Comments on: Introducing Jake Cohen

By: SH

SH — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:42:46 +0000

For anyone interested-you should be able to listen to Stu and Zack’s North/South All-Star game online today.
http://www.vinu.edu/cms/opencms/articles/items/article_0059.html

By: Ky Fox

Ky Fox — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:50:16 +0000

well i think JB is going to have to start one of the shooters he got! He’s just going to have to I believe! Wether its Novak or Douglass we shall find out! I could see even Novak playing a lot at the 2! Because you have to believe that Manny is going to eat up a lot of the minutes at the 3! But then Novak still could play a lot at the 3 spelling Manny at times while stu and Lavell, share the load at the 2! Grady and a little bit of Lee at the 1 spot! One thing i think we can expect from Novak is a SERIOUS competitive spirit…possesing that personal pride that you have to possess if your going to be a great player! That is something that we need on our team just as importantley as talent…. is that guy that gets the team together in crunch time and tells everyone to start busting theryre ass! We are missing that rite now! Someone to inject an attitude to this team! And i think Novak could be that!

By: a2matt

a2matt — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:43:23 +0000

I think there is a strong chance that if Novak gets things done in the preseason, he could start.

By: mikey

mikey — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:39:27 +0000

Novack sounds like he will be sweet. Michigan’s version of Alexander for WV. I’m pumped for this kid. I think the whole class will do well.

By: BL

BL — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:42:51 +0000

That second article was a great read…gotta love a kid that can shoot and doesn’t sound like he’s “above” others. I can imagine what some of the kids playing in the mcd’s game the other night if they were asked to shoot against a girl.
Zack and Stu are going to give this team a new look.

By: SH

SH — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:16:28 +0000

And another…
http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/03/28/sports/indiana_prep_sports/doc4d316f0fd0d624cf862574190026520e.txt

By: SH

SH — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:03:18 +0000

Another article on Zack
http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/03/28/sports/top_sports/docbbc71d4092fc9da58625741a000c985c.txt

By: a2matt

a2matt — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:11:20 +0000

Maybe he will be basketballs version of Mike Hart. Low ranked, comes in quietly, then explodes onto the scene and gets the most out of what he has.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:45:48 +0000

Pretty simple… excitement level over a certain recruit is directly related to two main things:

1) # of stars on Scout(2) and Rivals(3)
2) Offers held from other schools (ummm… anyone?)

Personally, I think all the news about Indiana coaches and media choosing him to all these All-Star teams (and in this case, 2nd best in the state behind only Tyler Zeller) is more relevant than the ratings on the recruiting sites. He may not be the best athlete, he may not be the BEST shooter (great form and CAN shoot but doesn’t seem to be a “sharpshooter” like Stu), but he just seems like an all-around good basketball player with a ton of heart and a will to win.

By: Brick

Brick — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:43:57 +0000

I don’t know why most UM fans are not a little more excited about getting Novak. He is rated quite a bit higher than Douglass and seems to find the basket in more ways. I think Zach is going to get some major minutes next year and I think he’ll surprise a few people.

I hope we get Brown for ‘09 but it’s nice to see some other big men popping up on the radar.