sparky wrote:many times teams play to the level of their competition. as i said before, the farther you go in the tournament the more people jump on the bandwagon. you will see fans come out to support the team that you haven't seen in years.
I dont see anything wrong with this - Sparky. Not everybody is going to follow a high school team religously for 20 games. It is only natural for the occasional fan of a community to come out and support their team when that team is special and has a chance to accomplish things that are extraordinary (Like 20-0). I know that I head up to Athens and support whatever SHL team has made it - I dont consider myself "jumping on the bandwagon" - just wanting to support the SHL and see good basketball teams. Now that Ive said that, on the other hand, I dont believe in bragging up a team to God-Like status either or putting down other area teams. I have not heard anybody from Peebles make negative comments about other SHL teams or make comments about winning the State or anything. The only thing that they have continually brought up is winning the league going undefeated (Gold Ball) and a 10 page discussion on who is better between Justice and Seaman. I know you know and they know that this decade hasnt been the greatest for Peebles basketball but let them have their time in the spotlight because it is deserving.