Manchester Greyounds (2009-2010)

[GreenDevils#1]

They played there starters together for 1 min and went on a 8-0 run against Ripley and then Coach Lockhart didn't play them together again so maybe you shouldn't go by the preview cause no one cares if they win that or not unless your Fairfield Whiteoak Ripley and Lynchburg I think they all thought they were in the State Championship. I could also see Manchester beating Peebles this year and them going 20-0 and maybe even getting out of the Districts this year.

[boomer633]

I may be wrong but I haven't seen any team in the SHL that I would favor over Peebles this year.

[TribeManiac10]

I may be wrong but I haven't seen any team in the SHL that I would favor over Peebles this year.

Amen. Peebles has the top 2 players in the league in Justice and Seaman along with a pretty good set of role players. I think that Peebles has a chance at being even better next yr with Justice, Countryman, and McFarland returning plus a couple good young players developing such as Trent Arey, Jacob Daniels, and a couple other players from their JV team.

[Greyhounds]

How is it a school can fire a coach simply over a personal vendetta or over a desicion he or she has made in thier personal life. To get rid of a coach that has had nothing but success for the last couple of years is completely insane. Whatever happened to judging a coach on wins and losses not things he's doing on his own time . Getting rid of coach Palmer was the wrong decision and we Greyhound faithfull need to take a stand and at the next home game everyone bring a piece of paper with the letter P on it to show your support and to let the board know we want coach Palmer back.

[sparky]

i thought palmer resigned on his own?

[hook em horns]

Sparky, I had heard the same thing. Most likely, there was pressure from the administration. But he probably felt it would be best for all involved to just resign. Just my pure speculation but it was probably similar to the Bob Huggins at the University of Cincinnati resignation.

Greyhounds, a high school basketball coaches personal life is not just personal. Like Tiger Woods and Rick Pitino he is a public figure, especially in a small community like Manchester. I don't think it sends a positive message to the players he coaches when the man they look up to for leadership and guidance makes personal choices that contradict what a coach/teacher/parent would want to teach their kids. Even if there was not pressure from the administration he made the correct decision and resigned. Judging the true impact of a high school coach on wins and losses is like judging President Obama on whether or not he won the election. It's just asinine. Support the coach you have or apply for the job after the season.

[hardwoodhero]

Hook em, I agree. And maybe the coach that resigned thought it would be a good idea to take care of things at home- when in reality, that is what most important- let the man take care of his own business.