Breathitt County's game with Letcher Central was not a past-Breathitt game I'm used to seeing. The Bobcats looked lifeless, and they stood around on defense all night long. The middle, for instance, was wide open for LCC to take advantage. And Breathitt's zone was pretty much a 'standing zone'. It appeared they were playing just to get the season over. the team looked lost on offense.

The old-timers, Earl Stevens, Cecil Clair, Larry Noble, Arch Johnson, Charlie Turner, B.G. Lovins, and many others, can't be happy with this effort.

Breathitt County's game with Letcher Central was not a past-Breathitt game I'm used to seeing. The Bobcats looked lifeless, and they stood around on defense all night long. The middle, for instance, was wide open for LCC to take advantage. And Breathitt's zone was pretty much a 'standing zone'. It appeared they were playing just to get the season over. the team looked lost on offense.

The old-timers, Earl Stevens, Cecil Clair, Larry Noble, Arch Johnson, Charlie Turner, B.G. Lovins, and many others, can't be happy with this effort.

 

I know for one that many of those old timers are not happy with the effort. We played cards the night after and thats all they could talk about is the lack of effort.

PCC is very overrated. They will be lucky too stay in the game with LCC.

PCC is very overrated. They will be lucky too stay in the game with LCC.

 

Your kidding right? They played earlier in the year, with PCC winning 74-63.

Breathitt County's game with Letcher Central was not a past-Breathitt game I'm used to seeing. The Bobcats looked lifeless, and they stood around on defense all night long. The middle, for instance, was wide open for LCC to take advantage. And Breathitt's zone was pretty much a 'standing zone'. It appeared they were playing just to get the season over. the team looked lost on offense.

The old-timers, Earl Stevens, Cecil Clair, Larry Noble, Arch Johnson, Charlie Turner, B.G. Lovins, and many others, can't be happy with this effort.

 

It was Perry County Central

PCC is very overrated. They will be lucky too stay in the game with LCC.

 

PCC is definitely not overrated. They are a solid club with a good coach. Letcher Central will have to play a great game to beat them. PCC is the favorite in this one.

I know for one that many of those old timers are not happy with the effort. We played cards the night after and thats all they could talk about is the lack of effort.[/QUOT

Just keep playing them cards and talking. The effort was there and the kids that stuck around will benefit in the next few years. I am proud of the young men that played and I see them being a strong team in the next few years with the experience they have gained this year. I would take a bunch of kids that are tough enough to stick around through times over a bunch that will quit when they don't get their way anytime.

It was Perry County Central

Yeah, I got the wrong Central.:creepy: It was Perry Central.

I know for one that many of those old timers are not happy with the effort. We played cards the night after and thats all they could talk about is the lack of effort.[/QUOT

Just keep playing them cards and talking. The effort was there and the kids that stuck around will benefit in the next few years. I am proud of the young men that played and I see them being a strong team in the next few years with the experience they have gained this year. I would take a bunch of kids that are tough enough to stick around through times over a bunch that will quit when they don't get their way anytime.

 

If things stay as they are, Breathitt Baskball will continue to languish. It's a very hollow argument to say that starters quit a team because they aren't getting their way, especially when they have played sports all of their young lives with no apparent problems until this year. The team effort was not there for whatever reason. You seem to think that people are downing individual players when they point out Breathitt's weaknesses and that's not the case. The basketball program has problems, and contrary to what you seem to believe, it's not the kids who left the team. This is high school ball and not the local pee wee league. The team fell apart this year but actually began a couple years ago. There's no getting around that fact and ....it's not due to a few spoiled kids. It's the program, something has to give or it will continue to get worse.

I know for one that many of those old timers are not happy with the effort. We played cards the night after and thats all they could talk about is the lack of effort.[/QUOT

Just keep playing them cards and talking. The effort was there and the kids that stuck around will benefit in the next few years. I am proud of the young men that played and I see them being a strong team in the next few years with the experience they have gained this year. I would take a bunch of kids that are tough enough to stick around through times over a bunch that will quit when they don't get their way anytime.

 

I agree with everything you said. It will benifit the kids that stuck around next year and the years after that.

Hatcher always has his kids ready to play this time of year, but I believe Hazard will be a tough win for them.

They play LCC tonight.

 

If things stay as they are, Breathitt Baskball will continue to languish. It's a very hollow argument to say that starters quit a team because they aren't getting their way, especially when they have played sports all of their young lives with no apparent problems until this year. The team effort was not there for whatever reason. You seem to think that people are downing individual players when they point out Breathitt's weaknesses and that's not the case. The basketball program has problems, and contrary to what you seem to believe, it's not the kids who left the team. This is high school ball and not the local pee wee league. The team fell apart this year but actually began a couple years ago. There's no getting around that fact and ....it's not due to a few spoiled kids. It's the program, something has to give or it will continue to get worse.

 

I agree 100% the Bobcats program is in trouble and it has to start with the coaches. There were 2 kids that transferd and a bunch that quit, so it has to start somewhere. From what I've been told is Bank's and his Asst.'s will be back next year, and if that is so look for the program to keep going down hill.:walk: