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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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Posted: 6/4/2026 12:49 PM
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FishBates wrote:expand_more
I got your family "member" hanging low right here and it's quite well.
This definitely makes you seem well. Touche.
Here's a news flash for your enjoyment.

I officially don't give a flying f**k what you think.

Put that in your little bong and smoke it. 😎💯
Unless what I think is that Nate Springs might be the next Kevin Durant. In which case, you'll post about it dozens of times over the course of 10 years.

You and I go about not caring what people think quite differently, I guess.
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Posted: 6/4/2026 6:56 PM
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Anything left in the pipeline? I think we should get another 2-guard if we have the room. I'm not really keen on running two 6'1'' point guards as our starting back court if one of Burris, Brogan, or McKinney isn't ready for it.
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Posted: 6/5/2026 8:23 AM
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Anything left in the pipeline? I think we should get another 2-guard if we have the room. I'm not really keen on running two 6'1'' point guards as our starting back court if one of Burris, Brogan, or McKinney isn't ready for it.
I was wondering the same thing. Are we done?
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Posted: 6/5/2026 8:33 AM
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Haven’t seen any new rumblings or follows recently. Although, Moek, popped up the day before his commitment announcement. There’s still one spot remaining.

Kolton/KDA — starting two proven commodities at this level doesn’t bother me as much at 6’1 when the rest of the lineup is bigger. If we’re attempting another Reef/Hunter/Miles starting combo, I’d be more concerned.

Tough to see a starter caliber 2 guard at this stage brought in. Considering AJ Bates was once in the fold before the last minute switch to Utah State, have to think starting KDA as more of a 2 was always part of the plan.
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Posted: 6/5/2026 9:24 AM
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Haven’t seen any new rumblings or follows recently. Although, Moek, popped up the day before his commitment announcement. There’s still one spot remaining.

Kolton/KDA — starting two proven commodities at this level doesn’t bother me as much at 6’1 when the rest of the lineup is bigger. If we’re attempting another Reef/Hunter/Miles starting combo, I’d be more concerned.

Tough to see a starter caliber 2 guard at this stage brought in. Considering AJ Bates was once in the fold before the last minute switch to Utah State, have to think starting KDA as more of a 2 was always part of the plan.
Appreciate all of the digging you do on this.
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Posted: 6/5/2026 10:25 AM
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Sit on it and wait til the end for someone left out in the cold willing to come with no NIL or anything attached. There will be several such options to choose from with useful upside.
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Posted: 6/5/2026 10:32 AM
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Sophomore year Ric Johnson is all that's really needed. I don't see a player who can guard if the opponent has a Suder or Morgan Safford at the two.
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Posted: 6/5/2026 2:34 PM
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Sophomore year Ric Johnson is all that's really needed. I don't see a player who can guard if the opponent has a Suder or Morgan Safford at the two.
Suder graduated. But there will be other match-up challenges.

Boals should consider some gadget defenses as needed, triangle & two, etc...
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Posted: 6/6/2026 3:39 PM
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Xavier Mckinney has backed out of his “contract”
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Posted: 6/6/2026 5:11 PM
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Xavier Mckinney has backed out of his “contract”
Yep. Maybe it’s time to end the Reynoldsburg experiment.

https://x.com/camrobertsonn/status/2063324740010319936?s=...
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Posted: 6/6/2026 7:59 PM
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Xavier Mckinney has backed out of his “contract”
Yep. Maybe it’s time to end the Reynoldsburg experiment.

https://x.com/camrobertsonn/status/2063324740010319936?s=...
I mean did anyone think this was gonna work? Three players from the same school? We are getting to the stage where an Ohio hoops recruiting class in the very near future will not have one high school recruit.
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Posted: 6/6/2026 9:40 PM
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Xavier Mckinney has backed out of his “contract”
Yep. Maybe it’s time to end the Reynoldsburg experiment.

https://x.com/camrobertsonn/status/2063324740010319936?s=...
I mean did anyone think this was gonna work? Three players from the same school? We are getting to the stage where an Ohio hoops recruiting class in the very near future will not have one high school recruit.
And, maybe very few U.S. citizens.
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Posted: 6/7/2026 7:44 AM
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Xavier Mckinney has backed out of his “contract”
Yep. Maybe it’s time to end the Reynoldsburg experiment.

https://x.com/camrobertsonn/status/2063324740010319936?s=...
I mean did anyone think this was gonna work? Three players from the same school? We are getting to the stage where an Ohio hoops recruiting class in the very near future will not have one high school recruit.
And, maybe very few U.S. citizens.
I mean Bowens can’t be far behind right?

His buddy Fisher got no playing time at all as a freshman when the door was open for him to get minutes.

Now his buddy McKinney is gone.

Guess I will be surprised if Bowens sticks to his commitment.
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Posted: 6/7/2026 9:18 AM
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Xavier Mckinney has backed out of his “contract”
Yep. Maybe it’s time to end the Reynoldsburg experiment.

https://x.com/camrobertsonn/status/2063324740010319936?s=...
I mean did anyone think this was gonna work? Three players from the same school? We are getting to the stage where an Ohio hoops recruiting class in the very near future will not have one high school recruit.
I was surprised they stuck around after Fisher decommitted. But overall I agree. Unless you’re getting meaningful rotation minutes out of a true freshman, it’s almost pointless to recruit HS in this era.

I now wonder if we’ll use both or just one of the remaining scholarships and if McKinney’s decommit opens up any additional financial flexibility.
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Posted: 6/7/2026 5:58 PM
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Have we ever had a player 7’1” or taller? Closest I can think of in recent memory are Wiz and Ndour.


I think Marin Bota was the last, but I could be wrong.

And, he had NBA potential!
As did "the next Kevin Durant" and the "could end up Dennis Rodman" but I won't expound anymore on those foot-in-mouth moments.
You do realize the Marin Bota reference is a slight at TOS for having the audacity to say that with a straight face in the off season after we signed him from Auburn and not because anybody on this site ever actually thought or believed that right? Right? RIGHT?

Ah who am I kidding, of course you don't...
To be fair if you needed a guy to sub in with 1 second left and guard the inbounder, Bota was ELITE.
You know they DO say the ticket to the NBA is to find a way to be elite at SOMETHING.
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Posted: 6/7/2026 10:08 PM
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OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
And, maybe very few U.S. citizens.
this route makes a lot of sense
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Posted: 6/7/2026 10:31 PM
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Posted: 6/8/2026 7:11 AM
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FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Xavier Mckinney has backed out of his “contract”
Yep. Maybe it’s time to end the Reynoldsburg experiment.

https://x.com/camrobertsonn/status/2063324740010319936?s=...
I mean did anyone think this was gonna work? Three players from the same school? We are getting to the stage where an Ohio hoops recruiting class in the very near future will not have one high school recruit.
And, maybe very few U.S. citizens.
I mean Bowens can’t be far behind right?

His buddy Fisher got no playing time at all as a freshman when the door was open for him to get minutes.

Now his buddy McKinney is gone.

Guess I will be surprised if Bowens sticks to his commitment.
Bowens is on campus.

But I mean Rio Adams made it to campus too.
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Posted: 6/8/2026 10:56 AM
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Will be very interesting to see where McKinney ends up at this point.
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Posted: 6/8/2026 11:52 AM
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Will be very interesting to see where McKinney ends up at this point.
MidAmerica Nazarene College in Kansas has a roster spot available.
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Posted: 6/8/2026 12:29 PM
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Will be very interesting to see where McKinney ends up at this point.
With ya here.
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Posted: 6/10/2026 2:43 PM
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Cleveland State. Who would've believed it.
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Posted: 6/11/2026 4:15 PM
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Cleveland State. Who would've believed it.
I guess all of us believe it now with the state of NCAA hoops. If a players minutes or $ isn't exactly what they are expecting, they are quick to bolt now eh?

I was looking forward to seeing this kid play..... Oh well....
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Posted: 6/11/2026 4:22 PM
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Clearly, it was never about the college experience.
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Posted: 6/11/2026 5:21 PM
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Clearly, it was never about the college experience.
Only if he could start or be the sixth man off the bench . . .
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