The art of feeding the post is no where to be found in todays game at all levels. Feeding the post today is either a lob off of a drive or a jump shot that misses. If bigs cant face up and drive then they are used as screeners, rebounders and rim protectors. :popcorn:

Agree and it's unfortunate.

Bethlehem has a couple 6'4 kids who touch the ball maybe 5 times a game. Their coach hasn't figured the inside out game yet..............

Fern Creek has a 6'8" 300 pound plus Senior Center who never has played varsity BB until this season, but Coach Schooler inserted him into the lineup and makes sure the offense works inside to get him touches. In fact, the young man now is likely to get an offer somewhere to go to college at the D2 or D3 level. He literally went from never playing varsity basketball to likely playing college basketball.

 

I have never figured out why a coach would not make sure his big post players do not touch the ball, regardless of how good the guards and wings can score. It creates balance and it is unfair to expect a big post to run the floor only to rebound and play defense. Pretty soon the big who does not touch the ball on offense loses interest and who could blame them.

 

Agree with the point of a big losing interest. Case in point: Adair County/Chance Melton

Agree with the point of a big losing interest. Case in point: Adair County/Chance Melton

 

I have always heard but never knew for sure that Chance was a very special football player as well. Is that the case?

Yes, Sir! Rumor has it that his interest may be shifting to football. I have never seen him play, but I am told he is a 6-5 strong armed quarterback. He and his fellow sophmore class led Adair to the state playoffs. That was a first, I am sure, and winning football seasons at Adair are rare. Chance's lack of utilization is helping him lose interest and motivation on the basketball court. That is a shame. For a boy that played varsity in 7th grade, started while in the 8th, his progression has changed to digression, I do believe. He is no longer the best player on the team. His freshman brother, Corey, is really turning on. He scored 27 against Campbellsville in a win last week. Adair has a history of not featuring their most talented. Witness Kalen Kimberland: Asked to be just a role player by Adair, he became All-American at Lindsey Wilson. Darren Ballou was a tremdously talented shooting big man at Adair. YOu'd think maybe a few pick and rolls or pick and pops would have been called for him. NOPE! His frustration grew to a lack of motivation that he transferred without playing a game a Morehead and developed into head-down foot-shuffling player at LIndsey Wilson, only starting a few times.