Early Looks at MVC Players

[Make MVC Great Again]

Anyone that schedules an NAIA or D2 team should automatically be given a loss.

[Blers]

Anyone that schedules an NAIA or D2 team should automatically be given a loss.

Maybe that's why WSU was the 11th and 10th seed the past two years!

Especially with Emporia State and Southern Nazarene on the docket

[ACECARD]

I wonder how many teams play a schedule of all top 100 teams? I would bet not many.

[Born2Shock]

I wonder how many teams play a schedule of all top 100 teams? I would bet not many.

Just teams that get bought and play on the road for every noncon game. How many teams dont play a full slate of games?

[Make MVC Great Again]

Anyone that schedules an NAIA or D2 team should automatically be given a loss.

Maybe that's why WSU was the 11th and 10th seed the past two years!

Especially with Emporia State and Southern Nazarene on the docket

No. They were a 11 and 10 seed because they played you guys. The definition of RPI anchors.

Also, I know that is a signature Loyola move to schedule D2/NAIA games to inflate records and give your ten fans that show up a sense that program is actually taking a step forward when it is not.

[Lusuperfan1]

Dude you have to get a life. I agree our schedule is poor, but your irrational hatred of Loyola is unbelievably sad. Go haunt the AAC board chief.

[Make MVC Great Again]

Dude you have to get a life. I agree our schedule is poor, but your irrational hatred of Loyola is unbelievably sad. Go haunt the AAC board chief.

Don't project your ineptitude on me.

[Lusuperfan1]

Dude you have to get a life. I agree our schedule is poor, but your irrational hatred of Loyola is unbelievably sad. Go haunt the AAC board chief.

Don't project your ineptitude on me.

Your insult makes no sense. Everyone here is dumber for reading it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Seriously though, you say "you're not a Wichita state fan", but which state do you live in? Is it IN, IL, IA, or MO?

[Lusuperfan1]

I do want to steer this back to 2017-18 MVC players. From a LU perspective, I feel that we have plenty of talent, depth, and logjams. I hope Porter can improve as a coach and not lose guys. If Custer and Richardson keep getting 35 minutes a night, we'll be screwed. IMHO, I don't think Skokna is a true backup for Custer though, but we'll see.

[underdawg]

Starters for SIU Salukis:

WE will be a heavily upperclassman team but here goes

PG 6'4" 176 Marcus Bartley--transfer from St. Louis--all stater from Decatur McAuther--can also shoot three well.

Guard: 6'5" 215 lb SEan Lloyd Mt. Zion prep--came on strong last year and averaged 8.7 ppg 3.3 Rbs--is a defensive stopper

Guard: 6'4" 190 lb Armon Fletcher 11.1 ppg last season

PF: 6' 8" 200 Thik Bol--9.1 ppg/ 6.8 rpg/ 2.3 blocks per game

C: 6' 10" 220 Kavion Pippen 10.5 ppg/ 7.3 rpg/ 1.9 Blocks per game


Other contributors: Red-shirt senior 6' 4" 198 Guard Tyler Smith Peters redshirted last year for injury--shot .405 from three; 6'6" 200 guard Jonathan Wiley; 6'3" Ed McGill averaged 11.6 ppg/ 5.6 assists/ 3.4 rbs starting on Panola Tx Juco Nationl tournament team


Under the radar may be 6' 6" guard Brendan Gooch (RS-Frosh) who started on Belleville Althoff State Championship team two years ago

Of course we'll miss Sean O'Brien

Left off soph guard Aaron Cook, who showed flashes of being a ball-hawking defender as a freshman. I'd like to see him crack the starting lineup sooner than later.
Re: Pippen, those stats obviously are JUCO stats, and there have been rumblings his eligibility is not a lock. Key for Southern will be if Fletcher can take another step forward and whether Bartley/Cook make PG play a strength. Guessing Salukis will be picked middle of the pack - right in Barry's comfort zone.

Just an Update: two key JUCO players Pippen and McGill are both here and eligible---and according to inside source BOTH may start. Pippen is 6-10 shot blocker-- so good luck to opponents trying to go inside against him and 6-8 Thik Bol. In a mild surprise I was told that 6-3 PG Eric McGill of Panola Tx JUCO will most probably start, against common wisdom that 6-4 St. Louis Transfer PG Marcus Bartley would be the number one spot---SIU now has one of the best sets of 1-3 spots in the League.

McGill 6-3, 185 great assist man that can also hit three--5.6 apg. Had 11 assists in one game at Panola

Bartley 6-4, 180 --will battle it out for PG and can hit three--may end up playing some 2 spot too
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Junior, Sean Lloyd 6-5 215--tough defensive stopper, three star high school player who showed last year he can score some too

Armon Fletcher--has grown to 6-6 as the starting three spot, weight lifting program has him at 215 pounds

Tyler Smithpeters--6-4 200, great three point shooter and surprisingly good passer--fifth year Senior

Brendon Gooch--6-6, 201--good three point shooter and rebounder

Aaron Cook--6-1, 180--another great Defensive player--scored big time in high school