Zipmeister Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: This is one strange list for a 4*. Edited October 23, 2023 by Zipmeister 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 He's going to DePaul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 6:20 PM, Blue & Gold said: He's going to DePaul. Makes sense. He clearly wanted to stay home and DePaul gives him the most exposure as a Big East squad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 Is this the early signing day for BB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Ham said: Is this the early signing day for BB? I was thinking it should be but I haven’t seen anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Sharron signed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Only one early signing so far? I sure hope we're still getting Briscoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CzcUgwMtdhR/?igshid=emg4ZnVwcGl0cDR6 https://www.instagram.com/p/CzcTMK2tvxt/?igshid=NndpcGJzYjgxc2t5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Briscoe, Young, Mahaffey. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 hours ago, NWAkron said: Briscoe, Young, Mahaffey. Whew…I was fearful YSU had flipped them. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/9/2023 at 8:51 PM, Captain Kangaroo said: Whew…I was fearful YSU had flipped them. I'm just glad we got them in the boat before they saw Heidelburg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 Of our 3 commits, two (Young & Brisco) were very highly recruited, while we were Eric Mahaffey's only D1 offer. So I'm still scratching my head on that one. If you are too, you can see Mr. Mahaffey in action at STVM on Saturday, December 9th at 2:00 p.m. I'm planning on going to see if I can see what Coach Groce saw that apparently no one else did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 I'm case anyone wants to feel old today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 3 hours ago, zippy5 said: I'm case anyone wants to feel old today Is this Ham & Cheese's (Haminn Quaintance) son?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 12 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: 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. I look forward to your report on Mahaffey. Good question, what does Groce see that others didn’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: I look forward to your report on Mahaffey. Good question, what does Groce see that others didn’t. 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. Edited December 9, 2023 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 38 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: 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. Thanks. Yep, let’s hope he’s a late bloomer with a high ceiling and intangibles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: I'm still disappointed we lost out to Fiami on Brecksville PG Luke Skaljac and to KSUcks on Hoban 2G Jonas Nichols. Groce's couldn't recruit Chicago, and he can't recruit Brecksville. Edited December 9, 2023 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: 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. Those stats..sheesh. Hopefully just a late bloomer/raw. Not like we’d expect much out of him next year anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 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!!!” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 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. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted December 10, 2023 Report Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 2:10 PM, Blue & Gold said: 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. Does his playing style remind you of any other Zip player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 10, 2023 Report Share Posted December 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Illini Zip said: Does his playing style remind you of any other Zip player? Good question, @Illini Zip. Tough to say. Not really. He's built like a shorter Ali Ali, but he didn't post up back to the basket or shoot midrange at all. He's got a more natural outside shot than Nate Johnson. But I'm gonna say he's kinda like Nate in that he's going to have to develop just a little bit more confidence & then he's got the potential to be very good. But in the game I saw he didn't shoot midrange like Nate. More like Dawson in that it's either at the rim or from 3. He did cut to the basket a couple of times but the passes he received weren't very good - I would have liked to have seen what he could do had he gotten some decent passes. He never shot a 3 coming off a screen but I could definitely envision him doing so as he's got a very smooth stroke. He's a really good ball handler & he looks taller than 6'3" but the Moeller roster lists him at 6'3" so I'll trust them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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