All Americans

[nmolly]

Hey Mike, Any thoughts on the upcoming games, my thoughts are from CA there would most likely be Chelsea, Sherbert, and a possibility of Jemerigbe after looking at what the girls have done as a whole.

Others Chiney, Howard, Hartley, Horn, Lucas, Walker, Sims, Gilbert, Jackson, Mincy, Ransford, Simmons,Peters, Mcbride, Dohert, Thomas, Bays, Tay.

[shnicker44]

Sounds good to me.

[Mike Flynn]

Some interesting names. The two post season All-America Game rosters have been posted and they are somewhat different. The McDonald's group has been talked about while the WBCA group was announced. The difference is at the end of the game rosters as it always is. From looking at the process of both groups over time it is easy to see how both team selections work. The McDonald's group usually has the better players since half the committee actually sees the players and knows the difference in talent betwene those at the top and those on the fence. Kevin Lynch and I have talked about the various players and how they have performed. I know some of the McDonald's members don't see anyone play let alone know who's what but that's the nature of all kinds of selection programs. Luckily, the McDonald's group with Morgan at the helm gets it right in the end. As for the WbCA group, well, let's say its a convoluted process as the group comprises mostly of Nike high school coaches who select the team on a regional basis without seeing most of the players ever in a competitive situation. It's not hard to pick the top 10-15 players but when it comes to the next gorup of the second of third pick from each region, well, its very political and very nasty. They have no problem making selection that would make your head scratch or get angry with its intent and statement. They (the Nike high school coaches) do not like the Nike Travel Team people one bit regardless of what is said in public and the selections reflect it. With all of this said, both teams are subjective and can be called political by anyone, even the cross-eyed media. So, in the end, this process is what is always is, a discussion point that's quickly forgotten within a month after the actual games. But then, not by the players caught in the mix or the people it affects.

[nmolly]

Thanks for the insight Mike.