Tennesseans Basketball Preview is a joke!

[aj1133]

I thought that the Tennessean was going to make a concerted effort to get their high school sports coverage up to par, but the basketball preview was a huge disappointment. This coming from someone who supported their efforts during volleyball season, but the basketball preseason coverage is a joke. I do hope that this is not indicative of what is to follow throughout the season. Also, apparently Mandy Mendenhall of Harpeth is not worthy by their standards to be listed as one of the top 10 to watch in the midstate, although she is thought by many to be highly considered for AA Miss Basketball, how does that happen? I believe more investigation needs to be down before these preseason accolades are handed done. But the bottom line is that the coverage overall is not very good.

Edited November 14, 2006 by aj1133

[worden55]

I thought that the Tennessean was going to make a concerted effort to get their high school sports coverage up to par, but the basketball preview was a huge disappointment. This coming from someone who supported their efforts during volleyball season, but the basketball preseason coverage is a joke. I do hope that this is not indicative of what is to follow throughout the season. Also, apparently Mandy Mendenhall of Harpeth is not worthy by their standards to be listed as one of the top 10 to watch in the midstate, although she is thought by many to be highly considered for AA Miss Basketball, how does that happen? I believe more investigation needs to be down before these preseason accolades are handed done. But the bottom line is that the coverage overall is not very good.

 

 

About as shoddy as their politics. Looked like they put it together at the last minute. I would think a major newspaper could do a lot better! Very, very, very lame.

[sweetbrains99]

At least you get some pre-season coverage. In Memphis unless you're a DI signee they barely mention girls' BB

[diabolical]

I thought that the Tennessean was going to make a concerted effort to get their high school sports coverage up to par, but the basketball preview was a huge disappointment. This coming from someone who supported their efforts during volleyball season, but the basketball preseason coverage is a joke. I do hope that this is not indicative of what is to follow throughout the season. Also, apparently Mandy Mendenhall of Harpeth is not worthy by their standards to be listed as one of the top 10 to watch in the midstate, although she is thought by many to be highly considered for AA Miss Basketball, how does that happen? I believe more investigation needs to be down before these preseason accolades are handed done. But the bottom line is that the coverage overall is not very good.

 

 

AMEN!!

[Set A Virp]

At least you get some pre-season coverage. In Memphis unless you're a DI signee they barely mention girls' BB

 

Amen!

[StarsPres]

Amen!

 

I looks like the Tennessean just looked at the signees and picked a couple of others. That's why they play the games and it is not about who the best player is, it's all about the TEAM! OORAH

[DUKnowDaGame?]

At least you get some pre-season coverage. In Memphis unless you're a DI signee they barely mention girls' BB

 

Surrounding Memphis area teams and players are treated like step children. Teams that cry the most to writers get the publicity even if they are unproven.

[PHargis]

At least you get some pre-season coverage. In Memphis unless you're a DI signee they barely mention girls' BB

The Tennessean did a good job, in my opinion, of providing spece for both girls and boys basketball you must admit. They fell down on quality in depth analyzation and it was somewhat shallow which might be that right now they don't have a fix on the sports. If you look at T and District by District analysis of teams and players, you might get a better analysis. Somewhere along the line someone will start a thread(maybe you) on the same geographical area the Tennessean covered and get some better results. There are certainly enough knowledgable posters and over 60000 fans than can give some insight on T. Thats a pretty good cross section and allows some diversity.

Edited November 14, 2006 by PHargis

[sparta boy]

Surrounding Memphis area teams and players are treated like step children. Teams that cry the most to writers get the publicity even if they are unproven.

Thats typical memphis they would rather promote a mike tyson fight than promote a basketball hot bed.I dont no how many times you will see kids on a good team mid major or better from memphis and never heard of them shame on the coverage of memphis players.

[StarsPres]

The list is good, don't get me wrong, all the girls deserve to be on it. It is like the Coach T prospect section, it leaves a lot of girls off that probably deserve to be mentioned.

[worthyone]

Why not call them and complain and tell them you don't like it and ask them why your teams/players weren't listed.

 

Tell them why the Mendenhall girl is better than someone else. But I just pulled my paper out of the trash and didn't see any people that I wouldn't mind having on my team.

[glover]

I thought that the Tennessean was going to make a concerted effort to get their high school sports coverage up to par, but the basketball preview was a huge disappointment. This coming from someone who supported their efforts during volleyball season, but the basketball preseason coverage is a joke. I do hope that this is not indicative of what is to follow throughout the season. Also, apparently Mandy Mendenhall of Harpeth is not worthy by their standards to be listed as one of the top 10 to watch in the midstate, although she is thought by many to be highly considered for AA Miss Basketball, how does that happen? I believe more investigation needs to be down before these preseason accolades are handed done. But the bottom line is that the coverage overall is not very good.

Hmmm!? Must be a fan from Harpeth.