7-AAA 2007-2008

[14pioneers]

Warren Co. defeats Coffee Co. 63-54 in a rough game, I tought we were going to have to bring the pads back out.

 

I would say the girls thread was shut down because someone reported it. CoachT and the moderators are having zero tolerance on the girls boards.

 

Coffee County has been an undiscipline team for years now, I thought this years Coffee County squad didn't take as many cheap shots as in years past. Last years team was utterly ridiculous with their fouling.

[TheFridge06]

How many of these people making district predictions can name the starting rotation for 3 schools in the district? From what I've heard, most people on here talking about their team, knows nothing about the other teams this year, other than who the stars are.

[TheFridge06]

2nd best coach thats opinion not fact!!!!!Fact is wc oakland siegel should be your top three.Lebanon and blackmon with riverdale will be battling for the number 4 slot warren and cookeville will be your cellar dwellers.

 

 

Whoa there sparta boy.

 

Turnham is the 2nd best coach in the district, not uneducated guess but instead an educated fact. When King leaves the district, if he ever does leave, Turnham will be the best coach by a long shot. Look at what Turnham has been able to do with the talent he's had at Blackman in the last 4 years. Not always a lot of talent, but ALWAYS a great TEAM in the district. His offensive and defensive mind both are incredible and you can't give much credit to Blackman's assistant coaches like you can to some of the other schools considering Blackman only has one.

[TheFridge06]

White County had the best ever in 7aaa......Roy Whited.

 

Not sure i agree about Turnham being 2nd by a long shot. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

 

Looking back on it now maybe saying that was a bit of a stretch

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[85warrior]

Whoa there sparta boy.

 

Turnham is the 2nd best coach in the district, not uneducated guess but instead an educated fact. When King leaves the district, if he ever does leave, Turnham will be the best coach by a long shot. Look at what Turnham has been able to do with the talent he's had at Blackman in the last 4 years. Not always a lot of talent, but ALWAYS a great TEAM in the district. His offensive and defensive mind both are incredible and you can't give much credit to Blackman's assistant coaches like you can to some of the other schools considering Blackman only has one.

 

 

White County had the best ever in 7aaa......Roy Whited.

 

Not sure i agree about Turnham being 2nd by a long shot. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

[MidTennFootball]

Whoa there sparta boy.

 

Turnham is the 2nd best coach in the district, not uneducated guess but instead an educated fact. When King leaves the district, if he ever does leave, Turnham will be the best coach by a long shot. Look at what Turnham has been able to do with the talent he's had at Blackman in the last 4 years. Not always a lot of talent, but ALWAYS a great TEAM in the district. His offensive and defensive mind both are incredible and you can't give much credit to Blackman's assistant coaches like you can to some of the other schools considering Blackman only has one.

 

 

The only time you will see King leave the district is when the man retires, and I dont think anybody knows when that will come to pass.

 

White County had the best ever in 7aaa......Roy Whited.

 

Not sure i agree about Turnham being 2nd by a long shot. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

 

It was hard to really tell how good Whited was until White County played teams that were as good or better than them because talent wise, they were leaps and bounds better than anyone in this district. 85, do you know what his record was at WC? I dont even really know for how long he was there

[players]

Tuesday Night Score;

 

John Overton- 65

Siegel- 64

 

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Yeah they won by one because Siegel dribbled too much at the end plus they choked on free throws and they have one their starting 5 still weak over that turned ankle against Wilson Central. Considering the boys still are hanging tough. I heard the refs made some bad calls on both sides. Hopefully Siegel learns from its mistakes and buckles down for district play. Congrats Overton. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

[players]

I drove down to the Siegel game because I have heard great things about Siegel this year. The word on the street is that their Sophs are phenomenal and they have one of the best PG's in the state. They had only lost one game against a very good Farragut team by only 1 point.

 

based on what I saw...............................

 

Overton beat them in a good game.

 

The Sophs are good, but not what I was expecting. However, I like Hammonds. He is very smooth and has a knack for scoring. He is also long and is a pretty smart player. He blocks a lot of shots and gets his share of boards. Gooch can jump and is very athletic. #45 is way too short to play the post, but has good fundamentals. Tate is slow, but has potential. Of the 4 Sophs, Hammonds is a D-I prospect, and Tate could be if he becomes aggressive and gets quicker. Gooch is a division I dunker, but not a true basketball player. #45 is way too slow and short to ever consider playing college ball

 

Siegel is a year away from being a good team and 2 years away from being a very good team. And that is only if they have a PG to replace Cutter.

 

Cutter is not being utilized as a scorer. Overton did a good job of clamping down on him, but it is obvious that Siegel is using him as a setup man. If this were 2 years down the road, then I would like the way Cutter is playing as a PG and looking to pass first and then score. Siegel is not ready for that. If they want to make it out of their district, then they better start using Cutter as a scorer - set picks for him and actually look for him when he is open. Cutter played a great floor game and was very unselfish, but missed key free throws and tried to draw contact at the end and the refs were not going to call it.

 

Coaching for Siegel is questionable. They called a timeout when they were on a major run and had the momentum in their favor - ??????????????? Plus, they don't use Cutter???????? I will say in their defense that you can't blame coaching for missing free throws - like Siegel did - including Cutter. You can't blame them for not having a big man inside.

 

To say the least, I was disappointed in Siegel and see them placing 4th or 5th in 7AAA.

 

 

I've said it before that this going to be a good Sophomore class. Hammonds is the best on the team right now but you have to know that Tate is recovering from a turned ankle from the Wilson Central game. Your right though I have seen him play before and the potential is there. He doesn't look that strong but when he is 100% he'll give you the rebounds and points when the touch is allowed. I didn't see last nights game but saw the Wilson Central game and if you want court vision just watch Tate on an inbounds pass or when he runs point on a fast break. Hammonds, Gooch, Mitchell, Tate, and Nicholas will be a group to watch in the future. They will miss Cutter but can carry the torch.

 

Cutter is on his way out to Indiana State and will have to utilize his supporting cast and based on your statement he did that last night. He should leave a lasting impression on the team as to what a leader is too do.

 

 

Don't be too quick to judge these young cats because they must have not been in it because it doesn't sound like the same team I say play. From what I saw of Gooch and Mitchell #45 they played solid ball so again it sounds like an off night.

 

Calling the timeout was something but just like you said---Missed free throws will hurt everytime. The net said Siegel missed their last 6 free throws at the end of the game which truly hurt them. If they do place 4th or 5th I think that is going to show them what to do for next year.

 

 

Don't be dissappointed just know that you saw a team have a down night and definitely go back for more. Get the popcorn ready. I looked at their schedule last week and see they have a tough couple of weeks ahead. Will be very interesting to say the least.

 

However, not to switch to the girls but what was up with that game? I'm about to go over on the girly side and ask.

 

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[players]

i found it funny when siegel calls a timeout as the game winning 3 point shot goes up ... and in. of course.

 

Can you say have some confidence maybe coach................. /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" />

[players]

The game was close til the end against winlson central. Wilson Centrl was missing 3-4 keeeeeey players...so go ahead get pumped off that win. /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" />

 

Where the key players back for the Lebanon game..... I think they was based on the extra names I notice that played football...so what happened. I just saw the score.. /bored.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bored:" border="0" alt="bored.gif" />

[85warrior]

The only time you will see King leave the district is when the man retires, and I dont think anybody knows when that will come to pass.

It was hard to really tell how good Whited was until White County played teams that were as good or better than them because talent wise, they were leaps and bounds better than anyone in this district. 85, do you know what his record was at WC? I dont even really know for how long he was there

 

 

Not exactly sure. I think maybe 5 seasons. He had a good record EVERY year, but i don't know the exact number of wins and losses. He had some great talent, but you still have to be a great coach to get that talent in a position to win the state. He won the state twice as you very well know. Whited still makes his home in White County. He is into real estate. I guess coach Roy Sewell has the most wins of any coach in District 7AAA. Of course lots of his wins came before he starting coaching in 7AAA{83-84 season when WC moved up}. He retired around 94 i think and has 600-700 wins. He led WC to the state tourney numerous times, but never won the state. This years student section now has t-shirts honoring him this season. They call themselves "Roy's Rowdy's. he he

 

If "sportfanatic" see's this she can get you all the exact numbers about WC coaches and wins and losses.

[MidTennFootball]

Not exactly sure. I think maybe 5 seasons. He had a good record EVERY year, but i don't know the exact number of wins and losses. He had some great talent, but you still have to be a great coach to get that talent in a position to win the state. He won the state twice as you very well know. Whited still makes his home in White County. He is into real estate. I guess coach Roy Sewell has the most wins of any coach in District 7AAA. Of course lots of his wins came before he starting coaching in 7AAA{83-84 season when WC moved up}. He retired around 94 i think and has 600-700 wins. He led WC to the state tourney numerous times, but never won the state. This years student section now has t-shirts honoring him this season. They call themselves "Roy's Rowdy's. he he

 

If "sportfanatic" see's this she can get you all the exact numbers about WC coaches and wins and losses.

 

 

Oh Im not debating whether he was a great coach or not, he was one of the best. It was just that White Co was good, that sometimes it was hard to tell how good he really was until he had to face a Columbia or a team or that caliber. You think Whited will ever get back into coaching? It sounds like he doesnt plan to leave Sparta anytime soon so I imagine the only way is if Mitchell left for another job