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Post by titanmac on Dec 4, 2018 9:47:48 GMT -5
welcome to the horizon league.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 11:31:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 13:38:23 GMT -5
Another honor
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 13:36:09 GMT -5
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Post by ptctitan on Jan 11, 2019 15:01:57 GMT -5
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Post by ptctitan on Jan 11, 2019 15:05:22 GMT -5
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Post by ptctitan on Jan 11, 2019 15:07:32 GMT -5
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Post by motorcitysam on Jan 12, 2019 16:35:59 GMT -5
I am remembering that at the beginning of the season I would have been very happy if Davis scored 15 points per game this year. He is almost doubling that. I did not expect that at all.
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Post by Commissioner on Jan 12, 2019 17:14:21 GMT -5
Some guys were saying Davis shouldn't start to avoid any appearance of nepotism. I don't think that's been a problem.
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Post by motorcitysam on Jan 12, 2019 17:52:56 GMT -5
Some guys were saying Davis shouldn't start to avoid any appearance of nepotism. I don't think that's been a problem. Naw, seems pretty clear he's playing so much based on merit alone. :-) When Kelvin Sampson said Davis was the best shooter in Texas high schools last year, I thought he was exaggerating. Now I think he was just telling the truth.
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Post by rc on Jan 12, 2019 18:27:12 GMT -5
Some guys were saying Davis shouldn't start to avoid any appearance of nepotism. I don't think that's been a problem. Naw, seems pretty clear he's playing so much based on merit alone. :-) When Kelvin Sampson said Davis was the best shooter in Texas high schools last year, I thought he was exaggerating. Now I think he was just telling the truth. I can’t believe he was “only” a 3 star recruit who averaged “only” 22 ppg. Did he only play half the game?
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Post by Commissioner on Jan 12, 2019 18:55:54 GMT -5
It's hard to overstate how important Antoine Davis already is, and can be, to this program. It's not only that he helps us win games--imagine where we'd be without him--but he's exciting, and notable. Ray McCallum was a super player for us, and I think underappreciated, but that merely illustrates the problem--he never grabbed the spotlight or the imagination like Davis already has. He was a great student, a great player, an exemplary Titan, but he just didn't have the on-court charisma. If Davis pours in another 30 or 40 against EMU on Saturday, I wonder if we won't see a little attendance pick up for the Wednesday game against Kent State as the curious start to come out. The last couple games have been great, but this is not a team that's going to go 25-6 this year. Until we do that--hopefully soon---Antoine brings attention and excitement to the program. He already gets discussed on opponents' on-line forums--they were talking about him before the game on Cal and BGSU boards-- and they're talking about him around the HL on fan boards. He's starting to get tweets from national media. I wasn't able to be at Calihan on Monday and Tuesday, but listening on the radio, you could hear the crowd of 1300 erupt with each three. It reminded me of Terry Duerod so long ago. Yes, it's a much smaller crowd to be sure, but as they might say at Notre Dame, wake up the echoes! it's a faint reminder of what our smelly old gym can sound like, and it gives a target to move toward. Coach Ray's best teams, in 2012 and 2013, played some really exciting ball, up-tempo, with a lot of offensive weapons, and the exciting Doug Anderson finishing off breaks, but never got the buzz Davis is already starting to get. For the first time in years I think I could say to a friend "why don't you come to the Detroit game with me... ?" without a touch of embarrassment or explanation, because I can finish "... and see this kid Antoine Davis?" I don't want to put a bunch of pressure on an 18 year old to save a venerable, battered basketball program, and yes, five games in it is way too early to coronate him as such, but Davis is potentially the most important player for this program since Dave DeBusschere. Not the best, necessarily (although he appears to be pretty good ), but the most important. I just thought this was so brilliant I'd put it back into play. Antoine Davis may the most important player for the Titans since Dave DeBusschere.
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Post by rc on Jan 12, 2019 20:08:53 GMT -5
It’s really a small miracle what has happened to our basketball program this year. And for us diehards we can thank a great coach and is awesome son who are both great people.
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Post by titanmac on Jan 12, 2019 23:18:13 GMT -5
was just looking back over our recent history. perry watson was an amazing coach and back to back 26-6 seasons was a tremendous feat especially against the competion we faced at the time. our recent success is surely an acomplishment and certainly welcome . nevertheless we have a long way to go to establish the program we all want. a program outlasts coaching changes, transfers, injuries and builds on itself year over year. a few games is a wonderful start. there are huge challenges ahead and we need to embrace them.
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Post by rc on Jan 13, 2019 17:32:51 GMT -5
People have written off this program many times. I hope this newest iteration lasts a long time and sends the doubters away for good.
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