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Topic: 2017 6'4" PG/SG Zach Butler (Spartanburg Dorman, SC) - Ohio Signee
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allen
7/31/2016 12:44 AM
He has a lot of potential, but has not done that much on the court. He had a season ending injury last year. He is not a sure thing, he is a little bit of a project. I hope he comes back strong. Still would like to see Graves.
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The Optimist
7/31/2016 8:17 AM
If Butler does end up as the PG in this class and not at shooting guard, we've got another guard who is very tall for his position. I was excited about the prospect of Will Thomas playing PG for us before that fell through in part because of the height he could give us. Our last PG who was this height was a guy named Jeremy Fears.
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Jeff McKinney
7/31/2016 4:21 PM
allen wrote:expand_more
He has a lot of potential, but has not done that much on the court. He had a season ending injury last year. He is not a sure thing, he is a little bit of a project. I hope he comes back strong. Still would like to see Graves.
Wow...a "project"?? You're extremely skeptial about our recruits...back on 12/03/15 you reacted to an 8 and 8 stat line on Jason Carter by saying that was "concerning" to you. Yet he finished the season first team Dispatch and the early reports on him in Athens have been glowing. As for Butler, I don't think schools like Murray St and Hofstra would offer a guard "project"--maybe a big man project, but they don't do that with guards.
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FearLeon
7/31/2016 5:16 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
He has a lot of potential, but has not done that much on the court. He had a season ending injury last year. He is not a sure thing, he is a little bit of a project. I hope he comes back strong. Still would like to see Graves.
Wow...a "project"?? You're extremely skeptial about our recruits...back on 12/03/15 you reacted to an 8 and 8 stat line on Jason Carter by saying that was "concerning" to you. Yet he finished the season first team Dispatch and the early reports on him in Athens have been glowing. As for Butler, I don't think schools like Murray St and Hofstra would offer a guard "project"--maybe a big man project, but they don't do that with guards.
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allen
7/31/2016 8:56 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
He has a lot of potential, but has not done that much on the court. He had a season ending injury last year. He is not a sure thing, he is a little bit of a project. I hope he comes back strong. Still would like to see Graves.
Wow...a "project"?? You're extremely skeptial about our recruits...back on 12/03/15 you reacted to an 8 and 8 stat line on Jason Carter by saying that was "concerning" to you. Yet he finished the season first team Dispatch and the early reports on him in Athens have been glowing. As for Butler, I don't think schools like Murray St and Hofstra would offer a guard "project"--maybe a big man project, but they don't do that with guards.

The kid has not done much on the court, but he has potential. He got injured last year. I think he averaged around 13 points. He is just coming off surgery, he may have a great year this year. Who Knows. Hopefully Carter does well too. First team all-dispatch and Ohio top 75 recruit is not getting a steal. I like the fact that his game has improved. We will see, I was just being honest.
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GoCats105
8/1/2016 7:27 AM
allen wrote:expand_more
He has a lot of potential, but has not done that much on the court. He had a season ending injury last year. He is not a sure thing, he is a little bit of a project. I hope he comes back strong. Still would like to see Graves.
Wow...a "project"?? You're extremely skeptial about our recruits...back on 12/03/15 you reacted to an 8 and 8 stat line on Jason Carter by saying that was "concerning" to you. Yet he finished the season first team Dispatch and the early reports on him in Athens have been glowing. As for Butler, I don't think schools like Murray St and Hofstra would offer a guard "project"--maybe a big man project, but they don't do that with guards.

The kid has not done much on the court, but he has potential. He got injured last year. I think he averaged around 13 points. He is just coming off surgery, he may have a great year this year. Who Knows. Hopefully Carter does well too. First team all-dispatch and Ohio top 75 recruit is not getting a steal. I like the fact that his game has improved. We will see, I was just being honest.
Show me where you're reading these things about Butler. I'd like to know what things he needs to have done on the court to impress you. Just because Graves might have the stats and the recognition from being at SVSM doesn't necessarily make him the best fit for this team. You know who wins and has great stats at SVSM? Just about everyone that plays there. I like Graves and would welcome him to Ohio, but I'm not gonna favor him over a kid that has already pledged his commitment and is willing to play here.
Last Edited: 8/1/2016 7:27:55 AM by GoCats105
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OUVan
8/1/2016 3:57 PM
The Optimist wrote:expand_more
If Butler does end up as the PG in this class and not at shooting guard, we've got another guard who is very tall for his position. I was excited about the prospect of Will Thomas playing PG for us before that fell through in part because of the height he could give us. Our last PG who was this height was a guy named Jeremy Fears.
He looks much more like a PG to me than a SG.
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flbobcat
8/2/2016 7:06 PM
Prep hoops South Carolina has Butler ranked 12th in the state for the class of 2017.
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RSBobcat
8/2/2016 11:33 PM
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Prep hoops South Carolina has Butler ranked 12th in the state for the class of 2017.
12th Guard - Or 12th overall?
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allen
8/3/2016 6:29 AM
The kid has potential. He played in only a few games and averaged around 12 points. Maybe he will have a breakout season. He was ranked #1218 here. http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/zach-butler/cdAIDlw-EeOzM...
Take the ranking with a huge grain of salt.
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flbobcat
8/3/2016 5:25 PM
12th overall.
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greencat
8/30/2016 5:02 PM
Glad to see Ohio recruiting the south. In football, the nephew of the late Steve McNair (Casey Perkins) is on pace to rush for 2000 yards and 20+ TD's (tailback - class of 2017) out of Smyrna TN. Several MAC schools are on him but not Ohio? This makes no sense.

They should be all over the south like a duck on a june bug, every sport... getting talented kids who might want to try living in a different part of the country.
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Taiwan BC
9/27/2016 11:21 PM
Zach mention and I also saw a tweet w/regards to a recent home visit by Ohio.

https://twitter.com/scprepnationBKB/status/78014067982979...
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Ted Thompson
10/6/2016 9:13 AM

 

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bornacatfan
10/8/2016 11:28 PM
Nice kid, true 6 4 ...good demeanor and well spoken. Positive tweets https://mobile.twitter.com/864_Made/status/78491220589661...
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Ted Thompson
11/9/2016 10:13 PM

 

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shabamon
11/13/2016 10:03 AM
I think Zach was in Athens yesterday. Thought I saw him behind the bench.
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Jeff McKinney
11/13/2016 1:05 PM
Yes, he was there.
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OUVan
11/15/2016 9:22 PM
Good game for him to see.
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PhiTau74
11/17/2016 3:16 PM
Today's Columbia paper The State listed him in the top 5 seniors in the state and his highschool (Dorman) is ranked No. 1 in the biggest division 5A.
Last Edited: 11/17/2016 3:17:40 PM by PhiTau74
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Jeff McKinney
11/17/2016 11:10 PM
Norcross not Dorman, right?
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OUVan
11/18/2016 2:45 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
Norcross not Dorman, right?
Based on his twitter feed it looks like Dorman is correct.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/DormanHoops?src=hash
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Jeff McKinney
11/18/2016 3:19 PM
Sorry. Norcross was his school in Georgia.
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PhiTau74
11/18/2016 10:33 PM
Never heard of a Norcross in SC just Georgia. Dorman is usually a powerhouse in football. Dorman is one of the biggest schools in the state with 2,400 students.
Last Edited: 11/18/2016 10:36:51 PM by PhiTau74
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BuddyLee
11/19/2016 10:37 AM
bornacatfan wrote:expand_more
Nice kid, true 6 4 ...good demeanor and well spoken. Positive tweets https://mobile.twitter.com/864_Made/status/78491220589661...
I'm not a twitter hound of high school athletes, but it is refreshing to see the positive tweets and attitude of this kid versus some of the nonsense I see some kids post to the world.
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