ukfan27

Well when you are real coach in the area, (sorry, little dribblers doesnt classify you as a coach Bobcat05 even if you do win one of the ten thousand "nationals titles" LOL), you hold your tongue or in this case your fingers. The only defense was to the constant talk of the the two allstaters that left. The issue is this year's team only.

Actually..............I coached for Lumberton and for Orangefield for several years so I did my part in helping those programs. YOU dint keep them on the floor with two minutes left when up by over 30 points. A smart coach doesn't risk the chance of injury. Plain and simple.

I was just testing the waters and LRFan came through and spoke of the issues going on in L-Town.........Bobcats do not know what goes on in Raider country, but thanks for reading and commenting!

I never said that they didn't deserve minutes. And by the way, My "kid" is in elementary school! I just know what is going on and I wanted to see if others did, too. Living in Lumberton, I have watched many Lumberton games during the past several years. I am sure that you are not from Lumberton or have barely seen them play because if you had, you would have more to say than the basic things you stated. I have coached basketball for over 8 years and it is just plain dumb to allow your stars to be in the game when you have such an enormous lead. Especially, when you have an opportunity to go to state. The possibilities of injuries as well as the limited "game time" experience for the bench riders. You should have seen the look on the girls' faces when they would go into the game. They were not comfortable at all. You shouldn't make comments about "coaching decisions" unless you are an actual coach. I doubt that you are.........keep dreaming cause it is a fun job!

wouldn't be too difficult if you kept the scores of the games... I know, but who has the scores to a 7th grade game other than the coach? It is not like it is put in the Beaumont E!

This is my first post on here, but i have been quietly following posts about Lumberton for about 3 years. Now seems like the right time to speak up. I couldn't agree more with coach27's suspicion about activity behind closed doors. I won't say my relation to the team, but I know for a fact that the girls are more dissapointed than anyone about this season. Yes, they are lacking a true leader on the court. More importantly though, they are lacking the kind of coach needed for this rebuilding year. The past two years courtney and chelsea made coach wilson look good, and this year, when his coaching skills were genuinely needed, he's come up short. He's failed to make needed adjustments in the crunch time of several games, and hasn't used the teams talent to its full potential. It's no suprise that that this year was going to be harder (but not impossible) than years past, but that was obvious going into the season. Basically, the girls feel coach wilson gave up a long time ago, and are having a hard time giving their all for someone that doesn't believe in them or would rather be elsewhere. This has been a long and frustrating season for them. It's crucial for the girls to decide to do this for themselves and stick together if they want success. They're definitely talented enough to pull out a rewarding season. Here is my "thread" Bobcat05!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH LRFan!!! Your words are so true and you have made me smile! ;D ;D ;D ;D And to think, I was beginning to wonder if anyone knew the stuff I knew???? See, these are the things we need to be talking about, not the players of the past. Anybody else who REALLY knows Lumberton info wanna comment???

Coaches should have some kind of grading system for refs after games and then turn them in to the chapters for review!!

That is true. But, even so, the UNC play was just dumb...........

I have found that there is no point.

Did you watch this upset today? Who the heck was the last play drawn up for? Tyler H. shooting a three??? Was that not one of the worst game ending plays this season or what? ???

BC will have boys and girls teams next year. Any predictions on how they will do in district and overall?

Lumberton was making the playoffs long before the two allstaters played together the past couple of years. And a lot of those girls went on to play college ball, too. I guess that last year's team is all people remember. This topic is much deeper than last year's team, but I guess the people who know more about it do not read this site. There is more going on behind lockerroom doors that is causing this poor season...............

parents are probably the leading "rumor starters". the reason they stayed in as much, is because we NEEDED them to win. and if you don't believe me, look at how were playing this year. were lacking a true leader. we have tons of talent, but no leader. and that is what we did. chelsea by no means was pading her stats, she distributed the ball very well! and the only reason she is riding the pine in college is because she JUST got over an injury that has kept her out all season. she just got over it like 2 weeks ago. and if u go to HBU's site, courtney wilson doesn't ride the pine there either. she gets a solid 10-15 minutes a game. ACTUALLY............It came straight from her father's mouth. No rumor there bud. I personally watched her almost get her eye scratched out in a game when they were winning by 25 points with two minutes to go. I asked her father why she was still even in the game. And as far as "distributing the ball very well", ask her teammates. Several of them complained "to me personally" that as good as she was, they wished that she would pass the ball more. Facts are facts. Anybody who "rides" is not a starter. Courtney and Pick are both really good. I never said they were not. Just wondering what people thought about the situation. PLEASE people........no more talk of the two great players that just graduated. We are talking about the NOW!!!! Please respond about this year, NOT THE PAST!

HJ, Kountze, Ozen........need I go on? Maybe not every year....., but close! Of course they "earned" their stats, but there were too many times when they should not have been in the game. Seriously, up by over 30 points and they are still in the game? I watched many many many of their games so I do know what I am talking about. You are an O'Field fan so you usually watch them, right? I do agree with you that they needed Courtney, but I predicted when Pick was in 7th grade that when she was a junior, the varsity would make it past the third round. I felt this way because of the girls with Pick and in the grade above dominated everyone in the district (except Silsbee at that time). Courtney is a better team player and her "tallness" was needed.

You ARE kidding right?