We haven’t had a big time bb talent in yrs……. I don’t see that changing honestly, the basketball program is trending downward. Eagle high is wrestling and football now.
100% correct. If you don't go out and look for talent you will continue to an average or below average program.
Game is being moved to Lakewood HS tonight
water .. usually rain water .. builds up on a roof .. when said roof has potential leaking issues .. then said rain water leaks from roof into building.. in this case the gymnasium
That has to be a first !!
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Haha enjoy the win AZ! Glad you’re able to enjoy the ride. I have posted that the eagles are a long way from the glory years and tonight showed. A big weekend coming up for the wildcats in basketball and hockey while the eagles will be active in wrestling.
I also remember the years where the white comment was spread around quite a bit between Ed’s and Ignatius basketball.
Ignatius’ two best players are white. It’s more about size and athleticism.
Seems like, for the most part at least, if one school is dominant in one sport, the other is dominant in the other. Maybe some recency bias there but I can think of a few stretches over the last 20 or so years.
Eds has 6 freshman that are at least 6'4"
While this is Flan's 29th season as head coach, he's still only 51 years old. 22 district championships in those 29 seasons along with 11 trips to Columbus and 2 titles. This year was, arguably, the least talented team in the Flan era and they made a sweet 16 run. We are three seasons removed from our last final four run and, of course, the 2020 season that got cut short with our best team since the 2014 championship team. 5 losses in a row to the Wildcats, who appear poised to go back-to-back, is exacerbating the issues in the program.
I look at it this way: where is the program going to be in 5 years? Will we be back to consistent trips to Columbus? Right now I don't think that's the case. Other programs across the area are making inroads where we aren't. There's a lot of complacently in the program. That's deserved considering the success but I naturally worry about the long term implications of thinking on the past. The past can only tell so much about the future.
Flan can stay as long as he wants because he has earned it. This is what makes the situation so complicated. Flan has his ways that have been so successful over the last 30 years, and is one of the best coaches in the state by far. There needs to be talent in the program, and there is, but it's clear we are a tier below the elite teams in the state. What does a district championship mean if we lose the regional final by 25+? That hasn't happened in the last 30 years. The program is at a huge crossroads right now and there is no clear path.
Baby steps.
It goes back to EaglePride01's point though, the program was so successful for 30 years. That success was a natural pull for kids who wanted to play basketball in the area. We were the premier program in the area for the better part of three decades. What makes me feel pessimistic is how quickly things have flipped and how set up you seem to be for the future while we look back and hope our former success can keep us going. Football was a long process at Eds and the recent domination is the byproduct of the massive culture change that started at Eds in 2010. This is not meant to be some subtle dig on Ignatius, but Ignatius got complacent with football and were happy with the normal way of doing things, which was completely justifiable considering the circumstances (Chuck Kyle, etc.). I see the basketball program at Eds being where Ignatius football was around 2018. Still relevant but becoming more apparent that the glory days were coming to an end, and the old school way of doing things just wasn't going to work anymore. Ignatius didn't seem to have a solid plan in place for the inevitable, I hope my school also sees the parallels for our basketball program.
