OK, CHISM I ADMIT YOU MUST HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF SINGLE A BB. IT IS EVIDENT IN YOUR LAST POST. MICHAEL GAINES WAS A GREAT PLAYER. I WATCHED HIM AT FHU WHERE HE WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN.
HOWEVER, I DISAGREE ON YOUR STATEMENT THAT THE 96 TEAM WON THE STATE DUE TO LUCK. THIS STATEMENT DEGRADES YOUR BB KNOWLEDGE QUITE A BIT. YOU DO NOT GO 33-2 AND WIN THE STATE TITLE ALL B/C OF LUCK. THOSE PLAYERS HAD A GREAT AMOUNT OF SKILL. BUT THE THING THAT PUSHED THEM TO THE TOP WAS THEIR HEART AND THEIR "REFUSE TO LOSE" ATTITUDE.
I AM VERY CLOSE TO THE PLAYERS ON THIS YEAR'S TEAM. YES, IT IS EARLY IN THE SEASON, BUT I SEE THIS SAME KIND OF ATTITUDE AND HEART. YOU MENTIONED THE POST GAME--THAT IS OUR BIGGEST SURPRISE ON THIS YEAR'S TEAM. BILLY RINGOLD HAS WORKED HARD AND IMPROVED TREMENDOUSLY. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL POSITIVE COMMENTS ON HIS PLAY THIS SEASON. THE ERA OF "BBS MIDGETS" IS DEFINETLY OVER WITH RINGOLD AND 6'5" COOPER. WE'LL SEE HOW THEIR POST PLAY DEVELOPS AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES.
YOU CAN HAVE THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD BBS BB, IT IS YOUR CHOICE. AND I CAN AND WILL STRONGLY DISAGREE, THAT IS MY CHOICE. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THE REST WILL BE SAID ON THE COURT...