Monday, June 15, 2009

25 year reunion brought back memories

Well I went to my 25 year high school reunion this past weekend and boy did it bring back memories. I saw a couple of guys that were on the basketball team. Steve Shulte and Steve Curl. Shulte sells prosthetics and Curl is a manager at Kroger. Both are around 6'6" and look like they can still play. The were absolutely awesome back in the day. They went to tiny Coker College in South Carolina. I had never heard of it until they decided to go. They also went with another Berkmar grad in Greg Dirst.
This college was a gateway for Berkmar. I was comparing these guys to some others from Gwinnett. They were good but when I see guys like Jon Nordin, Jon Griffiths, Brian Keickeisen, Yaw Gyawu, Major Wingate and some of these guys, I just have to say they got a little better now.
Yesterday the Lakers won with Kobe for the fourth time. People are comparing him to Michael Jordan. Well that is a different story but there is no comparison. Just like there is no comparison to the big guys of today in Gwinnett County. Look at Collins Hill. They had three players at 6'8, 6'9 and even 6'10". This team was huge. Look at Norcross in the past few years with Gani Lawal and Al Farouq Aminu. Plus Peachtree Ridge has had some major size. What are they feeding these guys. Meadowcreek had a kid that was 6'10 in Mark Veezy. These kids get scholarships to much bigger colleges than Coker. Nothing against Coker but in today's game, size matters. I believe the game is becoming a guard oriented game but you still need a big man for rebounding.
So when you see these teams during summer AAU games or beginning in late October, watch for the big man. If you are like me it will bring back memories of the day of Shulte and Curl.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Get ready football is just around the corner

Well every year i go through a lull in the action but before you know it, it all starts again. I start in mid August with football and here in Gwinnett County we have some pretty good teams. Just look at last year where two of the four teams in the final four were from Gwinnett with Peachtree Ridge and Grayson. In years past it was Brookwood, Parkview and North Gwinnett. And throw in a Norcross or a Collins Hill and you have the making of a county that is loaded. Then we went to Basketball and once again we are loaded. Girls had Collins Hill, Central Gwinnett in the early part of the decade, Parkview and now Mill Creek and Duluth plus Berkmar have been pretty dog gone good. Then baseball with Wesleyan and Brookwood and throw in a few others and this county is strong.
I love all the sports but by playoff time I am getting burned out. I am ready for the next sport. That is true here in the summer. Baseball is over and I needed the break but I need something to tied me over till football. AAU or little league is good stuff but really isn't the same. This year we should be great again in football. It's just around the corner. Ean Pemberton will still be around but no Mikey Tamburo or Michael Box or Brandon Jacobs or any other big time player. I am sure some will come out of the woodworks. Charles Perkins will be fun to watch. Keep in mind we thought the same thing the year before last. I can only hope this year is as good as the last two years. If I am a betting man, I bet it will be. Just stay tuned to our blogs and we'll keep you posted plus we'll have our predictions. It's just around the corner. See ya then.