Pcladycatdad

The ladycats played a good team game moved the ball well and were quick on "D" they were leading at the half by 6 they lost by 8, the only thing that seems to be a weak spot is foulshooting, they have games were they are good from the line and others were they just can not buy one from the stripe.

Friday night Pendleton 56 Deming 32 Saturday night Pendleton 38 Bourbon 50

Pendleton won by 22 against Deming then came back and lost to Bourbon by 12 on Saturday ( Deming had beat Bourbon in their first game I believe) the girls came at flat and never could get on track no pressure on D and could not make foul shots. There were to many spectators on Defense.

What camps will your team be attending if any?, and has the gas price changed where your are going?

Pendletons JV team with some other girls will be in a league in Boone Cty? Where are you playing Lunatic1?

Taking a look at your team right now how do you think they will fair next year.Lets have some fun with this. I think Montgomery is the team to beat in the 10th they should be strong again. District wise Pendleton Bracken Scott any could come away with a District Title What do you think?

What coaches do you find fun to watch during and even after a game? How they work their team to perform to their best and play with heart. My favorite coach to watch and talk to is Coach Doyle for the Deming Lady-devils, he coaches with emotion and heart just like how he gets his players into a game, great man to talk to and just cares about the kids. I don't know how he keeps from loosing his voice. :ylsuper:

In a game this week on a drive to the basket there was a hard foul that forced the player to drop the ball which the opposing team picked up and took the other way, the reason a call was not made the official could not find her whistle she raised her arm to make the call but did have the whistle, so she just let it go, and let the game go on. :eek:

Same offical, one play on the baseline the other on the wing.

The one problem that I see a lot is not only the difference in how calls change from game to game, but how calls change from end to end. In a game last night during a scramble for a loose ball a player was stiff armed to the ground and no call, then the next time down the floor a touch foul is called, now when the first play happened the ref just smiled at the crowds reaction to the no call. We know that no one is perfect but how about just being somewhat consistent. The problem is that if rough play is unchecked in some of these dives for loose balls players are not even going for the ball they are just diving into the pile it looks more like a Rugby scrum that basketball. I would hate to lose a top player because of foul that should have been called before it went to far and got a player hurt.:scared:

What if any means can complaints be filed about poor officals? Can AD's file complaints or is this done by assigning sec. observation or is this done at all?

What do you think? This is senior night for Pendleton looking for win to send the Seniors out, Has been an up and down year, wanting to finish on a high note heading to Tourney. time. :dancingpa

Thanks LBBC. When I heard that I did think it was that easy to just switch from one school to another.

I heard someone say that they could leave a school (v player) and transfer and play for another school in the same year is this correct?:confused:

Pendleton rolls "68" to "25", the girls looked good after a slow start, hope it keeps rolling for Saturday against the Fillies.

If the underclassmen are playing better and winning how could the program suffer?

I look for the ladycats to have a good game tonight Kelsch is back and ready to roll, Cats by 12. :ylsuper:

Back in the day when I played football, my Senior year we started with a Senior at QB but we had a Soph that really was the better player, the first 5 games the senior started but game after game of poor play cost him his starting spot, players and parents can not think that just because you are a Senior that your position is secure, hard work and consistant play keeps you in the game not age.

The leader is not always the most vocal, in the Air Force we were told to lead by example not by an iron hand. Respect is what people follow and will work together for, to aceive the prize.

I also think it is who gives you the best chance to win, remember this is a team sport and it is not allways easy to keep everyone happy, but if you get the kids to believe in what the goal is and work together to reach it that everything else will fall into place. The problems start when outside influences start to question the reasons some get more playing time than others. Works the same in life, if we feel or are told we are not being done right by someone on the outside it starts to mess with our head and the program.

Do you as a Coach play a Senior who has been a good player and a hard worker for 4 years but might not be your best player or do you you go with the Freshman or Soph. who is a better player but lacks basketball game experience? I have heard a coach say remember she/he just a Freshman. Do you think young skill or experience is the best way to good?

I am not saying that is the reason they lost to Powell, but was Natalie not at 100% the best choice that is all, we have different views of the choice that was made, like you said early if she comes in and scores then everything is great, but it didn't work out, all I said is that as a Coach that is not the choice I would have made at that time. Different views lead to different outcomes that is what makes Basketball great something that works for one Coach may not for another. The reasons are the same as they have been all year, not being able to hold the lead and lack of defensive intensity, you can not get outscored "4" to "16" in the third quarter and hope to win many games. Did you know that is the 4th time they have scored 4 points or less in the 3rd quarter?

I know we can play what ifs and I know Nat does not want to sit, that is when a Coach has to make the hard choices which most are not meant with approval of parents or fans. There is a lot of talent on this team and when they play as a team it shows as with Grant Co., and when they play as "I" it shows. Together they can be a force come Districts and Regionals apart they can and have been beat. They should strive for more winning and less whining.

I don't think being down 6 points in the 3rd quarter is out of the game, at the time Kelsch went into the game the Cats had scored and were holding Powell then they took it down low and scored 3 times on her, I not blaming her but I just don't think she was ready for that. Nat had no practice time in over a week and just coming off of the injury/illness I don't think she was the best choice at that time. I know she is leading in both stats but she didn"t score and had 3 or 4 turnovers while she was in there. I would like to see this team win more than one game in a row and I think this one was a game we could of won.

Well said lbbc, defense has been the ill of this team all year, the D has got to be there all the time. I have allways taught that defense wins games. The Beast as Coach Collins calls her has looked good, playing with alot of heart, I know if she plays like shes runs CC she can be a very intense person.