I know that by putting this out there I am opening myself up to ridicule from the sports world. I know this. And yet...I know at least 2 or 3 people who want to know why I went all, well, you know, on a basketball coach tonight. I know trash talk is the norm. I know, I know, I know. But he got personal and he did it right in my face and well, you know me. As our guys took the court tonight against this 4A team...we're 1A for those who don't know...he turned around to his team, looked at us, and laughed and said, "Forget the plan we had. This is just a bunch of fat kids. Just run. Wear 'em out. They can't keep up with us. Look, 1...2...3 fat kids, at least. Ha. Just a bunch of fat kids. We got this." His team laughed and the tone was set for the rest of the game. My son was not even on the court. I went all spider monkey for other people's sons. I do that on occasion. I'm no hero, but I AM a believer in respect. Those "fat" kids are boys that haven't been out of football playoffs for very many weeks. We don't have the luxury to have a "basketball only" team. Our kids do EVERYTHING. And they do it well. It was interesting, every time he told his team that they needed to work on something tonight, the response he got was something like, "WTH Coach. Look at the scoreboard. We don't need to work on anything." I bet I heard one kid say that at least 15 times tonight, and he wasn't the only one. I don't know. I just think that he could have handled things a little differently. Yes, it's a sensitive area for me. I informed him, during our little visit, that I KNEW he wasn't talking about my son. My son who, by the way, lost over 85 pounds using sheer willpower, hard work, and determination. No surgery, no pills, no gadgets. He wanted nothing more than to play basketball his senior year. And he's doing it.
So here's the deal...I told Coach Whatshisname he had a talented team. That they played an excellent game tonight. And that he was classless. I sort of just feel sorry for him.
