@nuleafjhawk It is frustrating from the standpoint that I used to coach this group and to see many years of work torn to shreds senselessly is tough to swallow. But its a balance. At the same time I just have to try to enjoy watching my kid play ball. Cause there will come a day and its just around the corner. Where he won't be playing anymore.
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I award you no points...
And may God have mercy on your soul...
@Crimsonorblue22 middle of the road I would say. But a coach I may call an up and comer. Was actually a teammate of mine in HS and we had a top notch coach. A guy that's still coaching HS ball in the area. Multiple state championships as a coach and player. So iim hoping that some of that rubbed off and our HS coach can elevate the program some over the course of the next few years
You do terrific work @wrwlumpy. Thanks for what ya do!
My sons team. He's eighth grade this year. And yes the coach is a teacher. But has been a teacher/coach for almost 35 yrs. So ya might think the boys would atleast play fundamental ball. Team ball. But no. I mean they aren't ever gonna be basketball juggernauts. Small school. Small kids. Etc... I don't expect them to win every game. And maybe not even that often at all. But as I said. You see no fundamentals. No team play. Nothing you would expect from kids coached by a guy with that kind of experience. I had these same kids rec league/mayb for 3rd thru 6th grade. And I'm no Bill Self or Scott drew either. But they won a helluva lotta games. And when they didn't. It sure wasn't for lack of fight and team style play. And fact. That's the only thing that kept them in alot the games they lost. But you could see a noticible progression in their fundamentals individually and as a team. Now they look 3rd grade ish again. It's saddening to me. I worked very hard to instill those core values into these kids. By the time they left me for Jr high they had played nearly a hundred games. Alot for kids that age. Every season they won more than the year before. Now they've won 3 out of 30 in the last two years. And it's usually a 35 pt beatdown. Ah..... I guess I just needed to vent. And why not do it to the most knowledgeable awesome sauce group of basketball fans in the history of the universe right? :)
Just returned home from yet another disappointing and dismal Jr High basketball game. I gotta hand it to the coach. Guy has actually buffaloed ppl into paying him for better than 30 years to do a job he isn't worth a two bit damn at. So im taking applications. No experience necessary. In fact. Even if you think you have zero basketball knowledge. All you have to do is be a member of this site. That's the only requirement. You can be the absolute biggest basketball dummy in history. And I will like our chances better. :)
Count me with those patiently waiting @HighEliteMajor to post his analysis
This is terrific. Absolutely plausible that OU does remain #1 in that poll. So is it KU +3 in Allen and OU +3 in Lloyd Noble. And on a neutral court they have to invent a sudden death after a dozen or so overtimes?? :)
@DoubleDD no days off :)
Gotta worry about the tough road games ahead right now. No time to celebrate
Buddy's interview on espn now. Hats off. Great player and class act. Lotsa respect for our team, building, and crowd
@approxinfinity lol. Nice
Oh my sweet baby lord
No time to miss that
Ffs. Kick it to wide open Wayne on the wing
Gosh I just hate the hold the ball and drive game. Why not run some offense??
Well. Thats a crappy way to lose
Why on gods green earth do we always run the hold the ball for 25 seconds and drive into nothing play at the end of the game.... Ugh
Gonna say we didn't need another sloppy turnover there perhaps
We just don't have any answers. I was worried about our transition D. It's not so hot
@wissoxfan83 agree
I'm not sure we have the D to get back in this
@VailHawk someone has to play hard. Why not jam tray
Interior O and D. Our biggest downfall
Better lock em down for 20 fellas
@Crimsonorblue22 that's not so bad. They deserve to have the hell beat out of them in the middle of the floor. Lol
@DoubleDD and our poor defense and OU hitting shots. Make no mistake
Fouls aside. Gotta get back quicker and guard with their feet. Looked all half long like if OU wasn't missing shots they're up on us. And yep. Sure enough
Bout damn time
Get a technical bill. This is bull
Back to 6. Come on fellas
Big J by Greene. Needed after the last one
@KansasComet scared to go to the contact again
Come on d
No kidding. Getting close to "t" time
Do we have anyone that can consistently keep Niang out of the paint off the dribble? OU doesn't so far. He's having his way in there
It's a contested early jumpshots or a wide open layup every time on both ends right now... Crazy
Man I hope OU settles for jumpshots like this on monday
@wissoxfan83 I'm in though. We can wax them. I'd accept that. :)
@KUSTEVE I think it has more to do with the those particular individuals than who our coach is or what he accomplishes honestly. Some ppl will just always need to say we gotta fire the coach. It's internal wiring
@KUSTEVE good point. I'd like to see it. Right now I feel it's a tough game. And the PHOG wins the game by single digits in the end.
The comments on the other site often turn into a Jr high dramathon. Bickering and insulting back and forth. I read them sometimes just for a good laugh. :)
Really think we wax OU Monday? They look solid to me so far...
@KUSTEVE someone actually said that?? Wth
@DinarHawk don't know anything
Don't need BG hurt. And Diallo has to start improving on footwork and defensive positioning prior to the pass. Too easily scored over on consecutive possessions
@wissoxfan83 looked good though. Pure
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Nice shot