Comments on: L’Arte du Trash Talk

By: laughingoutloud

laughingoutloud — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:19:25 +0000

he can coach individual skills to kids and gets a lot out of them by making them commit to his rigorous (although illegal) off season program…
however, he cannot game coach – makes no adjustments ever…loses to less talented teams because he is out coached…his kids only know one way to play defense (trap) and so therefore has gotten crushed in play-offs against teams who can break presses (see oakton game when jasmine thomas dribbled through his press all night and found her teammates for easy baskets). that was one of his most talented teams and they should have gone far but they had nothing to fall back on…not to mention that the reason they are good is because he illegally recruits kids out of the PWC schools…

By: BallSlap

BallSlap — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:10:48 +0000

Who has Oakton played? And I do mean "played" not "played with!"

By: BallSlap

BallSlap — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:21:48 +0000

Absolutely…they are a very well poised team. They are tenacious and have good work ethic. Seen how he took some of the kids and really polished them up and that takes a skill that sets him above other coaches.

By: lboogie213

lboogie213 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:06:21 +0000

I agreed they do have a decent squad and if he calms down and focus on coaching they could make a run…and I do believe they can beat Oakton. PS: That is not an open invitation for the Oakton crew to start running their mouths…at least Stonewall Jackson played somebody

By: junglelogic

junglelogic — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:03:40 +0000

And the reality of the situation is that Stonewall Jackson does have a very good team, one of the better public school teams in the state of Virginia, and about 4-5 nice pieces, with a very good system and some real discipline and chemistry. To my eyes, they should be a legitimate cotender for the AAA State Championship.
But it ain't gonna happen if dude keeps talking sh*t about everyone else, while he's pumping gas in the street about his mob.
Dude, you have a talented team; and, you can coach a little bit. But you have to go on the deep calm-down with this one.

By: lboogie213

lboogie213 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:17:46 +0000

Not sure if she was hurt..it looked like a crap, she was gassed because he played her the entire game without a rest. She did go back in but the game was over

By: BallSlap

BallSlap — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:57:39 +0000

WHOA!!! This was the sho' nuf' truth! I am amazed that he has not won the "Big One". How close has he gotten? Regional or Semi Regional? Also, I heard his daughter got hurt in the game, was that a factor?

By: your mother's an astronaut

your mother's an astronaut — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:01:51 +0000

No respect for the Northern Region either…maybe they should pop in a tape of the Oakton game a few years ago.