Dramatic much?Apparently the only teams that are worthy of winning state championships in D2-D4 are the teams whose entire town attends the tournament games and whose players have all played together since age 2.
And finally you get it!! Thank God!!Apparently the only teams that are worthy of winning state championships in D2-D4 are the teams whose entire town attends the tournament games and whose players have all played together since age 2.
They definitely play great defenseRH is talented but all their pts. are off TO's, fastbreaks, or 3's no HC offense.
LOL not against Russia.Lol. They have the best PG in the state and they run very good half court sets.
Actually community amd fans are a big part of high school hoops hence the discussion. Nothing wrong with not having many fans there at all. People just notice that's all. Richmond Heights has a lot more people in their city then places like Berlin or Russia which is why people wonder. Nothing against RH. They are a great team. If they truly wanted competition they wouldn't "make sure" they stayed in D4 and would play at least in D3. That's a fact and people will talk about it so im not sure what you expect.What’s your obsession with Richmond Height’s fans and student section? This is a hoops forum, talk hoops. I recommend you create a separate thread on the Richmond Heights crowd.
Looks like Richmond Heights had about 10-15 students in their student section who all look like middle school kids.
Maybe they don’t have fans because most of the players have no real connection to the school/ communityAnd Russia is a 45 minute drive to Dayton and RH is 3 hrs. Whatever. Games aren’t scored by how many fans are in stands.
Somebody has sand in their pantiesWhat’s your obsession with Richmond Height’s fans and student section? This is a hoops forum, talk hoops. I recommend you create a separate thread on the Richmond Heights crowd.
They are a big part in small communities where there is nothing else to do or live for. It’s sad that the most important thing a lot of people will ever do in their lifetime in these small communities happened when they were teenagers at a sporting event. It’s really kind of sad.Actually community amd fans are a big part of high school hoops hence the discussion. Nothing wrong with not having many fans there at all. People just notice that's all. Richmond Heights has a lot more people in their city then places like Berlin or Russia which is why people wonder. Nothing against RH. They are a great team. If they truly wanted competition they wouldn't "make sure" they stayed in D4 and would play at least in D3. That's a fact and people will talk about it so im not sure what you expect.
Russia led several times and as late as the third quarter if I remember right. I don't think the gap opened up until the 4th. Russia gave them a game for sure.Russia definitely got way closer than I imagined. Only lost by 15, amazing.
Well saidRichmond Heights is a great example of why many have lost interest in HS basketball in Ohio. Looked it up and Richmond Heights has a population of over 10,000, yet they are playing in the D4 division. Most communities of 10,000 are D2. Russia has a population of 650, a true D4 community. This doesn't pass the smell test. It is obvious RH is a glorified AAU all star team. Not denying that they are a very talented team. Look at the make up of this years State Tournament participants. Mostly private schools along with Africentric and RH, public schools in name only that have extreme advantages from drawing athletes from large population areas. There is no way small town teams can compete with this. I don't see it changing. It is what it is, and it is leading to the death of HS sports.
And Russia is a 45 minute drive to Dayton and RH is 3 hrs. Whatever. Games aren’t scored by how many fans are in
Moron.They are a big part in small communities where there is nothing else to do or live for. It’s sad that the most important thing a lot of people will ever do in their lifetime in these small communities happened when they were teenagers at a sporting event. It’s really kind of sad.
I agree with a lot of this, but population alone of a community does not necessarily correlate with school age population. Check Wikipedia or a similar source. Richmond Heights as a community has a relatively high median age (46) and only 18% or so of those 10,000 people are 18 or younger. I imagine they also have relatively high rates of open enrollment and private school enrollment with kids going elsewhere.Richmond Heights is a great example of why many have lost interest in HS basketball in Ohio. Looked it up and Richmond Heights has a population of over 10,000, yet they are playing in the D4 division. Most communities of 10,000 are D2. Russia has a population of 650, a true D4 community. This doesn't pass the smell test. It is obvious RH is a glorified AAU all star team. Not denying that they are a very talented team. Look at the make up of this years State Tournament participants. Mostly private schools along with Africentric and RH, public schools in name only that have extreme advantages from drawing athletes from large population areas. There is no way small town teams can compete with this. I don't see it changing. It is what it is, and it is leading to the death of HS sports.
I don’t know about you but I heard all kinds of people complaining about how that team came about. Selective deafness? Also how much of that starting 5 transferred in? Legit question because I don’t knowNew Concord John Glenn
I do think they are a fairly well coached team. It's not just some jumble of talented pieces. When the ball has energy and moves they are really good.Horribly coached team attempting to take charges
And you have me all wrong amigo. I’m for kids going anywhere they want to improve their situation. But I am against trying to add make believe layers to arguments why people may have issues with AAU high school basketball teamsCry me a river.
Every school at state is just the AAU team for that area. Funny listening to white rural AAU teams complain about those cheater urban AAU teamsAnd you have me all wrong amigo. I’m for kids going anywhere they want to improve their situation. But I am against trying to add make believe layers to arguments why people may have issues with AAU high school basketball teams
I want to say they had 2-3 good transfers.I don’t know about you but I heard all kinds of people complaining about how that team came about. Selective deafness? Also how much of that starting 5 transferred in? Legit question because I don’t know
Russia is a white rural AAU team? AAU teams aren’t predominantly from the same school system that they went to grade school. Let me know which major AAU teams out there that are from the same grade school. I’ll hang up and listen. Again….I’m all for Richmond Heights doing what they are if it improves lives. Just don’t portray what they do as the same as MAC teams because it isn’t. Doing that just tries to pull a card in to this game that doesn’t belong.Every school at state is just the AAU team for that area. Funny listening to white rural AAU teams complain about those cheater urban AAU teams
Wrong. The rural teams from west central and northwest Ohio that are good rarely have transfers. Maybe SE and East district teams do. I think Crestview has one, Etzler, and it's because his dad moved home from the Columbus area (Teays Valley??) to be the basketball coach at his alma mater. His kid was probably going into either 8th or 9th grade when he took the job.Every school at state is just the AAU team for that area. Funny listening to white rural AAU teams complain about those cheater urban AAU teams
Well there it is. The dumbest thing I’ll read all day.Every school at state is just the AAU team for that area. Funny listening to white rural AAU teams complain about those cheater urban AAU teams
I know white schools transfers go for academics and black schools athletics. Northwest logicWrong. The rural teams from west central and northwest Ohio that are good rarely have transfers. Maybe SE and East district teams do. I think Crestview has one, Etzler, and it's because his dad moved home from the Columbus area (Teays Valley??) to be the basketball coach at his alma mater. His kid was probably going into either 8th or 9th grade when he took the job.
you disagree because you a bum and know nothingHard disagree.