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Why would it have to be one of the assistants? What about Coach Jones himself :banana: He is a graduate of Grant and was a member of the state tournament team from 79!

Nothing personal here either but, his boys...don't think so. Give credit where credit is due. Their father was a good athlete, better at baseball than basketball though. :thumb:

I'm sure we all have a great story to tell about a ref but, let me tell you about this one. Happened during a freshman game and yes, the two refs were licensed. The home team has the ball with a few seconds left in the game, under their own basket, and calls for a timeout. Timeout is over and the ref hands the ball to the player to be put in play, the ref blows his whistle after three seconds and we're wondering what the crap is going on. Coach yells that we didn't call timeout and the ref say it's a three seconds call on a home team player who was standing in the lane...the honest truth and the other official nor other coach didn't dispute this! It was reported to the assigning sec, and yes we've seen him again and again. :eek:

Drove two hours last night to see the same games. Won't donate my money to a Basketball event held there again! Probably a good place for Mud Wrestling / Monster Trucks / MotoCross. The lighting and PA system was lacking IMO too! :popcorn:

It may not be premier to some people like yourself but to a young coach or just any coach looking for a change/challenge, it's an excellent opportunity. Do you think Coach Jones (no disrespect here either - he's an outstanding man) looked at your Gallatin County program as the premier starting point? No, but he's turned this into a premier program and there's swagger in the kids now. Most of the posters on this discussion are probably from Grant Co., who are sharing their views and showing the support that they always have.

BCB....is you know who calling that game too? Hopefully not! Can anyone share as to why Coach got the "T"?

MTK...got something to do with a tree doesn't it!

BCB...do you remember who made that phantom foul call on the stage end with about 4 ticks left on the clock? I always thought he had it out for coach Jones...which by the way has done a fantastic job at GC.

So....if you wanted to watch a good basketball game tomorrow night, would you recommend driving two hours to watch the game in this new arena??

I'll take Coach Jones in this close battle...by 4 - 7 pts. He always finds a way and let's not forget what happened in the finals of the region a couple of years ago versus Shelby. It was theirs until the stripes took them out of the game! :thumb:

I'll take Simon at the buzzer!:banana:

Just heard that the coaching position has been posted. Also heard that this has to be out there for 30 days before a decision can be made...is this true? If so, it will probably take until early May before a coach is named. Blazer - isn't there an assistant at SL named Sizemore that was looking for a HC'ing job last year? What can you tell us about him?

Lurked aroudn BGP for many years and have enjoyed reading everyones humor and insight associated to HS basketball. Basketball has been a passionate part of my life for 35 years; player, fan, coach, referee, spectator, and most importantly - a parent. IMO, the GC program has experienced a few memorable highs and some unwanted lows during these yrs. Coach Kinmon and Coach Utter have always been respected and have done an excellent job considering the circumstances that were imposed on them by a previous administration. Its difficult to build or improve a program without the resources/facilities and looking back at the post from "ShotDoc - The Pros and Cons at Grant", he/she is correct for most comments. Interested coaches should take note of these too! However, I too have taken note to comment #4 in the con section. The 3 players pointed out here are first class students who have their act together and have shown great sportsmanship over the years. I know for fact that the asst supers kid have never approached/complained about a lack of playing time. He's a straight "A" student, #4 in academics jr. class, and an excellent golf, which is his bread and butter to the next level. If anything were ever said to a coach, it was the father asking a coach to push him harder or standing up for another player. And yes, all 3 of players were part of the successful freshment and jv teams that you mentioned. Now that you've taken their ball and gone home, do you think the kids will have a chance? Probably not! Whomever the coach will be, Coach Utter or a new one, there is definetly an opportunity and challenge awaiting them. Good luck to whoever applies and I can honestly say that the community will support you. If Coach Wright from SL were to apply and get this job, I've been told it'd be like a family reunion down there