Blue & Gold

Groce once again complimenting Thornton during postgame.

OH MY GOD FREEEEEEEEMAN

TRIBBBBBBBBBLE!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌

Good, entertaining game!

I’ve never liked Greg running the point, but he’s the best we’ve got 😕

Nate’s figuring out he can create a shot whenever he wants.

That was SICK!!! Great pass by Ali!

Surprised Dawson was put in on first rotation. Thornton & Scott in. i love Scott’s hustle.

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What I wouldn't give... what I wouldn't do 😬 ... for an arena like that

Only 3 4Q points for Eric but did have the and-1 at the end of the game to seal the W for Moeller, 55-51 (IIRC - they reset the scoreboard as soon as the game was over). Eric was named game MVP. I do wish maybe he’d be a little more forceful in calling for the ball, but he looks like the proverbial “coaches dream,” as you can tell he’s a super nice kid, really encouraged his teammates, & really looks to pass the ball. Appeared to always play w/in the system. He must’ve really blossomed this past summer b/c I’m surprised he only averaged <4 PPG last year. He looks very comfortable on the floor.

4 points for Eric in the 3rd Q. A put back and a drive the length of the floor finishing with a thunderous tomahawk dunk that even got STVM fans gasping, “Oooooooooh!!!”

Entertaining first half. 2 good high school teams. Eric looks good. He’s the best player and athlete on the floor. He’s “only” 6’3” but he’s long & has really nice shoulders for a high school kid. He’s aggressive enough but not a ball hog. He’s got a nice, smooth shot & is currently 1-of-2 from 3-point range. He’s got two GREAT, aggressive drives to the hoop for scores and one put back. So I guess that gives him 9 1st half points. He can handle the ball pretty well with both hands & should probably have 2 more baskets if his teammates would have delivered not so poor of passes as he was cutting to the basket.

Here is Eric's stat sheet from last year. It's not terribly impressive. He's not much of a scorer. Averages of 3.8 PPG, 2.4 RPG, and 1 assist/game. I'm really hoping I don't see a tentative player. Maybe he took an absolutely galactic leap over the summer? I'd better see a confident alpha on the court. I hope I'm pleasantly surprised.

If anyone wants to see current Cincinnati Moeller & future Zips G Eric Mahaffey he's in town playing w/ Moeller vs. STVM today at 1:45. I'm planning on going to see if I can see what Groce thought he saw that no other coach saw. We were Mahaffey's lone offer. I don't like that. I'm still disappointed we lost out to Fiami on Brecksville PG Luke Skaljac and to KSUcks on Hoban 2G Jonas Nichols. Those are the types of area players we need to keep home if we want to keep this thing rolling. It's still concerning to me that neither of the areas 2 best players chose the Zips. If they had chosen Duke or UNC that'd be one thing, but losing out on both to other MAC schools? Disappointing. Especially Jonas Nichols. He's a silky smooth natural born scorer who wants to tear your mouth out every time he steps on the court. What on God's green earth did he see in KSUcks that would lead to that decision? 😡 Anyway, Eric Mahaffey will be playing at STVM at 1:45.

This is the first smoke regarding a possible QB I've seen

Is this game going to be on ESPN+?

💯 Adding Ali to the mix completely changes what this team is going to look like 💪💪