It’s a good-news, bad-news situation for John Shulman.
The McCallie basketball coach finds himself with more depth than most college teams possess, yet keeping his players happy is sometimes a difficult chore. Shulman had no issues with that Saturday in the opening round of the Best of Preps tournament at Chattanooga State.
Getting 14 players in the scoring column, the 10-1 Blue Tornado easily dispatched East Hamilton, 69-42, after building a 25-5 lead after one quarter.
“We’ve got so many guys that can play, and when you have that many who can play you have to figure out how to maximize having all those kids,” said Shulman, whose team will face undefeated Tyner in one of the boys’ semifinals Monday.
“Sometimes it’s difficult, to be honest, to keep them happy. It’s good and bad. You want the kids to have a great experience, plus you want to be successful.”