[J. R. VanHoose]

Let me try to comment on several of the posts. First, I've always heard the reason JR left Paintsville is because BMR named Matt Ratliff as the heir apparanet a long time ago. If that is so, there is no job at Paintsville for JR to leave Phelps for. Second, kids are going to do what they can get by with. If these girls were attitude problems, as many have said, blame has to be shifted to the coaching staff for allowing such behavior. Third, surely no one believes these girls just happened to end up at Phelps. They were brought in, but not by JR. So, it may not be so easy for JR to "not put up with them". The people who brought them in ARE EXPECTING them to play. Period. JR is in a tough situation.

Let me put this to rest again. Yes, I knew Matt Ratliff would be Coach Runyon's successor, I knew that when I got hired at Paintsville. I left Paintsville because the Phelps job was, and still is, a great opportunity for me. I didn't want to coach or be a coach to my brother, I didn't want to be in a situation where I had to coach against Matt, my brother, or his friends, and this is a place where I felt and still feel very comfortable.

Kids will get away with what they can, but "attitudes" have not and will never be a problem on one of my teams. If you have a bad one you better correct it or you won;t play, simple as that. As far as anyone telling me who to play, that is incorrect. I play the best 5 that I can put out on the floor that work well together. That is shown in practice during the course of the year. No one influences playing time, only the players have control over that. They must perform well and with each other to get play. I do not feel in a tough situation, if kids don't play it is not my fault, it is theirs, for not putting forth the effort to show me they want to play and help this team be successful!