[wooderson]

Im so sick of the "Belfry is a football school so they struggle at basketball" bullshit. Thompson is horrible, he was a "relative" hire because of being related to the Dotson family. Its a simple as that. He was horrible at Pike Central and wasn't there long. So Belfry and the BOE decided he was the right fit for a struggling program? Really? Theres no one stupid enough to believe hes the man to turn around this program. They won 6 games, 6 flippin games and Ill bet my paycheck they don't win anymore next year unless they can start scheduling middle schools. Anyone that says it cant be done at Belfry must not remember the late 80s and 90s at Belfry. They had a coach that took the best he had and won 3 region titles with 2 more runner ups. And yes Belfry was still a pretty good football program at that time also. And he did it the right way. If a kid was too big of a wuss to stick it out and put in the work before school and after school then they didn't play. I was there and I know several several kids who were good enough to contribute to those teams and they couldn't take the tough love that Coach Justice dished out on a daily basis and you know where those kids were on game nights? In the stands eating popcorn watching kids who actually had the desire to work and win. If you are a good coach you will find the kids who are willing to work hard, you will teach them the fundamentals that will make them good solid basketball players and in the end you will win. Coach Justice didn't win overnight but he did it the right way and his results speak for themselves. If anyone has an issue with this point please feel free to PM me, not gonna go on bashing Thompson on here anymore. If you played at Belfry during the glory years its just disgusting to see how bad this program has become.