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Topic: Jon Smith!!!!!

Topic: Jon Smith!!!!!

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Chicken George
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Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/11/2012 11:31:45 PM

I've been a non-Jon Smith fan all season thinking he looks the part and we need the part, he just hasn't been doing any of the parts. Give credit when credit is due---I thought Jon Smith played very well tonight. 10 rebounds, 6 offensive rebounds, active, couple nice dunks, played 21 minutes versus starting then having a seat on the bench---good job Jon!

RSBobcat
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/11/2012 11:35:31 PM

Chicken George wrote:

I thought he deserved player of the game. 4 or 5 of those offensive rebounds must have been in the first 5 minutes - he was key to the big start out of the gate!

RS Bobcat

Pataskala
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/11/2012 11:35:55 PM

He's been quietly improving as the season has gone along. If he keeps this up, he could be a force in Feb.

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We will survive.

JSF
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 12:03:40 AM

I think I was the last person on his bandwagon. Glad I didn't jump off (though I considered it).

"Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season.

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Business_Cat
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 12:03:58 AM

Current student here:

I was walking down court st and saw Jon, I had to stop him and say congrats on the good season (12-1 at the time). He was a very nice guy. Smith matches the Groce-mentality of being a class act.

You know what Frank Solich likes most about coaching in the MAC? While he gets older, his coaching competition stays the same age, man.

The real O-H-I-O

OU_Country
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 8:26:25 AM

Pataskala wrote:

He's been quietly improving as the season has gone along. If he keeps this up, he could be a force in Feb.

I'm not sure I even care if he's a "force". If he can give performances like last night's game, that's a big boost for OUr guys in the post.

Andrew Ruck
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 9:46:37 AM

I think he is a good player off the ball and rebounding or tip ins, which are all things we need. He has room to grow as far as driving and finishing. The moment last night where he had a clear path to the rim and instead spotted up a wide open 10 footer that missed badly looked pretty awkward. He still doesn't look very comfortable with the ball, hoping that improves. But rebounding/positioning and defense has been real good, and was very good last night.

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shabamon
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 10:40:39 AM

Groce got on him immediately about that.

Ohio69
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 12:32:42 PM

Last night he started to look....dare I say it.... like he could be Flomo-esque.

Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?.....

Jeff McKinney
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 2:23:11 PM

Ohio69 wrote:

Last night he started to look....dare I say it.... like he could be Flomo-esque.

69, he singlehandedly helped us avoid a 20 point loss.

Wilson Hall Record Holder
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 7:01:56 PM

I'm not surprised one bit about Jon Smith.

I may be the only one who has seen him play throughout his high school career so I know very well what his talents are and he is actually a lot more gifted offensively than he shows.

My initial take on him this preseason is that he simply isn't physically built adequately enough to deal with the banging that he never encountered while in high school on a regular basis.

To paraphrase what I used in one of my posts earlier this week, in high school he could succeed on skill alone.

Hopefully last night was an indication that he is mentally growing into the kind of competitor he needs to be at the collegiate level.

HeHateMiami
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2012 9:02:53 PM

JSF wrote:

I think I was the last person on his bandwagon. Glad I didn't jump off (though I considered it).

I was still there with you. I've thought he's been showing flashes since Portland, glad he strung a couple together last night.

perimeterpost
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/14/2012 12:29:56 AM

has he won every starting ball tip this year? I was trying to think of a game where we didn't get the opening tip and couldn't think of any.

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RSBobcat
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RE: Jon Smith!!!!!

Posted: 1/14/2012 1:08:28 AM

perimeterpost wrote:

has he won every starting ball tip this year? I was trying to think of a game where we didn't get the opening tip and couldn't think of any.

Have been wondering myself - nice if he can get from from Zeke tomorrow!

RS Bobcat

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