speakingtruth

I've played or watched ball for 20 years. Never once seen officials that bad. It wasn't just the fouls. Walks, double dribbles, and multiple 5 second calls were ignored. Out of bounds was called the wrong way. 1-1 was denied to DeKalb after it was earned. The refs even argued on the floor over that call, but it was still denied. My understanding is that those refs weren't even supposed to be calling in that area. If you're beat on talent, you take it and go on, but being put out of a Regional game by refs is not right, and you know that. The talent difference between the two teams was obvious. Just calling it like it was!

Great analysis!

Thanks to refs😂

Actually, you are incorrect, but I do think she would agree with me that he is making a huge effort to do right by the girls. I know you were not the one who made the comment about the girls' reputations, but I am glad you acknowledged Maggie's values because it brings up a good point. The team has more than one good kid.

It has been brought to my attention that all of the derogatory comments have not been made by one user. I apologize for that error.

I have heard enough of that! Let me tell you the truth about OUR program. Those girls are working harder and longer than they have ever worked. They have not wasted one minute of time. They began practice at 12:01 on the very first day they were eligible to practice. They slept a few hours following that practice. They had breakfast together as a team, and they practiced again after breakfast. When they do not have access to the gym after school, they drag themselves out of bed at 5:30 (A.M.), and they are on the floor practicing by 6:00 (A.M.). So, while you are sleeping, they are working!! I also know for a fact that they work hard outside of practice as well! Just so you know, one of those girls spent 2 hours this past Sunday working on her skills with her summer coach. She also spent an hour working with her shooting coach. I know for a fact that is true because I paid for those sessions!! What did you do on Sunday? That same kid does not take a summer break. She spends that time playing basketball in another state. She does not "go out" on the weekends to have an opportunity to get pregnant or smoke pot!! Where is your kid? I know for a fact that academics is strong. AP classes have been available to those kids for years. In fact, they have so much access to AP classes that we had a kid graduate from college this past year BEFORE she graduated high school. I also know for a fact that one of the kids on the team now has a 4.5 on a 4.0 scale. I sign her report card too! As far as the coach goes... quite frankly, I wanted to see for myself what he does because I read what you wrote, so I went to practice unannounced, and guess what I found? I found him running defense against the starters. He didn't have a phone in his hand as you have reported. The practices are open. Go see it before you speak again! As far as the schedule goes, I don't invite others to watch games that are not competitive because their game skills can only be evaluated when the competition is equivalent. However, it has nothing to do with the facilities! I do agree that our kids need to play teams that make them work for every point they score and every rebound they pull down, and they have done that in summer camp and pre-season, and get this... they beat all but two of them! I do not have a problem with a few games being on the schedule that are not quite as competitive because I would rather not wait until the underclassmen are seniors to expose them to the floor. What else would you like to complain about? I will be more than happy to research that for you too.