Congratulations to all the Seventh Region players who made this year's all-tournament team.

 

Devin Firman - Fr. - Central

Austin Howard - Sr. - Eastern

Robert Shaw - Sr. - St. Xavier

Nicholas Kratholm - So. - Waggener

Dwayne Sutton - Jr. - DuPont Manual

P.J. Scott - Sr. - Male

Kelan Martin - Sr. - Ballard

Quentin Snider - Sr. - Ballard

Trey Ivory - Sr. - Trinity

Craig Owens - Sr. - Trinity

Raymond Spalding - Jr. - Trinity

 

I'd love to be able to comment on it more, but the changed format meant I didn't get a chance to sit down and watch all four games. As someone who'd have loved to watch all the quarterfinals, I can't say as though I'm a fan of this new scheduling.

The all tourney teams are so fickle. The top four players made early exits and their games IMO were not so "standoutish" to deserve it. I would take two of those out and replace them with Perry (Ballard) and Ramser (Trinity)

I'll let you in on a little secret. Count the number of teams represented then count the number of teams in the tournament.

 

Every team gets 1 player on the AT team. The runner up gets 2 and the winner gets 3. That has been the method for years and not just in basketball.

I didn't get to see any of the quarterfinals and I only saw Central once this year, so I'm very curious about the Firman kid. Coach Bibby had some tough luck with transfers this season but has more than proven he's capable of competing at a high level when he has comparable talent. Here's hoping he's got a young core that will bring some success back to West Chestnut Street.

I'll let you in on a little secret. Count the number of teams represented then count the number of teams in the tournament.

 

Every team gets 1 player on the AT team. The runner up gets 2 and the winner gets 3. That has been the method for years and not just in basketball.

 

Do the coaches select the player(s) from their team, or is a different process used?

Do the coaches select the player(s) from their team' date=' or is a different process used?[/quote']

 

That I really don't know.

 

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What year is Shaw and what schools are interested?

 

Remember seeing his older brother play at Seneca and think that if he's that same type of player, that there'll be a school whose lucky to have his talents.

What year is Shaw and what schools are interested?

 

Remember seeing his older brother play at Seneca and think that if he's that same type of player, that there'll be a school whose lucky to have his talents.

 

Shaw is a senior and so set to graduate in May. Most of his interest was from D-II schools but I remember hearing that someone from Div. I Loyola-Chicago was at a St. Xavier game to see him earlier this season.

Shaw is a senior and so set to graduate in May. Most of his interest was from D-II schools but I remember hearing that someone from Div. I Loyola-Chicago was at a St. Xavier game to see him earlier this season.

 

D2 might not be the worst thing though. I could see him being the type of talent who is a huge fish and big "get" for one of those programs. Accordingly, they'd build around him and he'd be a big part of their plans. I think that Kentucky kids get too wrapped up in the level of offers and don't look at the bigger picture enough sometimes. If he's only got 1 D1 offer, he's likely more "expendable" to that program than he'd be to a smaller D2 school.

D2 might not be the worst thing though. I could see him being the type of talent who is a huge fish and big "get" for one of those programs. Accordingly, they'd build around him and he'd be a big part of their plans. I think that Kentucky kids get too wrapped up in the level of offers and don't look at the bigger picture enough sometimes. If he's only got 1 D1 offer, he's likely more "expendable" to that program than he'd be to a smaller D2 school.

 

I'm absolutely with you. And it's amazing considering the success of Ky. Wesleyan, Bellarmine, Northern Kentucky, etc., have had in Division II over the years that more kids aren't drawn into the D-II universe around here.

 

But of course that Division I tag is going to mean something. If you get recruited to play even at a really small school in D-I, you go in knowing that the MAAC or SWAC tournament could someday give you a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, which for me, would really be something.

I'm absolutely with you. And it's amazing considering the success of Ky. Wesleyan, Bellarmine, Northern Kentucky, etc., have had in Division II over the years that more kids aren't drawn into the D-II universe around here.

 

But of course that Division I tag is going to mean something. If you get recruited to play even at a really small school in D-I, you go in knowing that the MAAC or SWAC tournament could someday give you a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, which for me, would really be something.

 

Having an education from Georgetown College might mean just as much to me, especially if we're looking at playing at a school who doesn't have a good chance of going to the big dance.

 

I can definitely see both sides of the debate though. You can start at D1 and still land at many of the places you would have otherwise if things don't work out.

 

D1 experience also means better coaching opportunities, etc. later if you want to get into that.

I do think that Shaw is too good of a player not to play SOMEWHERE. Whether or not that's D1 isn't my call to make, but the kid has talent.