kj23

Hello, realstory My name is Coach Jones from the Tennessee Thunder. I have been reading some of the post today. I think it's a sad day for Middle Tennessee AAU. How about we get back to what we all started coaching for "THE KIDS". So, lets stay focused and leave it on the floor.

About your questions, The Thunder Organization has 13 teams. It takes a lot of time to run a 13 team program. Just think how hard it is to get a gym for one team. X that by 13.

Because we host AAU substate and running 13 teams we wasn't able to play doing this open period. But, we will be rolling after we finish hosting our AAU tournaments. I hope that answer your question. I believe if you can play the game. " COLLEGE COACHES WILL FIND YOU". Look you are talking about them. So it most be working

As for the Parents intesgating, Parents are just Parents and if you are a Parent your doing the same

Thanks Coach Jones

KJ,

Why would you get on here after I spent time last night clearing things up with Coach Merritt, and we both decided to drop things??? Why rehash bad feelings, and call me out on here, after I tried to leave things on peaceful grounds last night with Merritt???

 

Secondly, of course I didn't want to play anymore in that Crooked tourney, at 4:20pm, with the Title game not till 7:45!!! Mike would not move the game up,  so I tried to see if we could leave. We found we could not, so when asked if we wanted to play the game seriously, I said "YES", since our 17's were having to wait around 5 hours (since their game ended at 2:30) for the title game... We came ready to play, and you guys rolled over...

 

Thirdly, I would not have even posted on here about the catastrophe that was your substate, had one of your kids not gotten on here running his mouth about us and one of our players in particular. You don't see my kids posting on here, do you???

 

And to "help kids get into school", like you say you want to do, which implies you have the kids' best ineterests at heart, then why did you not move the title game up, as my parents were begging, so my kids could get there homework done and get to school well-rested the next day??? It's supposed to be about the kids first...

 

Now I want to lay all this mess to rest. I thought I did so last night with Coach Merritt, until I saw your post this morning. I'm finished with it, and it's time to move on.

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Jeremy, I am so happy that you talk with Coach Merritt. Thats why I write the post. Remember this, Our players are kids and kids will be kids. But, if you empty a pillow case of feathers on a porch and a gust wind comes along and blows all the feathers away. Do you think you can retrieve each single feathers? Well of couse not! Its the same thing when you post untruths! You will never be able to get all it back!

Because the Thunder's coach new the Ballerz 17's would beat the Thunder 16's to a pulp after the way the Ballerz 16's got screwed...

 

The Thunder Coach cussed out two Midstate Ballerz 16's players after the game, and the 17's were ready to run up the score against the Thunder in the title game, so the Thunder Coach chickened out, WASTED EVERYONE'S TIME, disrespected the game of basketball, and wouldn't put his starters on the floor...

 

Ballerz 85, Thunder 48 (Halftime- Ballerz 62, Thunder 33)...

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Come on jeremy, you don't even want to play the championship game but SEAAU said you had to. Thunder has never been on coacht talking bad about your program are any others. And we never will! What ever the beef is. Sit down and talk about it. Don't come on coacht and bad mouth our program. AAU basketball is the business we both play in. Business men sit down and talk not post. Lets stop posting like the player and talk like business men. Because, I hope we have the same goal. "HELPING KIDS GET IN SCHOOL"

AIRFORCEONE  I AGREE HOW DO YOU THINK THE STATE WILL BE FOR THE 15 UNDER THE REFS SHOULD COME FROM ANOTHER COUNTY BECAUSE THE REFS DOWN IN NASHVILLE ARE WELL KNOWN AND SOME WILL BE VERY PARTIAL.

THUNDER WILL HOST THE STATE AND THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE BRACKETS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO . ITS GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE BRACKETS WILL BE, BUT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS COACHED AAU AND HAS MADE IT TO THE STATE SHOULD KNOW HOW THE BRACKETS SHOULD BE. COMING OUT OF THE EAST,WEST NORTH AND SOUTH AND COACHES SHOULD KNOW WHICH SEEDS SHOULD MATCH UP SO I HOPE THUNDER GIVES EACH TEAM A FARE SHAKE AND DO THE BRACKETS THE RIGHT WAY. thumb  thumb

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Hooptime the brackets for the AAU state is set by SEAAU. Thunder has no control of it. Format changes each year. Like #1 east, #1 south, #2 north, and #2 west in one pool & #1 north, #1 west, #2 south, and #2 east in the other pool. Thats how it works.

AIRFORCEONE  I AGREE HOW DO YOU THINK THE STATE WILL BE FOR THE 15 UNDER THE REFS SHOULD COME FROM ANOTHER COUNTY BECAUSE THE REFS DOWN IN NASHVILLE ARE WELL KNOWN AND SOME WILL BE VERY PARTIAL.

THUNDER WILL HOST THE STATE AND THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE BRACKETS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO . ITS GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE BRACKETS WILL BE, BUT FOR ANYONE WHO HAS COACHED AAU AND HAS MADE IT TO THE STATE SHOULD KNOW HOW THE BRACKETS SHOULD BE. COMING OUT OF THE EAST,WEST NORTH AND SOUTH AND COACHES SHOULD KNOW WHICH SEEDS SHOULD MATCH UP SO I HOPE THUNDER GIVES EACH TEAM A FARE SHAKE AND DO THE BRACKETS THE RIGHT WAY. thumb  thumb

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Hooptime the brackets for the AAU state is set by SEAAU. Thunder has no control of it. Format changes each year. Like #1 east, #1 south, #2 north, and #2 west in one pool & #1 north, #1 west, #2 south, and #2 east in the other pool. Thats how it works.

DUNKTHEBALL...I'm not the one calling names, talk to luvbug. You no any good organization that have to turn in taxes that why you ran all money through one pot. Call aau about the bid.

[Edited by kj23 on 2-20-03 4:59P]

If you say bad things about a organization, make it the truth. Fact, we had 9 teams not 13 teams. Out of that 9, yes only 4 teams made the nationals. With the 17u making the 19u nationals (junior olympics) and 12u, 13u, and 19u making thier nationals. Like fridge said we do more than just basketball.

This year the thunder have 8 teams. That means we let one team go. So if 8 teams stayed and only one team was let go. We can't be all that bad of a organization. We just let a bad apple go!

Tryouts, how many teams let you tryout for three days. We do our tryouts like a mini camp. So they will learn something about the game of basketball even if they don't make the team. Ridiculous, I say not. It's a great deal. Not many teams can say that.

THAT IS THE FACTS AND THE TRUTH!

Nashville Pearl Cohn

Nashville Pearl Cohn

Cole Rose-BGA

Brandon Harriford-HF

Andy Wicke- H'ville

Mike Loftis-DCA

Josh Helton-MJ

Dewontae always been agressive at times doing AAU. He his become a great player and always looking to get better. He may not be on all the so called player rinking. But, he will be in a naia or d2 school next year. Good Job! Wilcox

Keep it up!

John I did not mean hate but hurt.

Tennessee "lets face it" is a football state. Most of our kids play football 1st. They do not put the time they need to put in for basketball. To be a good basketball player you have to have the heart for the game, great def., a jump shout, and put the time in to get it. To play great def. you have to be in shape. So you have to put the time in running and working out. To have a great jump shout, you have to put the time in the gym and just shoot. All of our kids just want to handle the rock and dunk. As a coach we sometimes hurt our kids. Most coaches teach there post player to play with there back to the goaled. Thats why the n.b.a. go over seas and find 6'9"-6'10" players that can face the goaled. They are coached to face the goaled so they can shoot are go past our post player. As for our 1-2-3's they send to much time trying to handle the rock and not learning the game.

Players if you keep the ball out of the middle of the floor you just took one of there options away. Because most all plays start from the middle of the floor. John you are so right. Memphis and other States players put the time in and most not all of our players don't.

Kenneth Jones

Tennessee Thunder

[Edited by kj23 on 7/11/02 2:37P]

Tennessee Thunder 16u has been invited to play in the Super Showcase in Orlando FL. July 18-22.

The Super Showcase is made up of some of the best teams from around the country. This is a great opportunity for 16-year-old players to play in front of NCAA Coaches. That will not be in attendance at the Detroit Nationals.

At these time we are looking to add some players. If you would like to play. Email me at ktj23@webtv.net are call (615)831-8366