RC @ Appy

**imported_mega** · December 21st, 2005, 05:25 PM

I agree with unchained, you dont have to be from the slums for your team to score more than 45 points in a basketball game.Its not like hes asking kids to go out and put up 80 a game. Basketball in swva sucks, period.

And my career high was 24 so cut the crap.

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 09:02 PM

These 2 thinskins are already disregarded in my book. Bottom line is that basketball here isn't strong. Several on here have agreed with this.
Question for huey and crap, I mean Kap: Are the New Orleans Saints a quality football team? If we use you all's mentality, you aren't qualified to say that they are hapless, BECAUSE you all didn't play football at that level. What a joke you all are. That reminds me of the folks who bash someone for pulling for a team from another state in college football. You all have a right to your lil opinions, as do I. If you can't deal with it, get over it. BTW: A holier than thou attitude is calling someone an idiot because you don't like what they are saying (which is obviously true). Clean up your own yard before you step in mine.

December 21st, 2005, 09:16 PM

I double that and Amen it also.
Don't take a genius to understand. LPD Basketball has been down for quite some time.
Yet some on here don't see that. When is the last time you seen a LPD team that could dominate at the regional level and acutally do something past that.
It hasn't happened and in a long time.
And even with the amount of quality athletes we have had the past few years. Most didn't have the accompanying teammates to help out.
I know that will make some upset but it's the truth.
Only way to get back to where it use to be. You have to have those who dedicate themselves to that sport.
Right now you don't have that, or the ones that do, in all honesty. Are not the athletes they think they are, their the athletes everyone tells them they are. Big difference.
I don't have a jersey flying no where in a gym. But i know quality basketball and players when i see it.
To make some mad coaches and players. I haven't seen it in the LPD in some years.
That's the truth no matter who it makes mad. Look at the real facts and see how far off any one who has made a remark is.
Then some question the coaches? Why. At least their realistic. They know what they have and don't have or most do. Some will even tell you. I have a team that can play in the regionals, but not the skill or enough good players to compete in the semi's. Now tell me coaches don't know. Be real
Go up the road and see what real basketball is all about. Or just follow the Golden Trail up the road. Best thing is if some want to have quality basketball in the LPD. It begin just like it does with football. A desire to be the best in the state.

**greencrest1272** · December 21st, 2005, 09:21 PM

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I could not a agree more. It is sometimes agonizing to watch.

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 09:25 PM

You know me. I'm not going to sugar coat things. Sometimes the truth does hurt. Stoving up/going on a personal attack because you couldn't handle what everybody in the region knows is true, only confirms that you aren't opening your mind/eyes. But alas, I'll not lose a seconds sleep over anything said on this lil board. I've got much bigger fish to fry than those folks [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

**SalaryKap** · December 21st, 2005, 10:17 PM

I have never said I didn't agree with your assessment. I disagree with your tact in verbalizing said assessment. And to answer an earlier question, the Saints are paid grown professionals and teenage LPD athletes are not.

**Unchained** · December 21st, 2005, 10:23 PM

Well, I'd wager that since I have been on this board for a few years, there's been a post or two of mine that has rubbed someone the wrong way. I'm cool with that. This forum however is open to discussion whether we are talking about teenagers or professionals. perhaps I may have been a little harsh, but it's a tough world we are living in, and sometimes trying to light a fire under folks offends those whom are used to being coddled.

**gcdevil22** · December 21st, 2005, 10:53 PM

lpd basketball sucks...period...we never really had to respect much of anything anyone else threw out on the court we only did the things we wanted to do and looked ahead to regions, b/c maybe 2 teams per year in the lpd are good

**imported_Hugh_Jass** · December 22nd, 2005, 02:32 PM

i am by no means disagreeing that the lpd sucks in basketball. if you want to get technical, (i'm going to shatter many lives here) but lpd football sucks too compared with the rest of the country. your problem unchained is that you don't have the right to disrespect these young men and girls who play in the lpd. if you were a stud in high school or college, people would listen and agree with you. but dude, i don't remember you. heck, i don't even recognize you from your picture.

**CoeburnCane** · December 22nd, 2005, 02:57 PM

LPD basketball is good for what it is. It's highly competitive, not necessarily going to see a bunch of D1 prospects coming out of HS. Plus, due to the nature of football in this area--and not that it's any higher quality, but that there's higher interest and passion for football in this area than basketball.

Compared to the rest of VA, we don't play a great brand of basketball, but it's fun to watch. We don't have kids that have been taught exceptional technique from Youth League on up, there's very few AAU teams for kids to have a chance to play on, and there are more "football guys" around here than "basketball guys" to coach these kids.

I personally think it sucks that with some of the athletes we've had around here that could have been supreme basketball players that the competition in the area holds them down. I'd say we're at half-capacity right now as to who we could be sending to successful college or pro careers.