bunnyhopninja said:

Really a lot of these “big” games that kids have depends on how long their coach is willing to keep them on the floor to do the beating.

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So true. If it was a real close 1-3 point game win, those stats would be much more impressive.

ThunderRam said:

I was a tad confused by your response at first, but noticed you later said “president”. Because Mark Orr is and has been a pretty good AD.

As for Luke Wood, yeah, I pretty much agree with your assessment. I’ve been skeptical about him from the get go, as he was once on the Dr. Phil show defending extremist ideology prior to his hire at Sac State.

That said, I do agree that he’s been a positive wrt buying into athletics and pushing toward new heights. But he definitely does come off as a meddler and attention seeker, as does his brother who is part of the SAC-12 group.

However, if they accomplish positive things at Sac State, I couldn’t care less.

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Good Catch on my transposing “AD” when I meant to say “President”. I too think Orr is doing a good job. The Coaches seem to feel supported by him, and he brings a good energy. I do think he is a bit hamstrung by the department’s lack of funding, and in this case, with a President who has his own ideas around the Athletic Department. Let’s see what Marion does, expect the official announcement today, or Monday at latest. He is behind in scanning the portal for this season, so he needs to get to work fast

Really a lot of these “big” games that kids have depends on how long their coach is willing to keep them on the floor to do the beating.

mrbig864 said:

TBH, I can’t see how they keep Fresques if Marion is the hire. If they do, I’d have a hard time thinking it would be as the OC. It would make very little sense for a new HC, who was known as an OC who has his own offensive scheme, to keep a returning OC. Richardson is a good fit, so we’ll see.

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I don’t see any chance of Fresques being OC. Not only was he underwhelming this past season, Marion is a far superior offensive mind and almost certainly will want the job himself.

Kris Richardson, Cherokee Valeria, and Donnell Pumphrey are the incumbent coaches I’d most like to see stick around.

mrbig864 said:

Sac States new AD is a bit of an enigma. I appreciate he’s “all-in” for the Athletic Department, but I also believe he’s a bit of a “meddler”. He craves attention, and myself (and many other Alum) find him to be a little too fond of himself. I also am aware that he has found that being “President” at Sac State, doesn’t mean he’s in charge.

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I was a tad confused by your response at first, but noticed you later said “president”. Because Mark Orr is and has been a pretty good AD.

As for Luke Wood, yeah, I pretty much agree with your assessment. I’ve been skeptical about him from the get go, as he was once on the Dr. Phil show defending extremist ideology prior to his hire at Sac State.

That said, I do agree that he’s been a positive wrt buying into athletics and pushing toward new heights. But he definitely does come off as a meddler and attention seeker, as does his brother who is part of the SAC-12 group.

However, if they accomplish positive things at Sac State, I couldn’t care less.

77-41. Game was a blow out. I guess sorta still impressive.

Day 2
Game #4
Championship Semi-Final

Final
Clayton Valley Charter 52
Cardinal Newman 43

Leading Scorers
Tatum Kurpinsky 17pts (Cardinal Newman)
Zion Grissom 16pts (CVC)
Cannon Simpson 11pts (CVC)

Day 2
Game #4
Championship Semi-Final

Halftime
Clayton Valley Charter 28
Cardinal Newman 27

Leading Scorers
Tatum Kurpinsky 12pts (Cardinal Newman)
Jett Tran 8pts (CVC)

Day 2
Game #3
Championship Semi-Final

Final
Lincoln-Stockton 68
Chaparral (CO) 54

Cal 14 said:

I surely hope that you don't make your money in a profession that has anything to do with statistics if you somehow believe that 1.44% of a member body constitutes "everyone".

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Are you implying only 1 11/25 would be shocked?

Streak One said:

And if they go outside the program for the hire, do coaches like Richardson and Fresques make a move to Stanford?

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TBH, I can’t see how they keep Fresques if Marion is the hire. If they do, I’d have a hard time thinking it would be as the OC. It would make very little sense for a new HC, who was known as an OC who has his own offensive scheme, to keep a returning OC. Richardson is a good fit, so we’ll see.

Sac States new President is a bit of an enigma. I appreciate he’s “all-in” for the Athletic Department, but I also believe he’s a bit of a “meddler”. He craves attention, and myself (and many other Alum) find him to be a little too fond of himself. I also am aware that he has found that being “President” at Sac State, doesn’t mean he’s in charge. He’s run into some issues on campus in pushing one of his babies “Combat U”. Money at Sac State has a different value. If it cost a private entity $1M to build something, it would cost $2M at Sac State. Between all the government red-tape, ridiculous living wage rules, MWBE, and too many cooks in the kitchen; it’s tough to get anything done,

Here’s hoping Marion gets the Hornets back on track, the Transfer portal wasn’t kind to them over the past few weeks.

Day 2
Game #3
Championship Semi-Final

Halftime
Lincoln-Stockton 32
Chaparral (CO) 22

Mitty 59 MD 42

Day 2
Game #2
Consolation Semi-Final

Final
Granada 76
Berkeley 68

Leading Scorers
Seth Downey 23pts (Granada)
Brandon Hahn 18pts (Granada)
Ethan Mitchell 15pts (Granada

Kavi Jivan 15pts (Berkeley)
Donte Joseph 12pts (Berkeley)

BigMann08 said:

Yes that's a good idea! All the programs you mentioned are good! The ARC coach is pretty popular in these parts too.

I know there was a push for him to take over! But sounds like Marion is the guy....

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Jon Osterhout was not only a local HS player, but also a former Hornet and “Hammerhead” in the program’s Hall of Fame.

I’m sure Coach Marion has his own guys he wants to bring in, but he couldn’t go wrong adding Osterhout to his staff. I’ve read that Kris Richardson and Bobby Fresques also hope to stay with the program. Richardson is a good coach and keeping him could help ease the transition for the players.

MD vs Mitty updates?

TheHillZ said:

Carondelet was rolling over an Arizona team that I had not heard of. Don't know how it ended.

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Perry High. Never heard of Brock Purdy?
🤣

Day 2
Game #2
Consolation Semi-Final

Halftime
Granada 38
Berkeley 32

Leading Scorers
L.G. Powell 11pts (Berkeley)
Ethan Mitchell 10pts (Granada)

Day 2
Game #1
Consolation Semi-Final

Final
Liberty 60
Carlmont 46

Leading Scorers
Andrew Dixon 17pts (Liberty)
Jaiden Miller 16pts (Liberty)
Camden Ngo 20pts (Carlmont)
Josh Lam 15pts (Carlmont)