I have wondered this same question and heres the best i could come up with:

1. Some coaches in the area will attempt to embarrass Elliott when the well runs dry in a few years. This isn't true for all teams, but i'm sure at least a few will. It would be hard not to, but I hope coaches remember that humiliating another team hurts the opposing kids worse than it does the other coach. I'm sure Rick Mays has been beaten by 50 points, probably worse, so it would be nothing new to him. And for the last 10 years or so, while Elliott wasn't at this level they were rarely terrible, so it is unlikely that most of the coaches today had anything to do with those losses.

2. Elliotts transgressions this year have nothing to do with the players, they are just kids that love to play basketball. Leaving the starters in to long and allowing your team to beat less talented teams by 50 or more points should be completely reflected on the coach, and that is who I for one, blame it on.

3. This is high school basketball, if a coach wants to do the Bill Belicheck thing and run up the score it's ok. Well, it's not ok, but it is legal and the Khsaa doesn't have any regulations against it.

4. We as fans should root for which ever team comes out of our region to do well at the state tourney. If Elliott makes it i will want the PLAYERS to do well, because they have worked hard to get there.

5. Mays' motives in running up the score in my opinion are simple. More publicity. If he can win a game by 50 points his team looks better. I think he wants to prove that while the 16th isn't that highly regarded he has a good team. It has propelled the Lions to a top 10 ranking at one point in the season, which turned out to be too high, but atleast any team that plays them will respect their abilities.

6. All the scores and the talk have put an unneeded extra-motivational target on EC's back. Everyone in the region knows how good they are and the good teams will be pumped to play them, does Rick Mays have to add fuel to the fire???

 

This is one of the best posts I've read since I joined. :thumb:

I have seen this happen before. Certain teams who are accustomed to beating other teams crying foul when they are on the losing side. Then, when things are "back to normal" making there own version of a statement to the now depleted teams that were successful before. IMO, Elliott Co. is not the only school in the 16th that some of the less classy individuals are licking their chops for in the future.

 

Couldn’t be more accurate. You only have to look back a couple of years to see proof.

I for one ... and I'm a Raider fan .. Am glad to see teams such as Elliott County and Rose Hill having good teams. For the longest time these two teams were knocked aroundlike rag dolls and treated with very little respect. The old saying used to be " Sign Elliott or Rose Hill on senior night for a guarnteed win ". You can't say that now. These two set at the top of the 16th region. The 64th District used to always come down to East and West every year. You could put it in concrete. Not now.

 

I say congratulations fellas ... Enjoy the success while your there. Whatta ride.

I for one ... and I'm a Raider fan .. Am glad to see teams such as Elliott County and Rose Hill having good teams. For the longest time these two teams were knocked aroundlike rag dolls and treated with very little respect. The old saying used to be " Sign Elliott or Rose Hill on senior night for a guarnteed win ". You can't say that now. These two set at the top of the 16th region. The 64th District used to always come down to East and West every year. You could put it in concrete. Not now.

 

I say congratulations fellas ... Enjoy the success while your there. Whatta ride.

 

This is one of the more honest, accurate and unbiased post I have seen on BGP.:thumb: