RE: Sylvester

[Dan Marshall]

someone give jon a tissue.... ;)

-----Original Message-----
From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:33 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Sylvester


I enjoy the tingle for whatever reason.

:)

jon b


Mike Denman wrote:

> It's human nature. We feel "dissed" when a hometown kid that we recruit
> chooses a cross-state or, God forbid, cross-city rival. When you feel
> dissed, you feel that the player should see the error of his ways. It's just
> simply human nature, and my wife thinks the same thing about me...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon breiner [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:14 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Sylvester
>
>
> to clarify, I was celebrating.  :)
>
> Seriously, I prefer seeing them not do so well when they go elsewhere as
> it makes me feel better about "losing" them.  When they are Cincy guys
> who go elsewhere, I feel better with an added little tingle.  My wife
> thinks I should go to the doctor as it should not be causing a tingle.
> I cannot explain it other than simply relate that it happens.
>
> As for Sylvester, based on his current level of improvement, he'd see
> little to no playing time on this year's UC team and I did not expect
> that when he went to OSU.  I have no explanation for his lack of
> improvement, only (like my tingle) that it exists.
>
> As for the schedule thing, other than this year, UC usually plays a very
> tough OOC schedule, but has issues when it comes to conference strength.
> OSU plays in a better conference, but that is ending shortly so looking
> into the future, the point is moot.
>
> jon b
>
>
> address@hidden wrote:
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> > Sorry, have to respond to this one...
> >
> >
> >
> >    
> >
> > > much like how tOSU fans have the "pleasure" of watching UC
> > > football when it's on tv. I would not consider basketball Ohio
> > > State's premier sport even though they went to the final four
> > > in 1999 and they play a much tougher schedule than UC ( I know
> > > I am beating a dead horse with the schedule thing),
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > According to what was Ohio State's schedule "much tougher" than
> > UC's?  One RPI site I saw had UC #9 and OSU #17, Sagarin had it
> > UC #36 and OSU #27.  Sounds pretty close to me.
> >
> >
> >
> >    
> >
> > > but we all know UC's football team is nothing to write home about
> > > either.
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > Yeah, OSU has killed them in the last two games haven't they?  That
> > is only a comment to say that UC's football team is not where I
> > would like to see it, but they can play.
> >
> >
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Big deal you lost Matt and Jamar to tOSU, Josh Duncan is going
> > > to Xavier thats the way it goes sometimes.  Ohio State lost 3
> > > recruits for football last year on signing day.  I just think it
> > > is a waste of time to complain about kids that got away and when
> > > they play poorley to make it sound like they got what they
> > > deserved for not coming to UC, well thats not right.-joey
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > My point was that it is funny how these things work out when players
> > go to one school over another, for whatever reason, and they do not
> > perform up to expectations.  Huggs has a proven track record of
> > developing players into the best that they can be.  I do not know
> > about other coaches, but I do follow former UC recruits to see how
> > they do.  Mine was an observation more than a celebration over their
> > misfortune.  You can take it however you want, but do not presume to
> > know what I meant and then come down on me for it.  Mine was a shot
> > at those that felt Huggs lost players that he should have gotten
> >    
> >
> > from the Cincy area, when maybe Huggs chose the "right" player for
>  
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> > UC in the first place.
> >
> >
> > Andy
> >
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