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I assume you are talking about a residential VPN? I have not made the jump yet but have spent some time looking into them on a couple occasions. If I was to start now, I would probably go with either ExpressVPN or NordVPN. I would give ExpressVPN the nod though.

Awesome atmosphere for this game. Congrats to the Tigers for a great year, but I have to admit I am happy as heck that the Colonels won the game that mattered. Good luck against Scott County on Thursday.

Congrats to a great kid, I mean young man. Well deserved.

Thanks for the info. I figured it was dunks or layups to shoot 85% for a half. I am actually happy that this was not a dunkfest as that tells me that they were more than likely working the ball for layups, and not break away dunks. Dunks are exciting but, working for the easy shot is good team game.

I was not at the game but I saw where the Colonels shot 85% in the first half from the field. Have to assume there were a number of dunks to hit that number, and few 3 point attempts. Anyone who was there have an idea?

It looks like Coach Ruthsatz recognized there was an issue with Cov Cath's offense, and made an adjsutment. Was not there for this game to see how it worked, but sounds like it may have. Link to Article: CovCath basketball team’s new offensive approach works well in 57-4 win over Newport | NKyTribune A few days before Christmas, the Covington Catholic boys basketball team went across the river to play nationally ranked Cincinnati Moeller and lost by a whopping 20-point margin. CovCath coach Scott Ruthsatz said he revamped his offensive approach after that to put his players in a position to be more successful and the Colonels opened the new year with an impressive 57-40 win at Newport on Wednesday night.

And what does everyone on here say as well 'Frosh and JV success does not always translate to success at the Varsity level' Anyway, regardless how you feel, this team will need some time to play together and gel IMO. None of these guys were the scorers on Varsity last year. I doubt Coach ever drew up a play for any of them to be the number 1 option last year. He also needs time I would think to adjust to that as well as learning his lineup. Also, I do agree with you somewhat one your last point. How many guys on this team have College BBall offers? I believe the number is only 1. These guys are good High school players but to say that they are loaded with top level high school talent is simply not fair. I do think though that by the end of the year the team is capable of playing with the top teams in the region and state.

No surprise to me that the Colonels are struggling early in the season. Look at what they lost from last year? One should expect it to take a bit to get in the groove. While the PG got some PT last year, this year his playing time and responsibility is so much more. He is replacing a multi year starter. Same for the other guys. Most of these guys saw the vast majority of their time in slop time. It will take some time for them to grow, and learn to play together. Talking to an assistant coach a month or so ago, he told me the exact same thing. He told me that they will most likely struggle a bit early but towards the end of the season they expect them to be right there at the top of the region.

Congrats to Brooke and the Meier family!

Congrats Colonels! Keep it rolling.

Nick's brother Jake played at Bellarmine. He may have coached there for a bit as well, but he has moved on. He is currently listed as the Director of Basketball Operations for the University of Georgia. Very nice BIO of Jake on their website if you want to check it out: Jake Thelen - Staff Directory - University of Georgia Jake Thelen, a former All-American forward at Bellarmine University, joined the Georgia Basketball staff as director of basketball operations in 2018. “Jake Thelen came highly recommended to us at Indiana, and I realized quickly that we had a star in the making,” Crean said. “He’s extremely diligent, organized, focused and competitive. People enjoy being around him, and I’m excited that he’ll be touching so many areas of our Georgia Basketball program. He, working alongside Matt Bucklin, who has been nothing short of outstanding during our time at Georgia, give us two people that will cover a lot of ground inside this program. Thelen (pronounced Thee-lin) enjoyed a standout career at Bellarmine, graduating in 2015, and spent last season as an assistant coach on the staff at his alma mater. In addition, he coached at St. Xavier (Ky.) High School in 2015-16 and was a graduate assistant under Crean at Indiana in 2016-17. “I am extremely excited to join Coach Crean at the University of Georgia and be a part of the Bulldog family,” Thelen said. “Coach Crean is one if the best coaches in the country and will develop our student-athletes not only on the court but off the court as well. I look forward to working with all of the coaches to help our players develop every day and build Georgia Basketball into something special.” Thelen helped guide Bellarmine to a 29-3 finish last season. The Knights captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) regular-season and tournament titles and reached the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive campaign. Thelen was one of the most celebrated players in Bellarmine’s history. He was a consensus All-American and was named the GLVC Player of the Year in 2015. Thelen was tabbed first-team All-America by Basketball Times, DII Bulletin, the National Association of Basketball Coaches and BennettRank.com. The Knights compiled a 31-4 mark during Thelen’s senior season and advanced to the Division II Final Four. He was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Midwest Regional after racking up 24 points and 15 rebounds against Indianapolis in the Regional final. Thelen finished his career ranked No. 16 among Bellarmine’s career scoring leaders with 1,412 points in three seasons. As a senior, he posted the second-highest point and rebound tallies in school history, pouring in 651 points and grabbing 375 rebounds to average a double-double of 18.6 ppg and 10.7 rpg. In 2013-14, Thelen connected on a school-record 74.0 percent of his shots from the field. Thelen started every game of his three seasons at Bellarmine as the Knights compiled a 78-20 record, reached the “Sweet 16” round of the NCAA Tournament in 2013 and advanced to the Final Four in 2015. Thelen played one season at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., in 2012-13 before transferring to Bellarmine. At Spring Hill, he averaged 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds en route to securing Southern States Conference Freshman of the Year honors. A native of Edgewood, Ky., Thelen starred at Covington Catholic High School, where he finished as the school’s fourth-leading career scorer and was selected to play in both the Kentucky/Indiana and the Kentucky/Ohio All-Star games. Thelen received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bellarmine in 2015.

Have not seen anything on here yet, but saw on Twitter over the weekend that Nick Thelen has committed to Bellarmine University. Congrats to Nick and the Thelen family! :ylsuper:

Pretty cool. Casey currently in the lead for this award.

The Colonels received their championship rings yesterday

Congrats to Michael and the entire Mayer clan!