Stark has been offered a roster spot to walk-on a the University of Minnesota. This is an opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime. Sure you would rather have a full ride but Tubby rarely allows walk-ons and from my source Ryan James he has only had two in his time at the U. Never be afraid of failure at least you’ll know you weren’t good enough and can always go onto something else. Good luck
The NBL off-season accusations are starting to heat up and the Taipans have made a big move by signing Alex Loughton. Loughton played for Perth a few years ago and was a solid big man for them. He has the size to play both the 4 and 5 so that should give us a added boost. Our frontline looks strong and for us to compete for a top 4 berth we need to get a import PG and flat our scorer. I felt one of our problems last year was that we didn’t have anyone that could create for the rest of the team. We need someone that can penetrate and kick to open shooters. Our team consists of a lot of guys that can finish but have a hard time creating for themselves. Hopefully by the time the season starts we have all the pieces to make a serious run at a top 4 spot or even the championship.
Congratulations goes out to my old high school coach Dan Elhard for being named the 2010 MN 3AAA Coach of the year. Well deserved and finally some recognition for northern MN. The Thunderhawks have made 9 state appearances since my group first broke the ice in 1997. The credit is due to the dedication to basketball in the area from Coach Elhard on down.
There is no shame in taking 2nd place at State. Congratulations Grand Rapids Thunderhawk Boy’s Basketball you did the town proud and fought all the way to the end. I’m still impressed that we’ve made it to state 9 times since the group of ’97′ finishing as high as 2nd place. Not bad for a town that was all about hockey 15 years ago. Coach Eidelbes and Elhard have turned that program around. I remember the first GR basketball camp when I was 11 years old. Great job guys!
Congratulations to the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks on making it to the MN State Boy’s State Championship. The Thunderhawks have made it to state 7 times since my group in 97 broke the ice. Grand Rapids has never won a state title in basketball so this would be something great for them. The highest that we’ve ever placed was 3rd place back when Eric Webb was leading the way. Good Luck Thunderhawks!
These guys make millions of dollars throughout their careers and end up with nothing. How can someone lose so much money and be so careless? Everyone is quick to stereotype these guys but until you’ve been put in that situation you can’t judge. I have never and will never make as much money but I can relate in way. During my years with the Gophers it seemed everyone was your friend but you soon realize when you leave or these same people were around are no longer there and the only people still there after all the smoke clears is your true friends and family. I’m sure that it’s 100 times worse when you have millions of dollars coming in and everyone seems to think they are entitled to a piece. All that money and so young just is a disaster waiting to happen. Not all pro players end up broke up many learn the hard way. Below is a video about Antoine Walker.
1. Is Walker on Outside the Lines.
2. Kenny Anderson talks about him and Walker
The NBL announced the teams that will be in the league for the 2010/11 season and the Taipans have been given a lifeline. The team has worked hard to gain the support of the community and it has paid off. Everyone associated with the Taipans have worked extremely hard it has paid off. Here’s to a winning season in 2010/11. Go Taipans!
Tomorrow is the big announcement from the NBL on who’s in and who’s out of the league for next season. The Taipans are definitely riding the fence which could go either way. I’m hoping that the league understands that even though Cairns is a small market team they are still a big piece to the puzzle. Sure it costs fox sports more to broadcast our games and I say don’t broadcast them then and just put us on tv when we are in the “Big market” cities. I don’t think that’s the only problem holding Cairns back. From a players perspective the more teams the better. Better for veterans still in their prime and better for rookies trying to enter the league. The 8 team comp was great this year but if run right this league could be one of the best.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers have defeated the Purdue Boilermakers today at the BigTen Tournament. I don’t think they got enough conference wins to go dancing but with two quality wins over Michigan State and Purdue might get them over the line. Now get Ohio State for an automatic bid. Go Gophers!
