[mister... basketball]

Thats what I dont get man. SV's fans as a whole are not liked on this board and I think it is really bogging this thread down. Think about this...with the way college basketball is now. 15 or 20 years ago Richmond or Princeton would upset a team in the tourney and it would be huge and now these smaller schools compete with big time programs on a nightly basis. All of kids playing on these teams whether their major, mid major or small were not major recruits coming out of high school but that does not mean they cannot play. If you read my post above you would see Ive already answered your question. Who cares if he plays backup to a five star point gaurd his whole career. Who cares if he only plays 5 minutes a game. It is awesome that RICK PITINO saw him play this year and took the time for he and his staff to make 2 visits to Shelby Valley. Pitino will give him a shot to earn playing time and scholarship and then the ball is in Elijahs court. To read this board you would think he has to start and average 20 in the Big East to have a successful career. That is far from the case. I watched Anthony Epps hit three's and play in Final Fours for UK. A few years before I sat in the lobby of the Hyatt at the State Tournament and debated and listened to people dabate his potential. Most thought it was a joke to even consider that he could ever play for UK. I mean Pitino was building one of the greatest basketball teams of all time how would this kid ever be a part of it. The same thing at the PBURG/SV football game last weekend. I sat down and heard someone say Burchett's good but he's not Notre Dame or UK good and I said "why isnt he" let the universities make those decisions and rally behind our mountain athletes. I wanted SV to beat PBurg so badly I could taste it but downing this kid wasnt going to make my team any better.

the hype is whats retarded, like u said let the universities and elisha decide what goes on. all i ever hear is elisha this and elisha that, give someone else some credit for once. there are plenty of other talented kids in this region other than him, yea rick pitino came and watched him play thats been established. but other kids need some acknowledgment too.