[Emmit Brown]

I personally think it's a SHAME when some of the fans from JC behave the way they did tonight! 1st you hear fans screaming at the coaches for taking the 1st string out, then you hear at halftime fans screaming "look at this hall of shame", then you hear Mom's yelling "why are you taking my kid out, he's the only one playing good". Then lastly, why in the world would a parent come down behind the bench for the 2nd straight game and BABY their kid like they did tonight? I think it's time for these parents to grow up and stop putting the blame on someone else and take a look in the mirror. Maybe it's you that taught your kids to act the way they do. Maybe it's you who needs be yelled at and blamed for what has become a recurring theme. These kids that were playing and pulled out of the game were pulled because they let a 7-4 lead become a 24-7 deficite. The 2nd string did a good job, they practice just as hard as anyone else and they deserved the time they got tonight.
The fact of the matter is we can sit here and blame coaches, administrators, other players, but when it comes down to it I put the blame on the parents. These attitudes are a reflection on YOU. Until you take a step back and allow your young man to just PLAY A GAME then this will continue. Johnson Central has a ton of talent, yes, but until these KIDS are allowed to play a GAME and not have to worry about what's gonna be said when they go home they will never achieve what they are capable of. It's time to grow up!

I couldn't agree more with this statement...it does get aggrevating going to a game and have to listen to all the complaining about the coach and his decisions instead of being supportive of the team. Is it really that hard to cheer the TEAM on? I mean, I sat tonight around someone's family (could tell because they yelled about him the entire night along with their matching wardrobe) and they were making fun of another player. How mature is an ADULT for poking fun at a 16 or 17 year old boy? I'm just baffled at the thought, and I know that everyone wants the best for their child...but JC is not a team ran by ONE player.

A lot of flack was given to Coach McKenzie over his decision to pull the starters with 5 minutes to go in the first half, shoot that's probably one of the better things he's done. A lot of the starters came out flat and only score 9 points in the first 11 minutes of the game, well those reserves came in and scored more in 5 minutesthan the regular five did. The game was still well within reach at the half, and it appeared as if most of the kids came back out with a different mindset. J.K. Hall played his heart out as did a few others in the second half. It seemed like every time I turned around, he was diving on the floor for loose balls, sprinting past everyone on a breakaway for a basket, playing good defense. However, as a team it wasn't enough.

As you stated, this is just a GAME. There isn't one player on the team with major basketball talent, and there isn't one player that is going to be in the NBA...closest thing to it is to buy a ticket. Stop filling their heads with the "Greatest" speech, and let them be kids. Support the team and if that's not enough, when the job comes open again apply for it.