Hixson Basketball

[oochie]

What in the world has happened to Hixson boys basketball. I never thought I would say this but it looks as if the girls team may be getting better than the boys. They were terrible against Soddy. No discipline and they looked like they didn't know what they were doing. The tradition of basketball deserves more than this. I remember when coach dishrag was hired, he said they were use to hanging banners in the rafters and winning championships at Hixson, I plan on carrying on this tradition. Ha! Ha! Ain't happening. Time for a change. It is embarrassing to watch these kids cheated from learning the game of basketball and experiencing success. It is time for a change!

[doc_6]

What in the world has happened to Hixson boys basketball. I never thought I would say this but it looks as if the girls team may be getting better than the boys. They were terrible against Soddy. No discipline and they looked like they didn't know what they were doing. The tradition of basketball deserves more than this. I remember when coach dishrag was hired, he said they were use to hanging banners in the rafters and winning championships at Hixson, I plan on carrying on this tradition. Ha! Ha! Ain't happening. Time for a change. It is embarrassing to watch these kids cheated from learning the game of basketball and experiencing success. It is time for a change!

 

With all due respect oochie, the blame may not solely lie on coaching. Hixson competes in what may be the toughest district outside of AAA in Memphis, with the likes of Howard, Brainerd, Tyner, and Red Bank. Each of these schools have been to the State Tournament during Coach Disabrow's tenure. Additionally, East Hamilton is up & coming since they are the new thing in town, and Central showed that they are a force to contend with by beating East Hamilton. Talent distribution is an issue for all Hamilton County schools because of the number of schools, but, with respect to Hixson's current players, it has hit Hixson particularly hard.

 

In regards to the discipline, it follows commitment. Improvement follows discipline. If kids aren't afraid of losing the opportunity to play, what incentive do they have to do what the coach asks them to do? And surprisingly, parents blindly support that behavior. Being a fan of high school basketball, I see this across the board. Not just Hixson.

[Indian]

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_214456.asp

[oochie]

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_214456.asp

That is an embarrassing article. The bad part is the Hixson coaches response about turning the ball over against Hixson Middle School. Very unprofessional and demeaning to his players. Parents should be upset about that, his players should be upset and Tyner should be upset too for him comparing them to middle school talent. Why would you be playing the middle school or scrimmaging them anyway. No wonder they are not going to get better. Dishrags excuse may be that it is one of the best districts in the state but 16 points! Really? Surely as a high school coach he could find a way to create more points. Maybe he needs to coach middle school? By his words, they can obviously beat the high school. I don't want to hear the best district in the state excuse because just 4 or 5 years ago Hixson was very successful in the same district and made it to the region every year. Something has got to change. These kids deserve more than failure and excuses! Somebody needs to wake up!

[doc_6]

That is an embarrassing article. The bad part is the Hixson coaches response about turning the ball over against Hixson Middle School. Very unprofessional and demeaning to his players. Parents should be upset about that, his players should be upset and Tyner should be upset too for him comparing them to middle school talent. Why would you be playing the middle school or scrimmaging them anyway. No wonder they are not going to get better. Dishrags excuse may be that it is one of the best districts in the state but 16 points! Really? Surely as a high school coach he could find a way to create more points. Maybe he needs to coach middle school? By his words, they can obviously beat the high school. I don't want to hear the best district in the state excuse because just 4 or 5 years ago Hixson was very successful in the same district and made it to the region every year. Something has got to change. These kids deserve more than failure and excuses! Somebody needs to wake up!

 

16 points is not good, in fact it's pretty bad, but out of respect to all involved, I won't comment anymore on that. However, the current District 6AA was formed only 3 years ago. It pulled Brainerd & Tyner from District 5AA, Hixson,Howard,and East Ridge from District 7 AA (I believe), Red Bank & Central from AAA & newly formed East Hamilton. So Hixson very well may have made it to the region prior to 6AA, but it certainly hasn't since joining 6AA.

[oochie]

16 points is not good, in fact it's pretty bad, but out of respect to all involved, I won't comment anymore on that. However, the current District 6AA was formed only 3 years ago. It pulled Brainerd & Tyner from District 5AA, Hixson,Howard,and East Ridge from District 7 AA (I believe), Red Bank & Central from AAA & newly formed East Hamilton. So Hixson very well may have made it to the region prior to 6AA, but it certainly hasn't since joining 6AA.

I have to correct you on this. Hixson has been 6AA since 2001. They were AAA before this. The 6AA district consisted of Hixson, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion, Howard East Ridge and Notre Dame. A few years later CSAS joined and eventually CCS joined. District 5AA consisted of Brainerd, Tyner, McMinn Central, Sequoyah, Sweetwater, Tellico Plains, Boyd Buchanan and Meigs. A few years later Brainerd, Tyner joined 6AA from 5AA, Red Bank and Central joined 6AA from 6AAA and East Hamilton joined 6AA when it opened. CCS, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Notre Dame and Grundy joined a district together, Marion went A and CSAS went A. The district now is still 6AA with Howard, Brainerd, Hixson, Tyner, Red Bank, Central, East Ridge and East Hamilton. Hixson has been 6AA since 2001 and went to the Region every year except the last four years. They were never in 7AA and I am certain about that.

Edited December 2, 2011 by oochie

[Indian]

How many of the players live near the school, if they are playing for and representing the community they might have more pride in doing well. I won't take it too far off the topic but I've rarely seen a game at Hixson where the visiting team didn't have more fans, often it was a lot more. That goes back to whether it's still a community school or not, especially for the ones visible on the basketball court and football field.

[doc_6]

I have to correct you on this. Hixson has been 6AA since 2001. They were AAA before this. The 6AA district consisted of Hixson, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion, Howard East Ridge and Notre Dame. A few years later CSAS joined and eventually CCS joined. District 5AA consisted of Brainerd, Tyner, McMinn Central, Sequoyah, Sweetwater, Tellico Plains, Boyd Buchanan and Meigs. A few years later Brainerd, Tyner joined 6AA from 5AA, Red Bank and Central joined 6AA from 6AAA and East Hamilton joined 6AA when it opened. CCS, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Notre Dame and Grundy joined a district together, Marion went A and CSAS went A. The district now is still 6AA with Howard, Brainerd, Hixson, Tyner, Red Bank, Central, East Ridge and East Hamilton. Hixson has been 6AA since 2001 and went to the Region every year except the last four years. They were never in 7AA and I am certain about that.

I humbly accept your correction (notice that "I believe" accompanied that portion of my previous post) & my assertion that the "current 6AA" was formed 3 years ago is more vital to my point than the previous districts of the schools. It remained the same district in name only, not in composition. The "current 6AA" is much stronger & it will be much tougher to penetrate the traditional basketball powerhouses of Howard, Brainerd, Tyner, and Red Bank. Also, they actually did go to the Region & lost to Tyner in the 1st round in a game played at Tyner when former Tyner player Michael Bradley was a junior and former Hixson player Randy Boyd was a sophomore . The remainder of the region was played at McMinn County with Brainerd beating Tyner in the championship.

 

Just to make it clear, I'm not saying that Hixson's coach is doing a great job, nor am I saying that he's doing a poor job. I've never been to a practice session or critically assessed his performance. But I do know that it's a lot easier to coach when you have talent, and I'm not sure that anyone other than the tall kid on their current team could start for ANY of the traditional powerhouses listed above. No knock on the kids. That's just where it is right now.