Blue & Gold

Would anyone on here be thrilled with any of our assistant coaches taking over? Who's the best recruiter on the staff? Recruiting's 90% of the battle. We should do whatever possible to maintain the LeBron connection. I'm hoping KD hangs in there till Dru Joyce III might wanna take the reigns. Or... Jimmal Ball?

STVM wins state championship behind Jayvon's 25 points & 6 rebounds. He also had a handful of assists, steals and, of course, thunderous dunks. He's getting a 10-minute, sit-down interview with the three analysts. He's a bright, humble young man. Oh, nice... now they're showing a lengthy game highlight reel... mainly of Jayvon. Way to represent AKRON, Jayvon!!! I feel nauseous...

I'm watching the 2017 D-II state championship game & we've gotta keep an eye on sophomore G Lunden McDay. He's still thin, but he's 6'2' & hanging right in there w/ the upperclassmen. He starts for STVM (along w/ fellow sophomore Chris Painter), has a good handle w/ either hand, takes it to the hole & has a smooth stroke. He's getting down there & rebounding as well. Give him a few years to fill out & watch out! Get him KD! No excuses!

Lord. Have. Mercy.

You could be 100% correct. I was as excited about the Zips signing Josh as I am disappointed about losing out on Jayvon.

Josh lost his confidence driving to the hole. He had a much more difficult time beating his man than he did in high school. He started simply hanging outside, waiting for the ball... after a while Josh wouldn't even hardly dribble the ball. He either wanted to catch-and-shoot or pass it. Even his outside shot was off this year. Seemed to really get in his head. In high school he could do whatever he wanted on the court. He just wasn't quick enough at this level. Graves on the other hand gets to the rack.

Hilltopper, I hope your emoticon signifies "There's no way in hell Josh's transfer could possibly effect our incredibly strong relationship w/ STVM." Because it could be interpreted as, "Forget about it, the relationship already sucks & you just have no idea." Which are you going for there? I ask because STVM is not the pipeline I wish it were & it's had me scratching my head for a while.

You might be right but, boy, I hope not. Jayvon & Josh are very different players. Josh pretty much turned into a one-trick-pony 3-ball shooter whereas Jayvon is an athletic, slashing guard (which we desperately need more of).

Duquesne ?

I also saw a nice deep sideline catch by Kwadarius Smith. Jamal Davis is going to help turn this year's D around. Brandon Mitchell has to be the WR who we think is mistakenly listed at 6'2", right? Wasn't it posted somewhere on here that he's 6'7"? He looks a lot taller than 6'2" in that clip.

Amen. Best of luck, Josh! You'll always be a Zip!

I'm not terribly surprised. I love Josh & know he was excited about being a Zip. But he's just a half-step too slow for this level. I hope he goes somewhere, gets lots of PT, has much success & is happy. Have fun playing ball! It's just a game.

I'd love to play either GT or Illinois. Those schools are D-1 aristocracy. Maybe the best of the best look down on them, but 95% of NCAA schools would consider those to be solid wins.

Torrey Patton was the Ohio D-2 Co-POY, & just played out of this world. However, sadly, he had an awful final 32.9 seconds of his high school career. With the game tied Trotwood-Madison had the ball. It, of course, was inbounded to Torrey to probably work for a last shot. But John Williams stole the ball from him. Then w/ about 1 second left in the game Jayvon Graves drove baseline on him & hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer

I was wondering the same thing last night. He was the Ohio co-POY in D-II. How does he not have a single D-1 offer?

Anytime anyone says Jimmal Ball.

Just watching from the stands it looked like his teams grew to despise him.

I can't believe the Rubber Bowl is still a story ?