[kentuckynole]

I agree that maybe the LC team shouldve had tryouts but the chosen 10 were decided on by the high school head coach..with suggestions from the rest of his staff and various middle school coaches who had all seen plenty of middle school bball and coach basketball for a living..they know who can and cannot play on the hs level..so im not arguing against the 10 that are on the team. the fact of the matter is that only 10 will probably make the high school team next year...maybe even less..and maybe 7 or 8 out of the 10 will play all four years...no need for two teams or having more than 10. its extremely hard to play 10 players. there are soo many players in LC that are decently talented after the top 7. I dont think anyone can argue that the top 7 players are not on the AAU team. Yes, 3 are middle school coach's sons and one is the brother of the AAU coach's girlfriend but the list was ultimately chosen by the hs head coach and each of those kids are undoubtedly top 10 players. Sadly, there are going to be a few decent basketball players in LC that do not make the HS team next year..simply because there is an abundance of decent talent. No need in putting them on this AAU team and letting them believe in something that will not happen. Its a sad reality. By placing the JV coach as their coach.the hs head coach is obviously prepping these kids to become high school basketball players and learn the hs system which is a great idea. Its not middle school basketball anymore. Favortism and the buddy system were not involved. Many obviously choose to use that as an excuse for the reason the person they have in mind was not selected. Oh..and i would also like to ask what makes the current coach of this AAU team not fit for the job? He played college bball..coached last years freshmen team to an undefeated record..and had a winning record as the JV coach this year...hes probably overqualified to coach this team but wants to prepare these kids for the next level...Kentuckynole suggest the dad coaches after arguing that there is favortism?? Btw..the 80-3 hazard team you speak of?? LC..who had practiced a total of 2 times..while learning a new system and playing together for the first time..took them to OT and lost by 3.

I never mentioned favoritism. So the high school coach picked the team after watching the kids play one game. Why are there no kids from Arlie Boggs, Beckham Bates, and Fleming Neon on the team?
You said favoritism and buddy system was not involved after saying 3 middle coaches sons and a girlfriend's brother was chosen who told them they were the best players.
So the other 20 or so 8th graders that were not chosen might as well not tryout next year because these are the top 10 players in the county based on observation of one game. So the freshman team is already chosen I am sure the kids and parents of those who were not chosen will be happy to find that out. What about the kids playing baseball or other sports?
I would guess out of the 10 players on the team only 4 of them will play all 4 years because the 7th graders coming up will push some of them out.
I did not say the current coach was not fit for the job I just said the better coach was a current Dad. Just because you played college ball and have 2 years of coaching experience does not make you overqualified.
You failed to mention the Hazard team I spoke of beat them by 14 points 2 days later with a short bench. 2 of Hazard's top 8 have broken arms.
There should of been a tryout or change the name on the uniform. It is a select team based on opinion not observation.