Wow, you must not know Ashland very well. Let me help a little bit. We have this guy from Ashland who won the Cy Young in the National League last year, I think his name is Brandon Webb. Umm, oh, Arliss Beach is with the Green Bay Packers, looking good for being on the active roster next year.

There is a former UK great named Larry Conley who is doing ok for himself, we have two major league umpires, and beyond athletics we have the lovely Ashley Judd so for a little ole' town we are pretty talented overall. And God knows that just having OJ and company in Ashland for two years should be enough to count for something, right?

 

 

Ashley is from Ashland. Wynnona and Naomi are from Appalachia. ha ha

Did you say something besides Ashley Judd. You had me at Ashley Judd.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: She is reason enough !!!

He is over rated anyways, go to another thread...ooohh he can dunk a ball. 6'4 jumpers are a dime a dozen in the NBA. I cant wait to see him transition from mega star to wanna be Point Guard for the worst team in the league but then again you OJEHOVAH worshippers probably thinks that he is better than Lebron or Allen Iverson. I hope he does well but dont see it happpening. Patterson has a better shot a stardom in the NBA than OJ does. Hyped up like many others in the last 12 years.

 

How is he over rated?? numbers don't lie and he's put them up his whole career against the best comp??

You Rookie you

Yeah but I think I like the new guy!

So did Mike Helton, Chuck Cantrell, Clarence Thompson, Frank Lee, Kyle Umberger...shall I go on. I hope he makes it, I really do. I am just saying dont hold your breath. His downfall if there is one will be the company he keeps. College will be tougher than what he thinks, just ask his buddy Billy Walker.

 

In many ways I feel sorry for OJ, he has never had a normal childhood, and he has been prostituted out by his so called father and AAU coaches his entire life. When he makes the NBA it will be interesting to see how he handles it. I wish him the best but I will stick to my gut feelings about him

Yeah but I think I like the new guy!

 

 

Yeah, I cannot reveal his Clark Kentness, but I can tell you this Old Rambler....he is a walking talking information filled historian and Statistician of local sports and Professional Baseball. I dare you, no I take that back, I double dare you, no I take that back as well, I double Dog dare you... ask him anything about local sports from 1947-2007, you cannot stump him. He is Ashland's version of ESPN's the SCWAB.

So did Mike Helton, Chuck Cantrell, Clarence Thompson, Frank Lee, Kyle Umberger...shall I go on. I hope he makes it, I really do. I am just saying dont hold your breath. His downfall if there is one will be the company he keeps. College will be tougher than what he thinks, just ask his buddy Billy Walker.

 

In many ways I feel sorry for OJ, he has never had a normal childhood, and he has been prostituted out by his so called father and AAU coaches his entire life. When he makes the NBA it will be interesting to see how he handles it. I wish him the best but I will stick to my gut feelings about him

 

Are you Comparing Frank Lee Mike Helton ect. to OJ?? WOW!!! They didn't play comp. anywhere near what North College Hill or Huntington has played!!

Wow, you must not know Ashland very well. Let me help a little bit. We have this guy from Ashland who won the Cy Young in the National League last year, I think his name is Brandon Webb. Umm, oh, Arliss Beach is with the Green Bay Packers, looking good for being on the active roster next year.

There is a former UK great named Larry Conley who is doing ok for himself, we have two major league umpires, and beyond athletics we have the lovely Ashley Judd so for a little ole' town we are pretty talented overall. And God knows that just having OJ and company in Ashland for two years should be enough to count for something, right?

 

I stand corrected. As I recall, there seems to be some evidence that Charles Manson was also born in Ashland. As I recall, he received more headlines than all the other Ashland natives that you mention combined.:thumb:

And Bill was doing pretty good untill he blew his knee out..avg. 12ppg and 5rebs.

I stand corrected. As I recall, there seems to be some evidence that Charles Manson was also born in Ashland. As I recall, he received more headlines than all the other Ashland natives that you mention combined.:thumb:

 

 

OOOHHHH, take that Dinoradja.... ha ha

And Bill was doing pretty good untill he blew his knee out..avg. 16ppg and 6rebs.

 

 

Hey I am not saying that they arent any good, all I am saying is that it will be a different story in the Pros. You love him so much you should start now and maybe when he is dominating in the NBA, you can be his sports agent. I am sure he will be making gatorade commercials...ha ha, just joking with you. Dont take it personally. You mean to tell me when Frank Lee played against Ashland it was weak Competetion?

As I read your first paragraph, the name Bobby Knight jumped to mind as that those close to him in his last days at IU said very similar words.

 

Not sure what that means just an observation.

 

And I am one of those parties that you mention. Never seen him play a single second of my life. Saw him once sitting in the stands on tv during the KState/X game. That is the only time I have seen him visually.

 

His actions of jumping from school to school, the suspensions towards the end of the season last year, the taunting involved in this situation, sure doesn't paint a rosy picture. Nothing to put him in the same ranks of the Bengals by any stretch of the imagination. But does through up red flags all around.

 

Ladiesbballcoach, you are a good man. However, as you readily admit, all you really know is heresay. I am confident that that is the case with most everyone who likes to opine about Ovinton. As I said, those who know him and his history are much less likely to criticize him. While it is true that some of this is because of bias toward him, much more of it is because of a real knowledge of the facts.

Are you Comparing Frank Lee Mike Helton ect. to OJ?? WOW!!! They didn't play comp. anywhere near what North College Hill or Huntington has played!!

 

 

Did OJ set any scoring records on the 16th Regional Tournament? Mike Helton did and probably still holds them.

Hey I am not saying that they arent any good, all I am saying is that it will be a different story in the Pros. You love him so much you should start now and maybe when he is dominating in the NBA, you can be his sports agent. I am sure he will be making gatorade commercials...ha ha, just joking with you. Dont take it personally. You mean to tell me when Frank Lee played against Ashland it was weak Competetion?

 

Haha..Yea I love him he's my "Man Crush"!!haha.. Ashland was good yea but you are comparing them to Oak Hill, St. Patricks and Dematha...there not even close Ashland wasn't even a State Power then..

 

He played two years in the 16th region as an 7th and 8th grader and took his team to rupp, and was 1st team all state was Mike Helton 1st team all-state?

Oh and i'd love to be his agent...10% of 100 million!! Sounds good to me where do I sign??:lol: