Union City (Tenn.) wins at Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Shootout

[Purple & Gold Standard]

Those teams were not that good and we play bigger guys every game.We might lose 10 times but not as bad 10 times.And if it is your only way to win and its not working its time to make an adjustment,and we didnt make any adjustments.Any good coach would have made an adjustment and not keep doing the same thing time after time.Those teams were good but not 30 pts better than UC.There are times when you have to do something to shoot jumpshots than to shoot layups all game.Im not sayn dont do what u do,but switch up to a half court man,zone,and a little halfcourt trap,then try and go back to your full court press.You go into a game with more than 1 plan.

Who...Other than Humboldt and Lake County does Union City play with bigger kids as good as UC saw against Vashon??..Dresden??..Bradford??....There is a difference between size and good size..Look atWhite House...They had a 6'8" guy and a 6'6" guy....They were nothing to those 6'8" guys of Vashon....Those two from White House were nothing to the kids LC and Humboldt have....

[chipper_jones_4mvp]

Who...Other than Humboldt and Lake County does Union City play with bigger kids as good as UC saw against Vashon??..Dresden??..Bradford??....There is a difference between size and good size..Look atWhite House...They had a 6'8" guy and a 6'6" guy....They were nothing to those 6'8" guys of Vashon....Those two from White House were nothing to the kids LC and Humboldt have....

Only one 6'8 guy was a factor and he isnt that good.And the big kid from White House was as good as the other 6'8 guy who only played about 10 minutes and didnt do anything.The press got us beat.A zone and he dont score 31.He cant shoot around the free throw line.One reason he hasnt signed yet.

[War Eagles]

UC is a very good team and will win Class A again this year.

[NWTennSports]

Look here, maybe Vashon and Warren Central are not 30+ better than UC, but they both were on those particular nights. That's all we're saying

 

Maybe UC plays Vashon on Jan. 9 and loses by 10. Maybe UC plays WC on Feb. 3 and loses by 8. ... But the bottom line is this particular UC team loses to those particular Vashon and WC teams every time. ... And, we get the point about making adjustments. Really. We get it, coach. (How many games/state titles have you won, by the way, coach?) .... But, it was December, not March, and no one on UC's schedule the rest of the way will remotely resemble Vashon and WC. .... Those are the games where you turn the ignition, hit the gas and air it out. You want to see how your team running your chosen style of play matches up with very good talent. Go ahead and get yourself exposed. See where the chinks in the armor are. Better now than three months from now (when it's too late to make real and meaningful adjustments).

 

Face the fact: Some teams are just better than others.

 

And, I really don't see how anyone can question the talent and abilities of those two teams. ("Oh, they're not that good. Ain't so tough.") You don't win the state title of Missouri in one of the upper classes all those times, or win five straight region titles with one state title and a runner-up finish in Ky. (no classifications) b/c you're not very good. Oh, and also note that Vashon has been questioned about how it gets its players (though no major charges of recruiting have stuck to the program), and WC is one of the larger schools in Ky with well over 1,000 students. ... We might want to be glad it was only 30+ b/c it could've been much much worse.

 

Heck, I'm proud of UC for going over there and playing against that level of competition in the first place. Not many 1A teams would have. And, to finish 4th when the two teams battling for 7th might also have been more talented than UC, shoot, get me a proclamation and a frame and I'll hang up that 4th place with pride ... Instead of dumping on our coach, maybe we ought to be congratulating him for the job he's done and praising him for trying to put UC at a higher level and trying to keep them competitive against bigger schools. ... Unlike some, Shane is not using his school's 1A size as an excuse for not being competitive against the bigger schools. In fact, until last week, UC has more than held its own against the big boys this year.

 

Some teams are just better than others.

 

No disrespect to the alma mater. But, Vashon and WC are just better, plain and simple.

 

UC is still the measuring stick in Tennessee Class 1A. ... A confidence boost or two to begin the new year, and the Poplar Bluff trip will be forgotten.

 

I'm really not all that interested in winning every game ... just the last one.

[oldtimeballer63]

UC is a very good team and will win Class A again this year.

Quite an assumption, don't you think?

[redandwhiteforever]

A team with good guard play and good post players will give UC trouble.

hmmm good point

[bhhvols]

Hey Backintheoc, look who is on the Home page photo. Your next Class A boys state champs! Go UC!

[Purple & Gold Standard]

hmmm good point

Possibly Lake County...Not Temple.. ...Or Grace...

[oldtimeballer63]

Possibly Lake County...Not Temple.. ...Or Grace...

another assumption . . .

[Purple & Gold Standard]

another assumption . . .

Not Really...

[oldtimeballer63]

Not Really...

do tell . . . .

[Purple & Gold Standard]

do tell . . . .

We've been through this all before....I'm pretty sure I'm not going to change your mind and vice versa.....See you in The Boro....