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It’s why coaches have to understand goals : Is it a district championship, region championship or state championship. Don’t follow other classes but In AA you better know how to play fast or you will lose most of the time . District 10AA might be one of the toughest AA districts in the state . Down this year but East and pearl pretty darn elite . This could be Pearls year . East back court freshman and sophomore will be here for awhile not ready to win it all yet . These days only way to beat them is play their style all year long . Most people won’t agree or have enough athletes to do it . You can’t slow it dish because they will just end up getting steals on you . Best bet is run shoot 3’s and press them back even though East hard to press with those two guards .

Tunderwood !! Elite defense !!! It’s only elite when you hold top teams way below their average . Also by turning them over getting them out of their comfort zone . You do have saylor which alters a lot of shots ., your offensive style contributes a lot to holding teams in the 40’s and 50’s . Now if you can hold East to 40 or 50 then maybe I will give you elite defense . My best example is va. In college . Duke avg 81 a game . Va held them to 50 . Not sure what East avg . Doubt it’s 80 but probably close to 70 I would say . I might have to come check it out because you might have just sold me on it . I always liked saylor always improved year to year first year I haven’t seen him play

Cubs coach best coach in the district and it’s not even close . Longest tenure too I believe . Will be interested how he attacks sycamore.,Not sure he can even come up with something to stop them . Sometimes it comes down to the stronger team not destroying the will and letting the lesser team hang around . Coach Stuart will definitely have something ready let’s just see if it’s good enough

M - I agree with you completely if there are no upsets in district 10 . The past three years there has always been one in semis . If sycamore point is out or not a 100% definitely will limit chances against fogg and Maplewood . East And pearl the class of 10AA . Heard WH coach of the year . And big kid for sycamore MVP by one vote over #33 for WH . # 33 for WH more talented didn’t get to showcase his whole game past two years strictly a post player . Very effective at that may I say . Kid can shoot the three and is more than just a post player . Only knock on him might be his defense , definitely where the kid for sycamore has him . The kid from sycamore come a long way since his freshman year . Interested to see what college takes a chance on him .

Didn’t see the game but absolutely unbelievable so not going to blame anybody . Guess give westmoreland credit they didn’t mail it in .,

Been awhile but basketball a tournament sport . I went on record last year with a lot of coaching comments on White House not so favorably . I always try to give credit when credit is due . This team could have folded after Christmas with that start . 0-6 in games decided by 10 points or less . 2-13 over all I believe . Not that tough of a schedule maybe 4 -6 quality teams ., Takes more than a good coach to keep a team together and moving to tournament time . Which basketball is all about .,The coach did it and this team now knows how to win and find ways too win . Credit to players but most of all the head coach ., 9-2 in games decided by 10 points or less now . Still don’t agree with some things he does but heck I don’t agree how some college coaches coach just our nature . Bottom line #1 and #33 those two dictate the district with 33 player of the year but probably goes to sycamore kid but #33 for WH is more skilled I believe . I don’t know who gets coach of the year but should be close . WH coach has a talented bunch but they have talented for the past 4 years and still looking for that elusive district championship . Hopefully this is the year they get the monkey off their back . Close games don’t bother them . And coach has a lot of great sets to get #33 the ball late ., Like I stated early The coach has done a great job getting this team to tournament time playing their best ball . Win or lose the coach should be commended for the job he has done this year . Now bring it home and if just might mean that first 9AA region win in years . Good luck to all teams during the tournament

That district is the toughest in tenn in AA

I was reading back at some and felt compelled to defend the other coaches since they were slammed as well . Let’s start with Gary Smith , very nice and gracious guy . You got that right . Next I think you called him something like tyrant oh well what ever it was .,He did more for that program than anybody else cared to do in previous years . Upgraded locker room , can’t tell you how many times they had to reseal the floor after it got messed up by whoever. Did a lot to raise money for new uniforms and other things that had gone outdated . X-O wise plenty of in game adjustments and one hitters that always got the player open . Countless hours of film watching . Biggest problem was him trying to implement some of his stuff but also keeping Smith stuff as well trying to buffer that .,Too many changes . Different outcome if it was his team . IMO . I will give you the comment about the practices . Some of them drove me crazy but at sometime we were trying to find that leader on that team to take control when others started acting up . Never materialized and us as coaches failed there . So your right , just not all practices were like that . The other two assistants . One is now a head coach of a freshman team who more or less has the same philosophy as me. You know it’s hard to work a 40 hour plus job then come yell at kids all day . You would like to think after a couple times they would get it . I love what I did and thankful to Gary for letting me do it . The last coach maybe a bit unorthodox with some techniques , but an absolute BBall guru . Can watch a game and take so much away from it . Will have other teams plays and all options off of it . Will take a college offense and dissect the heck out of it . Can teach a 1-3-1 and with right talent give teams fits . All in all last year might have not gone the way everybody thought but the coaching staff wasn’t a train wreck . IMO. I Have too much respect for the new coach’s family to trash him as some feel I have . Never the intention. His brother I always thought was a good guy . His son a class act and a joy to coach . His wife super nice . As for the coach himself , I can’t really speak except from what people in my bible study said about him ., A great family upstanding guy . So I hope the coach can muster up something special for East tonight because last time they came to WH for a regional game 4 years ago it was over fast and got ugly quick . I wonder how many seniors would like that sweet revenge . Ok posters I am done . Good luck to everyone tonight and be safe.

Jn2 it’s been kind of quiet on here this year just turning up the volume . Good luck to you hope you all beat maplewood . Should be a good game

Pretty much everybody comments on coaching . It’s been a travesty for two years I feel this team under achieved . Being around some of them for 6 years . It hits close to home . When teams don’t achieve it’s usually coaching . I could put it on the kids but as most good coaches you don’t do that . Since you don’t know me or want to come talk to me . You don’t know what I know or how I would coach if this was my team . I will say this head coaching now days is a very tough job , especially with talented kids . You make me out to be trashing the coach . Far from that , do I agree with everything he has done , No , I believe he has evolved as a coach from the beginning of the year and have seen signs of huge improvemebt in certain areas in pieces of games . So please don’t think I am trashing you coach cause I am not . He has done a good job , but with addition of a talented transfer I would have expected more as I believe he did as well . Two wins in region and a sub state win can erase all of that . Anybody that has watched this team this summer I believe they all thought a trip to the glass house was the ultimate goal . Yes district 10 is the best district in the state . They are beatable though this year . I always have believed since last year sycamore and especially WH had the formula to advance . So please if you want to talk basketball with me just stop me and we can talk . This way you don’t have to blow your cover since I guess you don’t want people on here to know . I have a good idea . Not too hard . Have a great day today . God bless and good luck tomorrow night . Let’s get that W

I know their is turmoil . I will leave it at that . If you want to put my name out there , at least get it right . Lol . Wonder why you left your name off .

Well it’s fine to throw things around you have no clue about . You don’t know me . You don’t know my philosophy . I know a lot more than you think I do about what has gone on with the team this year . Yes Smith is a super nice guy . Last years team underachieved just as this years team has . Both in my opinion for the same reasons lack of discipline and philosophy in coaching to your talent . This years team has a chance to erase that underachiever next to their name by pulling the upset . And I guess you know I was assistant but nice to know you can hide behind your screen name . There are no sour grapes just have killed me to watch these kids underachieve these past two years . Yes I could have been more vocal but my philosophy I couldn’t force down their throat . I just try to call it like I see it . If that hurts peoples feelings sorry . If I have offended anyone else on here I apologize .

Never said saylor didn’t deserve it ., Sycamore vs pearl . I just think pearl wanted to be opposite of east . Cant prove it though . Pearl best team over there . East right now are fighting with each other . The other night it was really bad . All on separate occasions # 0 , 23,24 .,arguing with each other and a coach . I believe even 24 dad yelling at the coach ..just don’t know how WH can keep them off the boards ., Harpeth no chance and heritage best chance . A team willing to take a charge and playing their best basketball . Pearl and east in the finals even I would like to see MLK and pearl again in the finals .

I saw it tonight with same ref . Made the call stared at the kid for a good 5 seconds every time before going to the table . Awful

J - why I think you were a sycamore guy . Crazy well congrats to you . I wouldn’t say this coach tries to outscore you though or he would have done something to quicken the pace . The one thing I don’t like about awards is why does the team that wins have to get the mvp . I am fine with reg season pick . But tournament mvp was 4 for WH by a landslide . When you lost by 7 that was part of that 8 game losing streak . You are tons better now and this should give you the boost . 9AA needs a win in region somebody win .