Nemesis wrote:Ellendale loses to South Border in the 1st round again. This is their third straight year going one and done in regionals under Coach Herman... Seems to me that he doesn't know how to utilize his own talent (which he has been blessed with for years now) It takes a team to win, but sometimes you gotta rely on your studs to take you the extra distance. I'll use this dynamic (Although I'm not directly comparing Napolean to Ellendale players) to illustrate my point. You know when Napolean comes at you that Sheridan, Jangula, and that point guard(can't remember name) are going to get their points. This is Nap's identity and they still manage to play great team ball. Ellendale has NO identity. There studs who, IMO, are/will be for the next two years, Bommersbach and Mertz. These two have been averaging maybe 8 shot attempts since Ellendale got into this funk toward the end of the season. I'm not saying they should be ball hogs, but they are the scorers and they need the ball in their hands and they need to put up those double figure shot attempts night in and night out if Ellendale wants to go far in the next couple years. If they do this, they will draw extra attention from defenders (like Sheridan and crew do) and then they can pass to the "role" players for the open buckets. This has got to be their identity if they want to win. I've seen too many "good" teams slip through Ellendale's fingers in the last couple years and this is my plea. You have to let your talent shine in big moments. It's about team ball, but it's also about knowing your role on the team. Herman and Fuller play great defense and Hack plays decent in the low post, but their roles should be primarily defense and hitting open shots off a pass from Mertz or Bommersbach. We'll see what next year brings us for Ellendale, but if this isn't done than we'll see another one and done at the region for Ellendale.
Is this a slam at Coach Herman? No. This is constructive criticism and me as a fan calling it like I see it. He may have all those district coach of the year awards and a couple district championships, but I'd take a trip to state for that any day. District 5 is weak. Ellendale has had more talent over the last couple year. They haven't won because of superb coaching. They've won mostly on talent alone. The coaching needs to come through for them to make it far in regionals. My advice, ride those studs into the postseason and give this team some identity!
Nemesis wrote:Okay glad to see we've both simmered down a bit and can discuss this the right way... I agree, that Dewald plays an important role in the press. That can't be denied and they are definitely known for their run and gun. Maybe a better way to say it would be that the offense should focus around Bommersbach and Mertz yes... I actually think they need to take a page out of the book from Napolean and press and run and gun because they will be lacking in size throughout their careers' unless someone taller and broader moves to Ellendale in the near future.
As I said, my initial post was right after the regional game and I hadn't cooled down so a lot of what I said was a direct cause of that. Not too mature on my part. Definitely could've been more clear and professional about what I said. I can't go back as far with my knowledge of teams with more than 2, but I'd even say the last Lamoure team to have three studs would've been when Ben Holen was a senior. It doesn't always have to be two either that is for sure, but I think the role of each "stud" has to be different. Last Ellendale team before this group you had Fuller as a point guard who could score (I see her younger sister being more of a true point guard) and you had Martin who was all around a good player. Now if Martin started taking on Fuller's role things would've got muddled and some chemistry would've been lost.
This is what I mean with Ellendale now. Roles need to be defined a little clearer on who does what in what situation. Not saying each player isn't as equally important to the team. Now, I think the coach has to make some adjustments to get his team (who has a lot of potential) motivated next season/post-season and clicking as a unit. I'm not there everyday so I don't know how that can be achieved next year, but I think clearly defined roles and each player knowing what the other will do wouldn't hurt the cause.
old#63 wrote:I'll take
1. Central Cass
2. Grafton
3. Napoleon
4. Carrington
5. Grant County
6. Velva
7. Beach
8. New Town
Run4Fun2009 wrote:Region Title Games
Region 1: Central Cass (22-2) vs. Kindred (23-1)
Region 2: Grafton (22-1) vs. Central Valley (21-3)
Region 3: Linton-HMB (17-6) vs. Napoleon (17-6)
Region 4: Lakota-Adams-Edmore (20-4) vs. Midkota (20-3)
Region 5: Grant County (22-1) vs. Shiloh Christian (18-6)
Region 6: Bishop Ryan (23-1) vs. Rugby (14-10)
Region 7: Beach (21-2) vs. Hazen (14-10)
Region 8: New Town (23-0) vs. Parshall (18-6)
Run4Fun2009 wrote:Region 1: Central Cass (22-2) vs. Kindred (23-1)
Region 2: Grafton (22-1) vs. Central Valley (21-3)
Region 3: Linton-HMB (17-6) vs. Napoleon (17-6) **toss up**
Region 4: Lakota-Adams-Edmore (20-4) vs. Midkota (20-3)
Region 5: Grant County (22-1) vs. Shiloh Christian (18-6)
Region 6: Bishop Ryan (23-1) vs. Rugby (14-10)
Region 7: Beach (21-2) vs. Hazen (14-10)
Region 8: New Town (23-0) vs. Parshall (18-6)
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