[bball_fan]

I have said over and over, rules and regulations need to be put in place next year for B and C teams. I have also said over and over, if everyone would go back and read, the was nothing we was going to be able to do about the tournament this year. From what I have been told, everything is going to be seeded either just like the A team tournament or by random draws. Neither of those ways will be a honest reflection of the B teams, but also teams did not know about these tournaments before the coaches meeting so they did not know to play all the 7th graders on B team instead of just A team. I have said over and over there are certain issues and regulations that need to be put in place next year! My concerns, if everyone will go back and read in a earlier post which was shared by another reader as well, was for the children who benefit from having so many talented 7th graders in the county. These kids have gotten playing time on the B team all year because the more talented players on there team and in there grade were playing above there age on A team and being saved for A team. My concerns are for these boys feelings when these very talented 7th graders step back down to the level they grade is playing. I know a lot of teams in the county play all there 7th graders on the B team regardless, maybe even all of them. I did not mean anything to be a personal attack on any school and certainly did not mean for some public war of words to get started. You can call my concerns junk or fear if you like. We all have opinions and I was just sharing mine when I stated my concerns. This tournament is not going to be perfect this year, and since it is being thrown together so late in the year, we are going to have a tournament bracket that does not show the true seedings and we are going to put other issues into the limelight. As for my boys at Mullins, we will show up at the tournament and play any team that steps on the floor to the very best of our ability. I realize the last time we played Johns Creek, there best players did not play the entire B team game. They did start the game though and I was proud of our boys for how well we played while they was in the game playing. Yes I got defensive about our boys not being mentioned because like you said, all the kids get on this site and read what is said. Every coach knows kids this age have highs and lows in confidence that effects the way they play. Kids this age also need to know when people have there backs. That is why I spoke out about my team being over looked, or at least that is how it seemed to me. So before anything any worse is said, which would set a bad example not just for my players but for players of any other school, let me say something publicly! Nothing I have said once again, was meant to be a attack, a insult or disrespecting anyone or any team on this page. I know we all take our teams to heart and I know we all grow to care for these kids like they was our own family. I am embarrassed at myself thinking these boys will get on this site and read what little has been said already. Any problems certain people any myself have with each other needs to be settled in private instead on a message board these children will read. This game is suppose to be fun or at least that is the golden rule we all try to teach these children. Us jawing back and forth at each other like we do on this site replaces the true meaning of the game with hatred and anger which can only be played our through these boys. And the only way it can be played out through these boys is by behavior on the court that should not be tolerated or by running up the score. Neither of those teach these children sportsmanship.