BleedFknMaroon25
BleedFknMaroon25
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RE: Illinois State @ SIU 2/13/21 3:00 PM ESPN3

What's worrisome and telling to me is that Verplancken has been consistently better on both ends of the floor than Harvey. I'm not sure what's going o...

4 years ago
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RE: Illinois State @ SIU 2/13/21 3:00 PM ESPN3

And it really isn't close. Considering how SIU finished up in conference play last year, this is very concerning.

4 years ago
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RE: Illinois State @ SIU 2/13/21 3:00 PM ESPN3

Can't consistently compete at any tier in the current MVC with a squad this athlete-starved, especially if SIU can't hit their open shots when they ha...

4 years ago
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RE: Illinois State @ SIU 2/13/21 3:00 PM ESPN3

I was impressed with D'Avanzo after his first few games, but his body of work since then ... yikes. A substantial chunk of his struggles appear they'r...

4 years ago
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RE: Around the Valley

@salukiworld I'd wager we will see announcements like this more and more over the next two months as my gut tells me 99% of the important pieces for...

4 years ago
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RE: SIU @ Bradley 2/6/21 3:00 PM MVC-TV

The more I watch this team, the more evident it is to me that we're just one or two highly athletic players away from being really good. They reminds ...

4 years ago
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RE: SIU @ Bradley 2/6/21 3:00 PM MVC-TV

We look like a young, inexperienced team when it really matters most. Ugh.

4 years ago
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RE: Who was the best player signed by Barry Hinson?

One of the more frustrating things I'd personally witnessed over a lifetime as a Saluki fan was watching Hinson roll Caroline out there exclusively as...

4 years ago
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RE: Northern Iowa @ SIU 1/31/21 5:00 PM ESPN2

This team should definitely be playing inside-out basketball. Anything that collapses the defense usually equals good results. This is a very good sho...

4 years ago
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RE: Northern Iowa @ SIU 1/30/21 3:00 PM MVC-TV

Our team, like all others, absolutely should not have thoughts like this. As competitors who've made it far enough to compete at the D1 level, I'd gua...

4 years ago
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RE: Northern Iowa @ SIU 1/30/21 3:00 PM MVC-TV

Great post. I was about to post something very similar to this. I could be overly critical, and the deficiencies are well documented and have been obv...

4 years ago
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RE: Northern Iowa @ SIU 1/30/21 3:00 PM MVC-TV

Next year SIU is projecting very nicely talent-wise, depth-wise etc. but if Loyola, Drake and Mo State bring back all their core pieces ... whoa. I'm ...

4 years ago
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RE: Around the Valley

Drake and Loyola will be a lot of fun to watch. Should be some high level basketball with two teams that could legitimately be in the top 25 by season...

4 years ago
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RE: Around the Valley

While the outlook for our post game and rebounding does project much better for next year and beyond, I'd still like to see another true big with some...

4 years ago
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RE: Around the Valley

What has been built at Drake is nothing short of remarkable. Watching them stomp all over SIU definitely reinforced our need for a size/athleticism in...

4 years ago
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