Clones

[GoZips]

You wont believe this. You know how Chris McKnight is a virutal clone of Romeo Travis. Well, get ready for his younger brother Brett. After Sunday practice I waschatting with KD. A really muscular kid with a head full of corn rows was shooting hoops. When he nailed several treys in a row I asked KD when did J Wood getso proficient at shooting the three ball. He looked at me funny and said, "that's not Wood. That's Brett McKnight."You are going to love this kid. He is powerfully built. Huge at six-six. He might just be the best player on the Akron team right now. And, that is saying a ton.Brett comes eligible in January as does Darryl Roberts.Darryl will bolster the guard rotation which is a little thin just now. Ronnie Steward twisted his ankle a week ago. Ronnie has been on crutches and is losing valuablefloor time. Steve McNees will pick up the slack. Presently you can pencil in Middleton as the starting point. McNees is getting better every time out. But, aside fromshooting the ball well, Steve is not as good a point as Steward is by any stretch of the imagination.Quade Milum looks to be about six-nine. KD says Quade is six-eight. I would bet on six-nine. Quade is lookig great. You will be pleased.New wrinkle to the Zips this season. KD has them running after nearly every screw up. They ran a lot Sunday.

[Z.I.P.]

You wont believe this. You know how Chris McKnight is a virutal clone of Romeo Travis. Well, get ready for his younger brother Brett. After Sunday practice I waschatting with KD. A really muscular kid with a head full of corn rows was shooting hoops. When he nailed several treys in a row I asked KD when did J Wood getso proficient at shooting the three ball. He looked at me funny and said, "that's not Wood. That's Brett McKnight."You are going to love this kid. He is powerfully built. Huge at six-six. He might just be the best player on the Akron team right now. And, that is saying a ton.Brett comes eligible in January as does Darryl Roberts.Darryl will bolster the guard rotation which is a little thin just now. Ronnie Steward twisted his ankle a week ago. Ronnie has been on crutches and is losing valuablefloor time. Steve McNees will pick up the slack. Presently you can pencil in Middleton as the starting point. McNees is getting better every time out. But, aside fromshooting the ball well, Steve is not as good a point as Steward is by any stretch of the imagination.Quade Milum looks to be about six-nine. KD says Quade is six-eight. I would bet on six-nine. Quade is lookig great. You will be pleased.New wrinkle to the Zips this season. KD has them running after nearly every screw up. They ran a lot Sunday.

Okay -- but I still don't understand why Brett McK isn't available automatically. If he's that good -- and I suspect Go Zips may not be exaggerating as much as usual here -- his absence could cost us a game early on.First big hurdle to cross this season: The might Viks of PSU. As former ED of PSU Students for Unity, I can tell you they will be loaded for roo.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Okay -- but I still don't understand why Brett McK isn't available automatically.

Brett McKnight's Situation is Explained HereHe was ineligible when the semester began, thus he can't play for the 1st semester. Apparently 9,000 other HS kids who wanted to attend colleges across Ohio were also caught up in this State screw-up. For those who were athletes, or who were scheduled to get any State financial aid...they got screwed. The State has corrected the problem for 2008 HS seniors. Their standardized test scores are now assured to be submitted to their respective colleges prior to the beginning of the fall semester or quarter. A year too late for Brett.

[zip37]

Brent Mcknight was also voted the Div. 1 POTY, as voted by the COACHES, last season.With ball ammunition lock and load, and of vourse,

[blueandgold]

Unless we are in dire need of his services, I hope we can redshirt him so that we will have him available for a "full" four years.