Good morning! Last summer, I was tramping along the Sam Richardson trail behind my house in Northfield and crossed paths with Marc Aroner walking his Labrador retriever.The 73-year-old Aroner is a jolly-faced graybeard who makes fishing rods and knows.
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Those in Franklin County that pay attention to the Northfield Mount Hermon boys basketball team aren’t shocked at all with what Kellan Grady has accomplished since arriving on campus at Davidson. The Wildcat senior guard played three years at Catholic.
WIN-throp: Eagles flying off the radar with 20 wins in a row
By PETE IACOBELLIJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
“Dang, they should be noticing,” said Vaudrin, the Eagles’ do-it-all point guard. “We’re 15-0.”
But the 6-foot-7 guard knows the remedy, however just keep winning.
The Eagles have won more games than No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor, both 14-0. They’ve won a best-in-the-nation 20 straight games in Division I men’s basketball dating back to their Big South Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth last season.
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Yet, Winthrop remains on the outside of the rankings and much of college basketball’s consciousness in this pandemic-affected season.
Advice for Kentucky Fans, Keyontae the Coach & More
A Message for Big Blue Nation
Kentucky fans: Be careful what you wish for.
Yes, this season has been a complete train wreck. There’s no excuse for a 4-9 start, or Wednesday night’s loss to a brutal Georgia team not youth, not even the pandemic can be used as a defense.
But don’t do what you did to Tubby Smith and run John Calipari out of Lexington, or you may just wind up with another Billy Clyde Gillispie.
This team has been atrocious. There were six consecutive losses, and then a glimmer of hope with three straight wins. But the issue with this Kentucky team isn’t just youth; It’s the fact that they can’t score, aren’t tough enough and lack both leadership and a star. While the staff misevaluated recruits, there’s still far more talent on this team than four wins in 13 tries would indicate.