It seems to me people are hung up on how these girls played against St. Patrick two times during the season.

 

Pretty tough to judge a team and/or coach on 2 games.

 

I must have missed where anyone brought up the two losses to St Pat but since you brought it up.....the losses that Bracken had last season against Lewis, Fleming, and Pendelton, and Ludlow, teams that St. Patrick beat, don't help your argument. To say you could were having a bad day in those two games (which was actually three losses to St Pat) may be justified if you had won the above mentioned games. Plus there was a 44 point loss to GRC who only beat St Pat by 3 points.

 

When you consider how Bracken was rated on this site last year in the region preview (number six) and teams like Ludlow, St Patrick, and Scott were not rated, I would have to say, in my opinion that Bracken was over-rated.

 

Plus, if you can't seem to "reach " your players when there are on the floor at game time then you have a problem b/c that is when they should be motivated and if they have to be motivated to want to win then you have a bigger problem. That is how I think St Pat is different. St Pat girls don't have to be motivated by their coach, they all want to win and they hate to lose

 

Since you brought it up..........

I must have missed where anyone brought up the two losses to St Pat but since you brought it up.....the losses that Bracken had last season against Lewis, Fleming, and Pendelton, and Ludlow, teams that St. Patrick beat, don't help your argument. To say you could were having a bad day in those two games (which was actually three losses to St Pat) may be justified if you had won the above mentioned games. Plus there was a 44 point loss to GRC who only beat St Pat by 3 points.

 

When you consider how Bracken was rated on this site last year in the region preview (number six) and teams like Ludlow, St Patrick, and Scott were not rated, I would have to say, in my opinion that Bracken was over-rated.

 

Plus, if you can't seem to "reach " your players when there are on the floor at game time then you have a problem b/c that is when they should be motivated and if they have to be motivated to want to win then you have a bigger problem. That is how I think St Pat is different. St Pat girls don't have to be motivated by their coach, they all want to win and they hate to lose

 

Since you brought it up..........

 

Thank you.

Bracken will never excel because they are caught up in the name game. Always have and always will. Kids at the middle school age that have talent but are overlooked because of the politics, eventually quit because of neglect. If the coaches would take interest in these kids and develop them but instead focus on relative kids, friends, etc. Just what is observed. Sorry

Not the easiest thing in the world to motivate HS kids, let alone HS girls!

 

Every team has tough losses or losses they should not have had.

 

I actually put very little into the rankings on this site and more in the rankings by those who see all the teams and who really can rank them!

I must have missed where anyone brought up the two losses to St Pat but since you brought it up.....the losses that Bracken had last season against Lewis, Fleming, and Pendelton, and Ludlow, teams that St. Patrick beat, don't help your argument. To say you could were having a bad day in those two games (which was actually three losses to St Pat) may be justified if you had won the above mentioned games. Plus there was a 44 point loss to GRC who only beat St Pat by 3 points.

 

When you consider how Bracken was rated on this site last year in the region preview (number six) and teams like Ludlow, St Patrick, and Scott were not rated, I would have to say, in my opinion that Bracken was over-rated.

 

Plus, if you can't seem to "reach " your players when there are on the floor at game time then you have a problem b/c that is when they should be motivated and if they have to be motivated to want to win then you have a bigger problem. That is how I think St Pat is different. St Pat girls don't have to be motivated by their coach, they all want to win and they hate to lose

 

Since you brought it up..........

 

Agree with everything in this post IMO, have given up on BC ever living up to the hype these girls had in middle school. Thought PK would be the motivator they needed, but it didn't show in important games. Could be as simple as coaching up someone into the PG role over the summer when sometimes teams success's are determined, we will see in 09/10.

Not the easiest thing in the world to motivate HS kids, let alone HS girls!

 

I agree with this, but to have a great team the girls have to get along and realize that they need to make sacrifices to win games. If the girls have a passion for the game, motivation is not a large factor.

I agree with this, but to have a great team the girls have to get along and realize that they need to make sacrifices to win games. If the girls have a passion for the game, motivation is not a large factor.

I could not agree more with this statement anymore! Coaching girls is not easy, much tougher then boys. The thing is if those young ladies have the passion! Many play just to play and not because they LOVE the game or have a PASSION to play!

While Bracken did have a down season, we can't forget that they were hampered by injuries. Ahrens (starting center) missed a great deal of the season and Crawford (swing player) missed the entire season. Both would likely have been starters all year long. And in the case with Crawford, she would have helped with the ball-handling/turnover woes.

While Bracken did have a down season, we can't forget that they were hampered by injuries. Ahrens (starting center) missed a great deal of the season and Crawford (swing player) missed the entire season. Both would likely have been starters all year long. And in the case with Crawford, she would have helped with the ball-handling/turnover woes.

 

Amen to that statement!! Obviously a coach cannot control the injury bug. I honestly, think there may have been a couple of more injuries, but those two were big ones most certainly!

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Bracken will never excel because they are caught up in the name game. Always have and always will. Kids at the middle school age that have talent but are overlooked because of the politics, eventually quit because of neglect. If the coaches would take interest in these kids and develop them but instead focus on relative kids, friends, etc. Just what is observed. Sorry

 

 

I agree, The same problem as on the Boy's side. But this will never be seen by those that could make a difference.