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Nov 22, 2018 14:44:34 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 22, 2018 14:44:34 GMT -5
The style they play will give some success, especially in Nov. Their heavy aggressive trapping will hurry you and can turn you over by taking bad shots. They are very used to playing that way so a quick shot on the run is normal for them. Clyde scrimmaged at Upper with Delphos St. John’s Wed Upper handled Clyde in all 4 quarters. Clyde has two bigs that are very physical and can score. Well coached and play hard. If this is the case, Willard will have its hands full, and then some.
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Nov 22, 2018 10:30:43 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 22, 2018 10:30:43 GMT -5
Sounds like they are well coached to have that size team and still handle the flashes the way C5 stated they did. Since the perimeter shooting is suspect with the flashes I think they should slow it down and take advantage of their height down low. With a couple kids 6'6"+ you will surely have the post advantage there. Sounds like Willard is trying to run a little with these teams, AAU way but that isn't their strength?? The one 6’6 kid you speak of, the younger Baldridge, isn’t a post player. Any time I’ve seen him play he’s out on the perimeter shooting 3’s. Just because kids are tall doesn’t mean they’re post players. We have the potential to be very good. It just seems as if something is missing, not sure what it is. Maybe chemistry. Maybe on-court leadership. Maybe they are lacking an identity....are they up-tempo or slow down. I would be surprised if we've got it figured out by game night against upper, but I think in time it will be improved.
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Willard
Nov 22, 2018 10:23:41 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 22, 2018 10:23:41 GMT -5
In an earlier post on a different topic, the 6"3 soph from last year was talked about to have had a knee injury in football and he would not be available to play basketball. That diagnosis may have changed. The 6'3" soph is still out, did not play. Without him they are still very good. Good press, good ball movement, good shooters, good post players. They really dont have a weakness.
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Willard
Nov 21, 2018 7:53:13 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 21, 2018 7:53:13 GMT -5
Did anyone go watch the flashes last night, varsity at their scrimmage? If so, how did they look? Hearing it is taking some time for them to mesh. Yes, I watched the scrimmage in Clyde last night. Willard played Clyde in four 15 minute sessions....losing all four. Willard also played Gibsonburg in two 15 minute sessions.....winning both sessions and Lake High School in two 15 minute sessions....winning both. Overall, the Flashes didnt look as sharp as they did on Saturday in Dayton. It appeared as if Joe was experimenting with different line ups quite a bit, which could contribute to some of the "meshing" issues. Still too many unforced errors and turnovers on the perimeter. Outside shooting was a little better, but not great. We played decent against Lake and Gibsonburg....however they are smaller schools and not as athletic. We played Clyde well in 2 of the 4 sessions and not so well in the other 2. Clyde is good, picked to win the Lake division.
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Willard
Nov 19, 2018 14:04:11 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 19, 2018 14:04:11 GMT -5
I agree he should see his share of touches, however, too much emphasis on one player can cause dissension within the troops. Especially on this team. C5, we'll have to chat after the season starts and they have 4-5 games under their belt. I like that they run and gun but with a kid of his talent, use the heck out of him especially when there is a mismatch. Down low is our bread and butter this year. Again, I agree. Just saying the coaches have to handle it correctly....hell, you almost have to be a psychologist as a coach when dealing with these kids. Everyone wants 20 shots per game and if they feel like they're not getting enough touches, then why should I rebound on the defensive end, why should I play hardnose defense, why why why.
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Willard
Nov 19, 2018 11:08:41 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 19, 2018 11:08:41 GMT -5
I'm just telling you what worked. Also it takes the right team makeup to do it well. Upper in 2005 ran a zone press because they had the guys to do it. I saw them destroy in back to back games Akron StV and Dayton Dunbar using a zone press. Remains to be seen if Willard can be successful at it, or if they'll even make it part of their plan. 1-3-1 is their best bet with the crestline kid under the basket. that kid is a player and every offensive play down the floor I would make sure he was touching it, somehow. I agree he should see his share of touches, however, too much emphasis on one player can cause dissension within the troops. Especially on this team.
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Willard
Nov 17, 2018 21:29:59 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 17, 2018 21:29:59 GMT -5
Traveled to southwest Ohio this weekend to watch the Flashes in a 4-way scrimmage against teams from the Dayton area.....all D1 schools. First up for the Willard was Shawnee High School. The Flashes won both quarters by 5+ points against a fundamentally sound team with good shooters but somewhat undersized....dont think they had anyone over 6'2". Next up was Franklin High School (former Duke star and now NBA player Luke Kennard is an Alum). The Flashes lost both quarters by less than 5 points against a very athletic team with a couple great shooters and an extremely quick point guard that ran the team very well. Lastly, the Flashes played Beavercreek High School and split the 2 quarters played. In summary, I thought Willard played with alot of energy and effort. Pros were the effectiveness of our 1-3-1 halfcourt trapping defense, as well as our full court press. We created alot of turnovers in both defenses. Additionally, we pushed the ball up the floor fairly well to create an up tempo game, which I think is what we do best. Cons were our outside shooting....it wasnt good. Also our turnover to assist ration was horrible. Too many forces and ill advised shots from the perimeter players. All in all, we held our own against some very athletic teams which were fundamentally sound and well coached. We might see 2 or 3 schools on our schedule that have the kind of athleticism that we saw today....which is very promising. Its going to be a fun year. Kudos to the coaching staff and AD for scheduling this level of competition in the pre-season.
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Willard
Nov 16, 2018 15:08:57 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 16, 2018 15:08:57 GMT -5
Are there any scrimmages in Willard Sat 11/17? Boys or girls? Varsity boys are traveling to Beavercreek tonight for a 4-way scrimmage tomorrow morning, not sure about girls.
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Willard
Nov 12, 2018 20:05:50 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 12, 2018 20:05:50 GMT -5
I'm sure there is a reason and we'll see how it plays out. I'm betting by game 5 he'll be playing varsity. The reason could be just as kid suggested. The coaches feel getting more playing time is better than sitting on the bench and being used only when opportunity presents itself. Besides, playing 3-4 quarters of jv experience still gives him the ability to play varsity when needed in some crunch time. I agree. Probably the best way to bring along/develop most youngsters.
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Willard
Nov 12, 2018 8:02:17 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 12, 2018 8:02:17 GMT -5
The four you mentioned decided not to play. We are missing the Flores kid who is recovering from a football injury. He should be available in about a month. So that would be 5 more kids that could have been added to the current 23? Correct
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Willard
Nov 12, 2018 6:59:29 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 12, 2018 6:59:29 GMT -5
Not cut, playing JV. He is a good ball handler and shooter so why they did not move him up is anyone's guess. I'm sure he'll get some playing time on varsity as the season goes along. Missing off the varsity list is also the slone kid, lindenburger, sweet and gillmore. Are they playing? The four you mentioned decided not to play. We are missing the Flores kid who is recovering from a football injury. He should be available in about a month.
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Willard
Nov 11, 2018 13:56:52 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 11, 2018 13:56:52 GMT -5
Thanks crimson. I’m assuming the Triplett name is the kid from crestline? Just going by the names on the list I think Willard can play good defense but where will the offense come from other than Parrott? Yes Triplett is Crestline. Certainly Parrot is the most pure scorer on the team, however, Baldridge is capable of putting up numbers as well as Triplett and Pinkston. Hell, I even saw Polachek bang 4 threes this past Saturday. I would be more concerned about backup guard play. Adelman is only guard on the bench and hes more of a 3 guard than a 1 or 2.
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Willard
Nov 11, 2018 12:43:54 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 11, 2018 12:43:54 GMT -5
Thanks for the update crimson5. Who made up the varsity roster? Were there any kids this year that didn’t go out that was a surprise? C. Parrot G B. Polachek G M. Pinkston G/F S. Baldridge F D. Triplett F/P A. Adelman G/F J. Sowers F M. Dawson F/P J. Holiday F/P Dont think there were any roster/tryout surprises, but not sure.
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 11, 2018 10:08:54 GMT -5
Did anyone happen to go and watch the varsity and jv scrimmages yesterday? How did they do? Yes, I watched some of both scrimmages....3 quarters of JV and about 45 minutes of Varsity. JV looked average, good at times and not so good at times. Which can be expected for first scrimmage. One thing that surprised me was they had only 8 kids playing JV. Varsity wasnt a real scrimmage. Mostly half court situational sets. However, I thought the first 5 looked really good. Played well together. Should be a fun year. Varsity played with 9 kids. I heard Freshman are playing with 6. Thats a total of 23 kids 9 thru 12th.
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Willard
Nov 6, 2018 11:22:49 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 6, 2018 11:22:49 GMT -5
I’m finally hearing what ‘supposedly’ went on, and I’m also hearing that is incorrect and the entire thing is being appealed as we speak. Hopefully that appeal works out. SF, something did not make sense if the kid was given a 6 game suspension for living with a friend. I would question how the kid can play 16 games if he does not have a home in Willard. The family has/had a home in Willard since the beginning, however said home had "livability" issues so family chose to commute until home was ready......this is my understanding. Scarlet is correct, it is being appealed.
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Willard
Nov 5, 2018 13:22:39 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Nov 5, 2018 13:22:39 GMT -5
Can't imagine what the kid is feeling right now. Hard to believe something like this could happen. Someone definitely wasn't watching out for his best interest. Does anyone know what exactly the state found that caused them to make this judgement against him, or possibly the school? I’m sure nobody will post it here but we will hear the true story randomly at a game this year in the hallways at halftime. My understanding is its a "residency" issue.
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Willard
Oct 27, 2018 12:13:59 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 27, 2018 12:13:59 GMT -5
I’m still confused. wink wink? C'mon frenzy, we all know that u are one of 5 or 6 people "in the know" at the school. 😁
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Willard
Oct 26, 2018 16:17:35 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 26, 2018 16:17:35 GMT -5
Very doubtful. Not in good taste to even put that out there. UH....wasn't it you who reported that there should be Sophomore guards playing instead off taller players?? I only followed your lead and knowledgeable beliefs. No, it wasnt me that reported that. However, after 10 hours of dialogue on the topic, ur comment may not be that far out of line. I rescind my comment of "not in good taste".
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Willard
Oct 26, 2018 6:32:38 GMT -5
Post by crimson5 on Oct 26, 2018 6:32:38 GMT -5
Willard must miss the good old days when Haas was coaching and your super sat on the OHSAA board. Then anybody could come play for them without consequence. Those good old days still exist, and anybody can play anywhere without consequence. As long as its done the right/legal way, just like the good old days.
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Willard
Oct 25, 2018 19:30:06 GMT -5
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 25, 2018 19:30:06 GMT -5
An opportunity for a Soph to move up. Maybe a parent ratted him out? Very doubtful. Not in good taste to even put that out there.
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Willard
Oct 25, 2018 14:03:30 GMT -5
Post by crimson5 on Oct 25, 2018 14:03:30 GMT -5
There's this today from the OHSAA infractions list. I have no ties to Willard like y'all so I don't know what it is about. 30. Willard High School had a student-athlete violate Bylaw 4-1-2, Falsification, and, in accordance with the bylaw the Executive Director’s office applied the appropriate penalty and ruled that the student shall fulfill a six-game regular season penalty in the sport of basketball in addition to sitting out the postseason tournament in that sport. If the student desires to participate in any other sport in which he did not participate during the 2017-18 school year, there is no falsification penalty. WOW
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 25, 2018 13:43:20 GMT -5
The word on the street is this team has some players that could make an impact for Joe this year, that is yet to be determined because games are won on the court. The parrot kid and the crestline kid seem like good players from what those around the program are saying, but again they have never played with these other kids before so it may take 5-6 games for them to start gelling. Willard's issue in the past has been perimeter shooting and there are some kids coming up that are good shooters. Joe will have to do some soul searching here because I think, sorry that I'm giving my opinion and it is just that so I'm not trying to tell Joe how to coach, they have too many post players on the team and need to move these younger perimeter shooters to varsity and maybe move a few of the post players back down to JV that played varsity last year. Tough pill to swallow but it would be best for his varsity team because come tourney time he'll need those outside shooters, they will smother parrot so you have to have a few more resources that can knock down those 14-18 footers. And as far as a 20 win season, depends on kids staying healthy and eligible but I would give them at least 14-16 wins. I love talking basketball Willard fans. A week before the team can even have tryouts and the coach is already got it wrong. I love reading your input on Willard Basketball topics...….so predictable. Maybe, just maybe the coach has the same assessment of his team.
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 25, 2018 13:33:27 GMT -5
I have to give truecrimson some credit. Balogh has always said it's nice to have a few tall post players on your roster, you can't "coach tall". However, he says the high school game IS won with a team full of good ball handlers and outside shooters. His Final Four team didn't have anyone on the roster taller than 6-1 and every starter had the green light when it came to shooting 3-pointers and they made a lot of them. BUT, you couldn't over defend them at the 3-point line or they would drive past you for layups. The problems seems to be that parents of now Sophomores and the players themselves, that have had some success in the past, are already unhappy about the "move ins" playing in front of them. Players not willing to wait their turn, and unrealistic parents thinking they know better than the Head Coach is a formula for failure. Funny thing, Coach Bob Haas has the same philosophy. He always said good guard play is the key to winning high school basketball games....none more important than the point guard.
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 24, 2018 18:40:06 GMT -5
"All of this is contingent on....developing and gelling the young talent". Is not that the case with most high school teams? Willard can't claim that as their mantra. A mistake for Willard to drop Ontario, they might have been a win for them this year Yes, most can make that same claim. However, I can argue Willard's ceiling is higher with the addition of Parrot and Devon (Crestline move in).
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 24, 2018 18:04:55 GMT -5
I wouldn't put Huron and Edison in the win column and Bellevue returns one of the best, if not the best PG in the league in Ruhlman, a lot of size including 6-7 Caleb Marshal, the best Soph post from last year. From someone with no irons in the fire, it looks like .500 at best. I agree with ur assessment of Ruhlman, however as a team I think they will underachieve again and Willard gets the win. A split with Edison is very realistic and taking 2 from Huron may be a stretch but doable. All this is contingent on the Flashes developing and geling the young talent.
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 24, 2018 14:06:42 GMT -5
This league will be between Huron and Oak Harbor. The Willard Dumpster's will not even be in the top half of the Bay division. I hate to break it to you. Huron has the best player in the league, best coach, and the best athletes. Look out for Freshman guard Jack Bradburry to make an immediate impact. Could be the best freshman the SBC has seen since Jayrese Williams. Averaged 25 points as an 8th grader for the Tigers. Will assume most of the ball handling by seasons end. GO Tigers Oak harbor and Vermilion should be league favorites. Huron freshman guard is nice but not even close to about a half dozen others in front of him...…. Willard, Clyde x 2, Sandusky, Tiffin...…..all have better freshman.
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 24, 2018 6:20:34 GMT -5
And also, I think they will be around 15 wins this year just based on schedule alone. And adding Parrott doesn’t hurt either. Name them? Fri 30-Nov-18 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Sandusky - Sat 01-Dec-18 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bucyrus - Thur 06-Dec-18 Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carey - Fri 14-Dec-18 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Port Clinton - Thur 20-Dec-18 Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Margaretta - Fri 28-Dec-18 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Oak Harbor - Sat 29-Dec-18 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buckeye Central - Thur 03-Jan-19 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Vermilion - Sat 05-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Edison - Fri 11-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Huron - Sat 12-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelby - Tue 15-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wynford - Fri 18-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Port Clinton - Tue 22-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norwalk St. Paul - Fri 25-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Margaretta - Thur 31-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Oak Harbor - Sat 02-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bellevue - Fri 08-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Vermilion - Tue 12-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hopewell-Loudon - Fri 15-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Edison - Tue 19-Feb-19 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffin Columbian - Fri 22-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Huron Fri 30-Nov-18 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Sandusky - Sat 01-Dec-18 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bucyrus - WIN Thur 06-Dec-18 Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carey - WIN Fri 14-Dec-18 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Port Clinton - WIN Thur 20-Dec-18 Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Margaretta - Fri 28-Dec-18 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Oak Harbor - Sat 29-Dec-18 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buckeye Central - WIN Thur 03-Jan-19 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Vermilion - Sat 05-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Edison - WIN Fri 11-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Huron - WIN Sat 12-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelby - Tue 15-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wynford - WIN Fri 18-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Port Clinton - WIN Tue 22-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norwalk St. Paul - WIN Fri 25-Jan-19 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Margaretta - WIN Thur 31-Jan-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Oak Harbor - Sat 02-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bellevue - WIN Fri 08-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Vermilion - Tue 12-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hopewell-Loudon - WIN Fri 15-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Edison - Tue 19-Feb-19 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffin Columbian - WIN Fri 22-Feb-19 Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * Huron WIN
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 23, 2018 19:44:00 GMT -5
Since some of you want to dissect my post, or better yet, twist what I was trying to say. Let me clarify. I question whether the kids (mine included) are willing to put in the effort required to be exceptional. I question whether the parents (self included) are able to stay out of Joes way and let him do his thing. In some respect, I question whether Joe can deal with all the peripheral BS that comes with being Willards BB coach, and still stay focused on the big picture while building relationships with the athletes and trying to get the best out of them. Ive contributed my share of skeptism to the last item listed. Its not fair to Joe, his staff, nor the athletes. I will do better going forward.
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 23, 2018 19:22:43 GMT -5
You are back peddling here but that's okay, we'll go with that. How are today's kids and families different, including yours? You've obviously been around the program or have a kid in the program and see some things you do not like, or your son does not agree with. So, what are they because you stated the kids are not buying into his philosophy. What is his philosophy that they are not buying in to? If you are saying you don't buy in to it, your son will surely never buy in to it because he knows you disagree with Joe's philosophy. I'm curious how you are thinking here because it helps me understand why this program has suffered for so long when I see comments made like yours on here. You are obviously not happy with the way Joe is coaching or what he is teaching the team. I think the translation you’re looking for is his kid doesn’t play as much as he thinks he should You should think less, Bigox
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Post by crimson5 on Oct 23, 2018 9:40:42 GMT -5
Yea, pretty good assessment of my disposition Dude. Good thing I'm not the coach. Just not sure the kids are buying into Joes philosophy and coaching style. Not sure which kids are gonna play/be elgible, time will tell. This statement is odd to me as a Willard Flashes fan and longtime supporter of the program. Help me understand why you feel like the kids are not buying into Joe's philosophy and coaching style? You have to have some inside information because just making a statement like this doesn't support your position without facts. Last year Joe was very calm and patient on the sidelines even though we were getting it handed to us in a lot of games. I could tell he was trying to develop the younger players with court time and it was hard for him to do that because he knew he was going to take some beatings in some games because of it. It sounds like you have some coaching experience otherwise you would not have made that "good thing I'm not coaching" comment. Tell us what you would do different because I truly want to know what issues we have because the season hasn't even started and you are slamming the staff already? Eligibility is and always will be a subject that coaches have to deal with. I know Joe tries to get kids that are struggling to come in so he can try and help them, says something about his style right there. Do you have a son in the program and can speak from first hand experience? Please, enlighten us all. My intent wasnt to bash Joe and his staff. It is a very difficult job. I apologise if thats how my post came off. Todays kids and families are a different creature than 30 years ago....mine included. I wouldnt want that job, it doesnt pay enough and is thankless.
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