Local politics blues

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Smitty

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But I also never liked how much power the coaches have in Portland when it comes to state tourney assignments. I assume this happens all over the place. The one thing I have asked my assigner to do is get me in front of some of these coaches in the pre-season and before district play so I have a better chance to not get scratched from a district game. Then it's up to me to do a good job.

That's a sh###y system. Coaches have no such power here when it comes to state assignments. I'd have a pretty low glass ceiling if I ever had to work in a system like that.