Not all on coaching but Rife bears some of the blame. Dotson basically ran a junk 3-2 on Trivvette and Rife refused to make adjustments. Never found a way to get her the ball consistently or in a position to attack and not be immediately doubled or tripled. Fact that she still had almost 30 is a testament to how good she is. Wise put their best player(Mcamis) in positions to make plays and she did for herself and others as well she’s a great passer. Richlands did not do the same for trivvette as most of her buckets were like pulling teeth. Some of Richlands other players stepped up and hit some big time shots. Sad to see what happened at the end though as it looked like Richlands players were upset and even some crying about the altercation. Overall great uptempo game would’ve been even better with a shot clock(come on vhsl) lol
Gotta feel bad for the kids. Covid presents little to no danger to them at all basically but yet they're having some of the best times of their lives stripped from them. They have no control over the decisions Northam their school board and the vhsl are going to make but yet these decisions are going to effect them directly. ADs and athletic programs can slap together some fundraisers maybe get some donations and get some money back from missing a year of sports. Most if not all teachers and administrators are still going to have a job when things fully go back to normal. You don't get another chance if you're a senior who's trying to earn a scholarship to play ball and get school paid for. All it takes is one breakout game for a kid and that can be the difference between not going to college or going to college. One good season can be the difference between a kid going to school paid for or being in student debt for 5 years and once that window of opportunity is gone, it's gone. You don't get cancelled games or seasons back. You don't get to go back and have prom or homecoming or any other significant event you have in highschool. I know the bigger picture is health and safety for everyone and I completely understand that but you can't help but feel for the kids.
how can someone cry and complain in national press about transfers and other basketball leagues when their own program has had transfers from local area next door to them for years and years and their own players have benefited from this same organization, you got your tail spanked live with it, single a didn't complain 20+ yrs ago when your double aa school dropped down so you could win state championships, only problem is you got your tail handed to you then also lol what a joke
I don't think the problem is that they dropped down. The problem is their coach has access to an unfair advantage and used that to load a team up of kids that definitely don't live in the area. He's apart of the team loaded va aau program and has connections with those players. Some of those guys that played definitely don't live in inter-richmond limits. I know Scotty knew how it was gonna play out on the court way before the game was even played so I don't think he was upset about getting spanked. We've gotten spanked in the Arby's Classic by way worse so that's not the gripe. As he said the TSSAA has done things to prevent this exact situation. He was fine till John Marshalls coach basically told on himself in the press conference lol
The enrollment seems right I guess (although they were 4A pretty recently IIRC) but the way the team came together has me scratching my head. It's not usual that much talent just ends up together at one school.
From what I understand and done research on, their 2 guards in the backcourt are transfers. Wheeler (6'10, High Major) and the 6'6 wing (also high major) are home grown.
They are a 2A school, they've been playing up for quite a few years because all of their historic rivalries are in higher classes. But they've never done well, especially in football.
So, stop complaining about a team that is playing in their correct division. And I can't wait until the kick Radford and Gate City's asses...everyone else is playing for second place...just sayin'...
Definitely not complaining....I went to watch them play Sierra Canyon this year and it was entertaining basketball. As someone who's played prep and is going Juco next year I enjoy watching high level and athletic basketball. I think anyone who knows basketball knew that when they dropped down everyone was playing for second. Don't be salty because y'all are sitting at the house lol.
JM finished with 130+ points. Draft plays wild, threes every shot, 10 secs or less, etc.
JM will win 2A easily but it's really ridiculous, it's basically an AAU program pretending to be a HS team.
Exactly right lol. They're ranked in the top 5 of the whole state on MaxPreps and their only two losses were to nationally ranked teams (Sierra Canyon by 10 and McEachern by 1). I heard through the grapevine last summer that they were moving down to 2A this year and I laughed. It's ridiculous how they got moved down.
I don't know him personally and I don't know why he gets such a bad wrap(I'm not from the area and I'm younger so I don't hear a lot of the grown folk gossip lol) but I honestly feel bad for Tj and his son. Like the first couple times it was funny but now it's not even funny anymore. Been up double digits multiple times on GC this year and couldn't finish. As an athlete myself I know that's gotta hurt. Like I said I don't know him personally but as someone who understands competition I kind of feel bad for them.
He never got pushed that year(2017-2018 season). To clarify (2016-2017 season) McClung is a Junior goes up to dunk and is pushed twice blatantly while still in a vulnerable position. This game was played at Wise Central. (2017-2018 season) McClung is a senior. As the two teams where going to the lockerroom at halftime Wise Central's head coach was heard telling one of his players loudly and enthusiastically to not let him(McClung) dunk again and to out him on the floor before they let him dunk on them again. This caused a couple of players and coaches from Gate City to speak up and say something which caused a short and heated confrontation in the hallway where both Wise Central's home lockerroom and the lockerroom that visiting opponents use are located. It is a confusing situation cause there's some many stories because so many people have interpreted and repeated multiple accounts of the events so if you have any more questions let me know my man and I'll be glad to try and give an answer.
Reading this southwest Virgina Jerry springer nonsense and Trying to put together why in the world is going on so here is my opinion. Contradicting stories from one side! One says that happened in the locker room before the game, you say that happened at halftime. Did anybody hear the alleged statement? Was anyone there? How does the opposing team hear something in a locker room of their opponents? Wasn’t at either game but how do some of you know that the coach didn’t ask the player to throw an elbow? Or be rough to get them to back off? I’m gonna go out on a limb and say of course the coach isn’t going to say that because if he does admit to it he would probably get fired,sued,and wouldn’t be allowed to work in another school anywhere and they would be working at a fast food joint. If the player did do it at his own free will, why is it just a half game suspension? From what I hear the other player is out for the season. Why isn’t the other player out for the season? If it was intentional? Just trying to put a messed up puzzle together. Does it go back farther than what people think? Is everyones statement on this forum hear say, opinions, facts? If they are facts we all would like to see the evidence to back up these claims. Does anyone have any answers? They would be greatly appreciated for everyone involved
Not contradicting stories just 2 different years. Lets just say I had a closer to seat to the action than most people in this chat. 2017-2018 the year McClung was at his peak, I heard first hand with my own 2 ears as the players were going to the lockerroom McCamis look at one of his kids and tell them not to let McClung dunk again and to put him on the floor(take his legs out) before they let him dunk on them again. Once again I know a handful of Central players personally and have hungout with some of them off the floor and they're a cool people. I feel their coach is the reason for the way they play and if they had a coach that was actually concerned about making them better and trying to help each kid individually and then as a team they would be dangerous. Whenever Wise decides to take a serious look in the mirror and do away with that whole coaching staff then only then will they succeed.
A half lol. Probably will take 20 shots the second half to not hurt his average...that will surely teach him a lesson.
Not sure how any GC fan can watch this and still claim moral high ground on McAmis. Two sides of the same coin.
There's a difference between a coach telling a player to do something and then a player getting mad and doing something out of his own frustration. I personally know most of the Wise players and all of em are cool dudes but they do what their coach tells em. Not to knock anyone personally but if Scotty was to tell one of his guys to injure one of their guys why would it be Lester? He averages at the most 8 pts a game why not target one of their best players like they did McClung. Also I can pretty much say with confidence Ervin will start tomorrow so Dean's field goal attempts will most likely drop a little bit. Definitely won't take "20 shots to not hurt his average" tomorrow lol.
Very unnecessary but I played for Scottie back in my hayday and I can assure you he would never tell us to purposely injure a player. What Dean did right there was of his own will and I can testify personally that Scottie would be disgusted if he saw this. This is unlike the time when we were at Wise going to the lockerroom at the half and McAmis tells one of his players "McClung doesn't get another dunk tonight you understand? Undercut him before you let him dunk on us again."
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Not all on coaching but Rife bears some of the blame. Dotson basically ran a junk 3-2 on Trivvette and Rife refused to make adjustments. Never found a way to get her the ball consistently or in a position to attack and not be immediately doubled or tripled. Fact that she still had almost 30 is a testament to how good she is. Wise put their best player(Mcamis) in positions to make plays and she did for herself and others as well she’s a great passer. Richlands did not do the same for trivvette as most of her buckets were like pulling teeth. Some of Richlands other players stepped up and hit some big time shots. Sad to see what happened at the end though as it looked like Richlands players were upset and even some crying about the altercation. Overall great uptempo game would’ve been even better with a shot clock(come on vhsl) lol