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Signed with Ohio yesterday

Ohio is a great school. Congrats to him.

Good school that normally has a lot of roster turnover every year

D1 recruits in our backyard and Hawk can't nab them. That's bad.

We’ve had close to home recruits of course, but it is equally true that some prospects prefer to spread their wings and go farther from home. Example the recruit from Georgia coming here.
Over the years though so many great players at K Central and for some reason we cant get them. Always wondered why.[/i]

Grass is always greener across the street.

(05-01-2019 07:35 AM)wingsenforcer Wrote:  D1 recruits in our backyard and Hawk can't nab them. That's bad.

I saw him play about 6 times this year.

IMHO

He's not a D1 player

Grand Valley didn't offer...FWIW

But

I also picked Ball State to win the MAC West last year :)

I also like chase barrs a lot more than kid going to Central or this young man going to Ohio.

(05-01-2019 02:49 PM)ess Wrote:  

(05-01-2019 07:35 AM)wingsenforcer Wrote:  D1 recruits in our backyard and Hawk can't nab them. That's bad.

I saw him play about 6 times this year.

IMHO

He's not a D1 player

Grand Valley didn't offer...FWIW

But

I also picked Ball State to win the MAC West last year :)

Regardless of talent, the fact that local basketball players don't appear to have any interest in WMU is pretty damning, especially if any of them have interest and/or are pursued by Central (which kicked our asses last year 3x).

(05-03-2019 08:15 AM)wingsenforcer Wrote:  Regardless of talent, the fact that local basketball players don't appear to have any interest in WMU is pretty damning, especially if any of them have interest and/or are pursued by Central (which kicked our asses last year 3x).

In the Steve Hawkins time at WMU what Kalamazoo players were significant contributors to another D1 team & could have helped WMU?

From Kalamazoo Central Mr Basketball Isaiah Livers went to UMich.
& of course Devin Oliver went with Cornell Mann to Dayton.

Of course Seth Dugan from Otsego stayed to play for Hawkins.
One of those three ain’t bad.
Who did I miss?

(05-03-2019 09:40 AM)okgc Wrote:  In the Steve Hawkins time at WMU what Kalamazoo players were significant contributors to another D1 team & could have helped WMU?

From Kalamazoo Central Mr Basketball Isaiah Livers went to UMich.
& of course Devin Oliver went with Cornell Mann to Dayton.

Of course Seth Dugan from Otsego stayed to play for Hawkins.
One of those three ain’t bad.
Who did I miss?

Other Kalamazoo area D1 players (this is NOT to say WMU should have signed them)

TJ Buchanan
Corey Person
Marc Larson

(05-03-2019 08:15 AM)wingsenforcer Wrote:  Regardless of talent, the fact that local basketball players don't appear to have any interest in WMU is pretty damning, especially if any of them have interest and/or are pursued by Central (which kicked our asses last year 3x).

In general

A kid (local or otherwise) in not likely to show interest in WMU if the interest isn't mutual.

(05-03-2019 09:40 AM)okgc Wrote:  

(05-03-2019 08:15 AM)wingsenforcer Wrote:  Regardless of talent, the fact that local basketball players don't appear to have any interest in WMU is pretty damning, especially if any of them have interest and/or are pursued by Central (which kicked our asses last year 3x).

In the Steve Hawkins time at WMU what Kalamazoo players were significant contributors to another D1 team & could have helped WMU?

From Kalamazoo Central Mr Basketball Isaiah Livers went to UMich.
& of course Devin Oliver went with Cornell Mann to Dayton.

Of course Seth Dugan from Otsego stayed to play for Hawkins.
One of those three ain’t bad.
Who did I miss?

Shayne Whittington

David Kool grew up in Kalamazoo.

What Kalamazoo area players did Hawkins miss on and were successful at another MAC or higher level D1?

Doug Anderson was pretty good at Detroit and probably could have sold a good 500-1,000 tickets a game.

(05-05-2019 02:02 PM)HaymondAtThe4 Wrote:  Doug Anderson was pretty good at Detroit and probably could have sold a good 500-1,000 tickets a game.

What is Dougie up to these days? He out in Europe?