FANtastic job Mr. Bobber! Thank you, and thank you once again to The Barkeep, and Mr. 69 for running and maintaining this fan message board.
Nice photo of Langston and SIU staff posted on his Twitter. Says not committed though
Supporter of the Fab 4: Scottie Ebube, Foster Wonders, AJ Ferguson & Cade Hornecker.
They’re the ones that can get us where we haven’t been in 15 years.
Great story Bobber!! does no one have a problem that Langston saying he wants to step down a level? Washington isn’t good lost at home by 9 to a team that we beat and he plays 6 minutes a game for them . Not sure how he moves the needle enough to help us . If he had more than 1 year I might get it but IF he only has 1 year left I don’t get it. We need guards not a marginal big that is basically insulting us. Maybe I am expecting too much. Man our program has fallen big time. I am sure I will get blasted for this post but at this point I really don’t care. I am extremely frustrated with our recruiting.
https://twitter.com/Langston3491/status/1652468656641646592?s=20Nice photo of Langston and SIU staff posted on his Twitter. Says not committed though
Great story Bobber!! does no one have a problem that Langston saying he wants to step down a level? Washington isn’t good lost at home by 9 to a team that we beat and he plays 6 minutes a game for them . Not sure how he moves the needle enough to help us . If he had more than 1 year I might get it but IF he only has 1 year left I don’t get it. We need guards not a marginal big that is basically insulting us. Maybe I am expecting too much. Man our program has fallen big time. I am sure I will get blasted for this post but at this point I really don’t care. I am extremely frustrated with our recruiting.
Even a bad Pac 12 is still far ahead of the MVC in competition.
I think Langston would be a good addition that takes a bit of the load off Ebube and Cade who you can't trust after they barely played last year. I'd be interested why he got no run on a mediocre Washington team but he has something to prove and a drop in the competition might help him. Rather add someone like that than a guy in the Southland that put up fake stats on a horrible team in a horrible conference.
Do agree on guard recruiting, I don't think you can add Langston and a few of the mid-tier guards they've been recruiting and expect to compete in the Valley next year. Langston doesn't exactly fix the scoring problem SIU had that only got worse with Domask/Jones leaving.
@salukiworld okay but still think we need much better guards. Not sure what we are doing here. We don’t play bigs. Ebube in limited time showed a huge upside yet barely played took a redshirt off Cade and he barely played heard how good AJ Ferguson was in preseason and he barely played. IF we get this guy where do you play him? I would rather develop the young guys on this team than a one year raw talent guy. I am sure the Pac12 is better than the Valley but not sure Washington was better than the top of the Valley and this guy barely played for them . That is just my stupid reasoning but I am sure someone will correct me.
Great story Bobber!! does no one have a problem that Langston saying he wants to step down a level? Washington isn’t good lost at home by 9 to a team that we beat and he plays 6 minutes a game for them . Not sure how he moves the needle enough to help us . If he had more than 1 year I might get it but IF he only has 1 year left I don’t get it. We need guards not a marginal big that is basically insulting us. Maybe I am expecting too much. Man our program has fallen big time. I am sure I will get blasted for this post but at this point I really don’t care. I am extremely frustrated with our recruiting.
Even a bad Pac 12 is still far ahead of the MVC in competition.
I think Langston would be a good addition that takes a bit of the load off Ebube and Cade who you can't trust after they barely played last year. I'd be interested why he got no run on a mediocre Washington team but he has something to prove and a drop in the competition might help him. Rather add someone like that than a guy in the Southland that put up fake stats on a horrible team in a horrible conference.
Do agree on guard recruiting, I don't think you can add Langston and a few of the mid-tier guards they've been recruiting and expect to compete in the Valley next year. Langston doesn't exactly fix the scoring problem SIU had that only got worse with Domask/Jones leaving.
You forgot to mention Rupert.. he's probably going to score more than either of those other big guys, although they I think they have great potential as scorers.
Since we have five openings I guess he'd be okay. I wasn't much impressed by the video I've seen of this guy and he thinks that SIU is a step down from the shitty team he was on last year...lost to Cal Baptist by 9 and got blown out by the decent teams in the Pac-12. Fact is I think we're pretty set with bigs... I think we've got three players that have a lot of potential. That's Clarence Rupert, Cade Hornecker, and Scotty Ebube. Not sure how much time playing time this guy would get. If we're going to recruit a power forward, we need somebody that has a history of scoring. Then we need some guards who can score.
@salukiworld okay but still think we need much better guards. Not sure what we are doing here. We don’t play bigs. Ebube in limited time showed a huge upside yet barely played took a redshirt off Cade and he barely played heard how good AJ Ferguson was in preseason and he barely played. IF we get this guy where do you play him? I would rather develop the young guys on this team than a one year raw talent guy. I am sure the Pac12 is better than the Valley but not sure Washington was better than the top of the Valley and this guy barely played for them . That is just my stupid reasoning but I am sure someone will correct me.
You are absolutely right on.
Not sure i agree with that part. Ebube was a scoring machine. Instant offense on a couple dunks when he got in the game. He averaged 3.2pts in only 4.1 minutes a game. Shit, if that is any indication, hes a 15 pt guy if he could play 20 minutes.Great story Bobber!! does no one have a problem that Langston saying he wants to step down a level? Washington isn’t good lost at home by 9 to a team that we beat and he plays 6 minutes a game for them . Not sure how he moves the needle enough to help us . If he had more than 1 year I might get it but IF he only has 1 year left I don’t get it. We need guards not a marginal big that is basically insulting us. Maybe I am expecting too much. Man our program has fallen big time. I am sure I will get blasted for this post but at this point I really don’t care. I am extremely frustrated with our recruiting.
Even a bad Pac 12 is still far ahead of the MVC in competition.
I think Langston would be a good addition that takes a bit of the load off Ebube and Cade who you can't trust after they barely played last year. I'd be interested why he got no run on a mediocre Washington team but he has something to prove and a drop in the competition might help him. Rather add someone like that than a guy in the Southland that put up fake stats on a horrible team in a horrible conference.
Do agree on guard recruiting, I don't think you can add Langston and a few of the mid-tier guards they've been recruiting and expect to compete in the Valley next year. Langston doesn't exactly fix the scoring problem SIU had that only got worse with Domask/Jones leaving.
You forgot to mention Rupert.. he's probably going to score more than either of those other big guys, although they I think they have great potential as scorers.
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Maybe it’s because Wilson has been more active on social media or there’s the perception Southern has a better chance at him, but I’m surprised there hasn’t been more enthusiasm for Allick. Allick has been the more productive player and I’d say the competition in the Mountain West is fairly comparable to the PAC 12 … maybe a small step down.
I’d be happy to get either of these guys but then the attention needs to be on improving a currently dire situation in the backcourt.
Could SIU try Langston at the 3? If he can shoot from outside pretty well?
a 6-9 athletic wing in the Valley who shoots lefty would be difficult to defend, IMO.
Supporter of the Fab 4: Scottie Ebube, Foster Wonders, AJ Ferguson & Cade Hornecker.
They’re the ones that can get us where we haven’t been in 15 years.
https://twitter.com/Langston3491/status/1652468656641646592?s=20Nice photo of Langston and SIU staff posted on his Twitter. Says not committed though
Maybe I'm reading too much from one photo, but the one of him with all the coaches smiling, Langston has a look that says; "get me out of here".
I knew the perception of the program among recruits was likely to be somewhat damaged after we failed to achieve the postseason in a season that began with such high hopes, but I’m really surprised recruiting seems to be in such a dire state.
Monaghan jumping to a lesser program was probably a sign that the outlook isn’t great.
It makes you wonder what Brendon Mullins and Mamon bring to the table if we weren’t even really in the discussion for a single portal transfer until Howard was brought on.
Allick would be my first choice and a pretty big get, IMO. Id take both of them and then concentrate on getting 3 guards. I think we are going to be ok at the 3 with Davis and Ferguson. If we have Ebube, Hornecker, Rupert, D'Amico, Allick and Wilson at the 4 and 5 we should be good. D'Amico can even play the 3 when the matchups allow.Maybe it’s because Wilson has been more active on social media or there’s the perception Southern has a better chance at him, but I’m surprised there hasn’t been more enthusiasm for Allick. Allick has been the more productive player and I’d say the competition in the Mountain West is fairly comparable to the PAC 12 … maybe a small step down.
I’d be happy to get either of these guys but then the attention needs to be on improving a currently dire situation in the backcourt.
