pennhoops
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05-06-17 08:42 PM - Post#229111
In response to Old Bear
If this includes Oak Park then Hemingway might have been a classmate so it's way out of my depth.
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penn nation
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05-06-17 09:09 PM - Post#229112
In response to Old Bear
Does Lake Shore Drive go thru Skokie?
No--in fact, when it ends at its northern terminus you're still several miles south of Evanston.
Interestingly enough, the makers of "When Harry Met Sally" made a crucial geographic error. After Harry and Sally rendezvous at the U of C to drive to NYC, you then see them driving north on LSD with the Hancock Building in the background--this is most assuredly NOT the way to drive if they are headed to NYC.
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penn nation
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05-06-17 09:10 PM - Post#229113
In response to pennhoops
If this includes Oak Park then Hemingway might have been a classmate so it's way out of my depth.
No, that is due west of Chicago. We north suburbanites never headed out that way unless it was to bury a loved one at Waldheim Cemetery.
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Tiger69
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05-07-17 04:14 AM - Post#229114
In response to Old Bear
And this is why you are the "Old" Bear.
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palestra38
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2017 Recruit 05-07-17 06:12 AM - Post#229115
In response to penn nation
That looks a lot nicer than the industrial waste of Northern Indiana and Southern Illinois on the Chicago Skyway
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TheLine
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05-07-17 10:52 AM - Post#229117
In response to palestra38
I bicycled through that industrial wasteland once. Thought I was back home in Jersey. Reminded me of Linden.
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penn nation
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05-07-17 11:06 AM - Post#229118
In response to TheLine
The worst smells we experienced on our yearly summer road trips came when driving through Gary. The NJ Turnpike has nothing on it.
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Old Bear
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05-07-17 12:58 PM - Post#229123
In response to pennhoops
Actually, my mother was at Oak Park HS when Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. were there.
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hoopsfan
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05-07-17 01:32 PM - Post#229124
In response to Old Bear
Old Bear I am just seeing your posts about the original suburban league. I played for Niles in that era. It's a great part of the world and those high schools continue to turn out student athletes at an impressive rate, some of whom make it to the Ivies.
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penn nation
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05-07-17 02:15 PM - Post#229125
In response to hoopsfan
My mother was in the last graduating class of Niles before it became Niles East (when Niles West was created). Of course, Niles (East) has for a long time been closed.
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Old Bear
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05-07-17 08:20 PM - Post#229132
In response to penn nation
The two longest bus trips I remember were Waukegan in HS and Cornell at Brown.
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rbg
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09-12-17 01:04 PM - Post#232797
In response to Old Bear
A Duke blog has a story up about Mike Buckmire, a 6'2: guard from Germantown Friends, who will be a walk-on for the 2017 class. The author feels he will is a hidden talent, who could earn a full scholarship for next season.
He had 1,144 career points and averaged 22.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.2 assist last year. According to the article, he was recruited by IL and Division III programs.
https://balldurham.com/2017/09/12/duke-baske tball-...
CoBL has some information on him, but I don't know if he was talked about on this board. Does anyone which conference schools, if any, gave him offers and why he did not elect to go to the IL?
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Jeff2sf
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09-16-18 08:54 AM - Post#261324
In response to Jeff2sf
I'm fine with giving the guy time. but the phrase that keeps popping in my head for Steve is "hyper competent" or "aggressively adequate". I've no doubt he can restore us to 150ish team. I'm very skeptical he can get us to 50-100 which is where we need to be.
I could not be more thrilled to be so WRONG WRONG WRONG. MLL may not work out. But this is the talent I want to be bringing in. Way to go Steve.
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Streamers
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09-16-18 12:08 PM - Post#261330
In response to Jeff2sf
Now that is some accountability. Nice to see - wish had that on the OTB.
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Penndemonium
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2017 Recruit 09-16-18 01:32 PM - Post#261338
In response to Streamers
I think the good coaches can create a great overall ecosystem for recruiting, teaching, and playing. They manage assistants and the organizational details well. I think Jerome and Voldemort had talent in specific areas, which is good for an assistant coach. As head coaches, they were only as good as their weakest link.
It winds up that "hyper competent" seems to be a really good quality in a coach, and SD seems to be exceeding all of our expectations so far. We haven't had a 150 type of recruit for a while, and especially not a big man.
Edited by Penndemonium on 09-16-18 01:33 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Quakers03
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09-17-18 01:23 AM - Post#261349
In response to Penndemonium
He put this in place from day one and has built a TEAM. I was also skeptical and was interested in someone with more of a name or a young up-and-comer and Steve showed me. With my takes on Doug P at the time of his hiring, I think it's best if I hold off for at least a few months after my teams make coaching hires.
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Penndemonium
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09-17-18 02:16 AM - Post#261351
In response to Quakers03
He put this in place from day one and has built a TEAM. I was also skeptical and was interested in someone with more of a name or a young up-and-comer and Steve showed me. With my takes on Doug P at the time of his hiring, I think it's best if I hold off for at least a few months after my teams make coaching hires.
I thought Fran Dunphy was a terrible hire at the time he became head coach. I was scratching my head wondering how an assistant under Schneider could be worth anything. The headlines don't always tell the whole story.
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