maddog1971 wrote:packers21 wrote:RiverMiner99 wrote:I don't think Packer21 is saying that Kindred is "guilty" he's just pointing out how they have benefited from having a kid move into the district.
Exactly move and do whatever you want, I think Kindred has benefitted just as much as OG lately. I only mentioned it because MADDOG keepts trolling the privates. How many state titles did "only" have those two families help bring back to Kindred?
Yep... I troll "Minot" I grew up in the area so the Minot private angers me that they are not in class A. I have always said and will stand by that private have an advantage over Hankinson. I believe they have it right as far as he classes. By the way what did Ryan have for Seniors last year? Quite a few. I heard they will not be good this year.... well they are ranked already.... So....
Also nobody is feeling sorry for Kindred but I know of two families that have moved to Kindred in the last 19 years that have played Varsity sports. I know of more kids that have went to Shanley/Davies/ West Fargo that live in the Kindred School district.
That explains it, grew up by Minot, probably had to play Bishop Ryan. You talk about the advantages the privates have over, as you mention, Hankinson. As if have in the past, I agree their is an advantage to living in a larger city, the availability of resources, such as gyms, workout programs, other people to compete against, etc. But it still comes down the the kids putting in time. I will also go back to off season programs, whether it is summer Y basketball league, which small towns do put together teams to play, team camps and other such activities.
I will also bring up AAU basketball. Although it does not help teach fundamental basketball, it does give the opportunity to compete against quality players in the offseason, this is where you get better. The argument that not everyone can do AAU is a not totally accurate. In ND, we are fortunate that the AAU programs haven't evolved into For Profit programs. The people I have heard that run these programs are mainly doing it to make better players and try to not let cost be a factor.
Another argument I feel that is not valid is, families don't have the time in the summer to be going a couple weekends a month to tournaments. This comes done to choice. Some people chose to buy a boat or cabin and spend weekends at the lake, others chose to have 6-8 mini vacations a summer and go watch their child play basketball, geography isn't a valid reason in my opinion also. Last time I looked, Hankinson is a lot closer to Minneapolis and Sioux Falls than Minot or even Bismarck where a large number of tournaments are held.
Looking at the ranked teams for A and B, most of these teams have kids that play AAU, the put extra time in and it shows, your typical AAU team will play 30 games in a summer, that is more than the high school season, that is a lot of minutes against quality competition.
This got a little long winded, but just my thoughts, agree or disagree, fire away, I know there will be someone who thinks I am way off base and the system is still unfair