gobillsgo Posted March 15 Posted March 15 14 hours ago, FatherB said: Chaifetz stealing Conwell from Xavier would be a flex showing we are committed to move up from the A10 and have Big East level ambitions. If we couldn’t get Conwell transferring from ISU we certainly aren’t getting him from X. cgeldmacher 1 Quote
TheChosenOne Posted March 15 Posted March 15 9 minutes ago, gobillsgo said: If we couldn’t get Conwell transferring from ISU we certainly aren’t getting him from X. Maybe we are able to make a bigger financial commitment to him this spring vs. a year ago? He has played at 3 different schools in his 3 seasons, why not make it 4 haha. Quote
slu72 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 8 hours ago, 2010andBeyond said: Yep. This is why I’m a bit confused when some on here say that this season is Schertz’s “floor”. Hope so, but it seems like we’re starting over again. We are starting over for all practical purposes. Losing Gibby, Swope, and Johnson is a huge talent drain. Especially given Schertz’s system is based on good perimeter shooting and layups. Here’s what we got today; Robbie, McCottry, Warlick, Anya, Pikar, and the German big, and hopefully Thames. And 3 FR. It would not surprise me to see McCottry toying with the idea of a portal fling. Anyone who’s watched him knows he can contribute. He’s got to be kept in the fold. We have a lot of holes to fill and they have to be filled with players that Schertz feels fit his system. This goes beyond just buying the most athletic players. I didn’t mention Casey and Dotzler because their medical status remains an unknown. Dotzler’s injury isn’t overcome easily. And is Casey an accident waiting to happen? Still not sure of the specifics of his medical chart; foot, ankle, back? Take your pick. And then you have the system learning curve and the chemistry issues that come with an infusion of new blood. Right now the outlook for next year can best be described by one big ? mark. And the answer likely won’t become any clearer until about halfway thru the OOC schedule. But here’s what we do know Dayton and VCU will improve themselves in the portal. Even though, VCU may face a coaching change, it doesn’t seem to affect them as they will find a competent replacement. Best advice for us is trust in Schertz and our backers to find the right fits and $$’s for the advancement of the program. Quote
Dr. Holly Hills Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Well, at least CS has plenty of time this offseason compared to last. I’d go after the biggest talent we can get with the intent on retaining them multiple years. it will be challenging for a number of A10 teams. Sounds like VCU will be in the hunt for a new coach. Dayton will lose a lot and sounds like they are a mess with their head coach. no clue on Mason’s roster, but I’m sure a few of those kids will want to get paid. good times… Quote
VeniceMenace Posted March 15 Posted March 15 1 hour ago, slu72 said: We are starting over for all practical purposes. Losing Gibby, Swope, and Johnson is a huge talent drain. Especially given Schertz’s system is based on good perimeter shooting and layups. Here’s what we got today; Robbie, McCottry, Warlick, Anya, Pikar, and the German big, and hopefully Thames. And 3 FR. It would not surprise me to see McCottry toying with the idea of a portal fling. Anyone who’s watched him knows he can contribute. He’s got to be kept in the fold. We have a lot of holes to fill and they have to be filled with players that Schertz feels fit his system. This goes beyond just buying the most athletic players. I didn’t mention Casey and Dotzler because their medical status remains an unknown. Dotzler’s injury isn’t overcome easily. And is Casey an accident waiting to happen? Still not sure of the specifics of his medical chart; foot, ankle, back? Take your pick. And then you have the system learning curve and the chemistry issues that come with an infusion of new blood. Right now the outlook for next year can best be described by one big ? mark. And the answer likely won’t become any clearer until about halfway thru the OOC schedule. But here’s what we do know Dayton and VCU will improve themselves in the portal. Even though, VCU may face a coaching change, it doesn’t seem to affect them as they will find a competent replacement. Best advice for us is trust in Schertz and our backers to find the right fits and $$’s for the advancement of the program. Then there’s Davidson with the Curry announcement and infusion of NIL $$$. Quote
HoosierPal Posted March 15 Posted March 15 44 minutes ago, Dr. Holly Hills said: Well, at least CS has plenty of time this offseason compared to last. I’d go after the biggest talent we can get with the intent on retaining them multiple years. it will be challenging for a number of A10 teams. Sounds like VCU will be in the hunt for a new coach. Dayton will lose a lot and sounds like they are a mess with their head coach. no clue on Mason’s roster, but I’m sure a few of those kids will want to get paid. good times… George Mason announced a major boast in NIL $ coming in for the next three seasons. The announcement stated $3m for basketball. Quote
SLUMedBilliken15 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 16 hours ago, Dr. Holly Hills said: Assuming we retain the other guys we have (Avila has already committed to coming back), we have a solid stable of role players and that’s about it. Schertz is going to have to hit some home runs in the portal. Should be an interesting offseason… McCottri could be a solid starter and could potentially be more than a role player if he returns. Anya will likely also start. Quote
cheeseman Posted March 15 Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Dr. Holly Hills said: Well, at least CS has plenty of time this offseason compared to last. I’d go after the biggest talent we can get with the intent on retaining them multiple years. it will be challenging for a number of A10 teams. Sounds like VCU will be in the hunt for a new coach. Dayton will lose a lot and sounds like they are a mess with their head coach. no clue on Mason’s roster, but I’m sure a few of those kids will want to get paid. good times… He better have started before now and I am sure he has Quote
almaman Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 3/15/2025 at 10:16 AM, VeniceMenace said: Then there’s Davidson with the Curry announcement and infusion of NIL $$$. maybe college hoops will be the playground for the dozens of millionaires in the league; mini Nike dude in Oregon Quote
brianstl Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 3/14/2025 at 12:25 PM, ACE said: Out of the 5, they were the least important. Conwell is a difference maker. Larry was the most important to making the offense flow from the guard position. BJK 1 Quote
wgstl Posted March 17 Posted March 17 On 3/15/2025 at 11:02 AM, SLUMedBilliken15 said: McCottri could be a solid starter and could potentially be more than a role player if he returns. Anya will likely also start. Hope not Quote
3star_recruit Posted March 17 Posted March 17 If Anya could return to shooting over 50% from the line like he did prior to this season, he's one of the best power forwards in the league. He was leading the league in rebounding prior to his minutes being cut and his defense is above average. Quote
thetorch Posted March 17 Posted March 17 1 hour ago, 3star_recruit said: If Anya could return to shooting over 50% from the line like he did prior to this season, he's one of the best power forwards in the league. He was leading the league in rebounding prior to his minutes being cut and his defense is above average. Anya is the perfect backup in our system to Avila. We need a rim protector/rim runner to pair with Avila on the court with him. Anya is not the answer. He's too soft to play with Avila in extended minutes and still have a dance worthy team. Quote
SLURadioBoy Posted March 18 Posted March 18 I didn’t know if the staff would be interested, but there are some Railsplitters available. https://x.com/tiptonedits/status/1901760550754767013?s=46&t=rMmnhMrNHm9bTsU51oiTsQ https://x.com/theportalscoop/status/1901785759712973040?s=46&t=rMmnhMrNHm9bTsU51oiTsQ Quote
gobillsgo Posted March 18 Posted March 18 5 minutes ago, SLURadioBoy said: I didn’t know if the staff would be interested, but there are some Railsplitters available. https://x.com/tiptonedits/status/1901760550754767013?s=46&t=rMmnhMrNHm9bTsU51oiTsQ https://x.com/theportalscoop/status/1901785759712973040?s=46&t=rMmnhMrNHm9bTsU51oiTsQ https://x.com/jsamarrippaslmu/status/1901796441552515532?s=46&t=nfn8rwvSVcv8bUH2TNwIIw lincoln memorial’s coach was also let go after getting bounced in the first round of the D2 tourney. He’s from Schertz’s coaching tree. Let’s get him on staff and get the two transfers in with him. Old guy 1 Quote
Old guy Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Look here people. I am certain that given an even playing field, some coaches will be better than others in the long run. I also believe that Schertz is better, much better in the long run. That said, college basketball is not an even playing field. Conferences are different from one another with the different levels of money and the level of the players they attract and retain. Again there is nothing standard or equal about attracting or retaining players. I know you can think NILs will do the trick, and they indeed may kin some cases, but not in all cases. So, trying to look at the real broad picture, SLU is a good team with a good coach, and with sufficient means to play the NIL game to some degree. There are many schools that can do better than we can, and I would think (and this is my opinion, which you should feel free to disagree with), we are not at the bottom of the pile, and we may indeed be in a reasonably good level and have good prospects for getting much better. Some of our good prospects are due to having Schertz as our coach, and the nice facilities wee have at SLU do not hurt our prospects either. Whatever level we actually wind up getting to in terms of how good we get to be, wherever conference we find ourselves to be next year or a number of years from now will be due to hard work, and, to a lesser degree due to luck and opportunities coming our way. I am old and may not see this happen but I think we are in good shape and will get a lot better with time. Go Bills! Quote
SluSignGuy Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Potential new assistant coach? https://x.com/JoshSchertzSLU/status/1901841307338735819 Quote
SluSignGuy Posted March 18 Posted March 18 1 hour ago, thetorch said: Who leaves? No reason to think anything is bad between Tate and Schertz (and Tate still has StL connections). But Tate? Quote
thetorch Posted March 18 Posted March 18 1 minute ago, SluSignGuy said: No reason to think anything is bad between Tate and Schertz (and Tate still has StL connections). But Tate? I've heard nothing about Tate moving on. I wish we had someone on the staff who could take on the GM role, (Tate can't) or maybe this guy could, although with his background in D-2 I doubt it. Not sure this coach could bring his players anyway. We might be in the mix but the freshman is going to get some huge offers. After what Drake did d-2 players are hot in the portal. Quote
gobillsgo Posted March 18 Posted March 18 4 hours ago, SluSignGuy said: No reason to think anything is bad between Tate and Schertz (and Tate still has StL connections). But Tate? Promote Tate to director of vibes or something. Quote
Pistol Posted March 18 Posted March 18 There's always the possibility a bigger job opportunity opens up for one of our guys. If not, name Putz the GM and an assistant job opens up. We can make it work. Quote
TheA_Bomb Posted March 18 Posted March 18 On 3/14/2025 at 11:14 PM, 2010andBeyond said: Yep. This is why I’m a bit confused when some on here say that this season is Schertz’s “floor”. Hope so, but it seems like we’re starting over again. That's me, there's no way to know but it's speculation. I base it off being his first year at SLU, new conference, and late start due to NIT. I think he'll adjust to do what he needs. I look to him getting better pieces to fit his system, better team defense and rebounding. The whole being bigger than the parts. More depth too. Haven't heard any grumblings about players wanting to transfer. I'd like to keep Avila, McCottry, Anya, Warlick, Dotzler, Pikaar, and Brockhoff, for sure and thus not start at square 1. Quote
ACE Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 The last paragraph in Adud's above post is so disconnected from college basketball 2025 reality it's almost cute and naive. Quote
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