[eaglehoops]

First of all lets put the blame where it belongs. The players! When they learn that basketball is a team sport then they will again start to win. Coach Starns does an outstanding job with this team. I admire a coach who has rules and sticks to them. As for Jesse, I enjoyed watching him play but he has the same problem that some of the others have. Ego! I for one heard that he did allow Jesse to come back but had to serve a suspension for the technicals that he had received but did not want that. These players need to realize that one person can't win a game no matter how good they think they are or how good their parents think they are. Ego is the main problem on this team and that stems from the parents. I could care less if I scored a point as long as my team won. Most parents now think my son scored this many points, my son should have had the ball, or they won't throw my kid the ball no matter if the team is winning or not.:dontthink Prime example tonight, When they passed and played together then they had the lead or came back. Once they started one on one then they would lose there lead and fall behind. I for one was disappointed that Justin Blanton did not play this year. I enjoyed watching him play. Played hard all the time just like Jaryd Crum, Joe Whitaker, and James Blankenship on this team. There is still time to get back on track but it will take a team effort. Once these kids figure this out they will start to gel. Until then they will struggle listening to the parents :argue: instead of Coach Starns.

Great post. This team has some major EGO problems and sometimes plays with no heart.