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Post by nohopspanther on Mar 30, 2010 22:50:10 GMT -6
Take a look at the standings and you will see that none of those teams hung with Butler other than giving them a tough game. Next year will be more of the same.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 31, 2010 5:44:53 GMT -6
Oh hell with it, let's just join the MAC and have our One Shining Moment every seven years.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Mar 31, 2010 21:33:29 GMT -6
Not that I'm consulted about such things, but I would support adding Jake Barnett to the Milwaukee roster for the 2011-12 season. I've heard nothing but good things about him, he served as Toledo's team captain and led the team in minutes played as a freshman and he helped lead Tosa East to a state championship as a junior before prepping at Notre Dame. He's a 6-foot-5 shooter who led the Rockets in scoring (12.9 points), 3-point shooting (37.0 percent) and free-throw shooting (80.2 percent) and was second in rebounding (4.4). He would be a nice piece to add to the team in two seasons when Tone and Ant are gone.
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Post by Super King on Mar 31, 2010 23:27:21 GMT -6
Take a look at the standings and you will see that none of those teams hung with Butler other than giving them a tough game. Next year will be more of the same. What would be the definition of "hanging with Butler" if not giving them close games? UWM by all accounts would have won if not for foul shooting. Detroit took them to overtime and lost on a horsesh*t foul at the end. I'm fully convinced Butler won't go undefeated in conference next season, and I'm 100% convinced they'll lose at least to Detroit. Butler's not Memphis of two years ago; they won't be unchallenged ad infinitum. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 1, 2010 7:27:04 GMT -6
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Post by JG Panthers on Apr 1, 2010 7:51:43 GMT -6
For a second, I hate the thought of yet another uber-talented player joining the Horizon League...but only for a second... To get recruits like this (even if it is to play for his dad) is so important for the advancement of this league. Now we just have to hope we're able to keep up and eventually surpass... I'm so excited for what the Horizon League will look like in 5-10 years (if it exists as is)... |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 1, 2010 8:07:07 GMT -6
Some of us embrace challenges and others run from them.
For all the mental energy Detroit fans have invested in Ray Jr., I really hope he goes to play there.
The Horizon League in 5-10 years? Imagine what the league may look like next year: Butler, coming off a Final Four appearance; Detroit, with the most formidable starting lineup in the league; Cleveland State, which returns its team intact and went 16-11 against teams that didn't reach the Sweet 16, Elite Eight or Final Four; Valpo, which returns two top-10 league players in Wood and Johnson and brings in a top-100 player in Jay Harris; our team with Hill and McCallum; Wright State with Brownell and Duggins; and Green Bay with Fletcher and Perine ... and the rest of the teams, which we'll call Larry, Mo and Curly.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Apr 1, 2010 14:34:58 GMT -6
I would love for him to come to the Horizon League.
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Post by PantherU on Apr 1, 2010 14:36:25 GMT -6
You forgot to add that GB may return with a competent coach, ghostofdylan.
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Post by nohopspanther on Apr 1, 2010 18:39:55 GMT -6
Some of us embrace challenges and others run from them. For all the mental energy Detroit fans have invested in Ray Jr., I really hope he goes to play there. The Horizon League in 5-10 years? Imagine what the league may look like next year: Butler, coming off a Final Four appearance; Detroit, with the most formidable starting lineup in the league; Cleveland State, which returns its team intact and went 16-11 against teams that didn't reach the Sweet 16, Elite Eight or Final Four; Valpo, which returns two top-10 league players in Wood and Johnson and brings in a top-100 player in Jay Harris; our team with Hill and McCallum; Wright State with Brownell and Duggins; and Green Bay with Fletcher and Perine ... and the rest of the teams, which we'll call Larry, Mo and Curly. I will fear Detroit if McCallum Jr. has a better career than the last All-American Mr. Cotton had at Detroit. At this point, it would take a Rashad Phillips clone to make me hate Detroit again. |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 1, 2010 19:47:25 GMT -6
Nohops, I won't despise Detroit if they land the fourth-rated point guard in the country. I'll say, "What can we do to get better and compete?" Forget the Kowalczyk Credo, which seems to be: "If you can't beat Butler, run to the lower-grade MAC as fast as you can."
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Post by gman2 on Apr 1, 2010 20:23:59 GMT -6
You forgot to add that GB may return with a competent coach, ghostofdylan. Regardless of who is coach, UWGB has already improved with the excuse man gone. |
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Post by apaladino on Apr 1, 2010 20:58:08 GMT -6
Maybe we should have used the Panther Fund to help pmck stay at gb! Addition by retention!
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Post by ghostofdylan on Apr 7, 2010 9:29:33 GMT -6
Per rivals, Anthony Cousin has committed to Illinois State.
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Panther Pride since 1994!
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Post by kaygee on Apr 7, 2010 19:36:54 GMT -6
Point guard recruit commits to play for Redbird men
By Jim Benson | jbenson@pantagraph.com | Posted: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 11:15 am
NORMAL — Anthony Cousin is making an official recruiting visit to his new home this weekend.
So might another player with Illinois State basketball blood in his family.
Cousin, a 5-foot-11 point guard from Butler (Kan.) Community College, officially announced Wednesday he will play next season for ISU. On this weekend’s visit to campus Cousin will meet 6-9 forward John Wilkins, the son of former Redbird standout Jeff Wilkins.
John Wilkins grew up in Belgium and originally committed to Bradley in August 2008. However, there have been eligibility issues with his transcripts, and Wilkins never signed with the Braves. He is currently attending Southeastern Iowa Community College, but has not played there. He has made visits to Indiana, Iowa State and Providence.
The national signing period begins next Wednesday and ends May 19. ISU coach Tim Jankovich can’t comment on recruits until they have signed.
Cousin, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, helped Butler reach the junior college national tournament this season. He averaged 11.7 points, 4.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 36 percent on 3-pointers and 77 percent at the free-throw line in his only season with the Grizzlies.
Before going to Butler, Cousin played a season at South Kent Prep in Connecticut with ISU sophomore-to-be Jackie Carmichael. Cousin will have three years of eligibility remaining with the Redbirds.
“I heard they (the Redbirds) had a great program. I’ve seen them play before and like the way they play,” said Cousin. “They play in a great conference (Missouri Valley). I’ve always wanted to play in that conference.”
Cousin said he visited Wisconsin-Milwaukee and also considered Central Michigan, Fresno State, Appalachian State and Wichita State.
Butler coach Mike Bargen said ISU is getting “a true point guard” in Cousin. He is expected to compete with Lincoln College’s Kenyon Smith, who signed in the fall, for the starting spot vacated by Lloyd Phillips.
“He’s everything you think about in a point guard,” said Bargen of Cousin. “He did a great job running our team. In one year he learned all the stuff you have to do. He’s a guy who if you need to score he can, and if you need him to run the team he can.
“He’s very fast and extremely quick. I think he can be a great defender. He needs to continue to improve there. That’s one area that kept him from going to a higher level.”
Cousin said he looks forward to battling Smith for the starting job.
“I’m a competitor. I’ll go and compete my butt off,” said Cousin, who helped Anchorage South capture the Class 4A state championship as a senior in 2008 by averaging 21.3 points in the state tournament. “If I feel he’s getting the best of me I’ll raise my level of intensity.”
While Jeff Wilkins, who played 20 years professionally in the NBA and overseas, was mostly a low-post presence with the Redbirds in the 1970s, his son is a different kind of player.
“He’s played pretty much facing the basket all his life,” said Jeff Wilkins, who lives in Gary, Ind. “He’s tall, but he’s not big. He’s handled the ball a lot.”
Jeff Wilkins said he didn’t know if his son would make a decision after this weekend or take one more official visit.
“Talking to all the coaches they’ve all said good things,” said the elder Wilkins, who played at ISU from 1974-77 and ranks No. 17 on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,329 points.
John Wilkins played five games with a Belgium professional team four years ago. Because of that it has been reported the NCAA has already ruled he must sit out five games when he signs. However, there is pending NCAA legislation that may be approved this month that could allow international athletes who have played on pro teams to be eligible immediately.
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