[15thRegionSlamaBamma]

Here is just my opinion. He was handed an excellent player, not an excellent team. But most head coaches are handed nice teams. Tussey developed Haley, Stafford developed Lowe, Phelps developed Slone. These Jr. High programs develop these players but it takes a good coach to develop the team. His record speaks for itself. How long was Tussey there? What did she do in all of those years? Speaking of getting a team handed on a silver platter, you speak so highly of your coach who just received the same thing.

Tussey took them to two state tournaments both in which they lost in the first round. Now Haley was a great player when Tussey was heading up the program. However, I just believe we saw a big change in her in the last to years of her high school carrier. It was no longer the underclassmen Haley Ratliff show but was a team. Once Butcher got a hold of her she was a complete player.