brothersmom44

Eastmemphisowl, where are you?

Goldbolt, With all due respect, the MEMPHIS MAGIC is still together. In fact, they played this weekend in the 17-under State tournament. They went into overtime with the Mid-State Ballerz in the championship game and lost by 3 points in the final seconds of the game. You probably know them as YOMCA but they are the YOMCA "Memphis Magic" these days. The original players are still there, including Mo Miller, Najul Ervin, Kelvin Lester, and Chris Walker, to name a few. Coach Lester is still the head coach and is assisted by the same coaches, Coach Ervin and Coach Harper. If you listen when they break the huddle after a timeout, they break it with a loud and proud, "Magic!"

Showtime7, I rest my case. I won't try to "box" with SSS as I am no match. If you felt that I attacked SSS, please accept my sincere apology. My daughter will ALWAYS land on her feet and whether she ever plays basketball, AAU or otherwise, ever again, she will be just fine. I will continue to support her. She has been blessed with some God-given talent that NO ONE can take that away from her. The good news is that she plays basketball with a passion and that will take her a long way. Basketball is NOT life and I don't ever want her to think that it is. Thankfully, she has learned some life lessons because of basketball and so have I. If your "Coach" is completely honest with you, he will tell you that I DID return his call and when I was told that my daughter would basically play back-up, my next comment should have been a "clue" for him. Ask HIM what I said. I received ONE phone call from SSS. The "other" call I received was insignificant because basically I heard all I needed to hear in the ONE phone call. I know that his version and my version are different but I know what I heard. But, that neither here nor there at this point. It really doesn't matter to me anymore. Furthermore, I didn't sit around and wait for you all to call and beg us...WE TO MOVED ON. As for your "apology" it was indeed heart-felt. As of this moment, SSS and EVERYTHING associated with it is out of sight, out of mind as far as my family is concerned. I would very much appreciate it if you do not refer to my daughter in your comments again and if you have a problem with me, call me. You know the number. In return, I will NEVER refer to SSS again in Coach T or otherwise. I'm signing off to this topic and any other topic regarding SSS. Have a wonderful life. P.S. Thanks, JustDoIt.

Showtime7 if you are trying to make this a personal issue you are WRONG. I hope attacking me personally makes you feel better. While you never lost sleep over our not returning, we did because were planning to return to SSS. I know that you have the resources to get any player you want and I know further that my child was a non-factor for you all. But she wasn't a project as you hinted. She had skills and she wanted to be able to help you all. I wanted my daughter to be happy and she THOUGHT that playing with the other Memphis player would make her happy. As for my comments about the Memphis team (LAST SUMMER), they were made out of loyalty to my daughter's team. As for the comments I made about SSS, they are non-existent because I wanted us to move on. Attacking me, by name, not only hurts me but it hurts my child and that's not right. I never once attacked you personally! Despite what you've been told, I made the decision not to return to SSS based on a number of reason and what ever the EX-BRIARCREST COACH/ASST. OLE MISS FB COACH told you was merely his opinion. I will talk to HIM about it. It's funny how he was the one who encouraged me to take her to Shelbyville and play for you all. We made our decision based on HIS recommendation. We had planned not to play for anyone after we left the other team. I'm assuming he had the "other" player's best interest in mind and my child was merely a token. Afterall, she had a whole lot less to offfer. The truth of the matter is, I made the decision not to return, not my child. She loved you all but she didn't feel that she brought enough to the table to play for SSS. I always felt that she could help you all in some capacity. But it was very evident at Nationals that I was wrong. And actually, up until a few days before your tryouts, we were coming back. But when "the Coach" basically told us that they wanted my child to come back to back up another player, I didn't think that it was worth the long drive for her to sit the bench. I figured she could sit the bench in Memphis or not play at all. We don't have to play AAU ball. If we have to play games with coaches and teams, it's not worth it. I AM DONE WITH THE ENTIRE THING. After all, my ONLY concern is my child and if I'm doing something to cause someone to hurt her, I am remise in my responsibilities as a parent. I don't want her to be subjected to hateful comments because of something I said. I certainly hope you feel better. I you were trying to hurt me (and Briana), MISSION accomplished. Good luck with the rest of your season.

tnwareagle & Showtime7, You have good insight and that's just it...it's YOUR insight. This has turned into a SSS vs. the world and that was not the intent. If you actually read the post, I stated that the player deserved the technical...I did not make excuses for her. Whether she "mouthed off" (she did not) or not, she never should have said a word. She knows that now. The refs may not have determined the outcome of the games, but they can AND did change the flow of several games. Just like SSS can beat West Tennessee on any court, at any time, the same is true in the reverse. I pray that we have an opportunity to play SSS again. Gyms won't matter, refs won't matter, THE KIDS MATTER and that's the bottom line. And, in all fairness to Team Pride, I don't remember them having a dog in this fight. They were merely mentioned in a post.

Showtime7 I am the mother of the player who "ran her mouth at the ref and got a T" as you put it. First of all, my daughter did indeed get the "T" and I will not make excuses for that. She was wrong. However, I want to echo what was said regarding the "phantom calls" that were made throughout the entire game. The player who "ran her mouth at the ref" was not the player who actually fouled the SSS player. That was VERY obvious but doesn't matter at this point. Further, the player who "ran her mouth at the ref" was NOT talking to the ref when she made her comment. In fact, that particular ref spent more time worrying about what was being said in the stands than tending to the matter at hand...the basketball game that got COMPLETELY out of control. Secondly, I'm wondering if the player who "ran her mouth at the ref and go a T" was targeted because she thankfully decided not to play for SSS again this year (What a disaster that was!). Also, I find it hard to believe that the same pathetic ref can call ALL FIVE fouls on this player who "ran her mouth at the ref and got a "T". Was that just a coincidence? Finally, the West Tennessee Lady Tigers/Elite never have and never will back down to a challenge. It's funny that our game played out the way A TEAM PRIDE parent told it would. He said that the refs would control the game and that we would have to bring our "A" game to win on Shelbyville's floor. He was dead on except for the fact that we didn't play our a game. We played with heart and that won the game. We welcome the opportunity to play SSS again. Somehow I feel the game will be different. The player who "ran her mouth at the ref and got a T" learned a VERY valuable lesson. Her coaches took care of that and then she had to answer to me. While I live to watch a competivie basketball game, no matter what the age, I hate to see a game's flow dictated by the incompetence of the officials. You're right, we WILL see you in May.