Wallace subs its way to Victory over the Velt

2/16/08

This game turned out to be a laugh-er...if that is even a word...the one thing that I can say that gives me some hope for the Panthers future is the possibility that we can get a new coach...this is just my opinion! ...and I don't know if I am saying that out of frustration or what...The Velt like I had suspected would stay close by the dubb(see last post) and the fact that this was a Homecoming Game for Velt, plus have Thomas back in the Den...should have been enough motivation...but boy was I wrong.

Looks like when our dear old Panther coach didn't feel the way that I do...I can count the times he got off the bench on one hand, since I haven't been to a lot of their games, I don't know his coaching style and I didn't have anyone to explain it as it was full of Wallace Alum at the game that was played at Velt as I sat with a few Hornet Alum's at the game.

Things that I noticed but of course these are just my opinions...Mr. Coach Renaldo Thomas must have had 150 subs in the game, if a player made a mistake i.e. missing a free throw(and they missed alot) matter of fact, I didn't keep track but I bet they missed more than they made...not good for any team that is ready to make a run for Indy. He also subbed them out for missing baskets, easy or hard ones, fouls, good ones or bad ones, and I saw Coach Thomas once actually pat a player on the butt and saying good job...most times it was another lecture or brow beating...now don't get me wrong they did get some positive reinforcement, but that came from his 15 assistant coaches(not that many actually but he had a lot) so after he lit them up for whatever mistake they made, they had to go console the player...the last time I checked...Mr. Thomas didn't make 100% of his free throws, from the field or where ever...he committed fouls and made some dumb plays, from time to time.

I am sure that Coach Thomas would say that I don't know what I am talking about and I am very sure that he knows more about the ins and outs of basketball than I do...but as a coach you can help and you can hurt a player confidence level too. What happens when one of these kids quits because of the constant badgering and hits the streets for a life of gang-banging or drug dealing and takes to becoming a playground legend when he could have been headed to college with a few tweaks in his game. Do we still think it is funny? I know I don't.

Final Score...
Roosevelt(4-12, NWC 0-2) 53
Lew Wallace 73(12-8, NWC 2-1)73