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Being up 50 against Abingdon isn't preparing anyone for great teams. You'd be better off letting the kids rest their legs instead of purposely running up stats. GC has scheduled good teams, it's not like they haven't played close games.At some point in the season you got to get your starters in game shape. Unless Martinville .. Radford . Dan River and RE Lee agree to give them extra rest in the 4 th quarter...... GC better be ready to play the entire game for a change.
i can assure you that when it goes to the 4th and 5th starters and the bench at GC the level of play drops off dramatically, ervin and mcclung never came out of the game last night as they stayed in and made sure the lack of talent here didn't hurt the team, they were good enough that this was not a problemIf your not in basketball shape by now your not going to be and don’t most of those boys play basketball all year around just don’t agree with argument. I believe it would be more beneficial to be able to put someone in game take minute and get sip of water and then go back in. You are only as good as your weakest player the better they are the better your team is
It’s no secret that I think vermillion lacks class but I have come to the conclusion that he has no say In the matter. Mcclung and family run the show there and he wants the overall scoring record. He doesn’t care about his teammates past Ervin and Dean. He doesn’t want them to play and get their own success. Shows a lot of class in the fourth quarter letting starters snowbird for dunks while up 50. I agree that odds are someone may get hurt because of these actions.
Read before u post. I stated past Ervin and Dean meaning other than those two. They have a long history together and he genuinely likes seeing them do well. You are blind if you don’t see the change in vermillion since mcclung. Many in gate city know the “pull” mcclung and daddy have over the coach. He caters to their wants and it screws the bench players. Coaches only last as long as they don’t rock the boat with the important parents.
So you're mad the fourth and five best players in a starting five aren't getting tons of shots? That makes perfect sense. When you have three players of the caliber that GC has, any points coming from anyone else is nothing but add ons. I don't believe for one second that MM has any vitriol or disdain for the kids on the team whether it's Ervin or the last kid on the bench. Why would he? They aren't good enough to take shots for him when it counts and GC obv wants MM to break the scoring record. It's that simple. All these conspiracy theories about hating teammates and players running the team are just silly.
Totally missing the point. Not really about the 4 & 5 and not about shots. It’s about the bench, the coat tail riders who are basically gonna spend their adult lives talking about how they got water for mcclung. They get 3-4 minutes a game tops. And this is when 80% of the games are 30+ point leads by the end of the 3rd quarter.
It’s no secret that I think vermillion lacks class but I have come to the conclusion that he has no say In the matter. Mcclung and family run the show there and he wants the overall scoring record. He doesn’t care about his teammates past Ervin and Dean. He doesn’t want them to play and get their own success. Shows a lot of class in the fourth quarter letting starters snowbird for dunks while up 50. I agree that odds are someone may get hurt because of these actions.
I love how u twist words. I said he doesn’t CARE about the teammates PAST Ervin and Dean. Not that he doesn’t LIKE them, big difference. That means it doesn’t matter to him if they get more time in a blowout. He wants his points and dunks and wants Ervin and Dean to get theirs too. The 4&5 get time but still a non factor, just look at most box scores (especially Pulaski co. Game). No one expects the 4&5 to rack up points but if you leave them with bench players after the score hits about 40 pt lead then they could “shine” as YOU say. Also the bench players, who put in the season full of practices, could do more than high five the others.
I can’t comment on what you say you saw because who knows if it’s true or not. I could say I saw him save a baby from a burning building but just words. I do know that you show my quote then misquote me to make your point. Says a lot about your logic.
Thanks mark for showing me the error in my thinking. A full season of blowouts in which starters play until end of fourth quarter has just been justified by Mac telling a kid to shoot the ball.
Gate City has been rolling everyone in the M7 all year long, yet the only folks who complain about it (at least on a message board, not sure about social media and the like) is the Abingdon folks. Same song, different verse earlier in the season.
How are those Abingdon folks going to respond later this year when the shoe is on the other foot and folks complain to them about running up the score in baseball?
To me, it is what it is. Whether you lose by 2 or by 60 (as may very well be the case tomorrow night when the Wolfpack go to Gate City) it's still a loss.
I hate that it appears I am from abingdon. I am Scott co. I am closer than u would like to know. I have watched gate city play 7 games this year. This just happened to be the game I witnessed with biggest lead and the most ridiculous show of running up the score instead of playing the bench players. I have contact with many people who have ties to the team so not just making stuff up.