Re: BearcatNews.com namechecked on 700 WLW

[Michael and Phyllis Pickens]

I haven't sent a message for a while but I have to in wake of Butler's
situation.  I am very disappointed that he currently has backed out of
coming to UC.  I really, really hope he rethinks this and comes back to UC.
It's selfish of me but I have been watching his career ever since he
committed and have been very excited for him to come here for a long time.
It would be great to have him and Banks both next year, well the 2004-2005
season.  It was great to see such a great backup plan.  Pretty much like the
Alexander Johnson backup plan.  You gotta love Huggs.

I will say that as a huge fan I am getting sick and tired of all of the
players on the team doing stupid stuff that ends up with the Police.  I know
that as a kid in college I did some stupid stuff and nobody cared to call
the cops because I was a nobody but I wouldn't have done that stuff if I had
the chance to make millions playing Pro Ball.  Our football team is just as
easy a target, with 5-6 times as many players and I don't hear that much
about them.  Sure I remember that Gino guy, but for the most part it has
been quiet.  I love Huggs but if I'm Jamar it would definitely wear on me
reading about all of these incidents in the paper.  I used to just shrug it
off by saying other teams fans were jealous or the papers had it in for us.
However, you can only use those excuses so many times.  I would also like to
say that if I made a statement that it has always been my dream to play
college basketball at UC that nothing would change my mind.  If it was truly
a dream of mine!  I could only imagine myself holding up a national
championship trophy over my head for my favorite team.  BTW - I do remember
hearing he has a Bearcat Tattoo.




----- Original Message -----
From: "richard l. kandell" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] BearcatNews.com namechecked on 700 WLW


> What makes us think that Butler's renege "caused a shift" to Banks?  Both
> announcements came on the same day - with Butler indicating that he will
> make a decision, perhaps OSU maybe based on his friendship with Matt T.,
in
> the near future.  Why couldn't the scenario have been that the staff was
> pursuing Banks, a Georgia hs poy with huge stats, and then he told them he
> would commit, & let's say that happened on Sunday, they called Butler, as
a
> courtesy, and Jamar decides that Banks' addition is just one too many
guards
> with outstanding credentials, along with maybe his folks saying that
perhaps
> UC really isn't the place for you - look in the newspaper - and Twig
calling
> and saying come to OSU with me.
>
>  I'm not sure, and I don't think anyone else knows at this stage either,
> which one will be the better college player, but the one thing I am
unhappy
> about, while I know and understand you don't get every recruit you chase,
is
> that recently there have been several in-state players that Huggins
appears
> to have been interested in having on campus, who have decided to go
> elsewhere.  That really didn't happen all that much for almost a decade.
>
> Richard K.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Schroeder, Tom" <address@hidden>
> To: "Bearcat Basketball Forum (E-mail)" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 2:52 PM
> Subject: FW: [UC Basketball] BearcatNews.com namechecked on 700 WLW
>
>
> It's very uncanny, how similar Jamar and Vincent are as players.  Their
> stats are almost identical as are their playing careers and physical
> attributes.  They both were candidates for their respective state POY's.
> They both averaged about 30 ppg, 6-8 rpg, 4-6 apg and 4-6 steals per game.
> They are both about 6'-2" and 185 lbs.  They both can play the point or
the
> 2G spot.
>
> I personally like how fast Huggs and Co. made the switch to secure
Vincent's
> verbal.  The only thing that would be different, is that Vincent seemed to
> favor the 2G spot vs. Jamar wanting to play the point.  Does this mean
that
> Swann will have more incentive to come to UC or less?
>
>
> -----Original Message---
> From: Hunter, Shawn
>
>
> Kudos to Mike Ryan and the BearcatNews.com team, as they were name checked
> by Scott Springer this AM on 700 WLW re: the verbal of Vincent Banks in
the
> wake of Butler's jumping ship.
>
> Shawn