Here’s my list of top 15 players in the Flint area for 2009-10. I had decided to do 10 players, but there’s too much talent here for so few. It’s early, but these are my guys: 1.) Patrick O’Brien, Senior, Flint Powers: All-around, he’s just the best. 2.) Patrick Lucas-Perry, Junior, Flint Powers: Great floor [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 30, 2009
Chucky Atkins talks about Flint City Pro-Am back when it was good
I have great memories of the Flint City Pro-Am from back in the not-so-distant past. It wasn’t an all-too-rare occurence for me to be at the gym at Northwestern on Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. It was that good, at least for a time. The Pro-Am has seen better days, but it’s still [...]
November 30, 2009
Is Keith Benson going to be a first round pick?
I guess I hadn’t paid close enough attention to the development of Keith Benson, Oakland’s 6-11 redshirt junior center. I hadn’t seen Benson up close since he prepped at Detroit Country Day in high school, but my memory is quite vivid: He was awful. But, those days are gone. Benson is officially a beast for [...]
November 30, 2009
Associated Press clowns Drew Maynard after Oakland loss
After Oakland’s 30-point loss to no. 1-ranked Kansas last week, I was a little surprised that the Associated Press decided to throw in a not-so-flattering moment in the second half of a lopsided game. Oakland stayed close early but had trouble getting good shots because the Kansas defense kept pushing them farther and farther away [...]
November 29, 2009
Former Flushing standout Nate Cox impressive against Eastern Michigan
Check out this recap of EMU’s win over Davenport on Saturday: YPSILANTI, Mich. — Carlos Medlock scored 32 points and Eastern Michigan rallied late, scoring the game’s final 16 points to defeat Davenport 76-66 on Saturday. Brandon Bowdry added 21 and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Eagles (4-2), who trailed 66-60 with 3:20 to play [...]
November 27, 2009
CITYBEAT: What Happened to Flint City Sports?
It’s the fall season and a number of things have made their return. Greatlakeshoops is back and better, this column is back again, and of course basketball season is back at the forefront of the high school sports landscape. But can someone please tell me when the city of Flint will have a real contender in [...]
November 26, 2009
That’s a stretch: Greg Kampe called ‘top 10′ college hoops coach
Imagine my surprise when I ran across this little nugget about Oakland University head coach Greg Kampe. From collegeinsider.com: Kampe has had opportunities to coach elsewhere, but he has stayed in Rochester, MI. In fact only four active Division I coaches have been at their respective schools longer than coach Kampe, trailing Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim’s [...]
November 24, 2009
A ‘Gore’ sighting: This Texas JUCO is loaded with Michigan talent
Ever heard of Lamar State College? Yeah, neither had I until I saw their roster, one that’s chock-full of Michigan talent: Kavon Rose, Detroit Finney: Big-time guard who transferred out of TCU after originally committing to Oregon State out of high school. He is averaging 17 points, five assists and four rebounds per game. Leviante [...]
November 24, 2009
Why can’t Derick Nelson make free throws?
At the risk of overshadowing Derick Nelson’s great performance on Monday night in Oakland’s win over Tennessee Tech, I have to wonder why the former standout at Lansing Everett can’t make free throws anymore. So far this season, Nelson has made only 8-of-22 free throw attempts for a paltry 36 percent from the charity stripe. [...]
November 24, 2009
Interview: Former Flint Northwestern standout Desmon Farmer talks hoops with IJS
How much fun was basketball in Basketball City when Desmon Farmer and Kelvin Torbert played on the same high school team at Flint Northwestern? I remember watching Farmer close out a city series win with a slam dunk dunk that knocked a bolt out of the rim. It wasn’t surprising at the time, of course, [...]
