BasketballJunkie3

Open per Courier-Journal. I don’t know anything about it, just saw it and thought I’d share.

For one, I don’t think you can leave Adair Co. out...not with their “transfers”. Secondly, I’m not sure Warren Central, Corbin, Mayfield and Butler are in anyone’s discussion as one of the top 20 teams. Some replacements?: Walton-Verona, Anderson Co., Hopkinsville, Taylor Co, Madison Central?

Which teams do you feel weren't worthy? Who would you replace them with?

Were some of these teams just drawn from a hat??

THIS!! Everyday of the week! Took the words right out of my mouth!

Some of the most shady and seedy things I've seen this past year involved AAU basketball and Prep Schools. I just think it's very sad the lengths adults will go through to exploit these kids. And I don't wanna hear all this "we only do it for the kids crap; because it's just a bunch of crap".......you do it for financial benefit and gain.

Yeah, I like this kid a lot.

James Taylor is one of top Sophomore PG’s in the state. St.X frosh only lost 2 games last year to Trinity and Cov Catholic in close games. James Taylor didn’t play in those games as he started for varsity. Tigers should have good squad this year, but Trinity is loaded so going to be tough to knock them off.

This is Coleman’s 1st year at Seneca.

Ha! And another kid gets bounced around because of adults. When will this story end?

Depends on if Scrubb is there or not

I don't agree with all of this "he needs more exposure", "prep school is better for coaches to see him", etc. If you're a D1 prospect, trust me, college coaches will find you and go to your games. This whole thing of kids needing to transfer to get "more" exposure would send a red flag to me if I'm a college coach. And the last 3-4 kids that tried the prep school route, it HURT their recruiting (Sloan, Cooper, Young).

The last one from HHS or just the last one from Kentucky?

I meant from the state

I'm surprised it's taken this long...he more than likely won't be the last one to go before the season starts.

Saw this kid play a handful of times this past year. My conclusion: he's not worth the time or baggage (3 schools in 3 years). He's not getting any bigger, he's old for his grade level and honestly probably wouldn't be getting the pub he's getting if he was on the correct grade level. From the games I saw, again small sample size but...he's AWFUL on defense, doesn't even try actually. And he didn't look coachable at all.

He will NOT finish at Adair, and will follow in the footsteps of Sloan, Cooper, and Young among others...meaning he'll keep moving schools so that an adult can try to benefit from him and colleges will stay away from him. Just my opinion. If I was coaching, I wouldn't want him at all.

This school sounds like a dumpster fire...good grief.

Yes but he took the boys job

The boys job where? Bethlehem?

Had heard the process was winding down......but have heard that several have turned down (withdrawn names) for various reasons.

I wonder what those various reasons are?...This and the boys job seem like they've been open a long time

I wonder what took so long. Didn't this open right at the end of the season?

That would be correct. Brandon Johnson has also stepped down at Thomas Nelson and that opening is posted on the NC School district website, and Nelson Co. is currently in the process of interviewing applicants for its open boys' job.

 

Braden has had a great run in the 5th Region, with two successful stints at Bethlehem, as well as at NC and Washington Co. He started the program at John Hardin, taking the Bulldogs to the state tourney in 2006.

Is he going back to Nelson County?

That's 3 out of 4 schools in that district that are open now, if I am correct.

How many games in a row has the Kentucky team lost now? Does this group have a realistic shot of snapping the streak?

NO! Not a chance

Not really fair, sometimes the jumping isnt the coaches fault, or anything in their control.

Eh. True on some occasions, but not for most. If it's not in their control, then they didn't do their homework before taking the job and/or didn't do what they needed to keep the job.

Why do schools keep hiring people with a history of jumping from job to job? These schools deserve their mediocrity because they hire guys that have been in 3 or more schools in a 10 year period...sometimes shorter period of years with that many schools.

All Fayette County public schools are I-20 schools. The whole school system in Fayette Co was approved that in the early 2000's if memory serves me correctly.

What's missing in everyone's responses, while I like parts of all of them, is simple: Do the kids want to play for said coach and are both player and coach building a life long relationship? Sounds corny, but this is how I'd measure a successful coach.

If it is Kurt Young, who I don't know, is there a point when schools, parents, and kids start wondering why he's bouncing around so much for most of his career? He's not the only one, it's just an observation.

Heard Billy Donovan was looking at horse farms earlier in the week