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Date Posted: 14:59:33 12/15/07 Sat
Author: Sean
Subject: Re: NEA Boys
In reply to: ScottySenior08 's message, "Re: NEA Boys" on 23:14:38 12/14/07 Fri

>>It is even more apparent that you have little
>>knowledge of what actually happens compared to what
>>happens in your own mind. Unbelievable.
>

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>> It is great to see passion in all the players and parents in the boys program. I like the want to win attitude. I am also glad that the girls program is running well and staying out of the politics. Aren't the girls fun to watch? I have stayed to watch the boys play in the wins and losses. I hope that people can look at the game and how it was played. Instead of looking through the mommy, daddy, and Thacker goggles, start keeping your own stats. How many times were the boys out hussled, rebounded, and please don't look at the freethrow percentage. If the boys and parents don't start realizing who the coach is this year, it will be a long season. These athletes listen to us (parents) more than we think at times. Coach Thacker is a great person, but not the coach this year. I have not even seen him at a game watching all the kids that he mentored. I know it is hard for him to be in the situation, but maybe a kind word from him to the boys about playing hard for whoever is coaching can be helpful. Please come and support the Freeman Girls and our great coaching staff (Matt Gregg, Ashlee Taylor, Kaila Floyd, and Brian Prior).

>>It is even more apparent that you have little
>>knowledge of what actually happens compared to what
>>happens in your own mind. Unbelievable.
>
>Ok, i've been trying to hold back, but i can't any
>longer. We just lost to Colville, a team that we
>would have easily beaten by 10-15 if Mike Thacker was
>our head coach. Yeah, that may seem like a biased
>statement, and who knows, maybe it is. But after
>being in the Freeman basketball program since 3rd
>grade and playing for Thack for 4 years, I know Mike
>Thacker's coaching abilities. Is he the best coach in
>the state? No. But he makes athletes into basketball
>players, mediocre players good, and good players
>great. He knows how the get the most out of his
>players from the second the ball goes up until the
>final buzzer sounds. And yes, he yells, big freakin
>deal. He turns boys into men. And one great thing
>I've had the chance to witness throughout the past
>five years or so is how much he's changed as a person.
> In five years i never saw him get it anyones face or
>yell at anyone individually. All yelling was done to
>the group to describe a group effort. I know this may
>be hard to believe to people (and it seems like theres
>a lot) who want to make him out to be a villain, or
>some abusive, win-at-all-costs cut-throat type of
>person. As a player who's witnessed everything first
>hand, i'd like to take this time to say nothing is
>further from the truth. What people see at the games
>is the worst, end of story.
>We all love coach Thacker. Even when he's at his
>worst, acting like a crazy person, every player will
>tell you we'd rather be coached by him than some
>lifeless coach who doesn't care about anything and is
>only there to "help us out." Coach Hannan is a great
>guy, but Mike Thacker he is not. At this point both
>of our losses can be attributed to him, and I'm
>seriously doubting whether or not he can coach himself
>out of a paper sack. The fact of the matter is, we
>chose him because he's an awesome guy who's been in
>the program and knows what we're all about. We're
>really glad to have him, and I'm sure he'll get better
>as the season progressives. But right now, as i sit
>in my room, still frustrated from tonight's pathetic
>loss, I'm feeling pretty low.
>People don't realize the position the school board put
>us in, they had all summer to try and fire him, but
>instead wait until the night before the first day of
>school. Real classy. (What goes around comes
>around!) I'm so proud to have grown up in Freeman and
>gone to school here, but the ugly side of my community
>has become self-evident. And the Dresbacks and
>Carrells claim they did what they did in the name of
>GOD, can you believe that? As a devout Christian that
>offends me that they would condone lying and trickery
>all in the name of my lord and savior. Talk about a
>God complex. Talk about a holier-than-thou attitude.
>I went to the school board meeting, I was the first
>one to speak, actually. Over 80 people came and talked
>in favor of Thack, including about 20 former players.
>And who spoke against him? Two Carrells, two
>Dresbacks, and some psycho lady who i'd never seen
>before. Not one former player had enough guts to come
>up and speak against him. Jon Dresback wrote a letter
>and had his daddy read it for him because he didn't
>want to come. He works at Starbucks on the south
>hill, i don't think he's that busy.
>But at the end of the day, the Freeman boys will be
>ok. We're soldiers, and we've got some real talent.
>Look out Colfax and Lakeside, we're coming. So i may
>be sitting here, still frustrated from tonight's loss,
>but i know there's better days coming soon. Sean,
>keep up the good work, you're the man.


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