thegame523

I don't think the field is as weak as some say. All 3 NC teams are good and 2 of the 3 MP & NM are both very good. West Catholic may surprise some folks. Trinity may be the best team in Kentucky. They won the live period up there this summer and basically all the top programs from Ky and a few other states were there. MRA out of Miss is usually very solid, but I am not sure how they are supposed to be this year. Pace will be solid as well, and Norcross as mentioned has a great team.

I am again helping organize a post Christmas tournament at Chipola College in Marianna, Fl (1 hour from the beach). 3 days, 3 games, 5 rooms, great facility, great atmosphere, great competition. Respond back to me on here or on twitter (CoachA523) and I can get you in touch with the tournament director. Thanks!

Totally agree!!!!!

I have watched them since he took over and was very impressed. He may not have been Hubie Smith, but then again who is. Sounds like they got spoiled and expect to win a state title every year and it just doesn't work that way. I am in agreement that they don't have the super high level talent they've had in the past and yet still went 30-1 and lost in the semis and the year before I believe they lost in the championship game although I could be wrong on that one. If he wants to coach again I wouldn't think he would have any trouble finding a job. It will be interesting to see who BA hires as well. Tough gig for sure.

What happened to the guy at Brentwood Academy. I feel sure he moved on to another really good situation. I thought he did a very good job, especially following someone as great as Hubie Smith was.

We still have 1 opening for our tourney in Florida. It will be hosted by Chipola College in Marianna Fl. (less than an hour from the beach). We can provide 5 rooms for 3 nights. The dates are Dec. 28-30th. Contact me on my Twitter at CoachA523 or email me at matt523anderson@gmaili.com.

I have coached in many places as well and totally agree. A team I coached went to the final 4 with 9 of our top 11 playing football. A different school went to the elite 8 with 10 of our top 11 playing football. In all fairness though except for the weightlifting part after football is over, football is rarely impacted at all with guys playing basketball, but basketball is impacted a large amount depending on how far the football team goes in the playoffs, but still I am all for my guys playing both as I think it helps us on the basketball court to have multiple football guys on our team.

If anyone is interested in playing a post Christmas tourney/shootout in Florida at a college facility please let me know. We are playing in it and I am helping gather teams for the event. I used to run a very similar event at the same site.

Never said talent didn’t win games, as a coach of 32 years with multiple state championships and studying the game at a super high level I certainly understand that very well. I also understand that coaching makes a huge difference when things are anywhere close to equal, and I was judging Leonard on games I watched online vs. similar talented teams and Houston’s ball movement and defense (coaching) was very good. Mike Miller may end up being just as good or better, who knows. Like I said, I am rooting for him just also wanted to give credit where credit was due. I wouldn’t have commented if I hadn’t actually watched Houston play.

I'm not saying at all that Miller isn't a "big time hire" nor am I saying he won't be successful, but obviously w/where the program was before Charlie Leonard got there to where it is now, HE was the big time hire for this program. Hopefully Miller will be able to continue the upward swing Houston is on. Hiring former NBA players has not worked more than it has worked, but I have a feeling Miller will do great and I certainly hope so. Being from Fl I am a fan!

Thanks for the great info. I'll pass it on to him and if he is interested beyond this I'll either DM you his number or my number. Thanks again!

I see they went 16-12 this year. What kind of job is this? I know Pete Froedden was there before. One of my former assistants is interested. Just trying to get a little info for him. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to seeing what he can do at York.

Being from Florida I am very familiar with Coach Goporo. He had a good amount of talent when he was here in Fl, but did a great job with it. He ran great stuff offensively, changed defenses well, great game control and won several state titles in one of the toughest classes in Florida.

Where has he been coaching? He had some really good and very well-coached teams at White County.

I completely understand. I would think Grace Christian would be a good coaching situation for basketball with the success they've had in the past. Of course I am from the way outside looking in.

Mark White, yes he is a friend of mine so I was wondering where he might have gone to. He had told me how good of a job and situation it was coming from the JUCO ranks. Thanks for the help and yes that is why I was wondering.

Who was coaching there? And is there more than 1 Grace Christian in Tn?

I know they beat Ensworth last night holding them to 45 I think it was. If I remember correctly the final score was 60-45. Not sure how good Ensworth is supposed to be this year but they are normally at least very solid.

This may and probably is all true, but my comment was made from personal experience of taking over several different jobs that the previous coach left basically no money in the account and having some young guys who actually couldn't fit the shorts that were available and no money to buy new unis or even shorts. My teams wear the same shoes, no wrist bands, arm sleeves, head bands etc. we are uniform. I am old school when it comes to that, but to punish a young man (sometimes very young) for not being large enough to fit into the shorts available seems a bit absurd to me. If they all fit or if they are a sponsored school (nike elite or adidas) then they should have proper sizes easily available. There are cases though where rolling the shorts is necessary, but in turn I do realize that most of the time that it is done is for attention and because of the trend. I wouldn't know if they do it in the NBA or not as I refuse to watch it because of the attention seeking selfishness shown in the league among other reasons. Also something many coaches don't do is make each player wear the correct sizes so sometimes certain players are left without an option although it really is the coach who is to blame so I definitely realize there is more than one side to this story and I respect what you are saying.

Bearden would have to have a shot I would think. They played East tough last year for most of the game and return a ton of their lineup. I don't think they lost a game this summer just keeping up with them on twitter, could definitely be wrong there though. Still they have to be in the mix.

It is easy to say "buy shorts that fit" but if you buy shorts that fit your team this year then the following year you may not have as many heavier players or you might have a plethora of younger guys make the team because your team was senior heavy. This is high school and I coach in Fl and we only buy new uniforms once every 4 or 5 years so the change in the size of players each year will vary immensely. I am not for individuality at all as you wear team shoes or you don't play in our program, but sometimes the shorts just don't fit. I guess if you can't "buy shorts that fit" you get your players removed for their shorts sagging which I also don't allow, but if they are too big then it might happen during a play or even worse they fall all the way down. I just think there are much bigger issues and also it gives power hungry referees something more to look for that they can show their authority over. To me common sense should prevail. But like the saying goes, common sense isn't so common anymore.

Got ya! Thanks for the info.

Where is Pridemore coach in Fl.? I am from Fl. Tebow played at Nease in St. Augustine so I'll do some digging and see if he coached there. I know a very good coach (Bud Beech) coached at Nease for years until recently so that would surprise me if he was there, but it could have been within the timeframe. If Lawson is the only player East lost to transfer, they will be very very good I assure anyone.

Who all has left East and to where? I know Lawson left to go to Oak Hill. I didn't know of others. They looked great according to reports I got this summer. I know Bearden actually went undefeated this summer at several very good team camps!