It was Magic~

Owasso Magic

When he was clicking on all ,,, [how many cylinders does a person have?] 8? cylinders, NO ONE in the league could stop Scotty,, "that little Hutto twin". He was a phenom. Alan Iverson must have watched tape of this kid. Fast as a bluetooth connection~ and could change directions like a lightning bolt. A true scoring machine. Against some of our opponents, it truly ..... just.....was not fair!!!

Yep, it was the Owasso Magic....tonight I was checking these "dudes" out via our team picture, and there were some things I wondered about.

Cody Gilleland, #21 ,wasn't the tallest; he definitely wasn't one of the quickest; but he was solid as a rock! A force defensively; really presented trouble to our opponents with his relentless offensive AND defensive rebounding, AND he could score! A heckuva baseball player too; heard he plays a lot of golf lately. Maybe he'll make the tour someday and buy his parents, Dave and Leisa, a nice home on the lake.

Tyler Palmeteer. #23 Diminutive guard who filled his role nicely as Scotty's back up.

Jeff Hutto, #32, Tall, Sharpshootin, athletic lefty. Slightly hesitant, seems to think his move a split-second before making it. Unlike his livewire twin brother, Scotty, #20 who could singlehandedly take over a game.

John Witty, assistant Coach.

Josh Case, #33.....my son. By far, the most improved player on the team from the 1rst game of the year, until the final game of the year. Natural athlete.

I don't remember the names of the other players on the team. I recognize their face from the picture, and what role the added to the team.

#5 backup point guard. A little skittish from lack of experience made him vulnerable to turnovers when being covered by an aggressive defensive player. Super nice kid. Tried to get him in the game as often as possible.

Brad Witty was kind of quiet, and it was like he was always communicating whenever I made eye contact with him. Something like, "You and I both know that my dad is dreaming if he thinks I'm going to enjoy this experience". A super nice boy, deep thinker, who had two performing parents and an older brother that was a stand up comic.

#15 Power forward. Starter. Loved his oncourt demeanor, energy and REBOUNDING.
#13 Athletic and didn't start but did super job as our 6th man, and first man off the bench.

Bug? Virus? Mental Health problem?
Nope. I had caught the "coaching BUG!"
It was a two year coaching stint that truly ignited my coaching career.
I remember some of those games I felt like I HAD PLAYED. Worn out. I remember my High School Coach, Terry West, and how he looked and felt after some of our tight games.
We ran a little triangle offense but it was amazing how many times our offense really didn't get set up. Why? Because of Scotty. And our full court press. When using our high pressure full court pressing defense, we would totally dominate at least half of our opponents. So we didn't really HAVE to set up our offense. We scored off the break.
It was intoxicating coaching these guys.

Evidently, it is in my blood.

The Owasso Magic.
I loved those guys!
If you know the names or whereabouts of these rascals, please let me know.
Owasso Magic . 1993-1994