Congrats to a wonderful young man on and off the court. A fine young man from a fine family that deserves all he gets for his hard work and dedication!

 

I wish him nothing but the very best in his future endeavors at UK and hopefully beyond!

 

A VERY well deserved award for the most complete player in the state!

I think Hopson is the best player in the state, but congrats to a really good ball player in Miller.:thumb:

Congrats to a wonderful young man on and off the court. A fine young man from a fine family that deserves all he gets for his hard work and dedication!

 

I wish him nothing but the very best in his future endeavors at UK and hopefully beyond!

 

A VERY well deserved award for the most complete player in the state!

 

Very well said I agree.:thumb:

Congratulations to Darius. He is a very nice young man, who really worked hard all yaer to propel his team to the top. Very deserving of the award. Keep it up next year at UK!! :thumb:

Congrats to Darius Miller and the entire Mason County community.

Very deserving!

Darius Miller is epitome of what Mr. Basketball is to the commonwealth. He is not only a super basketball player and teammate, he is even a better young man. I have seen this to many times with my own eyes on how he treats people (old and especially the kids) off the court. He always takes the time to come over and say hi, or sign an autograph. As stated above, a super basketball person, but an even better young man. Congrats Darius on all your awards.

This next comment is intended as no disrespect toward Shelvin Mack. Great player, but he was a dark horse going into the season and probably didn't really expect to win it. His consistent outstanding play all year speaks well of his heart and character, as well as his ability, and to have even elbowed his way into the conversation says a lot.

 

Most acknowledge that this was a two-horse race between Miller and Hopson. I didn't see the Mason-Elliott first-round SW16 game, but I heard that Miller spent a lot of time out on the perimeter, which he has been known to do. Of course, with Hopson, that's ALL he does, and all he did against LexCath, a game I did see.

 

What set Miller apart from everyone, to me, was his willingness to do whatever it took to lift his team to a win. I saw the other three Mason games, and what impressed me about Darius is how he would take over offensively in big moments, and would do so either by going one-on-one on the perimeter, or more frequently, by getting down and dirty on the low blocks.

 

Add to that the outstanding defense he played and it paints a picture (or many of them, considering how many photos I took during the Sweet 16) of what kind of heart the kid has; heart that I didn't see evident in Hopson. Maybe he's just saving it for later, when it's more beneficial to his pocketbook, but I think it speaks to something else.

 

Anyway, in my opinion, the right guy won. Wish he'd gone to L'ville instead.

 

Based on everything I have heard and the times Ive seen Hopson and Mack this year, Mack was easily 2nd IMO. From a Mr.Basketball stand point based on what I have seen, my top 5 would be:

 

1. Darius Miller

2. Shelvin Mack

3. Landon Slone

4. Arrez Henderson

5. Scotty Hopson

Congrats to Mr. Miller, a soft spoken young man who deserves nothing but the best!

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Congrats to Mr. Miller, a soft spoken young man who deserves nothing but the best!

 

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Congrads Mr. Miller

Congrats to Mr.Miller he has been great fun to watch and I can't wait until that first game of his in the Kentucky uniform. Shows again the power of the 10th region.

Congratulations to Mr. Darius Miller. What great young man. I have seen him play several times over the last 2 years and I have to say he is a class act on and off the hardwood. He takes the time after a game to sign autographs and just talk to people. He is a fine young man. But what I appreciate most about him is that after his games, he finds his way to the stands and gives his mom and dad hugs. Just shows how close he is with his family. Stay grounded and you will succeed in everything that you do. We at Brossart appreciate you Darius. A class act.

Congratulations to Mr. Darius Miller. What great young man. I have seen him play several times over the last 2 years and I have to say he is a class act on and off the hardwood. He takes the time after a game to sign autographs and just talk to people. He is a fine young man. But what I appreciate most about him is that after his games, he finds his way to the stands and gives his mom and dad hugs. Just shows how close he is with his family. Stay grounded and you will succeed in everything that you do. We at Brossart appreciate you Darius. A class act.

 

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The best, and one of the classiest players I've ever played against...

Congrats to Darius and played an outstanding career at Mason Co.