GDT: SLU v. UMass Lowell

[cheeseman]

8 minutes ago, Old guy said:

I was wondering why Schertz did not bring Brockhof (spelling?) to rest Jimerson and Swope for a while when we were ahead 20 pts. But when I checked the roster I could not find him. Does anyone know what happened why he is not in the roster any longer?

He still listed on the official website.  I thought I saw him in the shooting warm up.

[Old guy]

6 minutes ago, cheeseman said:

He still listed on the official website.  I thought I saw him in the shooting warm up.

You are correct. I did correct my prior post.

[HoosierPal]

Several posters on this GDT are commenting on use of 6 players in the second half. For those that didn't follow Indiana State, or haven't paid attention to Schertz' interviews, he highly prefers a short, tight bench.  Last season he used 6 at Ind State for most of the conference games.  There shouldn't be any surprise that he is repeating what he has done in the past.

[White Pelican]

42 minutes ago, Old guy said:

 

This is a corrected post, he is still in the team, sorry.

I was wondering why Schertz did not bring Brockhoff while we were ahead to give some rest to Jimerson and Swope.

I thought with his size in front of the basket he might have been useful to block some of the 3 pointers that rained on us towards the end of the 2nd half.

If you mean what I think you mean, that would be goaltending. Not good. Not good at all!

[Dr. Holly Hills]

14 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said:

Except it did work all the way to the NIT Finals.  

Also you may see preseason favorite to win the Naitonal Championship, Alabama that plays the same type system.

 

So tell me you don't know basketball without telling me you don't know basketball.

 

Now if you want to say the Defense is not up to standard that is true. The offense is good and the defense needs work. I'm not sure if it's personnel or issues with coaching just yet.

You mean that same Alabama team that couldn’t play a lick of defense almost all season then figured it out in March last year!!??  It is possible so I’m not ready to give up on our team!!

[slu72]

I’m most concerned about Thames and his health. A 20 year old kid who keeps cramping just doesn’t make sense. Alright Old Guy what’s your prognosis? Am praying this is something temporary like a bad case of the flu. 

[Billikenbooster]

May need a Thatch type work up

[TheA_Bomb]

52 minutes ago, slu72 said:

I’m most concerned about Thames and his health. A 20 year old kid who keeps cramping just doesn’t make sense. Alright Old Guy what’s your prognosis? Am praying this is something temporary like a bad case of the flu. 

I just consulted a Dr and there could be many causes thyroid, vitamin deficiencies, kidney problems, etc.  Have to find the root cause to treat it effectively.

[Old guy]

On 11/28/2024 at 11:56 AM, slu72 said:

I’m most concerned about Thames and his health. A 20 year old kid who keeps cramping just doesn’t make sense. Alright Old Guy what’s your prognosis? Am praying this is something temporary like a bad case of the flu. 

If I recall correctly Thatch had similar findings. Just keep in mind that before a diagnosis like Thatch's is made a large number of other possible causes and treatments have to be ruled out. What he has may not be a rare disorder. For example during my hospitalization last year I lost a lot of weight and a lot of muscle mass. It has improved slowly but I had lots of cramps. Using magnesium citrate or glycinate daily did not entirely eliminated my cramps but reduced them in a major way. Please understand that my physical condition is nowhere close to Thames'. However, taking magnesium citrate or glycinate twice a day is NOT going to harm him in any way and may, just may, provide some degree of relief to his cramps.

The first step in good medical care has been known for centuries: "Primun non nocere." which means first of all cause no harm.

[mrjoelabs]

On 11/28/2024 at 5:50 AM, dlarry said:

While blowing a 20+ point lead is very concerning I don’t consider the CORRECT calls being made luck. 

The calls being made were not luck. The luck was that his toe happaned to be on the line, and that the last shot was released at either .1 or .00 but it was razor close.   Did they stop the clock in time when he called the timeout beforehand? That wasn't reviewed.  It was a lucky escape win and the building felt that way. No one even cheered.  

[cheeseman]

12 hours ago, mrjoelabs said:

The calls being made were not luck. The luck was that his toe happaned to be on the line, and that the last shot was released at either .1 or .00 but it was razor close.   Did they stop the clock in time when he called the timeout beforehand? That wasn't reviewed.  It was a lucky escape win and the building felt that way. No one even cheered.  

And if my aunt had balls she be my uncle

[GOSLU68]

I like what Schertz did with Pikar at end if game defending inbound passes-not sure you can defend guys falling out of bounds and throwing in twos or threes. No one shoots 63 percent from three and loses-we were lucky for the outcome

[billikenfan05]

5 hours ago, cheeseman said:

And if my aunt had balls she be my uncle

Exactly. Allowing Umass Lowell to erase a 21 point deficit is unacceptable, but the Billikens defense caused that player to take a frenetic jumper where he was unable to make sure he was shooting a 3. The Billikens defended well enough that it took them .1 seconds too long to get a shot off. Was it good? No. Was it good enough? Yeah. 

[Slowry]

On 11/28/2024 at 11:56 AM, slu72 said:

I’m most concerned about Thames and his health. A 20 year old kid who keeps cramping just doesn’t make sense. Alright Old Guy what’s your prognosis? Am praying this is something temporary like a bad case of the flu. 

I sit very close to the bench.  There is a lot of work being done to keep Thames from cramping.  Different drinks and juices along with stretching.   Actually reminds me of the stuff they use to do with Thatch.  

[SLU Observer]

On 11/27/2024 at 10:07 PM, TheA_Bomb said:

So I guess the offensive efficiency and all the games ISU won were just luck, then.

 

Game 6 with a new coach and multiple injuries. Pardon me if I wait a bit before I join you on the ledge.

New coach

new staff

new players

have to establish HS recruiting

have to establish NIL funds

have to establish NIL strategy

have to get transfers

have to install offense

have to install defense

have to build their culture

have to get the right scheduling

Just a couple things to do that may or may not take time to gel.

I believe one of the main reasons Schertz came here was because of the already established and large NIL fund compared to ISU. You know you have a billionaire propping up the program, right? He believed the whole starting 5 would follow him to SLU. Am I to believe you didn't have the NIL to support that?

[wgstl]

On 12/1/2024 at 4:05 AM, Slowry said:

I sit very close to the bench.  There is a lot of work being done to keep Thames from cramping.  Different drinks and juices along with stretching.   Actually reminds me of the stuff they use to do with Thatch.  

When I'm cramping after a night of drinking I normally drink water and Gatorade.  

[RiseOfTheBillikens]

2 hours ago, SLU Observer said:

I believe one of the main reasons Schertz came here was because of the already established and large NIL fund compared to ISU. You know you have a billionaire propping up the program, right? He believed the whole starting 5 would follow him to SLU. Am I to believe you didn't have the NIL to support that?

https://sycamorepride.com/forums/sycamore-basketball.3/

Here ya go

But yes he did come here because we are rich. And no he didn't believe they would follow him. Thanks. Enjoy watching them play for the bills tonight!

 

[dlarry]

1 hour ago, wgstl said:

When I'm cramping after a night of drinking I normally drink water and Gatorade.  

I go with Pedialyte, bananas, and Ibuprofen. 
One of the blessing of having little ones in the house is having a constant supply or “just in case” pedialyte.

[TheA_Bomb]

3 hours ago, SLU Observer said:

I believe one of the main reasons Schertz came here was because of the already established and large NIL fund compared to ISU. You know you have a billionaire propping up the program, right? He believed the whole starting 5 would follow him to SLU. Am I to believe you didn't have the NIL to support that?

If you observed closely, you might deduce that SLU's NIL strategy was not what it needed to be.  Also you may suppose that donors were hesitant to give after years of underachieving.

Also if you observed College sports in general beyond SLU, you may observe that many programs have billionaires and millionaires supporting them.

[billikenbill]

Final: UMass-Lowell 96- UMass 83!! We should get at least one A-10 win this year if we have enough healthy players available! 

[billikenfan05]

On 12/2/2024 at 5:43 PM, TheA_Bomb said:

If you observed closely, you might deduce that SLU's NIL strategy was not what it needed to be.  Also you may suppose that donors were hesitant to give after years of underachieving.

Also if you observed College sports in general beyond SLU, you may observe that many programs have billionaires and millionaires supporting them.

Abomb….this guy thinks it’s an insult that a billionaire would care enough to support our athletics department. Are there any Billionaires in Terre Haute? 
 

[SLU Observer]

1 hour ago, billikenfan05 said:

Abomb….this guy thinks it’s an insult that a billionaire would care enough to support our athletics department. Are there any Billionaires in Terre Haute? 
 

I think you’re becoming obsessed with me, lol. For someone who said they couldn’t be bothered to waste any energy on me, looks like you took the time to find my message…

[billikenfan05]

20 minutes ago, SLU Observer said:

I think you’re becoming obsessed with me, lol. For someone who said they couldn’t be bothered to waste any energy on me, looks like you took the time to find my message…

When does ISU play? Literally haven’t even seen a stream show up on espn+. Did they drop to D2? Fold the program? Please advise. 

[Speyburn]

9 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:

When does ISU play? Literally haven’t even seen a stream show up on espn+. Did they drop to D2? Fold the program? Please advise. 

They beat Chicago State 97-61, we will see tomorrow how the Billikens do against the same team.

[MusicCityBilliken]

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