Comments on: Saints’ Ng named Gatorade player of the year

By: keepingitreal

keepingitreal — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 21:11:24 +0000

This move will set Hawaii basketball back for a long time. It’s hard enough getting respect from the Mainland teams and coaches. This move makes us look weak. The boy can play no doubt. I congratulate him and his family, just wish the media would have considered the long term effects of this decision. For Hawaii it gives kids who aren’t DI hope and will help them strive for more which is awesome. BUT it hurts them in the same breath when they try to get a scholarship for the sport they love as coaches around the nation won’t take Hawaii seriously.

By: PublicSchool

PublicSchool — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:51:11 +0000

Totally. I’m sure he’s an awesome player, but he’s DII. If he competed against other D1 teams and players his stats wouldn’t have been anywhere near where they were (and don’t reference any pre-season games, cus we know pre-season is just pre-season). Can you imagine if Zayne Chong or Tolu Smith (or any number of DI players across the state) played DII?? Their stats would’ve been off the charts too. But go get ’em next year. If he’s able to kick everyone’s okole playing against other DI school’s next year then he can prove people wrong. But I do think for this year, he shouldn’t have gotten the award.

By: EnoughAlready

EnoughAlready — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:47:42 +0000

Agreed. This kid is a great player and played well against tough teams, but it’s a different story when you play those teams on a nightly basis. I thought the GOY award looked at academics too. I am pretty sure other kids across the state in D1 were way more deserving of this award. What a way to discredit the past awardees. Unreal, media does it again.

By: Farney

Farney — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:46:47 +0000

Well I guess if you have to Pick between a first year,6-10 dominating player in Tolu Smith or the local 5-8 undeclassman guard from a D2 ,school then go for the weaker one. Will the saints go D1 next year? I guess it paid off for dad to keep him in on blow out games. Pad that stats.

By: Another step backwards

Another step backwards — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:05:52 +0000

Wow! Is there any other state that would allow Gatorade to select a player from a lower division to win their state’s highest basketball award? What a slap in the face to the many players that play in the division they should play in, don’t play with a Dad on the bench, don’t play all game long, and don’t take 30 shots per game. The Hawaii Media is responsible for this award, since they make every Saint Francis win such a huge deal. Now you moving up because Joan of Arc said so…..please!!! You moving up because all the tough players from the last two years are gone!! That’s why you moving up…..

By: Loca1boiAnonymous

Loca1boiAnonymous — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 05:08:18 +0000

I wonder how the D1 players who were deserving of this award feel about this. I cant recall any Gatorade POY not coming from the highest level of competition in Hawai’i.

By: ???

??? — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 04:36:45 +0000

The kid is good but you should have to be in D1
To win state Gatorade player of the year!
“ JMO”