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Coach Schertz, Sports on a Sunday Morning with Kevin Wheeler  3/9

Great way to finish for the seniors.  Senior night can go either way.  Sometimes guys get too emotional and can't play their best.  Gibson is leaving an incredible legacy.  Some of his numbers won't ever be challenged in modern day basketball.  His loyalty to the university and the city is the greatest part of his legacy.  He could have left but he didn't.  It would have been easy for him to leave.  Regardless of what happens next week this group has laid some good seeds about culture, resilience and how we do it together.  And Gibson has held lay that foundation.

It is hard now for freshmen to play.  Top 10 teams in country, freshmen aren't playing all that much.  Five freshmen on top 10 teams are averaging double digit minutes, and three are on Duke. Game has gotten older.  Players are staying in college longer as they can make more money in college than in foreign pro leagues.  Seniors, Kobe and Isaiah, have come in and made an impact.  Shots Swope has made at end of games is remarkable.  Kobe doesn't get same acclaim, but he does so many things to drive winning.  Those three seniors + Robbie have had to be an iron group.  They have never complained about their minutes. 

A10 Tourney, team needs to take care of the ball.  We have had trouble, in spurts.  Have to value the ball.  Biggest flaw we have is turnovers.  Duquesne does lead the league in forcing turnovers, so they had a part of our problem, but we had to be better.  21 assists were great  Made some big time free throws.  We have a small margin of error.  We have enough, if we take care of the ball, to beat anyone in the A10.

Fundamentals of the game haven't changed.  Eliminate losing by taking care of the basketball, sprinting inside your defense, protect the rim without fouling, take great shots, don't allow second chance rebounds...all are controllable.  Lock into the controllables.  In elimination time, there is pressure to perform at your peak.

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Listening to the replay of the Billiken coach’s show on the Varsity app. Love hearing Schertz talk hoops. Best part starts at the 15 min. mark if you want to save some time.

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Listening to Schertz on Ackerman and he says Bills will accept an NIT bid if offered. That’s the only post-season event they’ll participate in.

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Also said that Swope was really only practicing once a week for the last few months due to health.

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48 minutes ago, SluSignGuy said:

Also said that Swope was really only practicing once a week for the last few months due to health.

As maddening as Swope could be at times with the turnovers, I hate to see the curtain drop on the Swope Show. What a clutch player.

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After listening to Schertz this morning I went out and bought tickets to the final 4. Sure made them sound like All Americans. If they are half as good as he made them sound we will be pretty good. 

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17 hours ago, HoosierPal said:

 

Thames:  so far all good.  Nothing "scary" where he can't play.  The docs think there is a pathway for him to play.  Will be trying some things this summer.  He is back doing workouts. When he was right he was 15/7 guy.  He could be a game changer for us.

 

-that would be great on many levels

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I pretty much know nothing about Thames' situation other than that he couldn't play, but what do they mean they think there is a pathway? He is doing workouts, etc. What is keeping him from playing even 10-15 minutes/game, the fact that he would be going harder at game speed?

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5 hours ago, slubillikens43 said:

I pretty much know nothing about Thames' situation other than that he couldn't play, but what do they mean they think there is a pathway? He is doing workouts, etc. What is keeping him from playing even 10-15 minutes/game, the fact that he would be going harder at game speed?

Not sure I have all specific medical issue but it has something do with how his body processes the stuff that builds up from exertion.  His body is not processing it the way it should so he develops cramps that literally makes him debilitated to the point he cannot walk without pain or do any physical activity.  

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5 minutes ago, cheeseman said:

Not sure I have all specific medical issue but it has something do with how his body processes the stuff that builds up from exertion.  His body is not processing it the way it should so he develops cramps that literally makes him debilitated to the point he cannot walk without pain or do any physical activity.  

I’ve said it before but the problem is there’s no clear threshold for when a cramp attack will kick in. It’s not like a minutes restriction of 10 minutes would help because there’s no telling if he gets one on the first possession or goes a full 10 minutes. 

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7 hours ago, slubillikens43 said:

I pretty much know nothing about Thames' situation other than that he couldn't play, but what do they mean they think there is a pathway? He is doing workouts, etc. What is keeping him from playing even 10-15 minutes/game, the fact that he would be going harder at game speed?

Holding for the latest health condition analysis from Old Guy.

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@VeniceMenace The stuff that generally builds up in the muscles and causes the cramps is lactic acid, and the name of the medical condition is lactic acidosis. In cramps the lactic acidosis is localized to a muscle or muscles, not generalized (generalized lactic acidosis is usually a life end condition), the lactic acid just cannot be removed fast enough from the affected area and manifests as cramps. There are a large number of conditions, some of them genetic, that manifest through localized lactic acidosis and cramps. I am pretty certain that they have no idea what is causing the build up in Thames' case. 05 is correct saying that you cannot predict how long he can play in a given day before the cramps bring him down. I also know that Schertz likewise has no idea about what is causing the cramps. Thames is a good player that will play and continue playing until the cramps bring him down, same old story.

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Can we all at least agree that relying on Thames to be any sort of contributor would be foolish?  I hope he’s somehow able to play a role on this team, but if I have to hear next spring Thames being out was a reason we stunk again, I might lose my mind.  Go into the season expecting he won’t play, and any actual contribution is house money. 

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4 minutes ago, gobillsgo said:

Can we all at least agree that relying on Thames to be any sort of contributor would be foolish?  I hope he’s somehow able to play a role on this team, but if I have to hear next spring Thames being out was a reason we stunk again, I might lose my mind.  Go into the season expecting he won’t play, and any actual contribution is house money. 

We struggled last year because there wasn't anybody of similar quality behind Thames.  Barring injury, I don't think that's an issue this year.  If Thames is playing 20 min a game  and has to go out again, we've got a capable player behind him.

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6 hours ago, gobillsgo said:

Can we all at least agree that relying on Thames to be any sort of contributor would be foolish?  I hope he’s somehow able to play a role on this team, but if I have to hear next spring Thames being out was a reason we stunk again, I might lose my mind.  Go into the season expecting he won’t play, and any actual contribution is house money. 

It appears that CJS and staff have attempted to recruit over him (for a lack of better term) with the guys they have brought in, so we are not in the same old boat.  Me personally, I seem to be a little higher on Dunlap and Jones than others on this board.  Time will tell, I guess.

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