defense if Stef scores with dunks that is a plus

[laker119]

30 minutes ago, GOSLU68 said:

We need rebounding and lane defense if Stef scores with dunks that is a plus

And we need bigs that just don’t turn it over as much as Okoro/Forrester last year.  

[VeniceMenace]

33 minutes ago, GOSLU68 said:

We need rebounding and lane defense if Stef scores with dunks that is a plus

Tulsa recruit is rock solid….Encouraged by the Dutchman’s weight, college-ready body…whether he can finish like he does in the video at the D1 level remains to be seen….between this dude and Zhang, intriguing to see how they fare.