This game, this discussion, these players, illustrate a lot of what is good and bad about bluegrasspreps. Since the demise of the Enquirer and Kentucky post, there really is no media coverage to speak of about high school sports in northern Kentucky, and it is great that BGP fills that void. Unfortunately it also provides a platform to attack kids about how they perform, or sometimes to raise expectations to an unhealthy level. Caleb Jefferson is a talented player and a great kid, and I think he made a great decision to go to NCC because of the passion and basketball knowledge there. But I think the anonymous culture on BGP has made life more difficult, and probably has made basketball less fun, for Caleb and Nolan, and that's unfortunate.

 

I am by no means an "everybody gets a trophy" or "don't ever say anything bad that might hurt someone's feelings" kind of guy, but it does bother me that a 15 or 16 year old - heck sometimes even a 12 or 13 year old - might decide they don't want to play anymore because they don't want to face the fallout on BGP. And that happens, I promise you.

 

It's a tough balance, I know, but to me it is like pornography was to Justice Scalia .... I know a comment that goes too far when I see it.

 

Most BGPers draw the line near where I draw it .... Discussion about the game, the good plays and bad plays, even about the players, is okay if you keep in mind that the players are often very young men and women that are playing and competing because they love the game.

 

As a guideline I would suggest applying a modified golden rule before posting .... Don't say something about a 15 year old kid that you wouldn't want someone else to say about your own 15 year kid. That should keep it in perspective.

 

I'll go ahead and give my annual speech. 90% of the kids that play the game do not get mentioned in this board. If the kid is good enough to be discussed congrats to him. While some may be huge fans and some May critique his game it is all part of it.

I'm not a big supporter of kids being on here, but if they do, they need to be able to handle the good with the bad

I am sure coach and his staff are putting the right mix on the floor. He is a great coach and that proved out last year. HC had 5 seniors (I believe) last year. Two of them could have been poy candidates. That is very hard to replace.

 

A good rule of thumb that I try to use on here is to not say anything about a kid or a coach that i would not say to the their dad's face or the coach's face.

Great coach? What has he won?

I am sure coach and his staff are putting the right mix on the floor. He is a great coach and that proved out last year. HC had 5 seniors (I believe) last year. Two of them could have been poy candidates. That is very hard to replace.

 

A good rule of thumb that I try to use on here is to not say anything about a kid or a coach that i would not say to the their dad's face or the coach's face.

 

I completely disagree with your statements. Can you please provide more detail on why you came to those conclusions?

I'll go ahead and give my annual speech. 90% of the kids that play the game do not get mentioned in this board. If the kid is good enough to be discussed congrats to him. While some may be huge fans and some May critique his game it is all part of it.

I'm not a big supporter of kids being on here, but if they do, they need to be able to handle the good with the bad

 

AMEN!

I am sure coach and his staff are putting the right mix on the floor. He is a great coach and that proved out last year. HC had 5 seniors (I believe) last year. Two of them could have been poy candidates. That is very hard to replace.

 

A good rule of thumb that I try to use on here is to not say anything about a kid or a coach that i would not say to the their dad's face or the coach's face.

 

I'll disagree with your first paragraph totally. Tyler Bezold was a very smart player. He was the only poy candidate from this team in my opinion. Him and the other players made this coach look good.

As to your second paragraph,1 person saying it to the coach was not gonna make a difference! That's the reason I came here. I knew people would agree with me. Majority, not just a few.