Read on Twitter that they attempted to do the 'Silent Night' ala Taylor University. Wonder how it went?

See post #4 -- went well. Kids did a nice job letting the parents/fans know with a hand-out and then they all exploded when they got to 10 points.

By the way, can we ixnay the play-by-play from the P.A. guy at Cooper?

 

We can all hope...

 

My observations:

 

- Cooper was in attack mode from the opening tip. A very impressive display of competitive excellence and offensive/defensive skills

- McNeil was really good - primarily getting to the lane and finishing. In total control of the game and the leader of the team

- Kunkel seemed to be pressing. An off game but you can see the incredible talent. He does need to be careful about careless fouls and controlling his emotions. Cooper didn't need him last night but they certainly will down the road.

- Was really impressed with Runion. At one time he was a premier basketball player in this class - he has focused on baseball and football (excels in both), but it really seems like he has also re-committed himself to hoops. Great athlete, strong defender, rebounds at both ends, and knocked down open shots. He gives them another, complementary option - he can be productive without dominating the ball. He needs to be able to score off dribble penetration for Cooper to be their best.

- Love Hendrix's game. Kid does everything well - 100% effort every minute on the floor - and it's clear that winning is the most important aspect of the box score to him. He could be THE guy on other NKy teams - on Cooper he plays a critical complementary role.

- Cooper is elite IMO - the game with Cov Cath will be worth 10x the price of adminssion

- I am going to say that Walters is the x-factor for Cooper in their matchup with Cov Cath. Well documented that Cooper doesn't have a true "big" and may struggle containing Walter - but Cooper's Walters can step outside and knock down the 3. An asymmetrical match-up that - if Walters is on - could favor Cooper and force Cov Cath to go "small."

Read on Twitter that they attempted to do the 'Silent Night' ala Taylor University. Wonder how it went?

 

As MTGL mentioned, it went pretty well and they added their own spin to it. They actually sang "Silent Night" five minutes before tip, then sat down until Cooper scored their 10th point... glad the entire Cooper audience was included.

 

They also gave Conner a big shout out when they scored their 10th point, albeit sarcasm, since it was the 3rd quarter when this happened.

By the way, can we ixnay the play-by-play from the P.A. guy at Cooper?

 

Co-sign

By the way, can we ixnay the play-by-play from the P.A. guy at Cooper?

 

This has been a point of emphasis for a couple years now..not sure what he was doing, here is what can and cannot occur....

 

http://dev.nfhs.org/articles/basketball-points-of-emphasis-2014-15/

This has been a point of emphasis for a couple years now..not sure what he was doing, here is what can and cannot occur....

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http://dev.nfhs.org/articles/basketball

 

Was told he was a late sub as Cooper's regular announcer had to miss. I agree that the only thing that should have been announced were points and fouls.

Cooper has a lot of talent. Fun to watch!

Waiting on the official stats but was told that Sean McNeil finished with a triple double last night. He played his best game of this short season.

 

24 pts (10-13 FG), 12 rebs, 8 ast

Braydon Runion had a fantastic night and played very well. Rebounded the ball early and brought a lot of energy early. Braydon is a strong young man! Someone posted above that he played football. That is not the case. Basketball and baseball only.

 

Very impressive win for Cooper with Kunkel having an off night and Noah Shidler being out sick.

We can all hope...

 

My observations:

 

- Was really impressed with Runion. At one time he was a premier basketball player in this class - he has focused on baseball and football (excels in both), but it really seems like he has also re-committed himself to hoops. Great athlete, strong defender, rebounds at both ends, and knocked down open shots. He gives them another, complementary option - he can be productive without dominating the ball. He needs to be able to score off dribble penetration for Cooper to be their best."

 

I think he has only been playing basketball and baseball, I don't remember him suiting up for football at Cooper.

This has been a point of emphasis for a couple years now..not sure what he was doing, here is what can and cannot occur....

 

Was told he was a late sub as Cooper's regular announcer had to miss. I agree that the only thing that should have been announced were points and fouls.

 

I hope the information you received is correct!!! I have attended the Cooper games at home this season and believe that the same person has done both. IMO, some of the ad lib commentary I have heard seems a little awkward... at best.

So was the Announcer giving play by play?

So was the Announcer giving play by play?

 

Sometimes.

Sometimes.

 

And definitely providing commentary - to the point that you could check down the list of "shall not be announced" items listed above and say "yep", "yep", "yep", "uh...yep."

 

With the quality of team, student sections, and acoustics, Cooper's gym rocks. In the words of Sheldon Leonard, they really don't need the announcer to give the joint "atmosphere."

 

I will say that he provided commentary for both teams - Cooper benefiting more as a function of winning by 33 points.

Sometimes.

 

Ever given any instruction by the crew about not doing it ?