St. Louis

**cyclone111** · 11-24-2009, 10:01 PM

Alright off to Chicago.. Anyone got any information on st.louis, strengths/weaknesses, better players... how does iowa state matchup with them?

**LutherClone** · 11-24-2009, 10:03 PM

... can't say much about the current team, but they have a very nice new (1 year old) home arena. They are very young this year and haven't had a real test yet. I look for ISU to win by >10.

**ajk4st8** · 11-24-2009, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by LutherClone

... can't say much about the current team, but they have a very nice new (1 year old) home arena. They are very young this year and haven't had a real test yet. I look for ISU to win by >10.

That would be awesome. We are now getting to the part of the schedule that wins by 1 are just fine with me.

**madcityCY** · 11-24-2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

That would be awesome. We are now getting to the part of the schedule that wins by 1 are just fine with me.

winning the tough ones will take some cleverness and craft. We won't blow everybody out - do we know how to win the close ones? (rhetorical question - please don't answer)

**3GenClone** · 11-24-2009, 10:13 PM

Don't forget SLU has Rick Majerus - this will be a great coaching test for Coach Mac

**Skyh13** · 11-24-2009, 10:14 PM

All I know about St. Louis is that they apparently beat Nebraska. They could be a slightly better barometer for us than the teams we've been facing, at least until Saturday.

**marothisu** · 11-24-2009, 10:14 PM

I think they might have a "deep" bench but not 100% sure. Maybe I'm just misinformed as I've never seen them play before.

**bawbie** · 11-24-2009, 10:18 PM

i posted this in the post game thread, but I'll repeat it here.

They are very VERY young. They don't have a single Jr or Sr on the roster.

They also don't have much size. Their starters are 5'10", 6'3", 6'3", 6'6" and 6'9". Their first two subs are 5'9" and 6'2".

I think their best player is the post, Willie Reed, he's averaging a double double.

They were balanced through their first 3 games, with all 5 starters averaging double figures.

**bawbie** · 11-24-2009, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by marothisu

I think they might have a "deep" bench but not 100% sure. Maybe I'm just misinformed as I've never seen them play before.

Not according to the stats. They have only played 8 guys significant minutes and the three guys off the bench haven't done much.

**Prone2Clone** · 11-24-2009, 10:30 PM

I'm looking forward to these next two games. Should be much better tests than the first 5.

**Dave19642006** · 11-24-2009, 10:32 PM

Kwamain Mitchell scored 20 points and Saint Louis hit three of its seven 3-pointers in successionChristian Salecich added 11 points and had three 3-pointers, two in an 11-0 run

Mitchell, part of a lineup featuring one freshman and four sophomores, was 7-for-10 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range.

Saint Louis survived a prolonged drought at the end of the first half, scoring only two points on 1-for-12 shooting in the final 7:34 and settling for a 28-27 lead. Nebraska failed to capitalize, scoring only seven points during that stretch.

Stats.....for the Nebraska game
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/stats?teamId=139

**cyismydog** · 11-24-2009, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Dave19642006

Kwamain Mitchell scored 20 points and Saint Louis hit three of its seven 3-pointers in successionChristian Salecich added 11 points and had three 3-pointers, two in an 11-0 run

Mitchell, part of a lineup featuring one freshman and four sophomores, was 7-for-10 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range.

Saint Louis survived a prolonged drought at the end of the first half, scoring only two points on 1-for-12 shooting in the final 7:34 and settling for a 28-27 lead. Nebraska failed to capitalize, scoring only seven points during that stretch.

Stats.....for the Nebraska game
Saint Louis College Basketball - Billikens Statistics - Men's Basketball - ESPN

ISU was after Mitchell out of high school.