[Red and Black]

I think it's a terrible idea to blame this teams failures on the kid who plays harder and works the hardest out of everybody involved with that program. I think that's a good way to get him to start looking for somewhere else to play basketball next year. He's a blackcat and I hope he stays a blackcat! I value him tremendously, both as a young man and as a basketball player! He could be the cornerstone to the rebuild next year and help us compete for a district championship again, if he finally gets coached up and utilized properly. I don't think the Blackcats were really all that short on size and talent this year, at least not so short as to lose every single district game in a weak district. Heard alot of people around Pburg claim that that was the problem with this team, lack of size, lack of depth, lack of talent. I don't think so. I think the problem with this team is that we were woefully short on energy, leadership and accountability, at all levels, and I dang sure wouldn't blame all those shortcomings on the sophomore kid who shows up and works his butt off every single day! The kid who every time you see him always has a basketball in his hands trying to get better every. single. flippin. day. You can build a winning culture around fire and passion and the desire to be great like that. We should not squander and waste a shooting star like we have with him, because they don't come around very often. Keep working, Keithley! Keep getting better! We see you! Hopefully we can do better for you moving forward!