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2010 McDonalds All American Game

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It's an all-star game, so you can't take away too much with the defense being played, but it's nice thinking about how many players Sullinger can potentially cause to foul out of games on the inside.

Nice to see that he recovered from the morning illness.
 
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MaxBuck;1684250; said:
Burger boys looking good.

1. Jared Sullinger is just so smart on the court. Hitting 3s! And very shrewd inside. We're lucky to get this young man.

2. Harrison Barnes is The Truth. Academic all-conference, and will be a phenomenal player for the TarHoles. As a (secondary) Duke fan, all I can say is "crap."

3. Kyrie Irving is clearly the best point guard in this game.
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Upon further review after the game, Barnes, Irving and Sullinger were the clear class of this game. Fab Melo is certainly big and physically dominant, but provides little on offense - scored only 2 points. Other thoughts and observations:

  • CJ Leslie and Josh Selby are a bit overhyped - though still excellent prospects. Lots of people are overly enthralled with their athleticism, but they're pretty raw.
  • Brandon Knight kind of disappointed me; maybe just an off night for the young man.
  • Hadn't heard much about Tobias Harris; he's real good. Bruce Pearl will get the best out of Tobias once his broken foot heals.
  • Izzo is getting another good one in Keith Appling. Maybe his best recruit in 5+ years.

The fact we got one of the best 3 high-schoolers in the nation (and arguably the overall best) is phenomenal. Matta just keeps pulling them in. Can't wait for next season!
 
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MaxBuck;1684508; said:
Upon further review after the game, Barnes, Irving and Sullinger were the clear class of this game. Fab Melo is certainly big and physically dominant, but provides little on offense - scored only 2 points. Other thoughts and observations:

  • CJ Leslie and Josh Selby are a bit overhyped - though still excellent prospects. Lots of people are overly enthralled with their athleticism, but they're pretty raw.
  • Brandon Knight kind of disappointed me; maybe just an off night for the young man.
  • Hadn't heard much about Tobias Harris; he's real good. Bruce Pearl will get the best out of Tobias once his broken foot heals.
  • Izzo is getting another good one in Keith Appling. Maybe his best recruit in 5+ years.
The fact we got one of the best 3 high-schoolers in the nation (and arguably the overall best) is phenomenal. Matta just keeps pulling them in. Can't wait for next season!
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Agreed on the top 3, and I was also impressed by Appling and Harris. Those 5 guys could even fit together nicely as a team.
 
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I was impressed by Harris as well. I hope he goes pro after a year or two and leaves the despicable Pearl in the lurch!

If Kentucky fans believe they're going to replace Wall, Cousins, Bledsoe, Patterson and Orton with the likes of Knight, Leslie and Terrance Jones, they're way off the mark.

I don't know how Wall, Cousins and Bledsoe got the courtside seats while ET was not courtside. Someone also took down the OSU banners (including retired jersey numbers) and in their place put up banners for Powerade, Reebok and Alonzo Mourning. Did they realize whose homecourt this was???
 
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DZ83CK;1684915; said:
... Someone also took down the OSU banners (including retired jersey numbers) and in their place put up banners for Powerade, Reebok and Alonzo Mourning. Did they realize whose homecourt this was???
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What's the problem with this? Ohio State got plenty of good publicity among high school ballers because the game was held at the Schott. I couldn't care less that our banners weren't up.
 
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I just was not a fan of seeing all the OSU banners (especially the retired numbers) going down so they can put up banners for companies like Powerade and Reebok - it was unnecessary. After reviewing the ESPN telecast, there were very few shots of the rafters - the one I remember was when they interviewed Alonzo Mourning, they had the banner with his name on it behind him in the rafters in the background. There was plenty of video board space for advertisements, they used the center scoreboard for commercials during timeouts, and there were plenty other places to hang signs (e.g., the basket support had Reebok signs prominently placed on it). Someone apparently felt they needed to go the extra mile with their advertisements to hang up temporary banners, and I wouldn't have minded it if they weren't taking all the other banners down to do it. They took down literally every banner OSU had put up there. You could barely tell from inside the arena that it was OSU's homecourt. The word "Buckeyes" along the baseline was about the only thing they left.
 
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DZ83CK;1685199; said:
I just was not a fan of seeing all the OSU banners (especially the retired numbers) going down so they can put up banners for companies like Powerade and Reebok - it was unnecessary. After reviewing the ESPN telecast, there were very few shots of the rafters - the one I remember was when they interviewed Alonzo Mourning, they had the banner with his name on it behind him in the rafters in the background. There was plenty of video board space for advertisements, they used the center scoreboard for commercials during timeouts, and there were plenty other places to hang signs (e.g., the basket support had Reebok signs prominently placed on it). Someone apparently felt they needed to go the extra mile with their advertisements to hang up temporary banners, and I wouldn't have minded it if they weren't taking all the other banners down to do it. They took down literally every banner OSU had put up there. You could barely tell from inside the arena that it was OSU's homecourt. The word "Buckeyes" along the baseline was about the only thing they left.
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While I did not like it either it was probably the price that Ohio State had to pay to get them to play the game at The Ohio State University.

Regarding Turner and the seating of the Kentucky guys. Turner probably liked it that way. He is not a groupie plus the fact he was the only guy who was interviewed extensively during the game.
I agree with you all of the Kentucky guys leave but not sure if Bledsoe or Orton has signed with an agent and too lazy to look it up right now.
 
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Last week my wife and I took our three grandsons to see "How to Train Your Dragon" in 3-D. I spent the rest of the day complaining that we had spent $57 to see a movie.

Here is hoping she doesn't see my ticket stub with the $58 price tag for one seat to the Mickey D game.

Ladies game was weak (first half was an embarrassment). Boys game was top drawer. And Sullinger is the real deal (those 22 points, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals came in only 24 minutes of time that was shared with a bevy of ball hogging all stars). And he was a major contributor to what little D was played in that game.

I want Turner back as much as the next guy. But consider how well our perimeter players have done this year with no real scoring threat inside. Sullinger changes that paradigm completely - with or without Evan. This will be without question the most talented and deepest team of the Matta era.
 
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