Billikens Open Practice: July 22

[wgstl]

1 hour ago, willie said:

Car allowance- 401k match. - country club. Could be a lot of stuff. 

Hopefully Culver’s gift cards 

[shempie]

2 hours ago, Dr. Holly Hills said:

I wanna know what the h3ll the additional $49k was for that season!!?!  That’s about $1k per second half point SIUE scored on us!

Camps 

[SLU_Nick]

I clicked on 100+ reply thread with the title “Billikens open practice”….get excited ready to hear the reports and starting 5 projections from everyone. 
 

Stupid me. 

[billikenfan05]

1 hour ago, SLU_Nick said:

I clicked on 100+ reply thread with the title “Billikens open practice”….get excited ready to hear the reports and starting 5 projections from everyone. 
 

Stupid me. 

Avila, Jimerson, Swope, Anya, Dotzler

[wgstl]

1 hour ago, billikenfan05 said:

Avila, Jimerson, Swope, Anya, Dotzler

samesies

[slufan13]

Same

[slu72]

Dotzier or Johnson? 

[willie]

Don't discount Thames. 

[Pistol]

14 hours ago, Dr. Holly Hills said:

I wanna know what the h3ll the additional $49k was for that season!!?!  That’s about $1k per second half point SIUE scored on us!

 

14 hours ago, willie said:

Car allowance- 401k match. - country club. Could be a lot of stuff. 

That number actually seemed pretty low to me when I thought about the things it could be intended for (as willie points out). Ford has a lot more baked into his base salary number than most other coaches with 7-figure salaries.

[billikenfan05]

1 hour ago, Pistol said:

 

That number actually seemed pretty low to me when I thought about the things it could be intended for (as willie points out). Ford has a lot more baked into his base salary number than most other coaches with 7-figure salaries.

My best guess for that extra 49k is 20 wins. 

[billiken_roy]

2 hours ago, slu72 said:

Dotzier or Johnson? 

I was a little bit disappointed with Dotzler.   He didn't seem to have the same approach that the rest of the team had.   He took a number of unsuccessful difficult in the lane shots when he had open options beyond the three points lines to pass to.

That said he has talent so nothing a little pep talk with coaches couldn't fix.  

Johnson definitely is one of the lesser shooters on the team, but he is built and athletic to be the defensive stopper.

Right now with only one scrimmage to view id start Johnson.  Regardless it seems to me Dotzler, Hughes and Thames while maybe not starters will play a lot.  

A Johnson story, after the practice, I talked to Johnson and asked him about playing for Huggins.   He lit up and we were then in a conversation.  He loves Huggins.   Praised him not only as a coach but as a mentor and guiding light.   

 

 

 

[Guest]

A little too much hype I suspect. The coach has never made a NCAA tournament in his life

[Scoop]

Avila, Jimerson, Swope, Anya, Johnson

I'll roll with experience and agree with BRoy.  Dotzler was a little out of control but you can see the talent.

 

[crymdg2]

14 minutes ago, billiken_roy said:

I was a little bit disappointed with Dotzler.   He didn't seem to have the same approach that the rest of the team had.   He took a number of unsuccessful difficult in the lane shots when he had open options beyond the three points lines to pass to.

That said he has talent so nothing a little pep talk with coaches couldn't fix.  

Johnson definitely is one of the lesser shooters on the team, but he is built and athletic to be the defensive stopper.

Right now with only one scrimmage to view id start Johnson.  Regardless it seems to me Dotzler, Hughes and Thames while maybe not starters will play a lot.  

A Johnson story, after the practice, I talked to Johnson and asked him about playing for Huggins.   He lit up and we were then in a conversation.  He loves Huggins.   Praised him not only as a coach but as a mentor and guiding light.   

 

 

 

I wonder how much of being "disappointed" with Dotzler was the fact that Swope is simply that good? I think when it's all said and done, Dotzler is going to thrive in Schertz offense as I think he has the potential to be a really good shooter and playmaker. It just may not be this year that it happens as Swope will be our leading guard.

[Guest]

You guys would be disappointed with LebRon James

[willie]

3 minutes ago, sm1117 said:

You guys would be disappointed with LebRon James

Well he's not MJ. 

[RiseOfTheBillikens]

47 minutes ago, sm1117 said:

A little too much hype I suspect. The coach has never made a NCAA tournament in his life

Bro is everywhere today must of took Friday off lol

[almaman]

1 hour ago, billiken_roy said:

 

A Johnson story, after the practice, I talked to Johnson and asked him about playing for Huggins.   He lit up and we were then in a conversation.  He loves Huggins.   Praised him not only as a coach but as a mentor and guiding light.   

 

 

 

too cool I loved him from first time he coached against us, coaches r the main continuity in the sport & the colorful ones r a + regardless of actual likability imo

[cheeseman]

On 7/25/2024 at 4:11 PM, billikenfan05 said:

Where was this reported? There was a rumor of a memorandum of understanding prior to the end of the ISU season and officially signing a contract. Last I heard of any "buyout clause".

I have no idea where it was reported - too long ago.  At this point either believe it or not.

[White Pelican]

7 hours ago, billiken_roy said:

I was a little bit disappointed with Dotzler.   He didn't seem to have the same approach that the rest of the team had.   He took a number of unsuccessful difficult in the lane shots when he had open options beyond the three points lines to pass to.

That said he has talent so nothing a little pep talk with coaches couldn't fix.  

Johnson definitely is one of the lesser shooters on the team, but he is built and athletic to be the defensive stopper.

Right now with only one scrimmage to view id start Johnson.  Regardless it seems to me Dotzler, Hughes and Thames while maybe not starters will play a lot.  

A Johnson story, after the practice, I talked to Johnson and asked him about playing for Huggins.   He lit up and we were then in a conversation.  He loves Huggins.   Praised him not only as a coach but as a mentor and guiding light.   

 

 

 

Always liked Huggins. All he ever did was win. Never understood the dislike for him on here.

[willie]

48 minutes ago, White Pelican said:

Always liked Huggins. All he ever did was win. Never understood the dislike for him on here.

He beat us. 

[thetorch]

Huggins did beat us.

His players were bigger, faster, stronger, and they played dirty.

He also took a lot of players that were marginal students, that maybe we couldn't take or if we did they never worked out.  Huggins embraced them and turned a lot of players into productive people on and off the court like a coach at SLU really never could.

He also did all his winning without getting big time top recruits.  

[Dr. Holly Hills]

I bet Thames cracks the starting 5 this year.  At least some of the time.  He looked legit.

[VeniceMenace]

9 hours ago, willie said:

He beat us. 

Van Exel, Fortson and Martin … big time players that era…Spoon on Fortson, “I could do a chin-up on his arm, and it wouldn’t affect his shooting.”

[Billiken Rich]

11 hours ago, willie said:

He beat us. 

He recruited and played Bobby Brannon.  Hated that guy.......