Heat in the kitchen
I have been taking a lot of heat over on Coast 2 Coast Prep for posting statistically based 8th grade/14u USA rankings. I am done with that crowd. There are some extremely loyal but mean spirited posters that have an opinion about their team and nothing to back it up. I am always open to additional data to make the rankings more meaningful but not to get ridiculed with mindless put-downs. Like I said over at C2C, $5 and your opinion might buy you a cup of coffee but if it is ordered with that kind of negative attitude, don't expect to get the coffee.
I don't expect to keep this up next year for 14U/8th grade. My 14 year old grandson will probably play JV high school ball and the 11 year old will be playing 6th grade. I will do some local rankings for both.
So enjoy the blog for the next two months when most of the major tournaments are conducted. I will keep up the top 100 and will post the full 3500 teams in the next few weeks. I may even try to handicap a couple of the big tournaments. I predicted 88% of the bracket games at Never Walk the Hardwood in Lawrence this spring. Might be fun to see if I can nail a national tournament. Unfortunately, these are "14" year olds and they don't always play to our expectations.
Feel free to comment. Positive comments, links to tournament results I haven't come across or good, healthy debate are welcomed, but negativity will get you blocked from the blog.
Cheers.
Gramps
I don't expect to keep this up next year for 14U/8th grade. My 14 year old grandson will probably play JV high school ball and the 11 year old will be playing 6th grade. I will do some local rankings for both.
So enjoy the blog for the next two months when most of the major tournaments are conducted. I will keep up the top 100 and will post the full 3500 teams in the next few weeks. I may even try to handicap a couple of the big tournaments. I predicted 88% of the bracket games at Never Walk the Hardwood in Lawrence this spring. Might be fun to see if I can nail a national tournament. Unfortunately, these are "14" year olds and they don't always play to our expectations.
Feel free to comment. Positive comments, links to tournament results I haven't come across or good, healthy debate are welcomed, but negativity will get you blocked from the blog.
Cheers.
Gramps
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